Need to watch...

The Godfather. (and the series perhaps)

WITH subtitles. without is just pointless.

-L

To read

One Hundred Years of Solitude - Gabriel García Márquez

this might be hard considering I dont have my lib card here >_> guess I'll find it in a book store some place...

-L

Back to Ottawa

I'm in my new room. Quite nice. With Internet.

My physical needs are met.

I shall report on whether the job happens or not later.

Till Wednesday.

Update:

Still at home on Thurs... Gawd, when will those security ppl finish T_T

Till this afternoon.

Update 2:

Work on Monday. Oh gawd, gotta get stuff done before then...

This wkend = skewl work!

-L

Terminator: Salvation

Not as good as the hype suggested, or as good as I expected (from being a fan of the previous terminator movies)... so slightly disappointing.

The movie seemed to have fed on "suspense" points where you jump back as a metallic being appears behind the main character... gets old after a while...

I rlly disliked christian bale in this role... too much batman ambiance -.- absolutely hated the wife... we don't need any wide-eyed, permanent mascara-eyed (even though we're in war zone where even food is scarce) innocent girl -.-

However, I LUVED kyle reese character (heheh also very cute), LUVED the marcus character too (too bad he has to die "for the greater good"), and the pilot girl (the story line between these characters was FAR more interesting than the john connor thing -.- Here is the saving (or savalation teehee) grace.

Special effects were superb, as they should be - or else it wouldn't be a modern film. nothing too awe-inspiring.

Out of the four movies (star trek, wolverine, angels and demons, terminator), I will put this as the worst (even more so than wolverine?? yawr cuz I expected less from wolverine and it still delivered... I don't hold well w/ disappointment =( ...)

Recommended? Sure if you're a terminator fan... but really if you had to pick, go with the other choices =P

-L

Angels and Demons

It was better than expected (FAR superior to Da Vinci Code - but that's not saying much).

It followed the action plot of the book VERY closely - which was a smart move (since the book was awesome)... lost some of the personal depth that was present in the book, but it's understandable considering the running time - and managed to be entertaining while still presenting the message (without TOO MUCH of the watered down, middle-of-the-road lack of intensity)

Some of the dialogue seemed awkward (omg Tom Hanks... what happened -.-) and there was a tad bit too much explanation for it to seem normal (it was okay in the book, since ... well it's a book about stuff most people don't know/care to know about, so tons of explanation is necessary)... It's tolerable.

Action bits: Tom Hanks - not bad. There were bits that made me flinch, as intended, so kudos to that.

I dont know if this is a fault, but the movie gave me a slight emotional attachment to the Catholic faith. I suppose it put the priests/vaticans on a more personal level than I am used to. I rather appreciate that.

One thing I felt was weak: the movie was covered in Ron Howard's let's all agree and not hurt anyone's feelings movie-making agenda. But it can't be helped... and it still managed to pull through decent, good job.


I recommend it. Slightly less than highly. But definitely worth watching.

-L