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Sunday, February 25, 2007

Casino Royale + SUPER BAND YOSHIKI!

Hello

So today my parents and I went to watch Casino Royale.

It was really enjoyable! =D Except that you know. Daniel Craig isn't the best looking guy around.O.o And his body is urm.. Not brilliant either. They paired him with women who weren't conventional beauties, probably not to draw attention to his less-than-handsome exterior.=P

The story was very tight, and full of action scenes that my dad LOVED.-_-" Talk about males and their neverending fascination with guns, violence and women. *sigh* Still, it was quite enjoyable to see all these unrealistic yet heart-stopping action scenes.^_^" They had some pretty cool stunts but I was sad that the car chase was cut off so abruptly and it was filmed in the dark!!! (T_T) Couldn't even drool over the car in glorious sunshine.

I also really liked the beginning sequence where they incorporated the Poker theme into the graphics.=) Very nice! The poker games in the show were also quite interesting to watch but on an afterthought, Poker and games like Blackjack are only fun because you can bet. If you play without money, it kind of loses that excitement [or rather, risk-taking] factor.=P

As in all Bond movies, they chose very nice locations to film: Czech Republic, Italy, the Bahamas and England.=) They also had nice cars but very few cool gadgets in this particular film. Quite the shame. The microchip implanter was just ONE gadget which is quite disappointing since it's endlessly entertaining to see Q show Bond his new toys.=P

There was also a surprisingly sweet [though much overused and very cliched] scene where Bond and his girl sit under the shower in silence.=)

So despite my initial reluctance to watch Daniel Craig, it turns out that they compensate by giving you more action sequences so you don't have to see his face.;) Heh. An enjoyable movie on most counts except for the incredibly cheesy lines.

YOSHIKI posted a bit of news on the re-formation of X Japan and the new SUPER BAND [that's what everyone's calling it since it gathers well-known people in one band] on his myspace blog:

On the SUPER BAND:

"And…… some people have questions about "THE BAND".

Yes, Sugizo from Luna Sea came here to LA several times last year, and last month Gackt came to town, and we both went to dinner….. pretty much just the two of us……

Actually that was really funny….. Gackt came to my house and ate dinner…… that was good….. Then I said to him "why don't we go out to dinner?". and he said "we just ate…..???" then I said "I wanna eat different food….." well .... we ate Japanese food at my house, and then ended up going out to a Japanese restaurant in LA….. (We are very weird…. Ha, ha, ha, ha)…… but that was fun!
Yes, I'm so lucky to have them as friends, and also to be able to work with them professionally.

Sugizo and Gackt are such talented people, also having such an amazing vibe. Actually, they are all going to come here next month with one more person that I can't reveal yet."

Ooh. By leaving that juicy little piece of gossip, YOSHIKI is certainly starting a lot of rumors!

On X Japan:

"X Japan…..

I'm like…….Why now? ..... Why, why, why……

To be honest….. it took years to conquer the pain and sadness….. maybe not yet, I still cannot listen to…… or watch X Japan's videos….. without tears…..

"MY OWN GODDAMN BAND" ….. I can't listen to it without crying…… HOW CAN I BE IN IT AGAIN? …… IT HURTS SO MUCH…… TO EVEN TALK ABOUT ...... X JAPAN…..
Yes, I can play the drums. I think I can play them even harder than before…… of course my injured neck and wrists hurt….. but SO WHAT!!! ….. I don't give a fuck about that kind of pain…..

But mentally….. I don't know if I can take it….. I'm not saying if I'll do it or not….. I talked to Toshi (vocalist)……. He called me almost towards the end of last year….. for the first time since we went our separate ways………. Toshi and I..... we grew up together…........ I don't know ….. I don't know…. I don't .. know ..."

He sounds rather confused and hurt. Sigh. I wonder if X Japan will reform.=S

I start my internship on Thursday. I don't know what to wear!!! Haha.=X Rawr. It is most upsetting that I should be earning close to nothing [interns are generally overworked and underpaid haven't you heard?] since any offer I could make to pay for the Japan trip myself is nonexistent.(T_T) Sigh.

cheers
*[-witchstone-]*

[music : Mugen no Hana alice nine. + In Silence LUNA SEA + Without You (piano version) YOSHIKI]
[mood : --]
[food : --]

pixiezdust: Actually.. Their image attracted me in the first place! Then after I heard some of their music, I realised that they weren't half bad.=D Haha. Saga! *bounces away*

Labels: Casino Royale, movie review, X Japan, Yoshiki

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