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It's been three long (and otherwise exciting) months since I left off that Chapter 2.
Considering ample time has passed, I've decided to trash it! So to all those who were looking forward to the next instalment, I give you this: xp
Instead, I shall ramble.
I've noticed a few changes to the Gaia design (particularly the new blue menu bar). It took me a while to find my Subscribed Threads link but when I did, I was extremely happy. I think the change was a good thing but then my opinion doesn't really count since I don't use the menu much.
Before the change, it used to be a chore going through all the sub menus. Now, the only downside is that it there is a very short (minuscule, in fact) delay in the menu appearing when you hover your mouse over the menu heading. I think the change is welcome and the lag is a great sacrifice compared to the laborious and sometimes slightly annoying sub menus.
I've also started to sift through the "Get Rid of the Gaia Cash Offers" or whatever it's called. It raises some interesting points - particularly the 'shoving-unsafe-websites-to-young-adults-who-know-not-about-the-dangers-of-providing-personal-information-on-the-world-wide-web' argument. I completely agree with that one.
However, some of the arguments I thought were either not clearly thought out or just plain pointless. I can understand by the Gaia staff are completely ignoring them.
Basically, increased amounts of funds allows for pay rises to the artists who will in turn produce greater and better products for the company. Similarly, running costs are increasing and the website is wanting to expand their horizons. Why not? All companies are allowed to expand. In fact, that's the whole point of starting a company in the first place. We wouldn't have KFC if ol' Colonel Sanders never expanded his business. And I love KFC. Mm... fried chicken...
Oh, and another completely unrelated thing: I watched Haunting in Connecticut over the weekend and there was one aspect of the movie which completely got on my nerves. That sharp orchestral sound when something spooky is on the screen.
It's as if the director is telling me, "Okay, you might miss the image of the person in the mirror, so I'm going to make it obvious for you and make a really loud noise so you jump in your seat."
I'm not stupid. Or blind, for that matter.
Why must horror movie directors use that cheap gimmick? It's cheating! It's annoying! What ever happened to suspense and horror so pure and subtle that it leaves you haunted long after you've finished watching the movie? Haunting in Connecticut would've been good if that stupid music wasn't poking in my ear every time something potentially scary appeared on the screen. Don't they know that silence is the best sound for horror?
Also, the part where that slime thing comes out of the boy's mouth is really lame. I hate movies like that. It's like, "That is so not realistic". And to those of you who will retort, "Well, it's a horror movie - it's not supposed to be realistic. That would be stupid." - Horror movies what blur the line between reality and imagination are the best ones that I've seen.
Take for example Jacob's Ladder, The Shining, Nightmare on Elm Street, The Exorcism of Emily Rose... those movies have you thinking in your head, "That's so slightly believable that it's scary..."
On another completely unrelated topic (though slightly related, since it's about a movie), I can't wait until Tim Burton's Alice in Wonderland hits the theatres!! I love Tim Burton!! Ever since Nightmare Before Christmas came out all those years ago, I've been a complete fan!! I love his imagination! So wacky! So outside-the-box!
Okay, enough gas bagging from me! Cheerio! heart
 Blood Magdelene · Wed Jul 29, 2009 @ 10:45am · 0 Comments |
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