Chick of the Week: Daniela Hantuchova

Haven't had the time to post in awhile, having exams and being robbed mainly taking up the most of my time. Since I haven't, I'll make it up to you guys in the only way that will please. With a hot chick. Every other week I'll post up the weeks hot chick. Now, my taste might be slightly different than yours so if you don't find her hot, don't come crying to me.

This weeks hot babe: Daniela Hantuchova, Slovakian tennis player who has never-ending legs.

This was another one of Ryan's Random Rants, Thx for tuning in.

Lars and The Real Girl

Downloaded this after watching the trailer quite awhile ago and finding it funny. Not sure if it's an indie movie but the way it's filmed definitely has that sorta indie feel to it. Firstly, there's the minimalist music accompanying most of the scenes and the way the camera pans in or out to get the scenery before or after focusing on the characters. This is in no way a bad thing. The location of the movie, Ontario, Canada definitely is beautiful in winter, which is when the movie was shot. It's a lovely quiet, small town and this is where the whole movie takes place.

The movie starts off with Lars, played very very excellently by Ryan Gosling as a kind of Introvert. Keeps to himself to the point of being on the verge of being rude, lives in his brother's garage etc. However, everyone in the town still thinks he's a nice guy as is usually so in small towns.

Anyways, his workmate introduces him to this website for sex dolls where you can choose your "parts" and they ship it to your house. Apparently the parts are "anatomically correct" and weighs like a normal human would. Very real indeed. The movie doesn't show you this but it's understood that Lars ordered one. Problem is, his delusion makes him see the doll as a living person, complete with feelings and background.

This is where Ryan Gosling really shines, his acting is nothing short of superb, interacting with the doll so realistically that you can't help but laugh at the ridiculousness of it. He single-handedly carries the entire show. Acting as an introvert, he has weird behavior and it looks really natural on-screen. The reason why the movie stands out for me is, there is no special effects whatsoever, it's just acting in it's purest form and every single one of the cast pulls their weight here. Lars's brother, Gus, played by Paul Schneider, is extremely comical even if he doesn't mean to be in most scenes. His expressions and dialogue provide the comedy in an otherwise heart-touching light drama.
There's very little to criticize in the movie, but for people used to blockbusters, fast-moving action, and Jim Carrey-esque comedy, you won't get it here. The plot is rather slow moving with certain scenes, showing them just sitting down and staring at each other. The scenes very often are played out by them standing or sitting around and talking and interacting and a rough guess would be that there are about 8 to 10 sets at maximum with many scenes taking part in the same places. You may not take to it right away as the plot does take awhile to really reveal itself but stick with it and you are guaranteed a entertainingly different show. Lastly, i doubt many people will watch the show more than once or twice in a short span of time due to the slowness of it.

I'll wrap it up by saying I really loved it and would definitely recommend it, at the very least, to be downloaded. Pure acting at it's best.

9/10

Rating

Imogen Heap

Nothing much to post this week so I'll leave ya'll with 2 excellent songs.

Imogen Heap - Hallelujah


Imogen Heap - Hide and Seek

Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull

I don't think this movie needs any introduction at all, as most of you would've watched the previous 3 shows already. Having tickets to the premiere, I was understandably excited to watch it and luckily, I had good reason to be.

Seeing as not as many people have watched this yet, I'll try not to let any of the plot slip into the review. The movie starts like any Indiana Jones movie should start, action-packed, exciting and with witty lines from the evergreen Harrison Ford, a.k.a Henry Jones Jr. The rough plot is the Russians are looking for the same thing that Indiana is forced to look for and things escalate from there.

The pace of the movie doesn't drop from the start, scene after scene is action-packed. The edge of your seat feeling is maintained through-out the movie. The excitement and action scenes flow seamlessly, each with their parts to remember and there's enough to make Ironman seem like Oliver Twist. Harrison Ford, in his early 60s if I'm not mistaken, still pulls off most of his stunts in the movie and he does it well. Having not lost any of the charm from 19 years ago, the scruffy Indiana Jones goes about, looking good as ever, kicking ass.

Shia Lebouf really surprised me and he does really well, fitting well into his role and providing comic relief time and again. The best though was Cate Blanchett, this woman really shows what class she has as an actress by slotting perfectly into her role as Russian leader, complete with an Eastern European accent.

There aren't many down-points in the movie but some parts seem a bit far-fetched, even for an Indi movie. Apart from that though, the movie is solid. It entertains like only Indi can. If you go into it hoping to watch a dead serious movie then you won't rest your mind enough to just enjoy the show. Go in expecting to be entertained, to just enjoy the movie and you will be rewarded with a satisfying performance. I would rate it 7.5 but since we can't vote like that,

8/10

Song of the day: Hide and Seek by Imogen Heap.

P.S. Maybe some of you misinterpreted my last post as one of support for Archuleta, but trust me I hate the kid. I just wanted him to win to show how broken the system is.

How do you rate Indiana Jones

Indi

After watching the finale of America's Most Popular Kid, I think it's very safe to say that David Archuleta, singing sensation and American Phenom will take this years title of American Idol.

I'm actually glad he's won. It goes to show once again that this show is not a singing/talent contest as I've said before. I think this is the 2nd best finish after the Taylor Hicks one, ending up as a joke.

Lets take a look at his incredible journey. In the semi's a young and innocent looking 17-year old boy by the name of David Archuleta did all but sign the contract of being American Idol after his rendition of John Lennon's Imagine. The judges were so pleased with him that they quickly became their favourite contestant. To be fair he did sing it well.

And from there, the legend of David A. began. Week after week, the judges plumped for him, urging young American tweens to vote for this adorable squirrel. As usual, singing is secondary to looks in this competition as proven by TV Series actor Jason Castro, and this with his alright singing talent, pushed David A. to become one of the front runners in the competition.

Along the way, it looked as if Michael Johns would provide some competition but America said NO! and got rid of him immediately. Next in line was professional singer Carly Smithson, who arguably had the best voice in this years show. In her best week, America once again voted her off. And after that, a Syesha who had grown stronger each week and in my opinion delivered her best performance at the final 3. What did America do? OUT! And lastly, David Cook who might have actually given the boy a run for his money. It's safe to say that America will protect their favourite son once again. Well done son, well done.

In a nutshell, a 17 year old boy who has sang basically the same thing from his audition till now with the exception of his groundbreaking version of Chris Brown's "With You", beat 11 other contestants, including a few pros along the way and scored a "knockout" to become America's latest singing sensation. You don't write stuff like this.

Alright then, with AI safely out of the way, I would just like to point out, without bragging, that I have tickets to the Indiana Jones premiere tomorrow night. If you lot are lucky, the review might be up as early as Friday.

Hope it'll be good.

Song of the day: Hallelujah by Jeff Buckley

Btw, NIN has their new album, The Slip up for free download at their site www.nin.com check it out if you're interested.

Bodi, OUT!