TMT: Bootleg vs Theater

     Never would I become an advocate for piracy, but it's so easy to stream files illegally these days.
Recently I saw Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles on...."bootleg", and boy was it bootleg.
Not only was the picture bad but the audio was completely off. This caused me to fall asleep.
There were also moments when I wondered what was going on. I felt as if scenes were jumping around and nothing was making any sense.
I was over the movie until my younger brother wanted to see it in theaters.
I'm not an advocate for seeing a bad movie more than once, but it's my little brother and I decided it was time to finally love him.
Not only was the movie a lot better in theaters, but it was produced by Michael Bay....which means that picture was very decent. The only downside was it being in 3D. The last and only movie I saw in 3D was Sharkboy and Lavagirl when 3D first came out. Being that TMNT was in 3D, my total came up to $23 and that was with a student discount!
All illegal movies are not bad though. I mean, they're bad, but they are not all crappy.
I guess to get the full affect of a blockbuster movie, one should try buying tickets from their local theater.
The picture will be on point, food will be provided and you will feel as though you are on a cushioned cardboard box on Makalu.
And I will NEVER be an advocate for 3D .

The Thing about Film School...

For those of you who do not know, my name is Danielle and I will be entering my third year as a Journalism student this fall.One way or another I found my love for film through TV production, theater and YouTube.I decided to apply to FSU after graduation but sadly, I was rejected.(FYI: FSU has a great film department)Anyways, during my freshman year I tried to apply again but I slacked off because I was too busy being a freshman. I decided to try again my sophomore year and actually got accepted to FSU (because i'm hella smart) but I was was denied into the film department (because apparently I suck).The thing about film school is that they are really hard to be admitted in...FSU takes about 15 students every year and the application process is time consuming.Then there is the whole debate whether or not film school is even necessary.I would like to study what I love to do. It would be wonderful to have some sort of direction within film and that is why I want to go to film school. That is why I've spent too much money on applications, transcripts and stamps.Even though advisers discourage me, tuition costs are redundant and hope seems to be lost, I constantly come back to film school.Not everyone loves a possible career. I know I have talent, I know my ideas are great and I know something will work out, but right now I just have to try. I would beat myself even more if I didn't.So yeah, that's the thing about film school.

Godzilla, Dragons and Apes!

Although I have a passion for film, the theater is not a place where I would typically be caught.

Yet, I did make an agreement with myself to check out some films this Summer, so here we go...

The first movie of the Summer was Godzilla.
If you're unfamiliar with the classic, it's a Japanese monster which destroyed Japan.
Godzilla is actually a metaphor for nuclear weapons in regards to the bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki.
Anyways, I met up with my best friends Larissa who is a recent theater graduate. I figured she would be a great pick when it came to analyzing the movie.
In the end, there was not much to analyze because Godzilla was really, really bad.
No joke, we could count how many times we actually saw the beast. If anything, the movie should have been called "Everything Else but Godzilla" because that's what was on screen. Not only was the beast absent, but when he was present, he was too big to see as a whole. I think picture is a very important aspect along with the story line. I understand that the director wanted to showcase how big Godzilla and Muto (the bad beast) were but if I'm not seeing the creation as a whole, what's the point?
The storyline was also really weird? A lot of unanswered questions and why kill Bryan Cranston? I mean come on, it's Hal! I LOVED HAL!
The next movie I saw was a random pick, but I'm glad that I chose it.
How to Train Your Dragon 2 was a well thought out movie. Thank you DreamWorks.
I don't want to ruin it for those who have not seen it yet, but bring some tissues.
How to Train Your Dragon 2 was great and It's really a cute movie with sly innuendo's for the adults.
For me, the movie was really good because it picked up from where it left off  in the first movie and addressed certain questions that the audience may have, like what happened to Hiccup's mom? Has everyone adjusted to the dragons? and, Who else is among the seas?
Great movie, grab a kid and go see it....but make sure the kid is related to you or something.

Yeah, titles these days are just getting way out of hand.Before I saw the movie, I had a hard time remembering the title and I still do.....STILL!Anyways, aside from the extended title, the movie itself could have been cut short, about 40 minutes.Why in the heck did it take so long for a conclusion? It's not like Apes 2 is a Transformer, Harry Potter,Spider Man type film where there is a lot of information that needs to be explained, thus making it a long movie. No. This movie is about an ape who got really smart, taught some other apes how to be really smart and are trying to out smart the human race. Boom,we're done. Stop filming.I fell asleep so many times during this movie.Some Hollywood films will never be a memorable trilogy or go down in history as one of the greatest episodic series, and that is ok.Dawn of the Planet of the Apes started out very good, but once the audience know's how the movie is going to end, just kill the bad ape and make the good apes high five the white people.

The last movie I saw was Dawn of the Planet of the Apes.