Posts Tagged ‘reviews’
The Happening
I just got back from watching The Happening…by the in/famous M. Night Shyamalan (yes I had to check to spell his name).
He is going to run out of vague movie names. Seriously. The title didn’t have much to do with the movie. What else will there be? “The Incident” “The State of Being” “No Title” “Movie About Weird Things” “I Like to State the Obvious”
Movies are supposed to be underlined right? Oh well. Pretend they are.
This movie was interesting and I’m still glad I watched it because it was fun. It’s fun to laugh when there are corny lines. It’s fun to watch Mark Walhberg try to be Mr. Science Teacher nice guy. That was weird. Really weird to watch. It felt like it was really hard for him to be…normal…like he felt more comfortable if he could just beat everyone up instead of being leader and trying to save people.
The end result: I will still go watch whatever Mr. Shyamalan throws at me. This movie will make you afraid of the wind. That’s the spoiler I will give. It’s a lot more fun to watch it than read the spoiler. This is pretty big coming from someone who likes to read movie spoilers. Speaking of which, I have some I need to read. (The Strangers, I’m looking at you).
Manga: Bokura ga Ita
I’ve been reading a lot of manga lately, because I have time to and I’m sadistic. Why is this sadistic…because girly manga is so heartwrenching. I can feel my heart tear sometimes when I read these. Boy mangas are so easy to read. Fighting, comical scenes…they pass by…in through the eyes, to the brain…and that is it. Girly manga? Noo…..in through the eyes, to the brain, to the heart, to the eyes…and out as tears.
Anyway, I didn’t cry reading/watching this manga/anime. But I have cried before…I just can’t remember what it was. Oh I remember…Tsubasa: Resevoir Chronicles. Just the first few chapters…but that is for another post.
This manga is about a boy and a girl. You find out that the boy’s old girlfriend died in a car accident and his relationship with her, and her dead, had a big impact on him. The boy and the girl start a relationship and she has to cope with his problems and her insecurities. There are long panels of thoughts…the kind that make you want to either pull your hair out or skim through. The art is amazing though, and that’s what led me to be interested in this manga in the first place. I saw the Chinese version of it at the bookstore and fell in love with the art.
You can also watch the anime on Youtube and Crunchyroll. The ladder has more episodes and they are full length. Her voice does take getting used to…..if you don’t like the stuffed-nose cutesy Japanese girly-but-depressed voice -__-”. The funnier episodes are the ones when they are …er….trying to…..do it…
What was that?? You want to know which episode that’s on?…..mmm….episode 9.
Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull
It was great! Fantastic! I don’t know what those reports of bad reviews came from!
From my impression of past Indy movies, this fourth movie lives up to its name. It is just as entertaining as before and it has all the elements of an Indy film! Long car chase scenes, memorable villians, borderline corny dialogue, and the great Indiana Jones, still charming nineteen years later.
Harrison Ford…you still have it.
The Other Boleyn Girl
Yes, I watched it last week. I loved it! Natalie Portman steals the scene. Her character is far more intriguing and bright than the other stars in this movie.
I came to a conclusion that any movie where Natalie Portman has to cry in, becomes a good movie for her. She is a good crier! Her cries and sobs feel so real that I just want to cry with her.
In Closer, her crying scene is amazing.
I still like her line in the third Star Wars where she manages to squeak out: “Anakin, you’re breaking my heart!”
This may be the first movie I’ve seen her sass in. Sass!
Anyhow, I wouldn’t mind watching this again.
Scarlett Johansson pales in this movie. She’s pretty…..and pretty boring. Sorry!
P.S. In this picture I’ve posted, I’m pretty sure Natalie’s boobs are photoshopped in. -__-”
P.P.S. And after watching Elizabeth: The Golden Age, and rediscovering the first movie, watching this movie was even more appropriate.