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MOVIES: Part II

Journal Entry: Fri Jun 27, 2008, 1:55 PM
PATTY'S MOVIE PICKS FOR SUMMER 2008: PART II

Here it is! Round two, since I don't wanna clutter my main page too much!



OUT ON DVD


FRACTURE

Release Date: Apr. 20, 2007
Director: Gregory Hoblit
Starring: Ryan Gosling, Anthony Hopkins
MPAA Rating: R
Run Time: 113 min.
One-Sentence Synopsis: A young, talented prosecuting attorney takes on one hell of a case and finds himself entangled in a dangerous and ethically-challenging struggle for supremacy.
My Review: I'm not typically a fan of legal dramas (I can't stand to watch them on TV, and if you suggest I pick one up from the local video store, I'd probably hit you in the face with something heavy because you're more than likely a total stranger), but I decided to give Fracture a shot because: A) I'd heard very good things about it, and B) It's got Ryan Gosling AND Anthony Hopkins. I don't think you can put two actors with that much talent in a movie and have it turn out horribly. Though I didn't piece everything together the very first time I watched the movie (probably because I only chanced glances at it every few minutes while I was working on other things), by the end of the second time through, the entire film made perfect sense and every little detail came crashing back together. A truly great movie that keeps you guessing until the very end. Worth a watch!


THE PIANIST

Release Date: Jan. 3, 2003
Director: Roman Polanski
Starring: Adrien Brody, Thomas Kretschmann
MPAA Rating: R
Run Time: 150 min.
One-Sentence Synopsis: A Polish Jewish pianist struggles to survive in the ghetto of Warsaw during the early 1940s.
My Review: Wow. All I can say is... wow. I'm still surprised by the fact that I didn't cry during this film (the only conceivable reason I didn't being that dialog is usually the one thing that sets my tear ducts running) I've never seen Schindler's List or any other major Holocaust-based films, but that may have made this movie all the more powerful for me. The gritty reality of the film grabs you by the throat and never lets go, censoring nothing and exposing the viewer to every pain and hardship Wladyslaw Szpilman endured. There's a reason it's won so many Oscars.




More to come!

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  • Listening to: "Stand And Feel Your Worth," Thrice

Devious Information

  • Interests: Jesus, writing, drawing, doin' algebra, etc.
  • Favourite movie: Across the Universe
  • Favourite band or musician: Thrice, My Chemical Romance, Adelynne, Taking Back Sunday, Underoath, The Sleeping, Anberlin
  • Favourite genre of music: Alternative rock
  • Favourite artist: Dustin Kensrue (lyricist)
  • Favourite style of art: Any as long as it's good!
  • MP3 player of choice: iPod
  • Favourite game: Halo 3
  • Favourite gaming platform: Xbox 360
  • Personal Quote: "If apple juice f**ks with me, I f**k back!"
  • Tools of the Trade: Pencil, inking pen, colored pencils, clicky pad on my laptop

Devious Comments

~pot-a-toe:iconpot-a-toe: 2 days 23 hours ago Mood: Joy
I'm getting close to posting the first chapter now and I would love to have some human pictures of the characters.

Ethan and his sisters are ten years old. Ethan has a soft, earthy brown hair color and bright green eyes.
His hair is about half your hair length in the back(according to your avatar picture) and a little shorter in the front. He has light skin and rarely if ever gets sunburned. He has a very natural, almost floral appearance and isn't as masculine as most boys his age. He usually wears colorful, loose fitting shirts and slightly tight pants with a greenish wash (probably to hide the grass stains) which makes him look even more like a flower.

We'll start with that and see how it goes.You can be creative with the attributes but please don't go to the extremes. There's no rush to get it done so take your time and have some fun! Once again thanks for the help!

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I see no point in life so why am I alive... I could help others who have a purpose or I could destroy everyone

I choose to help so where should I begin

do you have a purpose?
~RunFromTheOrdinary:iconRunFromTheOrdinary: 3 days 21 hours ago
:D

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So, is this what you call a get away? Tell me what you got away with? Cause i've seen more spine in jellyfish. I've seen more guts in eleven-year-old kids.
"Seventy Times 7" - Brand New

8059 owns my soul!!!! :heart:
*StolenWater:iconStolenWater: 3 days 23 hours ago
Okay :)

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THRICE = LOVE

"Can you feel your heartbeat racing? Can you taste the fear in her sweat? We've done this wrong, we're too far gone, these sheets tell of regret."
- "A Boy Brushed Red Living In Black And White," Underoath
~FeelingsInsincere:iconFeelingsInsincere: 4 days 6 hours ago
I'll see what the folks say and I'll get back to you
~RunFromTheOrdinary:iconRunFromTheOrdinary: 4 days 11 hours ago
lol ok :D

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So, is this what you call a get away? Tell me what you got away with? Cause i've seen more spine in jellyfish. I've seen more guts in eleven-year-old kids.
"Seventy Times 7" - Brand New

8059 owns my soul!!!! :heart:
*StolenWater:iconStolenWater: 4 days 12 hours ago
Should we try for later this week? Maybe Thursday or Friday?

