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October 3, 2012 · 12:14 PM

Don’t watch trailers!

I’m a film lover. I looooooove movies and the whole experience involved on it. Dan and I watch movies almost everyday. Not just movies, sometimes it’s compilations of TED Talks, or even a few episodes of our favorite series. Anyway, the fact is instead of watching any sort of crap on TV, we have our own picks.

I enjoy almost all kind of movies, except the horror movies with kids. I don’t see the point of transforming children in something to scare people. I actually hate it. You won’t see me mad, until you put this sort of picture in front of me. Don’t you dare!

But overall, my favourites are either action and superheros films. Expendables 2 was amazing, I loved it! All the legendary guys united in a single shot? Fabulous! And as a big fan of Jean Claude Van Damme I was just a bit disappointed with the fact he was the bad guy. But anyway, I love those films.

IMPORTANT NOTE: I highly recommend you NOT to watch trailers. I mean, of course they show all the good stuff, they need to promote it and they do it really well, because most of trailers make us keen to watch the movies in fact. My point is, the surprises of movies are always stronger once you have no idea about it. And you just realize it when you got to watch the movie before the trailer. “Why do I want to watch the trailer then?” You probably don’t, but at least, you had the whole experience discovered by yourself.

As an example, I was just thinking of sharing a trailer of an amazing documentary I saw this week, and I regret immediately, because it shows the most touching parts. Ruing the surprise! Not worth watching trailers, totally worth watching it straight away. Trust me!

Another good example, I was told by many people that “Marley & Me” was the saddest movie ever. I heard this so much, that when I was watching it, I was expecting sadness all movie long. And I was quite surprised with the whole happiness involved in the film that I ask Dan: “Where is the sad parts? I wanna cry”! Until, you know, the very end. If I had watched the trailer first, I would probably enjoyed less some of its parts.

I usually rely on friends recommendations and big talks on social media. But if you want something more, as I always do, you can check out moveis at Jinni, where you quickly set up an account and start rating movies you’ve already seen. Then, it starts recommending films you might enjoy. Also, it first tells you a profile of the movie, which you can have some comprehension of what to expect of the movie instead of reading its summary and catching the best parts before watching it. I love Jinni!

So, here it is a pile of what I saw lately: (Click on the photos to see the IMDb link)

Chimpanzee (2012)

Changeling (2008)

The Blues Brothers (1980)

Hysteria (2011)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close (2011)

Source Code (2011)

Hot Fuzz (2007)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Enjoy and let me know if you agree or disagree with me and also recommendations are always welcome ;)

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March 9, 2012 · 2:47 PM

JOSEPH KONY, WE WANT YOU!

Besides the KONY 2012 video went viral on the web a few days ago, I’ve not been seeing much sharing of this idea as much as about other ordinary things. Perhaps, people are not believing or they just don’t care. I rather think that people are not following it, and still not believe on it. But I do! And that’s why I want to encourage all of you out there to share this video.

Guys, it is real. It is happening right now. And WE need to collaborate somehow to help find Josehp Kony.

You still don’t have idea what I’m talking about? PLEASE, take a sit and watch this movie. It is WORTH IT!

Everyday people share silly stuff on their Facebook, twitter, and other social networks. Who never shared a Instagram food picture, cast the first stone! Who never shared a friend’s neighbour missed dog? Or someone’s missed person that a friend of a friend shared? You’ve been sharing content you trust in, and you believe it because someone you know shared it. But you’ve never met those people, have you? So, it’s alright to share your cat’s face, and what you were wearing last night… But also, it would be super cool to share something it’s worth it!!!

You don’t know this kids in Africa. You just need to care about them. And if you share this video, you are already doing your part in this battle. Come on!! Make your move, guys!

There are thousands of kids in Africa suffering and dying in Josehp Kony’s hands. We can see it on the video. We can see and learn more on their website:


http://www.invisiblechildren.com.s3-website-us-east-1.amazonaws.com/

It’s heartbreaking! And this message is stimulating us to help find Kony.

