Alright, so I finally got round to seeing 300. And, of course, it KICKS ASS. No idea who the lead is but, he's a pretty damn fun actor to watch. There's not much to be said about it, just watch it instead. It was on TV Links last time I looked... I'll paste the link in a minute. It's got sword, shields, blood, gore, VIOLENCE, spartans, shouting, arrows, boobs, violence again... All the classic ingrediants of a hard-boiled modern day action flick... But frank miller helped with it, which makes it alot better for some mystical reason. Anywho, check it out.
Oh, that link.
http://tv-links.co.uk/
Free TV shows, movies etc. Yes, it's legal, or it wouldnt be online... Christ.
Saturday, August 04, 2007
Thursday, August 02, 2007
A short mention to varied notes
Right, I'm going to start using this blog more starting August. Beforehand, I'll list some things that have happened that I couldnt be bothered writing down fully.
- Went paintballing with Ollie (who's birthday it was), Harry and Jack. Then stayed up until some absurd time around 4 in the morning playing the Nintendo 64, then went to the park the next day and met...
- Naomi, who's awesome. I have to throw that in as I just walked her home not long ago at about 11:30 at night.
- Saw Shrek 3, it was good, not as much so as the first or second but worth it.
- Saw the Simpson's movie, it was great. Screw the haters.
- Finished Zelda oracle of seasons. If anyone cares, I love you.
- Halfway through Resident Evil 4. Eep!
That's about it.. I think. Bye!
- Went paintballing with Ollie (who's birthday it was), Harry and Jack. Then stayed up until some absurd time around 4 in the morning playing the Nintendo 64, then went to the park the next day and met...
- Naomi, who's awesome. I have to throw that in as I just walked her home not long ago at about 11:30 at night.
- Saw Shrek 3, it was good, not as much so as the first or second but worth it.
- Saw the Simpson's movie, it was great. Screw the haters.
- Finished Zelda oracle of seasons. If anyone cares, I love you.
- Halfway through Resident Evil 4. Eep!
That's about it.. I think. Bye!
Saturday, July 14, 2007
London.
Hello, world.
First off, let me apologise. I haven't updated since May and to the... three or four of you that care, this was slightly agitating. Lots of stuff has happened in this recent few weeks, so let me kick off with what was probably the biggest.
LONDON
Yes, for the first time in my bland life, I visited our "glorious" capital. And on the whole, the trip was brilliant.
I went because my cultural cousin Suzy got married to new family member Ian; if ever I happen to mention "my cousin's magazine", that would be theirs - check it out at http://www.nudemagazine.co.uk/. Oh, don't be phased by the title, there's no wobbly bits involved... Well, not many. Anyway. Yeah, me and mum and my sister Josie Jo sat for two and a half hours on a train getting there which was surprisingly fine, and in addition my american auntie and cousin came over too, although we didn't see them ON the train. When we got there the first thing we did was h- actually, the first thing was rush to the toilet. Secondly, we hailed a traditional London cab down which was pretty fun... Please Don't ask me why, I feel like such a tourist.
The cab took us to the wrong hotel, so we walked a little more to the correct one which was pretty damn nice - they had an ice cream vendor there with Ben & Jerrie's, and to get it out the machine used a sucky-in-claw-grabber-thingy. The beds were VERY squishy but that didn't phase us too much. Also, it had a swanky talking lift that made you feel like a king every time you heard "Going up".
After settling in, we went to an italian restraunt for dinner. There we met the bride and groom but the wedding wasn't until the next day so, it was... Umm... Legal. The food was like sex, in food terms. I swear, I ate it all in about ten minutes. I even took PHOTOS of it. If you've ever been to Pizza Express, think that but much nicer. Anyway, enough drooling. When we'd finished we stayed outside, which was also the outside of a bar. There was a nice italian band playing but after they'd had their change toss they vanished. Me and sam ran around for a few hours playing catch and all that before eventually getting a taxi back to the hotel.
The next day was... The big day. Now, this wasn't a conventional wedding; instead of the same old white dress Suzy showed a stunningly awesome Red and black polkadot dress, and I can't remember what Ian was wearing. Instead of a big white cake they had a FANTASTIC wedding-on-the-moon themed one, but if truth be told, there wasn't enough icing in the world to make Suzy's chest it's right size, and nothing small enough to rake off the tiny amounts of excess hair on Ian's head. Other than that it looked fantastic. So the wedding was held in this round government room, with microphones! Oh, lordy, yes! Alfie, who is now walking, by the way, made his way onto one of the buttons so before the ceremony we heard a rather loud GAGOOGURGLEBAHGINGING. So yeah, the exchanging took place, with quite a funny moment of Suzy's; "Do you, Suzanne Prince, take Ia-" "I DO!" typical to be honest. *Chuckle*
Later there was another pretty damn nice nice meal, a very eccentric children's park, then an afterparty that lasted long into the night, including card games, yours truly transforming into an Afro-ninja, speeches, music, dancing, food... It was all good. Taxi. Hotel. TV. Sleep.
