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!

Ironman

Alright, this will be the beginning of my movie reviews. Sorry it took this long, I know all of you have been dieing in wait for it. The first one I'll review is Ironman, easy stuff, being a blockbuster and all. In all my reviews I'll try to keep it under 500 words or so. Light and easy.

First of all, going into this movie I wasn't expecting much. Being the first of the summer blockbusters and having a trailer that didn't quite whet my appetite, I thought, just another popcorn flick. However I was wrong, this was one of the most enjoyable films this year. It had the right blend of most of what the crowd seems to want these days.

The focal point of the movie is Tony Stark himself, Robert Downey Jr. Without him, the movie probably would've nosedived into failure. Original actors included Nicholas Cage and Tom Cruise. I'm sure we're all glad it didn't turn out that way eh? Apparently, Downey is a big fan of the comics and he carries the film really well, his humour and take on a mega-millionaire rich playboy gives the show a light feel and he throws in one-liners throughout the show.

"Christine Everheart: You've been called the Da Vinci of our time. What do you say to that?
Tony Stark: Absolutely ridiculous. I don't paint.
Christine Everheart: And what do you say to your other nickname, the Merchant of Death?
Tony Stark: That's not bad."

He also adds that "cool" factor to it, not that it needed any extra coolness anyway with that sleek looking Ironman suit. Also, he looked the part, being fit and rugged when he needed to be.

Apart from Downey himself, we were lucky to have a surprisingly good support cast. Jim Rhodes, played by Terence Howard also played his role well and fitted in well, with humorous banter going back and forth with Downey. Even the equipment in Tony Stark's basement, his computer system, provided some memorable funny parts.

"Jim Rhodes: [eyeing an extra Iron Man suit] Next time, baby. "

Best of all though was, Gwyneth Paltrow who played the lovely Pepper Potts. For some reason, she just looked stunning in the movie. She seems to look the best I've seen her and although some might disagree, I feel she played her part alright. Not excellent, but she takes nothing away from the movie. Luckily then, that she took the role, as she only accepted it because they filmed 15 mins away from her home and she could see her kids daily.

The only disappointing cast member was Obadiah Stane, played by Jeff Bridges. He just didn't click as the bad guy and from the start his typical bald, goatee, deep voice thing gave away his status as the betrayer.

Moving on to the show itself, the Ironman suit is the coolest thing I've seen in awhile, it just blows the rest of the competition out of the water. Sleek, shiny and cool, especially when he first goes out to fight the terrorists and get chased by the fighter jets. The part where he shoots the tank and just walks away as it explodes, was the defining part of the movie. A vigilante superhero, but with attitude to boot.

*****SPOILERS****
This is getting a little long so I'll just wrap it up. The things that kept this movie from being truly great is it's quite a letdown as it nears the end. The movie builds and builds so well, giving us a taste of what Ironman can do. Then, when it really matters, he couldn't do Jack shit. Just got thrown around by Obadiah's "Iron Monger" and relied on his "secretary" Pepper Potts to kill him. The fight scenes are also too few and far between.

But, oh well, It was a blockbuster anyway, and it showed us what blockbusters should and could be. It could've been better but I'm not complaining, I'll take what I can get. Hats off then, to Robert Downey and his crew. Here's hoping that the rest of the summer movies just pick up and get better from here.

"Jim Rhodes: [whispering] Just stick to the cards sir.
Tony Stark: [holds up his notes and pauses, then puts them down] I'm Iron Man. "

8/10

Strange

Well, I missed yesterdays post, too bad. The Monday/Tuesday ones will be very light. Hopefully with some pictures every week. I'm usually busy or too lazy to post if i don't post so bear with me if your favourite blog isn't updated ;)

Alright, so today because I'm lazy, I'll talk about something thats easy to please. Girls. I'm sure everyone has a few celebs or even friends that most people wouldn't find hot but you do. C'mon, you know what I mean. Ain't nothing to be ashamed of. If there are any ladies reading this, sorry as I probably won't be doing a guy one too soon.

I'll get it going with my few. You may or may not recognise them, or may even find them unattractive, but like I said. These are actresses that most people might find unattractive or hot but there's just something unexplainable that makes them seem hot to me. Might take awhile to load as there will be quite a number of pics. If you're still with me, here we go:


1) Jorja Fox a.k.a Sara Sidle. I just find her attractive I do not know why. If you watch CSI you will know her. She looks a little like Jennifer Garner right?


2) Kari Byron of Mythbusters fame. I know she's not that hot but yet again I have no idea why I just enjoy watching her on Mythbusters. Must be my thing for redheads :P

3) Alright, might not be so shocking this one. Avril Lavigne. Always a good reason to post some Avril pics.

4) Isla Fisher, of Wedding Crashers fame. Again, redhead. Yummy.

5) Lastly, Hayley Williams of Paramore. I think she's 17. No, wait, 19. Not your typical hot... but cute AND hot. Nice hair too.
Alright, thats all for today. Put alot more time then I intended into this. Enjoy and Ciao.

Song Of The Day: Stranger By The Minute by Porcupine Tree

New ways

So, I've decided that the blog need some refreshing. From now, I'll try to post at least 3 times a week.

Monday will be random rant day, where I just complain about stuff.

Wednesday will be Music Review day, where I review albums I have.

Thursday will be Movie Review day, where I review movies that I have watched in the past.

I will try my best to keep to this schedule as it adds some interesting posts to freshen up this dieing blog.


Alright, back to American Idol. I have decided that I will from now, cease to watch this incredibly frustrating series. Like I've said before, clearly it's been proven that it's nothing more than a popularity contest, not a singing one. With Americans becoming dumber by the day, I shouldn't have been as surprised and disappointed as I was when I saw Michael being voted out.

Clearly the best or 2nd best singer/performer in the contest and closest competitor to David Cook, he was voted out before, KRISTY LEE COOK, SYESHA, and BROOKE WHITE.

Americans proved their ability to be not only blind but deaf at the same time in a talent-poll which saw David Cook at no.1, and David Archuleta at no.2. No complaints there, it's debatable that they might be the most talented, but lets take a look further down the table. Carly was at no.3, a deserved spot for the Irish born, powerful singer. At no.4 was America's favourite joke, Brooke White. no.5 was Michael Johns, which shows you how deaf/blind Americans are and rounding it up were Jason, Syesha and Kristy.

Now, in any way you look at it Brooke is in no way more talented, a better singer, better performer or more likeable than Michael. And this is coming from a guy. Apart from that, Syesha?! The girl can outsing Brooke any day.

So after another half-season where I thought we might finally find a winner worth winning, American Idol has proven itself again. Except this time, I won't be continuing.

Without anyone in his way, David Cook should win now although I have a sneaky feeling that David "I can only sing 1 genre" Archuleta might sneak it with his innocent punchable face and honey-dripping sweet voice.

Alright then, thats all for now. Tune in for the updates later in the week.

Cheers.

Song of the day is: Mother Superior by Coheed and Cambria.

P.S. Every post will end with a song of the day. If you can't download but still want the song, feel free to ask me on MSN, I'll happily spread good music around.

I'll leave ya'll with some pictures.