UNO Rush

It's a fun game on the Xbox 360 (which totally pwns the Wii). It's a variation of UNO which is sort of confusing. You have to line up cards and they all get played in a chain. It's really hard to explain, but really easy to figure out. It is SO much fun. Just so much fun. So yeah. It is. Me, my brother, and my dad played a lot on it.

Frustration and... Success!

When I got home today, I was thinking it was gonna be a relaxed Friday. But, I came home to a forest of boxes. A lot of them. We were told that we had to unpack and arrange our rooms. I wanted to be done before dinner, but that wasn't possible. I was beginning to lose hope after dinner when my brother stepped in to help me. And help he did. I'm pretty much done because of his efforts. I just have to get my desk in my room and rearrange some stuff and then I'm done. I celebrated my victory by reading more of Brsingr. That's a good book so far. So yeah. Victory is mine!

Yesterday.

Yesterday was AWESOME!!!

First, we went to the library (YAY).

Then, me and my family went to Lavenham. This town is famous for two things:

1) The crooked houses. There were really old crooked houses there and they just looked so weird and awesome. We took many pictures of these.

2) This was my favorite part. We went to the church with the tallest church tower in all of England. It was ancient (practically) and in the front of it was a graveyard (many of the tombstones dating back to the 1700 and 1800's). Then, after deciding it was okay to go in the church, we went inside. Oh, it was so beautiful! They had the list of all of the rectors (priests) of the church. It dated back to the 1200's. We also saw a tomb. And there were many stained glass windows and it was so enormous. There were very beautiful flowers as well. It looked like a castle. I wish I could describe it better or show a picture, but it's just so hard to describe its beauty.

Then we went home. To top off the day, we watched South Park and ate McDonald's. YAY!

Or probably...

...the combination of the cloudy weather, the music I've been listening to lately ("Mad World" yep definitely), and the movies I've been watching lately (yeah, thanks "The Patriot" and "Donnie Darko"). Yep. That's probably it.

I seriously think this.

I believe I may have some sort of genetic depression/anxiety. Courtesy of my Mom (Yeah, thanks a lot). Okay maybe it's not as heightened as my mother's was, but still, I feel a little depressed now and then. I mean, sometimes, in the middle of the night, I feel my heart goes bumbumBUM instead of bumBUM. And I just don't like the night (until I fall asleep of course - luckily that's very quick). Maybe it's all the cloudy weather here. Yeah, that's probably it...

Friday

I hope I get to watch "Fast and Furious" to clear my mind of "The Patriot". There's nothing like a carefree, action-packed movie to get rid of the lingering effect of a Roland Emmereich directed, John Williams worked on, many people dead, depressing movie...

A lot of Rants, Ravings, and Interesting Little Details - Some That May Impact the World

I have a lot to tell you. Movie stuff too.

First off, I watched Donnie Darko.



The movie was very well made, very artistically sound, not at all how I thought it'd be. It was also very confusing. It was very depressing, though, more so than The Dark Knight. You just want the hero (he sort of was) to succeed, and I don't think he did. I cried at the ending. Oh god, it was a horrible ending to an already depressing movie. He just didn't become a better person because of the ending - it just frustrated me!

One good thing did come out of the ending, though. I heard this song once. On CSI. It was one of the most awesome songs ever. The problem is I didn't know which season or which episode, so my attempts on finding it were futile - I just gave up after a while. But then, a few days ago I watch Donnie Darko - and there's the song! Playing at the ending! I was like, "HAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAALLELUJAH!!!! AMEN!!! WHOOT WHOOT!!!" So I just had to search on Google for a better website than Tunefind (DON'T GO ON IT - IT DIDN'T DO ME ANY JUSTICE!!!!!) and found stlyrics.com. And sure enough, there it was - the song is "Mad World" by Gary Jules. The lyrics are down here:

Verse 1
All around me are familiar faces
Worn out places, Worn out faces
Bright and early for the daily races
Going nowhere, Going nowhere
Their tears are filling up their glasses
No expression, No expression
Hide my head I want to drown my sorrow
No tomorrow, No tomorrow

Chorus
And I find it kind of funny, I find it kind of sad
These dreams in which i'm dying, Are the best I’ve ever had
I find it hard to tell you, I find it hard to take
When people run in circles it’s a very very….
Mad World, Mad World

Verse 2
Children waiting for the day they feel good
Happy Birthday, Happy Birthday
And they feel the way that every child should
Sit and listen, Sit and listen
Went to school and I was very nervous
No one knew me, No one knew me
Hello teacher tell me whats my lesson
Look right through me, Look right through me

Chorus
And I find it kind of funny, I find it kind of sad
These dreams in which i'm dying, Are the best I’ve ever had
I find it hard to tell you, I find it hard to take
When people run in circles it’s a very very….
Mad World, Mad World


And here's the Donnie Darko video someone created for this song:



Isn't it depressing? I think so. But it goes along with the movie perfectly.

And now stuff about 10 Things I Hate About You and The ATLA movie and other stuff.

