A movie about a creepy doll. Ooh that's never been done before.
So a while ago I went to see Annabelle and honestly...not the scariest film I've ever seen. To be honest I am not a horror film person so I haven't seen a lot of them but this...? This wasn't that great.
So yeah I'm here to give my thoughts on the movie.
The main peace of advice I would like to give you for this movie is...Don't watch the trailers.
I mean you may want to, just because you want to know what the film is about and everything but please don't. Especially if you don't want any spoilers. I mean I watched two different trailers before the film, mainly just to hype myself up because I'm crazy like that but I just wanted to know what to expect but almost every scary part of that movie were in the trailers.I guess it depends what trailers you watched but in the ones that I watched, I basically covered everything I needed to see that might scare me.
I think there was only one or two parts in the film where I was actually a little bit scared about what happened but I think I may have only jumped once. So I didn't exactly freak out over anything too big.
However if you asked my friends, it's a different story, two of them screamed and so they were definitely scared haha.
We're all different that way, depending on your tolerance of scary movies.
I didn't think I would handle it but honestly it's not as scary as you think it will be. For me it definitely wasn't anyway. It's not like the doll moves.
I mean we were all expecting it to. Everytime there was a close up we were all on the edge of our seats waiting for it to blink but it did not.
This is because the doll isn't technically possessed. Like I did my research - I even looked up the real story of the real Annabelle doll. Not sure what website I went on but it had pictures of the real doll and the website started to play music and that freaked me out for real so I decided to just copy the text to a word document so it was easier to read and I didn't have to look at the doll.
Anyway, the doll is obviously holding a demon spirit but it's not controlling the doll, it's just using it as a device to stay in this world to look for a human to possess. I don't even know if I described that in the best way but long story short, the doll DOES NOT MOVE.
It IS being moved by something else - a.k.a the demon. You can see it in the movie at one point standing holding the doll. My friend said she never saw it but she just saw the doll. Which is weird.
But yeah, I mean the night I was doing my research I thought I would be scared by the movie, just because the more you actually just stare at the poster of the doll it gets creepier...so I obviously wanted to know what happened in the movie. I scanned the synopsis on the internet so I knew what happened at the end. I guess that does spoil things but I need to be prepared for this stuff.
Like I said I am not a horror film fan so going into watch something I have no idea about freaks me out and I need to know the deal. With this film nothing tragic happens, I mean something does but like you sort of expect it and it's not like anything too graphic happens either.
Mostly your typical horror movie things. I mean I don't know what I was really expecting.
My main thing about this movie is - why would you think that doll was great to bring home to your child in the first place? It looks mega creepy from the start. And I know that the real life doll is different but I mean it just doesn't make any sense.
Not that I believe in things like this, I normally have to see it in real life to believe it. At the same time I doubt you will see me at the museum where the real Annabelle doll is kept anytime soon. I mean I don't want to take the chance you never know.
But yeah I am glad they went with a different doll because if they had used one that looked like the original I definitely think it would have made the movie scarier. I mean obviously the doll on its own doesn't look like much but put it in a scenario like this and it will.
Back to the movie as a whole - it was okay. I think I had more fun watching my friends reaction than anything haha. Does that make me a mean person?
I don't know.
Also in this movie the husband just seems to abandon his wife and child, I get that he has to work all the time but isn't this always the way? Something tragic happens to your pregnant wife so she's stuck in bed until birth and he's off to work away from home? Like what's wrong with you?!
I mean we know he has to work for a living and finish med school and all that but like if your neighbours were just murdered and these same murderers came to your house and tried to kill your wife wouldn't you stay home? Just until the baby was born?
I don't know. He's a bad parent.
Plus thinking his wife was crazy is not the best thing either. But I think I know where he's coming from with that one.
But yeah, I don't think I have too much else to say about the film, other than why call your child something that is very similar to the mother's name. So similar that you can't even tell who they are talking about, I think the movie names were Leah and Mia or something like that. Either way it was like "who are they talking about?"
I gotta say the ending was pretty good. I mean no the story didn't focus on the room mates at the start of The Conjuring but it does end with the beginning of that story. Would that mean there's going to be another one? I hope not. Like I read what happened with them as that's the main original story and so it wouldn't be anything new.
I guess overall I am kind of done with this series of movies. I don't know there was just nothing about them that really grabbed my attention it was just kind of boring. Maybe I did spoil it for myself but even if I hadn't I don't think there could have been anything there that would have made me jump more or even scream.
But I guess that must mean I'm not easily scared haha.
Well I don't know if this was a review or not but let me know what you guys thought if you went to see the movie. I don't even think I could rate this movie considering I don't have a lot of horror movie knowledge to compare it many movies....oh well......
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Friday, 24 October 2014
Tuesday, 30 September 2014
Jessica leaving Girls' Generation?!
It's safe to say I was shocked. Did anyone else see this coming?!
I have been doing research on this for the past few hours on the internet but everywhere says the same thing and it's really hard to get a clear picture of what is going on here.
Although from what I have read it seems as though SM Entertainment is just crumbling with so many other bands losing members and all these other 'scandals'. I am not really a huge part of the KPop scene other than Girls' Generation so I didn't really know about all the other bands and issues until today.
From what I gather SM seemed to have dropped Jessica due to a conflict in interests? I mean their statement was hard to understand with the wording but basically Jessica had already expressed that she wanted to leave and that is why SM decided to separate her from Girls' Generation yet they would still manage her. Just separately.
On the other hand Jessica posted on her social media site weibo (which is like Twitter in Asia?) that she was dropped from GG for no reason and that it has always been her main priority. She was getting ready to go to the fan event in China as well...
I mean it's kind of hard to tell who's telling the truth.
I am going to try and express my thoughts on the situation here as best as I can and try not to take sides however my biased is leaning towards Jessica's story...just because of all the things going on with SM right now and other evidence.
My first thoughts were that SM dropped Jessica for no reason because I didn't think she was actually doing anything wrong? A lot of the things I saw on Tumblr were about how everyone was sad and that they want SNSD to stay strong in this time. Which I do too.
I mean I think this all comes down to the fact that Jessica does want to pursue a career in fashion and SM didn't think that Jessica could do that and be in the band and so cut her off.
Which sounds horrible.
I just think this is really bad timing especially when the other members of Girls' Generation are currently in China for a fan event and Jessica is not. I think this is really bad for the girls because they are being made to do something without one of the band members, and I don't think it was their choice to since Jessica was apparently supposed to be there only to find out she'd been dropped.
Plus I really don't think this was Jessica's choice. Especially because she, along with the other members signed a contract with SM to stay in the band for three more years after their seven year contract with SM ended. So if she was going to leave SM to focus on her fashion career wouldn't she have done that and not signed the contract?
I have read people saying that SM was doing what they thought was best because Jessica wanted to start a fashion line, study abroad and be in the band and that she couldn't cope with all these things at once and because she didn't want to chose between them SM chose for her. Which does make sense but at the same time I don't know why that stopped her from being with the rest of the band for at least this one last fan event.
Like the SM statement said she'll be there for one more album right? So technically, until the album is released she is still part of the band? Unless I am reading it wrong.
Still I think it was awful for SM to send the rest of the girls to the fan event without Jessica. And what made things even more heartbreaking is that when they were performing they didn't sing Jessica's part. I mean I don't know if this was true for all songs but during their song "The Boys" they didn't sing her part and it was awful. Not just for the fans but for the girls as well I mean I feel like they felt really lost because they had no one to fill her spot.
I mean they could have just cancelled the event or something...I know that's a hassle but they should have cancelled or let Jessica go anyway. I mean why stop her from going?
The crazy thing is that Jessica isn't the only one of the girls who is doing other things besides singing. The other members of the band have been acting on TV shows, films and even in musicals. They have been doing other things outside of Girls' Generation and so I don't know why Jessica can't do these things either.
I also think that even if Jessica was going to leave and expressed her thoughts on leaving she wouldn't have done it this way. I feel like if everyone knew she was going to leave at some point and supported her there would have been a much bigger farewell than this. I don't know how they do it in Korea but in America/Europe if someone leaves a band the whole band are supportive and celebrate the time that person was in the band. So I feel like if Jessica had told them she was leaving that would be the response she would have gotten and not this.