The next day! was touriest day. And it rained. Peh! That didn't put us off.
I can't recall too well as I had a bit of a headache from the night before. Here's what we DID do.
- Go to Hamleys. It's heaven. 6 floor of toys. I boguht 2 games. Epic win.
- See the gay pride march, it was actually so awesome! Half-naked young women!! (and men, though...)
- Eat at Pizza Hut. Yum.
- See the big version of me, it wasn't as big as you'd think but still mighty.
And we didn't:
- Go on the eye, too foggy.
- Iron any mermaids (?)
- Join IN with the pride march.
Overrall, classic weekend. Photos and words that'll keep me reminded. That, and Gitaroo man lives!
---------- END OF LONDON SEGMENT ----------
First off, let me apologise. I haven't updated since May and to the... three or four of you that care, this was slightly agitating. Lots of stuff has happened in this recent few weeks, so let me kick off with what was probably the biggest.
LONDON
Yes, for the first time in my bland life, I visited our "glorious" capital. And on the whole, the trip was brilliant.
I went because my cultural cousin Suzy got married to new family member Ian; if ever I happen to mention "my cousin's magazine", that would be theirs - check it out at http://www.nudemagazine.co.uk/. Oh, don't be phased by the title, there's no wobbly bits involved... Well, not many. Anyway. Yeah, me and mum and my sister Josie Jo sat for two and a half hours on a train getting there which was surprisingly fine, and in addition my american auntie and cousin came over too, although we didn't see them ON the train. When we got there the first thing we did was h- actually, the first thing was rush to the toilet. Secondly, we hailed a traditional London cab down which was pretty fun... Please Don't ask me why, I feel like such a tourist.
The cab took us to the wrong hotel, so we walked a little more to the correct one which was pretty damn nice - they had an ice cream vendor there with Ben & Jerrie's, and to get it out the machine used a sucky-in-claw-grabber-thingy. The beds were VERY squishy but that didn't phase us too much. Also, it had a swanky talking lift that made you feel like a king every time you heard "Going up".
After settling in, we went to an italian restraunt for dinner. There we met the bride and groom but the wedding wasn't until the next day so, it was... Umm... Legal. The food was like sex, in food terms. I swear, I ate it all in about ten minutes. I even took PHOTOS of it. If you've ever been to Pizza Express, think that but much nicer. Anyway, enough drooling. When we'd finished we stayed outside, which was also the outside of a bar. There was a nice italian band playing but after they'd had their change toss they vanished. Me and sam ran around for a few hours playing catch and all that before eventually getting a taxi back to the hotel.
The next day was... The big day. Now, this wasn't a conventional wedding; instead of the same old white dress Suzy showed a stunningly awesome Red and black polkadot dress, and I can't remember what Ian was wearing. Instead of a big white cake they had a FANTASTIC wedding-on-the-moon themed one, but if truth be told, there wasn't enough icing in the world to make Suzy's chest it's right size, and nothing small enough to rake off the tiny amounts of excess hair on Ian's head. Other than that it looked fantastic. So the wedding was held in this round government room, with microphones! Oh, lordy, yes! Alfie, who is now walking, by the way, made his way onto one of the buttons so before the ceremony we heard a rather loud GAGOOGURGLEBAHGINGING. So yeah, the exchanging took place, with quite a funny moment of Suzy's; "Do you, Suzanne Prince, take Ia-" "I DO!" typical to be honest. *Chuckle*
Later there was another pretty damn nice nice meal, a very eccentric children's park, then an afterparty that lasted long into the night, including card games, yours truly transforming into an Afro-ninja, speeches, music, dancing, food... It was all good. Taxi. Hotel. TV. Sleep.
The next day! was touriest day. And it rained. Peh! That didn't put us off.
I can't recall too well as I had a bit of a headache from the night before. Here's what we DID do.
- Go to Hamleys. It's heaven. 6 floor of toys. I boguht 2 games. Epic win.
- See the gay pride march, it was actually so awesome! Half-naked young women!! (and men, though...)
- Eat at Pizza Hut. Yum.
- See the big version of me, it wasn't as big as you'd think but still mighty.
