And for all those who plan on seeing this movie without the partnership of a mean drink or a mighty doobie, I suggest you move further down the aisle, buy yourself a ticket to GODZILLA (4/10), and enjoy the visual fabrications manufactured for the unstimulated mind. This movie is about visions of bats floating through your head, Johnny Depp looking goofy and being bald, and the cornucopia of drug-ravaged scenes filling your own intoxicated system with ideas of anarchy, rebellion and the lost American Dream. Other than that, the soundtrack was expectedly eclectic, the style was not as wild as I thought it would be, and the ending was certainly not much of a barn-burner, but then again, who really noticed. Plenty of cameos also pepper this kaleidoscopic moving picture in the form of Ellen Barkin, Christina Ricci, Tobey Maguire and Cameron Diaz, along with a bunch of others. Word on the street is that gained over 40 pounds for this role, and I must say that his look was deliciously reprehensible. I couldn’t believe that this fat, Samoan lawyer, was the same guy who played the slick mumbling criminal in THE USUAL SUSPECTS (7/10). The one thing that did blow my mind was the actual physical transformation endured by actor Benicio Del Toro for his role as Dr. I thought he did seem to exaggerate his walk a little bit too much, but then again, this movie is supposed to be a wild exaggeration of everything and anything, so who am I to talk. During the filming, Depp apparently become fast friends with real-life writer Thompson, and was known to wander off the set from time to time, for the sake of checking out the newest barmaid at the local watering hole. Johnny Depp chews into his role like an overgrown child sucking on a chocolate lollipop. It was 1971, and the times were apparently “a’ changing” in the States Gonzo) through a psychedelic road trip through Las Vegas in search of the American dream. Depp and Thompson They were already friends before 1998, so it was almost an act of fate that the actor was chosen to become a fictional version of the writer in this story that follows a journalist and a lawyer (Raul Duke y Dr. Thompson during which he seemed to consume more drugs and alcohol than anyone could ever imagine. Johnny Depp’s style and summer basics Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas. It moves admirably from one scene to the next, without much basis of their being, while presenting us with the two days in the life of writer Hunter S. This movie relies heavily on style and peculiar humour, rather than substance or plot. Iconic movie starring Johnny Depp and Benecio Del Toro adapted from Hunter S.Having said that, JoBlo did engage in an alcohol-based consumatory session before (and during) the viewing of this film, so his critique of the film should be appreciated on that level.
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“Kids” (A Tribe Called Quest, We got it from Here… Thank You 4 Your service)Īndre has often spoken of the influence Tribe has had on him, telling N PR in 2014 that, “These are the guys that really turned me on to this thing,” and doubling down at Phife Dawg’s memorial in April, praising that, “Outkast would not be Outkast” without Tribe. The Rise of 'Mumble Rap': Did Lyricism Take a Hit in 2016? Reid that ultimately lead to their signing to Epic Records) and went a step further with this remix. Andre has been a fan of Divine Council for a bit (he reportedly called in to lend his support during a meeting that he had with L.A. In a year where Andre lent his voice to what would become some of the most celebrated and popular albums of the year, one guest spot stood out for being unlike the rest in that respect. “Decemba (Remix)” (Divine Council, Council World EP) Andre paints a vivid scene of the physical and emotional ramifications of the horror: “I came up in the town they were murderin’ kids/And dumped them in the creek up from where I live/Bodies, bodies, bodies sprinkled around/We runnin’ through the sprinkler lookin’ around,” he raps, before closing the anecdote, directly and chillingly, “It coulda been me or coulda been you, too.” The Atlanta native teleports back to his childhood, and the way that his city was terrorized by Wayne Williams, who murdered some two dozen kids in the ATL area in the late 1970s and early ‘80s. The relative brevity of the verse - it lasts about 45 seconds - is balanced out by its potency. Travis Scott secured a verse from Andre for the opening track of Birds in the Trap Sing McKnight, a song where the 41-year-old locked into storytelling mode. “the ends” (Travis Scott, Birds in the Trap Sing McKnight) “So low that I can admit/When I hear that another kid is shot by the popo/It ain’t an event/No mo’,” he raps, later adding, “After 20 years in, I’m so naïve/I was under the im-/Pression/That everyone wrote they own verses/It’s comin’ back different and, yeah, that shit hurts me/I’m hummin’ and whistlin’ to those not deserving/I’ve stumbled and lived every word/Was I working just way too hard?” It’s the sort of assessment of the state of world and the rap game that’s often been a staple in Andre’s guest verses in recent years. Arriving just past the album’s midpoint, the track clocks in at under a minute-and-a-half, but it’s jam-packed with Andre’s intricate rhymes, where he both poetically merges the ideas of