Movie: Ok, sooo......while I do have a few problems with the movie, purely as a fan, I was rather impressed with the direction that it went in. It wasn't as bad as what I thought it was going to be. I mean, yeah, they mispronounced a lot of the names, had certain scenes acted out differently than in the series, cut out some of the more important scenes, and left out some important people, it was a well though out adaptation of the series. Now, keep in mind, while I am huge fan of the series, I went in as more of a film critic than a fan. That being said, I have to say that a lot of those in the fan-base went with that fan-base mindset and was judging the movie act for act, scene for scene, and with that said that the movie is an epic fail. While that isn't necessarily wrong, that isn't the way to judge a movie for the movie's sake. Some of it I think has to do with the fact that the movie was only 1hr and 43min. and could have been way longer to reveal some key points from the series but this is meant to be a trilogy, this movie was Book 1: Water, so there is still plenty of time to get the rest of the main characters in and sort out missed scenes.
Characters: The actors and actresses chosen, for the most part, were well founded. Some of the choices I didn't agree with, but the main actor I didn't agree with, his character, dies so that worked out. The rest I'll ignore because they played their parts well. I was impressed with just how well all of the actors/actresses were so intune with their parts, they were so fluid with the movements of their bending and fighting, they couldn't have been trained better. Very impressed and very happy; Horray for Kung Fu!!!!!
Nations and Their Bending: For those who are unfamiliar with the series, it's based on the fact that most, not all, people can bend their natural element. Water, Earth, Fire, Air; there are a select number of people who can bend these elements. Only one person, the Avatar, can bend all four. With the four elements, there are four nations. The Northern and Southern Water Tribes (really just one nation just on opposite ends of the world), The Fire Nation, The Earth Kingdom, and The Air Nomads who are (were) scattered in four different points (Northern, Southern, Eastern, and Western Air Temples) of the world. Most people, from each nation, can bend their natural elements. The movie gives you glimpses of each nation, and, from what I was seeing, they did a damn good job in the construction of the buildings and temples and palaces and war ships (fire nation). And while I didn't like the fact that Fire Benders had to have fire around them (they didn't need to in the series), like the other benders, I understand, from the directors stand point, that to create something real on screen, it has to look real in reality. And the bending, overall, was how it would actually look in real life. So I was very pleased with that.
Appa and Momo: Not much to say about these two fascinating creatures except "wonderful C.G.I".
So, yeah, all in all, it was an excellent movie, very brilliant adaptation, and the only thing I have to say to you die-hard, no-nonsense fans is,"Fuck, fuck, fuck, fuck it, fuck it, fuck your criticism!!" That is all.
Elements and Chaos,
Akumu
Saturday, July 3, 2010
The Countdown Starts Now!!!
There are only 26 more days left till AnimeIowa 2010 begins. As an added bonus to my trip there, I'll get to three of my favorite voice actors, EVER, again. Christopher and Greg Ayers, and Kyle Hebert. I love the all so much, there are wonderfully nice people and take the time to talk to their fans and share stories with them. I've seen Chris and Greg multiple times, but I've only met Kyle once and that was at the first AnimeIowa I went too, about four years ago I think. So it will be good to see him again. And they're all hilarious, to the point where I feel like my face is going to split in half and devour my head. I haven't seen either Chris or Greg since last AnimeIowa, I can't wait.
Demons & Devils,
Akumu
Demons & Devils,
Akumu
Things to Ponder and Enjoy...
Yes, I know it's stupid, but when I found this I found it funny. So here it is.
Can you cry under water?
How important does a person have to be before they are considered assassinated instead of just murdered?
Why do you have to 'put your two cents in'... but it's only a 'penny for your thoughts'?
Where's that extra penny going to?
Why does a round pizza come in a square box?
How is it that we put man on the moon before we figured out it would be a good idea to put wheels on luggage?
Why is it that people say they 'slept like a baby' when babies wake up like every two hours?
If a deaf person has to go to court, is it still called a hearing?
Why are you IN a movie, but you're ON TV?
Do the Alphabet song and Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star have the same tune?
Why did you just try singing the two songs above?
Do stairs go up or down?
When French people swear do they say pardon my English?
Someday your prince will come. Mine got lost, took a wrong turn, and is too stubborn to ask for directions.
Support publik edekasion
The early bird gets the worm, but the second mouse gets the cheese.
The more I learn, the less I understand.
There are 3 kinds of people: those who can count & those who can't
They keep saying the right person will come along; I think a truck hit mine.
