| New Paltz is great; I might stay for Grad School. Updates on that when necessary. Now for the fun: Ok so this is going to be pretty long and winded and some of it will probably not make sense (like how and why I think Kanye rules) but deal with it. If you've put up with me for this long, you can handle this.
Of course, first off is summer flicks. Inglourious Basterds was a badass movie, as was District Nine, so on and so on. Now if I had to list the top three movies of the summer, in all honesty, District Nine was number one for me, Hurt Locker with a very close number two, and Inglourious Basterds at number three. When I say very close, I mean VERY close.
District Nine was simply amazing. It was fun and entertaining and at the same time, so technologically well done (WETA rocks). Documentary style, but completely fictional, the CGI is seamless. SEAMLESS. Sharlto Copely was surprisingly perfect. It's such a rare gem and beautiful to watch. Stunning special effects, a great story, and it completely blew me away. I had high expectations (A Peter Jackson protege) and low ones as well (first and only time actor as well as a first time director), but PJ knows his stuff. It's definitely one of those movies I can see several times without getting tired of.
Hurt Locker was an extremely close second. Also shot in documentary style and also lovely to see. It's been a while since I watched it, but I do know I walked out of the movie thinking, "WOW." This movie is going to get some awards. Pretty much everything about it was perfect. The only major complaint that I have was that the sniper scene was a bit too long; otherwise everything else was solid. The acting was great and the film itself is beautifully shot.
Inglourious Basterds had some really golden moments; I was expecting something else, but I loved it anyway. It's not QT's best; but like in most of his movies the characters are where it shines. Christoph Waltz is the stand-out as Landa; Brad Pitt is surprisingly not even in the movie as much as he is. Melanie Laurent is absolutely beautiful. And all of the Basterds were extremely interesting and regrettably, we don't learn much about them, which I would have loved to see. Diane Kruger is kinda pointless and barely memorable; Til Scwheiger, BJ Novak, and Eli Roth are the stand-outs. Oh, and Michael Fassbender looks perfecto. I think I might have replaced Antonio Banderas as my number 2. (Ed Norton, still numero uno!) There were A LOT of laughing areas; my personal favorite: HUGO STIGLITZ's entrance. Just hysterical. Other good movies this summer:
What deserves at least a number four or honorable mention is Pixar's achingly beautiful Up. The incredible animation paired with a more adult toned story (like Wall-E), yet simple enough for children to understand... Just amazing. Pixar is really learning that so much beauty can be found in simplicity and I give up a full standing ovation.
Star Wars V Harry Potter 6, which are getting better as the series goes along. Still really pissed about some parts as usual and disappointed with the ending, but the seventh/eighth will surely rock.
Public Enemies starring Johnny Depp. I got a little dizzy, but it was still fantastic. I'mpersonally getting tired of Batman Christian Bale; Ed Norton, Ben Affleck Matt Damon, or Leonardo DiCaprio would have been better.
The Hangover was ridiculously amusing, memorable, and quotable.
Star Trek. Awesome. 'Nuff said.
GI Joe was poorly made, but surprisingly entertaining.
And one of the best movies I saw, but doesn't count, Flame and Citron, a Danish movie starring Mads Mikkelsen- extremely good. As for the bad movies: looking back, Growly Batman #3 Terminator Salvation had its moments but overall, just a so-so movie; I'm really glad McG is forming his own identity though, he's terribly underrated. Transformers 2- BAD BAD BAD movie. Funny People... Adam Sandler needs to give up. G-Force just... looked bad.
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Miley Cyrus is a terrible influence on the youth of America, and I think she should fall into a hole in the middle of a wooded area and be abandoned there. There, I said it. Megan Fox is also a ridiculously bad example of how shallow our country has become. Kim Kardashian is not helping and Vanessa Hudgens needs to keep her clothes on. Who should young ladies be looking up to? America Ferrera. Emma Watson. Not Lindsey Lohan. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Yes, I think Kanye West still rules. What he did, wrong on all levels. I would have slapped him in the face. However, I really do think he's awesome. For one thing, have we not learned from the countless people such as Chris Benoit, Michael Jackson, Madonna, Brett Favre, LaDanian Tomlinson and so on and so on, that you can still be a dick, but what you produce is amazing? Tomlinson, perfect example. Amazing football player. The one most defensive teams fear. When it comes to signing autographs, brushes people off. Tells off reporters. Tells off camera people. Still a star, still a great player. Favre, as much of an asshole as he is (more on that later), is still one of the greatest football players to ever step foot on the field. So yes, you can be an ass. You can be a huge ass, but you make great things and you (usually) get what you want. Here's my point: Kanye wanted attention, not necessarily positive. By a simple run up and blah blah, he got mountains of it. Kanye has never asked to be loved. He has never asked to be the most huggable person on the planet. His number one priority is to be on top of the music industry, which arguably he is whether we like it or not.
