So I guess this blog is here to give congratulations and commiserations to things, whether it be music, movies, books, people, or just life in general. Ranting is what I do best, but if something is good, I will let you know. I guess...
I'm going to start this off right now, and say that last night, I went on a shopping spree to Borders with money I got from Confirmation. I was originally going to buy a portable DVD player to take on the plane ride to Kosovo (which I leave for in 4 days!!!), but that turned out to be 119 bucks by itself, not to mention the $70 extra battery so I could use it for at least half the plane ride. Therefore, I decided to go spend a large portion of the money I was going to use for that at Borders. I was able to buy Wormwood by G.P. Taylor, Inkheart by Cornelia Funke, and The Encyclopedia of Mythology (which contains Norse, Classical, and Celtic myths) by Arthur Cotterell, as well as the movies Corpse Bride, Pride and Prejudice, Monty Python and the Holy Grail Special Edition, and the special edition of The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe for about $98. Oh, and I also bought some Cockroach Clusters. Let's start with the rantings and such, shall we?
Monty Python and the Holy Grail is the best movie ever, and this special edition DVD has so much extra crap that it makes it a billion times better than my VHS version. Nuff said.
Corpse Bride, which I watched this morning, was a really good movie. Typical Burton film, really dark but yet horrendously funny in some parts. I still think that Charlie and the Chocolate Factory is my favorite of his movies, but this one is still good. The plot was great.
Pride and Prejudice is a good movie. I haven't watched it since I bought it, but we watched it in English this year while reading the book, and it was really good. I liked it a lot better than the book, at any rate. And Matthew MacFayden, who plays Mr. Darcy, is a total h0ttie, which doesn't make it any worse either. He's not as good-looking in real-life as he is in the movie, but then again, I'm partial to long hair, which he doesn't have in real life. Saddens me a great deal. Actually, to be honest, he kind of looks like John Cusack in real life, and that is a pretty decent-looking man right there, so I guess he's not too bad. Still...
Well, considering that's all I've gotten around to right now, I'll wrap this up. I'll probably post more on the other things I bought once I read/watch them.
Later taters!
"And in my best behavior/I am really just like him/Look beneath the floorboards/For the secrets I have hid" ~John Wayne Gacy, Jr. by Sufjan Stevens
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