A Day Without Sunshine Is Like, You Know, Night
You Have The Right To Remain Silent. Anything You Say Will Be Misquoted And Used Against You
"Before you criticize someone always walk a mile in their shoes. That way when you do criticize them you're a mile away and you have their shoes"
"Snowflakes are some of the most fragile things in the world but looks what happens when they stick together."
"Fashion is a type of ugliness so intolerable, that we have to change it every 6 months."
"It's better to keep silent and be thought a fool than open your mouth and remove all doubts."
"My head may be cracked but my insanity is still intact!"
"You have the right to remain silent. What you lack is the capacity"
“That’s it! I give up! There’s no talking to you people! And you wonder why I’m arrogant! If the rest of you weren’t such idiots, I might not feel so superior!”
"The pure and simple truth is rarely pure and never simple."
"Skill is being able to walk across Niagara Falls on a tightrope. Intelligence is not trying."
Nothing is impossible. Some things are just improbable."
"Hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia- Fear of long words."
"If the opposite of 'pro' is 'con', then what's the opposite of 'progress'?"
"Why be difficult, when with just a little bit of effort, you can be impossible?"
"Hard work pays off in the future. Laziness pays off now."
"Earth is the insane asylum for the universe."
"Life is not measured by the breaths we take, but by the moments that take our breath away."
"Keep smiling, it makes people wonder what you're up to."
Procrastinate now, don't put it off.
Everyone has a photographic memory, some just don't have film!
42.7 of all statistics are made up on the spot.
A clear conscience is usually the sign of a bad memory.
All those who believe in telekinesis, raise my hand.
OK, so what's the speed of dark?
If everything seems to be going well, you have obviously overlooked something.
Depression is merely anger without enthusiasm.
When everything is coming your way, you're in the wrong lane.
If at first you don't succeed, destroy all evidence that you tried.
I haven’t lost my mind, I sold it on e-bay.
A conclusion is the part where you got tired of thinking.
Experience is something you don't get until just after you need it.
those who think they know everything, annoy those of us that do
98 percent of the teen population automatically thinks the word "Cullen" whenever they hear the name "Edward". If you're part of the 2 percent that thinks "Scissorhands" post this on your profile.
Silence is golden but duck tape is silver.
Can you cry under water?
How important does a person have to be before they are considered assassinated instead of just murdered?
Why do you have to 'put your two cents in'... but it's only a 'penny for your thoughts'?
Where's that extra penny going to?
Why does a round pizza come in a square box?
How is it that we put man on the moon before we figured out it would be a good idea to put wheels on luggage?
Why is it that people say they 'slept like a baby' when babies wake up like every two hours?
If a deaf person has to go to court, is it still called a hearing?
Why are you IN a movie, but you're ON TV?
Do the Alphabet song and Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star have the same tune?
Why did you just try singing the two songs above?
Do stairs go up or down?
When French people swear do they say pardon my English?
Someday your prince will come. Mine got lost, took a wrong turn, and is too stubborn to ask for directions.
Support publik edekasion
The early bird gets the worm, but the second mouse gets the cheese.
The more I learn, the less I understand.
There are 3 kinds of people: those who can count & those who can't
They keep saying the right person will come along; I think a truck hit mine.
A Day Without Sunshine Is Like, You Know, Night
You Have The Right To Remain Silent. Anything You Say Will Be Misquoted And Used Against You
"Before you criticize someone always walk a mile in their shoes. That way when you do criticize them you're a mile away and you have their shoes"
"Snowflakes are some of the most fragile things in the world but looks what happens when they stick together."
"Fashion is a type of ugliness so intolerable, that we have to change it every 6 months."
"It's better to keep silent and be thought a fool than open your mouth and remove all doubts."
"My head may be cracked but my insanity is still intact!"
"You have the right to remain silent. What you lack is the capacity"
“That’s it! I give up! There’s no talking to you people! And you wonder why I’m arrogant! If the rest of you weren’t such idiots, I might not feel so superior!”
"The pure and simple truth is rarely pure and never simple."
"Skill is being able to walk across Niagara Falls on a tightrope. Intelligence is not trying."
Nothing is impossible. Some things are just improbable."
"Hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia- Fear of long words."
"If the opposite of 'pro' is 'con', then what's the opposite of 'progress'?"
"Why be difficult, when with just a little bit of effort, you can be impossible?"
"Hard work pays off in the future. Laziness pays off now."
"Earth is the insane asylum for the universe."
"Life is not measured by the breaths we take, but by the moments that take our breath away."
"Keep smiling, it makes people wonder what you're up to."
Procrastinate now, don't put it off.
Everyone has a photographic memory, some just don't have film!
42.7 of all statistics are made up on the spot.
A clear conscience is usually the sign of a bad memory.
