I REALLY DON'T KNOW WHY I GAVE A FUCK
Posted: Thursday, July 29, 2010 by sacul in
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INCEPTION
Posted: Tuesday, July 27, 2010 by sacul in
Never before have I been so baffled by a movie. Never before have my brains been scrambled before my very eyes and served with a side of toast and orange juice for breakfast. Never before have I left a movie theatre so awed by a movie, so puzzled but what unravelled before my very beady eyes, so lost for words that I was unable to come up with a sarcastic pun, never before. Ladies and gentlemen, Inception is just about the most mind boggling movie I have ever watched. Not since the first ever twist ending M. Night Shyamalan introduced with the Sixth Sense have I been so minfucked by a movie, so lost for words in which to describe it by. What made Inception so great ? Everything. Writer/director Christopher Nolan, the guy who directed epic movies like the money orgy that was the Dark Night and the lesser known yet shrewdly directed The Prestige , perfected this movie in every single way imaginable. The sheer thought and creative provocation required to conjure up a tale so entwined, contrived, and just about any other big word you can imagine must have been massive. How can I review a movie like this ? To even shed a detail about this movie would be a crime against the movie gods, because unlike almost every other movie out there, it's best to go watch this knowing nothing about it. The storyline behind the movie was epic in every single sense of the word. Look up mind boggling in the dictionary and under definitions, Inception should come up. There are numerous twists and turns throughout the plot that will keep you on the edge of your seat and glued to the action, which is thankfully available in bulk. These twist however, aren't your average cheap twists, no. These twists are concocted with such vile deception that you can't help but sit back and appreciate how brilliant the script for this movie really is. The way the director so coyly pulls the wool over your eyes and kept the main twist under wraps is quite remarkable, because had the distractions not been there, you, me and Dupree would all have noticed and seen it coming. Alas, Nolan wasn't given a USD 160 million budget for nothing now was he? The premise of the movie is simple. A fair warning, anyone who hasn't seen this movie, I took the liberty of whiting out this spoiler part, highlight it with your cursor if you wanna read on. Dom Cobb is an extractor, who goes into dreams to steal ideas for his clients. However, he had to stay away from his kids for a certain reason and is finally given the opportunity to see them again, but this time,by planting an idea in someone's head through a dream, instead of stealing one. So he assembles a team to do just that. Still with me ? Because I'm not. The music for the movie is top notch, almost every scene is highlighted with appropriate music that adds tension and drama with Hans Zimmer teaming up with Nolan again (They were together for the Dark Knight too), the best combination since butter and bread. The acting is also immensely good, with Leonardo DiCaprio starring and delivering a damn good performance alongside the younger but also exceptional Ellen Paige with Joseph Gordon-Levitt stealing the show with a sterling performance in what was his first big blockbuster role. What is Inception ? Mad, insane, contrived, intellectual, confusing, masterful, a masterpiece, mind boggling ? Sure, it's all that and then some. But what stands above all the rest ? Inception is bloody brilliant, a movie you simply cannot afford to miss. If Albert Einstein watched movies, this would have been his favourite. With brilliant music, even better actors, and twist and turns that will rock you to your very core, Inception is quite simply, wait for it, the best movie this decade.
You'll love
- Amazing story
- Brilliant acting
- Leaving the cinema in awe scratching your head trying to comprehend what just happened
You'll hate
- Perhaps you may not be able to follow the movie
- Missing out on a twist which was laid right before your very eyes
- The movie ends
MY WORLD CUP XI
Posted: Wednesday, July 21, 2010 by sacul in
GOALKEEPER IKER CASILLAS (SPAIN)
Really is there anyone else you would want in goal ? Kept 5 clean sheets in 7 games and conceded only 2 goals throughout. Saved Cardozo's penalty and Roque Santa Cruz's shot in the Paraguay game and made a stunning stop to deny Robben in the final. Lifted the World Cup as the La Roja's captain and sealed it with a kiss when being interviewed by his girlfriend. A perfect tournament then for Iker.
RIGHT BACK SERGIO RAMOS (SPAIN)
Made bombing runs down the right flank and was almost faultless in attack and defense. One who watched football for the first time may have mistaken him for a winger. His passing, dribbling and crossing was impeccable. With an array of tricks and stepovers that helped him get past helpless defenders, he was probably more unlucky not to score than Lionel Messi.
