Sort of a Protest Blog

The X-Files Redux

As much as I enjoy the series, I was sorely disappointed with this movie. It was okay but it wasn’t exactly great. I wouldn’t say it was bad either though that just may be the sheer joy of seeing Mulder and Scully back on the screen speaking.

I took my friend along to the movie and she was falling asleep. She, like many other people and reviewers out there, was disappointed at the lack of aliens and or monsters in the movie. Chris Carter said this was going to be a “monster of the week” type movie but it didn’t exactly have a monster either.

If you watch it, be sure to stay after the credits.

I sincerely hope that there will be an X-Files 3.

Docudramas

i think the first docudrama i saw was supervolcano. ooh lorddy (trouble’s so hard), that was a good one. i watched it all the way through to 3AM… and i had class the next morning. fantastic. if the title didn’t give it away, the giant caldera at yellowstone park (in the USA) goes off and rains posion gas and volcanic ash over three quarters of the united states.

nobody believes them at first but yeah, thanks discovery channel, now i believe! i don’t quite remember why but the magma pockets scattered underneath the park start pooling together and form one giant pocket. vents start appearing all over the place, releasing poison gas + ash, and a super caldera forms. like a typical volcano all the water goes yellow (from sulphur i believe?) and the sun gets blocked out by the thick ash clouds. watch this docudrama, it’s sexy. what can i say? disasters float my boat.

the second docudrama i watched was called the last dragon. unfortunately, this one had nothing to do with sean connery’s epic movie, dragonheart. the version i watched was narrated by none other than patrick stewart! it’s hard not to believe every word that man says but it gets easier when you see dragons. i think the title pretty much explains this one, it’s about a dragon. they pretty much just filmed a documentary about eagles but replaced eagles with dragons.

i think you should all know, they’re showing how to weave things wicker on how it’s made, it’s making me all hot and bothered.

okay, the last one, which i just watched half an hour ago was called superstorm! yes, it’s like supervolcano but more so giant hurricane that will crush, kill, and destroy you all. they try to control/destroy a hurricane by seeding it.

i’ve lost my train of thought, i’ve just been thoroughly impressed by those people weaving chairs with wicker. holy shit. that’s amazing.

let’s end it here, i can’t wait for “race to mars” in september.

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows

Reference: Harry Potter and the Mediocre Plot

Tuesday, July 19, 2005

…We learn that Voldemorte has also split his soul into seven parts. These pieces were stored in “horcruxes.” One of the pieces is in Voldemorte as he used it to revive himself, one was in his (Tom Riddle’s) diary, one was in Marvalo’s ring, one was in the Slytherin locket, one is in the Raven Claw cup, yeah I’ve forgotten them. But Harry and Dumby go after the locket which wasn’t actually the real locket. Apparently an R.A.B. took it and disposed of it as he noted in his note in the locket. It is mentioned that horcruxes can also be made from animals! I have a feeling that Harry Potter is a horcux himself for Voldemorte, that would explain a lot. Remember they could share thoughts and feelings at one point?

R.A.B. is most likely Regulus Alphard Black which is Sirius’ brother who as James has pointed out is a deat eater (ex-deat eater?).

So since Sirius Black (Harry’s godfather) died in the previous book, Order of the Phoenix, Harry has inherited Grimwald place. I may have just misspelled that or got it wrong all together. This meaning he’s also gained possession of Kreacher the annoying bastard of a house elf. I’m hoping Harry’s inheritance actually has something to do with book seven as JK didn’t even write the house into the book…

I’m having a nerdgasm. I was right about book 7 circa Tuesday, July 19, 2005.

Matthew Good’s Hospital Music

So according to our countdown clock, we’ve got 14 days and 10 hours until the official release of Hospital Music.

Since the album’s been streaming on Matthew’s website for the last month or so, we already know what to expect. I’ve never particularly been a fan of the pre-release idea and this is probably why I’m not feeling overly excited about the new release. But it is good, you could even say Avalanche good. I guess I’m just trying to say that the whole “stream the album before it’s released” thing kind of ruined that Christmas morning feeling for me.

My advice to you, if you like the band, just wait it out to the release date rather than having a listen beforehand.

You can read more about Hospital Music on our parent site: Near Fantastica or you can order the album for $12.96.

ATHF Colon Movie Film for DVD?

They secretly released the Aqua Teen Hunger Force movie onto DVD.

The Police Take GM Place

It’s been three days now since I went to The Police Concert at GM Place, it was awesome. It was a pleasure and an honour to watch their first show on the reunion tour. I encourage you all to see them. I wish I’d taped it.

Ergo Proxy, I’m Impressed

I’ve never been so impressed with Japanese animation until now. Ergo Proxy was pretty thrilling and the art style was just… great. It’s from the same guys who made Samurai Champloo so you’ve got the Cowboy Bebop experience somewhere in there as well.

It’s set in the distant future after a nuclear holocaust in a domed city named Romdeau. The dome is there to keep the people and robots (autoreivs) protected from the harsh post-nuclear atmosphere but the whole point of the story is: is the dome really there to protect us or to imprison us? Everyone in the city is paired up with an entourage class autoreiv which is supposed to keep everyone in check and safe but when a virus breaks out, the entourages start acting out on their own. That and there’s a monster loose in the city.

Ergo Proxy is just cool, it’s one of those end of the world scenarios but with a touch of thriller and mystery. The story starts off with a fight scene and the action continues on for several episodes. Eventually the protagonist, Vincent Law, is setup for a crime he didn’t commit and then the story really takes off.

Eventually the characters find out that the world outside the dome isn’t really as bad as they had been told. The thing is, since people are grown rather than born, there are problems with their DNA. The Earth may be recovering but the human race as it is now, is not. There are many domes but as Vincent, Lil, and Pino search out for Mosque, they discover a horrible truth.

“I think therefore you are.” Twenty three parts, hoping for a second season, I highly recommend it.