COUNTDOWN!!!
Regular Days--9
School Days--7
Well, with another weekend ending, nothing really happened. Well, besides watching two movies I wasn't planning on seeing anytime soon (I'll get to that in a sec), the trailer park that I live in had its "Park Yard Sale" in which there are garage sales everywhere. Well, I had no idea that it was going on this weekend, because last time we had one, the park managers sent out flyers and notices to remind people, and I actually participated last year. This time, it took a glance out my front window to realize it was going on, so me and my dad just took a walk around, not expecting much. Well, there weren't very many, but each had some surprisingly decent stuff. I DID buy my second hip-hop album ever at one of these garage sales, and it was:
Don't know if there's any hip-hop heads that read my blog, but I got this sucker for only $1. Haven't listened to it yet, but from what I've heard from some boys at the Off The Books union, it's a pretty decent album, so I'm looking forward to listening to it. Oh, and Obie Trice is a Detroit rapper who works with Eminem and is on his label, so it should be good.
For those who don't listen to hip-hop, I won't bore you any longer with my talk of hip-hop music. Instead, I'll move on to movie reviews:D. This weekend, I've got two movies I wasn't expecting to see at all anytime soon, but they were really great. They are:
Knocked Up
(Hard to find a friggin poster with all the pron on Google Images:? ) Well, so much for seeing Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End this weekend:P. After seeing that this was playing at my theater, and the fact that it's becoming the most critically praised movie of the year so far, I could not pass up the opportunity to see it. Besides, it was from the director of 40-Year Old Virgin, so I KNEW I was in for a treat. Well, this was more than a treat. This was a comedy masterpiece. I haven't seen a movie this funny since Borat, and this beats the hell out of Borat anyday. It has the same s7y1e as 40-Year Old Virgin, some of the same actors, and the same sexual humor, but the laughs come more often. And it's not just mindless, immature humor either. It's a lot more sophisticated and mature than one would think. And this time, there's no idiotic dance number at the end like in Virgin. It ends with a proper note this time without any silly musical. The actors are, like I said, mostly actors from 40-Year Old Virgin, who all do a fantastic job of making the viewers laugh, especially Seth Rogan, who is one funny dude (you'll even notice that "Danger" from Million Dollar Baby and the fat guy that wore the hot dog costume and screamed like a girl in Accepted are in this movie as well :lol: ). And, of course, you've got your cameos. There's a very funny moment that includes Ryan Seacrest saying some vulgar language. There's also a cameo from Steve Carell himself, so he's actually in this movie. A lot more familiar faces pop up as cameos, but I'll let you all see it yourselves. Overall, one of the year's funniest, as well as the best so far. Go see it if you want to piss your pants and cry in laughter. A 10/10.
Seraphim Falls
Probably none of you people have heard of this movie. I imagine it made a very limited release in theaters last year, which is why it's not very well known, but it's out on DVD, and I was curious to see it. After seeing the The Proposition, I've become more interested in the modern day Western genre a bit more, and after seeing solid reviews, this one looked cool. It has a very basic story, in which a man is on a hunt to capture this Colonel who burned his family in their house after the Civil War. And that's all that really happens in the movie, is that Liam Neeson is chasing Pierce Brosnan around the entire time. It is interesting, though, since it gets violent at times, and Brosnan's character does some weird sh*t to try to get by in the movie, including using a horse in a very "stealthy" way to kill one of Neeson's companions:P. The acting is alright I guess, with both men acting their heart out towards the end of the movie. The ending wasn't really shocking, and it felt forced just to end the movie, but I guess it was alright. If you're a Western fan, this is a nice movie to watch if you're bored on a Saturday night or something. It gets an 8/10.
Until Next Time, LATA!