I watched this movie

Full Metal Jacket-Stanley Kubrick

Kubrick films are always entertaining so I decided to pick this one up. I'm sure alot of you have already seen it, but I just want to point out that it's definitely worth watching. What's truly great about this movie is how it shows the horrors of war. It's by all means an anti-war movie. It shows the mental transformation that soldiers go through when going into battle; they cease to be men and become beasts of war. The story follows a young recruit immediately nicknamed, "Joker" through boot camp and eventually the heat of battle. He originally goes to Vietnam as a "combat journalist" you could say, but he gets more than he bargained for. Every character is unique, for example, "Animal Mother" is the bloodthirsty gunner who's just in it for the killing. Nevertheless, it's also a great Vietnam movie, but I've heard that it's not quite as good as Apocalypse Now. I'll probably be posting a comparison soon.

Three Hitmen and One Angry Miner

OK so I saw three movies this weekend, two of them very entertaining, and one not so much. The movies were In Bruges, Crank, and My Bloody Valentine 3D.

In Bruges (Colin Ferrell) was, despite all of the gore and such, surprisingly funny and sweet. I definitely recommend it especially since Collin Ferrell won a Golden Globe award for it. It's also a great addition to the "hitman" genre. OK, a one sentence summary. Two hitmen go to Bruges, Belgium for an assignment, but it turns out the assignment was to give Colin Ferrell a nice vacation before the other hitman eventually is assigned to kill him. The problem is, they become friends. I won't give anything else away. I already spoiled the whole twist of the movie.

Crank was, well, another movie where Jason Statham hits a bunch of thugs in the face with inanimate objects but nevertheless was extremely entertaining. I'm going to summarize the movie in one really long sentence. It's about a hitman who chooses not to kill some triad gang boss, so his boss gets really pissed and gives him some Chinese drug which makes his heart slow down, so basically he has to keep his adrenaline up while he goes and kicks his boss's ass. There's a lot of really fast driving and chugging of insane amounts of Red Bull, so I highly recommend it. A sequel for it is coming out soon so get on it! It's great fun for a Sunday afternoon and don't listen to the video store guy because he'll say it sucks. The thing is, there's so little to the movie that it can't possibly suck so just ignore him and rent it.

My Bloody Valentine 3D was ridiculously bad. I mean, some of the 3D parts were fun but it was utter trash. I know it's not supposed to be quality film making but evidently the original is quite good (as far as slasher flicks go) so this one must be a major disappointment. I really tried to make it work; I went with a bunch of friends, there were teenage girls in the audience, a perfect formula for seeing a horror movie. But nooooooo, a four year-old could've made a scarier movie. I believe I jumped once. The worst part was that every "scary" scene was directly borrowed from other movies. And I mean verbatim. The best part of the movie was a tie between the scene were the fully naked blonde chick is running away from the old miner for at least four minutes through a motel, or when the retired cop gets his jaw ripped out with a pick-axe. Yep, pretty creative.

Album I'm Listening to at this Moment

Massive Attack- Mezzannine

This album is the ultimate chill-out album (besides 40oz to Freedom by Sublime). Massive Attack is, besides Portishead, one of the best Trip-Hop bands in my opinion. Mixing jazz, rock, reggae, electronica, dub, and even a little industrial, Massive Attack has something for everyone. Massive Attack also spawned Tricky, a popular Trip-Hop artist. Not to mention Liz Fraser, the lead singer of the Cocteau Twins, lends her angelic voice to multiple songs on this record. Standout tracks are "Angel," "Teardrop," and "Man Next Door." All three lay down some sick beats and vocals. Please buy now.

Don't Bother

Eagle Eye

Ok, this was just released on DVD and the deal with it is this: IT'S TRANSFORMERS WITHOUT THE GIANT ROBOTS. There, I said it. It would be amusing to watch on a lazy Sunday afternoon except for the fact that it's just like every other block-buster action movie. Boring and cliche-ridden. Of course they both happen to be very good looking individuals and of course they fall in love at the end. Oops, I spoiled the obvious. Anyway, only watch this if you're really desperate for a thrill. Otherwise, just forget it. You'll get more of a thrill from eating a taco.

Worth it: Video Games

The Thief Series by Eidos

What do you get when you combine zombies, robots, a bad-ass thief, secret societies, squatters, magical forests, a medieval setting, and plenty of sneaking? The "Thief" series of course! This series is basically the grandaddy of the stealth-action genre. Yes it's quite dated now but you can grab the newest one Thief: Deadly Shadows on PC and Xbox original. I'm not quite sure if it's compatible with Xbox 360 but if you have a decent PC you'll be able to run it. Unfortunately Thief I&II most likely won't run on newer computers unless there is some patch that I'm unaware of. I definately recommend Thief II in particular mainly because Thief I feels REALLY dated. Plus it's great game. If you enjoy stealth-based video games, then put down Splinter Cell, and pick up one of these babies.

Worth it: Movies

Rob Zombie's Halloween

I know this is a real groaner to non-horror lovers so I'll say sorry ahead of time. For fans of the original, this is a must-see. Then again, if you're squeemish, you should probably just stop reading. Usually remakes are horrible, but this one stands far-far away from the pack. Rob Zombie has a great eye for filmmaking and should deserve to be noticed more than he already is. In case you didn't know, his other movies are House of 1000 Corpses and The Devil's Rejects. Yes, cheesy names but great movies nevertheless. Anyway, Zombie takes the original Halloween and gives it a back story which is really great. In the first movie there was really no explanation for why ol' Michael Myers went around stabbing attractive teenage girls. I'm not gonna spoil any of the story so go and pick it up if you're into horror films.

Worth it: Music

F***ed Up-The Chemistry of Common Life
Ok...I know some of you are already turned-off by the band's name but c'mon! They're a hardcore punk band from Toronto! Whether you're into punk, or even rock in general, The Chemistry of Common Life is an album that really shoudn't be missed. They almost have a east-coast hardcore feel like Agnostic Front and Murphy's Law. A couple tracks that you should check out are--"Magic Word" and "Son the Father." These should give you a taste of F***ed Up. You can probably listen to these at playlist.com.