CENTRE BACK : RYAN NELSEN (NEW ZEALAND)
Finally, someone not from Spain. Surprised to see him here ? Well don't be. Guess which team remained the only unbeaten team throughout the tournament ? If you said Spain, then you obviously did not watch the Word Cup. It was in fact The Kiwis and their captain was instrumental throughout, even keeping the mighty Italy from scoring until a dive to earn a penalty finally undid that. A rock at the back, pity the rest of team weren't all that good.
CENTRE BACK GERARD PIQUE (SPAIN)
Was it hard picking a Spanish centre back ? Not by a long shot. What was hard was choosing between Pique and Puyol, both of whom were brilliant, but Pique just edged it out. Pique was far more consistent, although he did give away a penalty, he looked cooler than his ageing counterpart, who looked tired on more than one occasion. Plus Pique has dreamy blue eyes whereas you can;t tell if Puyol has eyes with his hair. At 23, he's won it ALL, literally. Man Utd, what were you thinking ?
LEFT BACK FABIO COENTRAO (PORTUGAL)
Who ? Well, Portugal were toothless in the World Cup, having scored in only one game, the 7-0 drubbing of Korea DPR, but they suck, so that doesn't count. Fabio Coentrao though was the one gem in the squad, creating terrific chances for Hugo Almeida with silky dribbling and excellent crossing. He made the Spanish looked foolish on certain occasions in the quarters and was by far the best and most consistent left back in the cup. At 22, he has the ability the become one of the best full backs in the world.
RIGHT MIDFIELDER THOMAS MUELLER (GERMANY)
Another young one, aged 20, Thomas Mueller is quickly emerging as one of the world's best. Think I'm exaggerating ? He had 5 shots on target, and 5 goals, do the math yourself. He combined well with Podolski, Ozil and Schweinsteiger in midfield and led most of Germans brilliant attacks that left England and Argentina wondering why they starting playing football in the first place. Unselfish too, with 3 assists, giving him the Golden Boot award at the World Cup, his first World Cup too mind you.
CENTRE MIDFIELDER XAVI HERNANDEZ (SPAIN)
To the untrained football eye, Xavi might seem like an average player, all he does is pass the ball. But it's the way Xavi passes the ball that makes him special. He doesn't make mazy runs like Messi, he doesn't take shots from audacious distances like Ronaldo. But he's better than them. The entire Spain attack was spearheaded by him, making 669 passes in the process, a full 104 more passes than his closets rival. Everyone remembers Villa, but it was Xavi's cheeky backheel to Villa that set him up for the winner against Portugal. It was Xavi's corner to Puyol that was headed in. It was Xavi, Spain's best and unsung hero at the World Cup.
CENTRE MIDFIELDER WESLEY SNEIJDER (NETHERLANDS)
Wesley Sneijder has had a brilliant year, winning the treble with Inter and coming agonizingly close to winning the Holy Grail of football, and he might have won it too, had Robben's finishing been better. Sneijder plays a more attacking role than Xavi does, but his main strength is the same, his passing. He's ability to deliver razor sharp through balls (Think triangle button on the Playstation) like he did for Robben in the final make him a priceless asset, with the ability to change the balance of any game in an instance.
LEFT MIDFIELDER ANDRES INIESTA (SPAIN)
He may seem like a diminutive, unassuming midfielder, but Andres Iniesta will now go down in Spanish football history, having been the man to finally bring the World Cup to La Furia Roja. Iniesta has silky smooth ball control, and on many occasions gliding past big defenders with ease (Paraguay anyone ?) And he has a tendency to score on those big nights when it matters most. He did it against Chelsea in the very las minute of the Champions League 2 seasons ago, and he did it 4 minutes from the end of extra time, controlling Fabregas' pass with extreme ease before thumping the ball into the net with such aplomb, it almost tore the net apart, just like the Dutch hearts.
