How To Make The Weirdest, Most Beautiful, Vivid, Love Story Ever:
Start off by putting (my other future husband) Gael Garcia Bernal in it. He is AMAZING as a kinda creepy, kinda weird, kinda cute disaster calendar developer who moves to France to stay with his mother after his father passes away. Also, he has sleeping problems where he can't distinguish whether he is dreaming or not. Also, he is sort of schizophrenic...and I would STILL date him. Then add cool crazy dream scenarios that resemble stuff happening in the main character's real life. Then make it funny and touching and unique. And POOF. You have an A+ film....trademark that shit.
Why You Might Think It's Too Weird And Not See It:
1. It's a movie about dreams, which people are either turned on to, or immediately run the other way.
2. Some of the dialogue is in English...most is in French...some is in Spanish.
3. It's unlike anything you've ever seen.
4. It's written AND directed by Michel Gondry.
5. Honestly, I think these are reasons why you should see it so stop being a stick in the mud and go rent it (or buy it).
Best Lines:
1. "Would you marry me when we are seventy? You have nothing to lose."
2. "This girl is at once all the women that broke my heart. She is so beautiful and generous and she is asking me to leave because she is dumping me. She is dumping me because I am a cheap drug dealer. And I am a drug dealer because she wants to leave me."
3. "Distraction is an obstruction to the construction."
4. "Things will turn out the way you want, if you could just stop doubting that I love you. Call me home."
5. "Fuck, an artist, he'll never last..."
Cellophane...
To distinguish (as an audience) between what are dreams and what is reality, the director brilliantly uses things like felt, cardboard, and cellophane (among others) to be objects in the dream world. I don't really know what else to say about it except you'll understand once you see it...
Best Scenes:
1. The beginning.
2. The part about P.S.R.
3. Where they sing in cat suits.
4. Anything with Guy (see below).
5. The whole part about collecting beautiful objects.
6. The whole scene in the little cardboard car...and when he builds the city out of cardboard.
7. The spin-art parts.
8. The part with the 1 second time machine.
9. The ending<3
As I Was Saying:
Alain Chabat who plays Guy is so funny throughout the whole movie. So is Sacha Bourdo who plays Serge...they work with Stephane (Bernal) and they basically help him on his journey to get Stephanie (One of my favorite actresses Charlotte Gainsbourg) to be in love with him. I can't really tell you anything else except that you should really just stop reading this and see it for yourself. It's wonderful.
10/10 Stars<3
Bye For Now.
Monday, November 29, 2010
Ichi The Killer (Koroshiya 1)
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Hmmm Where To Start...Where To Start.....
I was originally a little leery about seeing this movie (even though I'm pretty Boss and can usually take shit like this)...I heard it was actually pretty hard to watch. So like 10 minutes ago, I finally finished it and felt like a pansy for thinking I couldn't. Don't let people come up telling you "OMG it's so horrible and blah blah blah." Um, no bitch, it's awesome. I'm a HUGE fan of cool splatter-gore, crazy, freak you out movies and this one has it all...including a whole load of torture by the COOLest bad guy everrrr Tadanobu Asano (Kakihara) and his 2 foot needles. He looks like a pierced up rockstar who you want to get to know, but stay away from at the same time.
Best Lines:
1. Kakihara: "There's no love in your violence."
2. Kakihara: "Damn... Nobody left to kill me."
3. Kakihara: "Put some feeling into it, already! If you're going to give someone pain, you've got to get into it!"
4. Jiro: "Is it possible to rip someone's arm off with your bare hands?"
Other Super Cool Things:
The acting by Tadanobu Asano (Kakihara) and Nao Ohmori (Ichi) is so right on point. There's never really a dull moment in the entire movie, which is kind of a mix of horror and comedy. But the real reason why this movie is so good, is because of how it makes you feel sad for these killers/heroes the whole time...especially Ichi who seems at one minute, completely mental, and the next, completely sweet and innocent. Not to mention the gore is pretty cool and the torture scenes are pretty cool also (especially what they do to the character Suzuki who really gets it) Some other stand out characters are the twins who will make you LOL toward the middle of the movie and Takeshi (Kaneko's son) who winds up having a big part.
My Only Problem:
They introduce most of the characters to you all at once so if you aren't realllly paying attention to the names, you might get a little lost toward the middle.
Best Scenes (Mostly Without Spoilers):
1. The very beginning when Kakihara turns around and you get to see his face for the first time (pictured above)...he's smoking...it's awesome.
