Why So Serious?

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So I managed to catch the movie of the year on Saturday night. Somebody was late for it and we missed like the first few minutes of it. See la all your fault. Now I have to go watch it again.

And it seems many people already did, John being one of them. It's been breaking box office record after record after record, and it's not just a moneymaker too.

It has scored very highly among reviewers and the public alike, and while ignoring the fanboys that has gone "ZOMG BEST MOVIE EVAR", the film has scored so far an average of 9.7 out of 10 in IMDb from almost 47,000 votes by its users, a 94% on Rotten Tomatoes based on the percentage of positive reviews by its list of critics, and has scored an 82 on Metacritic based on reviews in their list of professional publications weighted according to size and prominence.

**WARNING: Spoilers ahead***

All I can say about it is that it's been a long time since I've been this captivated by a movie. The atmosphere was great, Heath Ledger really was something to behold and for a long time it seemed less and less a comic book superhero movie.

The focus was all on the Joker, and nobody cared. Everybody wanted to know what he was going to do next, why he does things he does. You would just sit there and you'll be waiting to see what he does next. Then how Batman reacts.

The big theme in this movie was the power or futility of the whole concept of civilisation. Joker's point went through when he asked Harvey Dent to see what he did with some barrels of gasoline and a few bullets.

A very powerful scene involved two ferries filled with people, one with prisoners and one with civilians, being forced by the Joker to choose between themselves, and when the time came up one of the prisoners took the detonator and threw it out the window. I saw it coming, but it just stunned me for a second.

Aaron Eckhart gave an outstanding performance as Harvey Dent, later known as Two-Face, throughout the movie. I almost feel a little sorry for him, seeing how the Joker became the overall focus and point of accolade towards the movie.

It's a wonderful movie and anybody should watch it. Or even the second or third time. Hopefully the IMAX here has it.

The iPhone is a piece of shit and so is your face

Because it is. And the LG Secret looks so much better.

110 Million

『思い出は億千万』
[Omoide wa Okkusenman]
Memories of 110 Million

子供の頃　やった事あるよ 色褪せた記憶だ　
kodomo no koro yatta koto aru yo iroase ta kioku da
I've done this when I was a kid, it's a faded memory

紅白帽　頭に
kouhaku bou atama ni
A red and white cap on my head

ウルトラマン　ウルトラマン　セブン
URUTORAMAN URUTORAMAN SEBUN
Ultraman Ultraman Seven

子供の頃　懐かしい記憶 カレーとかの時に
kodomo no koro natsukashii kioku KARĒ toka no tokini
When I was a kid, a fond memory, when I eat curry and stuff

銀のスプーン目にあて
gin no SUPUN meni ate
Silver spoons on my eyes

ウルトラマン　ウルトラマン　セブン
URUTORAMAN URUTORAMAN SEBUN
Ultraman Ultraman Seven

でも今じゃそんな事も忘れて
demo ima ja sonna koto mo wasurete
But now I've forgotten all that

何かに追われるように　毎日生きてる
nanika ni owa reru youni mainichi iki teru
And I'm living each day like I'm being chased by something

振り返っても（忘れていたアルバムの中に）
furi kaette mo (wasurete ita ARUBAMU no uchi ni)
Even if I look back (in the forgetten photo album)

あの頃には（馬鹿やってる自分）
ano koro ni wa (baka yatteru jibun)
I can't go back to those times (photos of myself doing stupid things)

戻れない（友達と笑って）
modore nai (tomodachi to waratte)
Anymore (laughing with friends)

ウルトラマン　ウルトラマン　セブン
URUTORAMAN URUTORAMAN SEBUN
Ultraman Ultraman Seven

今あいつら　どこに居るの？　
ima aitsura doko ni iru no?
Where are those guys now?

何をしているの？
nani wo shite iru no?
What are they doing?

