Finding Amanda, All Hope Is Gone
I'm looking to write a little more often, so I've decided to try and take a little time to reflect on the stuff I watch, read, listen to, etc. Maybe it'll grease the old gears in my head, maybe not. This is not meant for public consumption and I wouldn't fault anyone who saw this and moved on without reading it. My writing is way off and I can't quite figure out how to say anything that doesn't sound awkward... Hopefully if I maneuver enough I'll get limber again.
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Finding Amanda's big star is Matthew Broderick who's character is addicted to gambling among other things. His niece, Amanda, turns out to be a prostitute in Las Vegas. His wife catches him in a lie so he tries to find Amanda and get her into rehab to save face. Not surprisingly Vegas is probably not the best place for someone with a gambling problem. Many antics ensue, well not many, some.
This film has several interesting performances, Matthew Broderick seems like Matthew Broderick, but he does pull off the mild addiction pretty well. This isn't a guy going apeshit the second he touches a bottle, but you can feel his desire for just one more, which I think anyone can identify with. Amanda's character seems a little too cartoony, but I don't know, there's definitely something there. I'm not sure if the film is trying to make a statement about young women in America, or something deeper here, but she definitely is trying to make the best of a pile of shit. She compares being a prostitute for one day to working at IHOP for a week... hmmm... Not sure I feel that, but the film certainly lets her get away with the statement which simultaneously disappoints me and intrigues me. What am I supposed to take from that statement?
Regardless, the film's ending is rather anti-climatic, but I wasn't expecting much, this is very much a character piece with a bit of humor thrown in. Overall I was pleased throughout the film but I'm not certain I could recommend it to anyone in particular. I don’t find this film to be necessary for anyone's collection, but worth watching if you are mildly interested and happen across it.
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The new Slipknot album, All Hope is Gone, is not what I expected. I would consider this hard rock, but it's not quite the metal I remember. It was 9 years ago I first listened to Slipknot, and it's been at least 6 years since I last listened to them, so it can be assumed some things will have changed in that amount of time, but this definitely not the music I remember. Much more nuanced, not nearly as self-centered, riddled with social commentaries, and significantly quieter... Like I said, still hard music, just not smash something hard. I consider this a plus, but I'm much older now, and I just don't have it in me to breaking shit anymore, so, yeah, I can recommend this album, not to everyone, but anyone with a little metal running through their veins.
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Finding Amanda's big star is Matthew Broderick who's character is addicted to gambling among other things. His niece, Amanda, turns out to be a prostitute in Las Vegas. His wife catches him in a lie so he tries to find Amanda and get her into rehab to save face. Not surprisingly Vegas is probably not the best place for someone with a gambling problem. Many antics ensue, well not many, some.
This film has several interesting performances, Matthew Broderick seems like Matthew Broderick, but he does pull off the mild addiction pretty well. This isn't a guy going apeshit the second he touches a bottle, but you can feel his desire for just one more, which I think anyone can identify with. Amanda's character seems a little too cartoony, but I don't know, there's definitely something there. I'm not sure if the film is trying to make a statement about young women in America, or something deeper here, but she definitely is trying to make the best of a pile of shit. She compares being a prostitute for one day to working at IHOP for a week... hmmm... Not sure I feel that, but the film certainly lets her get away with the statement which simultaneously disappoints me and intrigues me. What am I supposed to take from that statement?
Regardless, the film's ending is rather anti-climatic, but I wasn't expecting much, this is very much a character piece with a bit of humor thrown in. Overall I was pleased throughout the film but I'm not certain I could recommend it to anyone in particular. I don’t find this film to be necessary for anyone's collection, but worth watching if you are mildly interested and happen across it.
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The new Slipknot album, All Hope is Gone, is not what I expected. I would consider this hard rock, but it's not quite the metal I remember. It was 9 years ago I first listened to Slipknot, and it's been at least 6 years since I last listened to them, so it can be assumed some things will have changed in that amount of time, but this definitely not the music I remember. Much more nuanced, not nearly as self-centered, riddled with social commentaries, and significantly quieter... Like I said, still hard music, just not smash something hard. I consider this a plus, but I'm much older now, and I just don't have it in me to breaking shit anymore, so, yeah, I can recommend this album, not to everyone, but anyone with a little metal running through their veins.