2. The Suzuki torture scene and the torture scene with the...arm (as quoted above)...haha
3. When Ichi goes to the hotel (we see his work for the first time) and he speaks to the beaten lady from the club.
4. When you find out why Ichi kills people.
5. The new Anjo gang with leader Kakihara is shown walking down the street in slo-mo.
6. The entire ending scene on the roof.
7. When Jijii takes his shirt off towards the end...you will never see it coming...
Overall:
It's not for everyone, but I will put it on my list of super cool foreign movies. This one has heart to it (and tons of gore) so if your up for it, do yourself a favor and sit through the 2 hours of great cinematography and splatter-gore/torture/love story/bullying story/horror/comedy. Then tell me what you made of the amazingly (left-open) ending.
9.6/10 Stars.
Seacrest OUT.
Hmmm Where To Start...Where To Start.....
I was originally a little leery about seeing this movie (even though I'm pretty Boss and can usually take shit like this)...I heard it was actually pretty hard to watch. So like 10 minutes ago, I finally finished it and felt like a pansy for thinking I couldn't. Don't let people come up telling you "OMG it's so horrible and blah blah blah." Um, no bitch, it's awesome. I'm a HUGE fan of cool splatter-gore, crazy, freak you out movies and this one has it all...including a whole load of torture by the COOLest bad guy everrrr Tadanobu Asano (Kakihara) and his 2 foot needles. He looks like a pierced up rockstar who you want to get to know, but stay away from at the same time.
Best Lines:
1. Kakihara: "There's no love in your violence."
2. Kakihara: "Damn... Nobody left to kill me."
3. Kakihara: "Put some feeling into it, already! If you're going to give someone pain, you've got to get into it!"
4. Jiro: "Is it possible to rip someone's arm off with your bare hands?"
Other Super Cool Things:
The acting by Tadanobu Asano (Kakihara) and Nao Ohmori (Ichi) is so right on point. There's never really a dull moment in the entire movie, which is kind of a mix of horror and comedy. But the real reason why this movie is so good, is because of how it makes you feel sad for these killers/heroes the whole time...especially Ichi who seems at one minute, completely mental, and the next, completely sweet and innocent. Not to mention the gore is pretty cool and the torture scenes are pretty cool also (especially what they do to the character Suzuki who really gets it) Some other stand out characters are the twins who will make you LOL toward the middle of the movie and Takeshi (Kaneko's son) who winds up having a big part.
My Only Problem:
They introduce most of the characters to you all at once so if you aren't realllly paying attention to the names, you might get a little lost toward the middle.
Best Scenes (Mostly Without Spoilers):
1. The very beginning when Kakihara turns around and you get to see his face for the first time (pictured above)...he's smoking...it's awesome.
2. The Suzuki torture scene and the torture scene with the...arm (as quoted above)...haha
3. When Ichi goes to the hotel (we see his work for the first time) and he speaks to the beaten lady from the club.
4. When you find out why Ichi kills people.
5. The new Anjo gang with leader Kakihara is shown walking down the street in slo-mo.
6. The entire ending scene on the roof.
7. When Jijii takes his shirt off towards the end...you will never see it coming...
Overall:
It's not for everyone, but I will put it on my list of super cool foreign movies. This one has heart to it (and tons of gore) so if your up for it, do yourself a favor and sit through the 2 hours of great cinematography and splatter-gore/torture/love story/bullying story/horror/comedy. Then tell me what you made of the amazingly (left-open) ending.
9.6/10 Stars.
Seacrest OUT.
Monday, November 15, 2010
The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou
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Basic Premise of said film:
Ok so this movie is basically about a washed up documentary film star/director who goes on an adventure to find the mysterious Jaguar Shark that ate his best friend. Along the way there's tons of drama and funny shit going on. It's hard to explain what the film is really about, but it's worth a watch or two (it's a lot to get the first round so another might be needed...or wanted).
Why is it worth a watch?
For the following reasons:
1. Bill Murray
2. It's a Wes Anderson movie so you know it has dry humor and great actors and a weird plotline and yea. Wes Anderson kicks ass.
3. WILLEM DAFOE my favvvvvvvorite (and soooo funny!)
4. It's unlike anything else out there.
5. Cody the dog. I want him.
6. The animation is awesome.
Nice Touch:
Throughout the film, they play David Bowie songs which is awesome in itself, but then they have the amazing Sue Jorge who sings the same David Bowie songs in French which is even more awesome...I want the soundtrack.
Best Lines:
1. Festival Director: "That's an endangered species at most. What would be the scientific purpose of killing it?"
Steve Zissou: "Revenge."
2. Bill Ubell: "No Captain! That's Cedric. He's a friend."
Steve Zissou: "Merci, Cedric. Remind me, we'll send him a red cap and a Speedo."
