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Movie and Book List, 2008! [Jan. 12th, 2008|05:46 am]
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Rules and Guidelines:
1. I watch 100 movies or more in 2008.
2. I keep track of how many I watch in this post.
3. I only record first-time movies.
4. I leave the entry public. If you want to recommend any movies to me, go for it.

The Ratings:
* - Waste of my life. Don't bother watching this, ever.
** - Nothing stood out. Just like every other movie of it's genre.
*** - Enough to satisfy boredom. Not worth watching again.
**** - Awesome. Recommended.
***** - Amazing. Highly recommended.


January
1. Hairspray - ***
2. Atonement - ***
3. PS, I Love You - *****
4. One Missed Call - **
5. Cars - ***
6. Enchanted - ****
7. Stay - *****
8. Meet the Robinsons - ****
9. Love, Actually - ***
10. The Nanny Diaries - **
11. I Know Who Killed Me - ***
12. A Mighty Heart - ****
13. Mr. Magorium's Wonder Emporium - **
14. Ratatouille - ****
15. Juno - *****
16. Alvin and the Chipmunks - ***
17. Disturbia - ****
18. Transformers - *****
19. Cloverfield - ****
20. Untraceable - **

February
21. The Eye - ***
22. Over Her Dead Body - ***
23. Interview - ***
24. Across the Universe - ****
25. Paris, Je T'aime - *****
26. Perfume: A Story of a Murderer - ****
27. Jumper - ***
28. No Country For Old Men - ***
29. The Reaping - ****
30. The Assassination of Jesse James - ***
31. Fool's Gold - ***
32. Definitely, Maybe - ****


Rules and Guidelines:
1. Read 50 books in one year.
2. I keep track of how many I read in this post.
3. I only record first-time books.
4. I leave the entry public. If you want to recommend any books to me, go for it.


1. Eclipse by Stephenie Meyer [629/629]
2. Hairstyles of the Damned by Joe Meno [270/270]
3. Flowers for Algernon by Daniel Keyes [311/311]
4. Such A Pretty Girl by Rachel Wiess [212/212]
5. The Last Days by Scott Westerfeld [286/286]
6. Glass by Ellen Hopkins [681/681]
7. Briar Rose by Jane Yolen [239/239]
8. This Lullaby by Sarah Dessen [345/345]
9. The Truth About Forever by Sarah Dessen [347/347]
10. Tomorrow, Maybe by Brian James [248/248]
11. Ecstasia by Francesca Lia Block
12. Water For Elephants by Sara Gruen [000/350]

Starting Date: November 10, 2007

Ending Date: November 10, 2008

Progress: 10 / 50

Pages Read: 3, 600
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[User Picture]From: [info]kurtcobain
2008-01-12 12:12 pm (UTC)

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Oldboy.
[User Picture]From: [info]wasabi
2008-01-12 01:05 pm (UTC)

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You don't need to have a bunch of separate things. You CAN just put them all in at once.

[User Picture]From: [info]kurtcobain
2008-01-12 12:15 pm (UTC)

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I'm a Cyborg, But That's Ok.
[User Picture]From: [info]wasabi
2008-01-12 01:05 pm (UTC)

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I refuse. -_-
[User Picture]From: [info]flirty
2008-01-15 05:32 pm (UTC)

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I loved Ps I Love You. I just saw Juno that was pretty good. And Premonition. I wanted to see the Nanny Diaries only because a portion was filmed at my school.
[User Picture]From: [info]wasabi
2008-01-15 05:55 pm (UTC)

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PS I Love You and Juno were amazing. I saw them both on the same day, but I missed half of the first to go watch Juno. I ended up finishing it a week later, though!

Premonition was okay, but it's really hard to get that space-time-travel thing down and make it look real and not really lame, you know? Donnie Darko did it really well, but Premonition kind of lacked a... flow? I don't know.

The Nanny Diaries was horrible. It was really boring and Scarlett Johansson is lucky she's pretty 'cause I think she's a wretched actress. Her face never shows any expression and she always uses the same tone of voice.

BUT. I hope you like it. =)
[User Picture]From: [info]sailor_moon
2008-01-26 07:22 am (UTC)

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Do manga volumes count? If so, I recommend Cardcaptor Sakura.
[User Picture]From: [info]wasabi
2008-01-26 07:59 am (UTC)

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Wasn't that a show? I remember seeing it when I was 12/13 and thinking it was ridiculous, haha. Is the manga different from the TV show?
[User Picture]From: [info]sailor_moon
2008-01-26 09:44 am (UTC)

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Ha ha. The show you watched was probably the American version of it called Cardcaptors. No. It's the books. Manga is pretty much a Japanese comic, but ours are in English, if you didn't know. And the manga is SO much better. Now the original anime of it is called Cardcaptor Sakura. It's pretty much about this girl who's all bright and cheery who accidently opens a book called The Clow and let's out a creature. She has to then fight/retrieve the so-called cards she let out and blah blah blah. XD
[User Picture]From: [info]wasabi
2008-01-29 01:13 pm (UTC)