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THRICE = LOVE

"Can you feel your heartbeat racing? Can you taste the fear in her sweat? We've done this wrong, we're too far gone, these sheets tell of regret."
- "A Boy Brushed Red Living In Black And White," Underoath
*StolenWater:iconStolenWater: 4 days 12 hours ago
hehe, not too much, you dirty bird.
Just chillaxing

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THRICE = LOVE

"Can you feel your heartbeat racing? Can you taste the fear in her sweat? We've done this wrong, we're too far gone, these sheets tell of regret."
- "A Boy Brushed Red Living In Black And White," Underoath
~FeelingsInsincere:iconFeelingsInsincere: 4 days 13 hours ago
Any day would work for me. I'd just have to double check with my folks.
~RunFromTheOrdinary:iconRunFromTheOrdinary: 4 days 16 hours ago
SUP PATTY!!!!

Oh this milk is so heavy! i'll never reach the house!
you there! Well hung Stable boy. could you please help me?

sure My little Dairy queen... first i'll... take your milk... then.. I SHALL TAKE YOUR VIRGINITY!!!

sup patty :D

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So, is this what you call a get away? Tell me what you got away with? Cause i've seen more spine in jellyfish. I've seen more guts in eleven-year-old kids.
"Seventy Times 7" - Brand New

8059 owns my soul!!!! :heart:
*StolenWater:iconStolenWater: 4 days 19 hours ago
Heeeyyyyyy - sorry for the horribly delayed reply!

I rented the first POA at the library a few days ago - should have it for a while! Let me know when'd work for you to hang out and POA-PARTAY!

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THRICE = LOVE

"Can you feel your heartbeat racing? Can you taste the fear in her sweat? We've done this wrong, we're too far gone, these sheets tell of regret."
- "A Boy Brushed Red Living In Black And White," Underoath
*StolenWater:iconStolenWater: Jul 13, 2008, 6:23:56 AM
No problem! :)

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THRICE = LOVE

"Can you feel your heartbeat racing? Can you taste the fear in her sweat? We've done this wrong, we're too far gone, these sheets tell of regret."
- "A Boy Brushed Red Living In Black And White," Underoath
~iluvbsbkevin:iconiluvbsbkevin: Jul 12, 2008, 8:11:32 PM Mood: Adoration
Thanks for the fave~!
*StolenWater:iconStolenWater: Jul 12, 2008, 1:00:06 PM
ADORABLE!

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THRICE = LOVE

"Can you feel your heartbeat racing? Can you taste the fear in her sweat? We've done this wrong, we're too far gone, these sheets tell of regret."
- "A Boy Brushed Red Living In Black And White," Underoath
~RunFromTheOrdinary:iconRunFromTheOrdinary: Jul 10, 2008, 8:52:33 PM
[link]
o'yea! i found one!

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So, is this what you call a get away? Tell me what you got away with? Cause i've seen more spine in jellyfish. I've seen more guts in eleven-year-old kids.
"Seventy Times 7" - Brand New

8059 owns my soul!!!! :heart:
~RunFromTheOrdinary:iconRunFromTheOrdinary: Jul 4, 2008, 7:49:12 AM
HAPPY FOURTH PATTY!!!!!!!!! :iconspinplz:

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So, is this what you call a get away? Tell me what you got away with? Cause i've seen more spine in jellyfish. I've seen more guts in eleven-year-old kids.
"Seventy Times 7" - Brand New

8059 owns my soul!!!! :heart:
~FeelingsInsincere:iconFeelingsInsincere: Jul 4, 2008, 12:27:13 AM
HAPPY FOURTH OF JULY!!!
-gives you cake and small moofins-
:D

Hope the entire day is fun and exciting!
*StolenWater:iconStolenWater: Jul 2, 2008, 8:45:26 AM
Oh, no problem - I don't actually feel like I've done very much ^^;

Well, if you want me to draw any of your characters, just let me know. If you give me a brief description, I can take a crack at pretty much anything - whether it'll turn out very well is another matter xD

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THRICE = LOVE

"Can you feel your heartbeat racing? Can you taste the fear in her sweat? We've done this wrong, we're too far gone, these sheets tell of regret."
- "A Boy Brushed Red Living In Black And White," Underoath
*StolenWater:iconStolenWater: Jul 2, 2008, 8:44:09 AM
De nada :)

?Cual es la fecha hoy?

