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here_inmyheadDid nothing much really. Just fought with my Dad over Ebay birthday presents... we're better now, but I honestly hate getting into fights. Nor do I like being dragged into other people's problems. Eh... yeah. I went to look at funny bumper stickers. "At least I don't talk to my Legolas poster!" XDDD I made more icons, which is fun; I even got a bunch of my icons up on AIM and made 'em into some kinda color bars, hee hee. ^^ My favorite included my icons featuring suckiness/sadness: some are funny, like "The True Super Mario!"!Bowser frying Peach and Meta Knight being pied to death, (I feel... dirty!" shall remain his most priceless line ever. XDDD) others far more depressing and dark, such as CG!Groudon and Pikachu crying from the first movie. The caption for this? "Each day, we all die a little more." XDDDDDD
I've also been working on the Toadette fanart. I've become more involved then I thought: it started all simple and such, then I got to the part where I had to draw her sitting down, and I needed some kinda model for that. So I took a large mirror out and sat down before it in the pose I wanted as casual as I could, and next thing I knew... I wanted to work harder on the pic. I wanted it to be pretty. So I hopped into my nightgown to serve as a dress model (I have no idea what material Toadette's dress is made of, but my nightgown's all I got without being too fancy. XDD) and started wearing pigtails so I can look at myself in the mirror and draw Toadette more realistically... I'll probably have to dig up my jean-vest too, since I own that. XDD Today, I finally got some work on her and now I'm trying to draw her hands... yeesh, they're tough. Her fingers look dismembered and kinda like a Redead's. XDDD After that, I took a break, and now my eyes feel all spaced out and weird, like someone who had watched T.V. all night or something. oO;;; Kinda hurts too, almost like having a headache, only not.
I know who you guys are from last post, and I must say that I love you all. *HUG* And... yeah.
This found on Amazon.com:
"4 out of 5 Stars A completely misunderstood movie. Here's why it is good., June 11, 2004
Reviewer: "bulm0r" (England) - See all my reviews
Most people tend to hate this film. I think, though, that they hate it because they're looking at it the wrong way. It's one of those movies that has a point, and if you miss that, you don't get any of it.
Their mistake is to watch this expecting a Mario movie. I know, it sounds like the right thing to expect, but hear me out. Fans of the game know what Mario is all about - powerups, angry mushrooms, winged turtles and flying blocks. If you watch this movie expecting that, you'll be disappointed, as you'll find NONE of it. But that's not to say it isn't worth watching.
Picture the scene: a couple of directors are asked to make a Mario movie by Nintendo, and they want it to be live action. That was the flavour at the time - take cartoon characters and make them real. Now, these directors know about Mario. They say "No way can that be done. Mario is all about being a cartoon. Jumping on little angry animals, everyone's a mushroom... It's a great game, and it'd make a good cartoon, but a live action version would just be moronic." "Oh, don't worry about that," says Nintendo, "just so long as you get the main elements in, do it how you want."
The directors go away, rubbing their chins, trying to think of a way to do that but still do justice to the games. And then they have a fascinating idea.
What if they don't do a Mario film, exactly. What if they do a sci-fi film, but fill it to the brim with Mario references, for the keen-eyed game fans?
That's what this movie is. If you watch it with that in mind, you will enjoy it. I've tested this theory out already on a friend who thought the film was a bit stupid when he saw it as a kid, but watched it yesterday with my little thesis in mind and he loved it.
What you get here is a quite serious (despite the light-hearted script) sci-fi flick about the nightmarish world ours may soon become: crowded, filthy, choked with pollution and overrun with a hate-filled populace who will fight you, yell at you, even try to shoot you if you pass too close. Run by a demonic well-dressed dictator politician (played to amazing effect by Dennis Hopper) who has let this world become the dark horror it is through neglect: there is no water any more, only sludge, and a slimy infestation of fungus has grown over everything, draped in great loops like one gigantic, chaotic spider web. Into this world come Mario and Luigi, similar to their game counterparts but more human, a pair of plumber brothers from Brooklyn who grew up together as orphans. They are trying to save a girl, who has been kidnapped and dragged here, and along the way they get wrapped up in something really horrifying: the president and his people are human, but human descended from dinosaurs instead of apes. He's found a way to revert his citizens back to their prehistoric roots, and with his army of lizard lackeys he's going to bridge the split between worlds (that formed when the meteorite that "killed" the dinosaurs hit) and take over our own.