So yeah. I think I have said everything. From photos I can tell the other girls are really upset. I mean they spent seven years together and now is the time to drop one of them like flies? That's cold. I mean yes, Jessica and SM may have had a conflict of interests but I doubt Jessica would have chosen to leave at this point in time. It just looks bad.
Will we ever know the truth? I have no idea.
I just am kind of shocked and upset about the whole thing because I don't think it should have happened this way regardless of who actually made the call of Jessica leaving.
In the end I wish all the girls the best, but at the same time I know it won't be the same without Jessica in the band. I mean these girls have been through so much together and for something like this to happen is really awful...
I have no idea what's to come but I'm interested to know.....
If you guys have any thoughts I'd be interested to know. :)
I have been doing research on this for the past few hours on the internet but everywhere says the same thing and it's really hard to get a clear picture of what is going on here.
Although from what I have read it seems as though SM Entertainment is just crumbling with so many other bands losing members and all these other 'scandals'. I am not really a huge part of the KPop scene other than Girls' Generation so I didn't really know about all the other bands and issues until today.
From what I gather SM seemed to have dropped Jessica due to a conflict in interests? I mean their statement was hard to understand with the wording but basically Jessica had already expressed that she wanted to leave and that is why SM decided to separate her from Girls' Generation yet they would still manage her. Just separately.
On the other hand Jessica posted on her social media site weibo (which is like Twitter in Asia?) that she was dropped from GG for no reason and that it has always been her main priority. She was getting ready to go to the fan event in China as well...
I mean it's kind of hard to tell who's telling the truth.
I am going to try and express my thoughts on the situation here as best as I can and try not to take sides however my biased is leaning towards Jessica's story...just because of all the things going on with SM right now and other evidence.
My first thoughts were that SM dropped Jessica for no reason because I didn't think she was actually doing anything wrong? A lot of the things I saw on Tumblr were about how everyone was sad and that they want SNSD to stay strong in this time. Which I do too.
I mean I think this all comes down to the fact that Jessica does want to pursue a career in fashion and SM didn't think that Jessica could do that and be in the band and so cut her off.
Which sounds horrible.
I just think this is really bad timing especially when the other members of Girls' Generation are currently in China for a fan event and Jessica is not. I think this is really bad for the girls because they are being made to do something without one of the band members, and I don't think it was their choice to since Jessica was apparently supposed to be there only to find out she'd been dropped.
Plus I really don't think this was Jessica's choice. Especially because she, along with the other members signed a contract with SM to stay in the band for three more years after their seven year contract with SM ended. So if she was going to leave SM to focus on her fashion career wouldn't she have done that and not signed the contract?
I have read people saying that SM was doing what they thought was best because Jessica wanted to start a fashion line, study abroad and be in the band and that she couldn't cope with all these things at once and because she didn't want to chose between them SM chose for her. Which does make sense but at the same time I don't know why that stopped her from being with the rest of the band for at least this one last fan event.
Like the SM statement said she'll be there for one more album right? So technically, until the album is released she is still part of the band? Unless I am reading it wrong.
Still I think it was awful for SM to send the rest of the girls to the fan event without Jessica. And what made things even more heartbreaking is that when they were performing they didn't sing Jessica's part. I mean I don't know if this was true for all songs but during their song "The Boys" they didn't sing her part and it was awful. Not just for the fans but for the girls as well I mean I feel like they felt really lost because they had no one to fill her spot.
I mean they could have just cancelled the event or something...I know that's a hassle but they should have cancelled or let Jessica go anyway. I mean why stop her from going?
The crazy thing is that Jessica isn't the only one of the girls who is doing other things besides singing. The other members of the band have been acting on TV shows, films and even in musicals. They have been doing other things outside of Girls' Generation and so I don't know why Jessica can't do these things either.
I also think that even if Jessica was going to leave and expressed her thoughts on leaving she wouldn't have done it this way. I feel like if everyone knew she was going to leave at some point and supported her there would have been a much bigger farewell than this. I don't know how they do it in Korea but in America/Europe if someone leaves a band the whole band are supportive and celebrate the time that person was in the band. So I feel like if Jessica had told them she was leaving that would be the response she would have gotten and not this.
So yeah. I think I have said everything. From photos I can tell the other girls are really upset. I mean they spent seven years together and now is the time to drop one of them like flies? That's cold. I mean yes, Jessica and SM may have had a conflict of interests but I doubt Jessica would have chosen to leave at this point in time. It just looks bad.
Will we ever know the truth? I have no idea.
I just am kind of shocked and upset about the whole thing because I don't think it should have happened this way regardless of who actually made the call of Jessica leaving.
In the end I wish all the girls the best, but at the same time I know it won't be the same without Jessica in the band. I mean these girls have been through so much together and for something like this to happen is really awful...
I have no idea what's to come but I'm interested to know.....
If you guys have any thoughts I'd be interested to know. :)
Saturday, 16 August 2014
Guardians of the Galaxy and The Purge: Anarchy
So last week I went to see Guardians of the Galaxy and yesterday I went to see the Purge and I thought I would just give my thoughts on them.
Guardians of the Galaxy
Well first off let me put it out there that I am not a Marvel fan. Which kind of makes you wonder why I went to see this movie. I mean I really don't understand superhero movies although I am a girly girl so things like this often phase me.
Basically this person I follow on Tumblr is obsessed with Marvel and she posts gifs and things all the time, and you'd think if this annoyed me I would just unfollow her. But the thing is, on Tumblr everyone has more than one fandom and so this person likes Marvel but they also like Fifty Shades of Grey so that's why I follow them. Also I normally can't be bothered to unfollow people and so I keep them on my dash anyway.
But yeah this person posted loads of gifs from Guardians of the Galaxy and I wanted to see what all the fuss was about with Groot. Because everyone is obsessed.
So this movie was okay. I mean I guess I wasn't that into it because it was about space and there was a lot of fighting and action and I am just not into that. I mean okay what do you expect from something made by Marvel but I sat through it anyway.
I mean it had it's funny points and it's good points. Like yes, I understand why people really liked Groot but at the same time I wasn't so emotionally attached that I cried.
My favourite thing was probably when they were getting ready to battle and they played Cherry Bomb by the Runaways. I loved the Runaways movie and the song haha.
But yeah I mean I'm surprised I made it through because it seemed like such a long movie. And I don't like movies where you can feel the time passing because then it's not a good movie.
When I came home I looked up the movie on IMDB which I always do after I see a movie. I didn't even know this was based on a comic book, although I should have guessed because it's Marvel but hey you learn new things every day.
The story was a little bit hard to follow if you have no idea what's going on when you step into the movie theatre. Or maybe that was just me but I was wondering what the deal was and who was who and why things were a big deal, I mean I managed to figure it out in the end but even so it was a bit confusing.
But yeah I honestly think I didn't like it because it was a genre that I am not a fan of. I mean at least you can't say I didn't even go and see the movie and decide I didn't like it. I did watch it, but I didn't find it that enjoyable to watch and I probably wouldn't watch it again.
The Purge: Anarchy
So I have seen the first Purge movie, I saw it at my friend's sleepover at the start of the year and that was a good movie. Again, it's not something I typically go for but I did enjoy it. Which sounds weird when you think about it, considering what the movie was about.
Anyway I was really excited that there was a second one because it was a good movie and this one was hopefully going to be the same.
I have to say they definitely upped their game on this one. The last one was only about what one household had to deal with, in this one we had those guys in trucks, the people with the masks, two people who were saved by a stranger, a guy out on the Purge for revenge and these two people who got stuck outside with nowhere to go.
Obviously all these people were going to have to meet up because following more than one person's storyline in a movie is kind of hard if they don't eventually meet up with the other people.
I found this movie to be very interesting, I mean obviously, you want to know what's going to happen to people, who the people were in the masks and why they are after others. And of course this is a movie with a lot of blood and death. Which usually isn't my type of thing but I guess it depends how they do it.
It was really interesting because you wanted to know who all these people were that were after the main group of people and you wanted to know why they were going after them. Obviously you don't find out until towards the end of the movie but they like to keep you in suspense.
Again, this movie did seem a bit long...which I said I didn't like but I guess if you are going to document 12 hours into a shorter time space you have to make it a little longer.
Although I have to say at the end when there was only five minutes left of the Purge, it was the longest five minutes of my life haha. I mean so much happened in that last part of the movie with a lot of plot twists that you didn't really know what was happening...
