Saturday, November 21, 2009

Zombieland

This was actually a very good movie, I enjoyed it a lot. The Zombie makeup was a tad theatrical but all in all the comedy mixed well with everyone's circumstances. I saw this and believed that most of the steps in this overly socially phobic boy's list of to do and not do could work. The summary goes like this:

Zombieland focuses on two men who have found a way to survive a world overrun by zombies. Columbus is a big wuss -- but when you're afraid of being eaten by zombies, fear can keep you alive. Tallahassee is an AK-toting, zombie-slaying' bad ass whose single determination is to get the last Twinkie on earth. As they join forces with Wichita and Little Rock, who have also found unique ways to survive the zombie mayhem, they will have to determine which is worse: relying on each other or succumbing to the zombies.

In order: Wichita, Tallahassee, Columbus, and little rock.

Yes Ladies he plays the Banjo!

I liked the makeup on the Zombie Clown!

Bit's and pieces of the movie!

Wednesday, November 4, 2009

Wall-E


In a distant, but not so unrealistic future, where mankind has abandoned earth because it has become covered with trash from products sold by the powerful multi-national Buy N Large corporation, WALL-E, a garbage collecting robot has been left to clean up the mess. Mesmerized with trinkets of Earth's history and show tunes, WALL-E is alone on Earth except for a sprightly pet cockroach. One day, Eve, a sleek (and dangerous) reconnaissance robot, is sent to Earth to find proof that life is once again sustainable. WALL-E falls in love with Eve. WALL-E rescues Eve from a dust storm and shows her a living plant he found amongst the rubble. Consistent with her "directive" Eve takes the plant and automatically enters a deactivated state except for a blinking green beacon. WALL-E, doesn't understand what has happened to his new friend, but true to his love, he protects her from wind, rain, and lightning, even as she is unresponsive. One day a massive ship comes to reclaim Eve, but WALL-E, out of love or loneliness hitches a ride on the outside of the ship to rescue Eve. The ship arrives back at a large space cruise ship, which is carrying all of the humans who evacuated Earth 700 years earlier. The people of Earth ride around this space resort on hovering chairs which give them a constant feed of TV and video chatting. They drink all of their meals through a straw out of laziness and/or bone loss, and are all so fat that they can barely move. When the auto-pilot computer, acting on hastily given instructions sent many centuries before, tries to prevent the people of Earth from returning, by stealing the plant, WALL-E, Eve, the portly captain, and a band of broken robots stage a mutiny.

Wall-E's friend on earht while everything else is desolate.

Eve, being taken care of by Wall-E

Moe, cleaning up after Wall-E since he's covered in earth filth.

This is the outcome, of people up in space.

The two people to be enlightened by Wall-E

The Brave captain that has decided to help make earth their new destination!

The END

I really did enjoy watching this Movie, it had its sad moments but when push comes to shove you may end up wanting to see this movie over and over again. I know I did, I would recommend this movie for anyone!

Kamikaze Girls


Kamikaze Girls

Momoko yearns to live in 18-century Versailles than in her back-country hometown of Shimotsuma, heartland of the yakuza. To escape, she loses herself in the dreamy, doll-like fashions of the "Lolita” scene. Her idol is Akinori Isobe, chief designer of Baby, the Stars Shine Bright—her favorite Lolita design hose. She travels all the way to Tokyo to shop at their store.

One languid summer, to help fund her expensive hobby, Momoko runs a
classified ad of brand-name knock-off clothes (produced by her dad) for
sale. She encounters a buyer named Ichiko, who
happens to live in her neighborhood.


Super-rebel Ichiko , is a “Yankee”-style member of the Ponytails motorbike gang, one of Ibaraki's "Wild speed tribes,” whose teeth-rattling customized bikes are decked out with fiberglass shields and bannered backrests.

Somewhat against Momoko’s will, she and Ichigo slowly develop a strong friendship as they share their feelings on the odd goings-ons around them.

I was introduced to this film by my friend and its awkward and exciting comedy was actually fun to watch.
I know this film was made into a Manga and though it differs in some ways it follows the story very well. I did enjoy this very much and do recommend it to anyone interested in a funny foreign film. I will say this the Male leading character is a tad anoying and creepy but he grows on you. I think the ending is a bit of a shock but one I really liked.