I would like to begin by saying that I like this book so far. When I began reading it it seems that the people treat "Alex" as a sort of crazy person and that they don't know if he knows what he's doing and it seems that he recieves a lot of criticism from people.
I think it is necessary to take risks and to challenge yourself, however I think he took what his risk to a bit of an extreme. Like maybe he didn't know what he was up against and bit off more than he could chew. But it is important to have experiences in your life that challenge you and let yourself know exactly what it is you can do.
Friday, November 14, 2008
Meet the Spartans: A review
Meet the Spartans: A movie review by Rhomus
Meet the Spartans, what a joke… figuratively speaking. A comedy that spawns from the usual antics of the team that made Scary movie, Superhero movie, and Date movie. My point of this whole matter is that they are all exactly the same. I don’t know how many times you can make the same movie and have it still be good. All of the comedy in the movie is a sort of lowbrow humor that is all extremely predictable.
My opinion of this movie I would think is evident at this point, I hate it… and it is actually the only movie that comes to my mind when I think of movies I hate. There aren’t really any parts of the movie I can say I honestly liked. It was like the same joke, over and over again. To be honest, I don’t know how I sat through it.
The theme of the movie is we follow the story of 300 (Which I haven’t seen, and maybe this movie would’ve been funnier had I seen the real thing) but we follow this particular story with a comedic twist.
The main characters are takeoffs of the various people in the actual movie. Though their appearances are slightly altered (Leonidas’ wife is Carmen Electra for instance) and well known pop culture icons are inserted into the mix. These specific people are obviously people that are “news worthy” and everyone knows about, so everyone get’s the joke.
As a conclusion: the style and the overall tactics that the director uses for this movie are exactly the same as every other movie of the type. In short, this movie possesses absolutely no originality whatsoever and makes me feel bad that I even sat through it.
Meet the Spartans, what a joke… figuratively speaking. A comedy that spawns from the usual antics of the team that made Scary movie, Superhero movie, and Date movie. My point of this whole matter is that they are all exactly the same. I don’t know how many times you can make the same movie and have it still be good. All of the comedy in the movie is a sort of lowbrow humor that is all extremely predictable.
My opinion of this movie I would think is evident at this point, I hate it… and it is actually the only movie that comes to my mind when I think of movies I hate. There aren’t really any parts of the movie I can say I honestly liked. It was like the same joke, over and over again. To be honest, I don’t know how I sat through it.
The theme of the movie is we follow the story of 300 (Which I haven’t seen, and maybe this movie would’ve been funnier had I seen the real thing) but we follow this particular story with a comedic twist.
The main characters are takeoffs of the various people in the actual movie. Though their appearances are slightly altered (Leonidas’ wife is Carmen Electra for instance) and well known pop culture icons are inserted into the mix. These specific people are obviously people that are “news worthy” and everyone knows about, so everyone get’s the joke.
As a conclusion: the style and the overall tactics that the director uses for this movie are exactly the same as every other movie of the type. In short, this movie possesses absolutely no originality whatsoever and makes me feel bad that I even sat through it.
Thursday, November 13, 2008
Weekly poem #4
Weekly poem
Evil
He grips his mace
with both his hands
destroying grace
in all the lands.
He kills us all
with blood so cold,
he stands not tall,
for myths are told.
With wind and rain,
we'll make him pay
for those all slain
on this sad, sad day.
We know him not,
for he shows no face
and with rage so hot,
leaves deafening trace.
With the deaths so high,
and conscience so low,
he is not nigh
to the places he’ll go.
from hell he comes,
we’re sure of that
and with broken thumbs
has never sat,
to rest, my friend,
for he needs none.
He will not stop,
when day is done.
he's out there now
and must be stopped
you ask us how
he can be topped.
Afraid, he saw
that much is certain,
when death will draw
the final curtain.
I don’t know how,
you wish to save
there's no hope now
from his echoing rage.
He does not stop
until he’s dead
with the mace atop
his dreadful head.
I tell you now,
so heed my warning
I will die for thou
on this great morning.
Evil
He grips his mace
with both his hands
destroying grace
in all the lands.
He kills us all
with blood so cold,
he stands not tall,
for myths are told.
With wind and rain,
we'll make him pay
for those all slain
on this sad, sad day.
We know him not,
for he shows no face
and with rage so hot,
leaves deafening trace.
