Movie Review: Bridge to Terbethia

This is my real review for this week. Let us forget about the horror of yesterday, and move on.
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In my opinion, this is the best movie that Disney has released in the last 5 years without the help of Pixar. The characters are real, the actors are likeable, and the acting is good. The story, from the novel of the same name, is very well written, with no singing animals, unrealistic plots, and dumb characters. With actors like Robert Patrick (Terminator 2), he gives the movie credibility. The bullies are more real then in movies such as Drillbit Taylor and the children deal with it accrodingly. I'm sure that most of can imagine having a friend like the two characters have in this, and are able to share a fantasy together and be able to have a clean (Disney) platonic relationship. This is a movie that shows true friendship, right up there with Stand by Me and Doctar Bashir and Chief O'Brian (Star Trek: Deep Space Nine for people who have no fucking clue who those characters are). I've not even mentioned Zooey Deschannel yet and she's only really in this for good measure for a film that doesn't really need it...not like that other film that must never be mentioned again...ever.
In conclusion, this film is Disney, so some stuff is predicable, but if your tired of all the 3D shit that's put out nowadays, then this might do it for you, it's powerful, funny and beautiful.
Rating: 4.5/5

Movie Review: Live Free or Die

For starters there was only one reason that I wanted to watch this movie, and one reason alone: Zooey Deschannel. This was released in 2006, along with(in my humble opinion) the underrated Bridge to Teribethia, which I think is a pretty damn good movie, and i would be reviewing that if not for this atrocity. If Zooey Deschannel hadn't been in it, then this movie would have no redeeming qualities, none whatsoever. I haven't seen a movie this bad in a very very long, one where I felt like I should be doing something better with my time, one where I couldn't wait for the credits. This makes The Tourist look like Star Wars in terms of excitement, and humour. There was nothing I found funny about this comedy, and the acting is some of the worst I've ever seen. I mean, I know the person who plays Ms. Deschannels brother is suppose to be stupid, but where does the character end and the real person begin. I think he really was that stupid, and there were able to get him in the movie and not have to pay him anything due to how stupid he was. I bet they just threw out all the lines, and let the actors improve around him, and see how well they do with this fucking idiot. In conclusion, I should've guessed by the terrible movie trailers that preceded this film how bad it was. This is a film most certainly worth skipping, only to be bought to use as a torture device, to be burned after watching, and never mentioned again. I cannot belive that on Rotten Tomatoes how 40% of people actually enjoyed this film, I mean ARE YOU PEOPLE FOR REAL!!?!?!

Rating: 0.5/5(for Zooey taking a sad movie, and making it...depressing.Acually you know what, forget my messely 0.5 rating, this movie deserves the credit it has earned.)

REAL Rating: 0/5

Album Reviews

As you may notice to the side on the right, I started a list of all the new albums that I've bought, and have been posting what I've bought. This has started in mid-July, and has slowly but surely growing. Well, for the time being, that will have to be suspended for a few reasons:

1. I am extremely backlogged with the amount of music that I have. For every new album that I have, I have at least 2 used albums that I have yet to get around to. It also doesn't help that I don't have the time to listen to 3 'new' albums a week, so it just keeps piling and piling up.

2. I am also saving money for college. Music, as we all know, is quite expensive, and as mentioned above, buying 3 albums a week has its costs. Even cutting back, it still costs me a lot to afford 1 new album, due to my financial restraints. If I find a better paying job however, this factor may disappear.

3. I don't always have a lot of time to listen to music properly. With all the time that I have to put into school and work, to properly listen to music has become impossible. Hopefully, once the exams are finished, I should be able to get back and review more music.

So there you have it. I am really sorry that this had to happen, and hopefully, once I get rid of my passionate love for the following women* and get more money/time, then it will all be alright. Just don't tell Ringo.

*Cynthia Nixon, Scarlett Johannson, Kate Winslet, Lady Gaga, Ellen Page, Taylor Swift, Anne Hathaway, Helen Mirren, June Harrington and Madonna(but not necessarily in that order)

Song Review: Grenade

There are many artists that have one, maybe two songs that I really like by them, if it's Ke$ha(We R Who We R) or Katy Perry(Teenage Dream). This songs falls in that sort of catagory. Bruno Mars is certainly a minority right now, with the majority of pop music being sung by females or really REALLY male rappers, he fits in the catagory of male singer, next to Justin Beiber. Mr Mars, you don't want to be seen next to this...boy. You certainly can write better songs then him, but that's not saying much. You look older and sound better then him, again not saying much. You need to work on your songwriting craft, but luckily, you have more years on you then Justin Beiber and you you look more natural in the role then he does. This song is the one that won me over, Mr. Mars. It's catchy, sounds good, and deserves the radio play that it's getting. Still, you have a long way to go. "Billionaire, Nothin on You, Just the Way You Are", you need to leave those songs behind if you want to be remembered more then a footnote on the Billboard Hot 100. Like Katy Perry, you both have the talent and the material that you could go beyond your singer image and really breakout, and not fade away. I know this is less about Grenade then Mars, but I thought this was a good song for him. He just needs to go beyond the standard he set. Write a real love song that will rank among the greatest of all time. You have the age, experience and ability to do it.