being “solo” and “so low,” and is reflective about his surroundings and how they’ve affected him. Frank Ocean gave the rap legend a stage all his own on “Solo (Reprise),” from Blonde released this past August. Thanks to this track, though it became clear that the second half of the year would satisfy that hunger. His repeated refrain of “30 hours” was both a thing of beauty and a source of frustration for those eager to hear Andre use his pen more forcefully. When the full album hit the Web, though, Andre showed up on its tail end - not with a verse, but with sung background vocals. That initial drop came just days before the first TLOP release with no sign of Three Stacks. The track, “30 Hours,” ended up being indicative of the album as a whole: It was released, tweaked, and then re-released. “30 Hours” (Kanye West, The Life of Pablo)Īndre started the year off with an appearance on Kanye West’s collaboration-heavy The Life of Pablo that an unaware listener could’ve missed. In addition to backstage meetings with Young Thug and studio sessions with Kaytranada, Andre had the most prolific solo year of his career, with eight guest spots, rivaling 2007’s incredible run on songs like UGK’s “International Player’s Anthem (I Choose You),” Devin the Dude’s “What a Job” and the remix to DJ Unk’s “Walk It Out.”Īs the year comes to a close, Billboard looks back on Three Stacks’ contributions in 2016. Perhaps one of the reasons that fans and the media ran with Gucci’s comments is because an OutKast offering maybe wasn’t as far-fetched as it seemed. Andre 3000, the generally more reclusive and less musically active half of the legendary duo, was actually quite busy this year. You can read Motherboard’s full story here. By conducting network traffic analysis, Motherboard verified that at least three of those apps did at some point send location data to X-Mode, although none of the versions currently on Google Play do so. O’Brien’s findings corroborate that and also point to several more Muslim-focused apps as containing X-Mode. In November, Motherboard found that another previously unreported Muslim prayer app called Qibla Compass sent data to X-Mode. military) was first disclosed by Motherboard, which first reported that a popular prayer app with more than 98 million downloads worldwide sent granular movement data to X-Mode. 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I hope you enjoyed watching how to be mindful of our thoughts and actions from the wisdom of Marcus Aurelius and find them helpful in your life.Įven though Marcus Aurelius wrote it 2,000 years ago - his insights on So here are 5 ways we could learn to be mindful of our thoughts and actions from the wisdom of Marcus Aurelius -Ġ4.Accept and love your life through good times and badĠ5.Change your thoughts to change your life In his meditations, he spends a great deal of time emphasizing the value of mindfulness and which is why in this video we bring you 5 ways we could learn to be more mindful of our thoughts and actions from the wisdom of Marcus Aurelius. During his rule, Aurelius constructed a series of autobiographical writings known as the Meditations. Stoicism helped him to be constantly mindful of his thoughts and actions. Listen to both songs on WhoSampled, the ultimate database of sampled. 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Authorisation is via a challenge and response code handled by the NI web site or by mail, and the software will run for 30 days prior to authorisation. Guitar Rig can run as a stand-alone application, which conjures up visions of a tatooed biker metal guitarist with an iBook perched on top of his stack, or it can work as a plug-in within host software that supports DXi, VST 2.0, AU or RTAS. PC users will need at least a 700MHz Pentium or a 1.33GHz Athlon XP machine to run Guitar Rig under Windows XP, while Mac users can run it under OS 9 or OS X on anything faster than a G3 800MHz machine. If you are one of folks that love loopers and don't mind fiddling with settings, Guitar Rig 5 might just be what you really need.The market for software that emulates guitar amplifiers is pretty crowded these days, but Native Instruments have found a new angle with a modular program that comes with a dedicated hardware controller and interface.Īvailable for both Mac and PC, Guitar Rig takes the now-familiar concept of amplifier and effect modelling and delivers it in the form of a hybrid hardware/software package, where the hardware acts as preamp/impedance matcher and floor controller, while the software provides the necessary modelling and graphical user interface. TLDR Bias FX is the easiest to get a great sound from. It is just nice that is "all in the box". I have clip-on tuners and, being a computer, playing a song in another app isn't a big deal. If you want to figure out a song, having those options is really helpful. Guitar Rig 5 has an always on guitar tuner and a tape deck for backing tracks. Maybe someone else has a more elegant solution. I've been trying to see if I can use Bias FX as a VST in some other app to get some sort of looping going but is always super complicated requiring creating macros or some other nonsense. I have a MIDI USB switch on the floor and it was easy enough to hook up to Guitar Rig's Looper. It helps with improvising, timing, and song construction. that one feature that Guitar Rig has that I can't believe Bias FX does not have is a looper pedal. If you are looking for the best tone, Bias FX is the clear winner.