Happy 50th Post! Thats right! You, right now, are reading the words that make up the content of the 50th post of this very blog!
And in celebration of this mighty 50th post, occurring approximitely 829 days after the first post, I will present to you my First Revision to my Favourite Movies of the period 2000-2009.
The original list I made contained just 10 movies, and was posted under the title "The Confessor" in December 2009 if you are interested in it.
Some of those movies make this list. Some not.
My Top 20 Movies of The 2000s, First Revision (it has to be somewhat official sounding, right?)
(500) Days of Summer
25th Hour
Atonement
Blood Diamond
Children of Men
The Departed
District 9
Eternal Sunshine of The Spotless Mind
Gone Baby Gone
The Illusionist
In Bruges
Inglourious Basterds
Let The Right One In
Memento
Moon
Pan's Labyrinth
The Pianist
The Prestige
Revolutionary Road
Sin City
If you've not seen some of these films, see them. You may just enjoy them at least as much as I did. I haven't seen every movie from the 2000s, so this list is not complete. This is my excuse for giving you a Second Revision at some indeterminate time in the future.
Also, there are some highly acclaimed films that I've seen that I didn't enjoy as much as these, and so aren't on my list. These are favourites, not my proclamation of the best. Keep your knickers out of a twist.
Stats:
3 Leonardo DiCaprio movies (Blood Diamond, The Departed and Revolutionary Road)
2 Edward Norton movies (25th Hour, The Illusionist)
2 Chris Nolan flicks (Memento, The Prestige)
And 20 Awesome Movies in Total.
According to IMDB:
3 Most Voted - Memento, The Departed and Sin City.
3 Least Voted - Revolutionary Road, 25th Hour and Gone Baby Gone.
And remember that IMDB knows all, and thus is the go to page for opinions. Especially for opinions.
On that note, I bid you good video viewing and goodbye.
Tuesday, April 26, 2011
Thursday, April 21, 2011
Songs For You, Truths For Me
Tomorrow may just be cancelled. Due to lack of interest that is. But with the world ending and dead aliens being found in Siberia (I'd be more worried about illegal aliens in my own country, thank you very much!) I'd say tomorrow's cancellation is of little consequence.
Quote of The Post: "The truth shall set you free."
Well goddammit! What if I don't want to be set free?! I guess that's something the truth itself has no care for. Damn truth and all it beholds. Then again, I am a firm believer in truthfulness. I guess that means I want the truth regardless of whether or not I think I'll like it. And because I am human, I acknowledge a fault in myself whereby I expect everybody else to be the same. You've had fair warning. Now beat it. Get outta here. Scram!
Movie of The Post: The Pianist
Another WWII movie, yes. But for a change, one I found to be incredibly good. In fact there is only one thing I have against this film and that is its director. Other than that, really, I don't have much to complain about. If you haven't seen it, see it. There is no "but" in this conversation.
Song of The Post: Miserabile Visu (Ex Malo Bonum) - Anberlin
I absolutely love the sound of this song right up until it builds up musically. I love the sparse sound of the instrumentation. Nice song. No need to worry about all the religious references, because as a song taken aside from religion, it's good. Not everything needs to be dissected and poured over or hated due to its source. Appreciate the song itself, if you do like it. If not, well, don't, haha.
P.S. I noticed The Chain video was no longer working so I've replaced it. I will continue to replace broken linked videos until such a time it becomes too time consuming or boring.
Quote of The Post: "The truth shall set you free."
Well goddammit! What if I don't want to be set free?! I guess that's something the truth itself has no care for. Damn truth and all it beholds. Then again, I am a firm believer in truthfulness. I guess that means I want the truth regardless of whether or not I think I'll like it. And because I am human, I acknowledge a fault in myself whereby I expect everybody else to be the same. You've had fair warning. Now beat it. Get outta here. Scram!
Movie of The Post: The Pianist
Another WWII movie, yes. But for a change, one I found to be incredibly good. In fact there is only one thing I have against this film and that is its director. Other than that, really, I don't have much to complain about. If you haven't seen it, see it. There is no "but" in this conversation.
Song of The Post: Miserabile Visu (Ex Malo Bonum) - Anberlin
I absolutely love the sound of this song right up until it builds up musically. I love the sparse sound of the instrumentation. Nice song. No need to worry about all the religious references, because as a song taken aside from religion, it's good. Not everything needs to be dissected and poured over or hated due to its source. Appreciate the song itself, if you do like it. If not, well, don't, haha.
