Saturday, July 10, 2010
Friday, July 9, 2010
The Last Airbender... where do I start?
Yeah. I went and saw The Last Airbender. It was bad.
Honestly, the Hero of Time, a low-budget and independently filmed and produced Legend of Zelda film, was better than that. And Last Airbender was all high-budget and produced by Nickelodeon and stuff!
You guys have probably read all of the complaints, so I'll keep my list generally short.
-The acting was BLAND. Very bland. The best performance was given by whoever played Zhao, and that was because he was funny to listen to. I don't know what it was about him, but he made me laugh so hard, the people in front of me told me to be quiet.
-The storyline was VERY rushed. Honestly, they were RUNNING through the season, hitting all of the important points, yes, but they could've slowed it down a bit. Spent some time on, oh, CHARACTER DEVELOPMENT? I mean, yeah, most of your audience knows who they are and how they act, but it still would've been nice to see it.
-They left out characters that, though they were only in one episode of the show, were very important later on. There was no Jet, Suki, or Bumi, and Haru was much too young. Where's Sokka's love interest? What's going to happen to the White Lotus society? Oh yes, the two animal members of the cast, Appa and Momo, were barely in the film, even though they were also important characters.
-The fight scenes looked more like interperative dance than fight scenes. Martial arts usually looks more... action-y than that. It was fun humming classical music during the scenes, though. Gave the movie more humor.
-Oh yes... there was NO humor! Yes, Avatar was serious, but it had it's moments of hilarity. I made my own humorous moments. And when I have to MAKE things funny, it can't be good. The significant lack of comic relief was actually... disturbing.
There was only one redeeming point in the movie. The scenery was BREATHTAKING! Like, I wanted to live in some of the places in that movie. Unfortunately, good scenery alone is not enough to save a movie.
So all-in-all, I've never been more hopeful to see a series end. Which it most likely will. I have to make myself feel better and watch all of book 1 soon.
Honestly, the Hero of Time, a low-budget and independently filmed and produced Legend of Zelda film, was better than that. And Last Airbender was all high-budget and produced by Nickelodeon and stuff!
You guys have probably read all of the complaints, so I'll keep my list generally short.
-The acting was BLAND. Very bland. The best performance was given by whoever played Zhao, and that was because he was funny to listen to. I don't know what it was about him, but he made me laugh so hard, the people in front of me told me to be quiet.
-The storyline was VERY rushed. Honestly, they were RUNNING through the season, hitting all of the important points, yes, but they could've slowed it down a bit. Spent some time on, oh, CHARACTER DEVELOPMENT? I mean, yeah, most of your audience knows who they are and how they act, but it still would've been nice to see it.
-They left out characters that, though they were only in one episode of the show, were very important later on. There was no Jet, Suki, or Bumi, and Haru was much too young. Where's Sokka's love interest? What's going to happen to the White Lotus society? Oh yes, the two animal members of the cast, Appa and Momo, were barely in the film, even though they were also important characters.
-The fight scenes looked more like interperative dance than fight scenes. Martial arts usually looks more... action-y than that. It was fun humming classical music during the scenes, though. Gave the movie more humor.
-Oh yes... there was NO humor! Yes, Avatar was serious, but it had it's moments of hilarity. I made my own humorous moments. And when I have to MAKE things funny, it can't be good. The significant lack of comic relief was actually... disturbing.
There was only one redeeming point in the movie. The scenery was BREATHTAKING! Like, I wanted to live in some of the places in that movie. Unfortunately, good scenery alone is not enough to save a movie.
So all-in-all, I've never been more hopeful to see a series end. Which it most likely will. I have to make myself feel better and watch all of book 1 soon.
Well, I decided to start posting quiz results on here. How did I know I'd get something crazy like this?
Thursday, May 20, 2010
I Love A Cappella! Plus a look at Delgo
Yeah, I've been playing around with Last.FM a lot more lately. Now that I have a nice library, I just click "Play My Library" and listen to everything from White Wizzard to The Swingle Singers. Yep. I try to keep myself diverse. If you wanna compare profiles, just search Keylaleigh.
Y'know, that's my name on most other sites except for this one. This one has my alternate name of KayLove.
But yes, I adore my A Cappella Station that I have built. I get some weird stuff. I mean, who knew that there was a cappella METAL? Not me, until I heard Van Canto. Most of my metalhead fans have a really hard time taking them seriously, but being an a cappella fan I am able to listen to them and say "OH MY GOD! A CAPPELLA METAL! NOTHING CAN EVER BEAT THE AWESOMENESS OF THAT!"