And we didn't:
- Go on the eye, too foggy.
- Iron any mermaids (?)
- Join IN with the pride march.
Overrall, classic weekend. Photos and words that'll keep me reminded. That, and Gitaroo man lives!
---------- END OF LONDON SEGMENT ----------
Saturday, May 26, 2007
The Mighty May Update
It's not every day that I give up lounging around furiously tapping at my keypad and munching on Jaffa Cakes, but today I ended up lounging around at Sarah's house instead, furiously patting the dog and munching on onion rings with ten others. It was her birthday so, here's her little mention.
I've been lazy recently and forgot to update after I went to see Zodiac, so I'll give that a newly formatted review in a moment along with the glorious Half-Life 2: Episode 1 on PC.95%
"Masterful"
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Zodiac
It was him! No, wait...
Put simply, Zodiac isn't what you expect to see. If you're looking for a modern day, fairly simple slasher flick with a very slightly unique angle, you're looking in the wrong place. Zodiac is in fact a tangle of interesting developments and twists that holds fairly firmly and doesn't let go for around two and a half hours, which, arguably is a rather long time for today's standards yet it's two and a half hours that'll keep you suspended in thought.
The film's protagonist, played by Jake Gyllenhaal (The Day After Tomorrow) is a local newspaper's cartoonist who soon becomes so wound up in the whole mystery that he eventually devotes most of his life to solving the crime, and we only truly find out until the very last moment of the film. The acting is pretty damn well played and the writing lacks in some areas but is otherwise convincing. There's some comedy thrown in amongst the web of lies and constant chasing, and it works to effect.
However, make sure you watch it at home; the length is quite frustrating when your bladder's bursting. Also, I'd only recommend it to people with patience and relatively broad minds.
72%
"Curious"
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Half-Life 2: Episode One
Ruddy hell, it's back!
There's only one thing to say about the Half-Life saga. It RULES. And Episode One is no exception.
Ok, excessive formatting and ranting about how great it is over. Actually, it's not over. I love Episode one. I decided that as a end of term treat I'd buy it via Steam for a drastically reduced and reasonable price of £5. I downloaded it, plugged in and I didn't let go for around four hours, the length of the full game on average. It starts with the result of the aftermath of the main game, with one of Earth's enslaved city's main power core malfunctioning thanks to the game's lead protagonist and player, Gordon Freeman, leader of the rebel re- Oh, why am I bothering. The story is too hugely inventive and masterfully crafted for me to explain, but A fine gentleman by the name of Chan K has compiled the entire saga's storyline here.
The game is a rip-roaring rampage of rebellion and waging war that never ceases to amaze; at one point, I'm navigating a beautifully crafted monolith of a citadel, the next I'm running through darkened suburban car parks infested with raging zombies, and then later I'm taking down a war of the worlds style three spider tanks (striders) solely with an RPG. You are assisted by the scarily human-like Alyx, daughter of Eli Vance, yo- I'm sorry, I'm doing it again. I just love the story so much, it drives me to blabber on and on. The graphics looks stunning even if they're running on my fairly simple PC, the whole system feels wonderful and I was drawn in all the way; I don't think I can actually wait for for Episode two but at release prices, I'm going to have to wait until it was lowered like this.
95%
"Masterful"
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Whew, that's alot of reviewing out of my system... I could have said alot more about each but It's quarter past eleven and I'm watching the fifty films to see before I die, which has inspired me to create my own list. Except I've narrowed it down just a tad. So here's my five films you should see and probably haven't.
5. Braindead
It's gotta be said, this film isn't for the faint of heart; at it's time it was the goriest movie ever created if you ignore underground cult shockers like the Guinea Pig series. It's one bad ass horror B movie.
4. Shallow Grave
Can't stress enough how this is the perfect thriller; money, eccentric characters, a dead body, a twist ending... Perfection of mystery for me.
3. The Thing
Ok, so It was quite popular. But alot of my generation havn't seen it and it still remains one of my favourite films, most notably because of the bafflingly effective technology... No CGI here, all anamatronic monsters.
2. The Warriors
Classic cult 70's film about street gangs that is beautifully choreographed and should be viewed by all.
1. Without a doubt the best film of 2006 and my favourite film of all time, Children of Men is an instant classic that I'll never forget.
God, I'm chirpy today. Well, that's all from me for now. Peace out.
I've been lazy recently and forgot to update after I went to see Zodiac, so I'll give that a newly formatted review in a moment along with the glorious Half-Life 2: Episode 1 on PC.95%
"Masterful"
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Zodiac
It was him! No, wait...
