So not only do I watch movies and television shows but I watched music videos to boot! And recently Katy Perry's Last Friday Night [T.G.I.F.] music video came out. And what is a little different about this video is we have quite a few special appearances. This includes: Darren Criss [Glee], Kevin McHale [Glee], Rebecca Black [Friday], Hanson, Kenny G [sax player], Cory Feldman [of Lost Boys fame, which is mentioned in the video], and Debbie Gibson [singer].
The concept is actually pretty funny. Dorky girl goes to party, gets made over [a la 80's], has a crazy time and wakes up to her house [which is a mess] and is caught by her parents. Overall, it is pretty good a music video and funny. While keeping with the 80's movie theme, it doesn't go too long or really get boring. Though just to warn you, there is some throwing up which is not for the squeamish [makes me a little sick just thinking about it]. Good for some temporary amusement.
Sunday, June 19, 2011
Thursday, June 16, 2011
The Nine Lives of Chloe King
I started watching this show the other day [via my new outlet, Hulu]. Honestly, I had no inclination to watch this show. The teaser trailers were of no interest to me and nothing about what I had seen lured me into the show. But I had run out of things to watch and since there are no more Doctor Who episodes to watch, I decided to give The Nine Lives of Chloe King a shot... And I'm going to be honest, after watching the first episode, I don't know if I want to continue watching this show.
Maybe it's because it is about a 16 year old girl. Maybe because it reminds me of the slightly ridiculous shows of my youth where the world was completely the same... Save for one thing.
SPOILERS : Read any further and well, that's you're own damn fault for not reading the bold print.
Maybe it's because it is about a 16 year old girl. Maybe because it reminds me of the slightly ridiculous shows of my youth where the world was completely the same... Save for one thing.
SPOILERS : Read any further and well, that's you're own damn fault for not reading the bold print.
Tuesday, June 14, 2011
True Blood: Season 2
My parents never had premium shows. It costs extra money and usually don't have anything worth spending the extra money for another channel. So I watched the first season of True Blood two summers ago when I was dog sitting for my friend. And needless to say... It wasn't really much of anything beyond smut. Soft core porn at best. We were just getting to know the world and the characters we'll be following for however long the series runs.
One thing I love about this show is the opening song "Bad Things" by Jace Everett. It's bluesy and country and even to this day, I still like it.
Anyway... I'm going to watch the second season now. Hopefully it will come with a little refresher because I don't really remember much from the show. I'll write the refreshers as I see them. Hopefully the first two episodes will be enough for this recapping.
Things I'm reminded of:
One thing I love about this show is the opening song "Bad Things" by Jace Everett. It's bluesy and country and even to this day, I still like it.
Anyway... I'm going to watch the second season now. Hopefully it will come with a little refresher because I don't really remember much from the show. I'll write the refreshers as I see them. Hopefully the first two episodes will be enough for this recapping.
Things I'm reminded of:
- Sookie can read minds
- This show takes place in the South... And everyone has pretty southern accents...
- Sookie's friend, Tara, had an exorcism by the victim [who was killed last season but her body has only been found now]
- Bill is southern and now has a new vampire under his wing [Jessica]
- Sookie has a brother [Jason]. He was a horny bastard last season but looks like he is making an about face on that...
- The police office [Andy] is a dumbass
- Tara's mother is 1 part crazy, 2 parts alcoholic [who is recovering supposedly]
- Sam owns Merlot. He's attractive.
- Sookie has a dead grandmother who owned the house before she passed away
- Hoyt is controlled by his mother
- Tara has a gay cousin [Lafayette] who is trapped somewhere... He use to cook at Merlot.
- Sex includes biting most of the time in this show
- Eric owns that vampire club thing [Fangtasia?]. He's kind of attractive too. But different from Sam attractive.
Vampires Suck
Like many spoofs, this movie has its up and down moments. Some of the humor takes and some of it doesn't. It probably doesn't help that this is the second time I'm seeing this movie. This means that the effect of the humor I found funny the first time may not be as funny when I first watched.
Some of the characters are spot on with the spoofage. The girl who plays Becca gets it dead on. Her counterpart is a lifeless person who has no personality at all. I do wonder how she stays alive considering all the bad stuff that happens to her.
Digs in the movie that I love:
Sporks
Jersey Shore douchebags
Catherine Hardwicke 101
The wearing of the bio hazard suit
Catching apple, bowling ball and baby
Use of random Asian kid to save Becca from being crushed by truck [P.S. his protruding arm among other things look very fake]
How Becca couldn't stop laughing after she first sprayed her father with mace
Sullen sponsored blood drive
Finger food
Hamburger face!
