Thursday, June 21, 2012
All the World(I Tell Myself)
Have you ever tried to make a decision and not known who you were doing it for? The last two books I published were my own choices. 'So Contagious' was chosen because I finished it first and just wanted to try publishing. Then came 'Bring on the Night' and that I chose because it contained Black & White and I needed the feedback to see how everyone would enjoy the sequel 'Technicolor'. But now my dilemma lies in whether or not I will publish 'Technicolor', if I should publish the sequel to 'So Contagious' - 'In Too Far', or not go for the cliche sequel just yet and put out a different type of novel altogether 'Haven'. I love each one and I want to put them all out but I just cant seem to decide which would be best to go next. Part of me became discouraged when, once again, sales went nowhere for 'Bring on the Night'. But I cant deny being a writer and wanting people to enjoy my work so I will keep publishing my books if only to hold a copy of it in my hands and mine alone.
Thursday, June 14, 2012
Movetime:Megamind
'Megamind' the 2010 Dreamworks film starring Will Ferrell.
Here is the synopsis given on IMDB.com :
"The supervillain Megamind finally defeats his nemesis, the superhero Metro Man. But without a hero, he loses all purpose and must find new meaning to his life."
Much like 'Despicable Me' this was an adorably cute movie but, in true Dreamworks fashion, didn't seem much for kids. There were a lot of jokes and references obviously put in there for adults and while I thank movie producers for doing this I think back to all the good Disney movies that I still rewatch and dont see the same habits. While comparing Disney to other animators isnt fair it is the truth that when I watch 'Little Mermaid' there are adults 'themes' if you will, but not so many jokes aimed towards adults. I quite enjoy the simplistic aspect of childrens movies and revel in the relaxation ones mind might experience watching one. With that said, I do not dislike Dreamworks way of incorporating adult humor, simply that I wonder why they feel they have to do as such.
'Megamind' was a very funny movie and Will Ferrell made me forget who he was for a while. Lately I have not enjoyed his movies as much, or more I find they seem to be all too similar to one another. Not seeing him in this movie helped me to truly engross myself in the film and take in its full worth. The best part of the movie was Megaminds butchery of the English language. He mispronounced most words and has successfully engrained them in my mind.
Some examples are
Metro City-Metrocity (Pronounced the same as atrocity)
Revenge-Revange (Orange)
Hello-Oolo (I couldnt even begin to explain)
School-Shool (Similar to a Jewish temple)
The reason for this was his upbringing and lack of schooling.
All in all I would give this movie a 4.5 rating. It is definitely funny, a well thought out plot, and good for the whole family.
Here is the synopsis given on IMDB.com :
"The supervillain Megamind finally defeats his nemesis, the superhero Metro Man. But without a hero, he loses all purpose and must find new meaning to his life."
Much like 'Despicable Me' this was an adorably cute movie but, in true Dreamworks fashion, didn't seem much for kids. There were a lot of jokes and references obviously put in there for adults and while I thank movie producers for doing this I think back to all the good Disney movies that I still rewatch and dont see the same habits. While comparing Disney to other animators isnt fair it is the truth that when I watch 'Little Mermaid' there are adults 'themes' if you will, but not so many jokes aimed towards adults. I quite enjoy the simplistic aspect of childrens movies and revel in the relaxation ones mind might experience watching one. With that said, I do not dislike Dreamworks way of incorporating adult humor, simply that I wonder why they feel they have to do as such.
'Megamind' was a very funny movie and Will Ferrell made me forget who he was for a while. Lately I have not enjoyed his movies as much, or more I find they seem to be all too similar to one another. Not seeing him in this movie helped me to truly engross myself in the film and take in its full worth. The best part of the movie was Megaminds butchery of the English language. He mispronounced most words and has successfully engrained them in my mind.
Some examples are
Metro City-Metrocity (Pronounced the same as atrocity)
Revenge-Revange (Orange)
Hello-Oolo (I couldnt even begin to explain)
School-Shool (Similar to a Jewish temple)
The reason for this was his upbringing and lack of schooling.
All in all I would give this movie a 4.5 rating. It is definitely funny, a well thought out plot, and good for the whole family.
Movietime:Safe House
This will be the first of my movie reviews, I may even get into tv shows as well, but for now just movies. I watch way too many shows that are old or ending or have just ended so it would be very scattered and I'd much rather just give comments on movies for now. I know its confusing to wonder why I would decide to give reviews on a blog devoted to my writing but....fuck it I wanna write them and you will read it!