And you know what? I feel for the guy. From day one, all he has wanted was respect of his music, which I honestly feel like he has never gotten. I don't think people respect him enough as a music artist. I think a lot of people have a struggle separating personas- Eli Roth: the sick director from the awesome personality, Quentin Tarantino: the great, outgoing director from the wallflowered-nerd, Michael Jackson: the legendary artist from the child molester, Chris Benoit: the revered wrestler from the child murderer, Brad Pitt: the actor from the husband who (like so many other men out there) cheated on his wife, and maybe even Sarah Palin: the politician from the mother who never taught her daughter about a condom hunter maverick sweet hockey mom. Ok, maybe that last one's not such a great example, but still the fact stands that people cannot separate work from the public image, which I and few others have learned to do. I would be an asshole too, if I put out three of the biggest selling albums of all time and didn't receive anything but a pat on the back for it.
The fact is: I think Kanye is an asshole. But I think his music (and borrowed music) is amazing. I think he has balls and his attempts, experiments, and colorful personality are something that separates him far from other people. He says "I don't care what you think," and actually doesn't, unlike all the other people who think it's "cool" to say that, but really sweat themselves to sleep at night wondering if they will ever be accepted by society. I think there's few other people who would dare to do or try what he does. And that's what I appreciate about him. Sorry I'm not an asshole pessimist who leaps all over the negative of the aforementioned people. And look at this: Would you be having this much fun if not for Kanye? NO. So appreciate him! ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Now the subject of Twitter has popped up and is bothering me. For starters, I hate how Facebook is making everything like Twitter: adding in the @ shout outs. Now if I wanted a Twitter, I would have signed up for a Twitter, and yes I do have one. At first, I thought the concept was really dumb. I pretty much used it to update myself with NIN, Kevin Smith, Steven Jackson (my man!), and some other celebs that I follow. Ian Watkins has become a recent fave. However, over the past few months, I have really grown to like Twitter. It's a quicker form of Xanga when I don't have time. I can get my insults out pretty quickly and sarcasm is pretty much obvious (as opposed to a lot of people taking me seriously otherwise). It's also a fairly simple way to get points across, without all this mish mosh. Xanga is good for venting, getting your thoughts out, etc. Twitter is good for the same thing. Just with less words.
Now, there are people who abuse the shit out of Twitter. I'm talking about the flamers and people who don't have anything else to do with their lives but insult others. Also, there are the random people who leave feedback and the random spammers. Twitter is too impersonal to weed out people; it's too easy to go tell someone to suck it. Who says I want so-and-so to come in and intrude on MY thoughts? See, I like Twitter when people use it to write something worthwhile, maybe like a Haiku or a short synopsis of how the day was, or a concise way of stating thoughts. A perfect example of this last one is my last Tweet: "... And Serena Williams is still a man-eating bison. Through YouTube, America has obviously become a better place since that line call." However, when people begin senselessly flaming each other, like Trent Reznor and Mr. Watkins have had to endure, it just becomes silly. People who I would never talk to suddenly feel important enough to tell me that I suck because I think Kanye West is still great, and therefore I don’t like them. That’s the basis of a relationship with a person I don’t know or even care about. And it’s disgusting.
Twitter erases diversity and opinions, simply because people cannot argue their place. And you know what, Twitter shouldn't be a place where we argue. It should be "I think ham and cheese tastes good. Especially in an omelet." Or "Picking up some eggs. Gonna make an omelet with cheese and ham. Yum." Not "YOU MOTHERFUCKER, HAM DOESN'T TASTE AS GOOD AS BACON WOULD!" Twitter’s point is to grow the world with trivial, silly love and similarities, not to create hate and pointless arguments. So in saying that: LIVE FREE KANYE WEST! LIVE FREEEEE!!!!!!!!! ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- I really dislike Brett Favre for the simple fact that he has turned his back on himself and thousands, legions of fans. Absolutely no loyalty at all. Way to suck, Brett. When you verbalize someone’s name into something negative, you know it’s bad. Now just for clarification purposes, pulling A Brett Favre is simply coming back when you’ve retired. Pulling THE Brett Favre is shitting on all the people who have stood by you for the past five years by going to the enemy and bad mouthing people. Ok that’s enough for now. That's really long. Hopefully makes up for lost time. For more frequent, way shorter, and slightly amusing updates, my Twitter is http://twitter.com/kyoungmb10. Peace and word to your mother. |
