The Journey- very shitty *

The sour taste in my mouth as I write my first post of the year is definitely not as a result of the cherry fruit (agbalumo) I didn’t suck on. It is with all certainty the bouts of bad or almost terrible movies I have subjected myself to within the last 2 weeks. ‘Common don’t take life too seriously its just a freaking movie’- I hear you say- hell NO! it is more than a freaking movie to me…

It is about the only semblance of a social life I have these days. Its never about the money but the principle…lol (#wash). Someone please explain to me why I should be forcefully subjected to 94-120 mins of paid  torture at the cinema when I could easily sit in my house hit download and endure a terrible movie at my own convenience. I really love movies, I am also a collector of good ones. But as it turns out it may seem like 2012 is setting itself up to be a shitty year in movies. Case in point: ‘The Journey 2’.

Starring Dwayne Johnson, and a bunch of terrible actors, the movie is about the story of a young boy who goes on an adventure with his step dad to find his long lost grandfather who went  missing while in search of a mysterious island years ago after receiving a weak satellite transmission from him. Everything about this movie sucked, from the crappy sound effects (probably the cinema’s fault in all fairness), to the lame CGI effects, the costumes (precisely the weird pants worn by Vanessa Hudgens), the shallow details (like jelly fish that refused to sting or the peaceful great white sharks) and stupid dialogue. This movie has to be the shittiest movie I have seen in a long while. Some movies are not worth watching at the cinemas and the journey 2 directed by Brad Peyton should have been a straight to DVD release.

I will give this movie a miserable 1-G stamp. I must mention also that ‘the Descendants’ though generally a good movie isn’t also worth watching at the cinemas seemed to me more like a film for the family living room.

53rd Grammy Awards: what went down

It was a colorful affair at the 53rd annual grammy awards last night. In anticipation of the awards i personally had to sleep through the day just to stay awake for this one. First stop was E! tv where the coverage of the red carpet was unparalled form the expensive ice, to the fabulous designs, and wierd hair dos it seemed like there would be no end to all the glamour.

The enigmatic lady gaga obviously dominated the red carpet with out even walking on it as she was carried in encased in a a semi transparent egg. The event was pretty exciting as it featured performances from Usher, Justin Beiber, Ceelo Green, Bruno Mars, B.o.B, Mick Jagger, Gwyneth Paltrow amonst others.

The highest point of the event for me was performances from Usher, Justin Beiber and Jaden Smith together and the performances by Bruno, B.O.B and Monae. I also loved Ceelo Greens performance save for his costume. In all it was an awesome experience. See below for a list of winners.

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Winners

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1.       Album of the year – Arcade Fire, The Suburbs

2.       Record of the year – Lady Antebellum, Need You Now

3.       Song of the year – Need You Now (Lady Antebellum, performers)

4.       Best new artist – Esperanza Spalding

5.       Best female pop vocal performance – Lady Gaga, Bad Romance

6.       Best male pop vocal performance – Bruno Mars, Just the Way You Are

7.       Best pop vocal album – Lady Gaga, The Fame Monster

8.       Best traditional pop vocal album – Michael Buble, Crazy Love

9.       Best electronic/dance album – La Roux, La Roux

10.   Best solo rock vocal performance – Paul McCartney, Helter Skelter

11.   Best hard rock performance – Them Crooked Vultures, New Fang

12.   Best metal performance – Iron Maiden, El Dorado

13.   Best rock song – Angry World (Neil Young)

14.   Best rock album – Muse, The Resistance

15.   Best alternative music album – The Black Keys, Brothers

16.   Best female R&B vocal performance – Fantasia, Bittersweet

17.   Best male R&B vocal performance – Usher, There Goes My Baby

18.   Best urban/alternative performance – Cee Lo Green, F*** You

19.   Best R&B song – Shine (John Legend and the Roots)

20.   Best contemporary R&B album – Usher, Raymond v. Raymond

21.   Best rap solo performance – Eminem, Not Afraid

22.   Best rap song – Empire State of Mind (Jay–Z and Alicia Keys, performers)

23.   Best rap album– Eminem, Recovery

24.   Best female country vocal performance – Miranda Lambert, The House That Built Me

25.   Best male country vocal performance – Keith Urban, Til Summer Comes Around

26.   Best country song – Need You Now (Lady Antebellum, performers)

27.   Best country album– Lady Antebellum, Need You Now

28.   Best contemporary jazz album – The Stanley Clarke Band, The Stanley Clarke Band

29.   Best Americana album – Mavis Staples, You Are Not Alone

30.   Best contemporary blues album – Buddy Guy, Living Proof

31.   Best contemporary folk album – Ray LaMontagne and the Prairie Dogs, God Willin' & the Creek Don't Rise

32.   Best classical album: Verdi: Requiem (Ildar Abdrazakov, Olga Borodina, Barbara Frittoli & Mario Zeffiri; Chicago Symphony Orchestra; Chicago Symphony Chorus)

33.   Best Female R&B Vocal Performance- Fantasia, Back To Me

34.   Best R&B Performance By a Duo or Group With Vocals- Sade, "Soldier of Love"

35.   Best R&B Album- John Legend & the Roots, Wake Up!

36.   Best Gospel Performance- Bebe and Cece Winans

37.   Best Gospel Song- “Its what i do” Kirk Whalum and Lalah Hathaway

38.   Best Dance Recording- “Only girl in the world” Rihanna

39.   Best Traditional Gospel Album- Patti Griffin

40.   Best Contemporary R&B Gospel album- Bebe and Cece Winans