And through all this we find references of the sort that Mario's biggest fans will drool over, so long as they are watching this in the way I suggest. These prove that the film has been put together not by someone ignorant of the games, but by someone very well versed in their lore. A large woman called Big Bertha, dressed all in red, is named in reference to a large red fish enemy from Mario 3. She wears mechanical boots named "Thwomp-Stompers", after the classic ice block enemies, and they are powered by capsules that look exactly like Bullet Bills, from Super Mario Bros 1. Shops are apparently owned by people with the same names as characters from the games (Hammer Bros and Bullet Bill), a protest singer is named after Toad, the happy little mushroom from the games, but his hair is shaved into the pattern on the shell of Lakitu, a fan favourite since day one. These references go on throughout the film and shape its world - the fungus, which turns out to be a conscious entity, helps the brothers in every way it can; they are saved on more than one occasion by mushrooms, in what has become a literal mushroom kingdom.
It's all in here if you keep your eyes peeled. Go in ready to watch not a Mario film, but a film that references Mario, and you will love it. It doesn't "change" anything from the games, because it is not any kind of filmed version of them, but it nods to them constantly.
Viewed in this light, it is a treat to watch, and a rare treat, because no other film has ever crammed in so many references to videogaming before. Simply put, a live action Mario film could never be made, and the directors asked to make one did a brilliant job at trying something new and original. Well worth the ten dollars for the DVD."
Oh. My. God. And I thought I was the only one who has understood and loved this movie. I'll be getting the DVD for my birthday... and no one will be watching it but me. Hee hee. ^_^
Fields of Innocence by Evanescence
I still remember the world from the eyes of a child
Slowly those feelings were clouded by what I know now
Where has my heart gone? An uneven trade for the real world
Oh I—I want to go back to believing in everything, and knowing nothing at all...
I still remember the sun always warm on my back
Somehow it seems colder now...
Where has my heart gone? Trapped in the eyes of a stranger
Oh I—I want to go back to believing in everything...
Where has my heart gone? An uneven trade for the real world
I want to go back to believing in everything
Oh where, where has my heart gone? Trapped in the eyes of a stranger
Oh I—I want to go back to believing in everything...
I still remember...
Hence, the village theme of Inoria in "Animal Crossing". I've been awfully close to this song lately... I sure wish I knew what the Latin hymn during the middle meant though, that would be awesome. :) Makes me glad there's a selection of "Origin" CDs over at Ebay, I couldn't find it anywhere online. And what a nice present it would make indeed. ^^
I've also been working on the Toadette fanart. I've become more involved then I thought: it started all simple and such, then I got to the part where I had to draw her sitting down, and I needed some kinda model for that. So I took a large mirror out and sat down before it in the pose I wanted as casual as I could, and next thing I knew... I wanted to work harder on the pic. I wanted it to be pretty. So I hopped into my nightgown to serve as a dress model (I have no idea what material Toadette's dress is made of, but my nightgown's all I got without being too fancy. XDD) and started wearing pigtails so I can look at myself in the mirror and draw Toadette more realistically... I'll probably have to dig up my jean-vest too, since I own that. XDD Today, I finally got some work on her and now I'm trying to draw her hands... yeesh, they're tough. Her fingers look dismembered and kinda like a Redead's. XDDD After that, I took a break, and now my eyes feel all spaced out and weird, like someone who had watched T.V. all night or something. oO;;; Kinda hurts too, almost like having a headache, only not.
I know who you guys are from last post, and I must say that I love you all. *HUG* And... yeah.
This found on Amazon.com:
"4 out of 5 Stars A completely misunderstood movie. Here's why it is good., June 11, 2004
Reviewer: "bulm0r" (England) - See all my reviews
Most people tend to hate this film. I think, though, that they hate it because they're looking at it the wrong way. It's one of those movies that has a point, and if you miss that, you don't get any of it.
Their mistake is to watch this expecting a Mario movie. I know, it sounds like the right thing to expect, but hear me out. Fans of the game know what Mario is all about - powerups, angry mushrooms, winged turtles and flying blocks. If you watch this movie expecting that, you'll be disappointed, as you'll find NONE of it. But that's not to say it isn't worth watching.
Picture the scene: a couple of directors are asked to make a Mario movie by Nintendo, and they want it to be live action. That was the flavour at the time - take cartoon characters and make them real. Now, these directors know about Mario. They say "No way can that be done. Mario is all about being a cartoon. Jumping on little angry animals, everyone's a mushroom... It's a great game, and it'd make a good cartoon, but a live action version would just be moronic." "Oh, don't worry about that," says Nintendo, "just so long as you get the main elements in, do it how you want."
The directors go away, rubbing their chins, trying to think of a way to do that but still do justice to the games. And then they have a fascinating idea.
What if they don't do a Mario film, exactly. What if they do a sci-fi film, but fill it to the brim with Mario references, for the keen-eyed game fans?
That's what this movie is. If you watch it with that in mind, you will enjoy it. I've tested this theory out already on a friend who thought the film was a bit stupid when he saw it as a kid, but watched it yesterday with my little thesis in mind and he loved it.
