Confessions Of A Newly Boring Guy

As a side-effect of my self-imposed sobriety, I have done not much outside of my apartment the past couple of weeks. Part of the blame comes from spending too much time on campus, but I've bumped movies, TV, and books up the priority list on things to do.

Deer Hunter - Really? This movie is classic? I get it, Vietnam sucked balls. 1970's, learn how to pace movies goddammit. 3 hours long this need not have been.

Evangelion 1.0: You Are Not Alone - They made Evangelion real pretty and I'm always excited to watch it again. Also the early introduction of Kaworu has me on the edge of my seat to see how this remake diverges from the original series. It's a shame only the first movie is out and that it'll be no earlier than 2012 when this finishes.

ICHI - A female version of Zatoichi, the blind samurai, in a rather gripping story that really brings to mind classic westerns. However, it's also slow paced at times like classic westerns. I took away from this movie the message that women can be as skilled as men if they have a man to help them. As a master sexist vying for grandmaster ranking, I approve. Also, I wanted to bone Ichi. (N.B. - After looking at less made up pics of the actress, Haruka Ayase, I'm not so sure of this anymore.)

301/302 - One of the most wonderful things about Man Vs. Food is that watching Adam eat his way out of the nation's craziest challenges makes me hungry and appreciate good food. This Korean thriller does the exact opposite. A story about two extremes of diners living next to each other, one a horrible anorexic and the other utterly obsessive about food, 301/302 actually managed to make me horrifed long enough to delay my lunch by an hour (which is quite a feat, I have a rather steel stomach and desensitized disposition for violence/gore). Oh, Korea, will your psychological thrillers ever cease to amaze? A good, short watch, but best to wait at least 30 minutes after eating.

Breaking Bad - Just started the first season, and it's pretty gripping. A less funny Weeds with Bryan Cranston as a chemistry teacher, I'm impressed by it's somewhat accurate use of chemistry and horrified not only that one episode centered around HF but moreso that the characters only wore half of the recommended safety gear! That shit will fuck you up, so why does a high school chem lab have some? Eagerly awaiting the rest of Season 1 from Netflix.