Friday, 12 March 2010
Shock Horror
It should have been a nice, normal, non-shocking Film lesson today in school, so I wasn't feeling scared or nervous. My teacher was saying 'You have 'Natural Born Killers' to watch for homework and make notes on for Monday... so, today... we're going to watch The Exorcist.' He then turned to me and laughed as well as a good friend of mine. This is because I hate the idea of watching The Exorcist!!!
He stuck the film on and I sat there at the back of the class with my mate poking me, trying to make me jump. I slapped his arm, but he continued through the agonizing thirty minutes that I watched of the film. When she said "It's okay, I'll walk home..." I was thinking ARE YOU STUPID??!!!! But nothing happened, and then the Ouiji board came out with the young girl and her mother. Again, I was thinking the same question with more explitives... why are characters in films so stupid? You would think (thinking of the Ouiji board) I've heard bad stories about playing this game yet they still do it.
The bit that got me (and everybody was looking at me for my reaction at this point, including the teacher, laughing at me, which made me feel worse!) was when there was a mauling sound coming from the attic and it was night time and all the woman had was a stupid little candle that lit nothing up... she had to pull the stairs down to get up there didn't she. You would think, I'll wait until the morning when it is brighter and there are more people around.. or I wont go up at all, but, no, she had to climb the stairs didn't she. I was a nervous wreck, sitting in the dark classroom with people watching me expecting my reaction. I left my trusted scarf in the common room so I couldn't hide behind that. All I was left with was my small notepad that I was supposed to be making notes on. There was nothing up there but a random man. Such an anti-climax.
My teacher got up to get the remote about five minutes before the bell and I thought 'Thank God! He's going to switch it off! I can prepare myself for Monday!' He saw me looking at him and read my mind because he just pointed the remote at the DVD Player and kept smirking! Eventually, the film came off! I was then the example of what we're studying as a class. He said that my reactions were more interesting than the film itself! Thanks.
I have to watch 'Natural Born Killers' tonight, on my own. I think that I might leave the light on whilst watching that and watch the comedy, 'Belle Epoque' for my Spanish exam. A not so fabulous Friday night in for me, doing work. I might try and squeeze in Pineapple Express after. I doubt it's going to happen because I'll probably be on Facebook all night.
I shall begin preparing myself for Monday's round of 'The Exorcist'.
He stuck the film on and I sat there at the back of the class with my mate poking me, trying to make me jump. I slapped his arm, but he continued through the agonizing thirty minutes that I watched of the film. When she said "It's okay, I'll walk home..." I was thinking ARE YOU STUPID??!!!! But nothing happened, and then the Ouiji board came out with the young girl and her mother. Again, I was thinking the same question with more explitives... why are characters in films so stupid? You would think (thinking of the Ouiji board) I've heard bad stories about playing this game yet they still do it.
The bit that got me (and everybody was looking at me for my reaction at this point, including the teacher, laughing at me, which made me feel worse!) was when there was a mauling sound coming from the attic and it was night time and all the woman had was a stupid little candle that lit nothing up... she had to pull the stairs down to get up there didn't she. You would think, I'll wait until the morning when it is brighter and there are more people around.. or I wont go up at all, but, no, she had to climb the stairs didn't she. I was a nervous wreck, sitting in the dark classroom with people watching me expecting my reaction. I left my trusted scarf in the common room so I couldn't hide behind that. All I was left with was my small notepad that I was supposed to be making notes on. There was nothing up there but a random man. Such an anti-climax.
My teacher got up to get the remote about five minutes before the bell and I thought 'Thank God! He's going to switch it off! I can prepare myself for Monday!' He saw me looking at him and read my mind because he just pointed the remote at the DVD Player and kept smirking! Eventually, the film came off! I was then the example of what we're studying as a class. He said that my reactions were more interesting than the film itself! Thanks.
I have to watch 'Natural Born Killers' tonight, on my own. I think that I might leave the light on whilst watching that and watch the comedy, 'Belle Epoque' for my Spanish exam. A not so fabulous Friday night in for me, doing work. I might try and squeeze in Pineapple Express after. I doubt it's going to happen because I'll probably be on Facebook all night.
I shall begin preparing myself for Monday's round of 'The Exorcist'.