But it was a good movie and I did enjoy it more than Guardians of the Galaxy. At the same time this isn't a movie I would think about rewatching at least not a lot haha.
So yeah those are my thoughts. I could have probably said a lot more if I had remembered more about the movies but yeah. I hadn't been to the cinema in a long time but when summer started I have ended up going three times. I also went to see 22 Jump Street but I don't have a lot to say about that since I really don't remember what happened haha. It was entertaining and better than the first one I feel though.
I don't know if I will do more reviews of movies and things, mostly because I don't feel like I comment on a lot of things, usually I either like it or I don't...and that's my opinion haha.
Guardians of the Galaxy
Well first off let me put it out there that I am not a Marvel fan. Which kind of makes you wonder why I went to see this movie. I mean I really don't understand superhero movies although I am a girly girl so things like this often phase me.
Basically this person I follow on Tumblr is obsessed with Marvel and she posts gifs and things all the time, and you'd think if this annoyed me I would just unfollow her. But the thing is, on Tumblr everyone has more than one fandom and so this person likes Marvel but they also like Fifty Shades of Grey so that's why I follow them. Also I normally can't be bothered to unfollow people and so I keep them on my dash anyway.
But yeah this person posted loads of gifs from Guardians of the Galaxy and I wanted to see what all the fuss was about with Groot. Because everyone is obsessed.
So this movie was okay. I mean I guess I wasn't that into it because it was about space and there was a lot of fighting and action and I am just not into that. I mean okay what do you expect from something made by Marvel but I sat through it anyway.
I mean it had it's funny points and it's good points. Like yes, I understand why people really liked Groot but at the same time I wasn't so emotionally attached that I cried.
My favourite thing was probably when they were getting ready to battle and they played Cherry Bomb by the Runaways. I loved the Runaways movie and the song haha.
But yeah I mean I'm surprised I made it through because it seemed like such a long movie. And I don't like movies where you can feel the time passing because then it's not a good movie.
When I came home I looked up the movie on IMDB which I always do after I see a movie. I didn't even know this was based on a comic book, although I should have guessed because it's Marvel but hey you learn new things every day.
The story was a little bit hard to follow if you have no idea what's going on when you step into the movie theatre. Or maybe that was just me but I was wondering what the deal was and who was who and why things were a big deal, I mean I managed to figure it out in the end but even so it was a bit confusing.
But yeah I honestly think I didn't like it because it was a genre that I am not a fan of. I mean at least you can't say I didn't even go and see the movie and decide I didn't like it. I did watch it, but I didn't find it that enjoyable to watch and I probably wouldn't watch it again.
The Purge: Anarchy
So I have seen the first Purge movie, I saw it at my friend's sleepover at the start of the year and that was a good movie. Again, it's not something I typically go for but I did enjoy it. Which sounds weird when you think about it, considering what the movie was about.
Anyway I was really excited that there was a second one because it was a good movie and this one was hopefully going to be the same.
I have to say they definitely upped their game on this one. The last one was only about what one household had to deal with, in this one we had those guys in trucks, the people with the masks, two people who were saved by a stranger, a guy out on the Purge for revenge and these two people who got stuck outside with nowhere to go.
Obviously all these people were going to have to meet up because following more than one person's storyline in a movie is kind of hard if they don't eventually meet up with the other people.
I found this movie to be very interesting, I mean obviously, you want to know what's going to happen to people, who the people were in the masks and why they are after others. And of course this is a movie with a lot of blood and death. Which usually isn't my type of thing but I guess it depends how they do it.
It was really interesting because you wanted to know who all these people were that were after the main group of people and you wanted to know why they were going after them. Obviously you don't find out until towards the end of the movie but they like to keep you in suspense.
Again, this movie did seem a bit long...which I said I didn't like but I guess if you are going to document 12 hours into a shorter time space you have to make it a little longer.
Although I have to say at the end when there was only five minutes left of the Purge, it was the longest five minutes of my life haha. I mean so much happened in that last part of the movie with a lot of plot twists that you didn't really know what was happening...
But it was a good movie and I did enjoy it more than Guardians of the Galaxy. At the same time this isn't a movie I would think about rewatching at least not a lot haha.
So yeah those are my thoughts. I could have probably said a lot more if I had remembered more about the movies but yeah. I hadn't been to the cinema in a long time but when summer started I have ended up going three times. I also went to see 22 Jump Street but I don't have a lot to say about that since I really don't remember what happened haha. It was entertaining and better than the first one I feel though.
I don't know if I will do more reviews of movies and things, mostly because I don't feel like I comment on a lot of things, usually I either like it or I don't...and that's my opinion haha.
Wednesday, 13 August 2014
Dirty Dancing - The Classic Story On Stage
So on Monday night I had the chance to see Dirty Dancing live on stage.
I wasn't sure what to expect because I had never seen the movie. Which makes you wonder why I went to see it if I didn't even know the story but my sister had gotten tickets and she had extras and so I went with her, my other sister, my mum, three of my sister's friends and my friend Ashleigh. It was definitely a girl's night.
If I could say anything about my experience it's that I finally experienced people fangirling that weren't me. I mean grown women fangirling which is something I have never encountered until now and I'll tell you something, I felt so awkward being in that room with all those women fangirling.
I guess because I didn't understand the appeal haha.
The actor playing Johnny, he is good looking and yes he looks good without a shirt but he just didn't do it for me. So when all those women were cheering at this shirtless man I was not...
It just felt awkward and me and my friend just sort of looked at each other like "what do we do?"
Anyway aside from that we had awesome seats. I mean what other way is there to see a show? I didn't know what seats we had but we definitely had a good view.
Oh another thing I noticed before the show started - everyone taking selfies. I have seen people take selfies before and you don't always look good doing it but literally everyone was doing it and me and my friend were pointing out all of them around us haha. We really love to document things and selfies are just a part of that.
Anyway the actual show - for someone who had no idea what the story was about I thought it was good. I mean I don't understand what made people fall absolutely in love with it but I guess it was a different time period when the movie was released and so I don't really get the full impact of the story. I also figured that out when a lot of the women in the crowd were in fact women and not young girls.
Anyway it was pretty amazing, the dancing especially although I suppose it would have to be given the name of the play. But yeah it was really something, and the fact they have to do that every night is astounding. It also makes me wish I could dance like that but I have no dancing skills whatsoever.
The singing was also very good although it was only really two people singing but even so it was amazing. I guess I don't have a lot of critique to give about the show haha everyone was really good.
Also through the show I noticed one of the ensemble members looked like Jamie Dornan. I mean it obviously wasn't but he looked like him and it made me happy haha. I actually looked up the actor using the Dirty Dancing tour website and his name is Lewis Kirk and he plays Johnny's understudy. I don't know if he has ever had the chance to perform that role or not but I probably would have appreciated the show a bit more if he was playing Johnny haha...
But I guess that's not the point. Other things I want to say is that the part when Baby and Johnny make love for the first time was awkward. I mean obviously it didn't show everything but you know when it's leading up to sex and it's obvious it's awkward. Well it was for me and my friend. I don't know exactly why it was awkward but it was. I guess just because you are surrounded by a lot of other people and they all know what's happening and so do you and I was sitting next to a stranger so that usually makes it awkward....
Plus I can't imagine how it feels for the actors. I mean I guess if you do it enough you don't feel that awkward about it but even so it must be weird. Plus how do you normally feel when you are standing on stage in your underwear and people are cheering and whistling at you?
It's a little off putting but then again if you have been doing it for years then it's not so bad...
Then when Johnny comes back after he has been fired and everyone is again screaming and cheering - that was deafening haha. Like I said, grown women fangirling. Plus the famous line "no one puts Baby in the corner" again more cheering.
To me this line seemed a little anti-climactic. I don't know. I mean I think because I had heard people say the line out of context I thought something a lot more tragic had happened in the story for Johnny to say that but not really.
I mean yes, dramatic things happened and Baby wasn't allowed to associate with Johnny anymore and things like that but I thought some major, horrible thing happened that she was put in a corner.
Maybe it's because now when I watch TV and movies things have stepped up their game. So it's really not the fault of the story or how it was portrayed on stage but really just me and possibly this generation. I'm not entirely sure how other people my age felt, I mean my friend knew where I was coming from but who knows what everyone else thought that didn't cheer.
