A Portrait Of The Artist As A Young Man.

So yeah, I'm whoring this out a bit, mainly because I want some readers!

I just made a blog. The best way I can describe it is simply my rantings about movies and music and pop culture in general. If you like any of these things, I'm sure you could find something to amuse you!.

http://prettyfacetohell.blogspot.com/

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I'm a whore and proud of it!

Prince Caspian SUCKED. Seriously, it's such a cash cow, I don't know why people so blatantly fall for it. You're being duped by the oligopoly, my friends. (Media training, ftw).

Here is a list of things that is wrong with it. No spoilers, btw.

- Caspian's revolving door of accents. From Spanish, to Russian, to English, to American, back to Spanish. I don't care if you girls thought he was hot, he was shit.

-That older girl who I don't care to remember the name of's never ending supply of arrows. And how she managed to kill people with one arrow, even if it hit them in the leg or something. I know we're meant to suspend disbelief cause it's CS Lewis and all that, but that was ridiculous.

-The last half an hour. Every single frame of it.

-All the kids were annoying.

-Notice all the heroes are white and middle class, and the baddies were all accented and foreign looking. Coincidence? I think not, CS Lewis, you big fat racist.

-Notice all the baddies were bearded. Not only is he racist, he's beardist.

-Everything about it.

Thankfully, I went home and watched Rebel Without A Cause, which was much better.

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Hi, I'm Rhodri and I like bad films.

Now, let's clear a few things up. I don't like all bad films. On the contrary, I'm still searching for what exactly the appeal of Gigli was and the live action Thunderbirds movie they released a few years back still doesn't exist in my world. My taste in cinema doesn't completely suck. I have lots of gems in my collection that I will forever love and cherish. I've also got complete stinkers in my collection. But, whisper it quietly, I'll also forever love and cherish those.

I'm of the opinion that going to the cinema should be a spectacle. It should blow you out of your seat and leave you breathless, clutching your half-empty gallon of Coke, white knuckled and windswept. The movies I get excited about are always big budget thrill rides. Some of my most anticipated movies this summer are The Dark Knight and Incredible Hulk. Frankly, I don't care if these movies suck. I'm gonna go watch them, and I'm gonna have a hell of a lot of fun doing it.

We're currently residing in the era of the indie pretensions. In today's world, you can't be a film buff unless you've studied Fellini, watched Kurosawa's entire filmography and can recite, scene by scene, what happens in every Svankmeyer film. There is no room for the mainstream film buff. And yes, while Hollywood does release it's share of complete bollocks, I don't believe I'm a lesser person for thoroughly enjoying the summer blockbuster more than a compilation of German Expressionist short films.

I've hidden this terrible revelation about myself for too long. I'm standing up for myself. I'm a nerd. I love science fiction. B movies with terrible titles like "They Came From Outer Space" and comic book heroes. Here I am, I like bad films, and I'm proud of it.

Unpopular opinion of the day: Johnny Depp didn't deserve the Best Actor Oscar.

Let me explain. First of all, Sweeney Todd is a good movie. I liked it. It was overlong, and I got really distracted in the middle part, but still, a solid genre picture. And that's it. It wasn't excellent, it wasn't the greatest movie in the history of the planet. It was good, it was enjoyable.

Now, to Monsieur Depp. While a fine performance for the type of film he was in, was it REALLY a powerful, dramatic performance worthy of an Oscar? Not in my opinion. In some places, it was hammy and melodramatic, which admittedly worked fine for the type of picture it was, but it's not deserving of the award.

From what I've seen of There Will Be Blood, Daniel Day Lewis produced a perfect, soul crushingly devastating performance and he deserves all the plaudits. Anyone who dismisses him on the basis of Johnny just  deserving an award is silly. Every film should be judged on it's own merits and Sweeney Todd was not an Oscar winner.

There we are. The beauty of the Oscars is that everyone has an opinion. I will forever think that Forrest Gump is a piece of contrived sappy shit and the fact that it beat the gruesomely beautiful Pulp Fiction to Best Film is the biggest tragedy since the Holocaust, but as Jagger once sang, we can't always get what we want.

I know I've pretty much given up on LJ, but I wanted to show off something I'm very proud of. I wrote this monologue for my devised Drama piece. It was based off a quote I read by Andy Warhol about beauty. It was done in about 20-30 minutes, so don't expect TOO much, but I think it's good. I just want to show it off, basically. Our devised piece is on the Spanish Civil War, for those not in the know.