Oh yeah. They're making a new 10 Things I Hate About You TV MOVIE!!!!!

Jolene Purdy, who was in Donnie Darko as Cherita Chun, is going to be in it. And so is Dana Davis (Monica Dawson from Heroes). And so is Lindsey Shaw, who is Moze from NED'S DECLASSIFIED. And Nicholas Braun (Zeke from Minutemen). And Meaghan Jette Martin, who was Tess in CAMP ROCK. Yeah. CAMP ROCK.

The main guy, who's taking Heath Ledger's role, is Gregory Peck (Atticus Finch)'s grandson, who was in a MARY KATE & ASHLEY MOVIE. Here's what he looks like:



Is it just me, or has Hollywood lowered its standards to "below shit"?

Now for the new ATLA (Avatar the Last Airbender) movie - The Last Airbender.

This is, believe it or not, M. Night Shyamlan's new project. Yeah. What happened? The world is coming to an end...

Anyways, Yensin (Shaun Toub) from Iron Man is going to be Uncle Iroh. Sokka is going to be played by...Jackson Rathbone - aka JASPER HALE FROM TWILIGHT!!! He is sooooo much better than Edward, jsyk. He's also in the straight-to-dvd sequel to Donnie Darko : S. Darko. *sob* About that later. And Dev Patel, aka the main guy from Slumdog Millionaire, is GOING TO BE ZUKO. No.

Now for S. Darko. The same girl who was Samantha Darko in the first movie (Lilo from Lilo and Stitch and Chihiro from Spirited Away) is Samantha in the next movie. Her best friend is played by Brianna Evigan (Step Up 2: The Streets). Ed Westwick and, as I mentioned, Jackson Rathbone are also in it. UGH.

Randomness, I know, but here's the main theme to Schindler's List, composed by John Williams himself:



That's it for now...

I also might buy...

..."The Vote" from the Soundtrack. Hmmmm... Maybe...

Or just the whole damn thing...

JSYK

The last three posts (not including this one) have something to do with The Village. WTF???

And please comment on the first review of The Village. Please do.

Music from "The Village"

You have to listen to these songs! Music from "The Village":



Aren't the songs so beautiful?

I'm probably going to buy "Those We Don't Speak Of" and "The Gravel Road".

The Village - My INTELLIGENT Review (And Getting Sidetracked)

Sorry for all of the "OMG"'s and "WTF"'s. I'll try to state it as clear as I can.

I really did love that movie. Even though there were some flaws, like I stated in my last post, that movie was great. It has sort of a solemn feel to it. You wouldn't watch it to make you feel better (watch "Ferris Bueller's Day Off" or "Dodgeball" for that), but if you want to think or feel or try to solve the puzzle as you go along, then you would want to watch this movie. It's romantic, but it's not a romance movie. My type of movie. See, if you're a person like me - a hopeless romantic who craves kickassery as well - then you would like movies with romance in them, but not a movie all about romance. That's what this movie is. Like a lot of other movies.

The music was romantic, mysterious, adventurous, and beautiful at the same time. I could listen to it for a long time.

Okay enough with getting sidetracked! Here are some (or all) of the reasons why I love that movie:

1) The emotion in it. It just seeps through to you. It comes to you and you feel it.
2) The music. For the third time - I LOVE THE MUSIC!
3) The acting was amazing and believable (except for the talking [WHY SIGOURNEY WEAVER - WHY???] You get used to it after a while). Adrien Brody actually did a great job at his role. He seriously did. I just wish he had a role of badassness. Oh well.
4) The whole story and just everything.

Okay. That's it for now.

The Village - MY Review

Okay. PLEASE don't laugh at me, but...

I LOVED IT!!!! Overall, anyways. I don't know, I guess I love the whole "Your loved one's hurt, save him" kinda thing... I was a little bit disappointed with Adrien Brody. I mean, yeah, he played his role pretty well, but I thought his role would be of badassness like it usually is. He played a guy with a low IQ. So, I just think...it was a little strange that they picked Adrien Brody of all people to play someone that is not the brightest of people... And HOW THEY TALKED bothered the SHIT outta me! They said stuff like, "Those we don't speak of," and "They informed me of their intentions," UGH! ILCH! No wonder Scary Movie 4 made fun of that movie...

But I really loved that movie. The music was PHENOMENAL! The featured violinist played awesomely and so did the rest of them. And I love the TWIST!! OMG!! I was like, "WHAT THE FUCK?????!!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!? WHAT. THE FUCK!!!?!?!?!?!?!" And I love the last sentence of the movie. It screams, "Independent Woman". I love it when Lucius Hunt (Joaquin Phoenix) just takes Ivy Walker's (Bryce Dallas Howard's) hand (she's the blind chick) to lead her where it's safe and to save her. OH MY GOD, it's so romantic. It just sends chills down my spine. The first time I watched the movie, I couldn't finish it in one night, cause I had to go to bed. I kept worrying what would happen next. Also, I kept thinking of Scary Movie 4. The second time I watched it, I waited for Squishy (my twin)'s reaction. And kept saying "THAT'S KATE CONNOR, BITCHES!!!" The third time I watched it, I kept thinking of Terminator Salvation and how Joaquin Phoenix is just wasting his time with the whole rapping "career". And hoping that he's just pulling a "Borat" on us.

