Movie weekend and Parting

 
Happy Tuesday little bots, a day late but at least I am not skipping an up date. This past week I mostly played Destiny Beta on both systems just for comparison sake. Newsflash, not noticeable difference graphically or otherwise when comparing the two. I did a whole blog on how I felt about Destiny last friday and you can check it out here: Bitchn' Fridays: Destiny Beta Review

Friday night my man and I went to the movies to see Lucy staring Scarlett Johansson. I know quiet a few people and critics have bashed this film, mostly due to the tag line and the premise that humans use only 10% of their brain capacity. While yes this is 100% false, but if you take it as this is this films reality and think of it more fantasy than science fantasy you will enjoy more. Towards the end of the film it started reminding me of Akira, if you have never seen Akira you really need to it is a classic anime that many films have attempted to touch on. If you can relax and watch a film as a film and not over analyze every little detail of “science” that goes on, you will enjoy it.

Sunday we saw Hercules starting Dwayne “the Rock” Johnson. It was ok, it was not the Hercules movie that everyone has been waiting to see. Instead of the 12 labors, which Hercules is known for, and being a true demi-god that he is. What we got was a “realistic” Hercules, who is a leader of a mercenary group, and a story line taking place after the 12 labors that no one really cares about. You do have great PG-13 fight scenes and Dwayne Johnson did a good job, it is more or a rental flick than a go out to the movies type. Hell, Lucy crushed it at the box office.


Aside from movie going, I attended a friend's annual midsummer party. You usually dress up as faeries or other woodland creatures and come eat and drink the night away. I of course went as Catbug, it's the only wings that I have people, and drank a little to much. By a little to much I mean I some how wounded up in a bikini and jumping into a hot tub with a bunch of people I barley know. But good times all around and I left early...12am-ish I think...

My friend and I at the party...I was already 3 sheets to the wind at this point.

Well this week its back to the grind stone of finding work or at least a temp job. Maybe I'll see Guardians of the Galaxy, I don’t know yet, but I will be going to my favorite place to get chilli: The Chilli Shack with some friends. See you back here friday for some rant of some kind.



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Bitch'n Friday: Godzilla Moive Review

I had the up most pleasure to see the new Godzilla film last night at the I max theater in downtown Seattle.  I will try to keep this as spoiler free as much as possible.

   When I was a child I would wake up early on the weekends and watch the old classic (poorly dubbed) Japaneses Godzilla films.  I loved how they would tease you with the monsters and then towards the end, BAM, the big battle pays off.  That's why I always like old monster films, gives you brief glimpse of the monster, shaking of the bushes, and when you finally see the creature it is a reward within it's self.   With this new rendition of Godzilla it does just that and stays so true to the original source material.
  

Love me bitches!

         Yes you do not see the monsters for a good portion of the film and when you do it's always supper up close, from a distance with fog or dirt derby, or on the news helicopter.  I didn't mind these perspectives since it is a take on different view point in which the humans (in the film) could see the monsters.  It add a sense of mystery and awe as these giants battle it out and humans are reminded how truly weak we are compared to nature.  But when the final battle comes it is a huge pay off with wide shots of the monsters battling it out.  I like to think that it is some random solider view it from a roof top.
         Another thing that sent me to the moon was the sound mix.  I know you must be rolling your eyes and mumbling to yourself, "well no shit you like the sound since you are a sound editor." Well I feel anyone with a decent pair of ears will appreciate how well they incorporated the sound design and music to add tension and fear giving you the perfect roller coaster ride for your ears.  The heavy Taiko drums leads the viewers into impending destruction long before the monsters even reveal a finger nail.  The build up from the drumming along with impending beeps has the audience on the edge of their seats, dying to know what is going to emerge from the foggy depths.  Even  better is when they decided to give the movie a quiet atmosphere, building up tension with each passing second to only jolt them back with a loud boom from the monster.  The most pleasing sound came for the king of monsters himself, Godzilla with his iconic roar.  Granted it leaned on the bass side of the vocal range, but by doing so the audience and actual feel the rumble of the beast's  powerful roar.
        Now I have to briefly discuss the appearance of Godzilla.  Finally America has got it right with his design!  He is currently the largest Godzilla to date but his looks closely resemble the original 1954 Godzilla.   Below is a pic of all the Godzilla's (including that god awful 1998 versions) So you can see how well the designers stuck with the original design while adding a bit of flair.