P.S. I noticed The Chain video was no longer working so I've replaced it. I will continue to replace broken linked videos until such a time it becomes too time consuming or boring.
Monday, April 18, 2011
Diamonds And Rust
I don't suppose you remember my "lost post" that was hiding in my blog drafts for just shy of 2 years before I rediscovered it and posted it on February 18? The one where I mentioned "Sea Haven" and how I had no idea what it meant? I've discovered what I meant.
"Sea Haven" is the place of residence of one Truman Burbank. A.K.A Jim Carrey in The Truman Show. Which means that I was under the impression that I was Truman. Come to think of it, I still do. You exist solely for my entertainment and torture. But that's beside the point. The point is, we no longer have to suffer sleepless nights trying to work out what it was that I meant by the words originally written in March of 2009.
Quote of The Post: "Trying to forget someone you love is like trying to remember someone you never met. Impossible."
I don't think it's impossible. Just unlikely. If you suffered a form of amnesia or something similar you could forget just about anything. I'm not advocating forced amnesia (Eternal Sunshine of The Spotless Mind is exactly why). Regardless of circumstances, you shouldn't want to forget. Loving another is about the best thing you could ever do (owning a Porsche Carrera GT excluded).
Movie of The Post: The Sound of Music
The hiiiiiiills are alive... Oh. You're listening. I figured a musical would be a nice change of pace for my movie selection up for grabs here. And honestly, this is quite a good movie. Even though there are one or two songs that I don't particularly fancy. Cute kids, cute songs, not so cute Baronesses all set against the backdrop of German occupied Austria. Ahh, the last golden days of the thirties.
Song of The Post: Rebel Without A Cause - Blake Lewis
And now for something completely different! I've been giving you older songs, slower songs, more "classic" sort of songs recently. So, this is the remedy. I can't guarantee you'll like it. Then again, I can never guarantee such things, whether its my quote, movie, or song of the post. Some of the lyrics in the vid are slightly off. If you watch the vid, you'll notice that. Don't worry, it's no biggie. Enjoy.
P.S. I noticed that the music video to my last post is no longer available because it contains content from someone on high, so I've replaced it with another video. Don't miss out!
"Sea Haven" is the place of residence of one Truman Burbank. A.K.A Jim Carrey in The Truman Show. Which means that I was under the impression that I was Truman. Come to think of it, I still do. You exist solely for my entertainment and torture. But that's beside the point. The point is, we no longer have to suffer sleepless nights trying to work out what it was that I meant by the words originally written in March of 2009.
Quote of The Post: "Trying to forget someone you love is like trying to remember someone you never met. Impossible."
I don't think it's impossible. Just unlikely. If you suffered a form of amnesia or something similar you could forget just about anything. I'm not advocating forced amnesia (Eternal Sunshine of The Spotless Mind is exactly why). Regardless of circumstances, you shouldn't want to forget. Loving another is about the best thing you could ever do (owning a Porsche Carrera GT excluded).
Movie of The Post: The Sound of Music
The hiiiiiiills are alive... Oh. You're listening. I figured a musical would be a nice change of pace for my movie selection up for grabs here. And honestly, this is quite a good movie. Even though there are one or two songs that I don't particularly fancy. Cute kids, cute songs, not so cute Baronesses all set against the backdrop of German occupied Austria. Ahh, the last golden days of the thirties.
Song of The Post: Rebel Without A Cause - Blake Lewis
And now for something completely different! I've been giving you older songs, slower songs, more "classic" sort of songs recently. So, this is the remedy. I can't guarantee you'll like it. Then again, I can never guarantee such things, whether its my quote, movie, or song of the post. Some of the lyrics in the vid are slightly off. If you watch the vid, you'll notice that. Don't worry, it's no biggie. Enjoy.
P.S. I noticed that the music video to my last post is no longer available because it contains content from someone on high, so I've replaced it with another video. Don't miss out!
Tuesday, April 12, 2011
Dead Letters
It's already been one half of a semester for me. Just one more half to go and I'm on a longish break (3/4 weeks, I think.) Woo!
Already I can sense that I have been doing work. Or something that looks suspiciously like it during this semester. So, I'm avenging all those minutes wasted on work by using minutes most wisely here.
Quote of The Post: "Oh darling, I love you, but this just might
be a feeling that just comes and goes. Don't say I didn't tell you so."