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December 4, 2011 · 9:17 AM

I believe in a better world

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September 11, 2011 · 8:39 PM

The power of your mind

Over a week trying to recover from a flu, I’m nearly 100% again! Phew! This was a big one, one week in bed? Are you freaking kidding me?! Over the sickness week, I was hoping to get out of bed and take a walk in the garden, to enjoy the sun and those warmer days coming up… Fail! When I finally got a bit better, where’s the sun? It might be in the same place, but there’s was a giant dark heavy cloud between us on Friday, and then a hailstorm. I didn’t have the choice to step outside.

So what can you do with one week off? Not much when you are sick, and you don’t want to have to think, ’cause your head hurts. I didn’t want to cook, to clean, to wake up… That’s so not me. And if you think about it, it’s always somewhat psychological. From the moment I stopped saying I was sick, and put in my head that I was fine, I actually got better. And what makes me think in a positive way and get over the flu, was actually (not so dramatically though) a movie: 127 hours.

I was watching that guy stuck for five days in the middle of nowhere, doing everything he could do to survive in miserable conditions,  having the choice of cutting off his own arm and possibly survive or remain pinned to the canyon and most likely die… and I was complaining about a flu? All free in my warm and comfortable sofa? “Oh, please. Get over it!” 

Do you suffer from agony when you are hearing an intense story like that? Or is it just me? I felt cold when watching The Day After Tomorrow, for example. And that happens because I really put myself into the story and feel all that intense physical pain that is portrayed in the movie. When watching 127 hours , Oh My God! I was freaking out when he started to cut his arm. But when he was finally free from the boulder, came the sensation of freedom, and I actually felt relieved, for both the character and I.

The movie 127 hours was based on the true story of Aron Ralston. What a story of bravery! There’s also a documentary about him, produced by the NBC, Desperate Days in Blue John Canyon, where he goes back to the canyon, and step by step tells the story in detail, 6 months after the accident. His story is an impressive demonstration of an incredible will to live.

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August 30, 2011 · 10:11 PM

Ayrton Senna of Brazil!

You don’t need to be a sports fan to know Ayrton Senna. He is considered by many as one of the greatest Formula 1 drivers of all time. He wasn’t  just a worldwide known icon, Senna built patriotism inside of each Brazilian citizen. We’re still crazy about him and his story. We are proud of him, of what he did, and of all his legacy.

But you can check it out yourself by watching the recently launched documentary about his life and death, Senna – No fear, No limits, No equal. That’s still such an emotional film, even for us (Brazilians) that have heard so much about him and followed his achievements.

I’m here to share my point of view of Senna’s documentary screenned at the Melbourne International Film Festival last month. First of all, the tickets sold out two weeks before the opening day. Many of my Brazilian friends couldn’t get one. The house was completely full and was interesting to note that most of the audience was made up of Australians. I didn’t know Senna’s had so many fans here.

I was also impressed by seeing a lot of them wearing Senna’s t-shirt and some even carryng a replica of his helmet. That truly thrilled me. That made me realized just how known Senna was, and how people outside Brazil are also crazy about him, which made me feel prouder and prouder of his character. The documentary by itself is so much exciting and make us to remember every race we were watching and cheering for him. It reminds us of the good things about our country.

Senna had a theme song made for him by Brazil’s largest TV Network, Rede Globo, which was played as soon as he was approaching the finish line. Once the chequered flag was waved, Galvão Bueno, the Brazilian commentator, would yell Senna’s name like this: ”Ayrton! Ayrton! Ayyyyrton Senna of Braziiilll!!!” And that is an indescribable exciting sentiment, that we still feel, every time this song is played.

The crowd was vibrating in every one of Senna’s victories on the movie, as if it was happening in real-time. It was possible to hear some shocked gasps about the political intermissions on the races, shown on the film. I’ll say that the British director Asif Kapadia, could get the whole audience involved with the film. As a Brazilian, I was pleased with the way Kapadia directed it. By the end of the movie, every single person had tears in their eyes, even the most hardened man! The applauses was thunderous. I was truly impressed by how the non-Brazilian public was also so involved with Senna’s story.

Here is the trailer:

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I am speechless…

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