I confess

I saw it twice and bought the soundtrack.

Now it's looping in my head.

I never grow up, apparently. :|

Goodbye, Heath

RIP Heath

It was the first thing I saw this morning...Heath Ledger is dead. I wasn't even sure what I was reading was correct and thought it was just my sleepy eyes but then I read it a second time. Then third. Fourth. Fifth. 

It all said the same thing.

Heath Ledger is dead.

That was this morning. It's past midnight now and I still can't believe that he's just suddenly so...gone. Less than a week ago it was Brad Renfro, and now him? What is going on?

Normally, I wouldn't be so worked up over an actor's death--especially one revolving around drugs but for Heath, this is just so unexpected. Too unexpected.

It is truly tragic. He really was one of those actors that had an exceptional screen presence and his acting was nothing to mock at. He was as good actor and his films were all brilliant and he made the silver screen industry a little brighter with his talent.

I've been a big fan of his since I first saw him in 10 Things I Hate About You. I'm sure if I ever saw any of his movies I would feel really sad that he will no longer grace the screen with his presence. 

Watching Dark Knight would be painful. Everyone's eyes will be peeled for him. Not for Batman, not for Christian Bale or any other big movie star name in that movie. 

No.

All eyes will be on Heath Ledger and the last of his greatness.

RIP Heath Ledger

You will be sorely missed.

Beautiful beautiful

Now Playing : "Twilight and Shadow" - Howard Shore ROTK(OST)

My eyes swelled with clear, salty liquid and the tiny beads of tears trickled down my cheeks. My heart beat faster with each overwhelming sight and sound. Ah...memories of my first viewing of The Lord of the Rings : The Return of The King at the cinema come flashing back. 

What a truly, truly beautiful film that supersedes all other movies ever made. I have seen this movie (including its trilogy) many, many times and just a moment ago after completing yet another LOTR marathon...I am left incredibly overwhelmed once again and the tears naturally and instantly pour out. Oh, what a true genius mix of storytelling, music and technology!

Peter Jackson. you. absolutely. undoubtedly. rock.

Friend

True friends

work things out

by not stabbing one another behind

each other's backs

They

talk it out

even if

they cry or engage in mud fights

and it's all worth it

in the end.

On a totally unrelated note...I've finally found it!!!!

Grindhouse

Now Playing : "Jet Song" - Oscar Peterson Trio

As per usual, a review of said movie can be found here.

Grindhouse: Death Proof.

Quentin Tarantino.

All I can say is...

AWESOME!!!

I finally got round to watching Death Proof after borrowing it from Edmond today and it totally blew me away! I absolutely love it (although I did find the ending somewhat much) and I literally couldn't take my eyes off the actors who did such excellent jobs! Kurt Russell--that name speaks for itself and also, I like Rose McGowan a whole lot so that made the movie just a little bit better! *wink*

I started watching this movie with high expectations that it was definitely going to be good--it's not normal to expect anything less with Mr. Tarantino's skills anyway--and I was not disappointed. Death Proof is the only other Tarantino movie I've watched besides Pulp Fiction (and a little bit of Kill Bill Vol.1's beginning due to a bad, scratchy disc). Why haven't I watched the likes of Kill Bill, Hostel and Turistas? I'm not a fan of gore and have been rather *afraid* of watching them. And I definitely have heard that the latter two fall under the ultra-gore, vomit inducing sort and is a gazillion times more gory than Saw (which I did watch, but not its sequels). I just can't take really violent and gory movies. Ugh.

Still, back on Grindhouse, now that I've watched Death Proof, I can't wait to get my hands on Planet Terror--which isn't by Quentin Tarantino but comes with the Grindhouse package and also Rose McGowan's in it. 

With a machine gun leg.

Who'd want to miss that?!

Another Brick In The Wall

Dr. Mahmud showed us Pink Floyd's Another Brick In The Wall music video today in class. However, I was sort of disappointed when it wasn't the version I liked. Here it is for your viewing pleasure!

