Why am I laughing?
Aug. 3rd, 2008 09:47 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
dvampyrlestatSorry for posting so soon yet again.
Better late than never.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY, NICOLE!!!!! Keep that halo twisted, a'ight!!!
And also tolitany_shHAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!! I hope I get to know you more!!!!
I love it when there are birthdays. It means I'm not the only one undergoing the aging process. Ahem.
Today (Sunday) was pretty much...a full day. After church, accompanied my mom to buy some presents to send to my grandma, then went off to buy some jackets and sweats for my nephew (he's rendering me broke), brought them to this new resto and stuffed myself with pasta. Then met with my BFF Sheryll after lunch so we can watch THE MUMMY 3 together, but it turns out she hasn't had lunch yet, so we went to Kitaro's. She CANNOT eat by herself, so I stuffed myself with the house special kani salad and some ebi sushi. Watched the movie and she kept insisting I dig into her chocolate stash. Got out around 7pm, she has some craving for Italian ice cream so we went to Fiorgelato's while listening to this jazz band perform their set. Had banana split with ice cream of three flavors: Menta, Fragola and Pistacchio.
I had to insist we walk it off for a good half an hour before heading home. I'm so full. I looked at the banana split and went, "THIS IS SO SINFUL." Good thing it tasted go~od.
Ok. Babble, babble, babble. Forgive me.
On to the other purpose of this entry.
Something to think and ponder on....totally lifted fromanteka
Better late than never.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY, NICOLE!!!!! Keep that halo twisted, a'ight!!!
And also to
litany_shHAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!! I hope I get to know you more!!!!I love it when there are birthdays. It means I'm not the only one undergoing the aging process. Ahem.
Today (Sunday) was pretty much...a full day. After church, accompanied my mom to buy some presents to send to my grandma, then went off to buy some jackets and sweats for my nephew (he's rendering me broke), brought them to this new resto and stuffed myself with pasta. Then met with my BFF Sheryll after lunch so we can watch THE MUMMY 3 together, but it turns out she hasn't had lunch yet, so we went to Kitaro's. She CANNOT eat by herself, so I stuffed myself with the house special kani salad and some ebi sushi. Watched the movie and she kept insisting I dig into her chocolate stash. Got out around 7pm, she has some craving for Italian ice cream so we went to Fiorgelato's while listening to this jazz band perform their set. Had banana split with ice cream of three flavors: Menta, Fragola and Pistacchio.
I had to insist we walk it off for a good half an hour before heading home. I'm so full. I looked at the banana split and went, "THIS IS SO SINFUL." Good thing it tasted go~od.
Ok. Babble, babble, babble. Forgive me.
On to the other purpose of this entry.
The Mummy 3: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor
From Shanghai to Shangri-La. Set in 1946, Rick and Evelyn O'Connell (Brendan Fraser and Maria Bello) are living a post-archeological dig life in England while their only son, Alex (Luke Ford), is off to college. Supposedly. The couple's life, devoid of mummies and digs and their lives being endangered at every turn, is BORING. So when they were asked to go to China to deliver the diamond that would show the path to the mythic Shangri-La, they grab at it eagerly.
But their son Alex is not in college; he dropped out, and had just succeeded in digging the tomb of the tyrant Dragon Emperor. Complications arise, and the cursed emperor, now a mummy, awakens. And he wants to rule the world.
Right.
What else is new?
Anyway.
Quest for immortality. World domination. Vengeance. Greater Good. And Masochism.
Anyone who relishes the thought and actually looks forward to getting into a tangled mess with thousands-of-years-old mummies is a major masochist.
This film relied heavily on special effects and CGI, which is probably a given in any movie that tackles mythic themes such as this. But the first 2 'Mummy' films had more action and interaction than CGI. And the abominable snowmen? They acted more like apes to me. Like...smaller (and whiter) King Kong.
It's a nonstop thrill ride, almost Indiana Jones-ish. It no longer requires one to think, merely to watch and accept what's going on. While in the first two films we get a glimpse of the psyche of Imhotep - what motivates him, what drives him - on this one, the Emperor (Jet Li) was just plain greedy and evil. And he has to die, period. Hey, no arguments there. They simply want us to take the good guys' side.