Btw, Viggo Mortensen might be pulling a "Joaquin" on us and leaving the acting buisness, jsyk. That sucks doesn't it? Let's hope he doesn't start rapping.

More Projects

Reading "Projects" that is:

Reasons...

...for wanting (sort of) to watch the Village.

1) It has a lot of people I know, like Joaquin Phoenix (Signs), Adrien Brody (King Kong, and this - HE COULD'VE BEEN THE JOKER!!!!), Sigourney Weaver (Holes and the Alien movies), William Hurt (The Incredible Hulk and Vantage Point), and BRYCE DALLAS HOWARD (she's Kate Connor in Terminator Salvation. Of course I'm gonna watch a movie with her in it - she's in a movie with Christian Bale! Then again, Christian Bale's been in Reign of Fire. ILCH!).

2) Directed by M. Night Shyamalan. The only movie I'm not gonna watch that he directed is Lady in the Water (or whatever it's called) because the main guy's Paul Giamatti. I don't like him that much in a serious role. All I see is the guy from Big Fat Liar.

3) People didn't like The Happening, but I did. Who's to say I won't like this movie?

The Happening

I watched it. So what?

I was pleasantly surprised. I thought it wouldn't be that good. I was wrong. I loved it! I don't care if it was plants, I think it's kinda cool! The ending was like this: "YAY HAPPY ENDIN- Oh wait. There's more. The rest of world is screwed." That's what it was like. And there were also some WTF!?!?! moments. Like these two kids were shot in the head because they wouldn't stop bothering people in a house just because the other people in the kids' group needed help. A lot of the movie was depressing, even though most of the movie took place in the daytime. There were a lot of parts where I was like, "NOOOOOOOO! That can't be!! WHY?????" and one part was almost like that, but it turned for the better. That part I was almost sobbing. I was constantly telling them, "DON'T GO OUTSIDE!!! STAY WHERE YOU ARE!!! YOU'RE NOT GOING TO DIE!!!" And it turns out they go outside. Yet they survive. Also, a lot of that movie is SO creepy. Like this one old lady was just creepy. And when everyone starts killing themselves. It's. Just. Plain. Creepy.

So yeah. That's the Happening in a nutshell. It was a good movie despite what you may have heard.

My next projects:



Man On Fire

and...



THE VILLAGE

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

Captain America will be played by Seth Rogen.


IT'S THE END OF THE WORLD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Dreams and a Half or Two

Okay, weird things have been happening in my dreams lately. It's a recurring role of lessons I should've learned a long time ago.

Basically, all the things my mom has been trying to tell me and other things that I keep thinking about are starting to appear in my dreams. Like, my latest lesson is to be careful of what I say. I've been told that many times, but now I think about it more because I learned it in a dream. The dream went like this:

I was a "camera person" (as usual) in my dream. I was just there. These people were going to some fashionable event and they weren't fashionable (there was a part in my dream before this, I just can't remember). Then, yes, The Spice Girls walk in, being all fashionable. It was like a commercial or something. After that little "scene", I was walking behind them talking to a person, saying how badass the Spice Girls were. And then, all the sudden, Salma Hayek comes in, tells me to shush, she has a baby with her, and then, lo an behold, I learn my lesson. I thought she was part of the Spice Girls in my dream, but I know she isn't. Or is she?

I know, only those dreams can happen to me.

Talking about dreams has just reminded me of some stuff of a long time ago that I may have talked about before.

Liberty's Platform.

That's all I got to say.

My Library is AWESOME!!!!

First, I am online, where I can remind people of awesomeness and sequels.



I am pumped for the movie's sequel!

I love this picture:



JOHN CONNOR'S ON THE VERY LEFT. I like eye candy...:)

Also, you can check out movies. I just turned in Anchorman, Kill Bill Vol 2, and Signs.



That was a great movie.

Right now, I just checked out these movies: Titan A.E., Freedom Writers, and...



The Happening

Yes, I know, I heard this was a bad movie from many people. But, I checked it out for four reasons:

1) I'm curious. I want to know if it really is bad.

2) M. Night Shyamalan directed it. Yeah, he directed some bad movies, but he also directed good movies.

3) Just because it got 15% on Rotten Tomatoes, doesn't make it bad. I liked One Missed Call, and it got around 0%.

4) My brother said it was a good movie, and my mom said I would like it. I have doubted Mom's judgement before, only to realize she was right all along. And Pavel may like movies I don't like, but he's also introduced me to movies I never thought I would've liked - and liked them. So yeah.

I'm watching The Happening. Try and stop me.

Also, you can obviously check out books. I just checked out these books:



and



So yeah. My library (which is on base) is awesome.