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JULY 7, 2008 @ 06:45 AM

*Whew* Another weekend has come and gone...already 7 days into July...Summer is almost over frown Time really flies...

Just a week ago it was June....I even went to a party at Zoomusikgrl's house...That was fun...Brought some BBQ....I still want a smock that says "Sawyer BBQ PIT STOP" Now that's some damn good BBQ.

For the Americans, How was your Fourth of July Holiday? Me, I went to the movies...I saw HULK!!!! HULK SMASH!!! ANGRY!!!!! HULK KICKED ASS!!! Loved it, want to see it again...Its something....I never saw the 2003 version because i heard it was emo...but they definitely got this right...Its funny...I liked This and Iron Man more the X-Men 1 and 3(3 frakkin sucks) and Spiderman 3 and 1(never been big on the movie adaptation of Spiderman). Loved the Cameos in Hulk too... Yeah I really liked it...

Then I sat through Wanted...that's a big Meh for me....*shrug* its not dvd worthy that's for sure....

Later went to a friend's house and ate BBQ and watched the Fireworks from his house, then we sat around reminiscing til about 2 in the morning.

Saturday, Hung around the House and watched some dvr then went to the SGNJ diner of the month..always fun... Sunday, had brunch with mydogfarted and Khoos at the Office in Montclair NJ. We were aiming for Old Man Rafferty's but they didnt start brunch until 11am. Always fun hanging out with those two. Hell, Its cool hanging out with most of the SGNJers and other people I know from SG...Most of them anyway...its funny, I was having this discussion with khoos last week of how when I see certain posts on SG I say out loud...God I dislike you or your an idiot or I hate you...The ones I hate are few and far between though...1 or 2....They say revenge is an empty feeling, to drive yourself to make their existence unhappy. To Spend maybe not every waking moment but enough of your thought process on ways of torment and anguish, true is not healthy....but does keep motivated... Tthat you dont really feel fulfilled once it happens and I'm like...no, thats not true...If I knew that said person would be miserable and unhappy...boy would I have a smile on my face....*see I'm smiling right now...even have a Joker grin on*

Speaking of the Joker.... THE DARK KNIGHT in 2 weeks....I CANNOT WAIT!!! I will of course be in Maryland but I am sooo there....I'm really excited...That and Hellboy!!! WOOHOO!!! That was my geek moment...

My Movie Roundup:
What else did i see? Well I watched After Dark Horrorfest Film: Dark Ride with Jamie Lynn Sigler(Meadow Soprano)and the guy from the Sand lot...let's just say...it wasnt good...not good at all...The kills were mediocre, the story predictable...the characters were defintely 1 dimensional.

Its funny, we just watched wicker man in class thursday...Its alot of fun.Christopher Lee...Ingrid Pittt.. Britt Eckland...Edward Woodward....and it comes on cable like that saturday...

I watched Gravedancers...that wasn't too bad actually. I wold've liked to have seen the missing 3 minutes...loved the ghosts, it reminds me of the Gentlemen from Buffy the Vampire Slayer....So yeah...I liked it...Just finished the Hamiltons...the plot twist is interesting but again...slow film....and it still bothered me that they give us a great premise but the follow through was uneven...looking back, there are plenty of hints but still...Not a great film...I wont spoil it though.

I saw Le Yeux Sans Visage in my British/Italian Horror Cinema class. I've seen it once before and dozed off then but this time i stayed awake alot longer. I must really rent this to watch at home...Some beautiful surrealist Imagery...I liked some parts alot. I also liked the character Christiane, her expressions of loneliness came through perfectly...

I watched Otis too....Christie Seaver from Growing Pains has Grown up...a dark comedy...I liked Illeana Douglas as the mom...actually she was funny...Liked Daniel Stern...to me he actually just played an older Marv from Home alone...Liked the Brother...it had its moments Not too bad..

And finally Diary of the Dead....I'll put my reactions in spoiler cause its a long one...

SPOILERS! (Click to view)

1st thing I will say that I love....They recharged their damn camera batteries!!!! THANK YOU!!!! That was one of the major pet peeve i had with cloverfield...well one of them...but...yeah...Ok....It wasnt as bad as everyone made it out to be...

Its his version of a reboot almost starting from the beginning of the outbreak...i mean after land of the dead, what else can you really do as far as Zombies and the Apocalypse....