Becca blinks... A lot. And throws a massive tantrum
And the months go by and Becca is even more depressing than Bella
Angst levels! I want me one of those machines!
"And you twitch. It's kind of irritating."
Jacob's overall transformation is fabulous.
As if Bella would know which one was the break line...
Of course! That's the vampire's secret to eating people! Hot sauce!
Love the pack <3
Rebound Guy Herbal Tea - Where can I get some? Preferably with a guy
And Iris in a babushka...
Oh Jacob, so easily distracted
And they manage to cram all the titles into the movie
I wonder if anyone would really get a tattoo that says "Insert fangs here"
"Team Jacob, bitch!"
Random crap that was amusing:
Vampire Diaries reference
Shameless promotion of products
Gossip Girl interlude [would have been better if they got Kristen Bell]
Poor Kardashians
He is definitely a Jonas Brother
Real Housewives of Atlanta = Animals
Tricky Dick comes out to play!
Buffy! You should have been here sooner!
Oh Tay-Tay...
Ken Jeong knows how to party
Ultimately, I'm pretty happy I watched this movie again. Of course it wasn't as funny the second time around but still enjoyable. I'd recommend it as a one night rental kind of deal.
Some of the characters are spot on with the spoofage. The girl who plays Becca gets it dead on. Her counterpart is a lifeless person who has no personality at all. I do wonder how she stays alive considering all the bad stuff that happens to her.
Digs in the movie that I love:
Sporks
Jersey Shore douchebags
Catherine Hardwicke 101
The wearing of the bio hazard suit
Catching apple, bowling ball and baby
Use of random Asian kid to save Becca from being crushed by truck [P.S. his protruding arm among other things look very fake]
How Becca couldn't stop laughing after she first sprayed her father with mace
Sullen sponsored blood drive
Finger food
Hamburger face!
Becca blinks... A lot. And throws a massive tantrum
And the months go by and Becca is even more depressing than Bella
Angst levels! I want me one of those machines!
"And you twitch. It's kind of irritating."
Jacob's overall transformation is fabulous.
As if Bella would know which one was the break line...
Of course! That's the vampire's secret to eating people! Hot sauce!
Love the pack <3
Rebound Guy Herbal Tea - Where can I get some? Preferably with a guy
And Iris in a babushka...
Oh Jacob, so easily distracted
And they manage to cram all the titles into the movie
I wonder if anyone would really get a tattoo that says "Insert fangs here"
"Team Jacob, bitch!"
Random crap that was amusing:
Vampire Diaries reference
Shameless promotion of products
- slurpee
- cheetos
- Crest whitening strips
- Segway
- The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn
- Ben and Jerry's
Gossip Girl interlude [would have been better if they got Kristen Bell]
Poor Kardashians
He is definitely a Jonas Brother
Real Housewives of Atlanta = Animals
Tricky Dick comes out to play!
Buffy! You should have been here sooner!
Oh Tay-Tay...
Ken Jeong knows how to party
Ultimately, I'm pretty happy I watched this movie again. Of course it wasn't as funny the second time around but still enjoyable. I'd recommend it as a one night rental kind of deal.
Friday, June 10, 2011
Water for Elephants
So the other night, I watched Water for Elephants with my mom and brother. And of course I was a little hesitant. After some of the crudeness that was seen from Robert Pattinson at the MTV Movie Awards and the fact that... Well, I've mostly only seen him in Twilight movies, I was hesitant. While he has improved in the franchise that has made him oh-so-famous, I couldn't tell if I'd really actually like him in any other role. Or could take him seriously in any other role.
But surprisingly, he did pretty well in Water For Elephants. I had read the synopsis of the story online before I had seen the movie [I never actually planned on watching it]. So I was skeptical if Pattinson could pull off such a serious role. And throughout the whole movie, I probably only giggled at him [not with him] twice. Impressive when it comes to me watching him on screen.
SPOILERS! READ AT YOUR OWNDAMN RISK!
But surprisingly, he did pretty well in Water For Elephants. I had read the synopsis of the story online before I had seen the movie [I never actually planned on watching it]. So I was skeptical if Pattinson could pull off such a serious role. And throughout the whole movie, I probably only giggled at him [not with him] twice. Impressive when it comes to me watching him on screen.
SPOILERS! READ AT YOUR OWN
Sunday, June 5, 2011
MTV Movie Awards
As you may have noticed, I kind of like awards shows. They're fun to see what people are wearing and the attempts at jokes. Of course, every host is different as well. So naturally I had to watch. Especially because the MTV Movie Awards can get kind of crazy.