Put simply, Zodiac isn't what you expect to see. If you're looking for a modern day, fairly simple slasher flick with a very slightly unique angle, you're looking in the wrong place. Zodiac is in fact a tangle of interesting developments and twists that holds fairly firmly and doesn't let go for around two and a half hours, which, arguably is a rather long time for today's standards yet it's two and a half hours that'll keep you suspended in thought.
The film's protagonist, played by Jake Gyllenhaal (The Day After Tomorrow) is a local newspaper's cartoonist who soon becomes so wound up in the whole mystery that he eventually devotes most of his life to solving the crime, and we only truly find out until the very last moment of the film. The acting is pretty damn well played and the writing lacks in some areas but is otherwise convincing. There's some comedy thrown in amongst the web of lies and constant chasing, and it works to effect.
However, make sure you watch it at home; the length is quite frustrating when your bladder's bursting. Also, I'd only recommend it to people with patience and relatively broad minds.
72%
"Curious"
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Half-Life 2: Episode One
Ruddy hell, it's back!
There's only one thing to say about the Half-Life saga. It RULES. And Episode One is no exception.
Ok, excessive formatting and ranting about how great it is over. Actually, it's not over. I love Episode one. I decided that as a end of term treat I'd buy it via Steam for a drastically reduced and reasonable price of £5. I downloaded it, plugged in and I didn't let go for around four hours, the length of the full game on average. It starts with the result of the aftermath of the main game, with one of Earth's enslaved city's main power core malfunctioning thanks to the game's lead protagonist and player, Gordon Freeman, leader of the rebel re- Oh, why am I bothering. The story is too hugely inventive and masterfully crafted for me to explain, but A fine gentleman by the name of Chan K has compiled the entire saga's storyline here.
The game is a rip-roaring rampage of rebellion and waging war that never ceases to amaze; at one point, I'm navigating a beautifully crafted monolith of a citadel, the next I'm running through darkened suburban car parks infested with raging zombies, and then later I'm taking down a war of the worlds style three spider tanks (striders) solely with an RPG. You are assisted by the scarily human-like Alyx, daughter of Eli Vance, yo- I'm sorry, I'm doing it again. I just love the story so much, it drives me to blabber on and on. The graphics looks stunning even if they're running on my fairly simple PC, the whole system feels wonderful and I was drawn in all the way; I don't think I can actually wait for for Episode two but at release prices, I'm going to have to wait until it was lowered like this.
95%
"Masterful"
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Whew, that's alot of reviewing out of my system... I could have said alot more about each but It's quarter past eleven and I'm watching the fifty films to see before I die, which has inspired me to create my own list. Except I've narrowed it down just a tad. So here's my five films you should see and probably haven't.
5. Braindead
It's gotta be said, this film isn't for the faint of heart; at it's time it was the goriest movie ever created if you ignore underground cult shockers like the Guinea Pig series. It's one bad ass horror B movie.
4. Shallow Grave
Can't stress enough how this is the perfect thriller; money, eccentric characters, a dead body, a twist ending... Perfection of mystery for me.
3. The Thing
Ok, so It was quite popular. But alot of my generation havn't seen it and it still remains one of my favourite films, most notably because of the bafflingly effective technology... No CGI here, all anamatronic monsters.
2. The Warriors
Classic cult 70's film about street gangs that is beautifully choreographed and should be viewed by all.
1. Without a doubt the best film of 2006 and my favourite film of all time, Children of Men is an instant classic that I'll never forget.
God, I'm chirpy today. Well, that's all from me for now. Peace out.
Sunday, May 13, 2007
Webslinging, and a baby birthday
A double whammy update today, generally revolving around my weekend after SATs, which went pretty darn well to be honest.
SATURDAY
Well, I was up early, so I spent most of the morning jumping between Sky TV and MSN. i was at dad's, by the way. I'd arranged to meet Zoe, Hannah, Alice and later Jack at the train station at 4, so when the time came Jack called round and we head off. Wasn't too long before all five of us were on the train, which is always good fun, hooking legs around each other and all that general malarky. I'm not suggesting it was a lesbian fumbling session, just alot fun. Anyway. We got there and were planning to get pizza first and catch a later showing, but there was one on at the time, so we dashed for popcorn and then inside, just in time for the opening credits. Now might be a good time for a review!
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Spider - Man 3
Like juggling bad dudes with web-covered hands
The first two movies were great. The third is no exception.
Since we were a little late in the first thing I saw was the opening title, which is always an opening less frustratingly pointless than most action films. It begins with a montage of the first two films alongside opening credits, which is handy for those like me that saw the other two films quite a while ago.
