Movies and Life and Stuff
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eredienYesterday spent reading six months' worth of magazines. Happy.
After dinner went out with friends Evelyn and Aaron to get coffee and dessert and talk. Had good conversation, wherein religion, philosophy, foriegn languages, and the benefits or lack thereof of anime and Japanese culture were discussed. Strangely, Evelyn, who is usually up for anything involving TV, seems to fall asleep at the sight of anime, while Aaron seems only to think that perhaps he's been watching the wrong anime and should watch something else. Trying to think of things that might be at the movie store that he'd like.
Although I don't blame Evelyn - Lodoss War is not exactly a sterling example of the genre. And apparently Aaron saw Ghost in the Shell, but hasn't seen anything else. So. Reccommendations, anyone?
After dinner went and rented Waking Life. I have, as some of you know, been wanting to watch this movie for quite a while.
1.) It comes the closest to my dreams, style-wise, I've ever seen. But still not.
2.) It is confusing to watch. Scenery floats around on the screen in the oddest way. Would not reccommend it if you had a headache, for example.
3.) I want to watch it again. (!)
4.) There seemed to me to be some points in the beginning where it lagged, but those parts were okay anyway.
5.) It is the only movie which I have ever seen where I actively wanted to go into the movie, sit down, and speak with the people. All of the people. About what they thought about everything.
7.) It is funny.
8.) It is one of those movies where you cannot be sure, if you watch it late at night and have a long philosophical discussion about art and life and comics after that, that you cannot be sure you have not fallen into.
May I say how much fun it is to be able to turn to a friend and both say, "she needs to read Sandman" at the same time? (Yes, yes, Irina, you can stop bouncing now.) And also, for all of you Transmetropolitan readers, how much fun it is to be able to get the quote, "oww. I guess that's why Spider is a comic book character and I'm not," out of a friend?
I was going to walk to the library but it is now raining. But I have to walk to the highschool anyway to give my sister her sweatshirt, so I guess I might as well walk to the library.
After dinner went out with friends Evelyn and Aaron to get coffee and dessert and talk. Had good conversation, wherein religion, philosophy, foriegn languages, and the benefits or lack thereof of anime and Japanese culture were discussed. Strangely, Evelyn, who is usually up for anything involving TV, seems to fall asleep at the sight of anime, while Aaron seems only to think that perhaps he's been watching the wrong anime and should watch something else. Trying to think of things that might be at the movie store that he'd like.
Although I don't blame Evelyn - Lodoss War is not exactly a sterling example of the genre. And apparently Aaron saw Ghost in the Shell, but hasn't seen anything else. So. Reccommendations, anyone?
After dinner went and rented Waking Life. I have, as some of you know, been wanting to watch this movie for quite a while.
1.) It comes the closest to my dreams, style-wise, I've ever seen. But still not.
2.) It is confusing to watch. Scenery floats around on the screen in the oddest way. Would not reccommend it if you had a headache, for example.
3.) I want to watch it again. (!)
4.) There seemed to me to be some points in the beginning where it lagged, but those parts were okay anyway.
5.) It is the only movie which I have ever seen where I actively wanted to go into the movie, sit down, and speak with the people. All of the people. About what they thought about everything.
7.) It is funny.
8.) It is one of those movies where you cannot be sure, if you watch it late at night and have a long philosophical discussion about art and life and comics after that, that you cannot be sure you have not fallen into.
May I say how much fun it is to be able to turn to a friend and both say, "she needs to read Sandman" at the same time? (Yes, yes, Irina, you can stop bouncing now.) And also, for all of you Transmetropolitan readers, how much fun it is to be able to get the quote, "oww. I guess that's why Spider is a comic book character and I'm not," out of a friend?
I was going to walk to the library but it is now raining. But I have to walk to the highschool anyway to give my sister her sweatshirt, so I guess I might as well walk to the library.
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21/5/02 09:51 (UTC)hmm.
Slayers, although it's much funnier after you have seen lots of anime.
Petshop of Horrors. not sure if it's a good place to start.
Saiyuki, although since it has been lisenced fansubs will be hard to come by, being illigal to buy them now and all.
Ranma. dubbed or subbed, as it doesn't really matter.
Shinesman. There is only one tape of a longer series. this doesn't matter much because you can see where it's going, especially if you have seen a lot of anime.
Escaflowne is good, except for the end which makes no sense.
Master of Mosquiton is fun.
Lost Universe is also fun especially if you like Slayers and Star Wars. (Lost Universe has nothing at all to do with Star Wars. Nope, nothing. the lightsaber, er psi-blade, has nothing at all to do with ....anyway.
Metropolis.
Haven't seen Astroboy, but the manga is good.
with the exception of Saiyuki, I think these have all been released. I'm not sure about the status of Astroboy.
that's all for now. must go eat lunch and update my page