05th Sep2011

Watching The Crow

by ardith

Brandon Lee as The Crow

The Crow came up during a lunch hour conversation.  It’s been years since I’ve watched it, but it popped on Hulu Plus. Of course, I took the recommendation as fate.

While I was watching it, I wondered just how many people my age got the soundtrack and thought sad teenage thoughts. I totally want to dig up mine (Um, yeah, I bought it back then) and listen to The Cure.

I think I blocked just how bloody it was. Of course, since it’s about vengeance and stuff, it should not have surprised me. Mostly, I felt really bad for Brandon Lee.

I still enjoyed the movie a lot.  You can watch it on Hulu Plus or Netflix Streaming. It’s dark, over the top, and bloody. Rated R for all the above and more.

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16th Jul2011

Harry Potter and the Teary-Eyed Fans

by ardith

Just got back from watching this. The Harry Potter novels & movies have been a part of pop culture for decades. I’m glad that I went opening weekend. It’s wonderful to experience the movie with fellow fans.

As moviegoers, we’ve spent dozens of hours in Hogwarts. We’ve spent over a decade reading the books and watching the movies. It’s kind of hard to say goodbye.

The last Harry Potter movie is spectacular. The dark parts of the books are all there. I think there were several scenes that they improved upon in the film! The crowd who went to the 10:30pm showing tonight were a mix of hard-core (Cosplaying) fans, regular fans, and other folk. I heard more than a few sniffles, gasps, and cheers at different points in the film.

And even though I knew what was coming, I wiped a few tears away myself.

Kudos to the film makers, cast, and crew of the Harry Potter saga. It’s wasn’t easy to breathe life into this world. You all did an amazing job.

The Harry Potter novels were just not about good and evil. It was a saga about love, sacrifice, and the power that all holds. I think JK Rowling has given the world a gift. Her story has opened a generation of children to the magic of reading, the power of words, love, and courage, and the knowledge that you have a choice to do what is right. Even if it’s not easy.

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05th Feb2009

Scary Sci-Fi

by ardith

I’m a scaredy cat. I don’t enjoy horror movies or playing video games that let you hack and slash people or go up against the Umbrella Corp or whatever. That being said, one of my favorite movies is Dark City. While it is frightening, there is just something compelling about film. 

A Director’s Cut has just been released on blu-ray. I’m trying to watch it right now, but I’m a little too scared to watch the new version for the first time at night.

Even though I’m pretty familiar with the story, I’m not so good with having these visuals in my wee mind before I go to sleep…

I’m sure that I’m going to have some weird dreams if I continue.

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02nd Oct2008

Let The Right One In

by ardith

I’m a podcast addict. Two of my favorite center around movies. Filmspotting and /Film accompany me on my drives and distract me from thinking about all the work I’m doing while at the gym.

This week, on the /Filmcast, they briefly discussed a Swedish vampire film that sounds all sorts of interesting.

My friends know I don’t watch horror if I can help it, but the premise of this movie sounds really fascinating. It centers around a bullied 12-year-old boy and his new classmate, a mysterious girl who doesn’t feel cold and only comes out at night.

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