Tuesday, January 08, 2008

right now wondering if there are any movies worth forking out moolah for. and suddenly i thought of the first ever movie i sneaked into when i was underaged. so..

first (and only) movie i ever snuck into:
the ladykillers. that was, in sec three i think. it was nc16 and then it was an impulse thing, you know? i asked for a ticket and they wanted to check my id and so, i said the most brilliant thing ever. i didnt have it. so well, couldnt get in that way. i resigned myself to watching wimbledon, an even bigger waste of money, but oh well. i got in, then walked into the ladykillers theatre instead. so there. ho hum, not that i enjoyed the movie muchly, it would have been funnier if i had been watching the movie for entertainments sake. there were a few laughable punchlines, i think. it was about some guys and some illicit money and in the end every one of them died and the old lady whose house they were living in walked in and saw the pile of money there, the end. but the getting to the end was pseudo-funny, though. i think. quite foggy up there. oh yeah, the rating was for the language, i think. it was a bit eyebrow-raising. so. anyways. so much for underage movie watching.

movie(s) that made me tear:
van helsing. really really, and can i emphasize really, stupid movie to get emotional about, but oh well. it was fantasy. and in fantasy people die.

movie(s) that made me cry:
life is beautiful. oh. :/ oh yes and the choirboys. the part where they were singingsinging and throwing planes and messages out of the window even though they were locked in? oh goodness.

movie(s) that made me cry.. while watching with my family:
the titanic. oh goodness gracious me. damn paiseh. thank goodness we were watching it on channel five, i went to hide in my room during commercial breaks hawhawhaw.

movie(s) that made me bored to tears:
scarey movie i cant remember what. this was super great eyeball rolling. cant imagine how im still able to see quite well as of today.

movie(s) that made me scared of what our world is today and what it will become:
darwins nightmare. urkies. you should really watch this, oh you of the first world nation. watch this and repent.... and go back to your old life a couple of weeks/months down the road. which was what i did, leastways.. not that im proud of it, of course.. but. 1) if the truth is not flung in your face every single day that hey there those living a less-than-splendid life somewhere out there, or perhaps right here in our midst even, then it is easy to forget. it is easy to imagine it all away and think, oh hell, what difference does it make anyway? 2) and oh yes, what difference does it make, really? if youve caught up with me in the past couple of months youll probably realise that i dont go: finish your rice, think about the poor starving children in africa and where else, or something like that. even if i did, it was probably out of habit. i dont believe in that any more. i mean, what can that clod of rice/meat/vege do? be flown back to wherever it is needed? no. it goes either into the bin or into the stomach. and if going into your stomach makes you feel worse off for it, why then, by all means throw it away! which brings me to the next point. 3) what does one man living on this earth owe another? nothing. not considering those that youre related to and have come into contact to. the feeling of needing to help those more in need is purely one of moral duty and the like. luck and chance put you in a time and place that was more fortunate, and because if you were one of those no-so-lucky ones, youd wish that those luckier ones would give you a hand too. and so you help the less fortunate because of this idontknowwhatyoucallitness. either that or you were brought up to. its in your conditioning. say something enough times and youll end up believing it. if youre told to help otherssss help othersss help othersss... or finish your fooddddd finish your fooddddd finish your foooodddddd... then chances are, you probably will. unless youre one of those few who are able to resist this sort of thing. so anyways what was the point of all this, i forget. hmms yes about helping others and whatnot. and movies. so.

movie(s) that made me laugh and smile.. like, for real:
darjeeling limited. the latest ive caught, actually. sometimes the journey is so pointless and so omg-what-plotline-is-this-ish that you actually enjoy the journey so much more. and in a way it was like real life too. yes, this one did make me laugh and smile and walk a little lighter..

movie(s) that left me thinking: huh?:
amelie. much lauded but, huh? maybe its a thing with french and indie films.. theyre really beautiful, really pretty, like take-your-breath-away, but there really isnt much point.. unless of course you watch it at one of those magic moments where everything just click and youre so awestruck that you go: omg, this is genius! but then again, how often does that happen.. and even then, you can never watch it again and get that same feeling.. oh yes, a few other french films left me a bit huh-ish too, but i cant remember what theyre called..

movie(s) with heartwrenching scenes(s):
oliver twist, the version which came out in sec3sec4 that time.. i watched it in a really small theatre which i really regretted buying the ticket for after i walked in but oh wells. the heartwrenching part was at the end, where faggins was to be hanged and he was screaming away as oliver walked away.. yes very heartwrenching.

movie(s) really not worth your money and which have their part twos in cinemas right now but are still so popular, i dont know why:
national treasure and alien vs. predator.. please please, dont watch those if you havent already.. they are such a waste of money, time, and brain space you really dont want to go to the effort of travelling to the cinemas. but then again, at this rate no movie will ever be watched so.. ho hum.

movie(s) that made me think, yes, this is life, this is what we are born to:
v for vendetta.. although when it first came out i thought that it was some flick about blood and war in olden times because of the bus stop ads. rawr.

anyways. so much for movies. cant think of many more right now.. i tell you arh. i changed my mind about something. again. i decided for the umpteenth time that i am not moving out after all. which was what started this spending spree, because the last month has been sheer paranoia about money-spending.. and why? because the piano tuner came and in the mean time he did that voicing thing, which looked something like using a sharp thing to poke the hammerheads.. which was something a bit different from the scarier stuff i heard, like shaving off the top layer or something like that.. but boy, what a difference did it make. my mind changed itself there and then so which means now im staying put until at least the release of the results so that i can decide what to do with myself, and of course, play on the piano in the meantime.. not that it sounds like what i had imagined it would sound like. :/ not enough for me to postpone my moving out for a few months, not when ive been dreaming about it on and off for years and years. but i cant unmake my mind now. oh wells. which also means my motivation for doing all this is like just dieded. and im like, omg how now brown cow? errs. ??? todays lesson was like omg why on earth did i cover so little?! the others miraculously shifted themselves to other days and times.. oh wow. urkies.

Bonjour. Si vous voulons me chercher, vous êtes venu au faux endroit.

Tuesday, January 08, 2008

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