So I am about half way through season one, but I have no idea how I am doing time wise to make my goal I dont think i am too far behind but i need to figure out a plan for getting food soon.
Impressions of season one so far? well this is at least the third or fourth time I have watched these episodes and they are Terribly Mysterious. but we already knew that didn't we? I think they are a bit heavy handed with the mysteries so far in the first saeon but i am watching this looking for hints of an over all impression, like the implied Darma Initiative logo i just saw. hint hint. but its also funny to watch them take some stuff so seriously that DOES get explained later.
At his point I am wondering why they spent so much time with the whole Walt thing just to abandon it later. it speaks of the over all theme of fathers and sons and people with strange abilities being drawn to the island. but it also seems like one of those things they attempted then threw away, which supports the theory that they have no over all agenda and are just making it up as they go along.
It interesting to see the point here where they are shifting from character establishment to charster development. We know some, but also little about most of that characters at this point but there are also character being changed by the island. Ie. Locke Walking and Charlie kicking the drugs.
I am also noteing the characters slowly shifting to no sleeves. now i know what you are saying Its hot htere on that tropical island but I think there may be some corralary of when the sleeves come off to when the character accepts thier fate a being a new person on the island. side note that Locke's sleeveless-ness is represented by him wearing a vest over his t shirt, my theory on this is that no one want to see old man arms but hte ewearing of the vest still represents the point when Locke embraces the island life. also there is an exeption to this rule in the character Shannon who fgoes around scantly clad right off the bat, yet want to be on the island the least. and her shift to being more helpful to the rest of the castaways actually see's her putting more clothes on. I see this as a misdirection on the part of the show creators. and now I am wondering if I am ripping all this off in something I read/heard in a behind the scenes Documentary.
oh well...more to come
Saturday, January 30, 2010
A Tale of Two Attempts
So I'm currently conducting two redicuolus experiments at once and in my own twisted mind they are intertwined .
The Lost Marathon
Since this one is easier, I will explain it first. I was doing some quick math last night and I figured out that witht he Season premiere of lost season six coming up on Tuesday evening I had JUST enough time to marathon the first 5 seasons straight through between now and then. Yeah it seems foolish and there is a serious chance that i will miss the mark just by sleeping too much. but I will do my darnedest thats for sure. I have tried similar things like this before. I once watched the first two lord of the rings movies on dvd back to back then rushed to the theater just in time to watch the 3rd one. that was hard and foolish but totally worth it. I also tried 9unsuccesfully) the read the first five Harry Potter books back to back just before the 6th one came out. and that just made it easier for me to do it right when the 7th book came out.
But this is different, and my secret is that I will be doing two things at once. which brIngs me to experiment number two...
The Horde Experiment
I've been playing World of Warcraft for over 4 years now, and almost the whole time ive been playing on only one side of the faction rift. So in an effort to see roughly half the game that i have been avoiding, or in other words to truly see how the other half lives. But i am not a complete masochist so I rolled Mage at least, my favorite class, and I didn't just pick the server randomly. I sort of know exactly 3 people on the server. But they are very busy playing in one of the servers top raiding guilds and actually give me very little assistance. or at least they have so far.
So it is at this point that you should be asking me "what exactly do these two things have in common other then the fact that you are doing them at the same time?" Well the answer is simple. when you reroll a new character on on new server in world of warcraft it is alot like being stranded on a dessert island. I have the tools and abilities to level, but I have no resources to fall back on. But the added wrinkle of switching factions to the other side makes it more alienating and really adds to the dessert island, fish out of water experience.
Stay tuned for future post with updates on how the efforts are going.
The Lost Marathon
Since this one is easier, I will explain it first. I was doing some quick math last night and I figured out that witht he Season premiere of lost season six coming up on Tuesday evening I had JUST enough time to marathon the first 5 seasons straight through between now and then. Yeah it seems foolish and there is a serious chance that i will miss the mark just by sleeping too much. but I will do my darnedest thats for sure. I have tried similar things like this before. I once watched the first two lord of the rings movies on dvd back to back then rushed to the theater just in time to watch the 3rd one. that was hard and foolish but totally worth it. I also tried 9unsuccesfully) the read the first five Harry Potter books back to back just before the 6th one came out. and that just made it easier for me to do it right when the 7th book came out.
