1.7321
August 5, 2008Harold & Kumar: Escape from Guantanamo Bay - A lot of people say that the first one was the better of the two films, but I think otherwise. This second film seems less rough around the edges, better paced and contains wittier jokes. Plus, it has this poem, which did it for me. Nerd-love rulez. (6/10)
I fear that I will always be a lonely number like root three.
A three is all that’s good and right,
why must my three keep out of sight
beneath a vicious square root sign?
I wish instead I were a nine
for nine could thwart this evil trick,
with just some quick arithmetic.
I know I’ll never see the sun, as 1.7321.
Such is my reality, a sad irrationality
when hark! What is this I see?
Another square root of a three
has quietly come waltzing by.
Together now we multiply
to form a number we prefer,
rejoicing as an integer.
We break free from our mortal bonds
and with the wave of magic wands
our square root signs become unglued
and love for me has been renewed.
Mummy Mia!
August 4, 2008Horrible title for the blog post, I know… but I heard it on Jay Leno and I LOL’ed ^_^
The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor - Eeek. Really bad. Main culprit here is Maria Bello replacing Rachel Weisz in the role of Evie. I like Maria Bello, but it just doesn’t work. Michelle Yeoh and Jet Li weren’t used well. Brendan Fraser still looks stupid. The guy playing Rick and Evie’s son looks like all he knows is magpa-cute, look cool, and sound cool. Decent action, but nothing we haven’t seen before. Really not so fun to watch. (3/10)
You Don’t Mess with the Zohan - People who know Adam Sandler and have seen the trailer better know what to expect. Taken for what it is, it’s actually a good fun film. Crass and dumb, yes - but don’t we all expect that from the guy who brought us Little Nicky and Billy Madison? Although this one is a bit too crass even for Sandler’s standards… and what is it with him and old women?? Zohan is actually witty and LOL-funny at times, which is a bonus. Emmanuelle Chriqui is HAWT! John Turturo is brilliant. (5/10)
Spiderwick Chronicles - Pleasant surprise. A lot of movies claim to be magical, fantastical and full of wonder, but this is one of the few that really deliver. I think I’d put it up there along with “Bridge to Terabithia” in terms of films that really give you that sense of magic and wonder and don’t just shove all these shinny and shimmering special effects down your throat. The thing that makes good fantasy films is that they show you the real world, they show you the fantasy world, and then they highlight what makes the fantasy world so fantastic. This is one of those films. (7.5/10)
In other news, “Breaking Dawn” comes out. It’s the last part of the quadrilogy that is the “Twilight Series”, written my Stephanie Meyer. Mau gobbled up the first three books in around a week and then waited excitedly for today so that she could buy “Breaking Dawn”. It’s out of stock in all Powerbooks outlets so we got her copy at Bibliarch.
As for my Murakami books… every time we pass by a bookstore, there they are calling out to me… But I have yet to finish “Dance Dance Dance” - Demmit, I’m such a poor reader.
