Drawing of the day: 7/4/15

I found this vintage photograph of two ladies in a sailor outfit

randomly on the internet. (I actually don't know where.)

Maybe I should search about it first, hold on.

Nope.. can't find any information anywhere.

On some websites it says 1930's and on another 

it says 1940's lol. I think it's 1940's though.

(Just guessing lol)

I think I did a reasonable job but damn it looks so..

whats the word for it, like I put no effort haha.

Never mind, I did it in like 10 mins anyway.


Here is another one I did a while ago:

I don't know anything about this photograph too ahaha.

Oh, it's a photograph of a person called Marina Ginestà,

a French veteran of the Spanish civil war according to wikipedia.

And..here it is! lol. Just floating in mid air.

The posing looks very different since I hardly looked

at the photo while I was drawing it.

I have to look more closely next time.

(It's just really difficult on the computer..)

Oh and here is a random drawing of Mia Farrow from

Rosemary's baby (well, it's supposed to be.)

Bye bye!

Blabbing about: A star is born (1954)

Hello!

I just watching the film, "I star is born" which I have been longing
to view for so long.



And it was just extremely, super, AMAZING.
Oh my fu*king god I AM CRYING.
IT'S 10 PM AND WTF I AM SO EXCITED.
I FEEL LIKE DANCING AROUND THE HOUSE.

Ok... I should calm down now..ahem.
It's just that this film was just ... so extraordinary.... I can't... 

So...well... I think I'm a bit calm downed now so
I shall start my actual review now..



A Star is Born (1954)
Musical

I loved this picture so so much. I don't know what to do.
I want to watch this everyday of my life.
Ahh... I have a thousand things to say about this film but
it's all muddled up and I don't know what to say now.
(damn I'm so crazy.)

Judy Garland was just absolutely amazing .. like she was 
dazzling. Ugh..I am making no sense at all.
The whole time I just felt so sad. Why didn't she receive an oscar?
It just made me extremely angry.

Both performances by Judy Garland and James Manson were
extremely powerful. This film itself was just flawless as it can be.
Ahh... musicals are so damn amazing. 
Uh, and I also thought the directing was also very interesting!
The voice overs with the photographs, nothing I have ever seen
in a musical before.

Oh how amazing it will be if I can just hug Judy Garland.
Well, I'll just imagine hugging Judy Garland and tell how much
I love her in my head (Don't tell me I need a life.)

Oh Judy Garland Judy Garland...Judy Garland.....

I mean, how can you not love Judy Garland after watching
the Here's What I'm Here For number?

I've said this already, but this film was just absolutely perfect.
I seriously didn't expect this much at all.
I am so glad I got to watch this wonderful picture.

Just cry all day cause Judy Garland is so flawless.

So, my next step is to purchase this on a blu-ray copy.
So I can watch it anytime I want to.
I'll add this to my "films to watch when I want to forget everything" list.
(By the way other films I have in that list are:
-A Patch of Blue (1965)
-Dog Day Afternoon (1975)
-Taxi Driver (1976)
-Dawn of the dead (1978)
-Alien (1979)
-Scarface (1983)
-Robocop (1987)
-Reservoir Dogs (1992)
R-rated drama/action movies make the best "escape from all this shit" films.(lol)
Nice romantic films are great too, but I sometimes just get sad watching
them; but I'm never not in the mood to watch A Patch of Blue.)


OK, this wasn't a review at all and it was just me making no sense at all
but well, never mind. It's just that this film was too amazing.

I just want to say this I feel like this film is so underrated and it
deserves more applause. I love glorious technicolour musicals and
I love Judy Garland. (And I also love the 50's too!)

 

I mean, the trailer always makes me cry.

"But I had to sing.
I somehow feel most alive when I'm singing."

Blabbing about: The Red Shoes (1948)

Hello!

I can't really remember how I came to this film actually.
Hmm.....maybe..uh....oh yeah, I found a copy at a DVD rental store
and the cover seemed pretty interesting so I went home and searched
about it and as a technicolour musical lover, it was a must see.

Ok, here goes the review!



