Found Him!

Remember when I said it was hard to find out who played Burns Living Flowers in The Host?  Well, stupid me did not recognize that Seeker Burns was in fact the guy I was looking for.  In real life he's called Alex Russell.  I was a little surprised and greatly disappointed that he's not very well known.  I hope I see more of him.  Perhaps, whenever the second movie comes out he'll play a bigger role.

On another note, here's some music...

Now that I listen to it more, the less I enjoy it but the first song is not so bad.

Movie Review - The Host

This movie was fantastic.  There were many bits that I was looking forward to (that were in the book) that just weren't in the movie but it was still great.  Not to mention the soundtrack, I loved the music.

The actors weren't exactly what I had imagined them to be however, they did a good job and grew on me almost immediately, especially Burns Living Flowers (or Burns) who was at the very end of the movie.  For some reason it is taking a really long time to find out what the actors name is.  His part may have been small, but he nailed it.  I really hope they come out with a second movie (or book, I'm not picky) soon.

I must warn you, this movie is a tearjerker.   So much more so than the book.  In fact, I don't recall crying much or at all while reading the book.  

Just to clarify, this is no Twilight!  It may be a love story, but that's were the similarities end.

Upcoming Movies #3 (The Host)

The Host is another adaption of a book written by Stephenie Meyer.  I honestly hope it will be good because for the most part I liked it.  The concept that the Earth is invaded by aliens is not new in any sense but not many have ventured far into the Earth already having been taken over from the beginning.  I suppose we just don't want so see ourselves as a hopeless case.

Plus, there is the added aspect that people are more peaceful when we are not ourselves.  If you think about it, human kind is violent and selfish at its core.  It's in our very nature to think of ourselves above others.  We obsess over any heroic act because there aren't many people that act truly heroic.

Hits theaters March 29th, 2013

The Host VS Paul

Now these are two movies that I've been meaning to watch for a while (well, Paul more so than The Host).

  •   The Host is the weirdest, most depressing yet funny movie I have ever watched.  I have never seen a family with worse luck.  Even at the end I expected something bad to happen but you don't really see anything.

  •   On the other hand, Paul was hilarious.  It was ridiculous in so many ways, ironic too.  Where Paul is more of a pick-me-up The Host is an end-of-the-world scenario.  However, in Paul the same jokes were used over and over.  It was a bit tiring.

Though both movies have people falling to pieces at the sight of something strange The Host goes more toward mass hysteria than comical.  For that reason I would choose Paul over The Host.  I felt better after watching Paul, whereas after watching The Host I was a little depressed.