maybe I'll fight Dracula or something

I saw The Grand Budapest Hotel on Wednesday and just god. I loved it. I loved it so fucking much. It was just like a very whimsical and somewhat dark dream. Like all of it. The characters were adorable, the settings and cinematography was gorgeous (I adored the pastel sort of coloring) and the story was very sweet. The ending made me want to cry but the whole thing in general had me smiling throughout so I was left with a very happy sort of feeling lmao.

Gustave, Zero and Agatha were all so fucking cute. ♥ Gustave is a lovely main character just in general.

The rest of the cast was amazing. Jude Law was so fucking pretty, Tilda Swinton was haunting, Edward Norton will always remind of Fight Club no matter what he's wearing. The love of my life, Jeff Goldblum was ADORABLE. I loved him so much lmao and it was so nice to see him in something. It's been a while. Adrian Brody makes a very sharply dressed horrible person, and Willem Dafoe is fucking scary. God.

stopongreen and I've been going through all of Pierce Brosnan's Bond movies (BECAUSE I'VE NEVER SEEN THEM BEFORE HAHAAAHHAH) and then Daniel Craig's Bond after.

GoldenEye: I really loved this one. Sean Bean's character made my heart hurt. ♥
Tomorrow Never Dies: I loved the villain in this one so much.
The World Is Not Enough: Elektra broke my heart, badly. ;;;;;;

Die Another Day is next! And then on to Casino Royale/Quantum of Solace/Skyfall. Wheee.

I watched Oblivion today. Went into it knowing nothing (other than seeing the poster and knowing Tom Cruise was in it) and really liked it overall. It was a bit predictable in some parts but it had an interesting little story with a decent amount of mystery. Visually it was fucking gorgeous and I loved the emotional parts of the story too. PRETTY GOOD.

I've been rewatching Hot Fuzz every fucking day this week (it makes me so happy) and I watched The World's End again today AND I REALLY LIKED IT A LOT MORE THE SECOND TIME.

(SPOILERS FOR THE WORLD'S END AHEAD)

Like I enjoyed it plenty the first time around but a rewatch is particularly heartbreaking once you know about Gary's suicide attempt (which you learn about near the end of the movie). It really puts all of his actions and bravado in a different light. And I actually kind of burst into tears during the scene when Andy finally sees Gary's bandaged wrists for the first time. ;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;; Very upsetting. Good stuff.

Watched The World's End yesterday and it was a lot more touching and emotional than I was expecting. I liked it.

Played Gone Home last week. I really enjoyed the atmosphere and honestly found the story lovely. I mean it wasn't like a really amazing story but it was sweet and well written and made me smile a lot. ( cute for spoilers )

Kentucky Route Zero was odd and beautiful and a little haunting and I really enjoy vague horror weirdness so I loved it a lot.

Devil Survivor is going well. I'm having a bit of trouble with an escort sort of mission which I'm not really surprised at because I usually have lots of trouble with escort/protection missions since my first instinct is to use hapless civilians as human shields. BUT I'LL FIGURE IT OUT. I'LL KEEP THESE BASTARDS ALIVE.

AAAAAAAAH I'M HOME. My trip was super fun, I got to spend a ton of time with all my delightfully amusing family, good times for the last two weeks.

BUT I HAVE SO MUCH STUFF TO CATCH UP ON AHHHH. SO MANY MESSAGES AND COMMENTS AAAAAH.

I'm behind on Hunter x Hunter and I don't want to catch up BECAUSE THE NEXT EPISODE THAT I HAVE TO WATCH IS GOING TO MAKE ME CRY I ALREADY KNOW IT. So that might wait.

Free! looks like a lot of fun lmao, I should maybe get to that today~~~~~

AND THE REST OF THE START OF THE SUMMER ANIME SEASON AAAAH I DON'T EVEN REMEMBER WHAT I WAS GOING TO WATCH.

