I Have Been Inspired by the Telegraph ('s tv Guide)...
But more on that later, first I have to give my review on New Moon, which I saw (reluctantly, I must say) earlier today. I have only a few points and will hopefully not waste your time too much...
Firstly I should say that it was better than the first film, but then again that doesn't take much doing. I despised Twilight (the film), but I was only vaguely interested by the books, so I was not excited at the anticipation of seeing this film (I actually struggle to call it the right name, I was told by a friend the other day that I was unknowingly using the titles of the books interchangably, sometimes altering them slightly - Breaking Moon, was a commonly used name).
So, the highlights;
Carlisle, the back of Jacobs head, the volturi, Charlie, Alice & Jasper and Mike. Oh yes, and the 30 seconds of muse about half an hour in.
The lowlights;
Edward, The Cullens -or lack of-, the makeup.
And I will briefly explain:
Carlisle- I honestly cannot understand why there is no team Carlisle. The only time in the entire film I was slightly turned on was when he was strapping Bella's wound. Phwoah.
The back of Jacob's head- it is seen a lot, once his hair's gone. I noticed mainly because he has the nicest back of a head/neck I've seen in a loooong time.
The Volturi- I am genuinely in love with these people. Even Dakota Fanning. They were all evil, hot and some were even English.
Charlie- Pure awesomeness.
Alice & Jasper- Hilarious and the only couple in the film with actual chemistry.
Mike- Seriously, this guy is the Much of Twilight. I would choose him over Edward or Jacob anyday (but not Carlisle, sorry.)
MUSE- This needs no explanation. It's my current favourite song, we were at the back of the cinema so I got up and started dancing, only downside is that it was such a short extract.
Edward- Does Robert Pattinson have only one facial expression? And I could complain for a year about his makeup, but I'll give that it's own section.
The Cullens- Emmet & Carlisle (<3) are brilliant. Why couldn't they have more screen time before they left?
The makeup- The vampires actually looked attractive in the first film, but for some reason in this one they just.. weren't (except the volturi, which is wierd). Somehow they'd gone from beautiful to dead-looking (and I know they have no souls, but that's not the point) Although my love for Carlisle lingered on.
So all in all, not bad, apart from the makeup. Last time the Lowlights heavily outnumbered the highlights, so definitely an improvement. But I couldn't possibly say whether I preferred this film or the books.
And now for my telegraph inspired segment...
So, in the tv guide, the telegraph have been giving us the 100 films/tv shows/books which define the decade. So I have decided to compile my own lists, but not of 100 which define the decade, just 9 which kept my life on track.
First up...
Films
The Lord of the Rings: All 3 films. These film gave me my first crush (Orlando Bloom), and are the best films I've ever seen. They taught me that if you work hard, and are dedicated, you can make the remarkable happen. And also, they have the best soundtrack in a movie I've ever heard.
Madagascar. Taught me that it is OK to like kids films, and they can be hilarious.
Little Miss Sunshine. Taught me to hold out until the end. This ending was unforeseen and hilarious. And has queued many spontaneous dances by myself and my friends.You know the kind.
Mamma Mia. No other film can cheer me up so much when I'm down.
Harry Potted and the Philosopher's Stone. Unlike Lord of the Rings, I will not put the entire Harry Potter series in my list. This film still has the most magic when I go back to it, and are how I imagined the books to be, I was disheartened when the director changed, I would've liked to have seen the director of the first two films do all seven.
Moulin Rouge. I'm not sure entirely why I adore this film so much, but it is wonderful, and inadvertantly helped me in one of my history exams.
The Incredibles. Never. Ever judge a book by it's cover. I refused to see this film with my family. They adored it, and my Mum bought the movie book to read to my brother until the Dvd came out. Overhearing her reading it to him one night, I was hooked. I couldn't wait for the dvd, and have watched it avidly ever since we bought it.
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire. My favourite in the series so far. I hated the third, and this one had me gripped from start to finish. I adored it, and it was the first (and so far, only, as I didn't see Moulin Rouge in the cinema), film to make me sob my heart out in the cinema.
Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl. Like Moulin Rouge, I cannot explain why I love this so much. But I do. Unfortunately I have not been able to watch it since I saw the third film, such a let down it was.
Tv Shows (And their most inspiring episode, where applicable.)
Doctor Who (The Impossible Planet/Satan Pit). Simply amazing. Gave me the first couple I've shipped, and David Tennant.
Vicar of Dibley (The Handsome Stranger/The Vicar in White). The funniest show I've ever seen, and showed me that there are funny females (apart from myself, obviously ;]). The final episodes had me in tears of laughter, joy and sadness.
Skins. Inspired me to be different and Teetotal (although my best friend had a big part to play in that too). It also inspired half my classmates to smoke weed. Which is probably more what it intended to do, but oh well, I work with bizarre logic.
Robin Hood (Lardner's Ring). This is a show I love to love, and love to hate. And also hate to love. It works my emotions unlike anything else.
Have I got News For You. Has kept me off the streets and Friday night party circuit for years. Wonderfully funny.
Top Gear. Combines three of my greatest loves; Cars, Comedy, and Richard Hammond.
Dead Ringers. Why this show got cancelled I will never understand. It shouted out all my feelings about most shows, and in a more funny way.
Not Going Out. It was underpublicised, and I only saw it by chance. But it's hilarious and not too full of itself. It's not glossy and high-budget, but it's so witty I don't care.
Life On Mars. Original, gripping and with a witty edge.
Books
Unfortunately I have not read many more than 9 Books this decade (excluding school/non-fiction), so I cannot go into much depth, and I haven't much expertise in the realms of literature, so I will not be offering an opinion on the three books I would recommend.
Noughts & Crosses- Malorie Blackman.