Another line that seemed to be a big deal but to me wasn't was the "I carried a watermelon" line. I saw it on the merchandise and I just didn't think it was that great. I mean I think because it was only like a short thing and it wasn't as funny as it should have come across if you know what I mean...again maybe it's just me. Sometimes lines like that work really well other times it's lost on people.
Overall I did enjoy the show. No I didn't fangirl with everyone else but it is a good story. I guess because of modern times I don't appreciate it as much which is sad in a way. Just because no one's life is in danger doesn't mean the story is boring.
But yeah I would recommend going to see it because it is fun to get dressed up and have a night out at the theatre. And as someone who has never seen the movie it was a really good first time experience of the story I feel like there is definitely more life to something when it is performed in front of you.
I think the next thing to do would be to watch the actual movie.
I wasn't sure what to expect because I had never seen the movie. Which makes you wonder why I went to see it if I didn't even know the story but my sister had gotten tickets and she had extras and so I went with her, my other sister, my mum, three of my sister's friends and my friend Ashleigh. It was definitely a girl's night.
If I could say anything about my experience it's that I finally experienced people fangirling that weren't me. I mean grown women fangirling which is something I have never encountered until now and I'll tell you something, I felt so awkward being in that room with all those women fangirling.
I guess because I didn't understand the appeal haha.
The actor playing Johnny, he is good looking and yes he looks good without a shirt but he just didn't do it for me. So when all those women were cheering at this shirtless man I was not...
It just felt awkward and me and my friend just sort of looked at each other like "what do we do?"
Anyway aside from that we had awesome seats. I mean what other way is there to see a show? I didn't know what seats we had but we definitely had a good view.
Oh another thing I noticed before the show started - everyone taking selfies. I have seen people take selfies before and you don't always look good doing it but literally everyone was doing it and me and my friend were pointing out all of them around us haha. We really love to document things and selfies are just a part of that.
Anyway the actual show - for someone who had no idea what the story was about I thought it was good. I mean I don't understand what made people fall absolutely in love with it but I guess it was a different time period when the movie was released and so I don't really get the full impact of the story. I also figured that out when a lot of the women in the crowd were in fact women and not young girls.
Anyway it was pretty amazing, the dancing especially although I suppose it would have to be given the name of the play. But yeah it was really something, and the fact they have to do that every night is astounding. It also makes me wish I could dance like that but I have no dancing skills whatsoever.
The singing was also very good although it was only really two people singing but even so it was amazing. I guess I don't have a lot of critique to give about the show haha everyone was really good.
Also through the show I noticed one of the ensemble members looked like Jamie Dornan. I mean it obviously wasn't but he looked like him and it made me happy haha. I actually looked up the actor using the Dirty Dancing tour website and his name is Lewis Kirk and he plays Johnny's understudy. I don't know if he has ever had the chance to perform that role or not but I probably would have appreciated the show a bit more if he was playing Johnny haha...
But I guess that's not the point. Other things I want to say is that the part when Baby and Johnny make love for the first time was awkward. I mean obviously it didn't show everything but you know when it's leading up to sex and it's obvious it's awkward. Well it was for me and my friend. I don't know exactly why it was awkward but it was. I guess just because you are surrounded by a lot of other people and they all know what's happening and so do you and I was sitting next to a stranger so that usually makes it awkward....
Plus I can't imagine how it feels for the actors. I mean I guess if you do it enough you don't feel that awkward about it but even so it must be weird. Plus how do you normally feel when you are standing on stage in your underwear and people are cheering and whistling at you?
It's a little off putting but then again if you have been doing it for years then it's not so bad...
Then when Johnny comes back after he has been fired and everyone is again screaming and cheering - that was deafening haha. Like I said, grown women fangirling. Plus the famous line "no one puts Baby in the corner" again more cheering.
To me this line seemed a little anti-climactic. I don't know. I mean I think because I had heard people say the line out of context I thought something a lot more tragic had happened in the story for Johnny to say that but not really.
I mean yes, dramatic things happened and Baby wasn't allowed to associate with Johnny anymore and things like that but I thought some major, horrible thing happened that she was put in a corner.
Maybe it's because now when I watch TV and movies things have stepped up their game. So it's really not the fault of the story or how it was portrayed on stage but really just me and possibly this generation. I'm not entirely sure how other people my age felt, I mean my friend knew where I was coming from but who knows what everyone else thought that didn't cheer.
Another line that seemed to be a big deal but to me wasn't was the "I carried a watermelon" line. I saw it on the merchandise and I just didn't think it was that great. I mean I think because it was only like a short thing and it wasn't as funny as it should have come across if you know what I mean...again maybe it's just me. Sometimes lines like that work really well other times it's lost on people.
Overall I did enjoy the show. No I didn't fangirl with everyone else but it is a good story. I guess because of modern times I don't appreciate it as much which is sad in a way. Just because no one's life is in danger doesn't mean the story is boring.
But yeah I would recommend going to see it because it is fun to get dressed up and have a night out at the theatre. And as someone who has never seen the movie it was a really good first time experience of the story I feel like there is definitely more life to something when it is performed in front of you.
I think the next thing to do would be to watch the actual movie.
Tuesday, 29 July 2014
How I Met Your Mother
I saw this on my Tumblr feed the other day - someone explains perfectly how I and many other people feel about the HIMYM finale...
Monday, 28 July 2014
My Animal Crossing Story
I have decided to tell you the story of my Animal Crossing obsession tonight. I mean I kind of started to tell the story of how much I played Animal Crossing last summer but it sort of turned into me telling my whole Animal Crossing story haha...so here it goes...
I have been a huge fan of Animal Crossing since I got my first Animal Crossing game. I joined this fandom in Wild World. I don't really know why I got the game or anything but I really liked it. It was cute, simple and you could do whatever you wanted.
I have pretty much always remembered one thing about my first ever Animal Crossing town - I cut down all the trees because they got in my way and then I realised you actually need trees haha. It was heartbreaking because I didn't want to plant trees again but at the same time I didn't want to restart my town. I did end up resetting though and since then I have restarted my Wild World game countless times.
After that I did get Animal Crossing: Let's Go To The City. I mean I pretty much only got my Wii for that reason. I really loved the DS game but it was time to move on to something better. The Wii game was honestly not that great. I mean at the time I loved it, it was something new and the city feature was exciting but there weren't many events or anything like that.
Then a couple of years ago I decided to start an Animal Crossing Tumblr. I was bored one summer and thought it was an original idea. Obviously I had no idea how big the Animal Crossing fandom was. I didn't even know we had one but we do and they are all on Tumblr haha.
I like my blog, I mean I don't really know why people find it interesting because honestly I don't find it that interesting. It was just that there was a feature on the Wii where you could take screenshots and I took a lot of them. I used to post them to Facebook but obviously my Facebook friends weren't interested so I took them to Tumblr because someone was bound to like them there. I just felt that if you didn't share the photos, what was the point in taking them?
When I found out about the 3DS Animal Crossing game I was super excited. But at the same time I didn't know what I was going to do because I didn't have a 3DS. My brother had one but I didn't know if I could really get another console just for one game. I mean I do have other games for my Wii but it was mostly for Animal Crossing. At the time I didn't have to worry about it because it was about a year from the game's release.
I remember seeing lots of things on Tumblr about it and seeing the first YouTube video about it and I was so excited. They made so many changes to the game and I was more than ready for it. Of course I have always wondered what the Gamecube version of the game was like, I never owned a Gamecube so I didn't know about it. I had tried using an emulator before but it ran so slow that I couldn't play it properly...I remember that it was so slow that I was playing for an hour but only like four minutes of game time passed which is mega slow.
I was never really into Animal Crossing: Let's Plays at this time, or any Let's Plays. I don't even think I knew what they were two years ago...
But when it came closer to the time of Animal Crossing: New Leaf's release I had to look into it. It was the only way I was going to find out more about the game. I am pretty sure the first person I came across playing the game was Josh Thomas from the Bitblock. He had gotten an advanced copy of the Japanese game and he was so funny.
Josh is great I still watch him today and he is the only person I think I can watch actually play Animal Crossing and Tomodachi Life. I have tried watching GamExplain a few times but I don't like them as much and I have watched iJustine play but she doesn't play enough haha. So really I only watch Josh from the Bitblock play Nintendo games. Which is totally fine because he's great at it.
