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You know what’s awesome? I’ve now seen the Transformers movie TWICE, and it hasn’t even been released elsewhere in the world. How awesome is it that we got to see it a week earlier than everyone else? Considering movies are always released like 2-3 months late in Australia… I think this made up for it. Yes, it was that good, I saw it twice. So far, it’s definitely the movie of the year (we’ll see how I feel after HP – OoTP).

I’m not sure what I expected, I’ve been burned too many times by movies based on a comic/book/tv show. The trailer had looked pretty good, but that’s never clear indication (Spider-Man 3 anyone?). Needless to say, I was completely blown away. I think I was shell-shocked for like 5 minutes afterwards. From the beginning scenes with Blackout and Scorponok to the final fight between Optimus Prime and Megatron – the special effects were just amazing. And the storyline was actually decent with no major plotholes (I noticed one blooper on my second viewing… but eh!). To be honest, I hadn’t thought it would be as funny as they made it. There was a good sprinkling of humour with jokes and gags, almost poking fun at the idea of the Transformers without crossing the line into parody or spoof. Michael Bay did an excellent job of bringing these guys to life, and if you don’t expect the movie to be exactly like the cartoons and you’re not a fanboy with major issues then you’re gonna LOVE this movie. The amount of detail paid to seeing these robots transform from their vehicular form and back again is just staggering. You could literally see the little gears in Prime and the paint job that had been scratched off during his fight. To be honest, I love his new flames (= And just wait until you see Starscream’s manoeuvre in the sky against the other fighter jets. Possibly the BEST action sequence in the entire movie (although I may revise this statement on subsequent viewings), it was amazing to see him transform, shoot at a few jets, transform back, fly around.. transform.. shoot a few more. Absolutely breathtaking.

My main gripe was Frenzy. This character reminded me of ‘Jar Jar Binks’, and anyone would know – that is not a good thing! He didn’t seem very Decepticon-like and I think he was used as a plot device more than anything else. All of the others were cool. Sure, Bumblebee is no longer a VW, but hey… he looks hooooot as the Camaro. In the car chase scene with Barricade, I think it’s fairly obvious why they changed him and I’m glad now that they did. Quite frankly, Bumblebee is ‘da bomb’ :D I guess my only other gripe is that the Autobots seemed a lot smaller than the Decepticons, and the vehicles they chose were not as.. ‘cool’? I dunno – why do the Decepticons get to be tanks and fighter jets? And the Autobots get to be firetrucks? I just don’t understand.

So if you’re having reservations about seeing this movie – I will say that waiting for it to come out on DVD or whatever will not do it justice, unless you happen to have a projector and awesome stereo of some sort. I really doubt you could re-create the effects of a cinema though. And this is one movie that has to be seen in the cinema to fully appreciate it’s awesomeness. Now I’m off to find the soundtrack :D

Two Harry Potter related things today, and also a test to see if all the DNS changes have gone through so my site is actually being hosted at the new place.

First off, a new dinosaur has been discovered, and the paleontologists have named is Dracorex Hogwartsia, The Dragon King of Hogwarts which is pretty cool huh! I actually read about this in the mX on the way home this afternoon. The article I linked to has pictures, which I thought was good, cos sometimes it’s hard to imagine what a dinosaur looks like if they’re just like “it has spikes on it head”.

Second thing, in my LJ clickage, I stumbled upon this abomination: Harry and the Potters. First you’ll notice that their site is hosted at MySpace which leads to all sorts of interesting questions. Anyways, the particular place where I read about them, that person actually went to a show by these people and said they were good. So I thought, let’s check them out. Needless to say, I was horrified when I heard the music start to stream and now I’m just going to have to find something decent to erase the memory.

Considering the number of fandoms I follow (namely, HP/SW/LOTR), there have been many discussions on the similarities between the stories and the characters. Whether it be from what’s considered typical ‘legend’, to the situations that the characters are put through.
Well, here’s one comparison that I came across recently and thought was interesting. Most of those points I’ve seen before, the flying one was something I’d overlooked. Shame they hadn’t added LOTR ones, because the whole dementor/Nazgul comparison gets me every time :P Interesting read anyways.

Been listening to a few D/Hr fan mixes lately – definitely a good way to find new music. At the moment, I’m particularly liking The Killers (Mr Brightside), Something Corporate (Ruthless), The All-American Rejects (Dirty Little Secrets), The Used (Hard To Say) and Fall Out Boy (Sugar, We’re Goin’ Down). Also, thanks to Travis for showing me Resurrection Eve who are heaps good, I must say. I haven’t listened to that sort of music for a while, and not really into ‘goth’ as such. Don’t really listen to much metal music either, which I’m not sure if it’s because I’m not in that sort of mood anymore or I’ve just mellowed out and prefer alt-rock? In any case, go and see what you think of the bands I’ve mentioned.

For all you geeks out there, this is just what you’ve been waiting for. You can check it out here:
telnet towel.blinkenlights.nl

If you don’t know what that means or how to use it, well… you just aren’t geek enough :P

Enjoy.
Oh, and no worries about the music, cos once you see the Star Wars scroll onto the screen, your mind will auto-play the theme. Promise!

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Happy Hour by bk
“Let me tell you something else, Granger,” he said with a rough sleep-tinged drawl to his voice. “You shouldn’t go changing yourself for that someone special. Because no one else in this whole messed up world should have the power to make you change for the better. That’s the best lesson in all of us. Don’t change for someone else. Never change yourself for someone else. Even if it’s with the best of intentions. Fundamentally, a person has to change for themselves. They have to make a conscious choice to become a better version of themselves. And you’ve pretty much peaked. So I don’t see how it’s possible for you to be better.”

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Viva Revenge by witchiepooh
His smile finally broke through the clouds. “You realize we’re perfect for each other, right?”

She rubbed her nose against his cheek. “Yes, perfectly insane.”
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Oh, well imagine; as I’m pacing the pews in a church corridor,
and I can’t help but to hear, no I can’t help but to hear an exchanging of words.
“What a beautiful wedding!”, “What a beautiful wedding!” says a bridesmaid to a waiter.
“And yes, but what a shame, what a shame, the poor groom’s bride is a whore.”

Well in fact, well I’ll look at it this way, I mean technically our marriage is saved
Well this calls for a toast, so pour the champagne
Oh! Well in fact, well I’ll look at it this way, I mean technically our marriage is saved
Well this calls for a toast, so pour the champagne, pour the champagne

I’d chime in with a “Haven’t you people ever heard of closing
the god damn door?!”
No, it’s much better to face these kinds of things with a sense of poise and rationality.
I’d chime in “Haven’t you people ever heard of closing the god damn door?!”
No, it’s much better to face these kinds of things with a sense of poise and rationality.

Again…

Panic! At The Disco – I Write Sins Not Tragedies

Really getting into the Draco/Hermione fics at the moment – hello angst!

Ok,
So I’ve uploaded the pictures plugin, I’ve set up the files and the database table in MySQL. Now check out the goodness that are ICONS!

This one is pretty funny:

But this totally made my day:

Heeeee!