How happy is the blameless vestal’s lot!
The world forgetting, by the world forgot. 
Eternal sunshine of the spotless mind! 
Each pray’r accepted, and each wish resign’d

The Crazies (2010)

here’s my attempt at a movie review.

*SPOLIER ALERT*
I do talk about some of the plot elements, so if you were planing on seeing the movie, i suggest you do not read this. 

first off, what i like about the movie is the placement of height of suspension.
what i mean to say is that the scenes in the movie with the most suspenseful tension, were appropriately placed. They had just enough so it wasn’t obnoxiously suspenseful, but at the same time did enough so it left you wanting more.

The storyline is not that original, but i do admit a creative twist on a story told many times before. They did leave some questions unanswered, like;
how did the main character get back to the sheriff’s station from the gas station many many miles away? 
how did the main character get in contact with infected water, air, AND blood and still not get infected?

Subtle details, but still kept me wondering.


I’d say best male actor goes to russell the deputy.
female, to the main character’s wife.

I would say that they portrayed their parts very well, especially near the end when russell starts going a little “crazy”.

The main character’s acting was my only real problem with the film
He did an alright job, enough to get the job done, but nothing to write home about.

All in all I would give this movie a B+ and I would definitely reccomend it to those who have yet to see it.

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ON A SIDE NOTE -

I find watching suspenseful thrillers like this, atmosphere is important.
I watched this movie alone, in the dark of my room, at 2 in the morning. So I got a lot of the effect of the movie.
Whereas if i were to watch this with a bunch of my friends, in the middle of the day, while everyone had side conversations, this movie hands down would of sucked. 

I remember watching  Dead Silence, a suspenseful thriller of sorts.
I watched it, in an empty church, late at night, in a large empty room, with only 4 other guys, on the big screen.
Now we all sat in the front, and if we were to turn around, it would be so dark we couldn’t see where the wall ended, so needless to say it was a bit eerie.
Which, of course, set the PERFECT tone for the movie, we were scared sh*tless, my 20 year old friend was holding me and shaking. big college man he was, hahaha.

But thinking back on it, the movie wasn’t that fantastic, and I knew under any other circumstances that movie would’ve been subpar, to say the least.

so atmosphere when watching a movie, is very very important (well at least I think so).

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well there it is, my review in a nutshell


hope you enjoyed it,

cheers 

4:19

“she smiles so sweet
and i cant explain the pain
when it goes away

She’ll take my hand 
and i wont let go
no i wont let go

She’ll wake up next to me
And remind me that i’m hers
I’ll say you’re dreaming
I couldn’t belong to a girl

as beautiful as you


She’s so good to me
Even when i fail at responsibility
She’s never too busy for me
She takes the time, to spend the time
To have the time
to be with me”

- sometime in 8th grade 

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me and cindy started going out this past april


I wrote this about her in 2006 

haha i know it’s a little bit corny, but i was young 

:]

The intiative

I’m taking part in a little weekly challenge called “the intiative”

Basically right now, it’s developing a lot of spiritual discipline

Right now i’m disciplining myself to develop a daily bible reading schedule, and journaling what God has to say to me. It’s weird how just taking 15-20 minutes out of my day is such a hard thing to do.

Needless to say, I did my reading and journaled my thoughts, and I already feel a lot better because of it :]

God’s word is such a sweet thing to have.
Hoorah. 

12:53

Because love isnt about fencing ourselves in; feeling safe, feeling sure about the future. It’s about scaring the shit out of every nerve in our body, but pushing forward anyway. Because all the fighting and all the tears and all the uncertainty is worth it. And it’s a hell of a lot better, than being 100% happy without someone to show us that there is a world of a difference between feeling ‘happy’, and feeling whole,

2:37

Children of this earth, are your eyes so blue from staring at the sky?
Is it heaven you are searching for?
Or is it the pure face of God himself
that has captured your attention?

Lift your eyes you restless wanderers
Raise your head and feel the breeze

This is the rising of the sun
The falling of the stars