THE GOOD, the bad, the ugly

So, I had a dream about zombies and I actually woke up terrified at 4am. Seriously, zombies are no joke and the ones in my dream meant business. Obviously I've seen too many B-list horror movies, but I wanted to get down to the science behind it all. So I turned to the "Dream Dictionary" it's totally a thing, and typed in ZOMBIE.

DREAM DICTIONARY:
When you see a zombie it has no expression on its face as it just mindless walks around unable to think what to do. Think of real life and situation where you felt like a zombie.

- How do you feel like a zombie right now? Do you feel ill and lacking vitality?
- Did you behave like a zombie yesterday - completely unable to act?
- Do you get bored by some situation in your life or some task?
- Is there anyone who bores you senseless?
- Is your life lacking inspiration right now?

It's like, scientific and stuff.

Crap I want but don't need

Veronica Reis Party sequined dress
Gotta say that is the worst photoshop job I have seen in a long time, but the dress is hot shit
Veronica Reis

vintage 40s MY FAIR LADY leather heels
Sigh, not my size though
Nod to Mod Vintage

G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra

I was so excited when I heard they were creating a live action G.I. Joe movie, what could possibly go wrong? I played with the toys as a child with my first grade boyfriend and watched the cartoon on Saturday mornings, this was going to rock… right?

PLOT Irrelevant back story about a Scottish traitor which leads into a modern day irrelevant story about a Scottish traitor, but why did that traitor need to be Christopher Eccleston, the ninth Doctor? Anyway, he was able to take those Nanobots from “The Day the Earth Stood Still” and put them to use in this movie. When Duke who was the guy from “Step Up” and that really annoying Wayans brother don their Army uniforms and are directed to deliver the Nanobot warhead to destination unknown. When they are ambushed by a bunch of baddies in tight leather who Duke recognizes as his Ex, queue the dream sequence of their one time romance.

Whatever, Duke and the Wayans guy get picked up by the Joe’s and then because they were in the cartoon, get randomly and instantly recruited into the G.I. Joe club. Here, Wayans flirts with Scarlet and they say things like “knowing is half the battle” when they catch wind of the evil plan the Nanobots are being used for. Oh, it’s a clever one, they will be used to destroy the Eiffle Tower… mmmkay. Well not if the Joe’s have anything to do with it. Queue the silly running suits.

FINAL THOUGHT Unlike the joy I received watching this animated television show as I child, I felt almost embarrassed to be in the theater for this. And they didn’t include Gung Ho! What is G.I. Joe without the ambiguously gay soldier, seriously. It had action and fake science and tried very hard to take our beloved characters and make them believable, but really just failed to capture the magic of the 1985 franchise. I recommend that you go in with low expectations, or turn it on while you are cleaning out the cat litter.

the good, THE BAD, the ugly

There is something off about this photo, but I just can't quite put my finger on it. Maybe it's the lighting.

Crap I want but don't need

Tenured Professor Coat


Visiting Lecturer Vest
Mod Cloth

District 9

I know, this is a bit late and you have most likely already seen and loved this movie, and probably for a list of other reasons why. Either you enjoyed it for the political statement or you similarly have an alien hobo village in your country, or if you are like me, you just saw a big awesome sci-fi flick with people who sound funny.

PLOT Much like how my neighborhood began, an alien ship stalled above Johannesburg, that’s in South Africa by the way, and didn’t make like it was going to leave any time soon. So up we go to investigate and find a ship full of aliens who are sick and dying. Given them asylum, a shanty town was created and they located and rehabilitated the “Prawns” in what is referred to as District 9. Over the years these multi-armed creatures allow the village to fall into disrepair and it quickly becomes a slum where alien fights alien for a can of cat food.

People see their property tax fall because let’s get serious, you know you have someone just like this on your block and you bloody hate them, and the government build another reservation further away and gather a group of operatives led by Wikus van de Merwe to get the Prawns relocated to the shiny new District 10. Shockingly, not all of the Prawns are thinking this a good idea and soon Wikus runs into a Prawn who is gathering and storing a mysterious fluid that explodes onto Wikus.

Soon Wikus begins to mutate and in turn finds himself on the other end of the law and joining forces with the Prawns to which he is slowing morphing into.

FINAL THOUGHT This was basically a movie about racism and xenophobia. Using the Prawns as symbolic representations of those we commonly consider as disserving of less humanity than we ourselves receive. It took about an hour for the movie to pick up the pace and reveal itself, but it was worth accidentally buying a ticket for.

the good, THE BAD, the ugly

"I'm making a comic for my university, it's usually about stuff that happens there but when there isn't anything fun to draw I make weird stuff like this. I find the weird ones without any real meaning more fun to make as well as watch."
~Vargas

Hey, to each his own right?

This piece of Bad Art was discovered within the pages of The Artists Corner

Crap I want but don't need

Start It Up Pant
Lululemon

kimono sleeve dress with pleated runner
Liza Rietz

Deadgirl

Part zombie movie, part brutal rape movie, Deadgirl was either a clever horror film or a tribute to the works of Leonard Lake and Charles Ng, because there was no other reason this movie should have been made. I spent most of the movie feeling ashamed for watching it and the other half seriously pissed off by the callous actions of these seemingly everyday boys.

PLOT Skipping class, Rickie and J.T., two slacker high school students in appropriate hipster attire decide to break into the local run down asylum which we appear to have an abundance of in this country. They smash shit up to a soundtrack in their heads whilst drinking cheep beer and smoking and then they begin to explore the endless hallways that run under the hospital. It is here they break into the boiler room where they find a body of a naked woman tied to a table. Discovering that she is alive, they argue about getting help for her but J.T. thinks it would be best to just keep her tied to the table so he can continually rape her, you know, because while he was beating the shit out of her he discovered she can’t die so it’s really the only logical option.

It’s a whole morality issue for Ricky who tries to make his friend see reason and release the dead girl, but while she’s getting plowed by a couple of jocks she bites one. Turns out she is not too dissimilar to a zombie and can make other zombies or “dead girls” if she bites you. See, J.T. isn’t a pig after all, I mean she’s a zombie and therefore kinda deserves it, right?

FINAL THOUGHT I can see where this was intended to be thought provoking, since the girl on the table could not be killed, she is technically not alive and therefore is not to be considered a human making an ethical argument. But from what I can tell, it was really just a movie about boys wanting a sex slave and using a loophole to make it acceptable. For revenge, rent Teeth.

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After a long work induced hiatus, I am back. A bit dusty, but ready to boggle you with my tasteless posts.