So, what's with that new
vibrating mascara? Maybe it's me being my usual dunce self about eye makeup (okay, makeup in all forms), but that just sounds like a bad idea. What if it goes haywire and pokes out your eye? I could also go on a big rant here about the inherent sexism of the constant bombardment of ads for useless beauty products for women, but I'd like to be done with this blog entry sometime before the end of this decade, so let's just consider it said.
I'm in the mood to review things, so let's just get right to it:
"The Final Destination" Disgusting, but awesome.
"Sorority Row" Most of the reviews I read for this are pretty negative, which surprised me. It wasn't scary, exactly, but it was a good scary movie - especially when stacked up next to most horror movies released these days. It reminded me a lot of the original "Black Christmas," if that movie had been a TV show done by, say, The CW, because SR so much music in it. Is it just me, or is there
always music in the background of movies & TV shows now? It makes my head feel crowded.
"Jennifer's Body" I went to see this with my expectations way too high, and was therefore disappointed. I was basically rewriting it in my head the whole time to make it as awesome as it could (should?) have been. But, I would definitely still have cast Amanda Seyfried and
Brandon Flowers Adam Brody.
Never would have guessed that Seth Cohen could make me feel uncomfortable. (Also: just read that Brandon Flower's second son was named Gunner. Seriously? Well, it's better than Apple, or Bronx Mowgli. I think.)
"Sons of Anarchy" I hate Henry Rollins. If they could go ahead and kill his character off as quickly as possible, because you know they just
have to do it, that would be great. Get rid of Tig while you're at it, because he's still gross.
"The Vampire Diaries" Okay, so picture the remake of "90210," except set in the middle of nowhere, and with two vampire brothers. One of them is a handsome goody two-shoes a la Edward Cullen; the other one has apparently just graduated as Eric Northman's apprentice. I'm loving this show, and not in an ironic way.
"True Blood" Finally, Maryann is gone! (I usually try to not do spoilers, but if you don't know who I mean already, just trust me when you meet her that you'll tire of her quickly.) As for everyone else: Sam is amazing, Tara's annoying (get your shit together, girl), Eric is a jerk that I don't trust one bit, Pam needs to be featured more because she's great, Jason's still dumb, Lafayette's still fabulous, and Sookie and Bill... well, I really don't want to do spoilers, so I won't. But I will say that I pray nightly that HBO decides to begin next season, like, ASAP.
"TruBlood" That is, the drink that you can buy from the HBO store, if you're a fan of the show and therefore inclined to nerd out on it. It's yummy and comes in a heavy red glass bottle that makes it look creepy. Fun!
"Prison Break" I still have the last two episodes of the final season on my DVR, and am unwilling to either watch or delete them. Not because it's so amazing that I'm sad to be done with it, but because the last two seasons were so awful that they cancel out almost all of the awesomeness of the first two seasons. It's painful to watch a show you loved suck so bad. I do approve of Wentworth Miller's recent guest role on this season's opening episode of "Law & Order: Special Victims Unit," though. Good lord, what a hottie. He and Christopher Meloni are only 11 years apart in age, but WM's character made Elliot Stabler look like a geriatric coward who's refusing to give up his badge. I smell yet another superfluous spin-off.
"Epitafios" I just about died of joy when I found out (by pure chance, I might add) that this was coming back for a second season. I haven't sat down to watch it yet, but I
know it will be amazing. And if by some chance it isn't, you'll hear my dying screams of anguish from wherever it is you are at the moment it happens.
"The Mist" My mom and I watched this movie a couple nights ago. To sum it up: Storm, weird mist, grocery store, octopi, religious weirdo, pterodactyls (or whatever the plural of that is), religious weirdo recruits other nutties into a grocery store cult, escape of the non-nutties, four bullets for five people, an awful "I really should have waited five more minutes" moment, the end. If you find Thomas Jane attractive, as I do, this movie will be just about tolerable... but still depressing.
"Hung" Speaking of Thomas Jane... I still can't decide whether I like this show, but I've watched the entire first season. Okay, imagine if "Six Feet Under" was only one half hour, and featured a dude with a huge schlong instead of a family with a funeral home - that's kind of what "Hung" is. Everyone is kind of annoying, but in an endearing way, and there's occasional hilarity. If it comes back for another season, I'll probably watch it - OnDemand, though, because it's not so great that I can stay up past my 10:00 Sunday bedtime.
"Nurse Jackie" Exactly how much trouble can one woman get into, and still keep the audience rooting for her to find a way out of it all? My only complaint about this show is that it feels like it should be an hour long. Oh, and Peter Facinelli hasn't been naked (yet?). Otherwise, it's perfect!
Jeez, reading this entry over, it sounds as if all I do is watch TV and go to the movies. Actually not true - I've been watching a lot less TV (I have been going to the movies, but I've made it into a social thing, so there). Still wasting too much time on the computer, though. All machines aside, I really feel like I've seen more of my friends lately, which is obviously a good thing. I've had a really weird year, and I'm glad to be at the end of it with things looking up.