Twilight Disappointment

I saw the much-anticipated Twilight movie over the weekend and walked out disappointed.

The movie was disjointed, the wire-work was shoddy, and the two main characters didn't really have any chemistry going. In fact, I found their whole relationship very unbelievable. Edward is so depressed and moody throughout the movie that it didn't seem believable that anyone could fall for him, good-looking or not. At what point does he really sweep her off her feet? I didn't see it. So that part of it was quite a downer. They basically talk a bit, run off into the woods, and suddenly they're supposed to be really into each other. The sad part is, you don't really see it or feel it. You just have to accept it as part of the plot-line, and that doesn't work for me.

On the flip-side, the supporting characters were awesome. Carlise and Esme were absolutely perfect in their parts, and I liked Rosalie and Emmett quite a bit. Alice wasn't bad, but I was somewhat curious about the "I'm the shocked, walking dead" expression that Jasper had on his face all the time. It seemed a bit of a waste because he has a nice smile, but never smiles. Mike and Jessica were really good, and I liked Angela too. Eric was annoying, but I guess that's the point.

I liked the performance by Bella's dad too. It seemed just right. I can't comment much on Jacob since he's not in there much. I find it hard to comment on anything Bella related because she wasn't acted out very well. There wasn't much emotion to her.

I knew the movie would suck compared to the book, but I hoped it would still be fun to see the characters live on the movie screen. In some ways it was, but in so many ways, it was crushing.

That night, I caught up on a few episodes of Heroes, and I was delighted to see a relationship bloom between Sylar and Elle. It took less than a full episode, but you could already see Sylar was very attracted to Elle and that he would be very protective of her there on forward. You could see that Elle was vulnerable to falling for him too. Why couldn't Edward and Bella demonstrate that same budding relationship in a whole 2 hours!?!

I might just be hugely biased because I read the books though. I've had two guys tell me now that it was a good date movie and that they didn't mind the movie much. Hm... maybe I'll wait a while until I forget the books a little and then watch the movie again with fresh eyes...

The Outbreak - Movie Game

I played this online zombie movie game with a co-worker and we tried out every possible choice and outcome. It was pretty fun. It's like Choose Your Own Adventure books, but in movie form.

Check it out!

Twilight Spoof

Omg, this is so funny. I've been obsessing over the Twilight trailers and such lately, and this spoof is really quite entertaining. You might like it too if you've seen the Twilight trailers. Hee hee hee...

Twilight Fans!

If you've read the Twilight series by Stephanie Meyer, these videos will amuse you. I'll add more as I find them...



I'm fond of this song "River Flows in You" by Yiruma:



This one is really quite nice too. It's "Lullaby" by The Mitch Hansen Band. If you like this song, check out the other Twilight-inspired songs here. I'm a-lovin' them!:

An Eye for Annai

I came across some great little videos yesterday and thought you might like to see them too.

An Eye for Annai



and Kiwi!



Happy Friday!

Happy Friday

Happy Friday, everyone! It's been a whirlwind of a week with so much to get done at work so I haven't had much time to write here. I've had a fun week, though, training a new employee, teaching a class, and doing lots of prep work for some upcoming projects. I like keeping busy :)



I'm looking forward to a relaxing weekend. KungFu Panda is out and it looks like a riot. I think it's about time I had some good sushi dinner too. Mmm...


























Update: I finally watched this movie! It's AWESOME! Super cute, with great animations. I really liked Po the panda bear voiced by Jack Black, and the kung fu master, Shi fu, voiced by Dustin Hoffman. It was an all-round entertaining movie, and I highly recommend it.

There is a little clip at the end if you care to stay after the credits. Nothing huge, but I thought it was nice. I love all the animations that they have during credits nowadays and the great opening sequences.

Ave Maria - Christina England Hale

I watched the movie Hitman over the weekend and fell in love with this rendition of Ave Maria. It is quite heavenly sounding. I hope you like it too.

Iron Man Movie was Awesome

You must watch this movie. It is sooooo good! I've been waiting eagerly for this movie and it did not disappoint me. Everything is good from the special effects to the story. There are also some great lines. This is definitely my new favourite super heroes movie.

Next on my list of movies to see this summer are:

*Hell Boy 2 (directed by the same guy that did Pan's Labryrinth)

*Hulk (a remake with Liv Tyler and Edward Norton, should be better than the last one)

*Wall-E (about a 3d robot, looks so cute)

*Wanted (another comic-based movie with James McAvoy, Angelina Jolie, and Morgan Freeman)

Iron Man Trailer

I'm pretty impressed with the bad boy feel of the Iron Man trailer and the abundance of cool special effects (and explosions!).

Beauty and the Beast

My sweetheart surprised me with tickets to go see Disney's Beauty and the Beast live on stage at the Stanley theatre this weekend. We sat in the third row and it was awesome! I was so close that I could see the mics taped to their foreheads! The singing was spectacular and the costumes and sets were amazing! I'm a big fan of live theatre and this was a really sweet gift for me. Thanks, Bons!

Now if I can just persuade him to take me to the ballet... but perhaps that's asking too much? I saw a lovely insert in my bulletin for Sleeping Beauty...