It’s Been A Bad Day…
Warning: This post may contain content and subject matter that some may find offensive.
Oh yes, readers. Your favourite kind of post awaits you – the classic rant and rave.
Let’s try to sum up exactly what my state of mind is today, shall we? (more…)
“Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides” Movie Review
Director: Rob Marshall
Running Time: 136 Minutes.
Genre: Action/Adventure/Fantasy.
Main Cast:
Johnny Depp – Jack Sparrow
Penelope Cruz – Angelica Malon
Ian McShane – Blackbeard
Geoffrey Rush – Hector Barbossa
Kevin McNally – Joshamee Gibbs
Sam Claflin – Phillip
Astrid Berges-Frisbey – Syrena
I find Hollywood’s offerings of supposed “entertainment” really offensive sometimes. The film industry reckons that piracy (ironically) is killing the movie industry. That’s like blaming an Israeli/Palestinian ceasefire for the lack of interesting news to cover. Seriously guys, has making a quality motion picture really become this difficult? Perhaps if there were movies worth forking out a wallet-load of cash for, people would be less inclined to obtain bootleg copies. Ever think about that MPAA?
Apologies. I know, this is so far beyond the point of this article. This has been an incredibly frustrating piece to write; more so because I just don’t have an opinion on this movie. And there’s the first problem. It didn’t even leave me with a marked impression. (more…)
‘Transformers 3: Dark of the Moon’ Review
Director: Michael Bay
Courtesy of onlinemovieshut.com
Running Time: 155 Minutes.
Genre: Science Fiction/Action
Main Cast:
Shia LeBeouf – Sam Witwicky
Rosie Huntington-Whiteley – Carly Spencer
Josh Duhamel – Lt. Colonel William Lennox
John Turturro – Seymour Simmons
Tyrese Gibson – Chief Robert Epps
Patrick Dempsey – Dylan Gould
John Malkovich – Bruce Brazos
Alan Tudyk – Dutch
When Transformers was released in 2007, my then impetuous mind was set on watching it as soon as possible. Upon my 17-year-old brain absorbing Megan Fox’s sculptured body, that yellow Camaro concept car, and the incredible computer-generated effects, I was completely sold – I loved the movie. I walked out of the theatre that day feeling satisfied, fulfilled and hopeful, that my car would somehow transform into a bright yellow Chevvy, too.
Yesterday, four years later, I walked out of the theatre after watching the third (and hopefully final) installment of Transformers, titled Dark of the Moon (DOTM). I can’t exactly say that it was a case of déjà vu… (more…)
Forgetting Sarah Marshall
There are a few movies I love watching every now and then. These include movies like Definitely Maybe, 500 Days of Summer and Wedding Crashers. But one movie that really puts me in a great mood is Forgetting Sarah Marshall, starring Mila Kunis and Jason Segel.
I decided to watch it tonight for some reason, and I couldn’t help but notice how relevant to everyday life it is.
How often are we tasked with forgetting our Sarah Marshall? Be it a failed opportunity, a huge disappointment, or yes, breaking up with a lover, we have to move on as painful as it is. It may take a while, and it may take inspiration from an unlikely source, but it has to be done. Even though it feels as if you can’t, if you don’t want to, and if you don’t care.
I watch this movie every time I need to be reminded of that, and well, it helps. It really does. Besides, Mila Kunis is gorgeous!
The Transient Beings
Apologies for my erratic and somewhat morbid post earlier. After a bit of, well, “movie watching” I guess you could call it, I feel a bit calmer. The Time Traveler’s Wife is such an emotionally confusing story about this man who has a genetic anomaly that causes him to time travel in and out of his lover’s life at uncontrollable intervals. How insane is that? It’s insane how one’s mind works in the sense that after watching a movie, or experiencing a situation worse than our own, one becomes almost numb to the effects of the real world. Escapism, might one call it. If anything, the movie helped me to take my mind off my life and concentrate on how bad (or frankly, how much better) my life could be. There’s one difference between the protagonists and me, however: they have found love.
If there’s one main lesson, or moral of the story if you will, to be learnt in this story, it’s that life and love may seem ephemeral, but they are actually constant. Situations may change, life may be taken, love may provide its challenges, but if it is real, nothing can stop it. Not even time traveling and (spoiler alert) being shot by your own father-in-law, albeit by accident.
Unfortunately, one byproduct of watching movies early in the morning is the insomnia accompanied with it. I can’t sleep now. I’m not even tired. Yeah, sure enough my laptop is burning a hole through my leg and my back feels as though it’s about to snap itself from the angle I’m sitting in, I’m not sleeping. Instead, I’m here, typing, in my blog, once again. I hope this becomes a habit.
At least, this is the one thing I can always do that makes me feel good about myself. Watching romantic movies, the other.
