Fell Off the Wagon

God only knows what the hell has been going on with me and these erratic posts.

These one week posts are killing me.

The Flo-Jo is back in full effect, though.

I'm now one year closer to being a quarter century old.

All that means is that I'm wiser than yesterday and still naive towards tomorrow.

So, new updates....

I know you guys are feening for my movie reviews and insight.

In all honesty I haven't seen a "brand spanking" new movie.

Although, I peeped "Push" under some illegal substances.

WOW, is pretty much all I can say.

Overall, the movie's plot was sick. However, I'm pretty sure the production company used up all their money for CGI effects and everything else, because the dialogue was atrocious.

But that is to be expected with movies that are geared towards 15-24 year olds.

In instances like these, poor script, great plot, I always have to do a double take on what I'm willing to sacrifice as the viewer.

We're to forgiving when it comes to movies with the least amount of dialogue and the most amount of action.

Summer blockbusters such as Transformers, will never appeal to me, because almost all of the budget is dedicated to special effects instead of building a characters background.

And one last thing....Is it me or has every book been turned movie and every screen writer writes an adaptation strictly from a book.

I mean damn, what's going on with Hollywood???

The creative bug done flown away.

Yeah, how about them Sequels...Yikes

Movie #3

I'm a fan of Donnie Darko. I thought that movie was executed wonderfully.

For those who may not know what Donnie Darko is about, let me put you on.

Donnie Darko tells the story of a boy who time travels to events that happen due to two reasons....

He's white, and you and I both now that $hit don't happen to negros. Lmao!!!

Where we gonna go, back to slavery. They ain't a decade where we get love.

Back to the second reason, he's crazy.

But that still makes for great entertainment.

I thought of Donnie Darko as more of a Alice in Wonderland adult version, queen not included.

So, years later, someone with the bright idea decided to do a sequel... S. Darko

I'm not gonna lie, when I heard, I was geeked up.

But after seeing it, all I can say is the soundtrack was banging.

My mother always said, if you ain't got nothing nice to say, don't speak or even give a little side eye.

I'll be following those directions.

Popcorn Please

OK,

I know, I know, I haven't posted a review on a movie in a few days and your wondering why.

One reason is that I'm just being lazy and are currently posting things that are fresh in my mind, and the second reason is that I honestly haven't been wowed by any of the movies I've seen lately.

I mean I have a Blockbuster worth of films that people could easily rent and I would still have another 100+ movies to peep.

It's an obsession.

Along with the amount of shoes I have, but I'll save that topic for another post.

No, I really will, it's gotten bad, really bad.

Anyways the movies that I've seen have been so so.

Lat night I rented Babylon A.D. and The Uninvited.

Yup yup.

Hey RedBox was slacking and ya'll know I'm down for horror and sci-fi anytime.

Star Trek anybody??

On to the movies...

Babylon A.D. stars Vin Disel.(plz excuse the Russian pic.LOL!!!)



**Insert Side Eye**

And plays a mercenary who takes a job transporting a young girl and her keeper to America from Russia. He wants the guap, and she's worth every penny. Along the way however, he realizes that she has a sick gift of never experiencing a damn thing in her life but posses unimaginable amounts of memory of both the past and future.

Overall, movie was OK, not one of my favorites, but it's def great on a cloudy/rainy Sunday afternoon.

I mean, Vin can only play two roles to a "T", and Shakespeare ain't one of them.

As for the rest of the movies I've seen thus far,

I swear I'll do a day of posts dedicated to just them.

Saturday sounds nice.

See ya then folks.

I Mean Really!!!!!

Have you ever found yourself asking why?

Why did I say that?

Why did I go there?

Why do I continue to make the same mistake?

I consistently ask that question when I see movies that just leaving me asking why? And not in a good way.

So, I've seen all of Tyler Perry's movies, minus one. And typically they're a hit or miss. But because of my own experience, you would have thought that I would have learned by now, not to have such high expectations when watching his movies.

In my opinion, "Why Did I Get Married?" is his best film to date.

It had the whole package. Comedy, slight action, and ton's of drama that not only carried such a heavy topic of marriage and fidelity, but carried it in such a humorous manner.

It left me wanting more.

So, with that said, "The Family that Prey's" left me asking, "What the F*ck" was I thinking?

And it wasn't the plot that had me going WTF, it was how it was delivered on screen. The concept was pure genius,yet there were instances I wanted to ask Tyler to just remove some of this $hit that was so unnecessary.

For those who have yet to see the movie... save your money for something worth spending it on.

Fool Me Once, Shame On You....

Yesterday, I found myself laughing hard at the fact that my girl was geeked up to go see 'Notorious'.

I'm a Biggie Smalls fan myself, but I would not claim to be anything else but a simple admirer of his work.