Brendan Fraser is back as Rick. He's still Rick. The humor, the gung-ho attitude, but he's a father now, a serious one. What else can be said about him? He's so consistent it's not even worth noting. Lolz.
Maria Bello...now that's another story. She totally proved that Rachel Weisz is irreplaceable as Evie. Even the British accent grated at me. It doesn't fit. Maybe because I've seen her in too-American films (Coyote Ugly, A History of Violence, and The Jane Austen Book Club, plus the TV version of Mr. and Mrs. Smith). I think she's a more than passable actress, but she just doesn't fit in this one. The athleticism is there, of course, but none of the elegance and 'intelligence' of Weisz' Evie. And zero-chemistry with Brendan Fraser. They're supposed to be a married couple, but I cringe everytime they act married.
Jet Li is...Jet Li. Come on. Who actually pays some bucks to watch the guy ACT, huh? They pay to see him kick ass. And he's good at kicking ass. And getting his ass whooped.
Michelle Yeoh is her usual regal self. Just...the narration at the beginning? It looked to me like a lame attempt at copying Cate Blanchett's Galadriel intro in LOTR. Bleh. I love Michelle's costumes in this film, though. Gorgeous colors...
Anthony Wong. Ohmigod. He's wasted in this movie. A very very good (IMO) actor in Hong Kong, but made an errand boy of Jet Li, and does nothing but bark orders to KILL!!!!! This guy can do more. A LOT more.
Finally. Luke Ford. I kept thinking, "this is a pimp-Luke-Ford movie." It is, believe me. Kinda like Indy 4 is a pimp-Shia-movie, only more blatant. For this role, he does ok. He's very convincing as Rick's son. Bigger than Brendan, too. lolz. I'd like to see more of him.
Ah. The Jet Li-Michelle Yeoh fight. I went, "Holy...! My dream fight!!" (see, I've already seen jacky-vs-jet, so that one's done.)
This is a close-to-mindless thrill ride. Watch it for its punches, but don't expect the elements that made you enjoy the first 2 films of the franchise.
From Shanghai to Shangri-La. Set in 1946, Rick and Evelyn O'Connell (Brendan Fraser and Maria Bello) are living a post-archeological dig life in England while their only son, Alex (Luke Ford), is off to college. Supposedly. The couple's life, devoid of mummies and digs and their lives being endangered at every turn, is BORING. So when they were asked to go to China to deliver the diamond that would show the path to the mythic Shangri-La, they grab at it eagerly.
But their son Alex is not in college; he dropped out, and had just succeeded in digging the tomb of the tyrant Dragon Emperor. Complications arise, and the cursed emperor, now a mummy, awakens. And he wants to rule the world.
Right.
What else is new?
Anyway.
Quest for immortality. World domination. Vengeance. Greater Good. And Masochism.
Anyone who relishes the thought and actually looks forward to getting into a tangled mess with thousands-of-years-old mummies is a major masochist.
This film relied heavily on special effects and CGI, which is probably a given in any movie that tackles mythic themes such as this. But the first 2 'Mummy' films had more action and interaction than CGI. And the abominable snowmen? They acted more like apes to me. Like...smaller (and whiter) King Kong.
It's a nonstop thrill ride, almost Indiana Jones-ish. It no longer requires one to think, merely to watch and accept what's going on. While in the first two films we get a glimpse of the psyche of Imhotep - what motivates him, what drives him - on this one, the Emperor (Jet Li) was just plain greedy and evil. And he has to die, period. Hey, no arguments there. They simply want us to take the good guys' side.
Brendan Fraser is back as Rick. He's still Rick. The humor, the gung-ho attitude, but he's a father now, a serious one. What else can be said about him? He's so consistent it's not even worth noting. Lolz.
Maria Bello...now that's another story. She totally proved that Rachel Weisz is irreplaceable as Evie. Even the British accent grated at me. It doesn't fit. Maybe because I've seen her in too-American films (Coyote Ugly, A History of Violence, and The Jane Austen Book Club, plus the TV version of Mr. and Mrs. Smith). I think she's a more than passable actress, but she just doesn't fit in this one. The athleticism is there, of course, but none of the elegance and 'intelligence' of Weisz' Evie. And zero-chemistry with Brendan Fraser. They're supposed to be a married couple, but I cringe everytime they act married.