All my tweets from last summer were me commenting on Josh's videos I mean I started watching his videos late in the game so he already had loads of Animal Crossing videos uploaded so I didn't find myself waiting ages for the next one.
Eventually the time came when I had to find a way to get a 3DS and Animal Crossing. My birthday was coming up but I didn't want to ask for it because I felt like it might be too much. I mean it was. A 3DS is so expensive and I had my eye on the Animal Crossing Limited Edition 3DS XL which was super expensive. Plus I didn't have a job and I had zero money.
Thankfully, I did manage to ask for a 3DS for my birthday and my mum bought me one, and the game. I was super happy. No, I didn't get the Limited Edition DS but that didn't matter because I had the game and the console which means I could play.
So on the 20th June 2013 I became mayor of Serenity.
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I have been a huge fan of Animal Crossing since I got my first Animal Crossing game. I joined this fandom in Wild World. I don't really know why I got the game or anything but I really liked it. It was cute, simple and you could do whatever you wanted.
I have pretty much always remembered one thing about my first ever Animal Crossing town - I cut down all the trees because they got in my way and then I realised you actually need trees haha. It was heartbreaking because I didn't want to plant trees again but at the same time I didn't want to restart my town. I did end up resetting though and since then I have restarted my Wild World game countless times.
After that I did get Animal Crossing: Let's Go To The City. I mean I pretty much only got my Wii for that reason. I really loved the DS game but it was time to move on to something better. The Wii game was honestly not that great. I mean at the time I loved it, it was something new and the city feature was exciting but there weren't many events or anything like that.
Then a couple of years ago I decided to start an Animal Crossing Tumblr. I was bored one summer and thought it was an original idea. Obviously I had no idea how big the Animal Crossing fandom was. I didn't even know we had one but we do and they are all on Tumblr haha.
I like my blog, I mean I don't really know why people find it interesting because honestly I don't find it that interesting. It was just that there was a feature on the Wii where you could take screenshots and I took a lot of them. I used to post them to Facebook but obviously my Facebook friends weren't interested so I took them to Tumblr because someone was bound to like them there. I just felt that if you didn't share the photos, what was the point in taking them?
When I found out about the 3DS Animal Crossing game I was super excited. But at the same time I didn't know what I was going to do because I didn't have a 3DS. My brother had one but I didn't know if I could really get another console just for one game. I mean I do have other games for my Wii but it was mostly for Animal Crossing. At the time I didn't have to worry about it because it was about a year from the game's release.
I remember seeing lots of things on Tumblr about it and seeing the first YouTube video about it and I was so excited. They made so many changes to the game and I was more than ready for it. Of course I have always wondered what the Gamecube version of the game was like, I never owned a Gamecube so I didn't know about it. I had tried using an emulator before but it ran so slow that I couldn't play it properly...I remember that it was so slow that I was playing for an hour but only like four minutes of game time passed which is mega slow.
I was never really into Animal Crossing: Let's Plays at this time, or any Let's Plays. I don't even think I knew what they were two years ago...
But when it came closer to the time of Animal Crossing: New Leaf's release I had to look into it. It was the only way I was going to find out more about the game. I am pretty sure the first person I came across playing the game was Josh Thomas from the Bitblock. He had gotten an advanced copy of the Japanese game and he was so funny.
Josh is great I still watch him today and he is the only person I think I can watch actually play Animal Crossing and Tomodachi Life. I have tried watching GamExplain a few times but I don't like them as much and I have watched iJustine play but she doesn't play enough haha. So really I only watch Josh from the Bitblock play Nintendo games. Which is totally fine because he's great at it.
All my tweets from last summer were me commenting on Josh's videos I mean I started watching his videos late in the game so he already had loads of Animal Crossing videos uploaded so I didn't find myself waiting ages for the next one.
Eventually the time came when I had to find a way to get a 3DS and Animal Crossing. My birthday was coming up but I didn't want to ask for it because I felt like it might be too much. I mean it was. A 3DS is so expensive and I had my eye on the Animal Crossing Limited Edition 3DS XL which was super expensive. Plus I didn't have a job and I had zero money.
Thankfully, I did manage to ask for a 3DS for my birthday and my mum bought me one, and the game. I was super happy. No, I didn't get the Limited Edition DS but that didn't matter because I had the game and the console which means I could play.
So on the 20th June 2013 I became mayor of Serenity.
This was a huge deal for me. I mean I knew it was going to take over my life but I didn't know just how much. I literally played everyday and still do...
Now that it has been a year I don't feel myself wanting to play as much. The novelty has worn off. I mean I'm sure it has for everyone as I don't see as many people post on Tumblr anymore....but I will get to more of that later.
When I got Animal Crossing: New Leaf I was most excited to wifi with my friend Emelie. We had met the summer before on Instagram because I wanted someone to wifi with on Animal Crossing: Let's Go To The City. Emelie is from Sweden so we do have a bit of a time difference but she is super nice and we actually have a lot in common and meeting her was a blessing because she is my first ever Animal Crossing friend.
We don't wifi as much anymore because we are both busy with school and things but we definitely go way back...
Through Animal Crossing: Let's Go To The City I also met Jade. We played Animal Crossing quite a bit together but kind of lost touch after that one summer. I mean we wifi-ed once or twice since then but people get busy and so we haven't spoken in a long time.
I made a couple of other friends from Animal Crossing: Let's Go To The City but none that I have really spoken to since then. Plus, with New Leaf being released I haven't played Let's Go To The City in a long time. Apart from one time that Emelie and my new friend Nathan wanted to for old time's sake.
Since then Nintendo has shut down the wifi services for the Wii and so we can no longer wifi which is sad because I have officially lost touch with those people who I met in Animal Crossing: Let's Go To The City. I mean I am pretty sure I met these people through social media but I didn't ever take notice of usernames and things at the time.
So with New Leaf, I did make a lot of new friends. Mostly through the help of Club Tortimer. It is this option in Animal Crossing: New Leaf that let's you wifi with people around the world on an island. Which is always something you have to be cautious of, stranger danger and all of that. But I never ran into anyone there that was too rude. I did meet people who came to the island and then left but that was about it.
I remember the first time I came to the island and met someone I really liked, I was sad because I think I ended up taking her friendcode down wrong and then we never became friends. Which really sucked because she was really nice...
After that I did meet one person whose friendcode I got right and through her I actually met all my other Animal Crossing friends. I mean we have ourselves a little community of people who are really cool now and I really like them all. So the girl I met on the island that time was named Olivia. She and her sister Charlie shared an Animal Crossing game and I got to wifi with them at different times.
Through them I met Synyster and J Balls. They were brother and sister but they didn't share a game cartridge. They were very different and I definitely found myself taking more of a liking to Synyster than her brother...
I met a few other people through Olivia and Charlie as well as Synyster and J Balls but it's hard to tell who now. I mean when you wifi with someone and you are in their town and one of their friends stops by, you automatically add them and they add you back so you have a new 3DS friend just like that.
Olivia and Charlie had to delete all of their 3DS friends that they didn't know personally after the summer as they were too young to have people they didn't know as friends. Which kind of sucked because it means I haven't really heard from them in a while. I follow them on Miiverse so at least there's that.
Synyster played Animal Crossing a lot up until recently. I talked with her a lot because we always seemed to play at the same times and we talked about how no one plays Animal Crossing anymore. She has recently become addicted to Tomodachi Life and I can relate to that, so I don't see her on Animal Crossing as much...
Through Emelie I made a good friend, Nathan. It was during one of the fireworks shows and we kind of just clicked. I have no idea what it was but we became really close last summer. Emelie, Nathan and I wifi-ed every Sunday for the fireworks shows in August and so we talked a lot. We also had our fair share of drama with the fourth person who joined the wifi sessions but that has been put behind us.
Through Nathan I met a few other people as well. One person who didn't seem to like me for no apparent reason but that was fine. I think he figured out I only used him to buy things from his Nook shop because he had time travelled and expanded it before me. Which I know is horrible haha. But we all did it...
I also made a few other friends myself, I met this guy from Vine and made a few American friends, who I don't wifi a lot with because of time differences.
Still...last summer I did spend a lot of time glued to my DS and if I wasn't doing that I was blogging about it. It sounds crazy but I did have a good time. I mean obviously it's not that healthy but if I was online and talking to someone they were online too.
