Newsweek

I still need to get this week's Newsweek, but i may have chosen the wrong topic for this magazine because, at least in last week's edition, they refuse to talk about the Olympics. They only talk about the election, the green movement, oil, war, and other important things like why Anne Hathaway left her boyfriend...

Movie Post : 02

Kung Fu Panda

Very entertaining and the fight sequences were so well done that i actually found myself forgetting that it was an artificial world of nonexistent 3d animals that i was watching. Unlike many animated movies I watch,I found the voice acting and casting to be very well done in this movie. I usually get pulled out of a movie because the voice actors usually have such a recognizable voice and I apply it more to the actual actor and their previous roles, than the character I am watching at that moment, but i didn't feel that way in this movie. The voices fit very well with mostly all of the characters.


I would have to say that the aesthetics of every shot were the most appealing part of the movie. The lighting and the mood it set was perfect for every scene.

Wall-E
I loved this movie. The Incredibles is still my favorite PIXAR film, but wall-e was still a very entertaining film to watch. I will delete or update this later. I have to run.

Favorite character: M-O

Olympics Watch: Day ?

The Olympics are starting to get interesting. I have been watching some of the trials and reading up on some of the heartbreaks that have already occurred. For instance just this past week two athletes broke their legs during training. Shayla Worley of the U.S Olympic gymnastics team broke her leg while training on the balance beam. Abby Wambach of the U.S women's soccer team broke her leg during an exhibition with Brazil. I can’t help, but feel incredibly sad for both of these athletes because their Olympics dreams were cut so short. They dedicate years of training to be mentally and physically ready to represent their counties, only to miss the chance because of one terribly unlucky moment in time.

On a more positive note there are a few inspiring stories like that of 41yr old swimmer Dara Torres, who has qualified with some of the best times in her events and shows that age will not hinder her. She won the first of her nine Olympic medals in 1984 and is looking to bring home a couple more at Beijing.

That six pack is unbelievable.