No Movie Day Wednesday this week as there were no interesting movies released. Well, Transporter 2 seems like an enjoyable sequel but does not have enough to merit a viewing by itself. Might catch it next week together with Corpse Bride, which I am definitely not going to miss even if hell freezes over.
It seems that I am liking this new habit of mine which involves watching two movies in a day maximizes everything. You know, the distance between us.
Last week, I caught Fever Pitch (released locally as The Perfect Catch) and Land of the Dead. Fever Pitch was good but not as much when compared to 50 First Dates. Quite refreshing though to see a comedic actor other than Adam Sandler with Drew.
On the other hand, Land of the Dead was amusing in a sick and twisted way. I haven't really watched any of George Romero's "genre defining zombie movies" in the past, but I could say that these things are getting old. If you really want to watch a "genre defining zombie flick," watch Shaun of the Dead.
So what did I do this week then. Not like you care anyway, but here goes.
Spent the two free days (nights) at home. Watched Wedding Crashers and Steamboy. Wedding Crashers was below expectations and am glad that I did not try to squeeze it in and catch it in the cinemas. Motorboat anyone?
Regret though sinks in with Steam Boy as there was a free(?) screening at SM Megamall a couple of weeks ago. It would have been great if I watched it in the cinemas, but I had no idea what it was back then. The copy I got was already dubbed in English with Anna Paquin and Alfred Molina. The subtitling was distracting though as it was off the mark.
One could ask why I simply did not turn the captions off. Well, I wanted to, but the batteries for the remote of the DVD player ran out and there are no buttons on the player itself. Bummer. I initially wanted to watch Appleseed and Windstruck but the default subtitles were Chinese.
The rest of the day-offs were spent alone with my PS2. Radiata Stories is shaping up to be quite an interesting RPG. Initially, I was quite bored by it but after playing for a few hours, the gaming blood is finally stimulated and circulating throughout my body. I so wish I could call in sick so I could play more of it, but not right now.
I know it is early, but I want my cake now.
From Singing Leaf.
You Know Where To Find Me The Next Time I'm Late
Once you pop, you can't stop.
Crazy marketing campaign for the PS2 in Malaysia.
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Story and pictures originally from Kotaku.
For the first time in almost a year's time, I was late at work, around 10 minutes late actually. This is also the first time I have been late ever since changing shoelaces since November of last year.
I am normally annoyed and messed up by these kind of things but remarkably, I simply shrugged it off, laughed and actually had quite an amazing day at work.
No sense blaming things as it has already happened. I did leave a little later than usual considering that it is a Friday and traffic in this country is very unpredictable. It is so much better overshooting rather than coming up short.
It's just that I have been feeling so drained out lately and the extra hour of sleep could have done wonders. Maybe it did.
Right. Here I am talking about being drained and needing more hours for sleep when I have been online for two hours (2:21 according to the status) since coming home from work. Bah!
Another work week just ended. Only five more days to go. Go!
I've seen it already and I love it.
It's fancy. It's beautiful. It's sparkling. It's nostalgic. It makes me want to file leaves at work and play FFVII again on the PS even though it would hurt my fingers since it does not support analog control yet.
In one word, it's love.
I want to watch it again but it would not be such a good idea as I still have work today and apparently, lack of sleep affects my productivity.
The Tokyo Game Show in Japan is over now and there where only a few announcements made.
The biggest of which was the controller for Nintendo's next-generation console system which is pictured below.
The one on the right is the main controller which looks more like a remote control but is so much more than one. The one of the left is just one of the many peripherals which can be plugged in to the main controller for added interactivity. Supposedly, it has tilt functionality as well as motion detectors. Movement of the controller induces all sorts of responses.
I can imagine myself waving this thing in front of the TV screen for a few hours, it would be tiring as hell but I expect it to be a whole new level of fun. Read the article on Gamespot to fully understand Nintendo's vision. If there is one company who can pull this off, it would be Nintendo. If they'd be able to do it in all it's awesome-ness, I may just buy a Nintendo console again after skipping the N64 and Gamecube. This does not mean I'd be skipping the PS3 though. I've all goes well, I'll buy both, because "I am overpaid + have no love in my life."