The first on the list will be 'Safe House', Starring the ever gorgeous and devastatingly talented-Ryan Reynolds, and (this will shock and awe everyone) a not favorite actor of mine- Denzel Washington. Dont even try to argue with this, I have watched his movies and I just never enjoy them, let it go, I'm not easily swayed.
The plot of this movie originally seemed simple to me. Denzel's character is a good guy, turned bad guy. Ryan Reynolds is just hot. After nearly 10 years Denzel pops back up on the governments radar and they want him bad. Hes got secrets and they need him now! Ryan is just finishing up over a years worth of work being a 'sitter' for the safe house. After capturing Denzel, or at least thinking they 'caught' him, they bring him to Ryans safe house. After all that is the name of the movie.
Like so many movies named after a certain place in the movie, this one barely shows the place. There are two brief scenes with Ryan and his day to day loneliness within the safe house. Once they bring Denzel in, which happens within the first twenty minutes of the movie, all hell breaks loose and they have to get out. Somehow the bad guys found them and everyones dead but Ryan. Bad guys are after Denzel for the same reason the good guys want him, information. After Ryan escapes the safe house with Denzel in tow they go off on a very intense car chase.
-I'm gonna put in a side note here about this car chase. When Ryan and Denzel run out they enter onto a very crowded street where everyone is running and screaming because they have just heard gunshots. The bad guys somehow know that Ryan has Denzel even though he had shoved him in the truck before anybody saw him. To me it just seemed convenient that the bad guys knew he was the one they were after just because he sped away. I'd speed the fuck away too if I heard gun shots, I don't wanna get shot! Side note end.
In the midst of a very intense car chase Denzel escapes the trunk, enters the back seat and proceeds to beat the shit out of Ryan who is still driving the car they are both riding in. I don't know if he suddenly has a superman complex but I really don't think Denzel would survive going head first through a windshield at 50MPH. Once they make their escape and Ryan beats down Denzel they have to hide out.
-Oh I also forgot to mention Ryan has a girlfriend. He's of course in love with her, as every covert government agent does with random women. I swear it felt like Bourne all over again, only this chick wasnt helpful in the slightest!
I wont continue with the full on description of the movie. Partially because I don't remember a lot of it, and also because its got a lot of plot twists and turns. I knew I wasn't going to like this movie, if only for the fact that it really isnt my type of movie. You can say its because I am a girl and I dont like action movies, but I do. I just never truly enjoy 'government' based movies. Also not being fond of Denzel I didn't have a lot going for me, other than my love of Ryan Reynolds. Put simply, this movie was a hard watch. I went in expecting one thing and came out with something totally different. Denzel's bad guy character turns out to really be good, which to me seemed like a cop-out. Ryan saves the day and gets the girl. In a very unlikely situation where they both should have ended up dead they somehow escape and live happily ever after.
Ryan's acting is very impressive, especially the fight scenes. He has definitely evolved as an actor and proves time and again that he can excel at whatever role he is handed. Denzel was very believable as the badass in the beginning. Killing people and slipping through like a super spy he fit the role well. The script was more or less the issue as it seemed like they were trying so hard for suspense and fast paced story telling that they ended up making it lag and actually boring me. Although I wont put it all on the script because even a great script can be ruined by poor directing and editing.
All in all I would not recommend this movie. Out of 5 stars I give it a 2.5.Even for Ryan Reynolds fans I would suggest renting Blade Trinity and enjoying true Ryan at his best.
I hope you all enjoy this and check back for my next review- 'Megamind' Starring Will Ferrell
The first on the list will be 'Safe House', Starring the ever gorgeous and devastatingly talented-Ryan Reynolds, and (this will shock and awe everyone) a not favorite actor of mine- Denzel Washington. Dont even try to argue with this, I have watched his movies and I just never enjoy them, let it go, I'm not easily swayed.
The plot of this movie originally seemed simple to me. Denzel's character is a good guy, turned bad guy. Ryan Reynolds is just hot. After nearly 10 years Denzel pops back up on the governments radar and they want him bad. Hes got secrets and they need him now! Ryan is just finishing up over a years worth of work being a 'sitter' for the safe house. After capturing Denzel, or at least thinking they 'caught' him, they bring him to Ryans safe house. After all that is the name of the movie.