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That's exactly what the lame cartoon was about when I saw it when I was thirteen, lol.
[User Picture]From: [info]lawyer
2008-02-07 06:12 am (UTC)

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I can't believe you're still cutting me over this. This is so juvenile.
[User Picture]From: [info]wasabi
2008-02-07 07:18 am (UTC)

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It isn't over anything. We don't talk, and you don't update much. I don't see how it's such a big deal. :/
[User Picture]From: [info]pandolfo
2008-02-07 07:32 am (UTC)

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Well let's see, I updated Tuesday and then went away for the weekend with no computer and then came back and worked in the early morning and see, I'm in college and have homework and classes and I'm busy so I'm sorry if I don't update 3 times a day, but I didn't know it was a necessity to be your friend. Whatever, this is ridiculous.
[User Picture]From: [info]pandolfo
2008-02-07 07:33 am (UTC)

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**THURSDAY, it was even more recent than Tuesday, I updated last Thursday. And I'm writing tonight, if you actually gave me a chance and didn't cut me.

Whatever, like I said, juvenile.
[User Picture]From: [info]wasabi
2008-02-07 09:00 am (UTC)

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How is updating and talking not a necessity of being someone's friend? Seeing as how it is the INTERNET, it's not as if we are hanging out at the mall. All my e-friends and I have are conversations, comments, and updates. None of which you and I have.

It isn't juvenile. I never talk to you, I don't understand why you're so set on staying my friend. It's not as if anything would be missing.
[User Picture]From: [info]pandolfo
2008-02-07 10:06 am (UTC)

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So basically, you're telling me that people can't go on vacation or have homework from school. OK, well then I guess I'll keep to friends who like me for me, not my addiction to the internet.
[User Picture]From: [info]wasabi
2008-02-07 10:27 am (UTC)

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What?

You're not making any sense, Sarah. If anybody is being immature or juvenile about this, it's you.

I'm sorry that I don't want to bulk up my friends list full of people I never talk to, people who only talk to me when they're complaining about me deleting them, and people who don't put any effort forward to take the "friendship" from a name-on-a-list stage to the actual-friends stage.

I never ONCE said you needed to update every single day and comment every single one of my entries. If you IMed me on AIM once in awhile, left me a comment on Myspace, or did ANYTHING in an effort to communicate with me, I wouldn't have a reason to delete you.

I'm sorry you're incapable of understanding that I want the people on my friends list to actually BE friends, and not just random usernames that are taking up space.
[User Picture]From: [info]pandolfo
2008-02-07 11:05 am (UTC)

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Like I said, I'm sorry the internet isn't my life and I embrace the real world.

One day the internet won't do everything for you anymore and you'll be left alone in your world with no idea how to make it besides on the internet. There is a world out there, did you know that? Spend some time in it, maybe you'll understand what I'm saying.
[User Picture]From: [info]wasabi
2008-02-07 11:09 am (UTC)

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I find it ironic that this is coming from somebody who is freaking out because I deleted them from an online journal. Practice what you preach, sister.
[User Picture]From: [info]wasabi
2008-02-07 11:11 am (UTC)

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... Also, you're trying to point out how I don't live in the "real world", which makes no sense.

I have a job. I pay bills. I'm home less than half of every day, and half of that time, I'm sleeping.

You really have absolutely no idea what you're talking about, and that's quite unfortunate because until today I wouldn't have thought that you'd throw such a fit over something so insignificant.
[User Picture]From: [info]contrary
2008-02-20 08:44 am (UTC)

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Have you read Choke? Im sure you have. I loved it.
I loved Speak and this book Because I Remember Terror, Father I Remember You.
I mean, if you want to check them out.

Have you seen the movie Elephant?
Pan's Labrynth? Cecil B Demented? Amelie? House of D? Igby Goes Down?
any of those?
Elephant was weird...but for some reason i loved it. The other's are must-sees...if you haven't seen them already.

I just wanted to say hey. I added you.
I was a friend on GJ. Awkward_lungs.
[User Picture]From: [info]wasabi
2008-02-20 08:51 am (UTC)

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I'll add you back! I was wondering if you had a Scribbld account, because I've seen you post on [info]hippies journal lately, and the word contrary reminds me of you because of the "contrary_whim" thing, lol.

1. I've read Choke and Speak. I'll check out the other one! Have you read "Such a Pretty Girl"? You should check that one out if you haven't!

2. I've seen Elephant, Pan's Labyrinth, and Amelie. I'll rent the other three once I get my online Blockbuster thingy set up again! I love new movies to watch. You should check out: Paris, Je T'aime, Mirrormask, annnnd... Idk, watch Heroes, rofl!
[User Picture]From: [info]contrary
2008-02-21 04:24 am (UTC)

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I havent heard of such a pretty girl
im in the process of finishing chuck palanuik's books. Im stuck on Lulliby and not enjoying it...but ive only read choke and fight club so far. Ill keep that book in mind for sure.

If i think of any more good movies ill let you know. and i havent heard of the ones you suggested but im always looking for new movies.
[User Picture]From: [info]wasabi
2008-02-21 10:17 pm (UTC)

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Read Haunted by Palahniuk. It's good. Lullaby bored me, too, don't feel bad!