But as new games for the 3DS were released people seemed to leave Animal Crossing behind. The most notable one taking people was Pokemon X and Y. I admit I did buy Pokemon X but I would not let that get in the way of Animal Crossing. But a lot of people did.
We all actually used to keep in touch outside of Animal Crossing using the Nintendo Letter system. It was really fun and I loved sending letters to people that way and talking to them when we weren't playing Animal Crossing. Unfortunately Nintendo stopped the wifi service for that because apparently people were trading nudes for Pokemon...which sounds so bizarre to me but people were doing it.
So we haven't been able to talk other than Animal Crossing but since people have stopped playing...we don't really communicate.
Since they released Miiverse for the 3DS I have been able to follow all my 3DS friends there and sort of know what's up on the gaming side of things but even then we don't use it to talk.
It just seems as though we have grown apart which really sucks because I liked having Animal Crossing friends. I mean like I said earlier, I don't play as much as I used to mostly because when you play almost everyday for a year nothing else really happens you know? You've kind of seen it all...
It doesn't mean I'm ready to leave my game behind. It's been a big part of my life and to just never pick it up again would be terrible. So I still play, about half an hour to an hour everyday. It's kind of nice to do after a day of school or whatever else, it's very calming.
I do still keep in touch with Nathan and Emelie, we have kik so we can talk there. As for everyone else I don't really hear from them. I mean it makes sense, we all have to move on with our lives eventually. You can't always spend everyday sitting on your DS. As much as we'd like to we have to grow up and deal with the real world.
But I always like to look back. I don't regret my choice to stay home all of last summer. I mean okay maybe I do a little bit but I still made a lot of good friends. I mean I think we all have that one summer where we didn't really do anything.
I mean I have had a few summers like that but even so...I definitely enjoyed my last summer.
As for this year I am definitely doing a lot more things than last, I am making an effort to see my real life friends, I am still blogging and I started a YouTube channel so things are definitely changing.
I guess what brought this all on was that in Animal Crossing there was a reminder about the fireworks shows in August again and I was reminded of last summer.
I do want to make it a little get together for old time's sake. I mean the firework shows in August are every Sunday running from 7 to midnight and it was always a nice time to play the game. I know a lot of people don't do much on Sundays so it is a good time to play.
I just don't know if anyone else is up for it...
If they are I hope it becomes a tradition. It would be cool.
But yeah...I guess that's my Animal Crossing story. I don't know what's next for Animal Crossing, I heard they were thinking of a Wii U game which means I would have to buy yet another console...but I would be excited for it.
No I can't let this game take over my life forever but while they are still making games and I still have free time I will enjoy it. I don't exactly know what the obsession really is about but I always find myself playing it. I mean I currently am making Let's Plays of the Gamecube game as I finally am able to play it at a good speed.
So it will always be a part of my life and so I choose to embrace it.
Here's to 8-ish years of playing Animal Crossing and many more to follow. x
Monday, 14 July 2014
Summer of YouTube
So far since summer has started for me the thing I tend to do most is spend time on YouTube.
Don't get me wrong I still play Animal Crossing and Tomodachi Life on a regular basis but YouTube is definitely my huge thing.
YouTube has always been a big part of my life since I became part of the internet. That sounds weird but I definitely am a part of the internet with all my social media.
Anyway this year I have been very into YouTube because I have started to make videos. And this time I am trying to take it seriously.
I have made YouTube videos before but they were never to be taken seriously - that is why those channels have been deleted.
Plus this time I am actually creating content myself I used to be one of those people who tried to make lyric videos or made really bad Windows Movie Maker videos because I could never find something interesting to make a video about.
I have always wanted to try vlogging though. I don't really know why I just thought it might be fun.
With the discovery of all these YouTubers that put themselves out there I thought I could be one too.
Mostly because I tend to put a lot of myself on the internet. It's just another platform for me to do it on.
I don't consider myself to be anything special though. I just like to make videos. Which I think is what everyone really feels when they start on YouTube. Although I realise now that people realise you can get famous on YouTube that is what they aim for.
I'm no aiming for YouTube fame though. That's not what I want. Yes, it would be an amazing opportunity to be "YouTube famous" but I feel like a lot of YouTubers are on YouTube for a higher reason. A bigger aspiration. Many want to be actors/directors/film makers. And they are able to use YouTube as a way to do that.
As for me, I just wanted to mess around with a camera and try to create things that weren't so sucky.
So I do end up spending a lot of time on YouTube but I think it's a lot of fun and it makes me feel more productive than just sitting around doing nothing all day. At least with YouTube I am doing something that is productive which is seen through the videos that I post.
I mean I don't know if I want to keep doing this forever but I just wanted to take a step into that world.
So far I have 22 subscribers and about half of them I know in real life. I mean we all have to start somewhere.
But yeah I don't know I just wanted to blog about this. I don't even know if there was a point to this. I just haven't made a blog post in a while and so I thought I would make one about this. So yeah.
I mean I have always thought of myself as more of a blogger than a vlogger but who knows? Maybe I can do both. I mean technically I already am. :P
Don't get me wrong I still play Animal Crossing and Tomodachi Life on a regular basis but YouTube is definitely my huge thing.
YouTube has always been a big part of my life since I became part of the internet. That sounds weird but I definitely am a part of the internet with all my social media.
Anyway this year I have been very into YouTube because I have started to make videos. And this time I am trying to take it seriously.
I have made YouTube videos before but they were never to be taken seriously - that is why those channels have been deleted.
Plus this time I am actually creating content myself I used to be one of those people who tried to make lyric videos or made really bad Windows Movie Maker videos because I could never find something interesting to make a video about.
I have always wanted to try vlogging though. I don't really know why I just thought it might be fun.
With the discovery of all these YouTubers that put themselves out there I thought I could be one too.
Mostly because I tend to put a lot of myself on the internet. It's just another platform for me to do it on.
I don't consider myself to be anything special though. I just like to make videos. Which I think is what everyone really feels when they start on YouTube. Although I realise now that people realise you can get famous on YouTube that is what they aim for.
I'm no aiming for YouTube fame though. That's not what I want. Yes, it would be an amazing opportunity to be "YouTube famous" but I feel like a lot of YouTubers are on YouTube for a higher reason. A bigger aspiration. Many want to be actors/directors/film makers. And they are able to use YouTube as a way to do that.
As for me, I just wanted to mess around with a camera and try to create things that weren't so sucky.
So I do end up spending a lot of time on YouTube but I think it's a lot of fun and it makes me feel more productive than just sitting around doing nothing all day. At least with YouTube I am doing something that is productive which is seen through the videos that I post.
I mean I don't know if I want to keep doing this forever but I just wanted to take a step into that world.
So far I have 22 subscribers and about half of them I know in real life. I mean we all have to start somewhere.
But yeah I don't know I just wanted to blog about this. I don't even know if there was a point to this. I just haven't made a blog post in a while and so I thought I would make one about this. So yeah.
I mean I have always thought of myself as more of a blogger than a vlogger but who knows? Maybe I can do both. I mean technically I already am. :P
Friday, 27 June 2014
Demi Lovato - Really Don't Care Music Video
I just watched this video. I love the song and I love the video.
My thing is that the song and the video don't go together? I mean the lyrics in the song is basically about this ex boyfriend who was awful...the chorus may fit as it's like not caring what people think but I just...I don't know. It doesn't fit.
That doesn't mean I am hating the video or the song but I just mean they could be two separate things and that would be okay.
I guess it's just a personal thing like hate on me for that if you want but I saw worse in the comments of this video.
One thing for sure is...people always assume if you support gay rights you are a homosexual. Like there are so many comments on this video asking if Demi is a lesbian. Um...okay...I mean is it so hard to believe someone who is straight supports gay rights? Plus who cares? I mean I guess it's the same with everyone who asks this question, does it really matter what the person's sexual orientation is? I mean does that really affect anything?
Because to me it doesn't? I mean why should it. Unless you are trying to date someone it's not important because it doesn't affect you. I just don't know why people ask. I mean I guess I do, curiosity mostly. I mean sometimes I wonder about people's sexual orientation but I don't ever ask them because I find it to be kind of rude.