http://s1351.photobucket.com/user/TrueAmericanGodzilla/media/1954--2014GodzillaFamilyTree_zps1bff4fe7.jpg.html

 

 

 

 

         I also love how they gave him more facial expressions, telling the audience their is more to this monster than fighting and destruction.  Godzilla has some presence of intellect of what is going on around him and problem solving abilities.  Also when they do the first pan up shot of Godzilla and he roars, the whole audience flipped out.  It was not only because of his roar but is facial expression right before, it was almost invoking a bitch please look.   Also his face is just too cute!

     

        If you are on the fence, GO SEE IT!  While some people argued that there isn't any character development in this film, I just want to point out this film is following several people as they witness a never before scene event in human history.  It is a monster film giving a nod to it's classic predecessor and not a story about a guy who has to over come a monster to discover who he truly is.  What do you think of the film are you going to see it? Let me know in the comment section below.

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Nothing New in the Neighborhood

            Last week I just didn’t want to write.   Between coming back home and organizing my apartment this blog feel be the wayside.  Not a whole lot has happened but let me just give you a run down:

• Secret  photo shoot was canceled due to the gallery not supporting the artists idea
• Been waiting for over 2 weeks for any communication with the composer for silly boys so I can do the mix and be done with this project.
• Saw 3 movies, This is The End=excellent comedy, Man of Steal=first 3^rd of the film was good the rest was mediocre and horrible mic static, World War Z = good zombie thriller.
• Attended “The Best Happy Hour” at the Seattle Center with a good friend.  Loads of fun and free admission is a plus.
• The apartment is unbearably warm
• Getting close to finishing the main story in Defiance
• Hung out with a good friend and her new beau

            So that is that, job hunting is a bitch as always but a girl needs to support herself.  Be sure to follow me on twitter for what’s happening in my life.

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Done With Parties…For Now

            While I am trying to write out my past week of events and adventures, it is a little hard to do with the Xbox E3 conference playing in the back ground.  But I will try to type and listen at the same time.  Can you believe how shiny those horses were on Metal Gear Solid game play?

            Let me get all the SIFF movies and parties out of the way.  First up is the Gay-la; this was suppose to be the “wilder” parties but my man and I found it relatively tame.  The film that night was G.B.F (also known as gay best friend) and it was ok, a very predictable movie but still entertaining.  The after party was at a night club and when we arrived all the food was pretty much gone (thanks food hoarders) and people were acting like wall flowers and not dancing.  Well we showed them and dance for a while and left. 

            The last Saturday party was for “industry” people. The film prior to the party event was horrible.  I would highly recommend avoid seeing Drinking Buddies.  No plot, no sound mixing or any real audio clean-up, and flat characters that you don’t care about.  The party was ok, still full of people there for food, not a whole lot of industry people that I meet.  Just students looking for inspiration and hope but I know that a lot of them will not make it.

            The closing night gala was wonderful.  The film was ok, The Bling Ring, but needed to develop the characters more.  It was held at the Cinerama where I had chocolate popcorn for the first time, and oh god it is good!  The after party was at the MOHI (museum of history and industry), the layout was perfect.  Plenty of drink stations, a lot of servers walking around with a variety of food, along one wall was dedicated to just food, and there was space for a dance floor.  The best part was the ability to walk around the entire museum; it made me feel like I was at a high end party in this setting.

            SIFF was great and I will be back next year; don’t know yet if I will get the party pass of not though.  Also this past week I bought a beautiful green wiggle dress for a supper secret photo shoot with a friend of mine, stay tuned for more info and pictures later.  Be sure to follow me on twitter for what’s happening in my life.

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