Allow me to quote TV Tropes
"Did we mention this movie is by the same guy who did Independence Day and The Day After Tomorrow? There's probably a pattern here."
"You Fail Physics Forever / You Fail Geology Forever"
"The disturbing fact of the plot of this movie is that the title could have been 'Oh thank God we weren't standing there five seconds ago' with no change."
Yeah, that pretty much sums it up.
Showing posts with label Music and Movies and Books. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Music and Movies and Books. Show all posts
Friday, 30 July 2010
Sunday, 4 April 2010
Var ska vi sova i natt?
Ok, here's the thing. Somehow I have ended up with the most horrible dance version (with electronic voice) of this song. That version I linked you is however (if possible) even worse. Luckily there is another one.
I find it quite good, despite the dialect. However, it turns out it exists in Danish as well. (Try to ignore the dancing girls.) There is way more than one version in Danish too. Now, I started wondering which version came first. The lyrics are the same in Danish and Swedish, but whoever wrote it I do not know. As is often the case with Swedish Wikipedia it let me down.
A clue, however, could be found on YouTube. Turns out the original is actually Italian (!) This is the absolute original version of the song. The group, as it turns out, is the most famous pop group in the Latin world. So much so, that they even recorded this song in Spanish too. What little Spanish I do know tells me that the lyrics have a SLIGHTLY different meaning in the Scandinavian versions ;P
Oh, btw, on Så ska det låta they made Måns Zelmerlöw sing it...
I find it quite good, despite the dialect. However, it turns out it exists in Danish as well. (Try to ignore the dancing girls.) There is way more than one version in Danish too. Now, I started wondering which version came first. The lyrics are the same in Danish and Swedish, but whoever wrote it I do not know. As is often the case with Swedish Wikipedia it let me down.
A clue, however, could be found on YouTube. Turns out the original is actually Italian (!) This is the absolute original version of the song. The group, as it turns out, is the most famous pop group in the Latin world. So much so, that they even recorded this song in Spanish too. What little Spanish I do know tells me that the lyrics have a SLIGHTLY different meaning in the Scandinavian versions ;P
Oh, btw, on Så ska det låta they made Måns Zelmerlöw sing it...
Friday, 11 April 2008
Bookclub
I don't know if you noticed but we started a bookclub last week (there's a link to the right), it's called På golvet i hörnet - Böcker är till för att läsas. Do join in!
Friday, 1 February 2008
Juno
Went to see Juno today, it was good! Go see it! But seriously, who names a kid Liberty Bell? On the other hand the writer's name is Diablo Cody. For real.
Monday, 28 January 2008
On the road...
This has been a movie-weekend. Not that I've watched more movies than I usually do on weekends. Anyway, I saw Road to Perdition (Tom Hanks, Paul Newman, Daniel Craig) and I fell in love with the soundtrack. The movie is okay and when I discovered that it is based on a graphic novel I instantly knew that I was relieved because I knew I would like the story better that way, especially since the bad guy will not be Jude Law. But the music really is amazing - I can't remember when I last saw a movie with a better soundtrack. And today I saw Bad Santa (again) - my God that is a tragic story! Then I spent a few hours obsessing over this independent movie coming up later this year I think - Birds of America. Why? Mainly because it stars Lauren Graham and I am really curious to find out whether she's a good actress or just good at playing Lorelai. And Hillary Swank is in it too - that's a good sign as far as I am concerned. Next week I me and Sara will go and see Juno at the cinema, something to look forward to!
Saturday, 12 January 2008
Random Rants
People have requested a new post: fine, I'll write you a post. The only problem is that I don't really have anything to write about. Nothing extraordinary has happened to either in real life or in my mind. Well, there was that electrician that came by on new years but I'm sure you've all heard about that by now. In case you haven't and since I don't have anything better to write I'll go ahead anyway.
At 9:30 in the morning (2 January) me and Da-Ryun wake up abruptly - someone has knocked on the door. We both wait for a while, me: wondering wether it was just a dream. When a second knock is heard I drag myself out of bed and goes to open the door. It is snowing. And there's a guy standing there in a red jacket. He looks good. "Hi, we're here to change the electricity-meter" I burst into laughter - my way of saying: get outta of here! Then I just say: "Wait a minute" I go into the big room and wake Sara. "There's a guy here to change the electricity-meter" "You're kidding!" Sara sounds almost insulted. I leave the electrician to her and go to the bathroom. When I get out Sara has gone back to bed. I ask her what he said. "The're shutting down the power for like ten minutes. He looked good!" "I know!" I walk back into the bedroom. "How often does things like that happen?!" "Mmm" - Da-Ryun is already half asleep. Afterwards I find out that Madde was awake aswell and that they both could tell just from his voice that he was eyecandy.
