Well, I finally got the chance to watch two animated films that I've been meaning to.
The first of them is Persepolis. Now, in case you're not cool, and have never heard of the film, it's based on a duo of graphic novels done by Marjane Satrapi which I personally adored. It's based off of her experiences a an Iranian girl living in the middle of the Iranian Revolution, and can get rather personal. We start off with her as a six-year-old girl, slowly becoming more aware of the situation, and end with her as a 21-year-old woman leaving to France. The film is animated, but it certainly isn't a kids movie, and you'll see this quickly just by watching the movie. What I really enjoy about it, though, is how lighthearted it really is, even with the serious topics mentioned here. I could really talk about the film's brilliance all day, but Ed Liu says it best. I really think everyone needs to see this movie. On my top 10 animated films list, no doubt. An easy 5/5.
Other then that, I plowed through Futurama: The Beast With a Billion Backs, the second of four DTVs that the show will release(consider this an unofficial new season, I guess). Well, in case you didn't know, I wasn't too hot on the first one Bender's Big Score. Wasn't bad, but I thought it was too confusing for it's own good, and this one seems to be more of the same. I could tell you the plot, but to save me from the potential migraine, I'll just say that it's weird. Well, the brilliant snarky humor that made us geeks fall in love with Matt Groening's series is still in tact, but I kind of wanted, well, more to the film then just that, which I never really got. I can't explain to you what, exactly, but I'm sure some of those who saw it will know what I'm talking about. I heard that a lot of FryxLeela shippers weren't satisfied with this film, with the edition of Fry's girlfriend, uh, whatever that character Brittany Murphy played, and how the progress the two went through in the last film went nowhere here. Personally, while I have no problem with shippers of the couple, I don't really care. Besides, I'm sure that KifxAmy fans will probably have more to complain about. Regardless, I'll just give the movie a 3/5. If you're a diehard fan of the show, then you'll probably want to buy it, but less hardcore fans will probably just want to rent it, like I did, or even wait for it to air on Comedy Central.
Oh, we also got a sneak peek at the next movie. Looks like it'll have a Dungeons & Dragons-esq parody plot, and Mom and her lackeys will have a bigger focus here. I don't really see how they'll fit this into a good 90-minute film when the plot is typical kids stuff(Billy & Mandy and Dexter's Lab did stories like this with a 7-minute-guideline), so I'm not putting my hopes up for it, but at the same time, the crew have worked miracles before, so I'm still gonna give it a look. Besides, it's Futurama. I'm required to watch it by law.
Yesterday, while my sister was driving me around, the acoustic version of "SOS" played on her CD. She then mentioned how much she loves the Jonas Brothers and how she's going to see them when they come in September, and how she offered to pay for me to go with her. I was... actually, quite mortified at the offer. To me, the Jonas Brothers are the epitome of the unruly fangirl. At least metalhead chicks are often really hot, and there's even a few hot yaoi girls, like one on Toon Zone I'd mention if I wasn't so worried that she or someone she knows from there could tell her, so, yeah. Well, anyeay, uh, the Jonas Brothers aren't my kind of thing, so I wasn't very pleased to of been offered to see them.
Uh, there's more to add, I think... No, I guess. To the rest!
Song of the Blog: Testament- "Souls of Black", in honor of the fact that it's been rumored to appear on Rock Band 2's setlist, whch made me a very happy Testament fan boy. Granted, I think "Over the Wall" would of been a much better fit for the game(just listen to that riff and Chuck Billy's awesome range), but hey, at least Testament could appear in the game. Besides, bass players should be happy, as that opening line's to die for, and the rest of the song is top-notch, too.
TV Show of the Blog:
Higurashi no Naku Koro Ki. Sick, beatuiful, anime. Thank you, Foggle, for getting me into this. What could of happened if Funimation didn't buy it.
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