Pants On The Ground And Everything In Between

As you should have known by now - unless you have been living under a rock - that the ninth season of American Idol officially kicked off last week. I have still not gotten over Season 8 though, that's 'cos my fave Idol from Season 8 is making headlines and rockin' as hard as before. 

The reason why I like Adam Lambert as a performer is because of his originality (remember 'If I Can't Have You'?), his musical talents and soaring vocal range, and definitely his mesmerizing performances on stage. Come and think of it, I have never really liked any guy Idols before Lambert because 1) the ladies are always hotter (and more talented) 2) they all look and sound the same and 3) I'm not gay, thank you very much. 

OK, coming back to Idol Season 9, I know it's only two episodes into the new season, but I think I have already found my favourites and yeap, you guessed it: they are pretty, talented hot chicks. 

My first favourite is 21-year-old Ashley Rodriguez from the Boston audition rounds. She is super sweet, has a very nice smile and gawd, she can sing as well! She sang Alicia Keys' 'If I Ain't Got You' and she sailed through with flying colours. Simon even said she "has it", and if you are an Idol junkie, you know you don't hear that often from Simon.

My second favourite is 20-year-old Mallorie Haley from the Atlanta audition rounds. She is really cute,

blonde (those who know me well knows that I have a soft spot for blonde girls =p) and she sounds a lot 
like Carrie Underwood. Like, if you close your eyes and listen, the uncanny resemblance is just amazing. She sang Faith Hill's 'Piece Of My Heart' and like my dear Ashley, sailed through to Hollywood. Really do 
hope both of them will be in the Top 12. *crosses fingers*

And of course, who can forget The General, Larry Pratt, and his super-infectious 'Pants on the Ground' (you look like a fool with your pants on the ground). The 62-year-old real American hero, unlike William Hung, managed to upstage all the "real" singers on the Atlanta auditions episode with his instantly viral hit that left the judges gasping for air. And yeah, Simon was right when he said that 'Pants on the Ground' will become an instant hit. 

Just some random facts: did you know that General Larry Pratt has his own holiday in Atlanta, on
September 4th? And that he was a student of Martin Luther King? He ain't no fool with his pants on the 
ground, mind you!

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In spirit of the General, I came up with my very own pick-up line:

"Hi, my name is ______. Would you like to see my 
Pants on the Ground?"

Pretty smart, huh? =P

Introducing the War Machine!

When Iron Man came out, we were left in awe with the sheer awesomeness of the man in the 

cool iron suit. And recently, I just came across the trailer for, drum rolls please, IRON MAN 2. I 

have only one word for it: OMFGITSSOFCUKINGAWESOME! 

Don't believe me? Check the trailer out below:

*****

"I have successfully privatised world peace"

A Movie Review: Sherlock Holmes

As the year 2009 is coming to a close and the year’s blockbuster movies have come and gone, there aren’t much high-profile movies left till we usher in the new year. One of it was Avatar (which is actually a no-brainer). The other, was of course, Sherlock Holmes, starring Robert Downey Jr., Jude Law and Rachel McAdams. Movie review below:

Plus points: Robert Downey Jr., hands down. Although it was supposed to be a detective/mystery movie, it is surprisingly a very funny and very witty movie too - thanks largely to Robert’s undeniable charisma. The Sherlock Holmes-Dr. Watson partnership was portrayed to perfection by Robert and Jude, and you can see from the start of the movie that the chemistry between the two was there. But of course, Robert’s portrayal of the genius detective was absolutely fabulous. He managed to bring life and much-needed humour to the sometimes-boring legendary detective. In this movie, Robert showed us why he is one of Hollywood’s most talented actors. Yes, he is that good!

Minus points: I do not have much complains about the movie, although you might get lost in the plot a little bit. Just a little bit. But what do you expect, it’s a detective movie after all.

Should you or shouldn’t you: Yes, yes and yes. This movie is worth every penny.

A Movie Review: Avatar

After hearing and reading how “Avatar totally rocks, dude” and “OMG OMG, Avatar is awweeesoommee!” a million times on my Facebook stream, I have finally got a chance to watch it for myself today. Wanna know what I think? Movie review below:

Plus points: Ask anyone who have seen the movie and the first thing they would tell you is that the graphics are awesome. So, I’m gonna try reviewing the movie without saying anything about the graphics. Okay, who am I kidding right? There’s no way you are gonna talk about Avatar without mentioning the CGI and how awesome it made the movie. With a massive $300 million production budget, the CGI was top-notch; from the Smurf-blue Na’vis and Planet Pandora’s awesome structure to the epic war scene, the graphics were just jaw-droppingly breathtaking. In fact, in my opinion, Avatar trumps Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen, District 9 and Star Trek as the best CGI-ed movie of 2009.

Minus points: Speaking of the graphics, one thing I didn’t really like about it was that they kinda emphasized a little too much on the graphics. Yes, we know that the trees glow in the dark, and the path lights up every time you step on it, but almost 30 minutes of showing off CGI masterpieces? It was like they were purposely trying to show-off the graphics every chance they get. Also, the build-up to the climax was a bit of a drag and kinda boring. Just ask the guy beside me, he was already snoring 20 minutes into the movie (no kidding!). But don’t worry though, the climax made it all worth it.