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Saturday, November 30, 2013

The Hunger Games: Catching Fire [Review]

Have you watch The Hunger Games: Catching Fire already? If you have not, you are missing a big thing....but here's the thing...for those who missed The Hunger Games (1st episode) one year ago, I suggest you watch it first before going for this one in cinema...otherwise, you might leave the cinema satisfied, but with a lot of questions in your head. 

Game On once more!


Anyway, it is unfair to even compare The Hunger Games with movies like Twilight because there is so much more depth in the movie. Forget Thor either because The Hunger Games: Catching Fire is one class above the rest. 



This time, there is a wedding gown as well
In this episode, the theme centralize around this: "REMEMBER WHO THE REAL ENEMY IS"

The movie start picking up not long after “The Hunger Games,” “Catching Fire” features a traumatized Katniss (Jennifer Lawrence) preparing to embark on a “Victory Tour” following her “success” in the previous Hunger Games. 

She soon discovers that her defiance of the Capitol in the previous film has sparked a rebellion among the nation’s districts, and President Snow (Donald Sutherland) wants her to simmer the tensions. What results is a powerful, thrilling sequel that bests its predecessor in almost every way.



Katniss finds herself cast back into the arena when the authorities announce a Quarter Quell; a deviously super-charged tournament peopled entirely with former champions who will be forced to exterminate one another while battling poisonous gas, raining blood, man-eating monkeys, electrifying force fields and worse. 

Once again, the Games are on.

There were just so much depth in the movie and really,what sets “Catching Fire” apart is how potent, poignant and exhilarating it manages to be. It explores themes such as oppression, materialism, consequences and sacrifice with maturity and depth. You just seem to be glued to your seat throughout the entire movie. 

While the movie is surging forward, it is Katniss that keeps our eyes locked onto the screen. Her three-dimensional portrayal results in a protagonist that is both complicated and likeable. The supporting cast are equally awesome in their performances....both Peeta Mellark (Josh Hutcherson) and Gale Hawthorne (Liam Hemsworth) are both respectively wounded in their own ways...and their acting are showing it. Then, we have the witty, alcoholic mentor, Haymitch (Woody Harrelson) who simply showed us what a mentor would do for their mentee and how he keep Katniss and Peeta alive throughout the Games. Of course, his words echoed throughout the theme of the movie: "Remember who the real enemy is".

Newcomers Sam Claflin and Jena Malone bring charisma and danger in their roles as Finnick Odair and Johanna Mason, respectively. Both of them played their roles amazingly. Academy Award-winning actor Philip Seymour Hoffman steps into the role of Plutarch Heavensbee, the ethically questionable new Gamesmaker. His calm demeanor is simply outstanding. 
A surprising standout performance comes from Elizabeth Banks, whose funny yet touching portrayal of Effie Trinket lets us see a Capitol-bred chaperone begin to see the injustice of the institutions that employ her. 


What may astonish some viewers about “Catching Fire” is just what an emotional experience it is. 

We see a nation of abused people desperately clinging to the hope that a single girl has brought them, and the Capitol’s vanquishing of all those who speak out is artfully executed. 
Ultimately it is with Katniss, forced to be the face of the Capitol under the threat of death, with whom our hearts break, as she remains helpless to stop the cruelty that surrounds her. When you mix this healthy dose of compelling emotion with the wonderfully directed action that ensues, what you get is an utterly gripping film. The ending of the movie simply set the mood for the final explosive two-part conclusion. It just made you wanna watch the ending now....we can't help but feel the cliche: let the games begin.

Tuesday, November 26, 2013

[Lyrics] How Could I Want More by Jamie Lynn Spears



Lying in the green grass
Underneath the blue sky
Looking at a good man
Who oughta be the right guy
He's got that kinda heart that
Any girl would die for

So, how could I want more?
How could I want more?

Treats me like a princess
Let's me have it my way
I can tell he's hanging
On every word that I say
All he does is love me
Swears that's what he's here for

So, how could I want more?
How could I want more?

More fire, more feeling
More stars than what I'm seeing
More hope for what I'd find behind that door
More power, more passion
Instead of just acting
Like I'm the one that he's been looking for

I oughta say I'm sorry
I oughta say it's over
Let him live his own life
Stop crying on the shoulder
He'd probably say it's alright
And hold me while me tears pour

So, how could I want more?
How could I want more?