STRIKER DAVID VILLA (SPAIN)
David Villa has always been underrated. Unlike Ronaldo, Messi, Torres and Ribery, Villa hasn't been given much attention, partly due to the fact he played at Valencia, who were perennial under achievers. Well all that has changed now. Villa was on hand to carry Spain into the finals, finishing everything and anything that came his way. A brilliant goal against Honduras which was only bested by Van Bronckhurt's goal against Uruguay, a sublime lob against Chile which was done with such ease, it looked easy (It wasn't) and finally finding a way past the defensive minded Portuguese were crucial contributions. Fast, powerful, a shot packed with power and curl, almost the perfect striker. Scary to think what will happen at Barcelona when he links up with Messi and Ibrahimovic.
STRIKER DIEGO FORLAN (URUGUAY)
Arguably the most like-able guy at the World Cup (Partly due to the fact his teammate Luis Suarez was the most hated), Diego Forlan was awe inspiring in leading the once powerful Uruguayans back to the realms of success. Sure, they didn't even win a medal, but they came oh so close. Forlan was the master of the Jabulani, using the unpredictable ball to his advantage, striking from long range at every chance with deadly accuracy. Free kicks, corners, volleys and assists, he did it all. Was voted Player of the Tournament and you couldn't really argue with a player who single handedly bringing back glory to a nation who really had no right advancing so far in the tournament.
SUBSTITUTES :
GOALKEEPER VINCENT ENYEAMA (NIGERIA)
DEFENDER DIEGO LUGANO (URUGUAY)
MIDFIELDER KEISUKE HONDA (JAPAN)
MIDFIELDER LIONEL MESSI (ARGENTINA)
STRIKER LUIS SUAREZ (URUGUAY)
Despicable Me
Posted: Tuesday, July 20, 2010 by sacul in
Say hello to the best animated movie of the year. Everyone expected this movie to be epic, beyond epic even. What with the return of Woody and Buzz, the final conclusion of a trilogy everyone wanted to see. The return of Mr. Potato Head and Rex, the - hold on a minute, the movie I'm talking about isn't Toy Story 3, no. Sure, Toy Story 3 gave everyone a nostalgic feeling, evoking memories of their own childhood and was a pretty damn good movie. Despicable Me however, has silently crept up behind Toy Story 3, and sprinting past it in typical fashion of one Usain Bolt. I must admit, I didn't know anything about this movie, and perhaps that's why I enjoyed it so much, because I didn't expect anything spectacular. Other than the trailer involving those yellow minions you see in the poster above (They are soooo cute), I didn't know a thing. Then details about the movie started to unfold. Steve Carell stars as the main voiceover, who is without a doubt, the funniest man alive (See Get Smart and then argue with me) , aided by Jason Segel (Marshall from HIMYM), Russel Brand (Luckiest Man Alive) , Julie Andrews (Sound of Music) and Miranda Cosgrove (The annoying kid from School of Rock) . Now this movie starts to get more interesting, no ? The main draw about Despicable Me has to be the funny factor. Despicable Me is funny as hell (Hell isn't funny, I know), filled with humour that keeps your funny bone (Yes, you have such a bone) tickled like, well, something that's being tickled, alot. If you don't find yourself laughing, or falling asleep during the movie, something IS wrong with you =p. The yellow minions are also a huge part of Despicable Me. Think of them as Despicable Me versions of Toy Story's Little Green Men, except cuter & funnier, by a long shot. Sure, it's a cheap trick to use small men with funny accents and the unability to pronounce words for laughs, but it works. Despicable Me has a very predictable and cliche (Yes I know, it's cliche to say cliche) storyline, but the way it's unravelled really connects with the audience and leaves a lasting impression by evoking numerous emotions (If your a guy, just ignore this part)The score for the movie is also amazing. Combining Pharrell and Hans Zimmer is like combining butter and glue, but it works (So don't discount the butter-glue combo just yet) The Despicable Me theme song at the beginning is the best song I've ever heard in an animated movie, and sets the tone for the rest of the movie brilliantly. If there was one complaint I would have to put forth, and I really had to think hard about this, but perhaps the Little Yellow Men (It'll catch on, trust me) were used a tad bit too much towards the end, but then again, that's a really small issue. All in all, Despicable Me is a must watch movie, it's without a doubt the best animated movie this year, and perhaps the best movie of the year (Inception might have a thing to say about that) . It's funnier than and has a better story than Toy Story 3, it eclipsed Eclipse (HAH!) and has quietly snuck up, behind everyone and put them all to shame.The bad guy is bad. The cute Little Yellow Men (It will catch on!) are cute and the funny is funny, it really is that simple. You must watch this movie
You'll love
- Absolutely funny
- Little Yellow Men
- Amazing Musical Score
- A little too much of the Little Yellow Men