And the second thing I'd like to talk about today is a little movie I watched yesterday called Delgo. It was one of the lowest-grossing movies ever, only getting about .5 million dollars because of its lack of advertising and the fact that it wasn't really the best movie. Here's a trailer to show you exactly what I'm talking about:
All-in-all, an interesting concept, albeit kind of cliche. I generally found the characters to be bland, but the CG was quite nice for a small company. And the entire time I watched this, I was thinking, "Wow, that stone control thing would make an AWESOME D&D class!" So lo and behold, I started thinking up ideas for the "Stone Mage" class, which only a certain race has the ability to take. Mostly an NPC class, but it'll be fun just in case I ever want to make another campaign in this universe, which I most likely will. This world has taken too long to build for me to use only once.
When I get done the rest of the world, I might post up some of the races and classes that I have developed.
Y'know, that's my name on most other sites except for this one. This one has my alternate name of KayLove.
But yes, I adore my A Cappella Station that I have built. I get some weird stuff. I mean, who knew that there was a cappella METAL? Not me, until I heard Van Canto. Most of my metalhead fans have a really hard time taking them seriously, but being an a cappella fan I am able to listen to them and say "OH MY GOD! A CAPPELLA METAL! NOTHING CAN EVER BEAT THE AWESOMENESS OF THAT!"
And the second thing I'd like to talk about today is a little movie I watched yesterday called Delgo. It was one of the lowest-grossing movies ever, only getting about .5 million dollars because of its lack of advertising and the fact that it wasn't really the best movie. Here's a trailer to show you exactly what I'm talking about:
All-in-all, an interesting concept, albeit kind of cliche. I generally found the characters to be bland, but the CG was quite nice for a small company. And the entire time I watched this, I was thinking, "Wow, that stone control thing would make an AWESOME D&D class!" So lo and behold, I started thinking up ideas for the "Stone Mage" class, which only a certain race has the ability to take. Mostly an NPC class, but it'll be fun just in case I ever want to make another campaign in this universe, which I most likely will. This world has taken too long to build for me to use only once.
When I get done the rest of the world, I might post up some of the races and classes that I have developed.
Tuesday, May 18, 2010
Chatboard Test!
I thought that I would try out a java chatboard for my favorite webcomic, Luci Phurr's Imps. You should really check out their stuff. It's really good! Now let's see how this works...
First one was very laaaame. LOOKING FOR OTHERSQ!
First one was very laaaame. LOOKING FOR OTHERSQ!
Monday, May 17, 2010
I'm Baa-ack!
Yeah, I go on and off this thing willy-nilly a lot. I thought I'd start posting here again.
On the D&D Campaign, the world is almost developed! I just have to finish the eastern continent, which I'm starting to think will be the most Magical area in my world. I created Thordane, capitol of the north, and I quite like it. Hooray for Theocracies!
I've also joined a wonderful new avatar site called Midorea. It's still very small, but I like it that way, to tell you the truth. My username is Keylaleigh there if you are a Midorean and you want to find me. I love doing 1x1 roleplays and I'm always up for a new one.
Oh yes, I've only been on for a month or so, but I already have some wonderful avi art! Let me show you my favorite pieces:
On the D&D Campaign, the world is almost developed! I just have to finish the eastern continent, which I'm starting to think will be the most Magical area in my world. I created Thordane, capitol of the north, and I quite like it. Hooray for Theocracies!
I've also joined a wonderful new avatar site called Midorea. It's still very small, but I like it that way, to tell you the truth. My username is Keylaleigh there if you are a Midorean and you want to find me. I love doing 1x1 roleplays and I'm always up for a new one.
Oh yes, I've only been on for a month or so, but I already have some wonderful avi art! Let me show you my favorite pieces:
And:
Aren't they purty?
Monday, March 8, 2010
Monday Bloody Mondaaaay....
Yep, it's Monday. At least my school week starts off with ancient history. We'll get to learning about... oh yeah, I'm starting my paper this week. An easy two-page paper on Epicurus. A snap.
Oh well, I'm not here to talk about my everyday works. I'm working on my D&D campaign, most likely on the continent of Elmiria, which I have no idea as to how to map the place. Nortruta is decently mapped, Salmenia is mapped the best of all, and Metroski doesn't really need much mapping. But Elmiria, the mysterious eastern continent that follows the greek gods. And Raitnan, but I'll work on Raitnan later. That's just a random-ass island that needed a name.
This is the basics of what I need for that continent:
An enchanted forest
A capitol city
A small wood
Other than that, it's all very fertile fields. I'll update on what happens there.
Oh well, I'm not here to talk about my everyday works. I'm working on my D&D campaign, most likely on the continent of Elmiria, which I have no idea as to how to map the place. Nortruta is decently mapped, Salmenia is mapped the best of all, and Metroski doesn't really need much mapping. But Elmiria, the mysterious eastern continent that follows the greek gods. And Raitnan, but I'll work on Raitnan later. That's just a random-ass island that needed a name.
This is the basics of what I need for that continent:
An enchanted forest
A capitol city
A small wood
Other than that, it's all very fertile fields. I'll update on what happens there.
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