答えはぼやけたままで
kotae wa boya keta mama de
The answer is still unclear

ウルトラマン　ウルトラマン　セブン
URUTORAMAN URUTORAMAN SEBUN
Ultraman Ultraman Seven

でも今じゃそんな事も忘れて
demo ima ja sonna koto mo wasurete
But now I've forgotten all that

何かに追われるように　毎日生きてる
nanika ni owa reru youni maichini iki teru
And I'm living each day like I'm being chased by something

君がくれた勇気は　億千万　億千万
kimi gakure ta yuuki wa okkusenman okkusenman
The courage you gave me was 110 million 110 million

過ぎ去りし季節は　ドラマティック
sugi sarishi kisetsu wa DORAMATIKKU
The seasons that have passed were dramatic

子供の頃　やった事あるね
kodomo no koro yatta koto aru ne
I've done this when I was a kid

雑誌に付いてきた　３Ｄメガネかけ
zasshi nitsuite kita SURĪDĪ MEGANE kake
Wearing the 3D glasses that came with magazines

ウルトラマン　ウルトラマン　セブン
URUTORAMAN URUTORAMAN SEBUN
Ultraman Ultraman Seven

大人になり　忘れてた記憶
otona ni nari wasurete ta kioku
Memories we've forgoteten as we grew up

蘇る　鮮やかに　
yomigaeru azayaka ni
Revive vividly

腕でＬ字作り
ude de ERU ji tsukuri
Making an 'L' with our arms

ウルトラマン　ウルトラマン　セブン
URUTORAMAN URUTORAMAN SEBUN
Ultraman Ultraman Seven

でも今じゃそんな事も忘れて
demo ima ja sonna koto mo wasurete
But now I've forgotten all that

何かに追われるように　毎日生きてる
nanika ni owa reru youni maichini iki teru
And I'm living each day like I'm being chased by something

振り返っても（古ぼけた日記帳　開き）
furi kaette mo (furubo keta nikkichou hiraki)
Even if I look back (opening the aged diary)

あの頃には（色褪せた　ページには）
ano koro ni wa (iroase ta PĒJI ni wa)
I can't go back to those times (on the faded pages)

戻れない（初恋の娘の名前）
modore nai (hatsukoi no musune no namae)
Anymore (the name of my first crush)

ウルトラマン　ウルトラマン　セブン
URUTORAMAN URUTORAMAN SEBUN
Ultraman Ultraman Seven

ただあの頃　振り返る　
tada ano koro furikaeru
Now I just look back to those times

無邪気に笑えた
mujaki ni warae ta
I was able to laugh innocently

汚れも知らないままに
kegare mo shiranai mama ni
Unaware of impure things

ウルトラマン　ウルトラマン　セブン
URUTORAMAN URUTORAMAN SEBUN
Ultraman Ultraman Seven

でも今じゃそんな事も忘れて
demo ima ja sonna koto mo wasurete
But now I've forgotten all that

何かに追われるように　毎日生きてる
nanika ni owa reru youni maichini iki teru
And I'm living each day like I'm being chased by something

見過ごしてた景色は　億千万　億千万
misugo shite ta keshiki wa okkusenman okkusenman
The scenery I've overlooked was 110 million 110 million

過ぎ去りし季節は　グラフィティ
sugi sarishi kisetsu wa GURAFITĪ
The seasons that have passed were graffiti

君がくれた勇気は　億千万　億千万
kimi gakure ta yuuki wa okkusenman okkusenman
The courage you gave me was 110 million 110 million

過ぎ去りし季節は　ドラマティック
sugi sarishi kisetsu wa DORAMATIKKU
The seasons that have passed were dramatic

Who The Hell Am I Bloody Kidding

Me, obviously.

Good Job

***WARNING: SPOILERS AHEAD***

Went out yesterday to watch Hancock with some of the judo people. It was, in a way, incredibly disappointing. The beginning was pretty good. It set the tone, told you how much people hated him and vice versa, and his unconventional methods of being a superhero.

So then he saves a guy who has a hot wife with an unusual hatred towards her husband's saviour, and this guy manages to persuade him to take the high road and stop being an asshole (which happens to be his crazy mode trigger word for comedic effect).

We find out eventually that this hot woman is one of his kind, more powerful than him, and used to be his wife ever since 3000 years ago. So the freak tornadoes you saw in the theatrical trailer were caused by an angry ex.

There's no main villain, the hero isn't really one, and not once in the entire movie we actually get to see Hancock do an actual rescue in a fashion only superheroes can muster.

It's quite a bit of a waste of time, but not nearly as bad as Zohan was. It tried, but it didn't work out for it when it deviated from the tried-and-true.

Will Smith still rocks.

Taking the plunge

And time to look for a job again.

Dammit.