I hate blogging. (Letters From Iwo Jima)

Ok so a few days ago I watched the movie Letters from Iwo Jima (2006). It is directed by Clint Eastwood and stars Ken Watanabe as General Tadamichi Kuribayashi and Kazunari Ninomiya as Private Saigo. Ken Wantanabe is probably most known by American Audiences for his role in The Last Samuri (2003) as the leader of the Samuri, Katsumoto. I doubt anyone would know this, but Kazunari Ninomiya use to be in a boy band... and he can act... weird... Letters from Iwo Jima follows the battle of Iwo Jima from the Japanese's view point, which I find very unique. We also get to see how the battle was planned from the General's view point and how the battle actually played out and how it affected those in the battle from the Private's view point. I really enjoyed this movie because we usually never see what happens on the other side of the barrel. Not often do we get to see a movie that portrays what the enemy was doing while trying to kill our troops. All the performances are absolutely perfect. Kazunari Ninomiya was able to show how normal people react when they are thrown onto the front lines of the conflict. Ken Wantanabe is also perfect in his performance as the general who knows that he cannot win the battle, but must buy enough time for the rest of the army may prepare for an assault on the Japanese mainland. This movie is far superior to Clint Eastwood's other film about the same conflict Flags of our Fathers (2006) from the American prespective. Yes, there are subtitle for the vast majority of the film, but if the sole reason you do not see this movie is because of subtitles, you are pathetic. Simple as that. If you are a fan of war movies, or interested in World War II, this is a movie no one should miss.

Irish eyes are smiling upon this wonderful talkie *does Irish Jig*

Leprechaun is a 1992 horror movie that I watched today. As a fan of horror movies, especially slasher flicks, I enjoyed this movie. Jenifer Aniston plays Tory Reding in her first movie role, Kevin Olandt as Nathan Murphy, and Warwick Davis as the Leprechaun. Warwick is most famous for his role as Wicket, one of the Ewoks from Star Wars Episode VI Return of the Jedi. Today Warwick can be seen playing Professor Flitwick in the Harry Potter movies. In the movie, a killer Leprechaun hunts for his stolen gold. Tory and her friends must try to either return all the gold back to the Leprechaun or else find what can kill a Leprechaun. By most peoples standards this movie was probably bad, but thats some of the fun it it. The stale and laughable acting, cheesy special effects, and ridiculous plot twists are what make movies like these so enjoyable. I'm not saying this movie is the next Citizen Kane, but if you walk into a movie like this, expecting it to be bad, accept the fact that it is bad, and just enjoy the movie for what it is, then you will walk out of that movie feeling satisfied. Trust me when I say this. I have watched all of the Friday the 13th movies, all the Nightmare on Elm Street movies, all the Halloween movies, all the Child's Play movies, all the Saw movies, and countless other horror films that I have had the same experience with.

A Journey I Intend to Take

One journey I'd like to take in my lifetime is to Europe. I would like to go to Europe because of all the history that has happened there. I would first go and visit London and see Buckingham Palace. If I see the Queen, I will try to yell "America Rules!" into her face. Then I would go to Paris, and attempt to speak the language... which will turn out pretty badly. After maybe a day, I will get sick of that country and attempt to flee. I would then see Germany... just because... After Germany I would see Rome because I am interested in ancient culture and I would like to see some of the museums on the Roman Empire. After that I would go to Greece to see pretty much the same thing as Rome.

--Stad

My name is Rob. This is my super cool blog, which I will personalize and make my own (but not post pics of myself on or use my last name on). I will always use appropriate language on my school blog and follow the conventions of the English language. The expectation for this assaignment is that i post on my blog once a week for the remainder of the school year. I am expected to comment on texts that i am viewing in the world around me. These might include, but are not limited to: books, magazines, movies, internet articles, television shows, trips to museeums, etc. Each post should be at least 200 words. each weekly post is due by 8am on that wednesday. Therefore, Q1 due dates are: 9/17, 9/24, 10/1, 10/8, 10/15, 10/22, and 10/29. That makes for a total of 7 psts this first quarter. I understand that blogs are worth 100 points per quarter and are graded holistically (I will receive the rubric from Mrs. B. soon). I also understand that blogging is a significant component of my quarter grade. By the way, what i have just typed is only 196 words! Now it is 200!