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THRICE = LOVE

"Can you feel your heartbeat racing? Can you taste the fear in her sweat? We've done this wrong, we're too far gone, these sheets tell of regret."
- "A Boy Brushed Red Living In Black And White," Underoath
~pot-a-toe:iconpot-a-toe: Jul 2, 2008, 7:04:01 AM Mood: Joy
Ok. Just bump it up a level when you think I've got the hang of it.

I like summer too but I like winter even more.

Thanks for all the help.

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I see no point in life so why am I alive... I could help others who have a purpose or I could destroy everyone

I choose to help so where should I begin

do you have a purpose?
~pot-a-toe:iconpot-a-toe: Jul 2, 2008, 6:49:09 AM
Just thinking back to things I've said before, I'm not sure I made it clear that the characters in the story are human.

The main setting is a private school for kids of all ages who have unnatural abilities ranging anywhere from perfect memory or seeing sounds to an instinct for invention or controlling one of the elements (like in Avatar) suggestions for abilities are also welcome but not necessary.
It is set slightly in the future but no actual date is mentioned. Most events are in North America and both the school and the place where the story starts are owned by the government and kept a secret from the public.

I can't remember if I've thanked you yet for helping so thank you very much.

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I see no point in life so why am I alive... I could help others who have a purpose or I could destroy everyone

I choose to help so where should I begin

do you have a purpose?
*StolenWater:iconStolenWater: Jul 2, 2008, 4:42:54 AM
Oh, I saw those :) Are Leafeon and Glaceon from the newer Pokemon sets? I don't remember them from Red, Blue, Yellow, Gold, or Silver.

I can try to help you with a title, but I'm pretty bad with them ^^; The vast majority of my stories usually end up having really lame or unoriginal names, like "The City" or "Collision". I'm bad at coming up with names longer than two words.

Yep, I've read the ones that you've got in your gallery :)

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THRICE = LOVE

"Can you feel your heartbeat racing? Can you taste the fear in her sweat? We've done this wrong, we're too far gone, these sheets tell of regret."
- "A Boy Brushed Red Living In Black And White," Underoath
*StolenWater:iconStolenWater: Jul 2, 2008, 4:40:25 AM
"Can we practice Spanish here, on deviantART?
"I like summer a lot - I am writing, drawing, and watching movies often."

I'll try to restrict myself to some stuff from the first month then :) To be nice.

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THRICE = LOVE

"Can you feel your heartbeat racing? Can you taste the fear in her sweat? We've done this wrong, we're too far gone, these sheets tell of regret."
- "A Boy Brushed Red Living In Black And White," Underoath
~RunFromTheOrdinary:iconRunFromTheOrdinary: Jul 1, 2008, 5:18:09 PM
:blowkiss:
cause you deserve it! idk why but you do! :D
i'm coming back home i think on Sunday so you me and ally... and the french girl and Katie should all hang@

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So, is this what you call a get away? Tell me what you got away with? Cause i've seen more spine in jellyfish. I've seen more guts in eleven-year-old kids.
"Seventy Times 7" - Brand New

8059 owns my soul!!!! :heart:
~pot-a-toe:iconpot-a-toe: Jul 1, 2008, 7:03:27 AM
The story is kind of a fantasy sci-fi-ish thing right now but I have no Idea what it'll be when I'm done with it.
If you check out Eevee 3 story starter in color in my gallery then I have some info there.

I'm gonna need help finding a title for it too.

If you love reading, then have you seen the poems that I've already posted?

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I see no point in life so why am I alive... I could help others who have a purpose or I could destroy everyone

I choose to help so where should I begin

do you have a purpose?
~pot-a-toe:iconpot-a-toe: Jul 1, 2008, 6:43:18 AM
nine days means more than a week before I can easily understand anything you say.

I took Spanish in first grade but dealing with two languages that were relatively new was more of a challenge than I had wanted.

You said something about practicing Spanish on deviantArt in your question but Me no comprendo "Podemos" & "aqui"
Then you say something you like a lot and after the - mark, you completely lost me.

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I see no point in life so why am I alive... I could help others who have a purpose or I could destroy everyone

I choose to help so where should I begin

do you have a purpose?