|
| Xanga Xanga bo-banga...
Sup, guys?
| | |
| Best Senior Show EVER.
At least, best of the one's I've attended. Everything went off without a hitch. Everyone did so well, I am so proud. Thanks for everything. I'm gonna miss you guys.
That said, I really wish I had a picture of Justin pouring all of those skittles out of the television and onto the stage.
| | |
| It's almost 3:00 am and I've just gotten home after seeing the new Indiana Jones movie, "Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull." Normally I would wait until tomorrow to post my review so that I may get some sleep before I have to get up for school, but I feel so strongly about this movie that I can't wait until then.
I am going to come right out and say it. "Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull" is bad. As a huge Indiana Jones fan, I feel that this is NOT an Indiana Jones movie. Actually, I am sure I would have enjoyed the movie a lot more had it not been affiliated with the Indiana Jones series at all. Nevertheless, as it IS affiliated with the Indiana Jones series, and, in that sense, it is rubbish. I don't want to spoil anything, so I will be rather vague in my details as to WHY this isn't an Indiana Jones movie.
I hate being an elitist, but first of all, Indiana Jones' arch enemies are the Nazis, NOT RUSSIANS. I know it's the cold war. I don't care. You might not think that this would make much of a difference, but, trust me, it does. And another thing; one of the things that makes Indiana Jones so cool is that, for the most part, it is gritty and realistic, with just enough sci-fi to make it intriguing and intellectual. "Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull" does away with this successful formula and instead has decided to cut down on much of the sense of realism, while at the same time going WAY over the top with sci-fi, to the point of becoming cheesy. Indiana Jones is adventure, not sci-fi. And yet, despite that fact, the first scene of the movie takes place in Area 51, and the movie pretty much stays there, in Area 51, in spirit if not in setting.
One more thing I want to mention is the special effects. They must have poured millions of dollars into special effects, but, for whatever reason, it was fairly unrealistic. There's a scene in particular in which Shia LeBoeuf is hanging from some vines in the jungle and a whole bunch of CGI monkeys show up, but I thoght the monkeys really were not up to par with today's standards. And that's just one example.
Speaking of Shia LeBoeuf, I would like to mention the actors. I was very happy that Harrison Ford can still hold his own as Indy, and his age has not taken away too much from his awesomeness. Shia LeBoeuf, who has earned my respect as a serious actor since his days as Louis Stevens on the Disney Channel, does really well, though the character he plays feels slightly out of place. It was interesting to see some of the recognizable actors who played many of the smaller roles in the movie, though their presence was a bit distracting at some points. The Janitor, from Scrubs; the Chief Inspector, from Hot Fuzz; the guy who plays Charles Widmore, from LOST; and the guy who played High Chancellor Adam Sutler, in V for Vendetta and who also played Ollivander in Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone, all make appearances.
This all might be just me, though. The people I went to see it with all liked it. Then again, Joe might be saying that just to egg me on. He does that a lot. Anyway, don't NOT go see it just because I didn't like it. I'm not reccomending that you DO go see it either.
| | |
| 1. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Random
The first article title on the page is the name of your band.
2. www.quotationspage.com/random.php3
The last four words of the very last quote is the title of your album.
3. www.flickr.com/explore/interesting/7days/
The third picture, no matter what it is, will be your album cover.
It kinda sucks, but I've never made an album cover before.
EDIT:
Attempt #2
This one came out much better than the first.
| | |
| The MHS Battle of the Bands was, as a whole, okay. Just okay. Six bands played a number of songs with varying degrees of competence.
The first band was Salugi. I've explained twice previously the travesty that is Salugi, and let's just say that the situation hasn't improved. Their first song was, predictably, a Blink-182 cover. I believe their second song was called "Nazi Tennis" (your guess is as good as mine) and it consisted, like the Blink-182 song, of almost entirely power chords. The third song was a too fast cover of "Lose Yourself" by Eminem. This, at least, shows that they understand the value of throwing the audience for a loop by performing a good song that no one would ever expect you to play, or that is so mind-blowingly awesome that you could win by the power of that awesomeness alone (such as the Power Rangers theme song).
Foul Language, a two piece band made up of Bobby Waterman, who graduated last year, and Tom Connors, played two songs. Their second was an original. I don't remember if the first song they played was original or a cover. They were pretty kickass, especially because Bobby broke his high E string during the first song and had to play the second song without it, and the song STILL sounded great. Foul Language was also well choreographed.
The third band was called "Steel Breeze". The song was pretty cool in the beginning, but it was too long, and by halfway through the song I was just wishing it would end so they could play their next song. But there was no next song. They only played the one.
The first band after intermission was From The Balcony. Traditionally, they have been better than most of the other bands, but not the best. That situation hasn't changed either. Personally, I thought they did a better job at the talent show. This time around, they finished with a rock cover of Rihanna's "Umbrella". It was pretty neat, but it took the audience too long to figure out what it was that they were playing, and, by that time, it was too late for the audience to really get into it, so they fell short.
Band number #5 was perennial favorite, Sugr Hî. They played a good cover of Nirvana's "In Bloom", and then played a new song from their upcoming album. I will have to remember to pick up their next album because the song was fantastic, and really was one of the best performances of the night.
The last band to play was called "Death of Mortakai". I believe they were called "Corpus Diabolo" at the talent show. They played "School's Out" by Alice Cooper, which was pretty good. Their bass player, Alex Carlson, was beastly. Unfortunately, Eric Sable's amp was way too low, so most of his highly anticipated guitar solo was drowned out by the rest of the band. Also, "School's Out" just does not suit Tom Connors' singing style the way that "I Will Survive" did. Ultimately, "Death of Mortakai" was a disappointment.
The audience voted, and while the votes were being counted, a band made up of teachers, led by Mr. Lee, played "Johnny B. Goode". This was amazing, especially because, at intermission, I'd been imagining how awesome it would be if "Death of Mortakai" played "Johnny B. Goode" with Eric Sable jumping all around the stage like Marty McFly did when he played the song at the Under The Sea dance in Back to the Future. Mr. Lee didn't jump all around the stage, but he DID rock out, and just seeing that made the entire experience worth the five dollars I paid for my ticket.
Finally, the results came it. "Death of Mortakai" took second place, with Sugr Hî once again claiming their rightful spot in first place. And then everyone got up and left.
| | |
|
