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I've obviously resumed my friend fail. Uni has just kind of exploded at me, and it's hard to keep up with everything. We're at the stage where the assignments are creeping up more steadily, and you can ignore them for the most part without feeling too guilty, but you know they're there and if you put them off for too long, you're fucked. I've fallen out of the pattern of writing essays, and being critical and analytical; I need to remember not to throw my opinion into everything I'm writing. Part of it is motivation, I'm not denying that. Who wants to write essays when there are better things to do? I need to drag myself out of that mindset.
I watched Coraline on Wednesday. Apart from the fact that the ticket was ridiculously overpriced, I really enjoyed the movie. There were moments where you could see, animation-wise, the similarities between this movie and The Nightmare Before Christmas, but that was a positive, not a negative. There were some genuinely tense moments in there; I think that had I been younger, I would've been terrified. Most of the 3D was lost on me, but there were a few moments were it really stood out, and just looked amazing. So overall, I thought it was very good. (Although I found it funny that virtually the whole third act plays out like the final stage of a video game. Challenge the monster in its lair, collect objects that will help you win, final battle, etc etc. Not that I'm complaining. I just found it funny.)
I'm hoping to go and see District 9 tomorrow. I'm trying not to hype it up in my head too much, or get too excited about it, because I don't want to come out disappointed, but I really, really want this movie to be good. It looks amazing and seems to be sci-fi with an actual story and has a viral marketing campaign. I adore viral marketing, probably to an extent that's unhealthy. Just the fact that the biggest effect of it is to blur the lines between our world and the world of the movie thrills me. I actually saw one of the viral marketing posters while I was taking the train home. I didn't think we'd get them over here. It killed me in all the best ways. So yes, I really want this movie to impress me.
One of my closest friends turned 18 today - the last of our group to reach the age. He's having a party on Saturday. I'm actually really looking forward to it. Hopefully things will go well, and I can just shut everything else out for a little while.
I watched Coraline on Wednesday. Apart from the fact that the ticket was ridiculously overpriced, I really enjoyed the movie. There were moments where you could see, animation-wise, the similarities between this movie and The Nightmare Before Christmas, but that was a positive, not a negative. There were some genuinely tense moments in there; I think that had I been younger, I would've been terrified. Most of the 3D was lost on me, but there were a few moments were it really stood out, and just looked amazing. So overall, I thought it was very good. (Although I found it funny that virtually the whole third act plays out like the final stage of a video game. Challenge the monster in its lair, collect objects that will help you win, final battle, etc etc. Not that I'm complaining. I just found it funny.)
I'm hoping to go and see District 9 tomorrow. I'm trying not to hype it up in my head too much, or get too excited about it, because I don't want to come out disappointed, but I really, really want this movie to be good. It looks amazing and seems to be sci-fi with an actual story and has a viral marketing campaign. I adore viral marketing, probably to an extent that's unhealthy. Just the fact that the biggest effect of it is to blur the lines between our world and the world of the movie thrills me. I actually saw one of the viral marketing posters while I was taking the train home. I didn't think we'd get them over here. It killed me in all the best ways. So yes, I really want this movie to impress me.
One of my closest friends turned 18 today - the last of our group to reach the age. He's having a party on Saturday. I'm actually really looking forward to it. Hopefully things will go well, and I can just shut everything else out for a little while.