./janella.com

[Reposted because the ‘Let people answer this’ wasn’t enabled]

I need to create a new profile photo. You can see my current profile photo on Facebook, as the favicon on this website, or on my old Vox account.  I don’t want to fall into any of these traps, something I feel my current profile photo doesn’t fall into.

For a new profile photo should I do a simple headshot or does anyone have any other ideas?

Acquisitions are always tough.

Hey, it’s the Watchmen!

The graphic novel finally comes to the big screen. It translates fine and looks great on a big screen. There was a lot of information to digest in the 2-hour 40-minute movie, but some of it not working for me. See it on the big screen if you can - or get it on blu-ray (when it comes out) and see it on a nice HDTV.

Rating: Matinee

It started out as a promising thriller but devolved into a forgettable action film. The leads are both likable, but they cannot save this movie from its flawed rehashed storyline.

Rating: Cable TV

Finally saw Kung Fu Panda on blu-ray. A simple straightforward movie, with humor and action that is appealing to both kids and adults.

Rating: Matinee

A surprisingly solid and suspenseful film. Solid acting all around by William Hurt, Demi Moore, Dane Cook, and even Kevin Costner.

Rating: Matinee

Watched Baz Luhrmann’s Australia on blu-ray this weekend. The movie seemed to be two movies in one. The first part was light and breezy. The second half had a more serious tone. Fair acting by most of the cast. Some of Nicole Kidman’s hysterics were getting on my nerves though. The film is beautifully shot, with gorgeous scenery throughout the film. If you watch it in HD or blu-ray you may enjoy it more.

Rating: Cable TV

I’m changing the way I rate movie reviews on the site. I started with an old standby — the letter grade. I recently moved to a liked it slash didn’t like it scale, but I found that didn’t have much flexibility. It was too black and white. Now, I’m moving to actually a scale Farrah and I use in the real world. The scale, which I am sure is used somewhere else, is based on how much you are willing to pay to see a movie.

The scale is as follows:

• Full Admission – Willing to pay for a full-price theater ticket, especially on a crowded Friday night.
• Matinee – See it in a theater, but do it as cheap as possible.
• Rental (DVD, Blu-ray, whatever media you choose) – See it right when it hits the retail market.
• Cable TV – You can wait until it shows up on cable to watch.

I’m sure there are other ratings that can be placed in there (e.g. cheap theaters, broadcast television) but I don’t find those ideal situations to watch most movies. Plus I don’t have a cheap theater near me and broadcast television has too many commercials to suffer through.

Here are a few samples of movies I’ve reviewed and how I would rate them on this new scale:

• Full Admission – 300, The Dark Knight, Wall-E, Juno
• Matinee – Quantum of Solace, Grand Torino, Knocked Up
• Rental – Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull, Curious Case of Benjamin Button, Transformers
• Cable TV – Nights in Rodanthe, Spider-Man 3

This makes sense, right?

It’s nice to see Target finally coming to the island.

Video no longer available

How to eat at a Sushi Bar (via Konkaver)

I’ve used Picnik and Photoshop.com.  Both get the job done.  I may need to try the others though.

I hope to not use these sites, at least not for the stated purpose in the article.