Movies and Stuff

[elementalhero]

I just saw Scott Pilgrim vs. The World, which was a surprising and unexpected delight! Go see it. Go, go, gooooooo!



In less happy-hearts news, I have been kind of...idk!emo lately? I suppose it's related to going back to school in a week (I am ecstatic but also upset because I feel like I barely got a summer and now it's being taken away, I guess), but I just have no motivation to do much of anything besides sit around making emo faces. I had to stand up and make myself call a friend to go see the movie (and I was very glad I did). RL friends have been very busy, and I have been trying for two weeks to make plans with one friend who keeps being forced by her dickweed parents to bail on me the day of said plans. We are trying again for Monday, but if that doesn't work, I'm not getting my DVDs back until Christmas, and that will make me unhappy - but less about the DVDs and more about me not getting to see her.

This huge flux of me wanting to see various RL friends and getting cockblocked by their schedules, combined with me running around doing as many outside summer things as possible before summer ends for good, has sapped me of the desire to do much on the internet. I purposely ignored tags last night, and I only had like two. It was a dick maneuver I usually only pull when really tired or really busy. I felt bad, but I was just tired and IRL!lonely and generally in a mood.

I'm off to fix my tags now, but still. If I haven't replied to a comment you left me, or to an entry you though I'd reply to, this is probably why.

Comments

[dayadhvam-triad.livejournal.com]

What's Scott Pilgrim vs. The World about? *curious*

School in a week for me too! I too have mixed feelings--I will have much less free time for LJ & fandom, but on the other hand I get to see my friends and take cool new classes!

[okroginator.livejournal.com]

It's about this kid who falls in love with this mysterious girl he first sees in a dream and then meets at a party, but in order to date her, he must defeat her Seven Evil Ex-es in cartoonish, video-gamey combat. The plot is like two separate things - a very human, real-feeling romantic dilemma kind of story twined together with a silly teen action hero comic book-feeling plot, and for two things that are radically different, they somehow combine to create a whole new delicious entity. Like French fries dipped in a chocolate milkshake. Two things you never thought would go well together, but that somehow become a new entity more than the sum of its parts. Really, it is an honest-to-god delight. I went in with no expectations because I had barely heard of it - the marketing was abysmal and it's a shame. This movie deserves to be making more money than it currently is.

/tl;dr's |D

I am really excited for school! I'm just... I guess it's the usual week-beforehand apprehension that happens no matter what you do.

[dayadhvam-triad.livejournal.com]

but in order to date her, he must defeat her Seven Evil Ex-es in cartoonish, video-gamey combat
LOLLLL this sounds hilarious. XDD

[knospi.livejournal.com]

Scott Pilgrim vs. The World was fantastic! I was laughing the whole time. I have a strong appreciation for video game/nerd jokes and references. It's a shame it hasn't been making that much money though...

[okroginator.livejournal.com]

I was laughing SO MUCH, oh my gosh. It was just so funny. I really liked when he explains the Pac-Man thing to Knives in the beginning, and it makes him sound smart and interesting, and then when he tries the same thing on Ramona, he sounds like a dorky idiot. Michael Cera's delivery was brilliant.

[hikaristar007.livejournal.com]

School is in a week for me too.

The same has been happening to me too. I try to make plans with my friends, but their jobs/schedules get in the way. D:

[okroginator.livejournal.com]

Yeah, it's like, you feel upset that your plans aren't working out, but there's nothing you can do. It's not anyone's fault. It just sucks. :/

[okroginator.livejournal.com]

Yes! I will...GET THINGS DONE! o9