More fire, more feeling
More stars than what I'm seeing
More hope for what I'd find behind that door
More power, more passion
Instead of just acting
Like I'm the one that he's been looking for

Lying in the green grass
Underneath the blue sky
Looking at a good man
And I know he's the right guy
He's got that kinda heart that
Any girl would die for

So, how could I want more?
How could I want more?

Friday, November 22, 2013

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Thursday, November 21, 2013

[Lyrics] Where are you now by Justin Bieber

Where are you now
When I need you the most
Why don't you take my hand
I want to be close

Help me when I am down
Lift me up off the ground
Teach me right from wrong
Help me to stay strong

Take my hand and walk with me

I need you to set me free yeah

[Chorus:]
Where are you now
When nothing is going right
Where are you now
I can't see the light

Where are you now,
When I need you the most?

I need you
To need me
Can't you see me
How could you leave me
My heart is half empty
I'm not whole
When you're not with me

I want you
Here with me
To guide me
hold me
and love me now

Why don't you take my hand?
I wanna be close.
Take my hand and walk with me, yeahh.

[Chorus]

So take my hand and walk with me.
Show me what to be, yeah
I need you to set me free, yeahh.

Where are you now?
Now that I'm half-grown.
Why are we far apart?
I feel all alone.

[Chorus]

Saturday, November 16, 2013

[Lyrics] Dry Your Eyes by Tim Ellis

While watching Triumph in the Sky, season 2, I notice that there is a song which is quite nice and soothing - and do a Google search, I found that the song title is Dry Your Eyes by Tim Ellis. I don't really know who this Tim Ellis is, I doubt Tim Ellis is the singer, maybe he just play one of the instrument or maybe Tim is just a short form for the girl who sang the song. I include the lyrics as well, just in case someone want to sing along.


I know how much it hurts, I've been there before
You don't have to explain about the way you feel, you can't take no more
So let me ease your pain
I know she put you down tried to push you under to make herself feel smart
Traded your love for lies just to make you suffer, yes & now you're torn apart

Chorus:
I can make you feel beautiful, wont you let me dry your eyes?
I can make you feel beautiful, baby don't you cry

You gave her all you had until you had nothing, except for feeling small
She took all you could give, left you alone & stumbling, while she was walking tall
She beat you down so hard the scars still ain't healing, that ain't what I call love
She hypnotised your mind and got you believing that you're just not good enough

Chorus (Repeat)

Let me in, baby just give me a chance to be a light in the dark
We can win, pull together & the nightmare will be over

I wanna love you, love you, baby let me love you, love you, so glad I love you, love you, give all my love to you (x2)

Saturday, November 9, 2013

[Lyrics] Counting Stars by One Republic



[Chorus]
Lately I been, I been losing sleep
Dreaming about the things that we could be
But baby, I been, I been prayin' hard
Said no more counting dollars
We'll be counting stars
Yeah, we'll be counting stars

[Verse 1]
I see this life
Like a swinging vine
Swing my heart across the line
In my face is flashing signs
Seek it out and ye shall find

Old, but I'm not that old
Young, but I'm not that bold
And I don't think the world is sold
I'm just doing what we're told

I feel something so right
By doing the wrong thing
And I feel something so wrong
By doing the right thing
I could lie, could lie, could lie
Everything that kills me makes me feel alive

[Chorus]
Lately I been, I been losing sleep (hey!)
Dreaming about the things that we could be
But baby, I been, I been prayin' hard (hey!)
Said no more counting dollars
We'll be counting stars
Lately I been, I been losing sleep (hey!)
Dreaming about the things that we could be
But baby, I been, I been prayin' hard (hey!)
Said no more counting dollars
We'll be, we'll be counting stars

[Verse 2]
I feel the love
And I feel it burn
Down this river every turn
Hope is a four letter word
Make that money
Watch it burn

Old, but I'm not that old
Young, but I'm not that bold
And I don't think the world is sold
I'm just doing what we're told

