Ramblings of a Constipated Mind

Been a while since I had time to update. Just thought I'd post a few brief thoughts about movies I've seen lately.

Domestic Disturbance - Ok I guess. Could have been better. John Travolta was actually pretty decent compared to some of his other movies. *cough*Battlefield Earth*cough*

Troy - Pretty good. The script could have been better, but overall it's not bad. The action sequences are awesome. I enjoyed it much more than I thought I would. However, Brad Pitt was just not the right choice for Achilles. I imagine the greatest warrior ever as a more rugged kind of guy, not pretty-boy Pitt. Orlando Bloom once again acts like a girl (though I suppose this time it was part of the character). Eric Bana rules. The ending is like a soap opera. But you could do worse for $10 (or $3.50 if you live in Latin America, hehe).

The Day After Tomorrow - Basically what we've come to suspect from the director (I believe his name is Roland Emmerich off the top of my head, can't be sure though). This is the guy who did Independence Day, Godzilla, and The Patriot. And you know what? The Patriot is the only one that I would actually consider a really really good film with fully developed characters. This one is basically like all the others, though that's not a bad thing: Flat characters, weak dialogue at times, but some freakin' awesome action scenes and special effects! This movie is just fun and entertaining; it's not designed to make you care about the characters or think. Plus, it has Donnie Darko in it! You can't go wrong there! Though what I really want to know is what this guy's obsession is with destroying New York City. I mean, he blew it up in Independence Day, got a big monster to stomp on it in Godzilla, and now he's flooding it and freezing it into a giant ice cube. What's your problem with New Yorkers, man?

Dogma - The most religious movie I've seen since The Passion. This is the one by Kevin Smith (yay! I finally saw a Kevin Smith movie!) that criticizes organized religion, particularly Catholicism. Many people consider it sacreligious, but I think those are the same people that need to sit down and watch it. It's disguised as a comedy (and a hilarious one at that) but it has a lot to say about society and the treatment of religion. Basically it follows two fallen angels (Matt Damon and Ben Affleck) who have found a way to get back into heaven - the only problem is, if they do so it will prove God fallible, thereby ending existence itself. So God sends an agnostic named Bethany on a quest to stop them. Along the way she meets two prophets named Jay and Silent Bob (who are in every single Kevin Smith movie), the 13th apostle who was written out of the Bible due to racism, a Muse and God Herself (the writers of the Bible were also sexist). If I have time I might write a full review on it, since there's so much to be said about this movie. See it! But beware of extreme profanity.

That's all for now. Oh, and I've had the Kill Bill reviews written for quite some time now. I'm just trying to find a stupid picture from Volume 1 that I need in order to post it. Hopefully that will be done some time this week.

Chao.

The SAT scores are in. Finally. I thought I was going to make between 1200-1300, even though my average practicing was around 1350, just because the Verbal section seemed harder than usual. You know what's funny? I scored higher on the Verbal than on the Math.

Hm...should I announce it on the Internet before telling my parents? Probably not, but I can't wait. If you're reading this, Mom and Dad, this is my way of telling you. Otherwise, I'll just tell you when I get home.

My goal was 1400. And I told myself that if I didn't make that, I would take it again in September to see if I could. You know what's even worse, in some ways, than making 1200? Making 1390. That's right. Ten points away from not having to study vocabulary words over the summer. Ten points away from being able to realize that it's all over. Ten points away from...

*insert William Wallace voice here*

FREEEEEEEEEDDOOOOOOOOMMM!

Fine, so maybe that's being overly dramatic. According to the CollegeBoard web site, my scores were as follows.

Math: Score - 690
Percentile (compared to class of 2003) - 92

Verbal: Score - 700
Percentile - 95

So, I didn't reach my goal, but only by a small amount. So the question is: should I celebrate coming close, or mentally kick myself for the same reason?

Hm. There's not a lot going on right now. My SAT scores are due to come in any day now. After all, the CollegeBoard web site said they would be available May 14...that's soon, right?

I finally saw my first Quentin Tarantino movie: Kill Bill - yes Mom, I just announced to the entire world that you let us see it! Isn't it great? I've written a review for both volumes, and they should be up by this weekend. Does that mean they will be? Absolutely not. Also, Stuck on You is pretty funny; it was cool seeing Matt Damon and Greg Kinnear do a comedy. My mom didn't like it, and my dad fell asleep. Maybe it's just a young guy movie...(you know I just had to put an age joke in here since Saturday was my dad's birthday). He's 94. Or maybe I'm dyslexic.

Also, I heard about this new movie coming out called Saved that supposedly really bashes Christians. Naturally, that means I want to see it in order to make up my own mind. Now I have yet another movie that I'll probably end up adding to my list of "Movies to See When I'm Away at College". Right below "Pulp Fiction".

Oh wait. Did I say that? I meant my list of "Movies That I'll Definitely Not See Even When I'm Away At College And Have The Freedom To See Them". Er...yeah....

Greetings world. Exams are over now. I don't think I did as well as I hoped (then again, I hoped for 100% on all of them), but it's all right.

Well, I took the SAT. The verbal was harder than the practice ones I'd taken, but the math was a bit easier. I'm guessing I'll probably take it again in October after I find out my results in a few weeks. At any rate, I'll do better than I did on some of the high school exams I've just finished taking. I'm sorry, but I find math problems that seem like code hard to do. Who do they think I am, John Nash? I might be crazy but I'm not that smart...

On another note: I just finished watching Big Fish. Good movie. Weird at times, but it's Tim Burton, so that was to be expected. I should probably write a review on it, but I don't think I will. It's one of those movies where while you're watching it you're thinking, "You know, there's a lot of deep stuff to say about this movie", but then afterwards you're unable to put it into words.

Notes to self: Join the circus in order to find true love. Don't be a reasonable guy. Getting beat to a pulp can serve a purpose.

Also, I saw the Friends finale. That's what, 3 whole episodes I've seen? Sure, it can be a funny show, but some people get way too obsessed with it. I have a friend who cried through it. Then again, I don't think she watched it a lot, and she also cried through Brother Bear and What A Girl Wants. Some people are way too sensitive. It's because of people like you that Hollywood keeps churning out melodramatic crap without a developed plot that still makes tons of money. Shame on you!

Notes to self: Never get on a plane that doesn't have fallanges. Chickens and ducks ruin important objects. Good game. When it comes to babies, make sure you understand what you're ordering. If you yell at the answering machine loud enough, all your questions will be answered.