Wednesday, August 20, 2008

I don't feel like blogging.

The only interesting things I have to report on are my continuing efforts to become eligible to transfer to a UC and the fact that I'm still poor. But we both knew that. I don't know what else to say. Sometimes I realize that I'm actually smarter than people when they say stupid stuff. And I've been watching Deedee's dog/house. I'm supposed to go to a b-day party and a BBQ today. I don't want to go to either. I'm suffering sleep debt because of the Olympics. I don't want to start school again. And I really, really, really, need a job. I'm closer to being able to transfer that I thought. It's not too stressful. And I got a bunch of stupid student loans. But that's actually really helpful. I don't take pictures of anything, but I bought a magnet board for $2.50 at Target yesterday. I'm using it to help me stay organized with all that college stuff. I need to write another one-act play for the festival this year. I also need to not suck at acting anymore. I'm a ward missionary and I like it alright. I'm in charge of the missionary dinner calendar. It's ridiculously hard to fill that thing up sometimes. I've earned so much respect for anyone who has ever held that seemingly benign calling. I've signed up for the SAT II Subject Tests. I'll be if not the oldest test taker in the room, the most advanced in school. But I bet that I don't suck the worst. I had to go see The Mummy 3: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor again yesterday. That movie is honestly one of the most plot and character bankrupt movies I've even seen (and enjoyed... slightly). Not as bad as When a Stranger Calls though. "It was pretty good. I mean, it was kinda scary. I liked it. But it was just okay I suppose. It was bad-ish, I mean it lacked a lot... Worst movie I've ever seen." Karl and Zach should appreciate that little tidbit of awesomeness. Well, I gotta go. I need to wake up the boy I watch in the morning. We have to leave for camp in 10 minutes. He doesn't like breakfast anyway.

2 comments:

Betsy Hite Scott said...

Movie bankrupt of character and plot: have you seen Mama Mia? I was laughing so so much. And I was laughing AT the movie, not with it, I assure you. One of the best unintentionally funny movies I've seen in years. Right up there with The Wicker Man.

hjsklw said...

The one star I plopped on this clunky bore-athon is due to the presence of the great Jet Li as the evil Dragon Emperor of the subtitle and the gorgeous Michelle Yeoh as Zi Yuan, a witch who's been on the Emperor¹s ass for over 2000 years.

Peter Travers
Rolling Stone

http://www.rollingstone.com/reviews/movie/22126971/review/22126827/the _mummy_tomb_of_the_dragon_emperor

martial-arts superstar Jet Li triumphs as the mostly wordless evil Emperor Han of ancient China, a glowing magma spirit locked in a terra cotta shell.

Jane Horwitz
Washington Post

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/07/31/AR2008 073100734.html

Still, Li makes a great villain, using his powers to create fire, ice and other elements.

Edward Douglas
Coming Soon
http://www.comingsoon.net/news/weekendwarriornews.php?id=47377

Toward the end of The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor, Jet Li and Michelle Yeoh launch into a vigorous sword fight — and what a grand pleasure it is to watch these two world-class stars in action again...Their duel atop the Great Wall of China is a reunion of titans, an Old Timers' Day for two actor-athletes still in their sinuous prime. Forgive the effusions of an alter-kocker fanboy, but the flinty glamour of Li and Yeoh — buttressed by the stolid, sneering presence of top Hong Kong villain Anthony Wong Chau-sang (who in 1993 appeared in 15 films!) — is the best reason to catch this third in the series of Indiana Jones knockoffs.

Richard Corliss
TIME
http://www.time.com/time/arts/article/0,8599,1828343,00.html

A memorably badass Jet Li.
Nathan Rabin
AV Club
http://www.avclub.com/content/cinema/the_mummy_tomb_of_the_dragon