April 29, 2006

PAIN, IT DEFINES OUR EXISTENCE.

i saw a videoblog the other day and i have to admit my life hasn't been quite the same ever since.

you can check it out here and while you're waiting for it to load, keep reading this post.

it was amazing; she was going on about pain and suffering and all this other bs and i seriously questioned what the world was coming to. if you've seen the video by this point in this post you'll know what i'm talking about. so i set out to find this person's videoblog site, maybe try talk some sense into her. i dunno what i was hoping to acheive, but i pressed on.

so then i found this.

in fact, i felt really uplifted. i was genuinely impressed at how well she captured the whole 'emo' persona, as well as her counter-part and founder of this whole scheme (there's a link to his videoblog somewhere on there). it guess it just got me thinking really, that i) there are really poeple out there who think dead birds are a sign of entropy, and ii) there are some really talented people out there. fuck, if i could pull off something that believable i wouldn't be studying law.

so anyways, kudos to you guys for providing tens of thousands of internet users with priceless entertainment, and in this time of exam prep for uni and so on, it really does help our procrastination! a particular favourite of mine is here.

so here's to EmoKid21Ohio and EmoGirl21.




"I MEAN, BIRDS ARE DYING!"

-LOki

April 25, 2006

HARRY POTTER AND THE GOBLET OF FIRE

3/5
stars daniel radcliffe, emma watson, rupert grint, robert pattinson

after much dodging, i finally saw the movie on dvd. i admit that it was better than i expected; from the hype for the movie, as well the huge popularity of the books, i was understandably sceptical. i had seen the first film and thought it pretty dry and then didn't have much hope for the subsequent ones.

so anyway... for those who haven't seen it or read the book, the film takes a more serious approach to what goes on at hogwart's. the triwizard tournament is the sort of thing you'd want to put your worst enemy through, but at hogwart's its all part of inter-wizard school competition, where the worst that can happen is someone dying.

three representatives get chosen from their respective schools, and somehow harry's name is drawn from the hat (or, explodes out of the goblet of fire).

i think the real magic of this film is showing what its like to be at highschool; harry is constantly being given shit by the other students for being the favourite, the rocky nature of friendship, the issues of finding a date for the ball (which, would you believe it, involves dancing!), and just the general 'group' mentality that always exists at highschool regardless of how unique or blase they seem to be.

as i've heard, this film is much darker than the others (which i haven't seen, apart from the First) and i liked that. the film explores more than just spells and dragons, but rather highlights a real sense of loss and tragedy by its clever, if not a little bit formulaic, use of characters.

acting-wise, i think radcliffe (who plays harry) still needs a bit of work to be fully believable. other cast gave decent performances, although the guy that plays Dumbledore's accent constantly switched from english to american which kept drawing me away from the story. directing was a bit sloppy too i thought, but may have been an improvement from previous films.

anyhoo, i guess overall this film is worth watching, but i'll be picking up the book as soon as i get the time.

- LOki

April 24, 2006

LOVEPUKE - MONASH STUDENT THEATRE.

a friend of mine is running a show at the monash university student theatre. here are the details so check it out if you're interested!

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Monash University Student Theatre presents: LOVEPUKE By Duncan Sarkies. Directed by Sarah Collins.
April 27 - May 6, 2006.

Ivan's got it, Glen's over it, Nathan's nervous about it, Marissa's up for it, and Kevin's... an accountant.

Welcome to Lovepuke - the fast paced comedy which "essentially chronicles the trials and tribulations of the dating game. Kind of like Sex and the City... but without the city," says director Sarah Collins.

There will be a preshow party and speed dating event on opening night (April 27th) 6pm at the Coco Red restaurant in the Clayton Campus Centre. Open to all show attendees, free nibblies provided.

LOVEPUKE is showing at Monash University Student Theatre,
Campus Centre, Clayton from:
Thursday April 27th - Sat 29th and
Tues 2nd - Sat 6th May
All shows 7pm.

Bookings (03) 9905 8173.

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-LOki

April 16, 2006

"JACK DRINKS JACK, JACK DRINKS JACK..." - JACK MERCER, FOUR BROTHERS.

isn't it funny how it's already april? which, if you think about it, is a quarter of the year. where did all that time go, and what the hell happened in between? its always a scary thought i think how fast time seems to be going, and that we'll wake up tomorrow and it'll be that time of year all over again where trees are decorated and chadstone has that 24-hour trade.

so i'm taking a bit of a breather now, looking back at what's been happening the last couple of weeks. apart from seeing a few films here and there, plenty has been going on in the background.

i've finally sorted out my uni stuff, and hope to finish by the end of next year. i need to apply of articles and clerkships as well, but with my current grades i'm not sure how good my prospects are. but even with that in mind, i should at least try. thanks jo and dom for bringing all this to my attention! also, even if i may not be that good at it, i'm thinking of specialising in equity. the law of equity mainly deals with helping those who have been screwed over by others that are in a better position to bargain. it looks at fairness rather than technicalities, which is something the law really should be doing in the first place.