Thoughts during other bits
CHELSEA! Love her <3 And of course a drink is her signature.
It wouldn't be hard to lose Taylor Lautner I imagine.
Oooo, encouraging underage drinking = no-no!
What is up with coconut water?
Haha <3 Eva Mendes is pretty awesome.
Going to get bored with this Hangover knock off really fast...
Twilight country... Hm, where is Paramore...?
Ok... maybe it's because I haven't seen Valentine's Day but Taylor Lautner cannot really do funny...
And I don't know how I feel about this host, Jason Sudeikis. He is... not really that funny. Though I liked the jab at MTV executives.
King's Speech infinitely > Twilight
Too many Schwarzenegger jokes for this early in the show
Good Ashton joke but delivery could have been better
Oh Steve Carrell. You still kind of annoy me with your humor.
Jim Carrey, I love your suit even if there are humping dogs on it.
Not a big Foo Fighters fan. I like their stuff enough but not enough to buy a CD.
Oh Aziz Ansari
Didn't know the boulder had a name...
Um... This is getting really dirty...
No songs... please... Ugh.... Not going well so far.
Poor David [from Foo Fighters].
Thank god this is the last song... And there were definitely some issues with the sound the the actual speaking of the actors.
Ugh, Donald Trump imagery...
Award moments of what can happen when you text and drive. Specifically if you are going 80mph.
That guy shouldn't have a trailer. Seriously.
Lupe Fiasco/Trey Songz performance is pretty good. Love this song "The Show Goes On"
And this host is not funny. I don't care if he is from SNL... Most of his lines are flopping tonight.
Even the other people are pointing it out
Gary Busey! <3 You are insane and it's wonderful. And I love that you do comedy that is kid friendly.
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Awards
Best Male Performance
Jesse Eisenberg
Robert Pattinson - He has improved in the Twilight movies [which we all know is why he really won]. I haven't gone to see Water for Elephants but it looks pretty good.
Daniel Radcliffe
Zac Effron
Taylor Lautner
Best Villain
Leighton Meester
Christroph Waltz
Ned Beatty [Toy Story 3's Lots-O bear]
Tom Felton - While he is better than R-Patz acting why, he probably won more for his fan base then for truly earning it. I do like him... But I feel like he isn't really a villain in the films... He's too passive to really be considered a villain.
Mickey Rourke
Best Jaw Dropping Moment
Natelie Portman
Ellen Page/Leonardo DiCaprio
Justin Bieber - Seriously... This is definitely pathetic. He should NOT NOT NOT have even been nominated. The Bieber-ites or whatever his fans call themselves need to get real.
James Franco
Steve-O
Best Fight
Emma Watson, Rupert Grint, Daniel Radcliffe vs Death Eaters
Joesph Gordon-Levitt vs Hallway Attacker
Robert Pattinson vs Bryce Dallas Howard and Xavier Samuel - Ok, this scene was probably one of the better scenes in the movie but definitely not the winner in my opinion. And the teenie boppers rise again. This is why I like movie award shows for normal people who vote.
Amy Adams vs the Sisters
Generation Award
I like Reese Witherspoon. Probably one of my favorite actresses. And Robert Pattinson needs a muzzle. And I agree with Ausiello on this one. Thank you Chelsea Handler for cleaning up that disaster. And thank you Reese Witherspoon for getting the joke right.
Best Line From a Movie [new category]
The Social Network
Easy A
Grown Ups - "I want to get chocolate wasted!" I like that line even though I think that kid needs to get out of there ASAP. Though I did like the Easy A line ["There's a higher power that will judge you for your indecency." "Tom Cruise?"].
Best Scared-As-S**t Performance
Ashley Bell
Minka Kelly
Ryan Reynolds
Jessica Szohr
Ellen Page - She was awesome in Inception. <3
Best Female Performance
Jennifer Aniston
Natalie Portman
Kristen Stewart - I think even she realizes she shouldn't be winning this award. Which makes me respect her... A little.
Emma Stone
Emma Watson
Biggest Badass Star [Needed to look this one up because it got cut off during the show]
Alex Pettyfer
Chloë Grace Moretz [?] - According to twitter right now, she won. Don't know who she is and I can't really say anything bad about her because of that. Though I do like me some Alex Pettyfer <3 Oh and some Joseph Gordon-Levitt <3 He was badass in Inception [the most badass movie of the year]
Jaden Smith
Joseph Gordon-Levitt
Robert Downey Jr.
