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...