Rating: 3.5/5

Top 5 Best Songs of 2010

Dear Reader of this website,
I'm sure you are wondering, why Alek, are you doing a Top 5 songs of 2010 instead of 10, as most conventional lists will do? Well, since you asked(obviously), you might be inclined to know that, I tried to make a Top 10 best songs of 2010 this year. I limited myself to songs that were in the top 10, not just any songs that were released in general. Well, after looking at all the songs, I realized that very few of the songs I picked I really liked, just songs I didn't hate less. So I scrapped the list, and picked all the songs that I legitimately liked, which rounded off to 5. So, that, dear reader, is why this is only top 5. I hope you enjoy the list.

5. We R Who We R: Ke$ha
The video for this is total, absolute crap that just re-enforces the stereotype/image that Ke-Dollar Sign-ha that I cannot stand, the stupid party girl image that I see in tons of slutty girls at school. It's stupid and only useful for a one night stand(can you see anyone in a long term relationship with her?). That being said, this song I found was far better the the annoying "Tik Tok". The beat was better, the "lyrics" were half decent, and if I was the party goer/clubber, I might just dance to this. Bravo Ke$ha, now disappear forever.

4. Bad Romance: Lady Gaga
Like the song by the most irritating "band" of today, this song suffers from overplay. Despite how good this and "I Gotta Feeling" really are as songs, the radio made it so as soon as we hear the music, we cringe, but we let it slide, as there could be worse stuff on the next channel. Which is too bad, because this song really matches up with "Just Dance" with her best work. There isn't much wrong with it, and it's a pity that it didn't reach Number One(thanks to the never-to-be-mentioned-above-artist-urgghhh), and the only reason that t wasn't higher on the list is due to the overplay/over dominance of Lady Gaga in the media. And I wouldn't have it any other way.

3. Not Afraid: Eminem
What a great first single, that has now been all but ignored due to the monstrosity that became "Love the Way You Lie". I mean, what a terrible title and a terrible song, and yet, this was Number One for 8 weeks!! Come on people, it's about staying in abusive relationships, while this song was about returning hard and strong back into the game. He admits his mistakes, asks for redemption, and has never sounded more serious. Out of all the songs on the list, this was the one I liked immediately after hearing it, and haven't been annoyed by it to this day...or the next day, or the next day, or the next day, or the next day, or the next

2. Alejandro: Lady Gaga
Yes, TWO Lady Gaga songs, one underplayed, one overplayed. Ironically, a bad song with a good video gains more attention then a fantastic song with a terrible video. This was the final single released this year, and it was more hyped then I'd heard about anything. After a couple of months, I was finally able, however, to see how good the song really was, unnecessary of a video, perfect on it's own. I mentioned it in my Top 10 Lady Gaga Songs list as her best song, and I still believe that to be true. This would be the song I would love to see her do live if I were able to go to her concerts. Alas...

1. Teenage Dream: Katy Perry
Considering how much I cannot stand this women, having written about her more then anyone else, for her to have such a good song as this seems...poetic. This is the only song of hers that I'll listen to, which says something if I'll even listen to her. But enough bashing this women more then Russell Brand does, lets examine the song. Talk of teenage love, sex, romance and the thrill of anything that could happen, the talks you have with the one you love, the things you want to hear from that person, the things you want to do with that person, how you love that person, what you think of that person, this songs covers it all. Maybe its closer to my heart then I'd like to admit, or maybe I heard it at just the right moment in my life(after a breakup no less), but this song was able to get me back on this blog and really focus in on it. And what better way to focus, then to berate the person who wrote the song who helped you. In that sense, I will not apologise for my hurtful words towards her(after all, what does the apology of an nothing blogger mean to you anyhow), but I will thank you, Katy Perry for creating the song that got me up and out from the dark days. Teenage Dream, my Number One Song of 2010.

Movie Review: The Kings Speech

Since July, I've been a advocate for Inception, saying it deserves every award that the Academy can give it, most notably Best Actor for Leonardo DiCaprio. Well, before seeing this, I heard everyone saying how this was the big contender for Best Actor/Picture etc. I though "bollocks" to that, Inception is still the best, nothing can top it and nothing comes close(due to a car accident, I never got a chance to see The Social Network). My mind was made up, despite how much I wanted to see this, and all the praise that the movie had received.

Well, since seeing it, though I still prefer Inception, if this film won, I would be more then pleased with that. The acting in this film really is as good as everyone says. The way Colin Firth can pull off the stutter, the mannerism, the pain and the power that came with playing King George VI is just, for lack of a better word, infuckingcridible. The humor is for older people, but now I've come to that age that I can finally get this subtle humour. Helena Bonham Carter, who has never pleased me with her acting(the best being in Sweeney Todd) is solid, reviving my faith in her as an actress and not just as Tim Burtons wife. Likewise, while I've never been a fan of Mr. Firths acting, not simply because I don't like him, I've just never really been exposed to it. Maybe now, I'll finally get around to watching all those movies that he's in....ah, who am I kidding, even though with all that time on my hands, I know deep down I won't. Overall, this is a great film, which feels longer then it really is, but let me say you won't regret it, You have my word.

Rating: 5/5