The Red Shoes (1948)
Musical

The one thing I want to say is that I couldn't appreciate ANY of the beautiful
cinematography because I saw it on a dodgy DVD I rented out from the library.
Uh...how stupid could I get. I could of got it out on blu-ray but I was so
cheap I didn't...(The blu-ray was $5 whereas the DVD was $1)



This is the DVD I saw it on, DON'T WATCH IT ON THIS!!
(And probably all the other series in the "masterpiece collection")
The quality was extremely bad and the whole screen was like a dirty mud colour.
Oh man, this is supposed to be a beautiful technicolour musical....

So, ok, besides my poor choice on what I watched it on,
I thought it film was absolutely amazing and I'm sure I would love it
even more (and discover the true beauty) if I get to view it on a remastered edition.

I thought the main character, Vicky was so pretty. UGH,
I wish I had red hair and blue eyes like her.

I thought that this film had such a unique atmosphere,
it was unlike any other film I have ever seen before.
It was like, I can smell this film. (Does that make sense? lol)




I complete fell in love with the directors, and now I'm
desperate to watch "The tales of Hoffman".
Unfortunately, I cannot get a hold of the digitally restored 4K version
(UGHHH it will be SO AMAZING if I can though!)
So I hope that the DVD for it will be reasonably ... restored? lol.
I mean, the trailer for it is so beautiful. UGH, please god make sure
"The tales of Hoffmann" at my DVD rental store is good quality!(lol)

So that's about it! lol, this was completely a rant more than a review
but oh well. One of the most annoying things in my life are bad quality DVD's.

Bye bye!

"Why do you want to dance?"

"Why do you want to live?"

"Well I don't know exactly why, but I must."

 "That's my answer too."

Blabbing about: "The panic in Needle park(1971)"

Hello!

It's be so long since I last posted on this blog lol. Anyway, I would like to write a review for this wonderful(looking) film that I have not yet seen. This time I will write a before watching and after watched thingso it's a little different.

Ok so here I go!

Details about the film:



The panic in needle park (1971)Drama

Plot(from IMDb.com):This movie is a stark portrayal of life among a group of heroin addicts who hang out in "Needle Park" in New York City. Played against this setting is a low-key love story between Bobby, a young addict and small-time hustler, and Helen, a homeless girl who finds in her relationship with Bobby the stability she craves. She becomes addicted too, and life goes downhill for them both as their addiction deepens, eventually leading to a series of betrayals. But, in spite of it all, the relationship between Bobby and Helen endures.

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BEFORE THE FILM

I have to admit this, I think I am starting to get addicted to Al Pacino.
After viewing scarface, I HAD to watch another Al Pacino film.
And, I decided to watch this for a few reasons.

Ok, It's not that I don't like romance films.
I just always get annoyed of the heroine. A lot.
And I also get tired of all the cliches. There a a few romance themed films
I absolutely love, but I dislike most. I don't really know why.
I'm just really picky I guess.

So..... I went on IMDb and read the brief plot and it kind of hit me somewhere.
I want to watch a heart breaking romance between young Al Pacino and the poor
homeless girl(I don't know anything about this film really but I'm guessing this is correct, right? lol)

I REALLY, REALLY want to love this film.
I want this film to be one of the best romantic films I have seen(well, at least this year.)
lol I really am expecting so much aren't I... maybe this is bad. oops.

But seriously, look at the poster. The tagline "God help Bobby and Helen. They're in love
in needle park" makes me really want to watch it!
Oh man.... I really hope I can enjoy this film...
I hope I don't get pissed of at the heroine...GOD HELP ME (lol)
(Oh my god every time I try to spell "heroine" I always type heroin)

So what I expect to see in this film is a very sad, tender romance between
Bobby and Helen that will tear my heart out.
And I hope I can love Helen. So I can love the whole film.

Oh yeah and I don't really like the title of this film.... It doesn't sound too
appealing to me. If I just heard the title somewhere I would never bothered to even
search about it, seriously.
And by the way, the Japanese title of this film "哀しみの街角" translates to
"The street corner of sadness". I actually like that title better lol. Just talking about the title ok....

AFTER THE FILM:



(My favorite scene)

Ok, it has been a few days since I finished viewing this film actually but I'll
write the review now!

