Scream 4

Hello again.

Recently I took a trip to the movie theater. I originally wanted to see Insidious, but it wasn`t on at the right time. So I saw Scream 4, hoping to see an amazing close to an amazing series.

I was dissapointed severely.

Scream 1 was an amzing movie, to start. It had seriousness and scaryness that wasn`t found in Scream 4. It seemed like Scream 4 was just a spoof of Scream 1. It took the dread and horror and turned it into a bloody comedy. And some people may say that if Wes Craven was to change any concept in 4, it would have ruined the series, yet I dissagree. The tagline simply says, "New Decade. New Rules.", yet there really are no new rules. It is the same. Literally. I was personally looking for a little twist on the plot. Instead I got the same thing that was in the 1st, except turned wrong. I could tell whenever someone was about to die, and instead of supense I felt a feeling of bore. It was INCREDIBLY predictable.

And to make things more stupid, there is a scene at the beginning that has characters clearly stating what is wrong with most horror films today: lack of character development, predictability, lack of suspense, and bloody yet unintellegent plots. What makes me a little annoyed is how this film features all of those downsides to perfection. You don't feel in the slightest bit sad when a character dies a bloody death or even a little scared. Ugghh, and those stupid phone calls. They just lack the suspense and own the cheese that alot of horror movies today seem to have.  Again, it is the same thing as 1, but gone wrong.

The acting isn't very good, to start. Though characters like Courtney Cox's are strong and smart, same with Cambell's, the others you don't really have any feel for, or at least I didn't. They don't play their parts very well and, again,  take the seriousness of 1 and turn it...spoofy. Not good. Not good at all.

So, please, spare your movie tickets for something good and new, instead of a bad remake (really, its more a bad remake than a sequel). Wait until it is in the pre-viewed section of Blockbuster or when it is on Netflix, but even then, it is a total waste of money, and more importantly, time.

New Laptop

So, as you all know, today is Easter. So, since I'm only 12 (a very intellegent 12) I got a laptop (Dell Inspiron Mini Notebook) as a gift. Its awesome! I'm loving it.
So this also means that I will be posting much more often! I'm still hoping that someone might have the sheer courage to follow my blog (IS IT REALLY THAT HARD?!) and keep updated with all my posts! And by the way, if you dont have a google account, you can follow my blog by email! So whenever I post something you may get an email about it and read whatever post I have put on. Ok? Ok. Thank you for your time.
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Ryland.

Best Films Ever #5 - The Shawshank Redemption

This is one of my all time favourite films. Period.
This film is the tale of Andy Dufresne, a man convicted of killing his wife and her lover and sent to the infamous Shawshank Prison. While there he meats the mellow Red, played by Morgan Freeman, and together they form a friendship that couldn't be broken.

My Youtube Account

Hi. So just to let you know I would appreciate it if you were to subscribe to my Youtube account. Please. I post a fair amount of videos, I could say at least one a week. I am also very DESPERATE for subscribers. Seriously, I have only 511 channel views (I think) and I would seriously appreciate it if you did subscribe, or comment on my videos, or like my videos, or anything! Please! Pretty pretty please!
Ya. That's how desperate I am. (Y)
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The Godfather

Hey all you (few) people whom have actually stayed faithful to my crappy blog! Since I havn't posted anything lately, I'm just going to post a review for a film I saw a couple weeks ago: The Godfather.

Well, what can I say? The Godfather is treasured by many as the greatest film ever to grace the silver screen. I'm not sure about that, but I can say that it is definetly in my Top 10 list.

The story begins as "Don" Vito Corleone, the head of a New York Mafia "family", oversees his daughter's wedding. His beloved son Michael has just come home from the war, but does not intend to become part of his father's business. Through Michael's life the nature of the family business becomes clear. The business of the family is just like the head of the family, kind and benevolent to those who give respect, but given to ruthless violence whenever anything stands against the good of the family. Don Vito lives his life in the way of the old country, but times are changing and some don't want to follow the old ways and look out for community and "family". An up and coming rival of the Corleone family wants to start selling drugs in New York, and needs the Don's influence to further his plan. The clash of the Don's fading old world values and the new ways will demand a terrible price, especially from Michael, all for the sake of the family.

The acting is first-class, to start. Marlon Brando (whom refused his oscar award for Best Actor) shines as Vito Corleone, but did he really stuff grapes into his cheeks for filming? All for effect...

The same is said about Al Pacino. The calm, charming, serious son of Vito also shines in this masterpiece of our generation.

Truly, there isn't really anything I can say about The Godfather except for the fact that it is a film that shines as the greatest movie ever made. Yes, I have used shined alot because shine is what the film specifically does! You must watch this. Please.

Period.