Some of the characters I didnt care for, I mean the "documentarian" was so involved in putting the experience on video that when he finally dies. I really didn't care...i mean i'm all for documenting life experiences but....he didnt help his friends at all I didnt care for his girlfriend either actually Matter of fact, most of the characters i didnt really care for 1 way or the other....Its funny, I liked the people on the road more(Samuel was awesomesauce and damn...what a way to go)...the Militants horde up in the warehouse were an interesting group as well. I did know the so called National Guard werent what they thought they would be....

I can see why Romero went with the young actors and the relative unknownness...their lack of acting skills helped the film.

His take on how the world being plugged in and everything documented in some form is interesting, i mean if it did happen, they would be footage of it... I did like getting information globally as well...

The characters continually talked bout what do you do...what do you when you have to kill one of your own...OMG OMG OMG!!! I killed someone...No one seemed to get...its them or you.... it's funny, I think Shaun of the Dead is one of the only recent films to have gotten it right recently with the whole oblivious to your surroundings and being in the middle of it...wanting to be with family...moments of dark comedy, all is lost and then a miracle...I mean, I would think the Army would be able to contain the outbreak qiuckly...that's just me...

I loved the cameos by Simon Pegg, Stephen King and Guillermo Del Toro(yes they are in there...somewhere)...Loved seeing George as well....Loved some of the zombie kills...

I mean can you honestly show a true global zombie outbreak on film? I mean the budget would have to be huge...

As far as a zombie film...I liked it....Maybe because of the director i give it more leeway...I mean i've seen some crap movies...

As far as a Romero Dead Film...my rankings are:
1) Dawn of the Dead(not that remake either)
2) Night of the Living Dead
3) Day of the Dead
4) Land of the Dead
5) Diary of the Dead

So yeah..saw it...wasn't horrible....wasnt bad...i would buy it on dvd...



So yeah, that was my recent movie viewing.

Comments
arbitraria

arbitraria

HOPEFUL

Morristown, NJ

JUL 07, 2008 06:54 AM

it was good seeing you again this weekend...can't wait to party at camping with you! i have a feeling you and Rickrolled could talk about movies for HOURS...lol.

Tadzi

Tadzi

New Brunswick, NJ
April 2003

JUL 07, 2008 07:32 AM

hulk was fucking amazing. had me chomping at the bit to see thor, cpn. america, and eventually the avengers. i really hope they can pull all of that together.

still need to see iron man....damn my schedule.

incidentally...i was talking about this with firebrand, can you picture anyone playing america or thor because i cant think of anyone for either. downey and norton were perfect fits for their roles but im drawing a blank for these two.

lollercoaster

lollercoaster

Atlanta, GA
July 2007

JUL 07, 2008 01:17 PM

I sat in on the first 30 minutes of Wanted until he had the scene with his boss and that was enough for me. smile

lollercoaster

lollercoaster

Atlanta, GA
July 2007

JUL 07, 2008 01:37 PM

me too - I figured it couldn't get much better so it was time to boogie to the movie I actually went to see smile

lollercoaster

lollercoaster

Atlanta, GA
July 2007

JUL 07, 2008 02:00 PM

Get Smart

Darqkloud

Darqkloud

Chicago, IL
December 2005

JUL 07, 2008 06:31 PM

Gravedancers was enjoyable, though I hated those creepy puppets.
And that one actor was awefull!

Bellica

Bellica

HOPEFUL

Mexico

JUL 08, 2008 01:51 PM

I loooove Campbell's chicken noodle soup! Which is exactly why I don't wanna ruin it by eating it every single day... I live on it! I love it! I don't want it to be icky... biggrin

TowrOfStrength

TowrOfStrength

Cold Spring, NY
May 2003

JUL 08, 2008 03:02 PM

- The Hulk was so awesome I saw it twice in the theater (1st time right after I saw Iron-man, 2nd time on the way home from work)

- Glad you've been having a slew of fun as of late. Hope all of you guys have a great time camping. Sounds like a hell of a time...

- I think you're pretty cool to say the least. You're honest as hell and I appreciate that...

AkiraLi

AkiraLi

Philadelphia, PA
March 2003

JUL 08, 2008 08:33 PM

The original Wicker Man is one of my favorite horror movies ever smile

AkiraLi

AkiraLi

Philadelphia, PA
March 2003

JUL 09, 2008 06:32 PM

I know, she's one of my favorite people on here.

BigPoppa99

BigPoppa99

Elmhurst, NY
April 2006

JUL 10, 2008 06:33 AM

Thanks bro. yeah i am freaking old. Come out tonight they got food

lollercoaster

lollercoaster

Atlanta, GA
July 2007

JUL 13, 2008 07:10 AM

hey can you get to my user page?

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