Ok, so after ranting out my frustration in the last post, I'm going to continue it today XD As a side note, since I suppose no one read it, it was about the TV series "Masters of Horror" and I've begun watching the 7th episode :D
In spite of all the things that happened these past few days, they weren't that bad. One of my classmates (Alexandra) remembered the Turbo chewing gum, something we used to buy when we were kids! I mean, that gum's our childhood! XD She wanted us to go look for it so we went to Cora, a hypermarket relatively close to my house, but didn't find any :( It's Turkish and here's a pic, in case you wonder how it looks like:
On Saturday, we went to McDonalds after seeing we couldn't find it (that hypermarket also has some shops, cafeterias and fast-food diners independent from the main shopping place). It was funny because me and Nico (we managed to drag her along too) got something to eat but Alexandra didn't want anything. After an hour, me and Nico having finished eating, she decided she WAS hungry and went off to buy something.
I hate the fact that the Sprite I got was really cold and my throat didn't react too well - I'm sick now, with a runny nose and all that stuff -_-" Why do I always catch a cold during summer?! Anyway, I was really clumsy yesterday - first I broke one of my favorite plates, then a plastic bottle fell on my head because I wasn't careful T_T Why do these things happen to me?! Of course, today was an annoying day because we ended up not doing classes and came to school for nothing!
My dad thinks that making weird faces at the dog is funny. -_-"
Well, I suppose people will be happy with a shorter post this time, there aren't many things to mention aside from what I already have. Oh, and remember to check out Kelsey's wallpaper, Endless Beauty, it's worth your time! Thank you for reading and/or commenting, school's done so you'll see me back here too! (dunno if that's good or bad though ^_^") *hugs* Take care, everyone!
Life: 06/09/08 | Posted By: sweetdevil | | Tags: chewing gum, childhood, masters of horror, turbo, tv series
Ok, I am SERIOUSLY never watching anything made by Dario Argento ever again. It's total crap, in my opinion. This post is here for me to rant out my frustration at wasting a good hour of my life watching something (why did I? no one made me watch it =_=") I don't know if anyone's actually going to be interested in this, since I don't know many people who enjoy horror films.
Some of you might find this post totally confusing so I'm going to explain it a bit. I've recently been watching Masters of Horror, a TV series with 2 seasons of 13 episodes each, each episode directed by a different director of horror films, a "master" (some directed more than one but that's beside the point). Dario Argento is an Italian director of horror films but I haven't seen any of his films before this episode, mainly because I heard they were based more on nudity and gore than plot. By the way, the MoH episodes aren't connected, they're random stories.
I'm currently at episode 5 of MoH and I have mixed opinions. The intro seems promising (watch at your own risk, it's a little disturbing here and there). The plot outlines seem promising. Why does it end up poor? I must say I watched episode 1 with my friend Nico and wasn't too impressed. It's said that the beginning is important; in this case, it failed. I thought the first episode would be more fit as a "first horror" (first one you watch in your life!), rather than the beginning of such a promising series.
Then came the second episode, which pleasantly surprised me (at least more than the first one did). I really like someone on the IMDb boards' statement: "is there a MoH episode without nudity?" Haven't seen one yet! Anyway, I was lookign forward to it because I've heard a lot about H.P. Lovecraft but haven't had a chance to read any of his writings. It was mildly entertaining though I could predict some of the moments. The ending was a nice twist when it could have failed, rendering the whole thing ok.
The third episode is my favorite one up to this point. Maybe because it's got Robert Englund in it? (he played Freddy Krueger in the A Nightmare on Elm Street series) Maybe ^^ He was quite convincing in his role and the atmosphere of the episode was eerie. Finally I felt the series was going somewhere! Still one of the most creepy things I've seen, judging solely by the plot and the execution. Recommended to see at the beginning instead of the first episode.
Then came the catastrophe, the fourth episode! This one's directed by Argento. I had seen it before but remembered only small bits (goes to show how good it was...) so I decided to watch it again just for the fun of it. Jenifer, the "girl" was ugly as Hell, but that didn't bother me too much. What bothered me a LOT was seeing her eat a cat -yes, she ate a cat...- and then kiss the guy in main role @_@ Barf bag, please!! Ugly girl? Check. Lots of sex scenes with said ugly girl? Check. Unimaginative plot? Check. Predictable ending? Check. WTF moments? Check.
This episode really put me off and I am seriously thinking about not watching any more of MoH. Come on, anyone can make a lousy horror film -just throw in a cliche killer, some booby blondes (no offense to the smart blondes), some stereotypical characters, a hot guy, a never-working cellphone, a crappy car which breaks down in the middle of the forest (at night) and you've got your standard horror film. Don't believe me? Check out . It's got a 2.5/10 rating from 312 people and it came out in 2005 - I was feeling generous the day I voted and gave it a 2.
In the end, I can't say what I feel exactly, I'll give it one more chance. Maybe John Carpenter will save some of these cheap ideas. If not, the case is closed. Anyway, thank you for reading this (if you have). You don't have to leave a comment if you don't want to or this subject doesn't interest you. One more advice: if a horror movie is bad enough, it becomes comedy. Jenifer (fourth episode) is neither a horror nor a comedy. It's just too bad. Hope you have a great day and feel free to share your opinions on this subject or horror films in general ^_^
Life: 06/06/08 | Posted By: sweetdevil | | Other Movies | Tags: dance of the dead, dario argento, episode, horror, jenifer, masters of horror, movies
