For this particular movie, I couldn’t find a trailer that I could import into Writer, so I’m just going to use an image…if you want to see a trailer, click here.
The Road is based on a tremendous book written by Cormack McCarthy, and honestly, this is easily the best book I’ve ever read. If you ever are given the opportunity to read it, I highly recommend you do, especially seeing as how this isn’t a very complex book. The only thing I was confused about at times was how there were never any quotations when someone would speak. But whatever, that’s not really the point of this post..
The movie itself was good, although I don’t feel like it lived up its potential. I pictured the boy being a bit shorter, and Viggo Mortensen actually looks a lot like I imaged the Man to look. The atmosphere of the movie matched the book pretty well, but I thought it could have been a bit darker, like with more blood and whatnot. Overall, the movie was pretty cool, if you get a chance to see it, I think you should. The experience would probably be better if you read the book, too.
Expect another post later today/tomorrow. I’m going to see Avatar.
I apologize for not posting as much lately, I just haven’t felt the need to do so. But now I’ve got a legit reason to post, and I’m forcing myself to do this.
After waiting quite a long time (a few months, in fact) to see this movie, I will say that I wasn’t disappointed. The movie was constantly funny, the whole time, and I never really got bored with it. My favorite part was whenever the main character would reveal a new rule of his, and the text would appear somewhere in the background. Then, the text would appear somewhere whenever he used his rule while fighting off zombies. He had…32 rules in all, I think, and I would have liked to have seen more than 5 of them. Overall, good movie, I’d suggest it unless you aren’t a fan of gore.
I’d like to end this post by clearing something up: this movie is not, in any way, better than Shaun of the Dead. That movie is the top-dog of zombie-comedies, and it won’t ever be topped. Not while I’m alive, at least.
Oh yeah, and I’m going to see Avatar this weekend (hopefully in 3D) so expect another review coming very soon. As well as a review on The Road, I managed to see that, too.
As for anything else I might post about…I don’t know.
This is a review of the recently released album “Contra” by Vampire Weekend. Now, Vampire Weekend has been one of my favorite bands from back before they became as popular as they did (I caught on to them pretty early). Ever since I heard songs of theirs like “Oxford Comma” and “M79” I knew this band was excellent. Once I heard they were releasing a new album, I was very excited for it. After a short while, I forgot about it, only to remember it a few days after it actually released. So I got the album, listened to it a few times, and here are some of my thoughts:
I’d first like to come out and say that this album isn’t anything special. If anything, it’s a disappointment for Vampire Weekend. There are three songs (Horchata, Cousins, and I Think Ur a Contra) that have individuality and their own twist to the songs. The rest sound pretty identical, making the whole experience with the album nothing to get excited over. Those three previously mentioned songs are all excellent, if only the rest of the album could have that sort of variety…oh well. The album overall isn’t that bad, so if you happen to be a fan, obviously you should give it a look-see. If you’re new to Vampire Weekend, you should definitely check out their previous album first.
All in all…I’d give the album a solid 6/10. It’s nice, but not as nice as I have come to expect from Vampire Weekend. But hey, this is all just my own opinion.
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For this particular movie, I couldn’t find a trailer that I could import into Writer, so I’m just going to use an image…if you want to see a trailer, click here.
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