Justified

“Justified” what seems to be a police drama starts its show rather climatic, as one of the two characters knew they were going to die right there at that table outside the hotel lounge. The winner is the main character, the brave ethical cowboy Deputy U.S. Marshal Raylan Givens, the new hero that really is too confident pretty quickly in this first look at him. He always seems to know how to handle each situation, can get out of trouble so easily and makes it a little game. I didn’t know if he was a decent pick for the role as I have not seen him in any other movies but from the earlier discussion the actor might of went down hill for a show like this but I won’t judge.

The group of villains Raylan must face is a group of neo-Nazis who don’t seem to as smart as you would think. I don’t know why people would really get too offended that this takes place in Kentucky for the genre, your from the South, you automatically will be targeted on a show like this. Why really waste your time on just a TV show? I’m sure this show, from what the first episode has shown wont get too many rating and really everyone just needs to relax. It’s made for the entertainment aspect. There are the heroes and the villains anywhere you go, whatever the location may be. Yes we all may not like what we see, but this is something we have to live with and deal with. I think I might give this show another shot even though I’m not of this type of genre. “Justified” shoots on the TV network every Tuesday on 10:00pm.

Dave Chapelle's Block Party

Dave Chapelle' documentary Block Party, is all about how he brings together people from his neighborhood, old friends and people of different races inviting them to a rap concert. Presenting to them the hip-hop culture in a sense to make them enjoy it. Show that it's not just for one race to enjoy but anyone can be apart of. To have fun and enjoy yourself, uniting. Dave goes to his home town in Ohio first and finds random people off the street giving them passes to the concert. He makes a Willy Wonka reference giving out his golden tickets. He didn't limit himself to the race, he asked blacks whites, people he knew growing up, even a Central State University's drum line marching band was off to the concert, they're excitement as well as all the others who got to go really gave you giving Chappelle some credit in showing his passionate side. The block party consisted of popular hip-hop artists such as Kanye West, Erykah Badu, Mos Def, Talib Kweli, Jill Scott, The Roots as well as the Fugees to end the party with a big bang. He even invited The Central State University Marching Band to come along and play during this major event. Throughout this Mr. Chappelle of coursed performed his comedy monologues and little sketches during the film.

The majority of the people invited went to the party, yet there were some people who didn't jump at the chance. They believed that rap music relates to just inappropriate language and is not intended for kids or even adults. I strongly do agree with what they say, as I am not a big fan of rap in general. However I don't believe that its fully true. Most do go towards violence, sex etc. but after watching this you can quickly learn from many of the performances that it isn't all that bad. Most believe that rap is sending a message about abuse, how poor they are, sexism, drugs, murder rape etc. This block party contained artists of different backgrounds and beliefs, showing a different side and somewhat relates to the audience. They take their talent and skills, giving it their all in the show.

Most of the back stories from these music artists, before they were well known and had any sort of record of being famous were running around in the streets. Doing the right thing, something to do thats fun by playing music together in clubs and not bumming around doing nothing with their lives. They all have interesting, unforgettable and warming pasts that is shared. Just by watching the performances they displayed, everyone was comfortable with one another, they were all good friends, everyone enjoyed each other's company. They really knew how to work well with great respect from one person to the other. Behind the scenes you see them with Dave, having a great time, playing around, goofing off. Even when Dave was on stage you saw how he interacted with the performers, doing the funny things he does.

The power of this film is all from the music that plays. The environment very welcoming to all who came. Everyone just wanting to have a good time. A sense of over joy that you really don't see in any kind of rap concert with a hint of Dave Chappelle giving in his two sense of humorous jokes and character into it that held strong in this movie. He mocks the rap battle, throwing out random one-liners, whatever he could do to slow things down. This concert shows the great strong message of unity of people and having one big party. Interviewing each artists as you listen to their music, what they believe and what they have to say about how music has inspired them, where they got it all and what they want to do with it sharing it with others. It was like chapters of a book of back stories that gave you the real life and meaning.

Dave Chapelle' documentary Block Party seemed to be a real big success after the uproar of the media and fans talking about how he is insane for walking away from a lot of money for his show, roughly a $50 million contract deal. He walked away from it, his determination and dedication to himself as a person showing the world and not giving a damn on what they thought. Being true to himself, his own person. This block party was something that really made him shine. It was his opportunity to shine and be real with the world, and I think he pulled it off tremendously. This documentary showing the power of diversity and changes, presenting it in a positive way. He didn't sell out on the contract, he showed what a real comedian, artist, person can do, a rue side.

