• 12Jun 09

  My thoughts on Up....

  Howdy everyone, been a while since I've done one of these. I just returned from the seeing Pixar's Up (yeah late I know) and I can honestly say it is by far my most favorite Pixar movie (yes even beating Wall-e) Period.

  I will keep this completely spoiler free, but I want to share some feelings on why I love this movie so much. The main reason is the characters. Never in a Pixar movie have I felt so connected to the characters, in fact, I have never felt this connected in any movie. It seems impossible to fall genuinley in love with Carl Fredricksen and little Russell.

  God was this movie emotional, I would say the first 15 minutes or so are perfect, there is nothing about the scenes that could be done better. By the end of that first 15 minutes i was in absolute tears. Nothing has ever hit me as hard as this movie did multiple times. The music just adds to this. I am currently listening to the soundtrack and I am starting to get watery eyed from the pure beauty of the music and how well it portrays every emotion I felt during the movie. In my opinion, this is Michael Giacchino's best soundtrack yet, and that is definitely saying something.

  I was skepticle of this movie when the first trailer came about, I wasn't sure I would ever see another Pixar movie as satisying as Wall-e, I'm glad my concerns were put to rest. Is this movie perfect? No. Is it a classic in my eyes that I will watch more times than I will probably be able to count? You bet. I could go on and on about it, but words can't describe the greatness I witnessed in the movie theatre tonight. It's interesting to see Pixar's movies evolve. Maybe evolve isn't the right word. Maybe I just enjoy the different ways Pixar does each movie. I will recommend this movie to anyone without even the slightest hesitation.

  P.S. The short film "Partly Cloudy" is genious too.

  • Posted Jun 12, 2009 1:20 am GMT
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• 10Aug 08

  I was almost brought to tears last night.

  For the last 3 years I have been in love with DCI (Drum Corps International). Every year I have either watched finals on TV or actually went to finals. Every year there is a band that blows me away, but this year was different. Not only was I blown away, one show practically brought me to tears.

  It was Phantom Regiment, their show was, simple put, beautiful. The shows name was Sparticus, and it was the most moving collection of music and visual art that I have ever had the gift of watching and listening to.

  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=myjU6IEQjzU

  The link that I posted is from Phantom Regiment's performance last night. It doesn't matter if you don't know what DCI is, you should watch the link, and make sure it is in high quality so you can really appreciate the sound of it.

  Congrats Phantom, you deserved first place!

  • Posted Aug 10, 2008 2:03 pm GMT
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• 3Aug 08

  What is it about System Wars.......

  ....that makes me keep going back to it? I really don't get it. Every day, I go onto system wars, and 5 minutes later I have to go to a different forum because of just how ignorant the majority of people are on there. There is something addictive about it. Maybe I just like to see people be wrong, or just be plain stupid.

  The reason I can't stand the forum is because you can't be right....ever. You have to abondon all logic before posting, or you will end up getting flamed, but like I say, for some reason I keep going back. Does anyone know why I am so addicted?

  • Posted Aug 3, 2008 7:59 pm GMT
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