Ho..Hold On

Wait up just a second. Heath Ledger's freakin' dead? I can't say I'm a fan but I've wanted to watch Brokeback Mountain for a good laugh but man, this guy's young! (So was Benoit but ah, well) In case you have trouble putting the name to a face, here's how he looks like.

Woops, maybe not. This is how he'll look like potraying the Joker



Recognize him yet? The gay cowboy...?

Condolences to sobbing girls all over the world and of course his family but funnily enough, the only thing I was concerned about the issue of this homosexual cowboy riding into the sun was... well, pretty much, whether or not he finished shooting the upcoming Batman movie, the Dark Knight.

Yeah, heartless 'ol me.

I doubt the dude wanted to die knowing that he shot a superhero film last but not a lot of people have that privilege, come to think of it.

Oh, and those living nearby Indian temples, expect mountains of trash! God knows how these Indians make such a mess! Should be listed as a phenomena above all else, seriously.

Peace out y'all.

Awesome~ Another Public Holiday

Well, not that it matters as I have, say… a month left before VU restarts. I think it was a rather predictable and well-placed move to have Thaipusam declared a public holiday. His reasons being related to traffic jams were somewhat lame in my opinion but nevertheless logical. I would say he’s doing this ‘cause of recent *ahem* happenings in the country. Wouldn’t blame him for trying to keep his head off the chopping block, eh? All I can remember about Thaipusam is heaps of rubbish nearby temple areas and self-mutilation *ahem*, I mean, surrendering yourself to your god and mind over matter and all that jazz. Is it the one with the fire walking as well or was that something else? Ah well, whatever.

Epic Movie 2

Or as the producers and marketers prefer to call it, Meet The Spartans. Mainly this is due to the flop of the first epic movie.

It was actually WORSE than Narnia! *GOD DAMN*

It’s coming out this Friday, it memory serves me right. I hope to catch it within a week’s time. So far the trailer seems awesome, centering around 300 and spoofing various movies along the way, Stomp the Yard, Spidey 3 and Happy Feet, to name a few. They also pull no punches for the reality TV series, such as The Apprentice, America’s Next Top Model and American Idol. There are 2 trailers I’ve seen so far. All depicting “Leonidas” kicking as much people as possible into the pit, like that Indian American Idol contestant nutcase with outlandish hair and of course, a Britney Spears look-a-like. Hopefully it won’t fail to please.

You can check them trailers:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o30sLthVn5k
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QwFwz40syJk&feature=related

Oh right, I’m heading to Sunway for a *short* visit coming Monday. This time, mum-approved. She caught me the last time I went and the outcome of the lecture was MUCH, MUCH better than I hoped for.

Peace out y’all.

CLOVERFIELD

Spoilers Ahead

Now, this is one movie, I thanked myself for not looking up on the net. I haven't seen any of the trailers whatsoever or gave much notice of the teaser posters, seeing as it reminded me of "Lusa", that grimly realistic and apocalyptic disaster movie. However, Cloverfield was far away from that.

Seeing as J.J Abrams (did I spell that right?) was the creator of such award-winning series such as Lost and Alias, one would expect a similar degree of sinister mystery in the storyline. I went into that cinema not knowing what the hell I was going to watch and I had no expectations whatsoever.

And hell, it was worth not knowing.

The movie starts off at a slow pace, depicting a man called Hud filming a documentary slash goodbye video for his best friend because he is leaving soon to Japan. What follows is typical (and very soppy) shit that the O.C, One Three Hill and Dawson’s Creek strive for. Mind you, the whole damn movie is shot from the perspective of the cameraman. Those who have weak tolerance to so much spinning around should avoid this one. For those who have spent the better half of their schooldays playing CS and Half-Life, this one should be another walk in the park. The monotony is soon broken abruptly as the power is out for like, 2 minutes and comes back on. Startled party guests switch on the TV to the news channel to find out that an oil tanker was sunk at the nearby New York port. It so happens that this party was in the vicinity so they rush to the roof to catch a glimpse of the action.

I saw a tail swishing around in beyond the buildings on the screen and I thought to myself, “Shit, this is some Godzilla shit”. As the movie went on, more and more of the monster was revealed and I’m telling you, it’s something that we’ve all never seen before. Some of you reading this might be thinking, “Shit, it’s a monster flick? Fuck it”. Nah, man. It ain’t that simple. Abrams definitely keeps everyone in the dark. Throughout the whole movie, nobody knows what the hell is going on or what the hell that thing was. Not the military and not the audience. That definitely made the movie worth watching, in my opinion. Sad to say, in the end, everybody dies, one by one in their own horrible fashion.

Cloverfield gets a 5 outta 5 from me, that’s fer sure.

Peace out y’all.