The story is, well, what would you expect? A superhero, a general superhero plot, a superhero's fiance, and not one, but three super villains. You've got Flint Marko, AKA Sandman, the guy who actually shot Ben Parker, Peter's uncle. Whilst on the run, he sort of, bonds with sand in an experiment at some secret place. then you have the New Goblin, Harry, who's father was killed by Pete in the first film. Although he swears revenge, he's Peter's best friend, and a blow to the head gives him temporary amnesia... Hi jinks follow.
Lastly but, in my opinion, the best of the three, is the almighty Venom. Eddie Brock is shunned off the Daily Bugle department after Pete blows the cover of one of his fake photographs. An alien symbiote that bonds with Parker's suit earlier in the film latches onto Eddie when he tails Parker, who is tearing off the suit. Brock transforms into Venom, large teeth, eyes and tongue, and teams up with sandman. The final battle ensues and I'm not giving away any more details.
The camera work is a brilliant demonstration of modern day ingenuity, with Spidey having his own personal cameraman tailing his Web-Slinging antics all the way through NY. The dialogue isn't the greatest but it suffices, and though one of the scenes is dreadfully corny, It still makes for great viewing. Whether you're a fan of Spider - Man in general like me, or just want to see a film for all the family, I recommend the third to most people.
SATURDAY
Well, I was up early, so I spent most of the morning jumping between Sky TV and MSN. i was at dad's, by the way. I'd arranged to meet Zoe, Hannah, Alice and later Jack at the train station at 4, so when the time came Jack called round and we head off. Wasn't too long before all five of us were on the train, which is always good fun, hooking legs around each other and all that general malarky. I'm not suggesting it was a lesbian fumbling session, just alot fun. Anyway. We got there and were planning to get pizza first and catch a later showing, but there was one on at the time, so we dashed for popcorn and then inside, just in time for the opening credits. Now might be a good time for a review!
------------------------------------------------
Spider - Man 3
Like juggling bad dudes with web-covered hands
The first two movies were great. The third is no exception.
Since we were a little late in the first thing I saw was the opening title, which is always an opening less frustratingly pointless than most action films. It begins with a montage of the first two films alongside opening credits, which is handy for those like me that saw the other two films quite a while ago.
The story is, well, what would you expect? A superhero, a general superhero plot, a superhero's fiance, and not one, but three super villains. You've got Flint Marko, AKA Sandman, the guy who actually shot Ben Parker, Peter's uncle. Whilst on the run, he sort of, bonds with sand in an experiment at some secret place. then you have the New Goblin, Harry, who's father was killed by Pete in the first film. Although he swears revenge, he's Peter's best friend, and a blow to the head gives him temporary amnesia... Hi jinks follow.
Lastly but, in my opinion, the best of the three, is the almighty Venom. Eddie Brock is shunned off the Daily Bugle department after Pete blows the cover of one of his fake photographs. An alien symbiote that bonds with Parker's suit earlier in the film latches onto Eddie when he tails Parker, who is tearing off the suit. Brock transforms into Venom, large teeth, eyes and tongue, and teams up with sandman. The final battle ensues and I'm not giving away any more details.
The camera work is a brilliant demonstration of modern day ingenuity, with Spidey having his own personal cameraman tailing his Web-Slinging antics all the way through NY. The dialogue isn't the greatest but it suffices, and though one of the scenes is dreadfully corny, It still makes for great viewing. Whether you're a fan of Spider - Man in general like me, or just want to see a film for all the family, I recommend the third to most people.
84% - "Ka-pow!"
Story - 8/10
Acting - 7/10
Dialogue - 6/10
Music - 8/10
Value - 7/10
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Ok, so it was a great film, made better by me and Jack laughing everytime the russian landlord or his mole - carrying daughter came on screen... Hysterics and cries of "EI HHHAVE MOLE "erupted.
Pizza followed. Between the five of us, we spent about six pounds each on a large pizza, a medium pizza, wedges, breaded mushrooms, nachos, another starter I can't remember, 4 drinks, and 4 desserts between us. not bad, eh? It was about 10 o'clock by the time we were out and at the train station, and the way back was even funnier than the way there... Lots more leg fights and diving about.
SUNDAY (TODAY)
Today is Alfie's birthday! He's my baby cousin who tomorow is a whole one year old. He got a brilliant Elmo chair, a swing and lots of other goodies. Just thought I'd throw in a quick mention for him.
Well, that's all for now. I'm updating the site a bit. Oh, and if you search on google "alternateview myspace" You get my blog link. Yahoo!
- BG '07 out.
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