If you didn't know before, you certainly should now. No excuses for you, nor anyone else. I've heard that all love is fleeting, so catch a glimpse of it while you can, because either way, it'll slip out of your hands. (Unless you get lucky and end up one of those really happy old couples. I hope you get lucky. Heh.)
Movie of The Post: Sucker Punch
Not as gratuitous as I'd hoped, mwahahahaha.
Delivers on action! Over the top-ness! Slight clothes! Slow-mo! Dragons! Swords! An old fella! So really this is a winner. Sure, not the best movie ever, and certainly not a movie that will have you shed a tear because of the fully realised plot and character development, but it is a fun ride. Even if the critics don't like fun.
Song of The Post: (Woman) - Shawn Phillips
This is another slower song. It starts off quietly, so don't turn it up too high just because you're struggling to hear it, because you will be able to hear it clearly enough (or, turn it up, then back down to a normal volume at around 45 seconds in.) This song is also known as "She Was Waitin' For Her Mother At The Station In Torino And You Know I Love You Baby But It's Getting Too Heavy To Laugh". Bit of a mouthful, really. But it asserts its ideas quite succinctly: "It's hard to fall out of love completely. It's harder to find a way to come back discreetly."
Already I can sense that I have been doing work. Or something that looks suspiciously like it during this semester. So, I'm avenging all those minutes wasted on work by using minutes most wisely here.
Quote of The Post: "Oh darling, I love you, but this just might
be a feeling that just comes and goes. Don't say I didn't tell you so."
If you didn't know before, you certainly should now. No excuses for you, nor anyone else. I've heard that all love is fleeting, so catch a glimpse of it while you can, because either way, it'll slip out of your hands. (Unless you get lucky and end up one of those really happy old couples. I hope you get lucky. Heh.)
Movie of The Post: Sucker Punch
Not as gratuitous as I'd hoped, mwahahahaha.
Delivers on action! Over the top-ness! Slight clothes! Slow-mo! Dragons! Swords! An old fella! So really this is a winner. Sure, not the best movie ever, and certainly not a movie that will have you shed a tear because of the fully realised plot and character development, but it is a fun ride. Even if the critics don't like fun.
Song of The Post: (Woman) - Shawn Phillips
This is another slower song. It starts off quietly, so don't turn it up too high just because you're struggling to hear it, because you will be able to hear it clearly enough (or, turn it up, then back down to a normal volume at around 45 seconds in.) This song is also known as "She Was Waitin' For Her Mother At The Station In Torino And You Know I Love You Baby But It's Getting Too Heavy To Laugh". Bit of a mouthful, really. But it asserts its ideas quite succinctly: "It's hard to fall out of love completely. It's harder to find a way to come back discreetly."
Saturday, April 2, 2011
Time Honoured Ghosts
Quote of The Post: "Wounds heal, bones mend, regrets are forever – regrets don't heal, they whisper and dig deep into our souls."
Regrets become worse the more you let them occupy your thoughts. They keep alive old fears, problems, and insecurities. They give life to your pain and they certainly keep your "mistakes" at the surface of your thoughts. If you can't find a way to make peace with your past, your past will tear you to pieces.
Movie of The Post: Kick-Ass
If you don't like 11 year old girls saying things that would make a sailor blush, then this movie is not for you - also if you don't like wetsuit clad wannabe superheroes. But within that construct is actually quite a good film. Another funny one, I must confess - some subtle humour, a lot of humour that isn't quite so subtle. It's a taste of something fresh and I found it rather entertaining, forgiving its Hollywood ending (but hey, I'm not complaining.)
Song of The Post: The Chain - Fleetwood Mac
The lyrics combined with the emotion of the delivery is the killer. There ain't no doubt about that.
Regrets become worse the more you let them occupy your thoughts. They keep alive old fears, problems, and insecurities. They give life to your pain and they certainly keep your "mistakes" at the surface of your thoughts. If you can't find a way to make peace with your past, your past will tear you to pieces.
Movie of The Post: Kick-Ass
If you don't like 11 year old girls saying things that would make a sailor blush, then this movie is not for you - also if you don't like wetsuit clad wannabe superheroes. But within that construct is actually quite a good film. Another funny one, I must confess - some subtle humour, a lot of humour that isn't quite so subtle. It's a taste of something fresh and I found it rather entertaining, forgiving its Hollywood ending (but hey, I'm not complaining.)
Song of The Post: The Chain - Fleetwood Mac
The lyrics combined with the emotion of the delivery is the killer. There ain't no doubt about that.
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