Another thing is people hating on this video. I mean I guess that's normal. Lots of people like to express hate on the internet and it often weighs out the positives but these people weren't hating on Demi they were hating on the actual content in the video. Which...just shows how many people out there are homophobic and arrogant and rude and...so on.
Something else was people saying how this is inappropriate for Demi's fans of a younger age group and comparing it to Miley Cyrus and Selena Gomez who have also put out inappropriate videos.
Um...
I'd say Demi's is not as inappropriate..and I have never seen Selena put out something inappropriate other than being in Spring Breakers, which if you are a good parent you wouldn't let your child see. But like...the only things I see that might be inappropriate are naked mannequins and maybe dancing? I don't know.
While yes we do want to keep our children's innocence forever (even though no I can't really talk because I am only 17) we should educate them on this. They will at some point in their lives see a man dressed as a woman or vice versa and also see homosexual relationships...it is common now.
I mean really...plus there are loads of inappropriate songs/music videos out there and I have to say this one wasn't as inappropriate as others...let's be real.
So yeah...I don't know I guess it's all I have to say. I really liked the video, I like Demi and I like this song. I just don't understand where all these comments are coming from. And I only looked at 2 pages of the comments and I hardly saw any positive ones. Which says a lot again.
But yeah I guess everyone has their own opinion and this was mine. I know I am hating on the haters but I had a lot of thoughts about this and I know I couldn't have tweeted it because it would've been too long haha that's what blogging is for. :P
Saturday, 26 April 2014
Girls' Generation
The other day I was on YouTube looking for music to listen to while I did my maths revision. I decided to listen to some Girls' Generation. Only because I had recently watched this music video for Baby Metal...a Japanese metal girl group and it reminded me of how much I like KPop. I know Japanese and Korean are two totally different places and languages but whatever.
So I typed Girls' Generation into YouTube and I found a video of their second Japan concert and I decided to watch/listen to it.
The thing was two and a half hours long. I will post it below.
I didn't like watch it all in one go or anything I kind of stopped and kept coming back to it but I got through the entire thing.
I don't know what it is about it but it was actually kind of amazing.
Like okay I read comments and a lot of people were saying they lip sync and all this other stuff but honestly I didn't care. I mean not everyone can do a two and a half hour concert with about two minute breaks so they can change costume.
Not that I know...but I have never been to a concert before so I don't know.
Anyway...I have to say that I can't tell the difference between Japanese and Korean. Mostly because when they were talking and not singing they were talking in Japanese, didn't know that until someone commented below that they speak good Japanese haha.
Also they sang a couple of songs in Japanese and to me they sounded the same as the Korean. Apart from Run Devil Run. I knew the difference with that one because I really like Run Devil Run and own the Korean version so I knew the difference there.
But yes the whole thing was pretty amazing. Like the arena they preformed in was HUGE. I would not want to be sitting at the back for that concert. I know there were big screens but they didn't show a lot.
I liked how when they went to change their costumes they had little video things that were shown on the screens. While I thought they were a little strange and I didn't know the relevance at all I thought it was a nice distraction for them to change.
Another thing about the arena, I mean they had everything going, lights, water, confetti at some points. You just don't get that at concerts over here so I was impressed haha.
One thing I noticed is they do favourite about four girls over the rest to sing parts in the songs. Either that was the time I chose to look at the screen or what but I swear some of the girls definitely had more singing parts than others.
Which makes sense for a group so big but you know...even out the parts a little more.
So yeah, in conclusion I liked the concert, I would totally go to their concert if they had one here.
You do not need to speak the language to like the music. At least I don't think you do.
After I watched the concert I did download some more of their songs. I typically like the upbeat ones because they are the catchiest.
So yes, Girls' Generation.
I don't know what it is about them I like so much in particular I mean they were the first KPop group I liked after Psy...and I only like Psy for that one song - we all only liked Psy for that one song haha.
Anyway yeah...the only reason I would want to learn Korean or anything is probably just to know what the songs were saying. Plus if you learn the language you would probably be able to sing the songs better than just mumbling the Korean parts and belting the English part which I am sure we have all done at one point in our lives haha.
So in conclusion...I probably prefer music in other parts of the world to the music over here most of the time. I mean after the Selfie song made it big I think we all lost some hope in our music industry...
So I typed Girls' Generation into YouTube and I found a video of their second Japan concert and I decided to watch/listen to it.
The thing was two and a half hours long. I will post it below.
I don't know what it is about it but it was actually kind of amazing.
Like okay I read comments and a lot of people were saying they lip sync and all this other stuff but honestly I didn't care. I mean not everyone can do a two and a half hour concert with about two minute breaks so they can change costume.
Not that I know...but I have never been to a concert before so I don't know.
Anyway...I have to say that I can't tell the difference between Japanese and Korean. Mostly because when they were talking and not singing they were talking in Japanese, didn't know that until someone commented below that they speak good Japanese haha.
Also they sang a couple of songs in Japanese and to me they sounded the same as the Korean. Apart from Run Devil Run. I knew the difference with that one because I really like Run Devil Run and own the Korean version so I knew the difference there.
But yes the whole thing was pretty amazing. Like the arena they preformed in was HUGE. I would not want to be sitting at the back for that concert. I know there were big screens but they didn't show a lot.
I liked how when they went to change their costumes they had little video things that were shown on the screens. While I thought they were a little strange and I didn't know the relevance at all I thought it was a nice distraction for them to change.
Another thing about the arena, I mean they had everything going, lights, water, confetti at some points. You just don't get that at concerts over here so I was impressed haha.
One thing I noticed is they do favourite about four girls over the rest to sing parts in the songs. Either that was the time I chose to look at the screen or what but I swear some of the girls definitely had more singing parts than others.
Which makes sense for a group so big but you know...even out the parts a little more.
So yeah, in conclusion I liked the concert, I would totally go to their concert if they had one here.
You do not need to speak the language to like the music. At least I don't think you do.
After I watched the concert I did download some more of their songs. I typically like the upbeat ones because they are the catchiest.
So yes, Girls' Generation.
I don't know what it is about them I like so much in particular I mean they were the first KPop group I liked after Psy...and I only like Psy for that one song - we all only liked Psy for that one song haha.
Anyway yeah...the only reason I would want to learn Korean or anything is probably just to know what the songs were saying. Plus if you learn the language you would probably be able to sing the songs better than just mumbling the Korean parts and belting the English part which I am sure we have all done at one point in our lives haha.
So in conclusion...I probably prefer music in other parts of the world to the music over here most of the time. I mean after the Selfie song made it big I think we all lost some hope in our music industry...
Tuesday, 1 April 2014
How I Met Your Mother Finale
This isn't going to be pretty.
So I was on Facebook and I saw Gossip Cop had said that the fans of How I Met Your Mother weren't reacting well to the finale so I decided to read the article.
Now if you haven't watched the finale, please stop watching as soon as Ted says "And that kids, is how I met your mother."
JUST STOP RIGHT THERE.
Because after that..
I mean...
Oh God...
Like really...there are so many things I didn't like about the ending and it's not just the actual end of it.
One of the big things was Barney and Robin.
I mean this WHOLE SEASON we have been preparing for their wedding and we have been excited to see them together because they went through so much to finally get to this point...you know I really shipped them, they were so good.
And then they get divorced.
Literally like half an hour after they got married in the last episode they end up getting divorced. I seriously hated that. I mean if you were going to make the whole of season nine a big deal about their wedding then they should have lasted longer than an episode.
I know in hypothetical terms it's meant to be three years later but when you watch the last few episodes in a row because you don't want to believe what you read, they were seriously only married for about two minutes. That's how I felt.
And then the way they kept fast forwarding through the years...it was kind of nice but I feel like it went too fast, it was rushed and they didn't really do the aging thing very well..
The one thing I will say is that when Barney held his love child and said those things he did, that was a really sweet moment. But I really expected things for Barney to change way more than that.
As for Marshall and Lily...I can't really complain, their fate was sealed. I mean they were always going to end up living a good life no matter where they were headed.
But then Robin just disappeared for like most of that and it really bugged me that she suddenly became famous and forgot all about her friends. Although I guess it happens after you divorce one of them and almost ended up with another one.
It's just one of those things that could have been done way better.
AND THEN we get to the part where they talk about the mother, she dies!
WHAT WHY WOULD YOU DO THAT?!
