I've been wanting to blog over the past few weeks but hadn't gotten around to it mainly coz I'm quite the lazy shit sometimes. But anyway, here I go attempting to recap some of the events of my very illustrious, very exciting life.
Let me start by yesterday. I decided to take Ms. Pavitra Mohan for the Oscar Movie Marathon yesterday (which was a competition entered into and won by my geeky self). Movies started at 9am and went on all the way to 9pm. Meals were provided so obviously, it was an extremely good deal, i.e. 5 movies, lunch and dinner all for FREE!!!!!! Woot!!!! Also nice posters and a nice fuzzy feeling to be around so many kindred spirits.
Anyway, I crawled out of bed at 6.45am and met pavs at the place. We grabbed a ridiculously expensive Starbucks breakfast (thankfully, this extravagant godsend was open at this time). First up was Babel which I thought was quite fantastic. The storylines were brilliant and each plot did not seem to have a direct bearing on the others but they did intersect at points. I liked the fact that the movie had these independent story lines and that the points they meet do not make the movie. My grade for it: A-.
Next was The Queen. I actually watched the Queen before and I liked it. Second time around, I liked it more. Helen Mirren's performance MAKES the movie and Michael Sheen's role as Tony Blair is awesome too. It isn't a brilliant movie but the performances and the little bits of humour in it make it worth watching and is probably why I would grade it an A- this time around.
Letters from Iwo Jima was next. The movie is in Japanese and tells the story of the Japanese defense of the little island of Iwo Jima against the Americans during World War II. It's an all out war movie which means there's lots of noise, violence, blood, gore and decapitation..... all in Japanese!!!! I did not like the movie but I have a feeling that had I watched it on another day, i.e. not during a marathon; basically like a person with some semblance of sanity, I would have liked it quite a lot. However, the film's gloomy cinematography, depressing context made it quite hard for me to concentrate and after a while the noise of gun shots gave me a bad headache. My grade for it: B.
After patting ourselves on our backs for making it this far and more so for getting through Letters from Iwo Jima, pavs and I settled down to watch 2 amazing performances in Notes on a Scandal. Judi Dench and Cate Blanchett are utterly amazing in this film. Judi Dench is a creepy lesbian who finds a liking to a new, younger teacher Cate Blanchett. But after she finds out that Cate Blanchett is having an affair with her 15 year old student, Judi Dench goes nuts and starts emotionally blackmailing her. Superbe acting. My grade for it: A.
The last film was Dreamgirls and unlike Notes on a Scandal where the performances AND the fim were good, Dreamgirls had good performances but the overall film was rather underwhelming. I think EVERYONE sings awesomely well in the film but I didn't particularly like the film. My grade for it: B.
Jeez. I read the above and I really am a loser.
Anyway, apart from trying to OD on movies, what are the other things that have happened since I last posted something on this darned thing?
Oh yes, the big big project I was working on from December onwards FINALLY closed. I am soooo relieved. The presentation went alright but the MD did not particularly approve but then again I hear he doesn't approve of much so as long as it was not a big mess up, I'm cool with it!
The Chinese New Year holidays came and went. 4 days of glorious, stress-free, work-less days. Amazing? Abso-fucking-lutely. Watched Hannibal Rising (B-), Epic Movie (D), Lone Star State of Mind (F), deleted scenes from Love Actually and Amelie. The last three were watched in one night with JJ, Shiny and Pavs. Fun times.
Let me start by yesterday. I decided to take Ms. Pavitra Mohan for the Oscar Movie Marathon yesterday (which was a competition entered into and won by my geeky self). Movies started at 9am and went on all the way to 9pm. Meals were provided so obviously, it was an extremely good deal, i.e. 5 movies, lunch and dinner all for FREE!!!!!! Woot!!!! Also nice posters and a nice fuzzy feeling to be around so many kindred spirits.
Anyway, I crawled out of bed at 6.45am and met pavs at the place. We grabbed a ridiculously expensive Starbucks breakfast (thankfully, this extravagant godsend was open at this time). First up was Babel which I thought was quite fantastic. The storylines were brilliant and each plot did not seem to have a direct bearing on the others but they did intersect at points. I liked the fact that the movie had these independent story lines and that the points they meet do not make the movie. My grade for it: A-.
Next was The Queen. I actually watched the Queen before and I liked it. Second time around, I liked it more. Helen Mirren's performance MAKES the movie and Michael Sheen's role as Tony Blair is awesome too. It isn't a brilliant movie but the performances and the little bits of humour in it make it worth watching and is probably why I would grade it an A- this time around.
Letters from Iwo Jima was next. The movie is in Japanese and tells the story of the Japanese defense of the little island of Iwo Jima against the Americans during World War II. It's an all out war movie which means there's lots of noise, violence, blood, gore and decapitation..... all in Japanese!!!! I did not like the movie but I have a feeling that had I watched it on another day, i.e. not during a marathon; basically like a person with some semblance of sanity, I would have liked it quite a lot. However, the film's gloomy cinematography, depressing context made it quite hard for me to concentrate and after a while the noise of gun shots gave me a bad headache. My grade for it: B.
After patting ourselves on our backs for making it this far and more so for getting through Letters from Iwo Jima, pavs and I settled down to watch 2 amazing performances in Notes on a Scandal. Judi Dench and Cate Blanchett are utterly amazing in this film. Judi Dench is a creepy lesbian who finds a liking to a new, younger teacher Cate Blanchett. But after she finds out that Cate Blanchett is having an affair with her 15 year old student, Judi Dench goes nuts and starts emotionally blackmailing her. Superbe acting. My grade for it: A.
The last film was Dreamgirls and unlike Notes on a Scandal where the performances AND the fim were good, Dreamgirls had good performances but the overall film was rather underwhelming. I think EVERYONE sings awesomely well in the film but I didn't particularly like the film. My grade for it: B.
Jeez. I read the above and I really am a loser.
Anyway, apart from trying to OD on movies, what are the other things that have happened since I last posted something on this darned thing?
Oh yes, the big big project I was working on from December onwards FINALLY closed. I am soooo relieved. The presentation went alright but the MD did not particularly approve but then again I hear he doesn't approve of much so as long as it was not a big mess up, I'm cool with it!
The Chinese New Year holidays came and went. 4 days of glorious, stress-free, work-less days. Amazing? Abso-fucking-lutely. Watched Hannibal Rising (B-), Epic Movie (D), Lone Star State of Mind (F), deleted scenes from Love Actually and Amelie. The last three were watched in one night with JJ, Shiny and Pavs. Fun times.
I managed to catch Pan's Labyrinth sometime over the last two months and I thought it was pretty good. I would grade it a B+. Watched Half Nelson too which I thought was pretty draggy but I kinda liked it. My grade for it: B+.
Oh yes, on the eve of the new year, went for a Anime costume party at Elin's place. I wore a green wig that stained my entire forehead a sickly greenish-yellow. It was fun though and hilarious being around a ton a Norwegians. A good friend of mine passed out and refused to move for 2 hours so after fretting for all that time, I took a glass of water and splashed it across my friend's face. After being called a fucking arsehole by my good friend we went to Attica (at 2.45am) and my good friend was normal again!!! Another night of fun times!!
Oh yes, American Idol 6 has started and is as fun as ever. Another conversation topic! Woot!! Also, Grey's Anatomy is airing some of its most fabulous stuff these days and its all very heart wrenching but brilliant all the same.
Yep, that's what I have been up to. Lots more stuff to tell but sooooo tired.
Plus its Monday in less than 6 hours... Ugh!!
How cannnn?
