DONT CHA!!! oh i miss you leila! EMO



coming soon to whatsthatmovie.blogspot... - likim turning 27 & my 76-ish something nana staying with me. oh, i cant wait .... there's gonna be some good pictures!!!
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HBO VERSION
SOME HIGH SCHOOL VERSION
the HBO is seriously the best thing that america has given the world... think about it.
- six feet under
- sopranos
- curb your enthusiasm
- carnivale
- rome
- the wire
- angels in america
- sex and the city
- OZ
- deadwood
OHHHH... the PD on all of those shows.... love's to get me down in the dumps.
in other news sarah K has gotten home after 11 days away. yeh... i dunno - she had fun, got a haircut, hung wit her peeps & family ... nothing really exciting to be honest. although, she did bring back bout 3 dozen anzac biscuits in these hardcore army like containers that looked like you could smuggle toxic powders & chemicals in... but they are YUMMM...
he asked me if we had a copy of "eating out" in the store... knowing this was a gay and lesbian film i said very quickly ... "nah, we actually have no "queer cinema" ... see-ya "
but, im worried that i may have delivered it very offensively.... as in, mmm NO... dont call here you GAY... and now im feeling really guilty... but i want him to know, "i love the gays" !!!
today at work i have watched about 17... no, make that 18 episodes of "family guy" at work and im struggling... i mean, i like it and all... but, that effing theme tune is killing me... arghhh... i have also been watching "genie from down under" on VHS from the library... and that is another theme tune that has been in my head... oh, the lyrics are so cool...
anyways, it's bringing back so many memories from childhood and it's suprising how funny it still is and how much i remember the storylines .... oh, it's gold. and filmed in werribee... how cool...
im soooo fucking hungry right now, my daily intake of food thus far includes a bottle of water and and boost chocolate bar...
but thank-god i finish work in about 30 mins and then im off to big chopstix where i will stuff my face with another meal the size of my head and then go home, watch a movie, then idol and eat cookies.
my life is riveting. maybe tomoro i will go see united 93 and be emo about people dying.
but, for the second night in a row, it was time to be social... after a long shift @ work ... oh!!! hang on... rewind to yesterday..
so, as i left for work on the saturday, sarah and chris were still in bed... and i finish work @ 4pm and walk home with my salad roll and danish or something... and all i wanna do is crash on the couch and watch my tapes of the opening ceremony of the 2000 olympics ... (yeh, seriously what is wrong with me?) and, i get home and sarah yells out..
"heeeeey ben!"
"hiiiii"
(pause for about 10 seconds ... im just pottering around)
"hiiiiii beeeeeeen!"
(pause another 10 seconds...)
"what . are . you . doing . here ?"
it was chris! jeeeeeeze. way to spend the day in bed... all this time i was at work, they had been chatting away and the blinds were still drawn! fucking hell. anyways, after chris left i watched my opening games and re-lived nikki webster singing her little heart out...
then the offers came flooding in...
sarah and i and likim (stevie was working) went out with sarah and steph to vegie bar where i had a "kofta wrap" and it was average. i have no effing idea how steph says they are better than teriayki chicken from melb central japanese... COME ON!!!
so, a few drinks later back @ sarah's ... watching labrynth high-lights ... (which, seriously... who thinks bowie looks hot in that film... the teeth, and the PANTS? he looks like a homosexual tango dancing vampire that would stab you while having sex with you ala basic instinct or something) and we started to be stupid ... and, somehow we got talking about "rent" again and ended up dancing and singing to all the hits...
"i have to go..... ooouuuttttt toooooonight................"
after we all scanned our heads in sarah's scanner/printer and several snaps later (which are on the way) we decided to go to this party we had been invited to earlier ... some lass' 21st that was taking place in an alley-way. i didnt really know much else, although, when we had walked past earlier i thought i had smelt some meat cooking and i saw a large cloud of smoke rising from the back area... li-kim and i were immediately excited!!
so we get there, walk down this fucking huge hallway and into the lounge room where someone has hooked up a live feed in the lounge of the courtyard outside... people are sitting around the tv watching ala big brother making bitchy comments about people outside! i thought it was soooo coool... and then i walked outside. seriously... it was like a grunge o.c party with this huge back terrace section leading into an alley-way with a DJ and couches and a BBQ! YESSS... i immediately checked it out but it wasn't on... meh... anyways, after sussing out the area i headed back to the gang where, guess what was waiting for me... A FUCKING KEG! jeeeeze.... i had hit the jackpot... hotties on patrol with the keg, writing names on our cups... (although, they werent red) but still... i was becoming an american frat boy. well, i was at least like, a few steps later... mmm highlights include....