īut. I still had to tweak a few settings but nothing I wouldn't have done to my actual amp and effects when I switch guitars. The subtle frequency response just makes my guitar come alive. I still get chills hitting chords and have it sound almost exactly like the album the song comes from. You can download presets that the community created and see reviews, etc., kind of like Reddit posts. There is one more extraordinary feature I'll discuss in a moment below.īias FX is by far a better out of the box experience. I got some good David Gilmore tones this way. If you look around, you can find some folks that will let you download their tweaked setting. Every other preset sounds terrible out of the box. The closest I got was an AC/DC preset that sounded pretty good. The only real complaint is the presets require a lot of adjustments and I don't think I ever nailed a "sound". I'll start with Guitar Rig 5 because I got it first. It might be bluesy or heavy metal, so, flexibility is a key requirement. I built the guitar to have a wide range of tones (maybe not the master of one) because when I play at my computer, I don't know exactly what I might be working on. My setup is just a Partscaster/Strat guitar into a NI Komplete 6 interface into my computer and I use the ASIO that came with it as my audio adapter into each application. I picked up Guitar Rig 5 in last years Black Friday sale. Any unauthorized tampering, repair attempts or aftermarket add on items used may result in a voided warranty. In order to validate your warranty, the motherboard, motor, and battery must be used appropriately and meet manufacturing guidelines. Along with this, we provide our customers with a free three-month battery warranty. Kids On Wheelz is always working with manufacturers to provide the highest and most satisfactory quality available. Therefore, we offer a free one-year warranty that covers the motherboard and motor. To initiate, process, and complete a return, please contact Kids on Wheelz via email ( ) with a proof of purchase. 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Once there, Hammond’s nephew, Peter Ludow (Arliss Howard doing his best Evil Company Man), also sends in his own team. And so he goes after her to bring her back home, only to be accompanied by his stowaway daughter, Kelly (Vanessa Chester). He refuses at first, of course, until Hammond reveals that his girlfriend, Sarah (a dino expert played by Julianne Moore), is already on the island, accompanied by eco-warrior Nick (Vince Vaughn). So where does Ian Malcolm fit in? He’s persuaded by Hammond to go InGen’s Site B, Isla Sorna, the island where all the dinosaurs were developed, designed and grown. Just look at Pete Postlethwaite as Roland Tembo, a hunter with a ruthless attitude, a bad-ass hat and no problem when it comes to beating someone else to a pulp (in a deleted scene that didn’t make it to the theatrical cut). The visuals, too, are a shade gloomier than the first film, while John Williams’ music adds a layer of complexity to the familiar themes – everything’s just that little bit darker. When the Compys return later, to nip to death a hunter (Peter Stormare), it’s another shiver down the spine – and an overhead shot of raptors racing through long grass to take out a pack of humans is a properly chilling set piece that’s expertly choreographed. The Lost World joins that club with bloody bells on, not afraid to hold back on the gore. It’s easy to think of Spielberg as the sentimental director of ET, but it’s when he returns to his Duellian roots that some of his most undervalued work occurs, from the thrilling darkness of the War of the Worlds to the bleak realism of Minority Report. It’s a nasty sequence, one that sets the tone for Spielberg’s second dino blockbuster: if you thought Jurassic Park was scary, wait until you see this. Pecking a small child to death, while her parents lunch on the beach nearby. It begins, as all good movies do, with Compsognathus. Get past it, and there’s much to admire and enjoy in the smaller details. The Lost World ends up trying to do both, and it’s that decision that makes it inferior to the original Jurassic Park. Prove him right, and you end up with a movie that would offer more of the same prove him wrong, and you have a film that offers something different and unexpected, also frustrating fans. But it was a damned if you do, damned if you don’t situation, something that writer David Koepp acknowledged with Ian Malcolm’s (Jeff Goldblum) knowing description of what would happen in the film, placed right at its front. It’s a film that did itself no favours, essentially coming up with a core premise that amounted to Babe II: Pig in the City. Jurassic Park II, was always destined to live in the shadow of its gargantuan ancestor. How do you follow Jurassic Park, one of the greatest movies ever made? By making one of the most underrated sequels ever made. “Oooh! Ahhh! That’s how it always starts. Watch The Lost World: Jurassic Park 2 online in the UK: Sky Cinema / NOW / Apple TV (iTunes) / Prime Video (Buy/Rent) / Google Play Cast: Jeff Goldblum, Julianne Moore, Pete Postlethwaite |
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