But this is different, and my secret is that I will be doing two things at once. which brIngs me to experiment number two...
The Horde Experiment
I've been playing World of Warcraft for over 4 years now, and almost the whole time ive been playing on only one side of the faction rift. So in an effort to see roughly half the game that i have been avoiding, or in other words to truly see how the other half lives. But i am not a complete masochist so I rolled Mage at least, my favorite class, and I didn't just pick the server randomly. I sort of know exactly 3 people on the server. But they are very busy playing in one of the servers top raiding guilds and actually give me very little assistance. or at least they have so far.
So it is at this point that you should be asking me "what exactly do these two things have in common other then the fact that you are doing them at the same time?" Well the answer is simple. when you reroll a new character on on new server in world of warcraft it is alot like being stranded on a dessert island. I have the tools and abilities to level, but I have no resources to fall back on. But the added wrinkle of switching factions to the other side makes it more alienating and really adds to the dessert island, fish out of water experience.
Stay tuned for future post with updates on how the efforts are going.
"Avatar" 2009
I went and saw this movie again on wednesday, and I am writing the post now, a few days later because I wanted to let it stew...and I put it off out of laziness. This was also right around the day that the internet final declared that this was the highest grossing movie of all time. though there was a bit of debate on that factor based on inflation and all kind of other minutia.
I saw it in 3D again, just like I had the first time I saw it. but this time i also went with an old friend from high school, which was fun to have someone to make snide comments to on the side. made the movie more fun.
But back to the topic of its position as the highest grossing movie of all time, it is interesting that it was anther james cameron movie to steal the title ...from him self. i wonder what it is about his movies that convince so many people to part with their well earned. but i do think that the inflation/huge price tag for the 3D and Imax screening HAVE to play a part in this whole thing. I mean if the movies are crazy expensive AND pretty good of course it going to pull in boat loads of cash.
So bottom line what did I think of this Movie? well I think as far as quality goes it was certainly well crafted. That is to say it was well made in all aspects from writing to the obviously cutting edge graphics. but at the samw tim its a bit silly. One review I read asked the question "why did James Cameron remake 'Last of the Mohicans' in Space?" which I find hilariously true. Even the most innovative movie of all time is still kind of a rip off. But its cool for sure and its nice to see that sci fi can win out again over a picture about a boat sinking. yeah for nerdy movies!
I saw it in 3D again, just like I had the first time I saw it. but this time i also went with an old friend from high school, which was fun to have someone to make snide comments to on the side. made the movie more fun.
But back to the topic of its position as the highest grossing movie of all time, it is interesting that it was anther james cameron movie to steal the title ...from him self. i wonder what it is about his movies that convince so many people to part with their well earned. but i do think that the inflation/huge price tag for the 3D and Imax screening HAVE to play a part in this whole thing. I mean if the movies are crazy expensive AND pretty good of course it going to pull in boat loads of cash.
So bottom line what did I think of this Movie? well I think as far as quality goes it was certainly well crafted. That is to say it was well made in all aspects from writing to the obviously cutting edge graphics. but at the samw tim its a bit silly. One review I read asked the question "why did James Cameron remake 'Last of the Mohicans' in Space?" which I find hilariously true. Even the most innovative movie of all time is still kind of a rip off. But its cool for sure and its nice to see that sci fi can win out again over a picture about a boat sinking. yeah for nerdy movies!
Thursday, January 21, 2010
"The Majestic" 2001
So, since I am watching "The Majestic" on DVD this afternoon I think its great place to start with my Film reviews.
Let me start out by saying that I really love this movie, for multiple reasons. First and foremost being that its a Film ABOUT the film industry, more specifically the Red Scare and Black Listing practices that took place in Hollywood in the 1950's. It's Directed, expertly, by Frank Darabont who is most Famously known for directing the Stephen King adaptions of "Shawshank Redemtion" and "the Green Mile". the man can direct a period piece like nobody's bussiness. And I am a huge Stephen King fan to start with, so the fact that he directed two awesome adaptions, makes me a fan by default.