Wednesday, 10 March 2010
We Are The World 25 For Haiti
I first heard this song and watched it also, last week before leaving my house for school. It made me leave a bit later than usual for the thirty minute walk, but, it was worth it!
So, I switch the channel to Viva and I see the logo for the song... it took me a while even then to click on to that it was a song by Michael Jackson originally! Shameful I know, being the obsessed fan and all. So, all these massive singers on this song for Haiti and they sing it pretty amazingly if I say so myself! I didn't actually sit down; I was in so much awe of these people and this song and then... Michael Jackson came onto the screen, the original footage of when he released his video for We Are The World. Well, I was already emotional and that just set me off to tears! I could not stop crying over the song and his death and the people in Haiti!! An emotional wreck was what I was and I had to then walk to school with tears in my eyes and the wind made it worse!!
When the song first went into the rap towards the end, my gut reaction was 'What the hell are you doing to this song?!!!! You've ruined it!!' but then I got used to it and realising that Will.i.am was a part of that production, I began to like it, then love it!
In comparison to our Brits effort of a Haiti charity song, America wins hands down! My opinion is biased of course towards the fact that MJ is in the American single, therefore, it raced passed the finish line before Britain had crossed the half way point of the track. I still love 'Everybody Hurts' though... it made me emotional.
So, I switch the channel to Viva and I see the logo for the song... it took me a while even then to click on to that it was a song by Michael Jackson originally! Shameful I know, being the obsessed fan and all. So, all these massive singers on this song for Haiti and they sing it pretty amazingly if I say so myself! I didn't actually sit down; I was in so much awe of these people and this song and then... Michael Jackson came onto the screen, the original footage of when he released his video for We Are The World. Well, I was already emotional and that just set me off to tears! I could not stop crying over the song and his death and the people in Haiti!! An emotional wreck was what I was and I had to then walk to school with tears in my eyes and the wind made it worse!!
When the song first went into the rap towards the end, my gut reaction was 'What the hell are you doing to this song?!!!! You've ruined it!!' but then I got used to it and realising that Will.i.am was a part of that production, I began to like it, then love it!
In comparison to our Brits effort of a Haiti charity song, America wins hands down! My opinion is biased of course towards the fact that MJ is in the American single, therefore, it raced passed the finish line before Britain had crossed the half way point of the track. I still love 'Everybody Hurts' though... it made me emotional.
Wednesday, 3 March 2010
Danny Morris.
Today, Danny Morris graced us with his presence for a concert in aid of Haiti during the lunch hour of school and boy, were the girls screaming for him! The mobiles were out with the cameras rolling and I swear, there were five phones in the row just in front of me, the girls all eager to catch a recording of the ex Eton Road member.
He sang his new single 'Scream' available to download right now which I am going to do right after this blog is done because it is something to scream about. Think Timbaland's 'Scream' and you'll get what it's about. Then, to close the show, Danny sang the 'getting-into-the-mood-for-clubbing' song 'Forever' by Chris Brown and danced across the stage that made a lot of us girls want to get up and dance with him!
After the show finished, a mob of uniformed girls ran down to the front of the stage to beg for autographs. Of course, he signed homework diaries, flimsy pieces of paper. Luckily, Jonathan Dutton, radio presenter and Spanish buddy knows him so, I have connections for my personalised autograph!!
Tuesday, 2 March 2010
My New Obsession.
The Vampire Diaries is now in session for viewing and has been for the past few weeks. If I'm honest, I wasn't that bothered about watching it or not due to the immense hype that I had already obtained through the vampy love between Bella and Edward in Twilight.I missed the first five to ten minutes of the first ever episode due to the classic (but true) excuse of 'I was washing my hair' and got under the covers (hair still wrapped in a towel) to watch this new Vampire show.
Let's just say that after that Tuesday night of a double episode, I was hooked and still am, completely! Utterly hooked! The story was admittedly a lot like the love between Bella and Edward with a bit of a hunky bad boy older brother thrown into the mix! I actually screamed when I saw Damon (Ian Somerhalder) come onto the screen just for the sheer look of him. He is beautiful. I cannot decide which of the brothers, the other being gorgeous Stefan, that I would choose! It is a hard decision for us teenage girls, having so much choice! The day after I watched the first episode, I spent my English lesson on imdb.com looking through: pictures of the characters, what the cast had been in, plot stories - anything I could find.