Jet Li is...Jet Li. Come on. Who actually pays some bucks to watch the guy ACT, huh? They pay to see him kick ass. And he's good at kicking ass. And getting his ass whooped.
Michelle Yeoh is her usual regal self. Just...the narration at the beginning? It looked to me like a lame attempt at copying Cate Blanchett's Galadriel intro in LOTR. Bleh. I love Michelle's costumes in this film, though. Gorgeous colors...
Anthony Wong. Ohmigod. He's wasted in this movie. A very very good (IMO) actor in Hong Kong, but made an errand boy of Jet Li, and does nothing but bark orders to KILL!!!!! This guy can do more. A LOT more.
Finally. Luke Ford. I kept thinking, "this is a pimp-Luke-Ford movie." It is, believe me. Kinda like Indy 4 is a pimp-Shia-movie, only more blatant. For this role, he does ok. He's very convincing as Rick's son. Bigger than Brendan, too. lolz. I'd like to see more of him.
Ah. The Jet Li-Michelle Yeoh fight. I went, "Holy...! My dream fight!!" (see, I've already seen jacky-vs-jet, so that one's done.)
This is a close-to-mindless thrill ride. Watch it for its punches, but don't expect the elements that made you enjoy the first 2 films of the franchise.
Something to think and ponder on....totally lifted from
antekaFive Friends Everyone Should Have
The Uplifter: This person's favorite word: yes. You could tell her you're trading your six-figure income for a career in offtrack betting, and she'd barely pause before yelping "Go for it!" Don't you need someone who looks past the love handles to notice the extraordinarily gorgeous you?
The Been There, Done That: Your friendship is based on the deep roots that come from knowing each other through all the big and little events that propel us into adulthood.
The Truth Teller: Once you've established that the hard news is spoken in love, you'd be smart to seek out this person's perspective. They're your conscious, your compass.
The Martha MacGyver: She knows everything from how to get candle wax off your cat's ear to the proper length gloves to wear to tea with the Queen at Buckingham Palace. She’s as resourceful as the FBI, the CIA and Interpol combined.
Unlikely Friend: Each friend represents a world in us, a world possibly not born until they arrive," Anaïs Nin wrote. This is the friend that shows you a world outside yourself. Takes you somewhere you never would have ventured alone.
...do you have them?
The Been There, Done That: Your friendship is based on the deep roots that come from knowing each other through all the big and little events that propel us into adulthood.
The Truth Teller: Once you've established that the hard news is spoken in love, you'd be smart to seek out this person's perspective. They're your conscious, your compass.
The Martha MacGyver: She knows everything from how to get candle wax off your cat's ear to the proper length gloves to wear to tea with the Queen at Buckingham Palace. She’s as resourceful as the FBI, the CIA and Interpol combined.
Unlikely Friend: Each friend represents a world in us, a world possibly not born until they arrive," Anaïs Nin wrote. This is the friend that shows you a world outside yourself. Takes you somewhere you never would have ventured alone.
...do you have them?
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Date: 2008-08-03 03:34 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2008-08-03 03:53 pm (UTC)love your ice cream....!!!!!! Italian ice cream, I mean. Of course, I know the ones we have here are not AUTHENTIC Italian ice cream, but I still got a taste. :)
Still, positively sinful. haha!
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Date: 2008-08-03 04:20 pm (UTC)see the icon it's dean...
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Date: 2008-08-03 10:37 pm (UTC)LOL. And yes the halo shall be kept twisted.
I love the Five Friends thing... I'm totally lifting it off of you :)
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Date: 2008-08-03 10:37 pm (UTC)Boo for that. I think even the second film had too much special effects used T^T
And I totally agree about Jet Li part - I wanna see him kicking asses not just acting. It's the same with Jackie Chan.
Ah. The Jet Li-Michelle Yeoh fight. I went, "Holy...! My dream fight!!"
I gotta see it! :D
Michelle Yeoh is like one of the best actresses out there. And she can fight.
