Movie: Sunshine (2007)
I recently got this because it was part of a 3 DVDs for £15 deal. Sounds like an immensely boring movie since it, funnily enough, bases itself around the sun. It's all star cast containing the bloke from the Batman Begins movie, and the Human Torch from the Fantastic Four movies is not exactly impressive to say the least, but at least it explains the origin of the Human Torch. Not actually but it's a nice thought. The movie begins with a crew of astronauts (roughly 7 or 8 of them. The number just never seemed extremely important to me) who set out to revive the sun through the use of some big ass bomb. The movie is set a good 50 years in the future so there' s no need to worry just yet. Each member of the crew, as with most of these survival type movies, is killed off in a different and obscure manner just to keep the movie going and the audience to continue watching it probably, but it all works well. The plot, and simple space physics or whatever its called now, are almost ridiculous but it fits well enough. I know I have criticised this movie to the furthest point but only in your best interest...I think. Anyway, the movie is well worth watching if you are just looking for a good movie to watch in your spare time. Don't expect too many fan clubs, or fans for that matter as some people are just oblivious to great movies and spend their time watching a film with Orlando Bloom or someone else you wished was dead.
7.8/10
Music: Thrice - Alchemy Index Vol: III & IV (Earth and Air) Early review
Now, if you happened to know me you would know that I am not a fan of Thrice. I am follower to the sacred words spoken by them. While owning their entire disc collection, including their early releases and DVD, decorated my 'My Pictures' and desktop with thousand of pictures of them, learned to play several of their songs, it would be an insult to them, and myself, if I said that I didn't like this album. Well, I can't say I do like it...yet. The album is yet to be released and as I am not a famous reviewer I did not enter the untouchable list of who gets an early copy. Thus, it would be wrong to properly review the album just now. But I may as well. While the previous two volumes contained some of their heavier style of music (Fire) and some of their electronic style (Water), Earth and Air take a more folky route. Several of the songs have been played live for promotional use, which I managed to get a hold of, and I have to say they are completely different. Thrice is not the same band they were in the beginning. Everything has changed. There is no way to define Thrice as any particular genre as they take on so many every time. The best way to describe them is experimental/God-like because every album is so different. It is easy to say that after you've heard the first few albums, but this takes it to an all new level. I know you're probably all thinking, "Oh, you cad. How can you still say this when you still haven't bought the album?" Well, the truth is, and always has been, that Thrice was created by God who sent them onto earth to create the best music imaginable. They have managed that so far so it would not be fair to them if I said that the next volumes are going to be a steaming pile of shite. But maybe I am hyping this up a bit too much. I am yet to listen them live and the new album might not be perfect. But who or what is? Besides Dustin Kensrue, Teppei Teranishi, Eddie Breckenridge and Riley Breckenridge. Oh, wait. That's all the members of Thrice. Oh well. Can't argue with the facts.
Movie: Blood Diamond (2007)
'Blood Diamond' was another of those 3 for £15 DVD's that I got. It stars Leonardo Di Caprio.............................................................................what a great start. Don't get me wrong, in his more recent movies such as 'The Departed' and 'Blood Diamond' itself he has been a fantastic actor. He takes the role of a man named Archer who is a South African ex-mercenary, now diamonds smuggler, whose life is determined on finding diamonds in which he can then sell on to some asshole prick in London, England. Rebel forces in Sierra Leone are determined to find these diamonds so they can buy bigger and better weapons to obliterate the rest of the population with because they gave them a funny look...possibly. Our main man Solomon Vandy, who we meet at the beginning of this tragic story, has been taken hostage to serve in the diamond mines. Strangely, he finds a diamond. Never saw it coming. Anyway, he managed to sneak away and hide it, and is then pursued by Archer who wishes to sell it to meet his own ends, and by the rebels who wish to sell it so they can kill more and more people. A great movie if you just want to watch something good for a change. Great acting, great character development, and for those insecure sickos, there is a lot people getting killer. There's not much else to say besides the fact that Mr Di Caprio may be going back to his usual shite movies after this so it may be good to enjoy this while you can.
8.0/10
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