The Smiths

I watched I Am Legend last night and sadly... I was rather disappointed.
It was nothing like I thought it would be. I was expecting a smart, psychological thriller... not an overdone plot involving crappy CGI zombies popping out unexpectedly. Not saying it was a bad movie, but I was not too thrilled.

Sure, Resident Evil is similar with the storyline, and yes they have monsters and zombies, but for some reason I just really enjoyed them much more.

Plus I've been watching way too much Fresh Prince lately, so I immediately burst out into
"In West Philadelphia, born and raised..." at the beginning of the movie, and my parents joined right in. I think they were surpised that I knew the entire song, and not just the short version they play as the theme.


I am looking forward to Will Smith's new movie Hancock. It looks pretty hilarious.

I've always wondered though... is Mr. Smith really a Scientologist? He's on the "rumored" list, but I just don't know. It would be rather upsetting if he was. Normally I'm all for "to each his own" and I'm usually fine with letting people believe in whatever they want to believe, but c'mon. How am I supposed to be fine with people buying into a religion formed around the idea of making money? And involving some alien as the connecting force between all humans? I'm serious... anyone who actually believes in that needs some help.

Alright, stepping off my soapbox... on the subject of Will Smith, ever since I found out it was her, I've been amused at the fact that Jada Pinkett Smith is the lead singer of Wicked Wisdom. Who would have thought that the wife of Will Smith would sing in a creepy hard rock band? They're actually decent too, I saw them live a couple years ago.

Wall-E

I'm so jealous!

My little sister gets to go see Wall-E for a birthday party tomorrow...WITHOUT US!
It looks so cute...and now she gets to see it first. Grr.

Also, on the recent subject of Resident Evil 4, check out this amazing video my brother showed me.

Summerfest '08

Anyone who lives in Wisconsin knows the excitement of the summer that is...Summerfest. I've only actually been once, which was two summers ago when I went to see Panic! At The Disco (yes, back when they still had the exclamation point). I think because such a popular band was playing there was such a huge crowd, because I couldn't see a damn thing and it wasn't a very good experience.





However, since there's no one too huge this year, I might try my best to see one of my favorite bands, Coheed and Cambria. They were in Milwaukee at the Rave a couple of years ago but I didn't get to see them, so I was quite disappointed. Hopefully I'll get lucky and score myself a couple of cheap tickets and bring a friend or two to check out the show. They're the only band I really feel like I *need* to see this year. They've been at Summerfest before but like I said, I have only been once.

I was considering getting a laptop for school next semester, as I have a desktop now and it's just too difficult to deal with notes. I'd like to be able to take notes on a laptop during class. Then I started thinking about getting a Macbook and I did some research on it. I made sure to stay off the Apple sites and choose relatively unbiased comparisons online. For awhile a Macbook was looking like a good option...until I spoke with my father. He is quite anti-Mac... to say the least. Luckily though he has actually used Macs before and it isn't just a familiarity preference. So if I get a laptop at all now, I'll probably stick with HP or something. But I might just stick with the clutzy desktop unless I make enough money from tips this summer to get myself a pretty new toy (though with the way business is going I'll be lucky to make $100 in tips in the next two months).

Why So Serious?

So I will admit I have not seen the first of the new Batman movies... bad bad Rianna, I know. But even before Heath Ledger's untimely death I was very intrigued by the trailers to The Dark Knight. I didn't even know what I was getting into when I stumbled on the website sometime in the fall, and I was immediately drawn in. After the tragedy that was Heath Ledger's demise, I feel even more inclined to see this movie. More and more I see subtle advertising and every time I see the trailer I get even more excited. Remind me to rent the first movie before this one comes out, because I know my family will be heading to the theatre right away.

One of my all time favorite things happens to be horror movies. I love almost any horror movie, as long as it doesn't involve stupid monsters. I prefer psychological horror, with deep plots and lots of twists, cliffhangers and nailbiters. And I happen to think that zombie movies are way overdone and cliché. Yet I absolutely adore the Resident Evil movies. There's something about them that makes them different than other zombie movies. The fact there's an actual cause to the creation of zombies really draws me in... rather than it being some unexplained supernatural phenomena that just decides to take over the world. I had never played the video games before I'd seen the movies however, so maybe I don't have the entire story. My brother did give in and buy Resident Evil 4 to play on his Wii console, and I have been watching him off and on. The graphics are spectacular- the architecture inside the castle is just brilliant. So clear and detailed for a video game...I love seeing where technology takes us with graphics. As much as I suck at most video games (aside from RPGs), I think I might have to go out and buy the first three to take with me to school this fall. Of course, I need to buy my own PS2 first.

Anyway, I've been trying to get my family to see the Resident Evil movies for a long time now. Hopefully they'll give in soon. I'm just worried they won't like them as much as I keep saying they will, and then I'll never hear the end of it...

Good Evening, World.

I am an avid LiveJournal user, however I have decided to make my way over here to check things out and perhaps start a less...private journal.

My name is Rianna, and I am a 19 year old college student attending UW-Madison.
This blog will be used for me to discuss any sort of entertainment I am interested in, want to discover or am currently checking out.

The title comes from a song by my favorite band, 3.
They are a prog-rock band from Woodstock, NY with a distinctive sound and a fantastic vocalist, who is also one of the best guitarists I have ever heard.

Now onto my current finds.

For starters, I saw You Don't Mess With the Zohan about two weeks ago with my brother and sister. Now, as a warning, my sister is 11 years old and I did not think it was a good idea to take her, but my mother insisted. I still don't believe it was a good idea, but most of it probably went over her head. My brother is 14 and got a kick out of it. It is a very sexual movie but luckily there is nothing graphic, just a lot of implied sexuality and more innuendo than I think I've ever encountered in an hour and a half. I did enjoy it greatly however. I'm not a huge Adam Sandler fan, but I do like some of his stuff, and this was a little different than his usual type of character. I highly recommend it for any Adam Sandler fan.

Currently I am reading the third book in the Ender series by Orson Scott Card, Xenocide. I loved Ender's Game and Speaker for the Dead, so I am hoping this book will meet my standards for science fiction. Anyone that knows me well understands how picky I am with my sci-fi. First of all, I am very anti-aliens in any form of media. I only saw half of Signs and couldn't take much more. I loved the War of the Worlds remake until they showed the alien. Yet I consider Ender's Game one of my favorite books of all times. I think since it doesn't focus on the aliens themselves, but rather the psychological aspect within the training of the children, it held my interest all the way to the end.

I am also reading Dante Aligheri's The Divine Comedy, but I haven't gotten far enough into it to have a clear opinion on it. It is a book I have been wanting to read for a long time, so I hope I will be pleased with it.

Well, it looks like I am off to the store to buy some ice cream and snacks for my brother and I.

A domani,
RJ