oy vey! all this graduate school business on top of regular life is taking a large toll on my blogging. i apologize if you ended up stranded with not knowing which movie to go see recently as i haven't posted. i haven't even seen a movie this weekend yet and there were 3 large releases [the house bunny, the rocker, and death race] and a limited one [hamlet 2] that i am somewhat interested in attending on top of still not having seen mirrors [i already have a slight fear of mirrors so i'm sure i'll appreciate this a bit more than the average movie-goer] or henry poole is here [which looks fairly interesting]. time will tell if i end up being able to view any of them at all. i am also going to apologize in advance for the brevity of the reviews. we're working on borrowed time here.
tropic thunder - 8.5/10 snaps - very comical. seeing as how ben stiller was the director and one of the writers i can't see anyone being surprised by this. robert downey jr just seems to always put in a great performance. the rest of the stellar cast did well. i would not take anyone under the age of 17 to this film [eh well maybe 16, depends on the 16 year old i suppose]. a great time for any crude humored fun-loving adult.
pineapple express - 8/10 snaps - also a good humorous film. if you're anti-drugs obviously you should not go see this movie. james franco was by far my favorite character in the film and made for a hilarious stoned weed dealer. again another film i wouldn't take anyone under the age of 17 to see. if you enjoyed superbad and knocked up i think it's safe to say you'll like this one as well but superbad has in my opinion completely surpassed knocked up and pineapple express in its level of comedy and enjoyment value.
i haven't seen many bad movies recently. thank you so much george lucas for creating the load of crap known as star wars: the clone wars which i'll give 1.5/10 snaps. the only reason you're getting over .5 is because i like the clone wars illustration style [apparently most everyone else does not but i am an anime fan so maybe that's why i personally prefer it]. i really enjoyed the shorts that were released on dvd [i think they were originally on cartoon network betwixt other shows] before this film. i fell asleep in this movie at least 5 times, so in a moment where i was actually awake i tried taking a new perspective on it and thinking maybe it's just aimed at kids and i'm not getting it. then i looked around the theater and realized the majority of the kids there were also asleep. it's pretty bad when you put an 8 year old who actually adores characters like jar jar binks to sleep...i don't know if lucas has just gone mad in his old age or what has happened but i think indiana jones and the crystal skull along with this clone wars crud speak for themselves. i'm surprised he actually got actors to voice these parts in all reality. just because someone's made great films in the past doesn't mean they should be allowed to do whatever they want in the future because unfortunately for mr. lucas he's ruining his own brands. i appreciate that the top critics on rotten tomatoes gave the movie 4 out of 100%. i think mr. gleiberman from entertainment weekly says it best, "George Lucas is turning into the enemy of fun." so in my honest opinion i would suggest staying away from this tripe at all costs. do not go see it, do not rent it, do not download it, do not watch it on fox when they air it for the first time for free. you're just better off not having seen it especially if you like the star wars saga [which i do].
in other non-film related news. had a fantabulous time at the baruch marine science laboratory in georgetown with several marine science and biology majors. i drove a boat, i heard about some interesting research projects currently going on, and i climbed to the top of a very scary firetower. there are loads more to be said about the trip but time is not on my side.
graduate school has been very enjoyable thus far. i get to start teaching biology 102 labs next week. i've been to one population genetics course and we didn't really do much besides go over the syllabus but i think it will be a very fun semester. i start my bioinformatics course on monday and cannot wait!
on top of all that had a great set of guild writ raid runs on thursday night with a lot of good friends. wonderful times were had by all even though we were bugged on receiving guild status. i'm still waiting for a reply on the eq2 forums regarding whether or not it was a bug or if the rules have changed somehow.
anywho i'm off to reading, working, and possibly seeing a movie this afternoon. oh and i might be getting my christmas present early as i have need of a laptop.
enjoy the silence!
What Goes Here?
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