Cloverfield

Ok, first things first, Do not go see this on an empty stomach. Went to see Cloverfield last night anywho, it's JJ Abrams deally, he of Lost, Alias and now Star Trek (*hyperventilates*) fame!


Ricko was doing the intro, sounds like i'm trying to start rapping, and a fine job he did of it too. I also saw some people i haven't seen in aaaggeessss, but i'm not going to start talking about that right now. My friends Mags and Blinky also came. Blinky is leaving the country on Tuesday for nine months, a suspicous amount of time if you ask me. Anywho i'm going to miss her. She shouldn't go.

Me and Mags are going to drown are sorrows in table quiz drunk-ness next Tuesday after she goes. (i'm still trying to convince her not to go, and that hiding in a house in finglas, and researching trips abroad is a bad idea.)

*Cries a tear*

Anyway i'll post about that again later... BACK TO THE FILM (Batman).

It was on in the UGC, on Parnell street, and it even included a teaser trailer for the new Star Trek (under construction.) I hadn't seen any of the other trailers, so i was very excited about this, it looks flippinmaddeadly!

NOTE: i'm not in for spoilers so this is safe for anyone who's going to see it.

The film is brilliant. It's really, really very good. There were many moments of hiding behind faces, and yelps and squeezing hands cos of scaredy-ness.

It starts out at a party, and it's all filmed in shaky handheld camera stylee. I wasn't sure if i was going to be able to stick it out. The handheld camera-ness gets very ...weird after a while. But just as you think you can't really cope with the shaky-ness it all kicks off. And you can't go anywhere.

It's a very clever film masking as something a bit dumbed down IMO. the actors, all unknowns (to me anyway) are really good, and the effects and everything are excellent. I think it all hinges on the shaky-ness, you feel like you are really in there or something.

I came out with the feeling of JJ Abrams crawling into my brain and beating me up from the inside out. I was also very dizzy what with the motion sickness-ness and the like. I had to go have dinner after, to settle my stomach... it was like i was a kid again, and was feeling carsick :/

Ok this has become a very rambling post, and i don't think i'm that good a movie reviewer, because i always miss the point!

I was being fancy last night

I was at a launch thing. It was for the Dublin International Film Festival. This was the fanciest thing I've ever been to! There was plenty of free Jameson (naturally) floating about, and i obviously launched into it with gusto. I love that word gusto, i definitely will use that again.

Met some lovely people, and some incredibly glamorous ones too, as are the people i've mentioned below... :)

Met the lovely Una, (she really does rock you know!) who i realised i've been stalking in an unhealthy way, and knew a weird amount about her life, have fun in Trinidad!

I also met the delightful Sinead, who writes aboutmusical rooms, you should check this out if you haven't already it's excellent.
Rickedy was also there, resting his back!

I also met the delightful Tanya, who i'm hoping will pop in for tea some time soon!
I also met a former Rose of Tralee (swoon), who's name i hope i spell correctly here: Aoibhinn who totally invited me to a party, and now that i've written it in cyberspace, there's a record forever so i can't be uninvited! muahh ha ha ha!

All in all mucho fun, i'm so on for fun things like this again!

Oh and Rick and UnaRocks both wrote about this much better than me. Flogging + dead horse springs to mind. :/

Going to Cloverfield tonight, woop!

I really want to see this

It's because i'm a big child.

Penelope

There are some

Cool new films on the way this year. Very Cool ones. And the Times has a list of some of them, about 50 in fact. I like the look of Be Kind Rewind, Synechdoche, The new Star Trek, (yes i know i'm a geek), Indiana Jones, (check out the latest vanity fair), How to Lose Friends And Alienate People, and very much especially Burn After Reading, new Coen Brothers, top secret, Brad Pitt/George Clooney stuff!

*hyperventilates slightly*.

Check out the rest of the list.

I frickin love this movie

Strictly Ballroom. I believe it is my actual favourite film EVER. I mean in the entire history of time. Ever. Anyway I was just thinking about it, because I'm slightly stressed and figured this is as good an outlet as anything...


Ah Scott



Listen to the rheethem.

Cool stuff

Blue Steel
Le Tigre

I cannot wait for this film, The Golden Compass, i just finished re-reading it, finished The Subtle Knife last night, and am off to buy The Amber Spyglass today at lunchtime, oh yay!





Also am really looking forward to Stardust too.

Dark Materials - Philip Pullman

Anyone who likes reading should read these books,

The Northern Lights The Subtle Knife The Amber Spyglass

Philip Pullman

They are really great, enjoyable books, and not there's a film in production!
In fact I think i may re-read them soon.

*Excitment*

Here are some stills and the teaser ... I cannot wait for this!

Eva Green, Daniel Craig, Nicole Kidman and Dakota Blue.



Wow wow wee wow!