You wait NINE seasons to meet this woman and she doesn't even have a happy ending? I mean the show is called How I Met Your Mother, and so that's the part we wanted to know!
It was a plot twist and because it's April Fools day I was kind of hoping that things didn't end the way people said they did and it was some kind of joke...no.
The mother dies and then the kids talk about how Ted should totally go out with Aunt Robin,
ROBIN.
I mean what can I really say about that?
Not a lot.
I just find it so sad because after everything that happened I thought that when Ted met the mother - I know I should have looked up her name but what does that matter? She died! - that that would be it. He met the mother, they had kids, it was amazing they also lived happily ever after like Marshall and Lily.
Nope.
Ted has to end up with Robin.
I mean I guess if they had done the series in a totally different way I would be happy with that ending.
But they didn't.
Like I guess they tried to make it funny but I wasn't feeling it. I mean it just wasn't done in a good way.
And I thought Glee was bad last week...
But seriously, I did like Ted and Robin together, and I thought that if they were going to get together then she would have ended up being the mother.
I seriously did think that Robin and Barney had a chance, but obviously they didn't which made this entire last season seem totally pointless.
Please tell me that I am not the only one that feels this way?
Like I know everyone always compared Friends to How I Met Your Mother, well they definitely can't say that anymore. Friends had a great ending. This...this was just...ugh. Not what I thought it would be.
In my head the show will just always have ended with the words "That's how I met your mother."
Because the rest was just terrible in my opinion anyway...I'm just saying, we waited nine seasons for that...
So I was on Facebook and I saw Gossip Cop had said that the fans of How I Met Your Mother weren't reacting well to the finale so I decided to read the article.
Now if you haven't watched the finale, please stop watching as soon as Ted says "And that kids, is how I met your mother."
JUST STOP RIGHT THERE.
Because after that..
I mean...
Oh God...
Like really...there are so many things I didn't like about the ending and it's not just the actual end of it.
One of the big things was Barney and Robin.
I mean this WHOLE SEASON we have been preparing for their wedding and we have been excited to see them together because they went through so much to finally get to this point...you know I really shipped them, they were so good.
And then they get divorced.
Literally like half an hour after they got married in the last episode they end up getting divorced. I seriously hated that. I mean if you were going to make the whole of season nine a big deal about their wedding then they should have lasted longer than an episode.
I know in hypothetical terms it's meant to be three years later but when you watch the last few episodes in a row because you don't want to believe what you read, they were seriously only married for about two minutes. That's how I felt.
And then the way they kept fast forwarding through the years...it was kind of nice but I feel like it went too fast, it was rushed and they didn't really do the aging thing very well..
The one thing I will say is that when Barney held his love child and said those things he did, that was a really sweet moment. But I really expected things for Barney to change way more than that.
As for Marshall and Lily...I can't really complain, their fate was sealed. I mean they were always going to end up living a good life no matter where they were headed.
But then Robin just disappeared for like most of that and it really bugged me that she suddenly became famous and forgot all about her friends. Although I guess it happens after you divorce one of them and almost ended up with another one.
It's just one of those things that could have been done way better.
AND THEN we get to the part where they talk about the mother, she dies!
WHAT WHY WOULD YOU DO THAT?!
You wait NINE seasons to meet this woman and she doesn't even have a happy ending? I mean the show is called How I Met Your Mother, and so that's the part we wanted to know!
It was a plot twist and because it's April Fools day I was kind of hoping that things didn't end the way people said they did and it was some kind of joke...no.
The mother dies and then the kids talk about how Ted should totally go out with Aunt Robin,
ROBIN.
I mean what can I really say about that?
Not a lot.
I just find it so sad because after everything that happened I thought that when Ted met the mother - I know I should have looked up her name but what does that matter? She died! - that that would be it. He met the mother, they had kids, it was amazing they also lived happily ever after like Marshall and Lily.
Nope.
Ted has to end up with Robin.
I mean I guess if they had done the series in a totally different way I would be happy with that ending.
But they didn't.
Like I guess they tried to make it funny but I wasn't feeling it. I mean it just wasn't done in a good way.
And I thought Glee was bad last week...
But seriously, I did like Ted and Robin together, and I thought that if they were going to get together then she would have ended up being the mother.
I seriously did think that Robin and Barney had a chance, but obviously they didn't which made this entire last season seem totally pointless.
Please tell me that I am not the only one that feels this way?
Like I know everyone always compared Friends to How I Met Your Mother, well they definitely can't say that anymore. Friends had a great ending. This...this was just...ugh. Not what I thought it would be.
In my head the show will just always have ended with the words "That's how I met your mother."
Because the rest was just terrible in my opinion anyway...I'm just saying, we waited nine seasons for that...
Monday, 10 March 2014
Camp Takota
Because I'm a big watcher of YouTube...I had to watch Camp Takota.
I like Grace Helbig and Hanna Hart, I hadn't heard of Mamrie until the movie...so you know it was a movie I had to see.
I thought it was good, although I haven't seen a lot of movies about camp? I've only seen two and they were both Camp Rock...
Anyway this one didn't have a lot of singing and dancing so that was fine haha.
It's so weird to see YouTubers do something outside of their YouTube thing. Although I'm really glad this didn't turn out like the Fred movie...because you know that was kind of awful... *ahem*
I think that the story had a good tale to it. I mean it's one of those feel good movies and it's also cliche in all the right places.
One thing I really liked was that Sawyer appeared as the "Robert Pattinson" of this world. I mean he totally fits the description and he's amazing and it was really great haha.
Also I really liked how Grace stayed herself, I mean some of the lines were just very Grace. I guess it was weird for me because I only recently started watching her videos and I'm not used to seeing so much of her? That sounds weird but you know what I mean.
And then the whole idea of camp...I mean I don't know. Like because in the UK we don't do the whole summer camp thing I've never experienced anything like it but it seems like it would be cool. Especially if you had YouTubers as councillors haha.
I actually don't have as much to say on this as I thought I would. Haha. I mean you don't really know what to expect when you see that YouTubers have made it big but it's kind of amazing. To think you can start out randomly talking in front of your camera and you can become famous.
I'm so proud of all the YouTubers that make it big. Something about their story seems much more real than anything else. Because you can actually see how hard they work for things. But I don't include Justin Bieber in this..because he doesn't make videos on a weekly/daily basis, he doesn't edit and write scripts. He just sings and well...yeah look where he is now..
Anyway yeah I would be interested to see if Grace, Hanna and Mamrie ever do another movie or something? I mean you never know and it seems like every movie that comes out now has the potential for a sequel. :P
Here's hoping. x
I like Grace Helbig and Hanna Hart, I hadn't heard of Mamrie until the movie...so you know it was a movie I had to see.
I thought it was good, although I haven't seen a lot of movies about camp? I've only seen two and they were both Camp Rock...
Anyway this one didn't have a lot of singing and dancing so that was fine haha.
It's so weird to see YouTubers do something outside of their YouTube thing. Although I'm really glad this didn't turn out like the Fred movie...because you know that was kind of awful... *ahem*
I think that the story had a good tale to it. I mean it's one of those feel good movies and it's also cliche in all the right places.
One thing I really liked was that Sawyer appeared as the "Robert Pattinson" of this world. I mean he totally fits the description and he's amazing and it was really great haha.
Also I really liked how Grace stayed herself, I mean some of the lines were just very Grace. I guess it was weird for me because I only recently started watching her videos and I'm not used to seeing so much of her? That sounds weird but you know what I mean.
And then the whole idea of camp...I mean I don't know. Like because in the UK we don't do the whole summer camp thing I've never experienced anything like it but it seems like it would be cool. Especially if you had YouTubers as councillors haha.
I actually don't have as much to say on this as I thought I would. Haha. I mean you don't really know what to expect when you see that YouTubers have made it big but it's kind of amazing. To think you can start out randomly talking in front of your camera and you can become famous.
I'm so proud of all the YouTubers that make it big. Something about their story seems much more real than anything else. Because you can actually see how hard they work for things. But I don't include Justin Bieber in this..because he doesn't make videos on a weekly/daily basis, he doesn't edit and write scripts. He just sings and well...yeah look where he is now..
Anyway yeah I would be interested to see if Grace, Hanna and Mamrie ever do another movie or something? I mean you never know and it seems like every movie that comes out now has the potential for a sequel. :P
Here's hoping. x
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