Best Breakout Star [another no show so I had to go to the interwebs to find the winner]
Andrew Garfield
Chloë Grace Moretz [?] - Again this is according to what I am finding on Twitter. And again, I really don't have anything to say about her. Though Jay Chou was pretty awesome in The Green Hornet.
Hailee Steinfeld
Olivia Wilde
Jay Chou
Xavier Samuel
Best Comedic Performance
Zach Galifianakis
Emma Stone - Finally, a decision I can stand behind. Probably because most people don't find the Twilight movies as funny as I do.
Ashton Kutcher
Adam Sandler
Russell Brand
Best movie
Inception
Twilight: Eclipse - What a disappointment. I've seen 4 out of 5 of these movies [not Black Swan] and I could easily say that any of the other movies deserved this award more.
Black Swan
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
The Social Network
Movie Previews
Super 8
I've seen previews for the movie but honestly... Not catching my eye at this point. Even with all the mystery. Dunno if this preview is making me want to see it anymore. Sounds kind of like an alien movie if you ask me. Kind of apocalyptic. Though I do love me some Steven Spielberg
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2
Regardless, I'm seeing it. I can't stop now. My love for HP is never ending. PS going to HP world sometime on July 8th or 9th. I'm excited beyond words.
Fright Night
Ok, not really one of the preview previews but... I want to see it... If only for the fact that David Tennant is in it. <3 I do like scary movies
Twilight- Breaking Dawn pt 1
Woah... We actually saw some bedroom scene. I thought they would hold out on that a little longer. I don't know if I'm going to see this in theaters or not. I saw 1 and 3 in theaters. Maybe if I can see it with someone I'll go... And it needs to be someone who won't be offended by my laughter.
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Overall, I thought this year's MTV Movie Awards was the most inappropriate yet. Which is funny because the percent of young people [maybe 10-14] was probably at it's highest due to the Twilight films. And yes, I get thatmostly under 25, females people of all ages go to see it but the demographic for the books is pre-teen... Well, at least the writing style is made for that age group. Dunno if the topics are really all that close to that age group.
Either way, wasn't impressed with the show and may not watch next year. Maybe I would if Russell Brand was back. At least he only alluded to things and left the rest up to you to think about.
Thoughts during other bits
CHELSEA! Love her <3 And of course a drink is her signature.
It wouldn't be hard to lose Taylor Lautner I imagine.
Oooo, encouraging underage drinking = no-no!
What is up with coconut water?
Haha <3 Eva Mendes is pretty awesome.
Going to get bored with this Hangover knock off really fast...
Twilight country... Hm, where is Paramore...?
Ok... maybe it's because I haven't seen Valentine's Day but Taylor Lautner cannot really do funny...
And I don't know how I feel about this host, Jason Sudeikis. He is... not really that funny. Though I liked the jab at MTV executives.
King's Speech infinitely > Twilight
Too many Schwarzenegger jokes for this early in the show
Good Ashton joke but delivery could have been better
Oh Steve Carrell. You still kind of annoy me with your humor.
Jim Carrey, I love your suit even if there are humping dogs on it.
Not a big Foo Fighters fan. I like their stuff enough but not enough to buy a CD.
Oh Aziz Ansari
Didn't know the boulder had a name...
Um... This is getting really dirty...
No songs... please... Ugh.... Not going well so far.
Poor David [from Foo Fighters].
Thank god this is the last song... And there were definitely some issues with the sound the the actual speaking of the actors.
Ugh, Donald Trump imagery...
Award moments of what can happen when you text and drive. Specifically if you are going 80mph.
That guy shouldn't have a trailer. Seriously.
Lupe Fiasco/Trey Songz performance is pretty good. Love this song "The Show Goes On"
And this host is not funny. I don't care if he is from SNL... Most of his lines are flopping tonight.
Even the other people are pointing it out
Gary Busey! <3 You are insane and it's wonderful. And I love that you do comedy that is kid friendly.
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Awards
Best Male Performance
Jesse Eisenberg
Robert Pattinson - He has improved in the Twilight movies [which we all know is why he really won]. I haven't gone to see Water for Elephants but it looks pretty good.
Daniel Radcliffe
Zac Effron
Taylor Lautner
Best Villain
Leighton Meester
Christroph Waltz
Ned Beatty [Toy Story 3's Lots-O bear]
Tom Felton - While he is better than R-Patz acting why, he probably won more for his fan base then for truly earning it. I do like him... But I feel like he isn't really a villain in the films... He's too passive to really be considered a villain.
