Ok so Summer 09, as you know my Bro Mike is back from Fanshaw for the summer and we've been broing out quite a bit and it's mostly been good times. Every once in a while we've found ourselves in situations that were less than favourable. For the most part it's be Legen...... wait for it......Dary!
So far a big part of our summer has been drumming. Mike and I each have our own kits and as you've read from my last update we've been rocking out in his basement. Now however we've combined our drum kits with the help of The Jackson Valdeze to become an EPIC 10 piece drum kit with 8 cymbals and 2 sets of Hi-Hats.
It's a blast to play but I prefer my 5 piece because it's much easier to move around the kit. All 3 of us are still brainstorming on how to create different configurations with less drums and different ways to have both kits separate. Believe me I will post pics of any kits we come up with.
So Transformers is well Awesome!
I was a huge fan of the cartoon growing up and had the toys and everything like I'm sure alot of you did. When the first movie was announced I, along with many others were very skeptical of how well they would transcribe this to cinema. When people realized it was live action we got even more nervous. However what we got was probably one of the best action movies of the past few years, and my top movie of that year. When the sequel Transformer: Revenge of the Fallen was announced pretty much right after the first one came out I was jacked! The first movie did a great job of fleshing out the most important part of the Transformers universe........the Transformers, even down to how Megatron is always getting mad at Starscream. The special effects were great and the voices were amazing but my favourite part was the SFX when they transform. The first scene in Qatar with Blackout is one of my favourite movie scenes ever. The Sound of him transforming is just incredible!
Anyway I was having a hard time figuring out what to get Mike for his birthday so I figured midnight premier of T2.
So last night we went and saw it.
I was the most excited I've been for a movie in a long time.
This movie was amazing, it had EVERYTHING you could want in an action movie.
Explosions, car chases, destruction, fire, guns, hot girls and some of best looking sets I've seen in a long time.
Now as a piece of cinema this is a terrible movie, the plot although deep, is very thin at times and can drag for too long while things are being explained. A big problem I had with it was that at some points where everything is happening a mile a minute and your on the edge of your seat and then they stop dead and explain what happening in a scene that could have been cut down by quite a bit. There were a few problems with how many Decepticons were absent in the movie and how many nameless robots were in it, my biggest disappointment was with a Decepticon that I've wanted to see for a while being in the movie for only a few scenes. But no spoilers yet because I don't wanna ruin for you.
The best parts about this movie.
A. Michael Bay, this guy knows action and knows how to make a summer blockbuster movie.
The Rock
Armageddon
Bad Boys 1 and 2
The Island.
Explosions are all this guy has on his resume and he does them right.
B. The cast was kept the same and that helps with continuity and makes the movie very enjoyable, I'm a big Shia LeBouf fan ever since watching him on "Even Stevens" on the family channel when I was younger, I thought he was hilarious. He's definitely someone I would want to work with if I ever become a director.
C. The Transformers are even more amazing this time, their in it the whole way through and I swear you can see so much detail on everyone these artists should be getting paid top dollar. Sidebar, why is that Optimus Prime can look all shiny and look like he was just polished but his windows always have streaked mud on them?
Anyway they are all awesome and there are a few new ones that are Gargantuan and really and quite amazing. Along with the best special effects I've seen in a movie, it's amazing. Another thing this is one of those movies where you go in wanting to see good effects and their put together so seamlessly with everything else it's hard to tell sometimes, at points you think is it so insane to believe their actually a 80 foot robot standing on set?
D. The writers clearly watched alot of Transformers because you can tell they put alot of thought into how to make this an authentic experience and keep it engaging for non cartoon fans. The squabbles between Megatron and Starscream, Bumblebee's voice not working, Primes epic way of speaking.
All in all this movie needs to be seen and if you can, go to IMAX because that would be a wicked experience. Hopefully it comes to IMAX here along with Star Trek so I can go again.
Lastly The Kings of June.
Grade 12 year at Grant Park Mike and I became the good friends we are now, and because we have so much in common.
1. Moms have the same name.
2. His middle name is my first name.
3. I was born on the same day as his Dad.
4. He was born just a few days before me.
5. We're awesome.
We decided to create something called the Kings of June.
Which basically is the month of June being literally the best month ever.
First off its' summer, last month of school, and our birthdays are in it, what else could you want.
If you want to apply to be an honorary King of June please send your full resume and awesome quotient to kingsofjune@gmail.com
The Kings of June uphold the highest if Brocations and being a Bro. It takes many years to become KoJ Bros or have your birthday in June and read The Bro Code once.
Corollary: Jackson Miller is such an awesome bro that it feels like he was born in June.
Anyway that's all I want to talk about for now, I'll try to update more frequently.
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- JW