- sarah K getting her arsed groped
- likim being social
- the warm fire barrels... (so bo-ho)
- the free beer
- the free bread
- the free dip
- the free peanuts
" a new world "
the latest from terrance mallick, who gave us not that many films really... badlands... thin red line... and some others, and now, the re-telling of the pocahontas story ... already i was a little sceptical as effing colin farrel was in it (i really dont like him much... and after seeing his porno i dislike him even more) it was a really simple story basically, they move in and create a town and cause some shit and he falls in love with P and it's all really sweet and lovely. as it should be. the casting of the lass who plays P was great, she's an effing hottie and really talented as well... it was beautifully shot with the use of alot of steadicam shots through the forest and fields etc etc... and there was hardly any dialogue... using narration with collie's voice and then pocah's was really cool... the battle scenes were violent but done with grace and yeh... it was a good movie
so if you're wanting a lovely emo tale with some good performances and good music get this... it made me wanna go out into the wild and run around and fall in love and lay in fields and be all lovey ... hmm
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" history of violence "
shhhiiitttt. this movie was awesome. it only goes for about 90 minutes but everything is wrapped up so tightly. ok, let's start with performances... viggo was great. he's all not aragorn like and all human like ... maria bello is another hottie on my list, and her willingness to show her gear is really evidence once again she's all for anything ie. "the cooler" ... the young son was a hottie and did a pretty good performance for his feature debut... ed harris, was creepy and good... mmm oh, and william hurt and his voice is cool and i loved it.. the violence was sooooo cool... i was all like, "and then he smashed his nose into his skull and blood sprayed everywhere" and sarah was all like "beeen! no.... not cool" but... mmm .... music by howard shore is good, atmospheric and moody ... script was tight and dialogue was goood... mmm what else... basically a really interesting film ... david croenberg was all like " yeh, we live our lives hoping not to encounter these acts of violence ... and we witness them and we cant help feel a little bit of joy and smiles when we see this happen to those who we fear" or something like that, i thought it was interesting ... he said it much better of course... oh, and the sex scene on the stairs! geeeeze... it was so hot! croney also said "sex and violence have always been a good mix for me... they go together well.. like bacon and eggs" that was a funny quote but it made me hungry for some toast and things...
in conclusion, great film, great performances and some sexy violence!!! FUCK YEAH!
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in brazil in 2000 there was a punk that hijacked the bus ... and the whole world was watching! basically it tells the tale of santos or sante or santa or something and how he was wronged by the world after being arrested and put in jail for a robbery and his mother was murdered by police in front of him when he was 6... it basically documents the event ... talking to the police, the media, social workers, friends, family, hostages ... the whole gang really... it was a really interesting doco about this kid and how they handled the situation (which they didnt do very well) ... if you have 2 hours to spare and want to watch something depressing and raw, give it a go... it's not compulsary viewing but an interesting topic that i guess still has some issues that are not being dealt with over in the "city of god"
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" army of darkness "
oh gosh... highly reccomended by chris, i thought i would watch it. seriously. so dum. i missed the whole point on it completely. why spend all that money on "ye olde" period production design and then make a dum comedy? mmm anyways, it had some good moments but mostly it was a waste of my precious time... i dunno... yeh, as i said, i was looking at it for something that it wasnt, but i guess it was okay... if it was meant to be dum then i guess it suceeded..
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" united states of leland "
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" 2:37 "
yeh, this is that film that was made my a 19 yr old with no training and is about suicide ... so, where do i start... i LOVE to LOVE teenage drama's set in school hours and this was noooo different. the style is very much like "elephant" by my old pal - gus van sant - but it is alot better... all of the characters are nothing new really, they are all pretty trademark - goth/freak who is gay, girl who is anno/bullemic, perfecto kid who has pushy father and the list goes on... the story just goes along the school day, with everything overlapping - characters and storylines and shown from different points of view (another of my fave gimmicks) - mmm im really jealous of this kid, in a way... he wrote this when he was 19 - but only after his freind commited suicide and left him a video diary about it ... 36 hours later this dude has a script and then gets all this financing from pretty much anywhere and makes this film.. it was an incredible effort for a first feature, and for him to be able to direct some of the scenes and get the performances from the actors (most of them just kids with no acting creds) was astounding... the music was good, and the cinematography and editing was all of a high standard ... in summary this is one of the bestest australian films of recent times ... and one that will have you thinking about (probably) afterwards...
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" brick "
so, she's gonna blow the pins and bust some blah blah blah ... another debut film from some american kid called ryan but spelt rian ... and it's a teen "noir" about some dude trying to find out who killed his girl ... basically sarah (imax) had talked bout this film heaps after seeing it in NYC and i was sooo excited about it... i wasnt let down... but it wasnt as fantastic as i was hoping it to be... the highlights were the performance from 3rd rock kid ... he is going to be something ... mmm sound design i thought was totally cool, the music and the effects with all the loudness and banging and punching and the running scene and oooohhh the gunshot in the drain was cool... i was all smiles when his head blew out the back... YAY... lost chicks accent was sucky, although she did okay running around half naked in "the hills have eyes" ... it was quite humorous in parts and it was dark in others, i really kinda got lost in the story ... (my sister, my daughter, my sister) and at the end i still dont really know what happened or why she was killed. but, meh... it really was a slick little film with some great moments... once you get around the lingo they speaking ...