My new obsession is on tonight at 9pm of which I am so very excited for due to the cliff hanger of the last episode that left me screaming and jumping up and down on the spot (this happened through the entire episode) I kid you not.
If my friends were reading this, they would be shocked as I have to say that The Vampire Diaries is better than Twilight and it was written in 2002, before Stephanie Meyer had her dream of Edward in June 2005. So it is NOT a copy.
A definite 5 stars!!!!!
Film Review.
Literally, fifteen to twenty minutes I got into my house and it is 00:12 as I write this on Tuesday morning. However, I have to write this blog so that I don't forget anything but the film is crammed into my head, all the visual effects, the sounds. Everything!
I admit, it felt a little long and a friend of mine suggested that the Heaven parts were a tad long. I agree on some part, however the montage of the scenes where Susie and Holly are playing on the Earth made of grass and sledging through ice and snow and pretending to be on a fashion shoot were cleverly done with music to match. The music matched the magical portrayal of Susie's 'inbetween'. A sanctuary for her when she was at her happiest just before Heaven. Moreover, the darkness of Susie's thoughts and dreams in Heaven were also significant to the fact that Harvey still played a huge role in her life although she was dead. When the concrete crumbled which was cross cutted with the mental breakdown of her father illustrated that as he crumbled, so did Susie's world. This was one of the greatest aspects of the film: the intertwining of real life on Earth and Susie's bubble in Heaven.
The narrative was a slow start compared to the book, however, the changes made could be seen as immense ones that Peter Jackson, director of the film made. It was magical in the way that images in Heaven forshadowed events to come and admittedly, I jumped at most three times in this 12a movie due to Mr Harvey being a very scary character! Even after studying the book for English Literature and knowing what was to come, I jumped thanks to the music played and the quick movement juxtaposed with the slow movement before it.
I have to write about what I thought was the pinnacle of the movie and the most emotional. For me, it was when Susie finally met all of the previous victims of George Harvey. When she saw them dead in their various places I almost thought of the film having elements of the horror genre of which the dead women would jumped out or turn their heads towards Susie. This did not happen. Instead, the scene afterwards at the tree of flying birds it seemed, created an emotional response from me as a viewer in the audience. When the women came towards Susie, skipping, hand in hand, throwing a ball, it displayed that idiomatic phrase of 'every cloud has a silver lining'. It showed that the girls had moved on from their 'inbetween' and were ready to take Susie to Heaven. And when the six year old ran to Susie to give her a hug and then take her hand caught my throat. It showed such innocence of a small child and the truth that this very issue has happened before again and again and it will continue in the future. That little girl represented many who have been hurt and vandalised in a way that would destroy them.
Overall, an amazing story with brilliant cast and some time must be spared after watching in order to take it all in and actually think about the characters of the story and who they represent in our society. A must see.
Four stars.
Monday, 1 March 2010
Make Up and Hair from LFW
I totally forgot to mention before (and thought as I was walking to my friends house) to mention the upcoming hairstyles and make up tips from London Fashion Weekend.
So, make up summarised are statement lips and purple eyes: Lips can be as bright and as funky as you want them this season. Think pinks, oranges, reds! Warm and bright colours but remember, keep the eyes nude for a day look, but, for night, go all out! Why not?!
The eyes = purple smoke. Pastels are also a statement this season and purple is the colour that is dominating the lot! So, get buying purple - deep violet through to the lightest lilac. Plenty of shades mean plenty of colour for that smoked effect.
Hair is long and loose and 'lived in'. Or, for short cuts - page boy classics and seventies Glam Rock. A range of hair for a range of girls full of life and different personality.
So, make up summarised are statement lips and purple eyes: Lips can be as bright and as funky as you want them this season. Think pinks, oranges, reds! Warm and bright colours but remember, keep the eyes nude for a day look, but, for night, go all out! Why not?!
The eyes = purple smoke. Pastels are also a statement this season and purple is the colour that is dominating the lot! So, get buying purple - deep violet through to the lightest lilac. Plenty of shades mean plenty of colour for that smoked effect.
Hair is long and loose and 'lived in'. Or, for short cuts - page boy classics and seventies Glam Rock. A range of hair for a range of girls full of life and different personality.
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