Saturday, November 12, 2005
simple minded rambling
"i am not under any orders to make the world a better place"... ah ironies, indeed!
Psychic!! Last night, i had the weirdest urge to suddenly want to watch "Reality Bites", (y'know that winona ryder/ ethan hawke/ ben stiller movie? check the poster above). Then as i was flipping through channels earlier, i actually caught it. wow. weird.
well, the things is i love this movie. it'll always have this special place in me that will supersede any movie, even those with all the special effects (*cough*star wars*cough*).
why?
because it's so simple. yet... not.
we have a whole story that revolves around Lelaina, Troy, Sammy, Vicky and Michael. Lelaina, being the batch valedictorian naturally dreams of making something of herself and tries to overachieve, while the slacker/tortured genius Troy acts as her perfect foil, grounding her everytime.
this is one of the movies that have influenced me greatly. seeing it again brings a lot of introspection.. (it doesn't help that it's a love story, too). Oh, and yeah, this was Ben Stiller's directorial debut, btw.
See? i'm so overwhelmed that this whole entry looks like it was written by a four year old! (GAWD!!! WHAT THE HECK IS WRONG WITH ME?!?!?!)
whatever. my fave lines are below:
one:
Lelaina:: I just don’t understand why things just can’t go back to normal at the end of the half hour like on the Brady Bunch or something.
Troy:: Well, ‘cause Mr. Brady died of AIDS. Things don’t turn out like that.
Lelaina:: I was really gonna be something by the age of 23.
Troy:: Honey, the only thing you have to be by the age of 23 is yourself.
Lelaina:: I don’t know who that is anymore.
Troy:: I do. And we all love her. I love her. She breaks my heart again and again but I love her
two: Troy: What happened is that um, I kinda got this arcane glimpse of the universe and the best thing I can say about that is... I don't know.
three: Lelaina: I mean, these job interviews, Troy... The word “vivesection” a staggering understatement. I mean, can you define irony?
Troy:: Its when the actual meaning is the complete opposite from the literal meaning.
Lelaina: My God, where were you when I needed you today?
mauve angelus dreamt on* 2:51 AM
Comments:
Thanks for the tip. I have been grumbling what to watch for the week since the only video store which I am a member in Dumaguete (mind you, there are only four video stores here and video city is not an option for me, as of the moment)only has the old movies and I don't know what to pick. Now, at least I have something to look forward to this week.
Thanks for the tip. I have been grumbling what to watch for the week since the only video store which I am a member in Dumaguete (mind you, there are only four video stores here and video city is not an option for me, as of the moment)only has the old movies and I don't know what to pick. Now, at least I have something to look forward to this week.
"it was all that i wanted, now i'm living without...it's where the water flows, it's where the wind blows..." OVERHAUL COMING UP...
something got caught.. errr? what?!?!?
Male, 21, Single
Zodiac Sign: Capricorn
Location: Philippines
Hometown: slumberland...
Schools:
University of St. La Salle-IS, University of the Philippines- Manila
Occupation:
dreamer, sophisticated jologs
Companies:ignored industries
Affiliations:
The Amazing Losers Organization (TALO!), team FS, i-squared, Brickwall People, Superplan X
Hobbies and Interests:
dreaming, sleeping
Favorite Books:
the Holy Bible, the imitation of Christ, Bram Stoker's Dracula, Interview with the Vampire, Eraserheads' Fruitcake, El Filibusterismo, Of Punks Poets and Poseurs, LotR, The Purgatorio, The Inferno, V, The Final Conflict, The Vampire Lestat, The Prophet, the perks of being a wallflower
Favorite Movies:
reality bites, rockstar, star wars, kill bill, reservoir dogs, awww gawdammit! TARANTINO MOVIES IN GENERAL, (yes?!?), detroit rock city, wayne's world at siyempre Can this be Love? (ang umangal sisipain ko), Memoirs of a Geisha, Nasaan si Francis?
Favorite Music:
i need a list!!, eraserheads (with ely), rivermaya (luma), mr. big (with either kotzen or gilbert), smashing pumpkins (with d'arcy), nirvana, foo fighters (basta anjan c dave grohl astig!), counting crows, urbandub, our lady peace
Psychic!! Last night, i had the weirdest urge to suddenly want to watch "Reality Bites", (y'know that winona ryder/ ethan hawke/ ben stiller movie? check the poster above). Then as i was flipping through channels earlier, i actually caught it. wow. weird.