Mickey Rourke
Best Jaw Dropping Moment
Natelie Portman
Ellen Page/Leonardo DiCaprio
Justin Bieber - Seriously... This is definitely pathetic. He should NOT NOT NOT have even been nominated. The Bieber-ites or whatever his fans call themselves need to get real.
James Franco
Steve-O
Best Fight
Emma Watson, Rupert Grint, Daniel Radcliffe vs Death Eaters
Joesph Gordon-Levitt vs Hallway Attacker
Robert Pattinson vs Bryce Dallas Howard and Xavier Samuel - Ok, this scene was probably one of the better scenes in the movie but definitely not the winner in my opinion. And the teenie boppers rise again. This is why I like movie award shows for normal people who vote.
Amy Adams vs the Sisters
Chloë Grace Moretz vs. Mark Strong
Best Kiss
Taylor Lautner and Kristin Stewart
Natilie Portman and Mila Kunis
Emma Watson and Daniel Radcliffe
Joesph Gordon-Levitt and Ellen Page
Kristin Stewart and Robert Pattinson - Why stop their reign of terror now? I'm pretty sure this is the 3rd win for them in this category... And what an awkward display of affection between R-Pattz and Tay-Tay
Generation Award
I like Reese Witherspoon. Probably one of my favorite actresses. And Robert Pattinson needs a muzzle. And I agree with Ausiello on this one. Thank you Chelsea Handler for cleaning up that disaster. And thank you Reese Witherspoon for getting the joke right.
Best Line From a Movie [new category]
The Social Network
Easy A
Grown Ups - "I want to get chocolate wasted!" I like that line even though I think that kid needs to get out of there ASAP. Though I did like the Easy A line ["There's a higher power that will judge you for your indecency." "Tom Cruise?"].
Best Scared-As-S**t Performance
Ashley Bell
Minka Kelly
Ryan Reynolds
Jessica Szohr
Ellen Page - She was awesome in Inception. <3
Best Female Performance
Jennifer Aniston
Natalie Portman
Kristen Stewart - I think even she realizes she shouldn't be winning this award. Which makes me respect her... A little.
Emma Stone
Emma Watson
Biggest Badass Star [Needed to look this one up because it got cut off during the show]
Alex Pettyfer
Chloë Grace Moretz [?] - According to twitter right now, she won. Don't know who she is and I can't really say anything bad about her because of that. Though I do like me some Alex Pettyfer <3 Oh and some Joseph Gordon-Levitt <3 He was badass in Inception [the most badass movie of the year]
Jaden Smith
Joseph Gordon-Levitt
Robert Downey Jr.
Best Breakout Star [another no show so I had to go to the interwebs to find the winner]
Andrew Garfield
Chloë Grace Moretz [?] - Again this is according to what I am finding on Twitter. And again, I really don't have anything to say about her. Though Jay Chou was pretty awesome in The Green Hornet.
Hailee Steinfeld
Olivia Wilde
Jay Chou
Xavier Samuel
Best Comedic Performance
Zach Galifianakis
Emma Stone - Finally, a decision I can stand behind. Probably because most people don't find the Twilight movies as funny as I do.
Ashton Kutcher
Adam Sandler
Russell Brand
Best movie
Inception
Twilight: Eclipse - What a disappointment. I've seen 4 out of 5 of these movies [not Black Swan] and I could easily say that any of the other movies deserved this award more.
Black Swan
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
The Social Network
Movie Previews
Super 8
I've seen previews for the movie but honestly... Not catching my eye at this point. Even with all the mystery. Dunno if this preview is making me want to see it anymore. Sounds kind of like an alien movie if you ask me. Kind of apocalyptic. Though I do love me some Steven Spielberg
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2
Regardless, I'm seeing it. I can't stop now. My love for HP is never ending. PS going to HP world sometime on July 8th or 9th. I'm excited beyond words.
Fright Night
Ok, not really one of the preview previews but... I want to see it... If only for the fact that David Tennant is in it. <3 I do like scary movies
Twilight- Breaking Dawn pt 1
Woah... We actually saw some bedroom scene. I thought they would hold out on that a little longer. I don't know if I'm going to see this in theaters or not. I saw 1 and 3 in theaters. Maybe if I can see it with someone I'll go... And it needs to be someone who won't be offended by my laughter.
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Overall, I thought this year's MTV Movie Awards was the most inappropriate yet. Which is funny because the percent of young people [maybe 10-14] was probably at it's highest due to the Twilight films. And yes, I get that
Either way, wasn't impressed with the show and may not watch next year. Maybe I would if Russell Brand was back. At least he only alluded to things and left the rest up to you to think about.
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