Why banned?

Now Playing : "The Racing Rats" - Editors

I remember last year when Phil insisted that I watched the Dawn of the Dead DVD which he had brought, I was quite reluctant. "Why would I want to watch a zombie movie??" I had lamented. I wasn't a fan of gore movies and I still haven't made the leap, but after he had made a good argument that a horror movie junkie like me shouldn't rule out zombie movies, I relented...hesitantly.

DotD turned out to be quite entertaining.

And so, I've decided that I'd like to have a copy of my own. It's been over a year since my first and only viewing and up till now, I've yet to find it for sale in any of the local DVD shops--pirated or otherwise. I've grown quite frustrated at the fact that I just never seem to be able to find it anywhere and was infact, rather puzzled, since they sell the other zombie movies including George A. Romero's old DotD. 

Then just the other day, my question was answered. A shopkeeper had told me (after I had asked for the DVD) that DotD is banned in Malaysia.

I was like, WHAT?

For some reason, it is banned in Malaysia, and that's why I couldn't find it everywhere I went (why it's not found even in the pirated shops, I've no idea O_o) and the only way I could get my hands on it was to order it online. BUT THAT WOULD COST ME A BUNDLE!!!

Needless to say, I was quite perturbed by this fact especially when the most puzzling part is that the other zombie and gore movies weren't banned! Land of the Dead, Shaun of the Dead, Turistas, The Hills Have Eyes, Hostel...etc etc they were all there!! 

Why did DotD get banned?? 

Why is it the only one that got banned out of all the (possibly worse) zombie+gore movies out there??? I've always known that the Malaysian Censorship Board here was kinda crazy but this is news, even for me! 

Still, if anyone knows where I can get my hands on a copy of DotD in Klang Valley, please let me know, aite? Mucho gracias ahead!

Somethings

Now Playing : "I'm Glad I Hitched My Apple Wagon to Your Star" - The Boy Least Likely To

Wheee! After going through season 6 of 24 at warp speed earlier this month, I just got season 3 of The Office (U.S) and I can't wait to start watching it since I find it totally hilarious and kinda embarrassing at times when Steve Carrell pulls his character's crazy antics!

Also, I went to watch Ratatouille today and it is now my new favorite PIXAR movie. It is so good, I agree with her!

For some reason, I simply have no motivation to get moving on my 5 page paper which is due next thursday. *Sigh*

Man, I miss my pwig. I hope he returns from Poland soon. ;)

Inverted Situations

Ewww....

Now Playing : "Rocket Brothers" - Kashmir

*AAAAAIIIIIIEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!!!!*

I had screamed with all my might and leaped out of the bathroom while doing some funky chicken semi-dance moves thing. Normally, I'm not this enthusiastic about getting out of the toilet but just half an hour ago the most deeeesguuuusteeeeng thing landed first on my head, then travelled down my neck, plopped onto my boobs, sped down the side of my body and bounced off my hips right into the toilet bowl...*plooop!*

A house gecko.

Geli!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

If there is one thing I hate after arachnids and insects, it's geckos! Ugh, them and their beady eyes and lagi ewwwy super adhesive bulbous digits! The mere look of them gives me the willies! Ironically enough, I do like certain kinds of lizards and have kept two green iguanas, Beau and Jonas. Ah, but I digressed! 

These geckos normally love to hide in the kitchen trash can, so whenever I open it up to throw something away, five out of six times, I can expect one fat-ass gecko to go flying out from under the cover and landing on anything--that includes my feet! And of course each time that they do, I scream like there's no tomorrow. Aiiie, geli betul!

Still, better a gecko than a spider. Wah liao, if a spider ever touches my skin, I bet I'll be screaming loud enough to wake the dead. 

Shhh...!