- Hold on, can't think of anything else
- I give up
Time For Change
Posted: by sacul in
Motley Crue said it best. Don't know who they are ? Start listening to real music then. Nothing stays the same, everything changes over time. Appearances change. Just look at Miley Cyrus. Two years ago, she was who every teen girl with a voice that still hadn't hit puberty wanted to be, and some succeeded in doing so (Think Justin Beiber). Now, she's who every stripper aspires to be (Let's face it, some of them sing better than her plus, they do use more clothes). Some guys decide to grow facial hair, some girls forget to shave theirs and sometimes blog layouts change (Yeah, I didn't introduce the topic very well now did I. Let me try that again) People change, just ask Lindsay Lohan. When she was 10, she liked other girls. Aged 16, she liked guys, then aged 22 she liked girls again. Now, she likes alcohol, lots of it, and driving under it's influence. Decisions too change, alot. Seriously, when your 7, you decide you can't live without your parents, when your 18, you wish they would just leave you alone. I finally decided to change a decision I made some time back, quite long ago in fact, longer than some of you who think you know what I'm talking about think (Now try saying that over and over again quickly). I've finally decided I don't need it anymore, and I have to stop, I have stopped. I don't have an issue with moving on anymore, it takes time, sometimes a week, sometimes 3 years, but you do move on. And it feels so damn good. In accordance with that, I thought it was only right to change the layout of my blog to something more me (Now THAT was a better intro into my main topic). Hope you people like it, cause I know I do. I love things at the moment, and don't want to change a thing.
Eclipse Review
Posted: Wednesday, July 14, 2010 by sacul in
Guys, brace yourselves, for it's time of the year again (No you idiot, guys don't have periods) . Every guy in a couple dreads the release of a new Twilight movie, because no matter how buff he is, no matter how good looking he is, no matter how big his, er, hands are, he is nothing compared to the oh so white Edward (Seriously, is no one in the movie curious/suspicious as to how this family became so damn white) and the oh so buff Jacob sporting 8 packs, and not the beer kind. Chicks probably have to drag their other half to the cinema to catch this and repay them with sex. Well that is, until you find out this installment of the Twilight series is good, pretty damn good in fact. So guys, brace yourselves for three words that will make shake you to your very core, as well as question your manhood. No, it's not "Is it in ?", but in fact, 'Eclipse is good'. Eclipse is a very well paced movie, starting out slow, gaining pace, makes a sudden dash like Usain Bolt on steroids, and then slowing down at the very end (Kinda like a bedroom session, no?). The pacing in the movie was as perfect as it could get giving chicks what they came for with romance in abundance (Awwwww) leading up very well to a massive fight (Arghhhhhhhhh) and then ending again with romance (Ewww, oh I mean, Awwww). This movie also explored the rivalry between Edward and Jacob (I have a theory that they'll end up together, but that's for another day) like never before. I swear at one point I thought they were gonna pull a Brokeback Mountain, plus they were in a tent on a mountain, but alas, it didn't happen. The lengths some guys would go to get a girl is quite ridiculous (Trust me, this statement would be funny if you know me). Edward has her, Jacob wants her, and she herself doesn't loves them both and can't put this matter to bed (Not literally dumbass). The rest of the Cullen clan are also explained in the movie, their pasts and how they became white blood suckers with cool eyes and can live in a house together and go to school to become someone in the world (What ever happened to Count Dracula, cause he has got to be pretty pissed as to how gay vampires these days have become) . Anyway, Esme, Jasper, Carlisle and Alice are given alot more screen time this time around and if your a girl, odds are you'll find one of the guys sexy and if your a guy, you'll find one of the guys sexy (No, that was not a typo). The movie can be a bit of a turn off if you don't have a better half (Thats the girl), as there are a handful of romantic scenes, one involving a bed, and a room, get the picture ? So, if your intending to watch this with your parents, things are gonna get akward quickly. Also, if you haven't watched the previous two installments (If you haven't, don't bother picking it up, both of the movies are more boring than a game of chess with yourself), then you probably won't get the storyline and why this chick wants this chicks dead. Finally, if your a guy, Jacob doesn't seem to own a shirt. If your a girl, Jacob doesn't seem to own a shirt. Just a thought, if all the male werewolves (If you don't know what a werewolf is, you really shouldn't watch this movie) don't use shirts, then shouldn't the female werewolves do the same ?
