I saw a few shows recently. Some are movies, some are broadway musicals. Here's a quick run-through of what I thought of them.
1) Les Miserables
Longest running show on Broadway for a reason. It was so good I bought the soundtrack. Arguably the best musical out there, superior to "Phantom" in every way. Everyone should see it at least once.
2) Equilibrium
The best and worst movie I've ever seen. Let me explain. The movie is like the Matrix mixed with 1984 and Fahrenhite 451, so you get that classic dystopian social commentary with some kick-ass fighting and a traditional hollywood ending. That's where the paradox comes in, for me. It's really refreshing to have the protagonist in a 1984-ish break out of his hopeless situation and kick some ass. It's what we want to happen in those stories. We want the guy to win and liberate himself and the people around him.
But, well, having that neat ending where everything's fixed by killing the bad guy sort of defeats the purpose of those stories. They have endings like that for a reason, even if they're not what we as an audience want. It's too easy. So the ending feels cheap.
3) The Producers
Danza, bitch! Do I need to say anything about The Producers? You've probably seen the movie with Nathan Lane and . . . Ferris Bueller, so you know what it's all about. It's bigger and better in Broadway, and the fact that I was flanked on all sides by little old ladies really enhanced the experience.
4) 300
This movie was so manly it made me crap my pants, only when I looked in my pants it was actually a steak. Yes, you heard it. This film will make you crap a steak.
That about covers it. Ciao.
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Ah, I had forgotten to mention Brave New World. Mmm . . . soma holiday.
I played straight through God of War in a three-day procrastination stint, as I was on a Spartan high after seeing 300. The game was absolutely amazing. Very epic.
And if I wanted to see disfigured men singing in gondolas . . . well, have you been to Venice? It's not the most hygenic place in the world. No-siree.
I have found your blog.
This post would explain the meat leaking out of my ass since friday. And the doctor said it was consumption. Har har har.
SPARTANS NEVER RETREAT.
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