And I feel something so wrong
By doing the right thing
I could lie, could lie, could lie
Everything that downs me makes me wanna fly

[Chorus]
Lately I been, I been losing sleep (hey!)
Dreaming about the things that we could be
But baby, I been, I been prayin' hard
Said no more counting dollars
We'll be counting stars
Lately I been, I been losing sleep (hey!)
Dreaming about the things that we could be
But baby, I been, I been prayin' hard (hey!)
Said no more counting dollars
We'll be, we'll be counting stars

[Bridge 4x:]
Take that money
Watch it burn
Sink in the river
The lessons I learned

Everything that kills me makes me feel alive

[Chorus]
Lately I been, I been losing sleep (hey!)
Dreaming about the things that we could be
But baby, I been, I been prayin' hard (hey!)
Said no more counting dollars
We'll be counting stars
Lately I been, I been losing sleep
Dreaming about the things that we could be
But baby, I been, I been prayin' hard
Said no more counting dollars
We'll be, we'll be counting stars

[Outro 4x:]
Take that money
Watch it burn
Sink in the river
The lessons I learned

Tuesday, November 5, 2013

[Lyrics] Holy Grail by Jay Z feat. Justin Timberlake

When I first listen to this song, I immediately fall in love with it....the way that Justin Timberlake has grown in his vocal and the way he sings...simply awesome! Not forgetting the ever great Jay-Z when it comes to rap....I first heard of Jay-Z while listening to Linkin Park and this man....the rap just goes with him.



[Intro: Justin Timberlake]
You'd take the clothes off my back and I'd let you
You'd steal the food right out my mouth and I'd watch you eat it
I still don’t know why, why our love is so much, ohh
(Thanks for warning me, thanks for warning me)
You curse my name, in spite to put me to shame
Have my laundry in the streets, dirty or clean, give it up for fame
But I still don't know why, why I love it so much
(Thanks for warning me, thanks for warning me)

[Hook: Justin Timberlake]
And baby, it's amazing I'm in this maze with you
I just can't crack your code
One day you screaming you love me loud
The next day you're so cold
One day you're here, one day you're there, one day you care
You're so unfair, sipping from your cup 'til it runneth over, Holy Grail

[Verse 1: Jay-Z]
Blue told me remind you niggas
Fuck that shit y'all talking 'bout, I'm the nigga
Caught up in all these lights and cameras
But look what that shit did to Hammer
Goddammit it I like it
Bright lights is enticing but look what it did to Tyson
All that money in one night, thirty mill for one fight
But soon as all the money blows, all the pigeons take flight
Fuck the fame, keep cheating on me, what I do, I took her back
Fool me twice, that's my bad, I can't even blame her for that
Enough to make me wanna murder, momma please just get my bail
I know nobody to blame, Kurt Cobain, I did it to myself

[Bridge: Justin Timberlake]
And we all just entertainers
And we're stupid and contagious
And we all just entertainers

[Hook]

[Verse 2: Jay-Z]
Now I got tattoos on my body, psycho bitches in my lobby
I got haters in the paper, photo shoots with paparazzi
Can't even take my daughter for a walk, see em by the corner store
I feel like I'm cornered off enough is enough, I'm calling this off
Who the fuck I'm kidding though, I'm getting high, sitting low
Sliding by in that big body, curtains all in my window
This fame hurt but this chain works, I think back you asked the same person
If this is all you had to deal with, nigga deal with, this shit ain't work
This light work, camera snapping, my eyes hurt
Niggas dying back where I was birthed, fuck your IRIS and the IRS
Get the hell up off your high horse
You got the shit that niggas die for, dry yours
Why you mad, take the good with the bad
Don't throw the baby out with the bath water
You still alive, still that nigga
Nigga you survived, you still getting bigger nigga
Living the life, Vanilla wafers in a villa
Illest nigga alive, Michael Jackson's Thriller

[Hook]

[Bridge: Justin Timberlake]
You get the air out my lungs whenever you need it
And you take the blade right out my heart, just so you can watch me bleed
And I still don’t know why, why I love you so much, yeah
And you play this game in spite to drive me insane
I got it tattooed on my sleeve forever in ink with guess whose name
But I still don't know why, why our love is so much

[Hook]