Today had a very slow start which I was glad of. Again no hint of a hangover, I was just knackered. I feel Darroch's pain as he started work at 7am. After much recovering I went with my parents to town. My goal was to find decent shoes for work as my current Sports Direct ones are equal in comfort to shoes made of concrete, and after two months of ownership are literally disintegrating. Clarks was my first port of call where I was served by Caroline. This turned out to be one of the most awkward moments of my life. As my quest went on I slowly became very very irritable, despising everything within my sight. Finally I decided on Hush Puppies at Brantano which were unimaginably expensive considering I hate black, smart shoes. I grudgingly paid for them and ran to Blockbuster buying loads of DVDs and Blu-rays to console myself. These included a boxset of Kubrick's movies in order to build up a full opinion of him as of the two films of his I have seen; 2001 and A Clockwork Orange; I have had major grievances with both. Rather than ranting based on two films I want to see most or all of them to form a concise opinion.
After being awesome at Guitar Hero and Rockband, completing Pull me Under by Dream Theatre on expert drums, I watched Tropic Thunder with the family (including Kyle). It was excellent as I have heard from many people. I was amazed to see original ideas in a modern comedy, with a plotline that verges on genius and hilarious setups that still feel in place in the movie as a whole rather than appearing episodic. All the characters are very funny, with a ridiculously high profile cast all well suited even though bizzarely cast in some cases; Robert Downey Jr is particularly surprising as his politically incorrect character could have gone either way with people. Luckily for him, or perhaps through skill, it came across as intended rather than being offensive. The most surreal moments of the film came with Tom Cruise's character; seeing Tom Cruise swearing a load and dancing to rap music is such an odd experience. It seems that he is a little bit human, but he remains a scientologist so he is not redeemed. The whole film was fantastic with its massive production values giving it a really unique tone for a comedy. The endless movie references are great for a geek like me, but it still has conventional humour aplenty for those who "have a life". It's genuinely one of the best films I've seen in a while and I give it 9/10.
I just found a power metal cover of I Kissed a Girl by Katy Perry. It is incredible, so must be included in this blog.
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