While I'm busy screaming over tiny geckos, earlier tonight Jules and I went to watch a movie; Dead Silence. Initial plans were to just go for dinner and window-shop with my cousin Joanne, but since she bailed on us at the very last minute, we decided to take in a movie--one of our very favorite time killers! And we were far from screaming.

You see, unlike the gecko, Dead Silence was a horror movie--a B movie but nevertheless quite entertaining, especially with the direction recent horror movies go in lately. Digressed again. Pfft. Anyhoo, instead of screaming in fear...

...we were laughing!!!

But here's the best part; we weren't the only ones who were laughing but the entire cinema!! (Well, okok, so there were only about 25 people max in the cinema but stiiiiilll....!) For some reason, everyone had the collective tendency of laughing and giggling when a shock-value scene was about to happen--or is happening--and has happened. 

Weeeeeirrd.

Jules can vouch for a secondary reason of laughing and giggling so much during the entire movie, though! Seated next to her was a guy our age who was clearly (and very animatedly) terrified of the not-overly-scary movie *lol* and kept his face half hidden in his upturned shirt collar and had his fists covering the side of his eyes as he whimpered and breathed heavily while he watched the movie!! He was probably genuinely terrified because at one point he actually walked out!

So yes, it was the first time that we experienced and audience who laughed in fear and a guy so terrified of a movie. 

Fun times!

Ps. Methinks I got too enthusiastic with color options. >_<

Hurrah!

Now Playing : "Fingers in the Factories" - Editors

Before you say anything--yes, yes I know that I've blogged about Transformers a couple of times already! (If you think I'm crazy about Transformers, just wait until you see my fanatic tendencies with Thundercats. Woooot!!) I hadn't planned on buying the Ultimate Guide to All Things Transformers but I had to do what Julius Caesar would do! I went, I saw, I bought!!

But that's not the main reason why I'm ecstatic! Let's face it, buying blockbuster movie tickets near, on or at least a week after opening day is hell. You stand in line for eons and when you get to the counter, they smile and say "too late!!!!" WELL! Today, I've had the most amazing luck and I owe it all to Aunt Irene! Me and mum were having lunch (ran into high school buddy Terence Tan, who I haven't seen in yonks) when A.Irene (geddit? A.I? *lol*) calls up and asks us to buy Transformers movie tickets for her since we're near the cinema. So when we got there, there was a very small and unobstructive sign pasted at the ticket counter's glass saying that they were now selling advance tickets to next week's opening day of the new Harry Potter and The Order of The Phoenix movie!! My eyes bulged! I couldn't believe it, especially since earlier this week another ticket seller at the same booth told us that they wouldn't start selling the tickets until Monday! My heart jumped--I must buy the tickets now before anyone else finds out and it's all run out!! So I did, and to my glee, absolutely no-one had bought any tickets yet! Freakin' lucky we are! Jules you should worship me for sparing us of a long, loooooong ticket line next week!! So now, since I've got tickets, I'm spreading the word. People!! Tickets for Wednesday's shows are for sale at TGV at 1Utama!!!

Don't you just love going to the cinema? :P

Reignited 2.0

Now Playing : "What I've Done" - Linkin Park

How funny it is that the same day I blogged about rekindling my affair with LP, that very afternoon I go out and buy their new album! I was quite lucky actually, because I got it cheap(er) at a sale...it was going at RM36.90 wherelse elsewhere it was selling for RM45.90! 

Let me just say that...Hybrid Theory was one of those albums where every song was perfect. 

Meteora was the follow-up that didn't disappoint.

Minutes to Midnight however, should thank its stars that What I've Done was used in Transformers and its loyal fans who would still buy their albums even if the standard has gone down because it really has. Chester Bennington's vocals are the only familiar sound in the entire album. Mike Shinoda has gone on a rap hiatus. Joe Hahn has abandoned his turn table. This is a ballad album. What happened to the greatness of Linkin Park?? Where have all the head-trashing music gone to?? 