- reddevilandy10
Boxes In My Mind
So… where was I? Oh yes. Last time I posted, I was administering some melancholy and self-loathing through my keyboard. It’s fair to say that the little hypochondriacal “fit” is over with, I hope. I’ve had a good past two days, fully laden with the news of a new job – yes, I am finally unemployed – plenty of time spent with friends and my football, as well as seeing the new Harry Potter film, which by all means was probably the lowlight of my week. Besides all that, I’ve come to terms with a space in my mind I like to call the-things-that-will-never-happen-in-my-life box. You see, it all came about when I was in high school, that some things will just not be realised regardless of how much aspiring or dreaming or grafting you do. Namely, this box consists of people I like who would not get with me even if I paid them, as well as currently unattainable material things; like getting a car next year, for example.
This box no longer applies to my conscious mind. I try not to think of it anymore. In all honesty, I’ve changed the name to the-things-that-may-happen-if-I-want-them-badly-enough box. Yeah, I realise that is a total contradiction, but, I’m definitely not ruling out anything anymore. What’s the point of living if every task you fail at or every girl you meet and don’t impress ends up in the tttwnhiml box? There won’t be anything left to live for.
Oh well, as far as work is concerned though, hopefully I’ll be sorted when I go back up to Grahamstown again too. That’ll be awesome. I really need the money.
Anyway, I ran out of things to say tonight. Maybe I’ll post again later… possibly… maybe. I’ll see. If not, have a good one all.
- reddevilandy10
Philosophical Cars And Chocolate Bars
I went to church today. It was more like a morgue though than a place of worship. I decided I couldn’t take it and left in the first 20 minutes, to join the junior church, hoping that it would at least be a bit more entertaining. Well, it wasn’t much better, but I did learn something pretty valuable however.
They had a mini movie-morning as a lesson, letting the kids see this DVD show called Auto B Good. If you haven’t seen it before, just imagine a cheap version of the Disney-Pixar movie Cars with a Christian twist and you’re halfway there. Anyway, after the star of the show (a yellow Dodge Viper called Johnny) asks his hero (a veteran stunt car) how he has learnt so much in his life, his (the aptly named Diesel Knievel) reply contained the following information:
There are two ways to learn:
1. The Crash and Burn method (get it?) – when you experience everything for yourself first hand, you mess up and you recover from it, eventually becoming wiser and stronger overtime;
2. The listen to what more experienced people tell you method – taking in everything that one knowledgeable person (or in this case, car) tells you to use it to your advantage; basically so that you don’t have to go and screw up for yourself to learn what might have been.
Have you ever though, thought which is really the better way to learn, or more importantly, to live? How often do we, as humans, mess up and fail to learn from the mistakes? More times than one could count you’d say. But anyway, I just found it poignant thinking about the idea. Life is like the only game we’re meant to screw up in. It’s crazy how a child’s video brought such a simple thought to mind too.
If you have the chance, try to find the DVD at your local video store for your kids. It’s pretty cool, I must admit.
Happy Birthday Tash!
Weather Today: Pleasant, but windy. Really warm wind tonight though.
Mood: Pretty flat. Neither happy nor sad.
Now Playing: “That’s What You Get – MTV Unplugged Version” by Paramore
In The Mood For…: A romantic comedy movie marathon… for some weird reason.
Not sure how many days to go any more.
I’m really confused. Life is cloudy. My eyes are blurry. I have no arms or legs. And my brain is scrambled.
Today was a very [explicit language] day. It ended well though. The family and I decided to go out to the Spur in Fish Hoek. Was nice to be out with the people.
Took some beautiful pictures of Simon’s Town harbour too from Jubilee Square afterwards. Was thinking about how nice it would be to have a first date there maybe? Lol. Oh well…
It’s my friends birthday tomorrow! I’m finally getting my wish – we’re going to Kirstenbosch, having a picnic to celebrate. Looking forward to it!
Oh crap… seeing that is it tomorrow already… I want to say – Happy Birthday Tash!
The Day Before Tomorrow…
Well, let’s just start off by saying… today was one of those really lazy days for me. I woke at a time when most other people were enjoying their lunch, and had my breakfast – Weetbix! Yummy! That went down pretty well! After that, seeing that I didn’t really have anything major scheduled, I decided to watch Nacho Libre again, and then the F1 Rocks Singapore concert afterward. Even though I can’t stand Jack Black – because he just isn’t funny, at all – I freakin’ love that movie! Anyhow…
My day tomorrow looks a lot brighter than today. I’ll be engaging in one of my favourite activities – shopping – and probably going to a friend’s parentless-party later the evening. I may not even go actually, I have to help my sister move the morning after. And I’ll be needing that sleep considering the fact like we have comps for Galaxy later Thursday evening… By the way, a really scary fact about Gala – opened in 1978, it is the oldest nightclub in South Africa. And believe this when I tell you, my 50-year-old father used to go there!! First time my mom told me that, I didn’t feel like going anymore!! But I’m really looking forward to this weekend though! Going on camp with the Junior Church to Glencairn (will post pictures as soon as I get back – I seriously need to invest in a netbook for traveling purposes). It’s nice to just get away from the city for a few days.
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