Movies I Want To See

Any takers?

Quantum Of Solace
Australia (yes, again)
The Day The Earth Stood Still
Seven Pounds
Milk
Star Trek
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
Bedtime Stories
Last Chance Harvey

Australia

Okay, I'll admit it. I really enjoy movies, and there aren't a lot that I don't like, so when I say a movie was amazing, people tend to not take me seriously.

BUT THIS MOVIE WAS AMAZING.

I actually cried- and teared up several more times. I am (and always have been) VERY proud to be an Aussie, and whenever I see the beauty of my country my soul sings, lost in the untamed familiarity of the Outback, the Bush- everything. And it wasn't just the scenery- the story, the acting, the script, the music- all fantastic. A really, really good love story, where the love isn't the ONLY aspect, is hard to find these days. It was a very long movie, but it didn't feel too long- the story needed to be told, and so it was. (After all, it does take place between a few years.)

The sense of karma, I thought, was very strong in the movie- everybody got what was coming to them. What people sent out, people got back. It made me regain a little faith in the world.

But really, go see it, even if, at least, for the scenery.

Culture of the Week

Alright, the new Star Trek movie counts. See earlier post. =)

Quote of the Week

In honor of show ending this week, I chose the Player's Club mantra:

"We rock. We will rock. Forevermore."
-Tom O'Connell

I CAN'T WAIT!

Okay, so I was transformed into a total Trekkie by my grandfather this last spring, who is the only one in our family (prior to me) who was one. He's thrilled to have another of his kind, and we keep each other frequently updated on Trek updates.

I called him the other day, screaming, about this.

I CAN'T WAIT!!!!!!!!!!!! It looks SO awesome, and the special effects are going to be amazing. Not to mention that Spock is played by Zachary Quinto, who's one of my favorite actors and plays Sylar/Gabriel on Heroes. (Does anyone else get the joke about 'Spock's Brain'?.....probably not)

My friends and I are going to see it at midnight.

Post Show Sydrome

As (gasp!) the show is now over, a warning to many of my companions- you may see the members of the Player's Club wandering around with glazed eyes, hunched shoulders, and a gloomy, depressed demeanor.

DO NOT BE ALARMED!

We have not been transformed into zombies. We're all suffering from the rare, twice annual disorder known as Post-Show Syndrome (PSS), which affects the entire theatre group for a week or two after the end of a show, although in significant cases it can last much longer (coughLIZDEVITOcough-<3 ya girl) and may cause feelings of despair. Never fear. The musical will be here soon enough.

Culture of the Week

Another weekly promise- songs, books, plays, etc. =)

This week it's Ender's Game by Orson Scott Card-
I read it in eight grade, but a friend of mine was telling me all about how they're his favorite books (there's a whole plethora of them) and so I'm re-reading it before I start the others.

It's a really good book- very futuristic (although written in the 70's) still holds true to a future that we could forsee- unlike some "futuristic" literature from the past that's really just ridiculous. It's about a 6 year old boy, Ender, who is taken into Battle School with other boys his age in order to prepare them for Earth's defense against then next attack by the 'buggers,' an insect-like race who've attacked Earth before. A short narration before every chapter of Ender's superiors show they ulterior motives of the adults in the novel (who are the true enemies) attempting to better Earth's odds by isolating Ender and making him into a skilled, powerful leader- by age 8.

All in all, a very good read though. Can't wait to get to the others.



Slight update- I also saw online today that there's a movie 'in production'- but the writer's doing the screenplay (as it should be!) so hopefully it'll all work out!!