Update, I hear you cry? You'll never take me alive! :-D

So as like, I dunno, half of you knew, I went on a date yesterday. IT. WAS. FANTASTIC! I can't stress it enough. She's amazing. I miss her lots :-(

school is so BLEH.

My brother and his girlfriend lost their baby, but now she's pregnant again. I don't know good that is on her body, but yay for them.

You spin me right round, baby, right round.

I have quite a boring life.

If I ever make it as a filmmaker, I'm implementing a rule where anyone caught with a video camera during a showing of my movies, or anyone caught selling pirated DVDs of my movies will be tied up and have hedgehogs thrown at their genitals.

I thought about this a lot, then I realised it doesn't matter, cause nobody'll go see my movies anyway :-D

Has anyone noticed how nobody at Hogwarts ever gets a haircut?

And over the course of a school year, their hair never changes!

(Of course, we only know this in the movies. In the books, you can imagine their hair changes).

I am re-reading them. On Azkaban at the minute. I was actually genuinely surprised when I found out who opened the Chamber Of Secrets. Shows how long it's been since I read them. I also shouted "Owned!" when Lucius Malfoy got Dobbown3d.

Ginny/Harry ftw.

Album newydd Bloc Party ar MySpace in it's entirety. Swno'n eitha dda. Fi'n obsessed gyda Hunting For Witches.

I know you're going to love wee when you read this, Owain, so here's the link

http://www.myspace.com/blocparty

Go nuts!

And this time you can skip if you want. When Muse put their album up, you had to listen to the whole thing, and you couldn't pause, which was a bit shit.

The HAIR IS GOING!

It's been a nice love affair, but sadly, I have decided that my minor flirtation with the world of being a long haired dude has come to an end. Heh, my mum won't cut it so I have to go to a hairdresser. Awesome. Talking about where I'm going on holiday and what I do for a living. Joy.

A recording of what is believed to be Jimi Hendrix doing a version of the Welsh national anthem 'Hen Wlad Fy Nhadau' has sufaced.

A psychedelic interpretation of the track was discovered in a forgotten tea chest when producer Dave Chapman was sorting through tapes in his Crouch Hill studio in London.

The eight track recording by the New Flames contained the distorted version of the Welsh national anthem, also known as 'Land Of My Fathers'.

New Flames bassist Viv Williams had known Hendrix well and lived round the corner from the studio.

The recording's owner Martin Davies is keen to establish the authenticity of the recording. Davies said: "We would know exactly who made the recording if we could find Viv Williams. He must be about 64 years old. If anyone knowws his whereabouts, please let us know."

The recording can be heard here, reports The Guardian.

http://www.thereddragonhood.com/pages/jimi.html

Stick with it, it goes a bit rambly at the start but it actually sounds pretty good. I don't think it's Hendrix though.

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I started writing a song today. It was called "Glaw Yn Syrthio", for I was inspired by the mad torrential rain.

Only I quickly realised it was a bit shit and I can't write music.

But it was nice to sit there, absent-mindedly strumming my guitar, looking out the window and singing.

I could get used to this musical malarkey.

I'm giving away some of my CDs. Mainly because I want room in my bedroom, but also because I'm getting more into buying albums and they're mostly all greatest hits or compilations.

Anyway, I'll give you any you want, free of charge.

Just comment here or on MSN and I will confirm your "order" and if you're still in Gwyr, I will bring your CD in whenever applicable, or if you're not, I shall arrange a good day for when I can give you your special gift of musicness.

I just thought of the greatest metaphor type thing to explain how I'm not really flighty with all my different careers.

Think of it like a tree

I have my ultimate goal. The one I want more than life. Pro wrestling. The top branch.

Then we have the lower branches. Filmmaker being one of them.

Basically, if I can't quite make it to the top branch, I can settle on a lower branch.

Or, if I get to the top and fall off, I can land on a lower branch and steady myself.

I think that's quite sensible myself.

I am fucking totally insane for even wanting to do this job.

He continued the match! Now that is hardcore.

Even though it's only been one day, I REALLY REALLY like Chweched. Drama is going to pwn, Media looks like fun, I really enjoy English. I hope Welsh will kickass too.

I also really like the new system of the day. Shorter lessons are goood stuff. And it makes more sense to have 2 lessons then break, 2 lessons then lunch and then two lessons then home. Makes it balanced and stuff.

Edrych ymlaen i amserau hwyl yn y Chweched!

Wow, I had no idea that "berk" is Cockney rhyming slang.

Berk=Berkshire Hunt=You can guess what comes next. Starts with C.

I remember they said "Berk" in 101 Dalmatians, the live action one! How very rude of Disney!