That story done I will continue with random rants. I have now bought the complete series of Gilmore Girls. Yep, it was expensive. But sooo worth it! I have also aquired the first five books of a series written by John Marsden. As soon as I have read the first book again I will try to force it upon you. Me and Sara has been shopping for glasses. Successfully to that. I have also decided to go abroad as an exchange-student next year. I shall tell my parents as soon ass I've had a meeting with our student-councelor.
At 9:30 in the morning (2 January) me and Da-Ryun wake up abruptly - someone has knocked on the door. We both wait for a while, me: wondering wether it was just a dream. When a second knock is heard I drag myself out of bed and goes to open the door. It is snowing. And there's a guy standing there in a red jacket. He looks good. "Hi, we're here to change the electricity-meter" I burst into laughter - my way of saying: get outta of here! Then I just say: "Wait a minute" I go into the big room and wake Sara. "There's a guy here to change the electricity-meter" "You're kidding!" Sara sounds almost insulted. I leave the electrician to her and go to the bathroom. When I get out Sara has gone back to bed. I ask her what he said. "The're shutting down the power for like ten minutes. He looked good!" "I know!" I walk back into the bedroom. "How often does things like that happen?!" "Mmm" - Da-Ryun is already half asleep. Afterwards I find out that Madde was awake aswell and that they both could tell just from his voice that he was eyecandy.
That story done I will continue with random rants. I have now bought the complete series of Gilmore Girls. Yep, it was expensive. But sooo worth it! I have also aquired the first five books of a series written by John Marsden. As soon as I have read the first book again I will try to force it upon you. Me and Sara has been shopping for glasses. Successfully to that. I have also decided to go abroad as an exchange-student next year. I shall tell my parents as soon ass I've had a meeting with our student-councelor.
Tuesday, 6 November 2007
Taking Chances
For anyone who doesn't like Céline Dion (i.e. all of you except Sara) this will be absolutely pointless :) Anyway, downloaded C's new album (Taking Chances) to listen to it, not that it is very pressing, I've got about 6 months to take it in before the concert, but it's been a while and it's fun so...
So far it is by far the least comprehensive album I've ever heard, at least with her. Started out with "Taking Chances" pop/rock, heavy comp (!) sounded more like rock than pop... except that it's Céline (the lyrics!). You know what I mean. At this point I decided to connect my speakers and the sound was so strange that I found it absolutely neccessary to use the equalizer. Yay! New skill! I found a simple explanation to the freequencies here, enjoy:
http://www.songstuff.com/articles.php?selection=53
The next track, is quite okay but the third one "Eyes on me" is absurd. It is inspired by arabian/indian music, complete with that string instument that bends the notes and wining singing. Then follows four tracks that are easy to forget. And then comes "New Dawn" it starts like this: (Piano) "Mhmmhum... hummmmm... uhmmmmmuhum... mmhmmm... Jeeeesus..." WTF! This is followed by a few tracks that are okay, except "That's just the woman in me" wich is a song that Jill Johnsson would record, and she does a really strange thing with her voice. The last track is a boring ballad.
In conclusion; if you like Céline, this is alright, most of the time. If you've heard Céline before, and didn't like it, you won't like this either. If for some mysterious reason haven't heard Céline before, I actually think you would accept her Rock music-thingie. Oh, I don't suppose it's neccessary to point out that I have already found a few songs that I will probably listen to quite a bit in the nearest future...
So far it is by far the least comprehensive album I've ever heard, at least with her. Started out with "Taking Chances" pop/rock, heavy comp (!) sounded more like rock than pop... except that it's Céline (the lyrics!). You know what I mean. At this point I decided to connect my speakers and the sound was so strange that I found it absolutely neccessary to use the equalizer. Yay! New skill! I found a simple explanation to the freequencies here, enjoy:
http://www.songstuff.com/articles.php?selection=53
The next track, is quite okay but the third one "Eyes on me" is absurd. It is inspired by arabian/indian music, complete with that string instument that bends the notes and wining singing. Then follows four tracks that are easy to forget. And then comes "New Dawn" it starts like this: (Piano) "Mhmmhum... hummmmm... uhmmmmmuhum... mmhmmm... Jeeeesus..." WTF! This is followed by a few tracks that are okay, except "That's just the woman in me" wich is a song that Jill Johnsson would record, and she does a really strange thing with her voice. The last track is a boring ballad.
In conclusion; if you like Céline, this is alright, most of the time. If you've heard Céline before, and didn't like it, you won't like this either. If for some mysterious reason haven't heard Céline before, I actually think you would accept her Rock music-thingie. Oh, I don't suppose it's neccessary to point out that I have already found a few songs that I will probably listen to quite a bit in the nearest future...
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