Wrong in the head...

I must be sick. I really want to see "Martyrs" again.

I have Dengue Fever..

Now that Swine Flu is passe (there goes my Zombie apocalypse....this year) I have Dengue Fever!! Not really but I love the band, and I especially love the band when they play live soundtracks to kick ass films like "The Lost World" at the WORLD FAMOUS Castro theatre!!

I saw "The Lost World" but years ago! It is like going to a rock concert with a live band playing to the film! And you know what is really cool about this flick? Yes, there are moments you laugh, but really, it stands the test of time. In my mind this flick was more exciting than that piece of shit Jurassic Park sequel that aped the name.

And now, for a Louis Armstrong story. Louis was playing at a Cabaret in Switzerland. Well, it was between sets and Louis was leaning back, watching the scene, having a drink. This waiter passed by him and smiled. Louis smiled back and said "Solid." Well, the waiter passed by two more times, each time grinning ear to ear. Each time Louis would smile back and say "Solid." After the third pass the waiter went into the kitchen and brought out an enormous "salad" for Louis. This story is really cool when you hear Louis tell it!

The Lost World

We are going to so see this tonight. Check out the article: http://www.sffs.org/content.aspx?catid=22,37&pageid=924 It should be pretty fun. But, because it is going to require me to stay out past 10pm, I need to go take a nap right now! It is a BITCH getting old.

Motivators vs Monkey Fighters

This might be the greatest thing I have ever seen (today.)

Martyrs

This film is really, really good. I would say I "loved" it but that doesn't seem quite right. I would never watch it again, I didn't "enjoy" it, I wouldn't recommend it to anyone (well, maybe a select few.)

Nevertheless, the film is amazing and probably the best horror film I will see all year (in fact I can pretty much guarantee it.) Yes, it is brutal, especially the last 20 minutes. There is nothing here that is any worse than in any of the SAW films, but the impact of what you are seeing is much greater. To begin with you really "care" about the main character, Anna. She is the Saint, the Martyr, of the film. By the time the last 20 minutes roll around you are so identified with her that the suffering she endures (and it is a lot and very graphic) hits like a ton of bricks.

Perhaps I came to this film knowing too much about it. I would have liked to watch it with a clean slate. Perhaps it would of had a greater impact. I knew it(the brutality) was going to get worse , and although that anticipation was thrilling, the impact would have been greater had I not known what was going to happen. Having said that, I didn't think it was as "horrible" as some have let on. I didn't feel faint or want to throw up. I don't think I have suffered any severe emotional damage (no more than usual.) I watched it with Tanya, and she knew nothing about the film. She enjoyed it (is that the right word?) as well. Which got me to thinking: Do women experience this film differently than men? I think this is a "women's" film. It is a chick flick. A horrible, horrible chick flick. You have to see it to know what I am talking about, but a warning: anyone who does not appreciate horror and sees this film will think I am a sick, sick bitch. You would probably be right!

Told you so..

Check it out: http://bouncewith.me.uk/europe/8027043.htm Got the link from my new favorite horror blog: Day of the Woman. Later: my "Marytrs" review! I survived, with very little emotional damage!

Humpty via Edgar

I am off today, and there is some kind of game going on at Stanford (Lacrosse or something like that.) The people cheering sounds like terrified screaming off in the distance. That gets my mind reeling and of course I am thinking: Zombies. And I am thinking how totally screwed I am in this apartment. Then I watched this and felt better.