Life Flashes By

The last 6 months of my life have honestly been some of the best.

I want to share a reminiscence with you, in thanks, to anyone that has taken the time to read and even more so comment. Thank You.

That's why i'm even more grateful for this blog; it has served to store all these fantastic memories and I now bring you the half way house film.....

The Last 6 Months In Film:



Enjoy?

:)

TO

Turblent Thursday

Last night while at my local nightclub haunt everyone caught news of Michael Jackson's passing and instantly went into mourning. Firstly, i don't really understand all the fuss myself but this was the same when Princess Diana died. I guess I don't really empathize with rich and famous people. In the toilets i had to argue with someone when I heard them saying "he was only 50, it just shows how precious life is"...I kindly pointed out that many thousands of non-famous people, a lot younger than that die everyday also.

I also woke up yesterday morning to find news that Farrah Fawcett had passed. I've never heard of her before and I can't say i shed a tear, but now i feel compelled to send her some love. R.I.P Farrah, you must be really mad up there that when the day of judgment arrived, MJ had to take your shine.

On a serious note, I played basketball yesterday too....but nodoby cares about that with all this MJ news :(



R.I.P Michael Jackson. R.I.P Farrah Fawcett. R.I.P My Basketball 'Skills'.

:'(

TO

The Art Of Hip-Hop

It frustrates me so much when people talk badly about something of which they know nothing about. This happens with almost everything in my life and I find myself defending the very things that I believe make me who I am.

The main thing in which people seem to underestimate in my life is, Hip-Hop. When I meet someone who likes Hip-Hop, it automatically creates a bond that seems unbreakable. If it's a girl. Wow. I start thinking of marriage. It is that rare to find someone who has a true understanding of the art of Hip-Hop. (Hannah Walmsley i'm waiting to make you my wife! haha)

I'm not the kind of person who listens to music as a past time because it chills me out. These are proper music lovers and I would never consider myself as part of that group. I listen to music to listen to what someone has to say, a message they have to portray. Something that can impress me or hype me up. I want lyrics not beats. This is why I listen to Hip-Hop the most of all genres. (Not that there are amazing beats in Hip-Hop!)

Hip-Hop satisfies my needs, the more intelligent and the more I can relate to it, the better. People often misinterpret the music and think they have nothing to relate to within the genre. This isn't true, you just have to work a little harder to see the symmetry and then it makes perfect sense.

Look at these lyrics from Ludacris' song 'War With God':

"I never claimed to be nothin' but who the fuck I am
Never sold cocaine in my life, but I'm still the fuckin' man"

There is so much information in those two lines that one can relate to. I break it down to the fact I'm me and nobody else. The best message anyone can portray. Then the second part states how I know I don't have to be a break the law to show you i'm going to be somebody and don't f*ck with me.

It's such a powerful statement coming from two lines...there's a whole song of this...then there's the rest of album...then there's the other Ludacris albums...then other artists. There are literally millions of songs with vital messages that makes it so easy to find something to relate to and a message to learn from.

Hip-Hop is the most intelligent form of music there is. You can tell me that playing instruments is difficult, but so is to tap into your mind and produce something worth saying that works and gives people hope and provides a message.

Don't use the b*tches and h*es rap to hide behind because we all know that 50 Cent isn't saying anything worth hearing, but that isn't true Hip-Hop. This is the kind of thing that perfectly demonstrates what i'm talking about:



Open your hearts as well as your ears.

:)

TO

Film Review: Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen

I should preface this review by stating I went to watch this movie at an IMAX cinema. I had never been as did not realise there are NO adverts (a part of film going experience i relish to be honest) and so 6pm start time means 6pm start time. Therefore arriving at 5.55pm is a bad idea and the unreserved seating plan means despite booking the tickets 2 days earlier we had to sit at the front row. Let me use to caps to demonstrate how this affected the experience....

MY SENSES WERE RAPED, I FELT LIKE A SHELL OF THE MAN I WAS ENTERING THE CINEMA.

5ft from a 100ft by 75ft screen...I had to turn my head to see action at one side of the screen. While this is a teachnological wet dream, I don't understand the point of having rows that close to the screen, I still have a head ache 5 hours later.

Therefore, its important to consider this may have impaired my experience a little and I want to watch the film again at IMAX but sat as far back as possible and again at a normal cinema.

That being said, I agree with the reviews given by mainstream media. The film is definitely bigger. But that is not always better. The explosions are huge, fight scenes long and SFX intense. Its as if Michael Bay ('director'....hmmmm) has just told the SFX department to take acid and fill the screen with metal. Comparisons can be drawn to a bodybuilders intense growth using steriods despite the obvious detriment to the genital area.

The film is nothing if not spectacular and moments will make you wonder where they have been hiding such amazing technology but it all seems to come at the cost of a believeable storyline and making the viewer feel like they have been through a washing machine by the end.

I'd rate this film as around 7.4 out of 10 and thats only because i'm a massive Transformers fan. Still a must watch because of the awesome SFX but dont expect to leave with a grin.

The trip has been delayed till Sunday!

Transformers released a new trailer!

Youtube has cancelled embedding for this trailer so its got to be a link i'm afraid...this trailer shows the comedy side a little more!

Go and see this film!

:)

TO