What you get here is a quite serious (despite the light-hearted script) sci-fi flick about the nightmarish world ours may soon become: crowded, filthy, choked with pollution and overrun with a hate-filled populace who will fight you, yell at you, even try to shoot you if you pass too close. Run by a demonic well-dressed dictator politician (played to amazing effect by Dennis Hopper) who has let this world become the dark horror it is through neglect: there is no water any more, only sludge, and a slimy infestation of fungus has grown over everything, draped in great loops like one gigantic, chaotic spider web. Into this world come Mario and Luigi, similar to their game counterparts but more human, a pair of plumber brothers from Brooklyn who grew up together as orphans. They are trying to save a girl, who has been kidnapped and dragged here, and along the way they get wrapped up in something really horrifying: the president and his people are human, but human descended from dinosaurs instead of apes. He's found a way to revert his citizens back to their prehistoric roots, and with his army of lizard lackeys he's going to bridge the split between worlds (that formed when the meteorite that "killed" the dinosaurs hit) and take over our own.
And through all this we find references of the sort that Mario's biggest fans will drool over, so long as they are watching this in the way I suggest. These prove that the film has been put together not by someone ignorant of the games, but by someone very well versed in their lore. A large woman called Big Bertha, dressed all in red, is named in reference to a large red fish enemy from Mario 3. She wears mechanical boots named "Thwomp-Stompers", after the classic ice block enemies, and they are powered by capsules that look exactly like Bullet Bills, from Super Mario Bros 1. Shops are apparently owned by people with the same names as characters from the games (Hammer Bros and Bullet Bill), a protest singer is named after Toad, the happy little mushroom from the games, but his hair is shaved into the pattern on the shell of Lakitu, a fan favourite since day one. These references go on throughout the film and shape its world - the fungus, which turns out to be a conscious entity, helps the brothers in every way it can; they are saved on more than one occasion by mushrooms, in what has become a literal mushroom kingdom.
It's all in here if you keep your eyes peeled. Go in ready to watch not a Mario film, but a film that references Mario, and you will love it. It doesn't "change" anything from the games, because it is not any kind of filmed version of them, but it nods to them constantly.
Viewed in this light, it is a treat to watch, and a rare treat, because no other film has ever crammed in so many references to videogaming before. Simply put, a live action Mario film could never be made, and the directors asked to make one did a brilliant job at trying something new and original. Well worth the ten dollars for the DVD."
Oh. My. God. And I thought I was the only one who has understood and loved this movie. I'll be getting the DVD for my birthday... and no one will be watching it but me. Hee hee. ^_^
Fields of Innocence by Evanescence
I still remember the world from the eyes of a child
Slowly those feelings were clouded by what I know now
Where has my heart gone? An uneven trade for the real world
Oh I—I want to go back to believing in everything, and knowing nothing at all...
I still remember the sun always warm on my back
Somehow it seems colder now...
Where has my heart gone? Trapped in the eyes of a stranger
Oh I—I want to go back to believing in everything...
Where has my heart gone? An uneven trade for the real world
I want to go back to believing in everything
Oh where, where has my heart gone? Trapped in the eyes of a stranger
Oh I—I want to go back to believing in everything...
I still remember...
Hence, the village theme of Inoria in "Animal Crossing". I've been awfully close to this song lately... I sure wish I knew what the Latin hymn during the middle meant though, that would be awesome. :) Makes me glad there's a selection of "Origin" CDs over at Ebay, I couldn't find it anywhere online. And what a nice present it would make indeed. ^^
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Date: 2004-08-07 07:09 pm (UTC)Finally a good review of it to be seen by all those who hate it. Excellent :D!!
Although I still think Yoshi was an idiot and Daisy was a hippie XD! I mean that in the best way possible, of course XD
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Date: 2004-08-07 07:25 pm (UTC)Movie!Yoshi was so adorable! :D It seriously freaked me out that one part in the movie where he got stabbed in the neck--thankfully he was fine in the end. Of course. ^^ I wish I could get good photos of him and make icons. Hee. :D Too bad I found nothing on Google, though.
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Date: 2004-08-07 07:39 pm (UTC)http://x-entertainment.com/articles/0905/
they're nice quality too.
Man I really gotta watch that movie again, but Im too lazy to go to my room and get my DVD XDXD
don't forget Toad the hippie singer who got de-evolved for singing Anti-Koopa songs ^^
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Date: 2004-08-07 08:02 pm (UTC)Not my Mom, though. She does it frequently XD I still laugh when I hear her "Hi I'm Daisy!" at me.
The stabbiness made me gasp in OHNO-NESS! For some reason, Yoshi got over it impossibly fast.
EVERYONE was a hippie.