Thanks for your review :)
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Date: 2008-08-03 11:49 pm (UTC)~I hope to get to know you more this year too, yoroshiku ne!
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Date: 2008-08-04 12:23 am (UTC)Actually, it started more like I love Jensen, then SPN came along. lolz....:) I've been a JRA fan even before SPN, when I saw him in Dark Angel....
...you?
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Date: 2008-08-04 12:25 am (UTC)I lifted it off someone else so....douzo. Heehee...
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Date: 2008-08-04 12:32 am (UTC)Lolz. Exactly. What they lack in thespic skills, they make up for with their moves.
I miss seeing Michelle fight. Her last one was The Banquet, right? And she didn't fight on that one. She looked so queenly on this one. Must be the costumes,
No prob. :)
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Date: 2008-08-04 12:35 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2008-08-04 01:28 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2008-08-04 11:53 am (UTC)apparently you like to watch american series a lot too....
like SPN, PB. Greys? Betty? GG? Heroes?
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Date: 2008-08-04 12:11 pm (UTC)I follow a lot of American series, but my personal favorites are 24, LOST, Heroes...I used to follow Smallville but it got too....ho-hum for me. And I watch GG too. Also OTH. As for Grey's I've only watched until Season2, and Season 1 of Ugly Betty. :) You?
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Date: 2008-08-04 12:19 pm (UTC)lost (not anymore), heroes, greys, betty, GG (my guilty pleasure), OTH, PB, Gilmore Girls, Las Vegas, charmed, OC, weeds, brothers and sisters (the best), chuck, samantha who (it's funny)
complete!!!
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Date: 2008-08-04 12:34 pm (UTC)I didn't really follow Friends much. There was a time I wasn't into sitcoms. Not too much now, either.
Well, if I were to list the top series that I watched a lot since before, I'd have to add my old favorites Buffy TVS and Firefly (smashin' good). And the first couple of seasons of Angel. Brothers and Sisters! Oh yes, that one's so good. Gilmore Girls, too. But not in the later seasons. Haha! I start them but I lose steam. :)
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Date: 2008-08-04 01:58 pm (UTC)1. watching dramas and films
2. watching our boys
3. fangirling of course....
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Date: 2008-08-04 02:11 pm (UTC)Ohgawd. my (our?) life in a capsule. *sobs*
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Date: 2008-08-04 03:40 pm (UTC)The top layer is hazelnuts, followed by dark chocolate sauce, Belgium chocolate ice cream, brownie and lastly hazelnuts praline ice cream. Verdict? HMMMMMMMMMMM...just run an extra mile tomorrow xD
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Date: 2008-08-04 03:56 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2008-08-04 04:36 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2008-08-04 10:00 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2008-08-05 12:29 am (UTC)i would've wanted to see Rachel Weisz mother Alex....Brendan's a fun(ny) dad, they're a good father-son tandem...too bad i didn't feel much about the third member of their family.....
don't take my word for it, though. You should still watch it. ;)
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Date: 2008-08-05 12:40 am (UTC)don't get me wrong. my *sob* was with tears of joy. lolz
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Date: 2008-08-05 01:08 am (UTC)I mega want to see The new Mummy! I hope it gets released here soon, if it isn't already O.o
It was good then ne?
Though i kinda watch the others so much for Rachael Weize (sp?) and i dont think shes in this one :(
:O It appears I need more friends... i have a couple of close friends who all fit into the uplifter category O.o
The rest are simply associates. ¬¬
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Date: 2008-08-05 11:34 am (UTC)You know the good thing about needing more friends? It means you have more opportunities to have them. :)
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Date: 2008-08-05 03:27 pm (UTC)Oh so the cast from Brendan Fraser's wife has changed huh. No wonder I was confused when I saw the trailer, where the heck is that pretty British-accented woman.
Thanks for the review, I was curious about it ^^
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Date: 2008-08-06 12:45 am (UTC)Yeah, it just isn't the same without Rachel Weisz. And the new actress did not give justice to her at all.
No prob! Go watch it! :)
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Date: 2008-08-09 08:55 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2008-08-10 05:55 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2008-08-10 05:39 pm (UTC)