Like so many movies named after a certain place in the movie, this one barely shows the place. There are two brief scenes with Ryan and his day to day loneliness within the safe house. Once they bring Denzel in, which happens within the first twenty minutes of the movie, all hell breaks loose and they have to get out. Somehow the bad guys found them and everyones dead but Ryan. Bad guys are after Denzel for the same reason the good guys want him, information. After Ryan escapes the safe house with Denzel in tow they go off on a very intense car chase.
-I'm gonna put in a side note here about this car chase. When Ryan and Denzel run out they enter onto a very crowded street where everyone is running and screaming because they have just heard gunshots. The bad guys somehow know that Ryan has Denzel even though he had shoved him in the truck before anybody saw him. To me it just seemed convenient that the bad guys knew he was the one they were after just because he sped away. I'd speed the fuck away too if I heard gun shots, I don't wanna get shot! Side note end.
In the midst of a very intense car chase Denzel escapes the trunk, enters the back seat and proceeds to beat the shit out of Ryan who is still driving the car they are both riding in. I don't know if he suddenly has a superman complex but I really don't think Denzel would survive going head first through a windshield at 50MPH. Once they make their escape and Ryan beats down Denzel they have to hide out.
-Oh I also forgot to mention Ryan has a girlfriend. He's of course in love with her, as every covert government agent does with random women. I swear it felt like Bourne all over again, only this chick wasnt helpful in the slightest!
I wont continue with the full on description of the movie. Partially because I don't remember a lot of it, and also because its got a lot of plot twists and turns. I knew I wasn't going to like this movie, if only for the fact that it really isnt my type of movie. You can say its because I am a girl and I dont like action movies, but I do. I just never truly enjoy 'government' based movies. Also not being fond of Denzel I didn't have a lot going for me, other than my love of Ryan Reynolds. Put simply, this movie was a hard watch. I went in expecting one thing and came out with something totally different. Denzel's bad guy character turns out to really be good, which to me seemed like a cop-out. Ryan saves the day and gets the girl. In a very unlikely situation where they both should have ended up dead they somehow escape and live happily ever after.
Ryan's acting is very impressive, especially the fight scenes. He has definitely evolved as an actor and proves time and again that he can excel at whatever role he is handed. Denzel was very believable as the badass in the beginning. Killing people and slipping through like a super spy he fit the role well. The script was more or less the issue as it seemed like they were trying so hard for suspense and fast paced story telling that they ended up making it lag and actually boring me. Although I wont put it all on the script because even a great script can be ruined by poor directing and editing.
All in all I would not recommend this movie. Out of 5 stars I give it a 2.5.Even for Ryan Reynolds fans I would suggest renting Blade Trinity and enjoying true Ryan at his best.
I hope you all enjoy this and check back for my next review- 'Megamind' Starring Will Ferrell
Buy me a pretty girlfriend!
"I asked for an island of men", "And thats why I brought you to Manhattan", "But this is a gay club", "You never specified that they had to be straight"
What is this? I dont know who this is, or what situation this is but its creepily familiar. The problem with having an ex-boyfriend who is gay and is still a huge part of your life, is that you still keep a hold of those boyfriend/girlfriend attributes. Its been 6 years since we dated and yet he stills classifies us as 'we'. Numerous boyfriends, hook-ups and one husband later and I am still his 'we'. Whats worse? I will never correct him because one of the very few constants in my life is him. He is one of my best friends, he is a pain in my ass and for a time he was the love of my life. Things change, people grow but through it all we have stayed the same. He influences a lot of my work and I'm sure this is just another one of his ways of creeping into my life. I don't know what this is just yet but I am sure I will find out soon enough.
What is this? I dont know who this is, or what situation this is but its creepily familiar. The problem with having an ex-boyfriend who is gay and is still a huge part of your life, is that you still keep a hold of those boyfriend/girlfriend attributes. Its been 6 years since we dated and yet he stills classifies us as 'we'. Numerous boyfriends, hook-ups and one husband later and I am still his 'we'. Whats worse? I will never correct him because one of the very few constants in my life is him. He is one of my best friends, he is a pain in my ass and for a time he was the love of my life. Things change, people grow but through it all we have stayed the same. He influences a lot of my work and I'm sure this is just another one of his ways of creeping into my life. I don't know what this is just yet but I am sure I will find out soon enough.
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