The other amazing thing about this Film is the completely underrated performance of the star Jim Carrey. In a career known for some truely bizarre comic performances, it's his serious roles that stand out the most. But somehow this is the least recognized of his serious roles. Granted "The Truman Show" and "Man on the Moon" were also really amazing and deserve the praise.
This Fim often reminds me of a gag from a"Simpsons" episode that originally aired in 1995 entitled "Lisa's Wedding". In the episode we are granted a vision of the future (2010 funnily enough), where Lisa is attending Oxford University, and during her courtship with her future husband (pun intended) they attend a film Festival of "40 Classic Films of Jim Carrey", and Lisa comment how misunderstood and "Magical" his career is. The Gag is supposed to be ironic, but I always site "the Majestic" as the proof that it is, in fact true. The man is a genuis.
So that's why its one of my top ten favorite films of all time, and why I picked up a copy of it today in a pawn shop for 5 bucks. See its out of print on DVD and the other copy , that my brother got me at a used movie shop in Colorado is scratched all to shit. Now i can enjoy this movie anytime, and shre it with people.
All in alll. Not a bad day
Let me start out by saying that I really love this movie, for multiple reasons. First and foremost being that its a Film ABOUT the film industry, more specifically the Red Scare and Black Listing practices that took place in Hollywood in the 1950's. It's Directed, expertly, by Frank Darabont who is most Famously known for directing the Stephen King adaptions of "Shawshank Redemtion" and "the Green Mile". the man can direct a period piece like nobody's bussiness. And I am a huge Stephen King fan to start with, so the fact that he directed two awesome adaptions, makes me a fan by default.
The other amazing thing about this Film is the completely underrated performance of the star Jim Carrey. In a career known for some truely bizarre comic performances, it's his serious roles that stand out the most. But somehow this is the least recognized of his serious roles. Granted "The Truman Show" and "Man on the Moon" were also really amazing and deserve the praise.
This Fim often reminds me of a gag from a"Simpsons" episode that originally aired in 1995 entitled "Lisa's Wedding". In the episode we are granted a vision of the future (2010 funnily enough), where Lisa is attending Oxford University, and during her courtship with her future husband (pun intended) they attend a film Festival of "40 Classic Films of Jim Carrey", and Lisa comment how misunderstood and "Magical" his career is. The Gag is supposed to be ironic, but I always site "the Majestic" as the proof that it is, in fact true. The man is a genuis.
So that's why its one of my top ten favorite films of all time, and why I picked up a copy of it today in a pawn shop for 5 bucks. See its out of print on DVD and the other copy , that my brother got me at a used movie shop in Colorado is scratched all to shit. Now i can enjoy this movie anytime, and shre it with people.
All in alll. Not a bad day
A First Post has to start somewhere
So it's come to this.
I am Finally starting a blog to get the ideas outta my head and down on the digital page. as it were.
People Often ask me when I tell them that i have a degree in Film Studies, "what do you do with THAT?" they say. and I say hell if I know. But I should be writing Movie reviews, just to keep the process fresh. SO that what I am going to do with this Blog... I hope.
But since Movies are just one of the medias I gorge my self on, I also intend to write about Comics, TV shows, Music, Gaming, the Interenet. and Just about anything else I damn well feel like.
So sit back, Shuddup, and Keep reading. Because the world is going to probably end in the next few years, And i have a lot to say before the lights go out and we are all wearing old sporting equipment and fighting over water.
I am Finally starting a blog to get the ideas outta my head and down on the digital page. as it were.
People Often ask me when I tell them that i have a degree in Film Studies, "what do you do with THAT?" they say. and I say hell if I know. But I should be writing Movie reviews, just to keep the process fresh. SO that what I am going to do with this Blog... I hope.
But since Movies are just one of the medias I gorge my self on, I also intend to write about Comics, TV shows, Music, Gaming, the Interenet. and Just about anything else I damn well feel like.
So sit back, Shuddup, and Keep reading. Because the world is going to probably end in the next few years, And i have a lot to say before the lights go out and we are all wearing old sporting equipment and fighting over water.
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