With the deaths so high,
and conscience so low,
he is not nigh
to the places he’ll go.
from hell he comes,
we’re sure of that
and with broken thumbs
has never sat,
to rest, my friend,
for he needs none.
He will not stop,
when day is done.
he's out there now
and must be stopped
you ask us how
he can be topped.
Afraid, he saw
that much is certain,
when death will draw
the final curtain.
I don’t know how,
you wish to save
there's no hope now
from his echoing rage.
He does not stop
until he’s dead
with the mace atop
his dreadful head.
I tell you now,
so heed my warning
I will die for thou
on this great morning.
Wednesday, November 12, 2008
Snatch: The review
Snatch: A movie review by Rhomus
A great comedy, action movie for young adults, Snatch is very enticing in that it commands the plot with a vast array of motley characters and personalities. A lot of what the movie is about is revealed as you continue with the movie so you will probably need to see it more than once. I would be glad to.
As you may have previously seen, my opinions of this movie stand very positive, it is one of the top movies on my personal list especially for the creative use of comedy and personalities. There are many characters in the movie that you may come to love or hate. But as a whole the movie possesses all the right elements.
The theme of the movie is a sort of darker one, although the story does take some comedy into the mix, I wouldn’t call it a comedy in any sense of the word. It is too serious at most points and that is what makes it such an interesting movie.
The list of great roles in the film goes on for awhile because they use all of their characters to their full potential. They range from bumbling thieves (Solomon, Vincent & Tyrone) three jewelry store clerks who set off to rob a gambling office, to gruesome gang bosses (Bricktop) who feeds people to pigs.
Made as a British film with the introduction of an American or two later on, it possesses a lot of British slang that may not become clear to people at first. However it doesn’t distract from the overall experience of the film.
A great comedy, action movie for young adults, Snatch is very enticing in that it commands the plot with a vast array of motley characters and personalities. A lot of what the movie is about is revealed as you continue with the movie so you will probably need to see it more than once. I would be glad to.
As you may have previously seen, my opinions of this movie stand very positive, it is one of the top movies on my personal list especially for the creative use of comedy and personalities. There are many characters in the movie that you may come to love or hate. But as a whole the movie possesses all the right elements.
The theme of the movie is a sort of darker one, although the story does take some comedy into the mix, I wouldn’t call it a comedy in any sense of the word. It is too serious at most points and that is what makes it such an interesting movie.
The list of great roles in the film goes on for awhile because they use all of their characters to their full potential. They range from bumbling thieves (Solomon, Vincent & Tyrone) three jewelry store clerks who set off to rob a gambling office, to gruesome gang bosses (Bricktop) who feeds people to pigs.
Made as a British film with the introduction of an American or two later on, it possesses a lot of British slang that may not become clear to people at first. However it doesn’t distract from the overall experience of the film.
Wednesday, November 5, 2008
20 minutes with the President
I need to report on the time I would spend visiting the President. A very exciting meeting I am sure.
Hello Mr. President
I am here to speak with you about the issues that I find most important in our society. First off, I would like to say that I think the economy is an important issue and I am sure plenty of people would agree with me, however I don't think this is THE priority as of now. In helping the economy you will also need to strengthen foreign relations because they are a big part of the economy in this country.
But here is my largest problem, money is great but living and health are better. I am not directing this statement at our Healthcare system but rather to the environment and what we do to the planet that makes us unhealthy in the first place.
That to me is the largest issue.
Thank you.
Hello Mr. President
I am here to speak with you about the issues that I find most important in our society. First off, I would like to say that I think the economy is an important issue and I am sure plenty of people would agree with me, however I don't think this is THE priority as of now. In helping the economy you will also need to strengthen foreign relations because they are a big part of the economy in this country.
But here is my largest problem, money is great but living and health are better. I am not directing this statement at our Healthcare system but rather to the environment and what we do to the planet that makes us unhealthy in the first place.
That to me is the largest issue.
Thank you.
Weekly Poem #3
War
Warfighter you live to die
Warrior you burn the rye
Warmaker you don't see as I
Warlord you don't give a sigh
Civil war thought fought for some just cause
To explain what there is no clause
The world war to end forever
All wars to come, though they never
...end
Warfighter you live to die
Warrior you burn the rye
Warmaker you don't see as I
Warlord you don't give a sigh
Civil war thought fought for some just cause
To explain what there is no clause
The world war to end forever
All wars to come, though they never
...end
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