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" book of shadows - blair witch 2 "
ohhhh boy. what a dumb shocker. it really was really dumb. i thought, hey, this could be kinda cool they are like, acknowledging the movie and how it was a huge do-dah for the community and talking about all the losers who came to that place where they shot it and then ... yeh... basically, they are making out as if it real ... AGAIN ... after saying it is fake. ? anyways, a bunch of loo's and some goth chick head out where the bad shit went down and then they basically kill each other with witchy powers! "SOMEONE FUCKED WITH THIS VIDEO.... THIS NEVER HAPPENED.... ARRGGGGHHHH"
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mmm basically some chick spends too much money on her fone talking to her loo of a b/f and then has to babysit for these richies in this fucking mansion (where she never took off her shoes... I FUCKING HATE THAT) and then she get's all these calls ... and wait for it ... "they're coming from inside the house!" geeeze... just get the eff outta there already... hot-wire the car and drive the eff away with the kids... or, perhaps, go into the bedroom with the kids, and call the police... dont run around this beautifully designed lavish mother of a house and trash it by fighting with some dopey child killer that doesnt have a personality... mmm it made not sense much. anyways, the chick was hot so that was okay, and the house was cool... and it had this japanese-y garden this those giant fish ...
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please ignore the EXTREME delay in these posts…
note: hardly any humor in this post. just the facts.
oh what a night... la la la... anyways, no, seriously.. it was long and about as action packed as an epi of 24 ... so, chris from work, and i have been planning on seeing brick for like, 3 weekends in a row... and finally it was going to happen!!! so, sarah and i got ready for a night out on the town and missed the train... meh... chris was on that train and waiting in melbourne central... (it will get interesting soon i promise) so, we catch a tram.... the no. 57 @ 11:16 pm ... along racecourse rd etc etc... so, we get on the tram and there's like, 3 or 4 people i know from the video store ... and, its late and people are drinking and being loud and WHAM! punches! kicks! thrashing around! CRAZY! so, the guy goes flying past sarah and i who are standing right next to it all... and, how appropriate that only yesterday that i had watched "a history of violence" (see next post) and all these guys start going donkey kong on everyone.
as they are all kinda breaking it up, the guy in the fight recognises me from the video store.
"oohhhh... video ezy dude right?"
"yeh, that's me... ahaha you a''ight man?" (not really)
"oh, man... oi guys, this guy's a champ. he's always letting me off my late fee's..."
seriously, he was like, smashing some c bombs head in 1 second later he is all hugs and handshakes with me...
after it had calmed down and the hugs and praise finished ... the german guy that was involved was still going on about something, VW's or maybe kranzki's or hilter or whatever, and then some other guys told him to shut up... just calm down and be cool and dont worry... then... some dirty-ish looking italian guy walks up to the 2 somali guys to try and calm them down. saying... "come on.." "take it easy..." yeh, he really wasnt helping... so, then he starts an argument about how he could fight them...
"oh, i could take you guys both on..."
"what's that brother"
"dont call me brother ... somali trash..."
WHAT? seriously... is this guy asking to be effing smashed? racial slurs get you nowhere... we've all watched "crash" (2004) right?
then it really hit the fan... they were like, practically throwing the guy around the effing tram, like it was a cage.. INTENSE! ... so, pretty much everyone except sarah and i and the dum american girls crying and screaming were involved... trying to break up everyone else..
meanwhile all the other guys from the first fight were trying to get off the tram because i guess they had sense... as this was happening, i got taken with them by the scariest hug with a violent stranger i have ever had...
"keep it real man, take care..."
"yeh, you too ...i'll see you around okay?"
so, i get back on the tram and the guy has rung the police... so, it's about 20 minutes after we have left, and we have travelled about 500 metres. i was freaking out. we werent going to see this movie.
soo.... basically, the police came onto the tram and took everyone that was involved off ... and then we had to give statements.. well, sarah did anyways ... and then we were on our way!
we finally got into the city @ 12.05 am meeting chris at the library ...
so, after our slightly frazzling night already, sarah and i needed to hit the piss and it was great. we went to "cookie" which was a cool place that i always wanted to go to because i thought it was a trendy clothing store...highlight topics of discussion included...
sodomy
mickey rourke
boys
girls
arrested development
so, it's about 4am-ish? maybe... we call the faithful butler (who really should get some sort of community service award for the amount of butlering he does in our house) and ask for a lift home...
me - half a whopper w/ cheese & some chips
sarah - half a whopper w/ cheese & some chips
chris - bacon deluxe, some chips, coke & a whopper later we are picked up!