Tuesday, October 7, 2014

Event Log: 10/6/14 - Back to Back

Today was one of those days where I lounge on the bed with eyes fixed to the screen of my cell phone. I read up on the entirety of Boku wa Tomodachi ga Sukunai. It's an enjoyable slice of life story about a kid who has no "friends." I watched the first season of the anime some time ago, so I was surprised to learn that there was a second one--Boku wa Tomodachi ga Sukunai Next. I had to start it, of course. Now I have two anime series that I'm watching, that and Sword Art Online II. All sequels. I see a theme forming.

I didn't finish either anime despite investing significant time. Since I fell behind in my horror movie schedule, I penciled in two films for tonight. The first is called Triangle. The first half was very moody and mysterious, and the second half feels like they're trying to fit pieces together despite never answering the basic question of "why?" I'd like to say more but I'll refrain.

Horror movies are best served blind. If you've got the time to research it, you might as well watch it. There are people who try to find out everything that's in a movie before they deem it "safe" to watch. That's goes against the spirit of watching horror, but whatever helps them sleep at night.

The second film is another one from Australia called The Loved Ones. I was surprised to learn about its stellar 98% RottenTomatoes rating since I'd rank it in the 70% range myself. I definitely got shades of Carrie, but it's more a dark comedy about the so-called "torture porn" genre. These last two movies are similar to Gone Girl in that the girls in all three are absolutely psychotic. My friend would probably swear off Tinder after watching these, because you'll never know when you could've had something special, but you had to be one cr--

I'll let you finish the rest of that line.

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