That Bites

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The thought of immortality has both fascinated and terrified people for thousands of years. Generally in folklore those who are immortal have to pay a price. For the vampires, the price is drinking blood and spending their existence in the dark. Being a night person, it wouldn’t be the worst thing to have to spend my waking life at night, but drinking blood would really suck.

The movie "Daybreakers", now streaming via Netflix's Instant Play, imagines a world where vampires are the majority population. The vampire’s sustenance, human blood, becomes a rare commodity. Those that choose not to become a vampire either live in hiding or risk being “farmed” for blood.

 The story is about a vampire scientist (Edward) that is working on creating a “blood substitute”. He works for a large corporation that supplies blood, and begins to feel empathy for the humans being drained of their blood. Through a series of events he secretly works with humans  in order to discover a cure to the problem that now threatens both the human and the vampire race.

A fascinating aspect to “Daybreakers” was the vampire sub race. In the movie, if a vampire was deprived of blood for too long they became a ruthless animalistic type created with wings. When the blood supply decreased, since blood was produced by a private corporation the blood prices skyrocketed. Of course, not every vampire could afford to buy the blood so they turned into bat like creatures and began wreaking chaos throughout the city. When things got too out of control they were destroyed by being forced into the sunlight by the vampires. The reason I thought this scenario was interesting, is because it kind of represents how modern society works, in a less extreme way.

Overall, I found the movie’s plot to be choppy and inconsistent. The acting and characters were excellent, but the film tried to intertwine too many plots. The movie ending was left completely open to one’s imagination, nothing was completely resolved. There was also too much gore.  I can understand how some gore was needed to enhance the story, but some of the scenes went over the top. The concept behind Daybreakers had the makings for a great movie, but simply fell a little short.

Daybreakers was entertaining, but just wasn’t quite what I was hoping for. This movie, for the first time ever, made me thankful I am not a vampire......

I Can Take It!

I want to know what you think!

I am interested in hearing your opinion about my blog. If you hate it, or think I am lacking in a certain area tell me!

I also want to know what to watch on Netflix's Instant Play. If you want me to watch, and write about a certain movie, television series, or documentary let me know!

Seriously, I will watch anything. Be forewarned that I honestly critique each thing I watch so be prepared for my blunt opinion.

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Can you take it?

Netflix Doesn't-At Least Not Yet

I instantly fell in love with my Droid phone the minute I unwrapped its shiny package. It was everything I hoped for except... it didn't play Netflix.

I have an Ipod Touch, and it plays Netflix just fine, so why can't Droid?

The other day I decided to Twitter @Netflixhelps to see if they had any "insider" information on when Netflix would stream via Android.

Netflixhelps answered me within 48 hours (it was over the weekend) and sent me a link to the Netflix blog post on Android which you can view right here.

Their reason for not already streaming content on Android according to their blog post, is security "hurdles" (I am simplifying their explanation). But, some suspect that Netflix and Apple may have some "deal" or at least Netflix has financial motivations to not be so quick to develop a Droid application.

All I know is that the blog post from Netflix (which is dated November, 2010) states that Netflix hopes to have an Application for Droid "early next year". Well, it's already April and still no developments?

So as of right now when it comes to Android "Netflix Doesn't"

Goth Girl VS Serial Killers

I started reading the "Girl with the Dragon Tattoo" by Steig Larsson around Christmas. The story was excellent and the book was comprehensive.

The movie is definitely worth watching, and it is very similar to the book, although some minor details were left out.

For those of you that have not read the book the story is about a journalist, a computer hacker, and an old business tycoon who come together to try to find out what happened to a 16 year old girl. The story is much more intricate than this simple explanation and delves into social and political issues that are currently prevalent in modern society. 

If you want something to watch that is fun, lighthearted, and entertaining this movie is not for you. 

"The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo" movie is slow paced and there are not a lot of special effects. That being said the story is very compelling and thought provoking. 

If you don't have time to read the book, it is worth it to watch the movie, but you will still have to read...Subtitles.... 

Get Your Psychic On!

I am realistic about supernatural theories. I understand that there are a lot of things out there that cannot be explained, but I am very skeptical about using  beings such as "ghosts" or "aliens" as an answer.

That being said I really enjoy the first 3 seasons of the show Medium and am excited to see the last 3 seasons now streaming instantly on Netflix.

Each season (that I have seen thus far) is generally good, but there are those few episodes that are absolutely ridiculous.

The show was also on a progressive spiral downward, so if you hate the first season you will not like any of the other ones. There are still those episodes in each season that really captivate one's imagination.

Patricia Arquette plays a woman who uses her psychic abilities to solve crime for the district attorney's office. While dealing with her personal "ghosts" she helps raise a family and often "saves the day" in a city filled with crime and murder. Patricia Arquette is amazing in this role and does a really good job at bringing her character to life.

So although the plot of the show lacks at times, the character development and acting in this show is definitely superb.

I recommended that you try to watch the first season and if you hate it don't try to watch more.

It's worth a try, we could all use a little supernatural in our lives!