Something's happening. i'm doing alot of things wrong. today was shit. i refuse to comment. this must be karma. i'm messing up all the small things slowly, one day at a time and eventually the shit will hit the fan.
there's this invisible line i walk around, and suddenly i realize its far far behind me. someone help me, i'm on the wrong side.
need to find a way to redeem myself for today. will see what happens.
Showing posts with label something new. Show all posts
Showing posts with label something new. Show all posts
Wednesday, October 8, 2008
Wednesday, August 13, 2008
Point of View
So I just caught this movie, really awesome piece of work. its kinda like.
uh.
i don't know. but its novel and interesting.
uh.
i don't know. but its novel and interesting.
Vantage Point
hm, re-reading that. the picture is somewhat anti-climatic. but hey, it was good enough to leave me gasping for air, I'm sure it can afford to look frumpy. okay. how am i gonna review this. seem familiar? read back to my first review if you don't get it.
WHAT IS IT:
Okay lets start the drill. What it is: this movie is a movie. it is a moving picture. its from columbia pictures, and its listed as a mystery thriller. its a big who dunnit with twists and turns everywhere you go.
It stars Dennis Quaid, Matthew Fox, Forest Whitaker with Sigourney Weaver, Édgar Ramírez and William Hurt, and it was released on February 22nd, 2008. i got the dvd, so yeah.
It stars Dennis Quaid, Matthew Fox, Forest Whitaker with Sigourney Weaver, Édgar Ramírez and William Hurt, and it was released on February 22nd, 2008. i got the dvd, so yeah.
WHY ITS GREAT:
okay this is actually going to be pretty tough to do. don't want to ruin anything. alot of other reviews out there give away the narrative feature of the movie, which i think would be better kept secret, so here i'm leaving it as a spoiler. those who watched the movie will know what i mean. anyway. the movie is great. It tells a very elaborate story, and leaves the audience guessing. who did that? what did he see? did i see something? and the occasional OMG I CAN'T BELIEVE THAT JUST HAPPENED WHOAAAAUHGEHUH!
the narrtive technique involves repetition, and while most movies don't pull it off well, and end up creating a very boring and mundane sequence, this movie pulls it off perfectly. each repetition is perfect and refreshing. the same oomph you feel when you see it the first time is the same each time you see it. [that doesn't mean you'll watch the movie over and over... maybe once more, when you know exactly what happens.]
Every aspect is well thought out, and the combined skill of pete travis [director] and barry levy [writer] leads to a very intense, whodunnit packed with more than enough high octane action.
the narrtive technique involves repetition, and while most movies don't pull it off well, and end up creating a very boring and mundane sequence, this movie pulls it off perfectly. each repetition is perfect and refreshing. the same oomph you feel when you see it the first time is the same each time you see it. [that doesn't mean you'll watch the movie over and over... maybe once more, when you know exactly what happens.]
Every aspect is well thought out, and the combined skill of pete travis [director] and barry levy [writer] leads to a very intense, whodunnit packed with more than enough high octane action.
WHY IT SUCKS:
okay so the suck part. i've been through alot of reviews online to give you as much coverage as possible, but the thing i noticed is that. every review is so different. what one review thinks is good, another review thinks its bad. i guess that'll be left to your own judgement. its kind of like cloverfield. you either love it or hate it.
personally, i believe its shortcomings mainly lie in the liberties the screenplay takes to 'enhance' the viewing experience. sure, surviving a car accident here or there is okay, but gee, sometimes the guy just can't die. some points get a tad too far fetched, and the action sequences are confusing. some of them just aren't good enough and i find myself thinking can you stop shooting the air around that guy and get on with the story? STOP BEATING HIM I WANT TO KNOW WHAT HAPPENS NEXT. yeah.
okay. for your benefit, i'm going to quote one other review i kind of agree on. Michael Phillips, of the Chicago Tribune said of Vantage Point and Stuart Baird, "Editor Stuart Baird must've been paid by the cut: Simple five-second action beats are often sliced into three or four separate, panicky shots."
true, but then again, fast shots lead to the tension. [sigh, azhar.] but i guess he may have over did it abit. [oh look! its person a! no wait now its person b, oh now woman c, wait back to person a, oh is that person b? omg explosion is that a plane? omg ambulance?! pineapple???]
AND ONE MORE THING:
PRODUCT PLACEMENT. SONY! EVERYWHERE! the laptops, the camera, the phones. EVERYWHERE. hahahaha
personally, i believe its shortcomings mainly lie in the liberties the screenplay takes to 'enhance' the viewing experience. sure, surviving a car accident here or there is okay, but gee, sometimes the guy just can't die. some points get a tad too far fetched, and the action sequences are confusing. some of them just aren't good enough and i find myself thinking can you stop shooting the air around that guy and get on with the story? STOP BEATING HIM I WANT TO KNOW WHAT HAPPENS NEXT. yeah.
okay. for your benefit, i'm going to quote one other review i kind of agree on. Michael Phillips, of the Chicago Tribune said of Vantage Point and Stuart Baird, "Editor Stuart Baird must've been paid by the cut: Simple five-second action beats are often sliced into three or four separate, panicky shots."
true, but then again, fast shots lead to the tension. [sigh, azhar.] but i guess he may have over did it abit. [oh look! its person a! no wait now its person b, oh now woman c, wait back to person a, oh is that person b? omg explosion is that a plane? omg ambulance?! pineapple???]
AND ONE MORE THING:
PRODUCT PLACEMENT. SONY! EVERYWHERE! the laptops, the camera, the phones. EVERYWHERE. hahahaha
SHOULD YOU GET IT?
hmm. lets see. get it only if you are receptive to new things. its a very subjective thing, from what i observed. everyone around me seems to like it, including me, so i guess, if you like the stuff you think i like, go for it.
MY RATING:
this is something everyone who can should try. its not as extreme as cloverfield, but like cloverfield, you should at least experience it once.
SO WHERE CAN YOU GET IT?
well. DVD store near you. of course maybe also your occasional friend who rips dvds and passes them around the people around him/her. everyone has one of those. if you have lots of friends but none of them rips dvds and passes them around, then you must that friend.
Sunday, April 6, 2008
statistics
i have an awesome counter. i have visitors from all over the world.
in order of popularity, i have
singapore, USA, Australia, Germany, Hungary, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, and Slovenia. then theres this place i can't pronounce, Ljubljana. pronounce that. ha.
anyway, whats really awesome is this. some of my IPs have a link. that brings me to an image like this:
and i can zoom it and everything. i even have a hit from beverly hills. people from all over the world have graced my website....
...hello, you're reading my blog. i wonder who you are.
in order of popularity, i have
singapore, USA, Australia, Germany, Hungary, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, and Slovenia. then theres this place i can't pronounce, Ljubljana. pronounce that. ha.
anyway, whats really awesome is this. some of my IPs have a link. that brings me to an image like this:
and i can zoom it and everything. i even have a hit from beverly hills. people from all over the world have graced my website....
...hello, you're reading my blog. i wonder who you are.
Thursday, March 20, 2008
Saturday, March 8, 2008
Curious
I'm thinking of a change, changing the way i do things. im not going to stick to my usual routines or care what anyone thinks. im going to start taking wrong turns, talk to strangers. open unmarked doors. pull the 'push' doors.. if i see a group of people in a field, i'll go up and find out what they're doing. i'm going to do things without knowing how it'll turn out. i'll walk past someone and ask if they like flying kites, or see a group of people standing around and ask if i can join them. i'll start a freaking precedent. i think i'll start tomorrow.
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)