i've been working less and less at the shop the last couple of months mainly becasue of uni, although i do so some mornings to help prep for the day. sometimes i actually like working there; the work is tiring and continuing, but i like making chit-chat to some of the customers, and its good to be doing something active. i still wonder how my parents manage to work like that every single day, though when they get home they just want to crash. i think over the midyear break i'll be working there a lot, seeing as in semester two i'll be doing a whole set of differnt subjects, so there'll be no homework to do over the break.

as you've probably noticed from the title of this entry, i've been watching Four Brothers (4/5) a lot. there's a scene that goes for about a minute and it's my favourite. it's where bobby and jack meet jerry's two daughters, daniella and amelia. like i said, it goes for only a minute but it's just beautiful. a couple of other movies i've been watching include Doom, The Iron Giant, and Scary Movie 2.

i went to the gb with pete a couple of weeks ago. we hadn't been there since around october last year so it was nice to be back with a pint of coopers red. we hadn't hung out for a while since we were both pretty busy with our own things; me with uni and work, and pete with his car, work, and moving house. it was nice though just to sit back and literally catch up on what was going on in each others' lives. the night was sort of cut short when the electricity of a few richmond blocks was cut off; we skulled the rest of our beers and went home.

vito's been working pretty much non-stop on the comic, though he always makes times if i happen to come round in the middle of the night. its always great to see vito, have a couple of beers and talk about stuff. nicole is always welcoming and every time i head to the car to go home, she yells "drive safely!". they're amazing together, and i always feel comfortable when i'm round at their place.

i hadn't been out taking photos in a while, so one friday night when nothign was on maher suggested we go out and do some. by teh time we got out i twas night adn the sun was gone. where to? we kept asking each other. we got int he car and drove around oakleigh and went to the old cemetary and my old primary school. we found some pretty cool spotlights we took photos under, and only when we left we realised we were at the police station with a surveillance camera pointed right at us. we wondered off nonchalantly. some of the photos turned out really well, and i hope to do a bit more later.

driving down to jove's place is always good; usually we just watch movies, drink coke and have some smokes. i sometimes feel bad for him, cos the way the night goes is usually me bitching about something, and him listening and telling me his thought. i guess its almost like a 'confession' thing in a way, where i pretty much just rattle on in hopes jove can find an answer amoung my ramblings. in any case, i'm always thankful for his patience. sorry jove!

i've been running on and off with chow, and with the shitty weather freezing our balls off, its been a little less frequent. but hopefully we'll be able to get back into it soon.

i guess there really isn't much point to this post, apart from maybe just an answer to the inevitable question, "so, what have you been up to?" although, i think this gives me the opportunity to just say that things have been good, and even though i don't see the or hang with the guys as much as i used to, we're always still around when we need each other.

so until next time,

-LOki

April 15, 2006

ANNA FARIS & SCARY MOVIE 4

3/5
stars anna faris, regina hall, charlie sheen, carmen electra

ever since the first scary movie film, i've had this thing for anna faris (pictured). and since then, a relative unknown has pretty much been thrown into the spotlight in roles alongside some of the most popular people in the business; with ryan reynolds in just friends, jake gyllenhaal in brokeback mountain, bill murray in lost in translation, to name a few. if any of you readng this know me at all, i've been working on a few stories/scripts that i hope one day faris will eventually play. that would be pretty damn awesome.

back to scary movie 4. i have to admit that the first two films in the franchise, with the wyanas' brothers at the helm, were better than the latter two, but the latest installment is still quiet enjoyable. war of the worlds, saw 1 & 2, the village, the grudge and a host of other recent films (and random and stupid outburts by certain celebrities) are all sent up in scary movie 4. anna faris reprises her role as cindy campbell and story continues from where part 3 left off.

there is pretty much an all-star cast with the likes of charlie sheen, leslie neilson, dr phil, shaq, bill pulman, carmen electra, and even james earl jones put their mark on the film.

honestly, i only went to see this movie because of anna faris, although i love regina hall's character, brenda in all four films, probably more in the second. my favourite line: "just let that shit mutilate her white ass and leave!"

cindy: we're gonna die!
brenda: well it would've just been you if you jsut shut the fuck up!

its little things like that that really make best friends :).

overall, the film made me laugh about 90% of the time. and even if a bit abrupt, the closing scenes are worth the wait.

-LOki

April 07, 2006

V FOR VENDETTA

3.5/5
stars hugo weaving, natalie portman

for now, just go see it. the film is long but far from boring; you may nid (find, rather) yourself questioning whether you like it or not while you're in the cinema, but as you walk out of it you'll be wanting to see the movie again.

trust me.

-LOki