District 9

After hearing all of the rave reviews about this movie I knew I had to see this movie for myself. I also found out that this movie originally was supposed to be the Halo movie but Peter Jackson abandoned that. Anyways, this movie was needless to say AWESOME. A very heart pounding and heart felt movie from beginning to end. The cinematography made a bit dizzy at some parts but made it seem so much more real. On top of that I found out they worked on a $30 million budget which is almost unheard of for sci fi movies. The usual price tag for these bad boys are over $100 million. The actor who was the main protagonist did an amazing job and I heard its his first big role as well. Like all movies, there were some plot holes but it didn't stop this movie from being as epic as everyone said it is. This movie definitely bring a different kind of message with humans being the main antagonists against aliens. For so long, we've always been afraid of aliens and yet this movie turns it around. It goes to show how humans treat things/people we don't know or understand. I recommend this movie 100%. Any fool saying this movie sucks is either too critical or has crap for brains.

people who do not knwo anything about cars

recently i was on facebook and one of my old schoolmates had recently bought himself a new car. he was a pretty smart guy so i figured he wouldn't make a bad decision when buying a good car. how wrong i was. he had decided to buy a hyundai sedona which regardless of what is on paper or surverys or research, a korean car is death. nothing against the koreans but its just their cars are horrible. the best part about this were his moron friends that were commenting how they were 'jealous' and how its 'a nice car'. sure you don't want to be mean but jealous? really? its like wanting new and good cookware and getting the target brand. sure in the beginning it looks good but give it 5 years and its going to be OVER. i was quite tempted to be like 'WTF were you thinking when you bought this car? did you not consult ANYONE who knows about cars?' to me a car is a BIG investment since it can only depreciate. cars are meant to wear down and will never last so why the hell would you buy a car that is absolutely rubbish? if you want a NEW car and can't afford a better one then keep saving OR get a used car that is better. i seriously do not understand people who just want a new car and get something that is horrible.

1 year and 2 days

i cannot believe i have been home for 367 days or 1 year and 2 days. i remember when i first moved home i was quite depressed and hated being back here. the last thing i wanted was to move back in with my parents. sure there are a lot of benefits and what not but there are still so many things that comes with being on your own. but i wont get into that. since i've been home God has taught me a lot of things about myself and what He wants in my life. i realized that i was destined to move home and that was always his plan anyways. i spent 3 months looking for a job in socal and NOTHING. i come home for 2 weeks and i start working. call me crazy but i'm pretty sure that is a sign. even then i was still unsatisfied and wanted something else. once again i was humbled and my eyes opened to what is now something i LOVE doing. i've realized that being happy where i am is probably the most important thing in life as to just making money. if i wanted to make more i would be working for my older brother, but i would be absolutely miserable. and i was for the short amount of time i was there. misery filled my life day in and out.

now after a year i stand here at another junction in life. at work there is a possibility for me to move up in my department, but being the person with the least amount of experience i have a very slim chance of getting it. though my manager tells me that it will all be based on my interview i cannot help but think that wont be all that they are going to decide on. i know i am still young and have a lot ahead of me. in fact i think i am the youngest of all the applicants so even if i do not get it i still have time to look elsewhere and wait for my turn. it has been nerve racking to think about but i have to just leave it to God to show me the way.

Watchmen

yesterday i decided to pick the Watchmen on blu-ray. i must say this movie was pretty amazing. [spoiler alert] i was really impressed at how zack snyder captured the comic so well (i don't give a crap if you call it a 'graphic novel', thats like saying a research journal is a thin text book). i think i was a little taken back by how dark this was. i knew it wasn't you typical comic book story but HOLY CRAP. the overall story was pretty good i guess even though i think like over half the movie it was just the characters talking about their past. yeah thats interesting and all but i was more interested in the fighting. i keep trying to think of things that are wrong with it but i can't really think of any amazingly. the fighting is epic, silk silhouette is HOT. mr. manhattan did have a little too much wang showing going and the sex scene b/t nite owl and silk silhouette was like a porn scene. i cant wait til my new tv comes so i can get the 60hz (cuz 120hz is too shaky) and 1080p going on

Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince

after being forced to wait an extra 8-9 months for this movie to come out. i was quite excited to finally see the next installment in the harry potter series. as i remember, the 6th book wasnt the greatest, it added a lot of mystery to the whole saga and set up the 7th book. sadly, this movie failed to do that. [spoiler alert] the whole point of the book was 3 things: 1 - to find out who is the half blood prince, 2 - to find out what draco malfoy is doing, and 3 - learning more about voldemort while he was at hogwarts and before he came to power. the movie focused on two things, first was finding out what malfoy was up to and second was all the love triangles forming. it was like a teen romance in the wizarding world. the director changed and left out a lot of things that i'm sure a lot of the audience wanted to see. for instance finding about marvolo's ring and how tom riddle got his name! how can they leave out the entire gaunt family?!?! also they never showed another memory of how tom riddle wanted the defense against the dark arts job. and lastly i was very unhappy with the ending, there was supposed to be a big battle between the death eaters that entered the castle and the rest of the students. but they completely cut that part out and it seemed like the death eaters were in there for nothing except to kill dumbledore. overall id say the movie was just ok at best. the most fun part was probably the quidditch but they didnt chant 'weasley is our king' which ticked me off again. sigh... damn these directors.

Transformers 2

so a few nights ago I watched Tranformers 2 despite all the bad reviews and you know what, i'm kinda indifferent. People who say that there is too much action is ridiculous because action is what this move is about. no one goes to listen to a compelling story which moves us. we go to watch giant robots duke it out. i do wish that the camera would pull back so we can actually see whats going on but i'm assuming that kind of cinematography is done because if it was just shown in its entirety itd be pretty dull. plus i think it adds a sense of urgency and danger to make the audience like they're in the fight almost. i know there couldve been compromise between the two but oh well. the story itself was interesting but could there BE more plot holes? is it really that freaking hard to write a story where anyone with a high school education could see more than half of the concepts are just absolutely ridiculous [spoiler alert] such as how megatron can be revived by the piece of all spark but optimus cannot for some reason and instead needs the matrix. that is just one of the many things i found wrong with the story. if you are in debate to go watch this movie, i suggest on making sure WHY you are going. if you are going to expect something epic then dont go. if you are expecting for some crazy story plot, dont go. however if you just want to see a lot of transformers battling it out then go see it

the death of the greatest pop star that ever lived

June 25, 2009 marks one of the darkest days in pop culture history with the death of the one and only Michael Jackson. When I first heard about this I was in utter shock and could not believe the artist I grew up listening to is gone. I remember the first time I saw one of his concerts on TV. It was when PPV first became popular so my older brother and I decided to watch it. It was by far one of the most epic concerts I have ever seen to date with incredible light shows, exotic animals and even some magic going on. I taped it and watched it many times over until the tape itself finally wore out. Then came Moonwalker which still ranks to be one of my favorite movies. Sure it was kinda cheezy and all but when you have your idol transforming into a car and into some kind of robot/plane thing. Its freaking awesome. He didn't even need weapons but used his powerful scream to shatter everything around him. It was disappointing to see his life fall apart with all of the molestation scandals, ridiculous plastic surgery, and never ending excuses he gave for wanting to be white. Aside from all that, his career paved a way very few and possibly no one can follow. As a child, the Jackson 5 stormed the charts and were icons all over the world. Most artists who try break away from their group band beginnings don't always do as well they once did. But Michael proved everyone wrong and now olds and probably forever will hold the record for the most records sold for one album which is Thriller. There are dozens of copy cats today who want to mirror his success but there are still none to do so. Maybe the only person to come remotely close is Justin Timberlake but we have not heard much from him in quite a while. You will be missed.