After such a long hiatus, you would think they'd return to us with a spankin' album but nooooo. It sounds like any rock album you could get from the likes of what's playing on the radio these days. The Nu-Rock masters seem to have lost their magic touch. Even What I've Done needed quite a few listens and its Transformers feature to be loved. What happened?? What happened?? If LP were planning on shocking its fans with their music...congratulations boys, you did it! Not in a good way too!

The thing I'm disappointed about is how this album makes one realize how crucial Mike Shinoda's raps were to LP's great essence. I want Mike Shinoda's raps! And Mr.Bennington needs to scream more! 

The thing I'm disappointed with MOST is how LP has suddenly decided to go all "Parental Advisory". This puts me off! I liked them for their decision not to use swear words in their songs and now they choose to go down this lane--with this album??? What were they thinking?

Minutes to Midnight rating : B

Reignited

Now Playing : "Faint" - Linkin Park

I am guilty.

...of watching Transformers again for the second time last night. *wink* So sue me! The movie has got to be in the Top 3 most awesome movies I've watch this year thus far! The only other movie that I can recall being so good was Perfume. Butbutbut...I'm not here to talk about movies nor Transformers this time. 

Jules, remember we thought that Michael Bay's use of Linkin Park's "What I've Done" at the ending was somewhat of a balloon popper? Well, after watching it for the second time, I did not get that feeling at all. Infact, for some reason, it went out with a perfect bang! In turn, it reignited my passion for Linkin Park!! Woooooot!

Ahhh...during my teen years, LP was the greatest band on earth (BSB of course, is a totally different story :P). Their music holds so many memories for me, it's crazy! I remember my group of buddies (at that time, all males) would come over to my house and spend the afternoon infront of the stereo just listening to Hybrid Theory! The guys would be at random, screaming "craaaaaaawwwlliiiiiiing in myy skiiiiiiiin!!" complete with air guitar movements and that screwed up face look of Chester Bennington's! *haha!*--though Crawling has got to be my least favorite LP song...because ex loved it. :) LP of course, also spawned the myriad of guys who tried to rap like Mike Shinoda. I think my friend M.H still does that...infact, he goes to great pains to look like Mr.S! 

Then LP graced our shores with their presence, the concert was the hugest there ever was (attended by somewhere in the league of 27 000 people) it was the best thing since sliced bread--or at least until Muse came along with their concert! Yours truly had sung, screamed, shouted, yelled at the concert until her vocal chords were ffzzztt!! I had jumped around, and flung my arms all over the place so much that the next day I couldn't move! The funniest part about the whole concert was that while I went with my two godbrothers Daryl and Eric, I ended up being separated from them and spent it with another girl who also got separated from her friends!! I never found out her name though! 

It's been a long while since I've done so much as listened to an LP song (with the exception of Faint since that's an awesome song) and now this morning, I'm listening to nothing but Linkin Park, rekindling the old memories. Ahhhhh....! Thanks to Transformers, a download of What I've Done is underway and perhaps one of these days, should I feel like parting with my cash, I might just pick up Minutes to Midnight and add it to my LP collection...*wink*

"They All Float!!"

The dude responsible for the children of my generation's morbid fear of clowns.

Stephen King rocks.

And obviously, so does Tim Curry.

Here Not Be Spoilers!

Now Playing : "Starlight" - Muse

"I hope they make a sequel!!!"

That's what I had quipped to Jules the very second Transformers ended. Our eyes were still glistening from the awesomeness of the movie. It was one of the most exhilirating movies I have ever seen; not a single boring moment--just full-on-blood-pumping-adrenaline-rushing movie!! Also, I point out its very uncheesy comedy that just compliments all the cool effects in the movie! To make things even more giddily exciting, today is the movie's opening day as well! Can you imagine the impossibility of getting great seats (or any seats for that matter) on days like these??! All Transformers fans listen up!! This movie will not be a waste of your RM11!

Also, what she said!! ---- > Incoherent ramblings.

:P