I'm no Stan and I'm definitely no Lil'Kim 'Bust it Baby' fanatic who's lost their damn mind over some dude that weighed in at 300 + with a BMI of 40 and some change....

Any who, where was I... oh yes. 'Notorious'

This movie, I'm assuming is going to be filled with loads of information that we already know about how Puffy, the name is he went by at the time, and Biggie came to be the greatest rap duo of the 90's. We're probably be pumped with knowledge about Lil'Kim and her Coke can swallowing ways. *** insert double entendre*** LMAO!!!

Last, but certainly not least, The audience will finally find out who killed Biggie. And y'all already know Diddy was behind this one. LOL!!!! I got my theories.

I personally think if you've seen 'Belly' you've seen 'Notorious'.

Ripped from the Headlines

I've acquired two new movies.

Hostel II & Normal Adolescent Behavior Havoc 2.

Both are sequels.

Enuff said.

The original 'Havoc', stars Anne Hathaway, of The Princess Diaries adventures and The Devil Wears Prada film.

She plays none other than a poser. She lives the life of a rich white girl, who just can't keep living the suburban life style that her family provides for her. Cue the violins.

With that said, you already know there's going to be some drug abuse, alcohol use, and last but certainly not least, some promiscuous behavior amongst she and her friends.

It just sux being White and right sometimes.

Fast forward a few more years to 2007, and New Line Cinema picks up the rights to do a sequel.

***insert side eye and sucking of teeth***

Normal Adolescent Behavior Havoc 2 actually was...hmmm, ummm... yeah. It was frighteningly accurate.

A movie that finally gives credit where credit is due to teenagers for their intellect and wit.

Although the plot was a bit concerning. I mean, I like to try somethings at least once, just to know what it's like, but this $hit is not kosher.

Havoc 2 tells the story of a polyfidelitous relationship amongst friends.

Exactly what I said when I wikipedia'd POLYFIDELITOUS.

***insert side eye, again***

I put all judgements aside and watched the damn film. To my surprise, I truly came to love the characters and the depth of emotion that they had within themselves and towards each other.

I definitely feel that the underlining intensity of the "teenage angst" was completely accurate.
The highs were unbelievably high and the lows were completely earth shattering. It hits hard and never stops.

In truth, it was honest. And you know I can't stand the bul$hit.

As for Hostel II, I've yet to watch it.

The atmosphere for that $hit has to be right. Late nite flick that will leave me with nightmares. lol!

I'll keep y'all posted with my opinion on that one.

New Obsessions

Weekends are always so blase for me. The difference between a weekday and a weekend is....there is no difference. I'm always working. Why???? I do it because I like the extra cash, and second, because some small portion of me actually enjoys the work that I do.

The spear time that I allow myself, outside of showering and urinal needs, are right before I head to sleep. I either pop in a movie or catch up on some leisurely reading.

I've recently been obsessed with the Twilight series. I know what some of y'all are thinking, however, don't knock the books because the movie was beyond corny. No bull$hit, Twilight is page turner. Now, I'm not a novelist and I would be the last one to advise people on what is the best piece of literature out there.

So why Twilight??? It just so happens that I enjoy a new movie every once and a while, and the commercials and trailer were to tempting to not want to see it. So, like many, I fell for false advertisement and ran off and read the first of four books in the series.

Twilight was written by Stephenie Myer, and it was her first of many novels to come. It has everything a reader would want and more. It's enticing and has you asking for more by the end of chapter one.

The storyline is as follows. Bella Swan moves from sunny Phoenix AZ heat to the cold rainy weather of Forks WA. She starts to attend Forks high school mid second semester, and to her dismay ends up being the center of attention for all her new classmates. There's one classmate in particular, Edward Cullen, who catches her eye, or should I say her scent, and then it's a match made in heaven. He's a vampire and she's a clumsy girl who is curious about his family.


Now here is when the $hit hits the fan, if you have seen the movie, but have yet to read the book, please don't let the movie discourage you from picking up Twilight at Barnes and Nobles. I'll be honest, I read the book first and then saw the movie and wanted to punch the screenwriter and the director for tearing this movie adaptation to shreds. But that feeling of rage has come and gone and I'm just looking towards the next movie in the series, New Moon.

The movie was nowhere close to the emotions that both Bella and Edward exhibited on screen. The lines that were being spoken by both the main characters of the movie were not as heartfelt as Stephenie Myer had intended them to be when she wrote Twilight. Therefore, many people who are avid fans of the books were not only disappointed, but felt robbed of what the movie really could have been.

With all that said, the conclusion is that books and their screen adaptations will not always run with the same quality and company. Books, short stories, essays, poems, any type of literature that has been transformed into visuals on the screen will be put together to garnish new followers and astonish avid fanfare.