All those who believe in telekinesis, raise my hand.
OK, so what's the speed of dark?
If everything seems to be going well, you have obviously overlooked something.
Depression is merely anger without enthusiasm.
When everything is coming your way, you're in the wrong lane.
If at first you don't succeed, destroy all evidence that you tried.
I haven’t lost my mind, I sold it on e-bay.
A conclusion is the part where you got tired of thinking.
Experience is something you don't get until just after you need it.
those who think they know everything, annoy those of us that do
98 percent of the teen population automatically thinks the word "Cullen" whenever they hear the name "Edward". If you're part of the 2 percent that thinks "Scissorhands" post this on your profile.
Silence is golden but duck tape is silver.
Friday, July 2, 2010
Always Look On The Creepy Side of Life....
I found this story on Gothic.net, and I vaguely remember this story from somewhere, but for the life of me I can't remember where. Read this, this story is creepy.
"A man went to a hotel and walked up to the front desk to check in. The woman at the desk gave him his key and told him that on the way to his room, there was a door with no number that was locked and no one was allowed in there. Especially no one should look inside the room, under any circumstances. So he followed the instructions of the woman at the front desk, going straight to his room, and going to bed. The next night his curiosity would not leave him alone about the room with no number on the door. He walked down the hall to the door and tried the handle. Sure enough it was locked. He bent down and looked through the wide keyhole. Cold air passed through it, chilling his eye.
What he saw was a hotel bedroom, like his, and in the corner was a woman whose skin was completely white. She was leaning her head against the wall, facing away from the door. He stared in confusion for a while. He almost knocked on the door, out of curiosity, but decided not to. This disinclination saved his life. He crept away from the door and walked back to his room. The next day, he returned to the door and looked through the wide keyhole. This time, all he saw was redness. He couldn’t make anything out besides a distinct red color, unmoving. Perhaps the inhabitants of the room knew he was spying the night before, and had blocked the keyhole with something red.
At this point he decided to consult the woman at the front desk for more information. She sighed and said, "Did you look through the keyhole?" The man told her that he had and she said, "Well, I might as well tell you the story. A long time ago, a man murdered his wife in that room, and her ghost haunts it. But these people were not ordinary. They were white all over, except for their eyes, which were red.""
I very much remember this story from somewhere, but I can't recall if it was from a movie, original short story, or just a story that someone told me. I keep thinking it was from a movie, but I can't be sure. Oh, well.
Red Roses & redruM,
Akumu
"A man went to a hotel and walked up to the front desk to check in. The woman at the desk gave him his key and told him that on the way to his room, there was a door with no number that was locked and no one was allowed in there. Especially no one should look inside the room, under any circumstances. So he followed the instructions of the woman at the front desk, going straight to his room, and going to bed. The next night his curiosity would not leave him alone about the room with no number on the door. He walked down the hall to the door and tried the handle. Sure enough it was locked. He bent down and looked through the wide keyhole. Cold air passed through it, chilling his eye.
What he saw was a hotel bedroom, like his, and in the corner was a woman whose skin was completely white. She was leaning her head against the wall, facing away from the door. He stared in confusion for a while. He almost knocked on the door, out of curiosity, but decided not to. This disinclination saved his life. He crept away from the door and walked back to his room. The next day, he returned to the door and looked through the wide keyhole. This time, all he saw was redness. He couldn’t make anything out besides a distinct red color, unmoving. Perhaps the inhabitants of the room knew he was spying the night before, and had blocked the keyhole with something red.
At this point he decided to consult the woman at the front desk for more information. She sighed and said, "Did you look through the keyhole?" The man told her that he had and she said, "Well, I might as well tell you the story. A long time ago, a man murdered his wife in that room, and her ghost haunts it. But these people were not ordinary. They were white all over, except for their eyes, which were red.""
I very much remember this story from somewhere, but I can't recall if it was from a movie, original short story, or just a story that someone told me. I keep thinking it was from a movie, but I can't be sure. Oh, well.
Red Roses & redruM,
Akumu
Thursday, July 1, 2010
Fade to the Grave....
I have to tell ya'll, I'm very excited for Halloween this year, I wonder if it's because I'll be 21? Whatever, I'll be making my own variation of a ghoulish faerie. I'm thinking about having a Halloween party; maybe. If not a party then that would probably mean I'll be going to Sugoi-con. Which would be fine. It would be the same as going to a Halloween party; dress up as different people (or creatures) and buy candy. The only difference is that we have to pay to get into the party, but it's a small price to pay considering it would mean getting to do so much more than sitting around with a small group of people with loud music.