There was nothing else revolutionary (pun intended) announced at the TGS. The main disappointment was the lack of playable PS3 games. Let me, rephrase that. There were no playable PS3 games. They did indulge us to great screens of Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns Of The Patriot. Also, a port of Katamari Damacy for the PSP is in the works. Now, we can finally see ourselves rolling our Katamari everywhere we go. Cheers!
Spoken like a true attendee at the show. What's left now is just the presence.
First off, ouch! The last panel was like a stab right through the heart.
Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children is out now in Japan. And of course, it can be downloaded online.
I want to download the whole movie but that would make my computer cry. Cry blood.
It's already rebooting by itself when it feels it is doing too much, what more if I would download a 700MB file on a dial up modem? Insane.
Then again, who ever said I couldn't try. Who said I should stop holding on when everything else is seemingly hopeless. Who ever said I am making such a fool out of myself in doing such an absurd thing.
The bottom line, is I do not care. These kinds of things make me happy. I enjoy doing these things to me, in hopes that everything would turn out okay in the end.
Oh, bollocks. This just ain't gonna cut. I'll just have someone at work who has a high-speed connection download it for me.
No repeat of Movie Day Wednesday this time since there is only one good movie out today, Cinderella Man. The other new release is A Sound Of Thunder and I have no plans of ever seeing it, the trailer just shows how bad this movie is.
Add the fact that I am currently sick with a slight fever and there is absolutely no reason for me to out.
Remember the intermittent reboot problem I have been having on this PC? I still haven't figured it out. I physically removed the secondary hard drive from the chassis and mysteriously, it has stopped rebooting ever since. Or so I thought.
Thinking everything was fine and dandy, I decided to install Star Wars: KOTOR II back on the PC as I am in need of a videogaming fix. During installation of the first CD, the computer rebooted again, Perfect.
So I gave up installing any games on the PC. The next day, I was online and it rebooted once again. Not a good sign. So I ran a System Restore to a point before I installed the game, and now it seems to be running fine again.
That is, until the next time I try to install games on it.
Bugger.
Life And All It's Bloody Ironies
Read something and immediately felt like shit.
It was nice that I was so sleepy and tired that I did not think much of it when I went to bed. Unfortunately, I woke up 3 hours later (slept around 4am) and could not go back to sleep thinking about what I read.
Life and all it's bloody ironies. Oh well. I never said I'd take this lying down. Not just yet.
Another week is over, just 3 more weeks to go until it is over. Oh yeah! We always seem to have something (someone) to get our mind of things even if it is all in my head.
I think I have been awake long enough so I can sleep again. It's Saturday and this time work is from 7 PM to 4 AM.
I am suddenly missing Jets To Brazil so much.
I missed using this title.
Watched The Brothers Grimm and Red Eye today as a welcome return to my old self (almost). Ate at Fazoli's in between, alone. Dropped by Ever to hunt down a copy of Radiata Stories but sadly to no avail.
The Brothers Grimm was okay. It was a nice experience considering the length of time it has been since I was last in a cinema. A little too long in my opinion and Monica Belluci was only on screen for a few minutes at a time but she fit the role like a glove.
I hate the French accent in this movie though, it was downright annoying. Just one thing though, this ain't for kids as it can get pretty graphic at times. Right, what have kids nowadays not seen already these days.
Red Eye was up next. This was a movie with a pretty clever trailer which hardly gave any details. The first trailer would even try to convince you that it is a romantic movie with Rachel McAdams and all.
I had big hopes for this movie and it delivered.
Cillian Murphy was excellent in this movie, in a very creepy kind of way, like how he played Scarecrow in Batman Begins. I surely hope the Scarecrow returns in one of the sequels to the new Batman franchise. I particularly love the voice he makes during the latter part of the movie.
