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This is for fans of the Twilight series.

Though I cant stand the cheesyness of those books and how cliche they are, there is a vampire film out now in a few theaters that does romance and relationships in a way that is much more complex and emotional than anything in Twilight, and I recommend that anyone see's this film whether you like twilight or not. The film is Let The Right One In, it is the best dark fantasy film since Pans labyrinth and Tideland, and it is from Sweden.

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It is tough to describe this film, but I will say that everything in it just works beautifully. It is one of the only films this year ashide from The Fall that I would call beautiful. Not in the traditional way mind you, this is a very dark and tragic film about a young boy who is always bullied who notices a new girl next door who only leaves her place at night. Both of these kids are only 12 or so, turns out she is a vampire and he wants to get revenge on the Bullies. Their relationship starts to get more and more complex and at times she seems to almost be controlling him. It is not a normal love story, because the love is only hinted at and not sexual at all. I would recommend this film to anyone who likes vampires or film in general, I don't know how many theaters it is playing at, but I do know that Hollywood is already going to remake. So I implore you to see this great film before hollywood makes their own crap version which probably has older teenagers to be more Politically correct. I would say that this is one of the best vampire films I have ever seen.

Overall I give it a 9.5 out of 10.

10 best movies of the year so far

updated list:D

1. Slumdog Millionare

2. In Bruges

3. Burn after reading

4. Let the right one in ( Kinda like twilight, except it isn't crap. Also it is Swedish:D)

5. Transsiberian

6. The Fall

7. War Inc.

8. The Bank Job

9. Redbelt

10. The Dark Knight

If you think Dark Knight should be number 1, well too bad:D

My review of Slumdog Millionare.

Though I didnt get to properly meet the director Danny Boyle, it was still worth it to see this film. No other film this year has so much energy and character to it, this film feels alive with energy and Boyle perfectly captures the frantic energy and life of the cities in india. The way the film goes between different times and years throughout the characters lives is done so well you would barely notice it. Ashide from a few minor cliches and mushy romance near the end, which is thankfully saved by the best end credits I have seen in years, this is the best film of the year by far for me. While others like the dark knight were certainly enjoyable in their own way, to me they are nothing compared to this one. This is Danny Boyle's best film by far, yes even better than trainspotting and 28 days later. I wish him luck this year at the Oscars, he really deserves a nomination at least.

The main reason this film works so well is that even though it is overall a story of finding a lost love, there are so many interesting moments that happen as well. Films like Atonement are so sappy and overly romantic that they start to feel cheesy. There isnt enough substance in a film like Atonement to really interest me, while Slumdog Millionare is filled with interesting stories and characters.

Overall I give it a 10 out of 10:D

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Mel Gibson is still awesome.

I know he said some dumb things, but I have heard dumber from drunk people before. Many actors are alcoholic, they just dont get any press. People should learn to seperate an actors personal life from their movies, plus he was the mad max so he wins by default.

Just saw Don Rickles live.

He was great for the first 30 minutes, but then he started to get a bit overly nostalgiac about his past which while interesting was not really funny. Also I noticed that nobody near me laughed at the jokes that made fun of Israel which to me was odd, it was fine when he made fun of the irish and the Chinese, but suddenly Israel is off limits? BS, make fun of Isreal all you want. If people can laugh at jokes about Palenstine, which they did, then Israel is not off limits. They get far too much attention and protection as it is, I say nothing is off limits. Anyway, sorry about the rant. Overall it was a good performence.

I was wrong about Oasis.

I heard a few songs from their new albums and even though its not as wildly experimental as Blur was in the late 90s and early 00's, the songs still sound surprisingly good and interesting. I respect Oasis for their influence and popularity, but this is the first time since their album standing on the shouldners of giants that they have done something good.

My new review of Superbad

I feel as if I was a bit harsh on this film, when I first saw it I didn't like it much and I found it very forced and cliche. I was told by many to give it another chance and watch it again, that I would appreciate it more a second time. Unfortunatly, my opinion has not changed much. Superbad got tons of hype and many said it was better than 40 year old virgin and Knocked up. One of the many problems I have with superbad is the main characters, Jonah Hill is not funny, he is loud and annoying and I wanted to hit him every time he came on screen. His constant swearing and sex jokes may be funny to someone who has never heard the word vagina or penis before, but when Jonah Hill was so bad and irritating that I found nothing he said or did funny in the slightest. Michael Cera was of course playing the awkward character, and there is the infamous McLovin.

I'm sorry guys, I dont get why the McLovin thing is so hilarious. I got a little chuckle out of the name, but after a while I just stopped caring. Another problem with the film is that the situations the main characters get are much funnier than the main characters, heck pretty much everyone in the film is funnier than the main characters. The Only parts I found close to hilarious were the parts with the 2 cops who should have gotten more screen time. My second viewing of this film just furthered my indifference towards it, I dont hate it, but there is really nothing worth caring about in it. Films like this have been made before in a much funnier way, films like Animal House and Fast times at ridgemont high are much funnier than this. Knocked up and 40 year old virgin are funnier than this mostly because the main characters are funny while in superbad they are not. Also both 40 year old virgin and Knocked up had Paul Rudd in them, which automaticly makes them better by default.

Overall I give it a 5 out of 10.

My review of How to lose friends and alienate people.

How to lose friends is a film starring Simon Pegg, it is a film that could have been so much more than it is. Essentially the film is very similar to The Devil wears prada, which in this case is not a bad thing. Simon Pegg is hilarious as always, Jeff Bridges shows up once in a while to remind people he is still as awesome as he always is, and Kirsten Dunst is the love interest again. There are many moments that made me smile because they make fun of the media that obsesses with celebrity, these are by far the best parts of the film. There is also the love plot involving the consistantly mediocre Megan Fox playing...well herself pretty much. She doesnt really do much and is pretty much just fun to look at.

There are also a couple of gross out moments involving genitals and one involving pig urine. The love plot with Kirsten Dunst is predictable, at first she hates Pegg's character because he is anti everything she thinks she stands for, she then realizes that she hates what she stands for and that she really love him, he realizes that he is wasting time with Megan fox who realizes that she nothing to realize. This isn't a spoiler by the way, it is very predicatble. Its like telling someone the ending of a romance film with Richard Gere or John Cusack by saying he gets the girl in the end, if they think that you spoiled the film then they are wrong. This romance cliche is not bad, but it does make the more clever moments of the film more sparse and it goes on. it isnt a bad film really, but I wish it stuck with the more clever moments instead of the usual slapstick and gross outs.

Overall I give it a 7.5

I met Steve Vai

I went to a Steve Lukather concert, which was awesome, but then i saw Steve Vai standing by the bar. I went over and shook his head and said hi. It was pretty cool since he is one of my favorite guitarists.