The other day I stopped at blockbuster, which from now on I will only go in special occasions since I paid about 5 dollars a movie. Red Box Go! I got three movies Ugly Truth which was actually a pretty funny romantic comedy, Ninja, which by the way is not Ninja Assassins (soo angry! Haha), and Zombieland. Zombieland was released in 2009, Directed by Ruben Fleischer the movie is a great mixture of Comedy and Horror.
The story tells of a future world where everyone has turned into Zombies and only a few survived. We follow Columbus, Tallahassee, Wichita and Little Rock (fake names the characters use not to get emotionally attached to each other) into a drive around the US, each one of them has their own plan and thinks they know what they are doing. Between the main character being attacked by his hot (zombie) neighbor and an amusement park filled with zombie we have all sort of moments. Really funny moments where we see the characters have fun around a deserted world, a lot of suspense where we got tense while we see them being attacked and close to being bitten. The director was not stingy with blood and really creepy and disgusting effects, which was good and made the whole zombie epidemic situation actually look real. Overall it is a very funny movie, nice to watch with your friends, we got really connected to the character and it was fun to watch America completely deserted. The harmony between moments of stress and comedy or even romance was really well handled. A great marriage between movies genres, and as soon as it is out on red box, I will be watching it again. ;D
Here is the trailer:
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Sunday, February 21, 2010
Friday, February 12, 2010
I love this song!
Another class thing.... but I do love this mash up of the top 25 pop songs of 2009... Awesome... Click here and download! ;D;D
Where I ocme from!
This is where I come from... Yaay... just a random post for class... Though it would be fun to show my city, froma satellite view... Looks like and airplane... ;D;D
If you wanna research some more, the name is Brasilia, Brazil. ;D
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If you wanna research some more, the name is Brasilia, Brazil. ;D
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Thursday, February 11, 2010
Precious...?
Every Wednesday afternoon, I have what I like to call “Rafael Weekly Time”. Basically I go to the movies by myself and watch something. I find it extremely relaxing, to be by yourself, and be pulled into a different world, different lives. You can forget about homework, drama, rehearsals and just focus on what is happening on the screen.
Well, this Wednesday I watched “Precious”, one of the most talked about movies of the season. Precious tells the story of an overweight black teenage girl that goes through a lot of problems in her life. We follow her struggle with her mother, school, pregnancy and a lot more problems. We also follow her trying to figure out solutions for all of it.
I feel like the movie wasn't as dramatic as I though it would be, which it isn't necessarily bad, but also it was't as remarkable as I was expecting it to be. Every movie with a great dramatic story is always more acclaimed than anything else, sometimes people talk about so much you go in expecting to see the next genius work of art in the movie industry. The acting in the movie was of excellent quality, Mo’Nique the actress playing Precious’ mom Mary really stands out , her final monologue is heart breaking when we see a women with obvious psychological issues that were never solved admit to the harms and mistakes. It is a complex and thick part, and I do applaud and agree with every nomination and award received. (Her acceptance speech for the Golden Globe was beautiful). Gabourey Sidibe is also outstanding as the main character, but I do believe that playing a dramatic role and being seen as the underdog plays a big part on all the praising she’s being getting. Alicia Keys an Mariah Carey which in most cases I would expect a mediocre performance, actually really surprised me, they took the role with the simplicity that it is suppose to be taken, they were real and raw, their parts were small but personally I believe a big a part of the story.
Lee Daniels' directing of the movie is also really good. The moments when Precious is fantasizing a new life are very well put together, transitions worked very smoothly and photography and lights were also very well done. Let’s see if the “underdog” movie will win any of its six nominations for the Academy award, the competition is tough, but we might be surprised. It might not be the best movie of the year, but it is a nice and strong movie, worth watching and thinking about. ;D
If you would like for me to comment on any particular movies, please comment and let me know. ;D Have a great weekend…
Well, this Wednesday I watched “Precious”, one of the most talked about movies of the season. Precious tells the story of an overweight black teenage girl that goes through a lot of problems in her life. We follow her struggle with her mother, school, pregnancy and a lot more problems. We also follow her trying to figure out solutions for all of it.
I feel like the movie wasn't as dramatic as I though it would be, which it isn't necessarily bad, but also it was't as remarkable as I was expecting it to be. Every movie with a great dramatic story is always more acclaimed than anything else, sometimes people talk about so much you go in expecting to see the next genius work of art in the movie industry. The acting in the movie was of excellent quality, Mo’Nique the actress playing Precious’ mom Mary really stands out , her final monologue is heart breaking when we see a women with obvious psychological issues that were never solved admit to the harms and mistakes. It is a complex and thick part, and I do applaud and agree with every nomination and award received. (Her acceptance speech for the Golden Globe was beautiful). Gabourey Sidibe is also outstanding as the main character, but I do believe that playing a dramatic role and being seen as the underdog plays a big part on all the praising she’s being getting. Alicia Keys an Mariah Carey which in most cases I would expect a mediocre performance, actually really surprised me, they took the role with the simplicity that it is suppose to be taken, they were real and raw, their parts were small but personally I believe a big a part of the story.
Lee Daniels' directing of the movie is also really good. The moments when Precious is fantasizing a new life are very well put together, transitions worked very smoothly and photography and lights were also very well done. Let’s see if the “underdog” movie will win any of its six nominations for the Academy award, the competition is tough, but we might be surprised. It might not be the best movie of the year, but it is a nice and strong movie, worth watching and thinking about. ;D
If you would like for me to comment on any particular movies, please comment and let me know. ;D Have a great weekend…
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