To be honest, yes... I was kind of disappointed. Maybe I just expected too much.
But besides that, the film was extremely noir raw and I thought it was fantastic.
The drugs, constant smoking/drinking, prostitution... there was nothing glamorous
about anything and thats what made the film so bold.

This film took me so much time to finish even though its a relatively short/normal
length film. I think that it's just because it was so dark and heavy.
(The no soundtrack was extremely effective)

So to be honest, no I didn't really enjoy.... well....enjoy is a strange word isn't it.
I mean, I don't think this is a film that most people can enjoy since the whole
film has a very quiet and dark atmosphere and the story is very slow paced.
It wasn't a film that you can necessary enjoy viewing but it was great watching
a nice 70's film with young Al Pacino!

So in conclusion, I thought this film was great on it's own but It's not the type of  film
that I personally like. What I thought was great about this film was that
everything was so realistic. Like, there was no Hollywood glamour or movie
cliches or stereotypes. For example, the ending when Bobby gets out of
prison, there is no dramatic reunion where "the girl runs up to the guy crying, shouting his name
and jumps onto him and they kiss and the movie ends"(lol).
It was just so casual, so real.


"In the dark corner of the city, they found light"

(I think the taglines are pretty amazing.
ahh...70's taglines.)

Bye bye!

Blabbing about: Reservoir Dogs (1992)

Hey!

So, a while ago I found out about this amazing film and having been interested ever since.
(I went to the video rental store and found this DVD and kind of fell in love.)
And.... I finally got the opportunity to watch it today!
You don't know how much I have been waiting for this moment.
(I couldn't watch it straight away because of... restriction reasons. Meh.)



Lol here is a photo of me holding the DVD.
(Just cause haha)

So here goes my short and not-review-like review!

Warning: May contain spoilers



Reservoir Dogs (1992)
Crime, Action

(You don't know how long it actually took me to memorise how to spell the word "Reservoir"....)

OK, I would like to start of by saying that this film was absolutely amazing and I loved it so much.
I just...I can't really explain in now haha. I thought it was just bang on my...my type? lol
This was my first Quentin Tarantino film and I am so impressed!!!!
I am so addicted to 70's-90's R-rated Crime films. UGH best thing ever.
(The 90's are really amazing aren't they? I can't believe I actually think this way now but lol)

With so much of shouting and swearing and violence, I felt kinda tired when I finished
viewing this haha. I still feel so hyped up because it was so amazing.
I seriously need to calm down now...

Towards the end, I was literally watching this film like this:



The ending was so intense.. ah, so amazing how films can make you feel so excited.

Anyway, I loved this film so so much and would definitely watch it again.
I personally feel like this film would never get boring...
It was just- UGH. So great. I think that crime films with comedy is one
of the best things ever.Oh and yes- I loved the soundtrack!

I would personally give this lovely film a score around a 8.5 out of 10.
(Daym I feel like a fancy film critic saying this haha.)

This is actually kind of weird but I watched "The Piano(1992)" today as well.
I thought "oh my god Harvey Keitel is everywhere"...lol.
Well anyway, all the sexy, romantic-ness from The piano 
blew right away as soon as put on Reservoir Dogs haha.

I haven't written a review for The Piano but I loved it to bits as well!
Just thinking about the film now kind of makes me melt.
That was such a sexy film. And Reservoir dogs? not so sexy haha.
(That scene where Mr Blonde cuts of the policeman's ear.. while I was
watching it all I thought was "Man this is so not sexy.")

Bye bye!


"I'm so fucking scared man. Would you please hold me?"

(I don't know why but I really like this line.
I feel like it summaries a lot of things that happened in the film.)

random film talk: The De Niro Addiction

Hey! 

Ok, so, as you can see in the title, What I want to talk about today is

just..well, what kind of films I've been into lately.

And..... Yesterday, I watched half of "The Godfather part Ⅱ(1974)",

And then I watched half of "Raging Bull(1980)",

And then I watched half of "Mean Streets(1973)".

OH MY GOD THE DE NIRO ADDICTION IS REAL.

(but man... why the hell didn't I finish any of the 3???

I've seen Mean streets previously but..oh man, why am I like this...

I LOVED Mean streets. I thought Jonny Boy was absolutely adorable.

And of course, Charlie. UGH SO GORGEOUS.