3. Jane Winslett-Richardson: "In twelve years, he'll be eleven and a half."
Steve Zissou: [pause] "That was my favorite age."
Best Scenes:
1. The whole "Boat tour" where Steve is explaining all the compartments.
2.The whole scene on the Ping Island.
P.S.
Towards the end of the film, they totally hit you with a curve ball which is actually pretty sad, but you probably won't cry or anything...because the movie is really funny. 10 points for Wes Anderson for making this movie...and 10 points to Bill Murray for just being Bill Murray. 8.2/10 Stars.
Ciao.
Basic Premise of said film:
Ok so this movie is basically about a washed up documentary film star/director who goes on an adventure to find the mysterious Jaguar Shark that ate his best friend. Along the way there's tons of drama and funny shit going on. It's hard to explain what the film is really about, but it's worth a watch or two (it's a lot to get the first round so another might be needed...or wanted).
Why is it worth a watch?
For the following reasons:
1. Bill Murray
2. It's a Wes Anderson movie so you know it has dry humor and great actors and a weird plotline and yea. Wes Anderson kicks ass.
3. WILLEM DAFOE my favvvvvvvorite (and soooo funny!)
4. It's unlike anything else out there.
5. Cody the dog. I want him.
6. The animation is awesome.
Nice Touch:
Throughout the film, they play David Bowie songs which is awesome in itself, but then they have the amazing Sue Jorge who sings the same David Bowie songs in French which is even more awesome...I want the soundtrack.
Best Lines:
1. Festival Director: "That's an endangered species at most. What would be the scientific purpose of killing it?"
Steve Zissou: "Revenge."
2. Bill Ubell: "No Captain! That's Cedric. He's a friend."
Steve Zissou: "Merci, Cedric. Remind me, we'll send him a red cap and a Speedo."
3. Jane Winslett-Richardson: "In twelve years, he'll be eleven and a half."
Steve Zissou: [pause] "That was my favorite age."
Best Scenes:
1. The whole "Boat tour" where Steve is explaining all the compartments.
2.The whole scene on the Ping Island.
3. Finally seeing the Jaguar Shark (andd Sigur Ros "Staralfur" is the song in the background which makes this scene steal the film).
P.S.
Towards the end of the film, they totally hit you with a curve ball which is actually pretty sad, but you probably won't cry or anything...because the movie is really funny. 10 points for Wes Anderson for making this movie...and 10 points to Bill Murray for just being Bill Murray. 8.2/10 Stars.
Ciao.
Saturday, November 13, 2010
The Secret In Their Eyes (El secreto de sus ojos):
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WOWOWOWOWOWOW =)
So, Diana, was it amazing?
Uhhh eff yes! This movie won the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film over The White Ribbon which I loveeeed, and it was TOTALLY well deserved. The basic premise of this film is based around the life of a retired federal justice agent who wants to write a novel about the case that changed his life...that's all I'll say.
Best Lines:
"How do you live a life full of nothing"
"If you keep going over the past, you're going to end up with a thousand pasts and no future"
Just cuz I want to talk about it more...
The man that played Morales was such a stand out actor...I could completely feel ALL the pain he was going through and it made my movie experience that much better. This movie is altogether funny, intense, and sad varying it up as it rolls along .Also I don't think I stated before that this movie is subtitled (don't watch it dubbed...you'll juke yourself out of a movie experience and I'll kick you in the chin).
Best Scenes (without spoilers):
1. The scene in the elevator...I had chills the entire time.
2. The scene where Sandoval has his notary help Esposito figure everything out...epic.
3. The ENTIRE ending<3
Overall:
I think everyone who loves crime dramas should see this one. Also everyone who likes love stories. Also everyone who likes good movies. Don't let the subtitles turn you off of it. It's DEFINITELY worth the 2 hour watch. 9.5/10 Stars. Classic.
Peaceeee.
WOWOWOWOWOWOW =)
So, Diana, was it amazing?
Uhhh eff yes! This movie won the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film over The White Ribbon which I loveeeed, and it was TOTALLY well deserved. The basic premise of this film is based around the life of a retired federal justice agent who wants to write a novel about the case that changed his life...that's all I'll say.
Best Lines:
"How do you live a life full of nothing"
"If you keep going over the past, you're going to end up with a thousand pasts and no future"
Just cuz I want to talk about it more...
The man that played Morales was such a stand out actor...I could completely feel ALL the pain he was going through and it made my movie experience that much better. This movie is altogether funny, intense, and sad varying it up as it rolls along .Also I don't think I stated before that this movie is subtitled (don't watch it dubbed...you'll juke yourself out of a movie experience and I'll kick you in the chin).