The full version of Guren no Yumiya is LMAO very interesting (I like it!) BUT OMG I ADORE WINGS OF FREEDOM. The new opening should air on Saturday (RIGHT???!) and AAAAAH I'M SO EXCITED. LEVI/HANJI/ERWIN SHOULD ALL BE IN IT, I THINK EEEEEEEE.

I played all of Resident Evil 6 (split-screen coop!) with my cousin over the last two weeks. WHICH IS A REALLY KIND OF HILARIOUS WAY TO PLAY. AND I LOVED IT. I think my expectations were lowered a bit, which may have made the game better in my eyes but I really enjoyed all of it. I LOVED EVERYONE. LEON, HELENA (;;;;), SHERRY, JAKE (omg jaaaaaake), CHRIS, PIERS (<3), AND ADAAAAAAAA. ALL OF THEM. SO MUCH. I really dug the separate storylines and the way they all told one larger story together. FUN FUN.

I also played Metal Gear Rising LMAO. I really loved the gameplay. The story...had a lot of potential. I wished the villains were more fleshed out (I bought Sam's and Bladewolf's DLC for this reason). Idk. I actually like the game overall but hate a lot of it?? Sort of? Parts of it at least. I mean it's fine but I guess I was expecting something a bit different. ANYWAYS IT WAS A PRETTY GAME. I used the Mariachi costume a lot. And made Raiden vomit a lot.

MOVIES! (since my cousins and I try to watch one most nights):

Man of Steel: I loved it. It made me cry and I loved the extra long action scenes.

World War Z: WOW. I would call this a terrible adaptation EXCEPT THE MOVIE DIDN'T ACTUALLY ADAPT ANYTHING FROM THE BOOK. Anyways the book is excellent and very recommended by me and the movie is very mediocre and I think I'm being kind.

Mary and Max: Adorable and heartwarming/heartbreaking. I loved it.

Argo: Very interesting. I enjoyed it. I was also blitzed out of my mind on vodka during this one SO YOU KNOW. I MAY BE REMEMBERING INCORRECTLY.

Gangster Squad: LMAO I LOVED THIS MOVIE. EVERYTHING ABOUT IT. THE EXTRA DRAMATIC CHARACTERS. THE DRAMATIC FISTFIGHT AT THE END. DRAMATIC RYAN GOSLING. THE DRAMATIC EVERYTHING.

Prometheus: Wow. This movie was visually GORGEOUS. Fassbender did a fabulous job as David AND EVERYTHING ELSE WAS TERRIBLE. I haven't hated an entire cast of characters so much. And the story.

Hansel and Gretel: LMAO. But I found Hansel's and Gretel's relationship adorable and I actually enjoyed it. It's kind of funny if you don't take it too seriously.

Cloud Atlas: SO LONG. SO VERY LONG. I liked it but I think I would have liked it more if it was shorter. It's a pretty story at least.

Premium Rush: Fun. Bikes. Good.

Looper: I saw the ending coming from a bazillion miles away but I liked this one a lot. The little kid was such a terrifying creepy cutie. ♥

Flight: This one made me really happy. Loved it~~~~

Paranormal Activity 4: Lmao I love this stupid series. Not bad.

L.A. Confidential is such a perfect movie, I love everything about it so fucking much. And I can't believe I've never read the book before. I'm pretty sure I've read some James Ellroy stuff but it was probably when I was in middle school or elementary. Since I don't remember a damned thing, I stopped by the public library (IN THE MIDDLE OF AN ICE CREAM RUN YUM YUM YUM) and took everything that was on the shelves at the moment: Suicide Hill, The Cold Six Thousand, The Big Nowhere, L.A. Noir, and Hollywood Nocturnes. LET'S SEE IF I CAN DIG UP SOME MEMORIES, BRAIN. 8D

Oh and I finally watched Hot Fuzz. It's adorable and hilarious and fun to slash and I really really enjoyed it a lot.