WHY IS EVERYONE IN 70'S FILMS SO HOT?????

(I know this isn't like a, film that I should be drooling over but who cares lol)

You seriously don't know how much I am in love with Johnny and Charlie.

And...one thing I want to say is that, oh man I feel like such a retard saying this but,

Why was Johnny and Charlie in the freakin SAME BED?????

That's just too hot man. Don't make me imagine these things god...

Every time I want these things to happen and let my imagination go wild

and feel extremely guilty, I always think of what the screenwriter of

"Rebel without a cause" said in my all time favourite documentary"The celluloid closet". 

It was something like how films are in offering to an audience to make "our own film".

SO I'M GONNA DO THAT HAHAHA.

Yesterday while I was watching the wonderful "Godfather part Ⅱ"and "Raging Bull", 

It made me cry a little because all these amazing things that 

happen in the movies would never happen to me.

I thought - Ah, life. Like is such a bitch.

Well, at least I can see all these masterpieces.

Makes my life a hell a lot better.

(I wonder if there is a god of films lol

Because if there was, then I will have to thank him/her.A lot.)

So, my goal for now is to purchase "Mean Streets"On DVD, or even better, on Blu-ray.

I will watch it everyday and cry every time at how adorable they are.

Blabbing about: Commando (1985) and Cliffhanger (1993)

Hello!



So, I recently felt like, I've been watching
very old and dull, lots-of-listening kind of films,
And decided I should watch some 
exciting 80's-90's action movies for a change.

(My brother has a lot of typical action movies
so I just stole them and watched it haha.)

I think my favorite genre of films is..drama, 
but I love so many others genres as well!
I love drama, musicals, and I also LOVE horror.
(hmm.. a strange combination isn't it?)

 I don't think I watch too much comedy. action is so-so.
(although I do love action movies, I don't watch it too much)

Since it's "action", it had to be the two major stars,
Arnold Schwarzenegger and Sylvester Stallone!
(My brother is a big fan, so he has quite a lot of DVD's..I think)
I do love both of them, but haven't watched a lot, at all.

I LOVE the "Rocky" series and we own the whole set,
And that's pretty much all I've seen of Sylvester Stallone.
(except the recent "Grudge Match" and 
"Escape plan"-which also stars Arnold.)

And, for Arnold I've seen "Kindergarten cop(1990)",
"Junior(1994)" and "Twins(1988)" Which are all comedy.

Well.. back to the actual topic.
Ok, So... I can't really write a review for
the two films, so I will just introduce the film
and write down a few comments.
As always.



Commando(1985)
Action

I thought I HAD to watch this since my
little brother used to be obsessed.
He would get his little Nerf guns out and
Watch the same part over and over again.
(uh..the good times.)


Oh man this is the scene he watched at least 5 times
per day.. haha.

Ok, I really enjoyed this movie and thought it was great!
Yes, I can't say much since it's an 80's action movie,
It's supposed to be pure entertainment that you enjoy
at that moment.

I thought the little girl (oh man can't remember the name..)
was extremely cute. ugh, the awesome 80's clothing!



So, in conclusion I thought that this film was 
very enjoyable and would recommend it to practically anyone! 
(well... I suppose lol)

This film was the first 80's action movie I have seen
That stars Arnold so it was great to see it.





Cliffhanger(1993)
Action

(Hmm...This is a pretty cool poster, isn't it?)
Ok, So, uh... I don't know how to start of with this one,
But I really enjoyed it! it was extremely thrilling
And very well done, but ...oh man,
The "Bad guys" pissed me off so much.
Maybe that is one of the reason I wouldn't 
really want to watch this again.

Stallone's character (ugh...don't know names..)
was awesome and the girl was extremely cute though!



I don't have any clue how did they do most of
the scenes. (man..I really have no idea!)
I thought they were really realistic
well... I don't even know how "realistic"
Movie's special effects are now days lol

I can't say much on this movie either,
But I will just say that it was really great,
I enjoyed it and the main casts was amazing.


So, I enjoyed both films very much,
And well, yes, I thought that 80's-90's action movies
are great as anything else I watch as well haha.
Maybe I just don't like recent comedy movies.
They are just not my thing.


Bye bye!