Wolf Hall- Hilary Mantel.
The Arthur Trilogy- Kevin Crossley-Holland.
Firstly I should say that it was better than the first film, but then again that doesn't take much doing. I despised Twilight (the film), but I was only vaguely interested by the books, so I was not excited at the anticipation of seeing this film (I actually struggle to call it the right name, I was told by a friend the other day that I was unknowingly using the titles of the books interchangably, sometimes altering them slightly - Breaking Moon, was a commonly used name).
So, the highlights;
Carlisle, the back of Jacobs head, the volturi, Charlie, Alice & Jasper and Mike. Oh yes, and the 30 seconds of muse about half an hour in.
The lowlights;
Edward, The Cullens -or lack of-, the makeup.
And I will briefly explain:
Carlisle- I honestly cannot understand why there is no team Carlisle. The only time in the entire film I was slightly turned on was when he was strapping Bella's wound. Phwoah.
The back of Jacob's head- it is seen a lot, once his hair's gone. I noticed mainly because he has the nicest back of a head/neck I've seen in a loooong time.
The Volturi- I am genuinely in love with these people. Even Dakota Fanning. They were all evil, hot and some were even English.
Charlie- Pure awesomeness.
Alice & Jasper- Hilarious and the only couple in the film with actual chemistry.
Mike- Seriously, this guy is the Much of Twilight. I would choose him over Edward or Jacob anyday (but not Carlisle, sorry.)
MUSE- This needs no explanation. It's my current favourite song, we were at the back of the cinema so I got up and started dancing, only downside is that it was such a short extract.
Edward- Does Robert Pattinson have only one facial expression? And I could complain for a year about his makeup, but I'll give that it's own section.
The Cullens- Emmet & Carlisle (<3) are brilliant. Why couldn't they have more screen time before they left?
The makeup- The vampires actually looked attractive in the first film, but for some reason in this one they just.. weren't (except the volturi, which is wierd). Somehow they'd gone from beautiful to dead-looking (and I know they have no souls, but that's not the point) Although my love for Carlisle lingered on.
So all in all, not bad, apart from the makeup. Last time the Lowlights heavily outnumbered the highlights, so definitely an improvement. But I couldn't possibly say whether I preferred this film or the books.
And now for my telegraph inspired segment...
So, in the tv guide, the telegraph have been giving us the 100 films/tv shows/books which define the decade. So I have decided to compile my own lists, but not of 100 which define the decade, just 9 which kept my life on track.
First up...
Films
The Lord of the Rings: All 3 films. These film gave me my first crush (Orlando Bloom), and are the best films I've ever seen. They taught me that if you work hard, and are dedicated, you can make the remarkable happen. And also, they have the best soundtrack in a movie I've ever heard.
Madagascar. Taught me that it is OK to like kids films, and they can be hilarious.
Little Miss Sunshine. Taught me to hold out until the end. This ending was unforeseen and hilarious. And has queued many spontaneous dances by myself and my friends.You know the kind.
Mamma Mia. No other film can cheer me up so much when I'm down.
Harry Potted and the Philosopher's Stone. Unlike Lord of the Rings, I will not put the entire Harry Potter series in my list. This film still has the most magic when I go back to it, and are how I imagined the books to be, I was disheartened when the director changed, I would've liked to have seen the director of the first two films do all seven.
Moulin Rouge. I'm not sure entirely why I adore this film so much, but it is wonderful, and inadvertantly helped me in one of my history exams.
The Incredibles. Never. Ever judge a book by it's cover. I refused to see this film with my family. They adored it, and my Mum bought the movie book to read to my brother until the Dvd came out. Overhearing her reading it to him one night, I was hooked. I couldn't wait for the dvd, and have watched it avidly ever since we bought it.
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire. My favourite in the series so far. I hated the third, and this one had me gripped from start to finish. I adored it, and it was the first (and so far, only, as I didn't see Moulin Rouge in the cinema), film to make me sob my heart out in the cinema.
Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl. Like Moulin Rouge, I cannot explain why I love this so much. But I do. Unfortunately I have not been able to watch it since I saw the third film, such a let down it was.
Tv Shows (And their most inspiring episode, where applicable.)
Doctor Who (The Impossible Planet/Satan Pit). Simply amazing. Gave me the first couple I've shipped, and David Tennant.
Vicar of Dibley (The Handsome Stranger/The Vicar in White). The funniest show I've ever seen, and showed me that there are funny females (apart from myself, obviously ;]). The final episodes had me in tears of laughter, joy and sadness.
Skins. Inspired me to be different and Teetotal (although my best friend had a big part to play in that too). It also inspired half my classmates to smoke weed. Which is probably more what it intended to do, but oh well, I work with bizarre logic.
Robin Hood (Lardner's Ring). This is a show I love to love, and love to hate. And also hate to love. It works my emotions unlike anything else.
Have I got News For You. Has kept me off the streets and Friday night party circuit for years. Wonderfully funny.
Top Gear. Combines three of my greatest loves; Cars, Comedy, and Richard Hammond.
Dead Ringers. Why this show got cancelled I will never understand. It shouted out all my feelings about most shows, and in a more funny way.
Not Going Out. It was underpublicised, and I only saw it by chance. But it's hilarious and not too full of itself. It's not glossy and high-budget, but it's so witty I don't care.
Life On Mars. Original, gripping and with a witty edge.
Books
Unfortunately I have not read many more than 9 Books this decade (excluding school/non-fiction), so I cannot go into much depth, and I haven't much expertise in the realms of literature, so I will not be offering an opinion on the three books I would recommend.
Noughts & Crosses- Malorie Blackman.
Wolf Hall- Hilary Mantel.
The Arthur Trilogy- Kevin Crossley-Holland.