The length of the movie was just right. Some may say that it was too short but it was well paced. Prolonging some scenes would have just ruined the movie. Not on par with the Scream series (how can I say this when I haven't watched any Scream movie completely?) but definitely better than Craven's last movie. I mean, a werewolf giving you the finger? It just doesn't work that way.
Didn't pick up any movies when I passed by Ever Gotesco as I was too disappointed since they did not have Radiata Stories. Saw multiple copies of Alterier Iris but I passed and decided to wait until I could purchase Radiata Stories instead. I do have Star Wars: KOTOR II on the PC to finish.
Plus I wanted to be home early for something which in a way, I had been looking forward too every week. Sleep.
The first week of September zipped right by without me hardly knowing it was already over. I hope the rest of the weeks would be just like this.
The work week was quite pleasant despite some frustrating calls. Well, it isn't much about the calls themselves but more on how frustrated I get especially when a call starts to get particularly wrong.
Thing is, I am thinking too much about this thing-which-should-not-be-spoken-or-you'll-jinx-it plus my previous source of alleviating this feeling is now gone. It was like a reset button of sorts whenever I felt I was getting too frustrated. Damn nostalgia.
I try to lighten up as much as possible as things seem to work better that way. Just having a mindset of simply getting through the week works wonders.
Damn. Stop or you'll jinx it.
Planning to go out today. August was so lame and I have decided to make up for it. Wes Craven's Red Eye and The Brothers Grimm are showing today and I have plans of seeing them. I also want to drop by Ever Gotesco and pick up some DVDs of movies I have missed last August as well as praying and hoping that Radiata Stories for the PS2 is already available. It is so easy to make plans by yourself.
Or so it seems.
Due to this plan, I decided to sleep early, around 2:30 in the morning. Woke up around 4:30 am and could not go back to sleep even after doing my 75 push up routine. It's amazing (amazingly annoying) how my own body can't get it's act together and think of doing completely different things.
Sorry, but you are not going to mess up these plans again and I am dragging you along.
I never understood why some people hated August. Now, I finally understand why.
August is officially over which marks the very first time in eons wherein a month passed by without me watching a movie at the theaters. No, I don't believe the world is coming to an end anytime soon. I just think a part of me died last month.
Nah! Let's not make a big deal about it. It's not like there was much in store for us anyway.
The only movie I regret not seeing this month was Charlie And The Chocolate Factory, which is very unlikely for me as I particularly like the works of both Tim Burton and Johnny Depp. This is the second time I missed a Tim Burton film as of late, the other was Big Fish. Come to think of it, that may have been a good idea as this movie made be weep. Then again, I may have wept more since I watched it alone and knew no one would see me.
Note this down though, I'd be damned (ain't I already?) if I would allow myself to miss their next collaborative work, Corpse Bride which should be released this November.
If I had the time, I would have loved to see The Wedding Crashers and The Longest Yard. Wait, the latter was actually released in July so it does not count. See how bland the month was?
Videos watched at home was not any different. Watched a grand total of four: Leon (aka The Professional), Casshern, A Love Song For Bobby Long, and Once Upon A Time In America.
Anyone heard of Casshern? Well, I found it quite amazing. I just bought it without thinking what it was and I actually loved the damn thing. The Japanese movie is akin to Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow and Sin City as it was done in a green room and the backgrounds were just added in. It's like an FMV (Full Motion Video) from Final Fantasy but with live actors. I plan on watching it again, if I find the time to do so.
Shit, I am lost. All of a sudden I feel like total shit.
Damn you August for being so uneventful. I usually had the energy to just leave home and waste a day off alone at the mall watching a movie or two. Last month was different. It was no fun at all.
Leaving home for anything seemed like a complete waste of effort and time.
There was only one thing I'd look forward to during day offs, the rest was utter crap. As weird as this may sound, I was actually looking forward to work.
I could call this the Dark Ages while waiting for Final Fantasy XII, but I am sure it is so much more than that. So much more.