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Yet I update my blog once again. With this awesome review of a book bashing one of my favorite people.

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Movies 2010

Happy New year! Wooh!

Well, since it’s the first day of the new year, I must give you some sort of pleasant surprise, mustn’t I? It usually comes in the form of movie reviews, as you know. Oh, I’m so nice.Without any further ado:

1. Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs. Yes. You know what I think this movie is about? I think it’s about genetic engeneering. Mhm. Stem cell research, perhaps. Genetic enhancing. Robots. Heck, even iPod…Wii games… technological maniacs… anything that symbolizes the way emotionless technology has taken over our lives. Because for me, the mutant meatballs falling from the sky represented the way we are depending too much on technology nowadays. The way science has prevailed over ethics. The way numbers matter more than feelings.

You know what I mean?

On the surface, this is a silly movie. Funny, even. Maybe there was no hidden moral whatsoever. But anything can cause a person to come up with some kind of conclusion; this is just my take on it!

2. Tsar. I have to say, I have never seen anything like it. Anything so violent yet so poignant. I’ve seen violent movies, yes. take Taras Bulba, or if you won’t take that, take any movie that is explicitely gory throughtout the entire run. Saws I-VI? This movie shows the spiritual side of Ivan the Terrible. Yes, that crazy Russian dude that killed everybody, that’s right. He was crazy, yes…but he wasn’t evil. He wasn’t the ROOT of evil, shall I say. This movie shows that the ROOT of evil is not one person (or girls, as a certain satire suggests!), but it’s the collective mass. It’s when a group, a majority, has no values, no virtue, no anything except greed and hunger and poverty. When a whole culture is shot through with corruption and exploit. When it runs in the blood like a century old curse. That is what the movie is about. It is truly epic, and not one bit anachronic! This movie is pretty serious, so get into it only with a determined mind. There’s a reason for why this review is so serious!

Movie Post # 2: The New Season Continues

Three or so score days ago, I have made a post about the movies I desire to watch...

Scratch that. Formalities are superficial. Movies are awesome. So here’s what there is to it: I have not lost my zeal for critique, and thus my endeavor to cite my own “movie season” continues. Even if it is a bit hypocritical at times. Some updates to my list? (Reminder, the first movie this season happened to be Surrogates!)

1. Surrogates…as you might remember from the first movie post.

2. The Stepfather. Have you ever been on a roller coaster? If you haven’t, a visit to le cinema for The Stepfather will give you the thrill of a wildest ride! Seriously, the entire audience was ON ITS FEET during the entire film, from the DADDY brushing his teeth to him …almost brushing his teeth again. Well, if you watch it, you will see what I mean. I don’t want to give anything away, except that you will scream like you have never screamed before. You will clap, too. You will go ballistic, maybe. I can’t guarantee anything except that this movie will give you an experience like you’ve NEVER had before! (Please note: this works only in the theaters. I don’t know what effect the movie will have on the small screen. But try it anyway. The more easily frightened you are, the better! And even if you’re not, it’s good all the same! )

3. Up. Ok, this was not watched in a theater. It was a little late for that. In fact, it was watched last week (further details unnecessary..yeah). DON’T make the mistake of being too busy to watch the movie from the very beginning – you’ll have no idea what is going on, and you will develop a burning desire to do something more productive with your time. Instead, curl up on the couch with some comfort food (or person, whatever) and get some Kleenex; watch the alpha to omega of it, and you won’t be sorry. Humor, creativity, plot. All of it is in there, all those standard things usually included in movie reviews. Even some philosophy, I would say, kinda melodramatic. But most importantly, this is NOT your usual 3D cartoon…it’s a motif, to be truthful. And, all that being said, I kinda need to finish watching it. That’s okay; you can rest assured that this review is credible anyway.

4. New Moon. ALRIGHT. I am NOT qualified to write this review, because I’ve watched a total of TWO minutes of it. Right to the part where she wakes up – yes, I mean Bella, that insolent girl – and “Romeo and Juliet” is emphasized to be lying under her head. Or whatever. Does that imply that “Romeo and Juliet” means so much to her that she uses it as a freakin’ pillow?! Okay, now that wasn’t the only thing wrong with these first 2 minutes. Maybe something’s wrong with me. Maybe I am wrong for not possessing the SLIGHTEST liking coruscating men which only exist on the screen anyway (but, shhh, they’re really ancient vampires, and VERY dangerous, but that’s what makes everyone want them, right??!!!) OR shirtless men who are really seventeen year old werewolves; wrong for thinking that Bella is the most anti-feminist character ever created; wrong for being totally apathetic to everything having to do with this except my own rue of the time I’ve wasted when I liked the novels as an ignorant little sixth grader. Maybe.

5. Julie & Julia. [Based on a memoir by Julie Powell). I actually liked this movie. Especially after doing some research and finding out that Julia [Powell] is real, and so is her blog, and unfortunately, as I discovered, so is her controversial personality (uncover what I mean in the reviews of her latest book, Cleaving, which is apparently nothing like her first memoir which this movie is based on! No matter how controversial Julie’s character may be in real life, I loved Amy Adams because she made the character of Julie charming and charismatic.

NOT WATCHING (unless you manage to convince me that it’s worth my time):

1. 2012. What kind of person would make a film about the death of EVERYONE, that including themselves, their family, humanity itself….how can one create such film and love life, not be apathetic to humanity?! It is impossible, in my mind, and it is difficult for me to bring myself to be able to watch this. I value life too much and I cannot watch something like this lightheartedly.

2. New Moon (see above. we’ve gone over this).

3. Saw VI.

TO WATCH List:

1. Nine. Just because I heard some very good predictions from credible sources.

2. Alice in Wonderland. For obvious reasons (NOT because I like the book or anything… DEPP!!!! ).