You'll love
You'll hate
Update
Posted: Tuesday, July 13, 2010 by sacul inSo what's new after my last post which was full of glee and happiness (THAT was sarcasm) ? A lot apparently, ALOT. So the World Cup concluded, so to the dozens of facebook statuses posted by people who don't really follow football and couldn't name 5 players on either team, let alone 11. So to the blaring noises of the vuvuzelas, which were made available everywhere fro here to YouTube (Seriously, there was a widget to add a vuvuzela noise to any video you watch). I never got a vuvuzela =(. My favourite team Spain won, easily in fact, with passing so accurate that Rolex would be proud (Perhaps Xavi should be sponsored by Rolex, you know, with the accurate thing). The final was supposed to be a football match, the Dutch thought it was a karate competition, and started pulling out kung fu kicks (Perhaps they watched Karate Kid before the match, plus the Dutch coach one guy did kinda look like Jackie Chan, although I wasn't using my contacts at the time). Jet Li would've been proud of Nigel De Jong. Only one thing is left to be sorted, just one. I have to do something about it, and after that, life would as close to perfect as it could get, something I haven't felt in some time.
It Sucks
Posted: Sunday, July 11, 2010 by sacul inYou know the old saying, when you get knocked , you gotta get up again ? Hmmm, perhaps that was a song. Anyway, what happens when before you get the chance to get up again, you get knocked down, over and over again, repeatedly. I feel like running away, far far away. Where to ? It doesn't matter, anywhere but here. Depression isn't a state of mental illness, no, its a disease that plague very few, and to that very few who suffer from it know what I mean. It sucks that you get upset over every little thing that happens. It sucks you try to be happy but can't be. It sucks that you get upset over petty matters. It sucks that you can't do what you want to do with your life. It sucks that the only girl you like doesn't like you the same way. It sucks that your family is non-existent.
The Narcissitic Hypocrite
Posted: Friday, July 2, 2010 by sacul inI realized a little while ago that I am a hypocrite. What is a hypocrite you ask ? Well Einstein, get a dictionary. My posts about how you gotta get off your ass (Insert bleep Here) move on from exam results, the end of relationship etc was utter ullshit. Didn't read that ? Thanks for the support then. That was sarcasm by the way. What is sarcasm ? Well Einst- oh wait, I've said that already. Look up my post here : http://theextremenarcissist.blogspot.com/2010/03/moving-on.html . You know what, it's utter bullshit (Insert Bleep Heere Too) and I would delete it but then I wouldn't be able to show it to you to tell you how wrong I was now would I ? You could move on, but you know what ? If you can't, it's ok to lie down and die (No, despite what you think, that wasn't sarcasm) (No, that wasn't reverse sarcasm either, really) (No, that too was-well this could go on for some time now, so I better stop). It's really okay if you can't move on, because moving on isn't hard, no, because if it was, everyone would have already moved on by now. EVERYONE. Because putting effort into moving on is easy, but sometimes, your emotions just don't permit you to move on, or you just aren't able to do so. I can't quite explain it, it's like how glue doesn't stick to the inside of a bottle (Don't go and google that and then tell me that you do know, smartass). And if your lucky, you'll find someone else who shares the same grief that you do (After all, sharing is caring) and you both can wallow in the stew of your self pity, wondering what went wrong and why it did go wrong. Do I sound pathetic ? Yes, I do. And yes, I just answered a question I aasked you. Oh well. But you know what, I'm tired of pretending, because that's what we all are right, pretenders, trying to fit into life like the pieces of the jigsaw. Well, I don't care if I don't fit in anymore. Hell, I'll be a one piece jigsaw if it means I speak what's really on my mind and not hide it somewhere between my dignity and my self conciousness. And you know what, I'm tired of being a hypocrite, like everyone else, pretending to be something your not. Act how you wnat to act, not how other people want you to.