I discovered a site awhile back that shows almost all of the paranormal/myths/uneplained stories of just about every town in America. Stories behind the stories and maybe a town near you, it's worth taking a look at and reading through.
theshadowlands.net
Goblins and Ghouls,
Akumu
I discovered a site awhile back that shows almost all of the paranormal/myths/uneplained stories of just about every town in America. Stories behind the stories and maybe a town near you, it's worth taking a look at and reading through.
theshadowlands.net
Goblins and Ghouls,
Akumu
Wednesday, June 30, 2010
Anime Iowa 2010!!!!
Registration Confirmed!!! Pre-registering at the '09 convention was a very good idea. I still haven't decided what I'm making yet. Maybe I'll just create something from the demented mind? Yeah, something like that....better get to sketching out a design, I think I know where I'll be going with it, but I want to be able too physically see it. Hopefully I'll be able to complete the costume within a month. If not, I'll improvise.
Ja ne,
Akumu
Ja ne,
Akumu
Tuesday, June 29, 2010
2 More Days!!!
I don't think I've been so excited for a live action movie before. There are only two more days until (Avatar) The Last Airbender 3D is in theaters and I am completely phsyc'd!!! I'm going to go see it, even if it's by myself, I don't think that will happen but you never know.
I just got home from college, early, because my Algebra instructor canceled. Which kinda makes me sad because, while I still harbor an extreme dislike for Math, I like I actually like algebra. To me it's easier than basic math, which contain fractions, which I loathe. Plus we actually get to use a calculator which, while I don't actually need it for algebra, makes it that much better. Just kinda speeds the up the process.
Ja ne,
Akumu
I just got home from college, early, because my Algebra instructor canceled. Which kinda makes me sad because, while I still harbor an extreme dislike for Math, I like I actually like algebra. To me it's easier than basic math, which contain fractions, which I loathe. Plus we actually get to use a calculator which, while I don't actually need it for algebra, makes it that much better. Just kinda speeds the up the process.
Ja ne,
Akumu
FIRST POST!!!!
WHOOO!!!! First post on here; go me!! My name is Rachel, but my net name is Akumu Himitsu; in Japanese, Akumu literally means: Nightmare, and Himitsu literally means: Secret. The English translation would be: Akumu Himitsu or Nightmare Secret, but since, in Japan, they say their surnames before their given names it would actually be translated as: Himitsu, Akumu or Secret Nightmare. And yes, I did that on purpose. ^__^
I'm a big time supernatural, paranormal, creepy, dark, disturbing, Halloween/Christmas buff so don't be weirded out if anything of the aforementioned pops up.......in fact you should probably expect it since they will be either mentioned or discussed throughout this blog. The above pretty much describes all of my interests, or, at the very least, what they're about. I pretty much live and breathe that stuff. I hope to regale everyone with my amazing interest fixation. You'll probably see some of my work that have already made their way to various sites on the web; writings and drawing both. You'll probably see storm entries, seeing as I'm an avid storm watcher!! Hoping one day to take that farther and actually go out and chase them.
My one goal in life is to go too Japan at least once. I'm currently in college right now. It's just a simple two-year, but that will change as I build my funds to go too a better school. I hope to go too Hollin's Abroad. It's the ONE school I've found that actually has language as a major. And not just a few, but many you wouldn't be able to major in any where else; like Japan. I'll also be able to double major with art.
Ok, I think that'll be it for tonight....OH!! seeing as how I'm just a complete night-owl, I won't be on for most of the day unless there is nothing else to do. Just thought you should know.
Ja ne,
Akumu Himitsu
I'm a big time supernatural, paranormal, creepy, dark, disturbing, Halloween/Christmas buff so don't be weirded out if anything of the aforementioned pops up.......in fact you should probably expect it since they will be either mentioned or discussed throughout this blog. The above pretty much describes all of my interests, or, at the very least, what they're about. I pretty much live and breathe that stuff. I hope to regale everyone with my amazing interest fixation. You'll probably see some of my work that have already made their way to various sites on the web; writings and drawing both. You'll probably see storm entries, seeing as I'm an avid storm watcher!! Hoping one day to take that farther and actually go out and chase them.
My one goal in life is to go too Japan at least once. I'm currently in college right now. It's just a simple two-year, but that will change as I build my funds to go too a better school. I hope to go too Hollin's Abroad. It's the ONE school I've found that actually has language as a major. And not just a few, but many you wouldn't be able to major in any where else; like Japan. I'll also be able to double major with art.
Ok, I think that'll be it for tonight....OH!! seeing as how I'm just a complete night-owl, I won't be on for most of the day unless there is nothing else to do. Just thought you should know.
Ja ne,
Akumu Himitsu
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