Dragonball Evolution

Dragonball Evolution is a 2009 American live-action film adaptation based upon the Japanese Dragonball media franchise, directed by James Wong, produced by Stephen Chow and distributed by 20th Century Fox. The story centers around the adventures of the lead character, Goku, (Justin Chatwin) who on his 18th birthday, is asked to gather the seven Dragonballs in order to save the world from the evil alien Piccolo (James Marsters). On his journey, he meets several other characters that aid him in his quest. From the release of the very first trailer, all indications were that the movie was going to be horrible, and despite a decent basic premise, it is. From the murky art direction to the jumbled mess of a script, poor acting and hopeless directing, this movie is a beyond terrible.

One of the most striking aspects of the movie is how inappropiately casted most of the characters are. Goku is the most notable example. You do not expect the transition from a cartoon to a live-action movie to be without major changes, but the Goku in Dragonball Evolution shares nothing in common with his anime counterpart. In the cartoon, he is a young, happy, energetic boy who rides across the land on his magical cloud, full of self-belief and spirit. Justin Chatwin's Goku is a miserable emo who rides a bike to school and gets picked on by the 'cooler' kids. Other characters are similarly miscasted, Marster's Piccolo is perhaps being the closest to resemble the character from the cartoon, but seeing as how he gets roughly 10 minutes of screen time in the whole movie, you're never given the chance to appreciate any aspect of his performance.

The down right god awful acting. The movie features some of the poorest performances I've ever seen. Chatwin chops through the clunky badly written script, in a performance so wooden it would embarrass most items of furniture. Emmy Rossum (Bulma), Jamie Chung (Chi Chi) and Eriko Tamura (Mai) establish little if any personality for their respective characters, and Joon Park's Yamcha is a disaster. Even the talented Chow Yun Fat fails to restore any credibility to it, he just smiles as he walks away with his fat paycheck.

I personally see few if any redeemable features to this movie, but I can understand why some might enjoy it, particularly a younger audience. At 90-minutes, the pain is short, and one can't accuse the movie of dragging, there's always *something* happening, regardless of whether it's good quality entertainment or not. Some may see it in the special effects, I personally think, like the rest of the movie they're awful, but the sheer brightness and flashiness may be enough to wow some viewers ( known as 12 year olds). The fight scenes as well, while undeniably cheesy are not terribly executed, just a little cliché.

In the end of it all, this movie basically is for no one, I really don't understand how someone can like this, it honestly doesn't appeal to anyone. This movie was made for nothing but the money. The people who will go and watch this movie and have no knowledge of the Dragon Ball story will be so confused by what there watching, they will most likely tell everyone it is one of the worst movies.

Living Out Loud

Living Out Loud was created in 1998 directed by Richard LaGravenese. Holly Hunter stars as Judith Ne

lson, a middle-age, feisty woman who's marriage fell short after her husband left her for a younger woman. She's going through her mid-life crisis, This has deeply depressed her causing her to stop and think about her life ahead.

Trying to see that now being single yet again, what were the right and wrong choices she took in that time period. Where does she go from here? Her voice runs through her mind all over the place. Saying one thing then another thing pop ups right after. There were more than one

occasion where you saw what Judith wanted to see happen in her life, until reality hits and you see what really happens.

On the other side you meet Pat Francato, played by Danny DeVito, a single father due to his addiction to gambling his money away. His daughter passed away just recently and now has job is being the elevator operator of the building Judith lives and the two form a friendship. Together they talk about their pasts and the difficult obstacles they both have faced in their families befo

re meeting and how they will have to forget and move on.

Queen Latifah plays Judith's singer idol Liz Bailey and befriends her at the Jazz club. They share their relationship issues and become rather close, going to a gay club but not before taking drugs and having a random musical dance number happens.

They hint that Pat and Judith might be together but throughout the whole movie you get a feeling that Judith and Pat might become even closer than friends. Pat admits his love to Judith several times throughout the film but she always said no and wanted nothing more than to be friends. He seems more like a father figure to her. She leaves him and several months later after she finally decided she wanted to go back to school to finish up being a nurse, she was too late. Pat had found his voice and began singing at the Jaspers Jazz club.

The performance these characters show are quite rememberable. The film kept moving despite there was no story line to push forward. Judith seemed to be the one character that developed the most and got a lot out of it. Her new experience helped her gain what she was missing.

This movie shows the hardships one can have in their lifetime, showing relationships you can have with a complete stranger, how hard life is and this film has a point in making us stop and think that life isn't always going to happen how you want it, everything can change in an instant when you least expect it. Whether or not you want it, try and make the best of what you have.