Best Scenes (without spoilers):
1. The scene in the elevator...I had chills the entire time.
2. The scene where Sandoval has his notary help Esposito figure everything out...epic.
3. The ENTIRE ending<3
Overall:
I think everyone who loves crime dramas should see this one. Also everyone who likes love stories. Also everyone who likes good movies. Don't let the subtitles turn you off of it. It's DEFINITELY worth the 2 hour watch. 9.5/10 Stars. Classic.
Peaceeee.
Scott Pilgrim Vs. The World
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Ok so basic premise (in a nutshell):
Scott Pilgrim (my future husband Michael Cera) is an ordinary boy from Canada. He has a band and a little stereotype Asian gf. He dreams of a girl with purple(magenta?) hair and poof, she's real and he's in <3. There's one problem...he has to defeat all of her super awesome evil EX's in super awesome stylized video game/comic book/musical ways.
Why this movie is awesome:
1. Michael Cera is in it and that in itself is awesome.
2. Even in the most weird, out-there movies where cool shit is filmed in animation/anime/whatever else, I guarantee you have never seen anything like this.
3. Kieran Culkin owns his role and stands out as the funniest part of the movie.
4. You never know what is coming next.
5. Jason Shwartzman = <3
Best Line(s):
"You punched the highlights out of her hair!"
"I kinda feel like I'm on drugs when I'm with you, not that I do drugs...unless you do drugs...then I do drugs all the time"
"I'm in lesbians with you."
Action? Yes Plz.
It's packed with fight scenes that are more creative then normal stupid action movies and the whole time you're watching, it's like you can't turn away from the screen. P.S. film ppl, you should re-release this film in 3-D. The dragon scene is epic and movies like this are the ones that SHOULD be in 3-D, not drama movies...who wants to pay $5 extra to see some bitch cry inyoface? Yea, not me.
Kids/Teens/Adults?
It pretty much plays to everyone. Little kids that love video games will like some of the references as well as teens. Adults will like that it's funny and not a really harsh PG-13 so they can take their kids that want to feel special going to a *gasp* PG-13 movie!
All I know is I am totally buying this one cuz it's awesome and gave me something new and creative to watch =) yay! 8/10 stars
Toodles<3
Ok so basic premise (in a nutshell):
Scott Pilgrim (my future husband Michael Cera) is an ordinary boy from Canada. He has a band and a little stereotype Asian gf. He dreams of a girl with purple(magenta?) hair and poof, she's real and he's in <3. There's one problem...he has to defeat all of her super awesome evil EX's in super awesome stylized video game/comic book/musical ways.
Why this movie is awesome:
1. Michael Cera is in it and that in itself is awesome.
2. Even in the most weird, out-there movies where cool shit is filmed in animation/anime/whatever else, I guarantee you have never seen anything like this.
3. Kieran Culkin owns his role and stands out as the funniest part of the movie.
4. You never know what is coming next.
5. Jason Shwartzman = <3
Best Line(s):
"You punched the highlights out of her hair!"
"I kinda feel like I'm on drugs when I'm with you, not that I do drugs...unless you do drugs...then I do drugs all the time"
"I'm in lesbians with you."
Action? Yes Plz.
It's packed with fight scenes that are more creative then normal stupid action movies and the whole time you're watching, it's like you can't turn away from the screen. P.S. film ppl, you should re-release this film in 3-D. The dragon scene is epic and movies like this are the ones that SHOULD be in 3-D, not drama movies...who wants to pay $5 extra to see some bitch cry inyoface? Yea, not me.
Kids/Teens/Adults?
It pretty much plays to everyone. Little kids that love video games will like some of the references as well as teens. Adults will like that it's funny and not a really harsh PG-13 so they can take their kids that want to feel special going to a *gasp* PG-13 movie!
All I know is I am totally buying this one cuz it's awesome and gave me something new and creative to watch =) yay! 8/10 stars
Toodles<3
I've decided...
That my Blog is going to be mostly movie reviews, for the following reasons:
A. I'm a nerd and watch tons of arthouse films that normal critics don't review (or appreciate)
B. I love, love, love expressing myself
C. I love writing and I enjoy reviewing everything I write/read/watch...you get the picture...
D. I'm awesome.
So first up...
Scott Pilgrim Vs. The World
A. I'm a nerd and watch tons of arthouse films that normal critics don't review (or appreciate)
B. I love, love, love expressing myself
C. I love writing and I enjoy reviewing everything I write/read/watch...you get the picture...
D. I'm awesome.
So first up...
Scott Pilgrim Vs. The World
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