It is about a guy who has to battle his budding girlfriend's seven evil exes. Yes. It does sound like a tacky, excessively-filled-with-explosions Jean Claude van Damme action thriller. But in a way that has only really been achieved in movies like Mean Girls, it is already making its way into the language of the nouveau riche. It demands for you to quote it compulsively (to the point of a intervention being suggested) and when you find someone who has watched it too (high five!)... you tend to reminisce about all the best bits until the rest of your friends threaten to 'leave you two at it.'
Highlights:
Firstly, the script is insane! Lines such as, "Scott, if your life had a face... I would punch it," and "Prepare to die... obviously" had me itching to tweet every delicious line (@mitchie1312- I'm not above shameless self-promotion). It is a glorious combination of comic book and action scenes into a comedy movie that makes you laugh through-out its duration (and not in slapstick which can be classless) in a way that makes you feel oddly intellectually superior. This humour was greatly appreciated because it wasn't pandering - as so many movies aimed at the youth are. The repartee will keep you coming back for more (which was about twelve times in my case). Musically, I would expect nothing less than awesome indie and alternative tracks from a Michael Cera movie and it delivers. The soundtrack, which has worthy comparisons to the Juno soundtrack, is a welcome addition on my Blackberry.
Lame bits:
This is hard... Scott Pilgrim vs. the World was a masterpiece! There is literally nothing that I can honestly say was dreadful or even remotely bad... except for, perhaps in a cliched way, the fact that it didn't last for seven hours longer - which would have been openly welcomed.
Thus, go see this movie (trailer above) as it will very simply put: rock your world. Definitely worth the time and you will not be disappointed by this soon to be cult-classic.
It is during the long December holidays when I wish I was like Phineus and Ferb who would wake up in the morning and say, 'I know what we're gonna do today' and gosh darnit'- I would build the Leaning Tower of Pisa on my roof! Unfortunately, outside the awesome bubble of my imagination I do not spend my holidays 'building a robot or fighting a mummy' instead, I hunt down good movies and then proceed to vegetate for those blissful hours of abandonment. As such, when the opportunity arose to see this movie, which came highly recommended, I jumped and my life is distinctly better for it.
Madness! 2010 was madness! And the mother of all the madness? South Africa.
South Africa took 2010 by the horns and shook the ordure out of it! This statement could sound a bit exaggerated but, in the words of Beyonce': "I talk like this 'cause I can back it up." So here is the Box Juice official 2010 South African Top Ten.
Number 10
They are pretty. They are talented. And they have Charlie Chaplin blood in their veins. Girls everywhere are going crazy for Locnville (a condition called LocnLoca). This dynamic duo emerged in South Africa with an amazing electro-hip hop sound and 2010 was a crazy year for them as their female fan base grew and they experienced their well-deserved international breakthrough.
Number 9
How do you like your coffee? Well South Africa likes it black. The Designer lable, Black Coffee and the DJ Black Coffee have both made waves in their respective industries.
Black coffee designer, Jacques van der Watts, has managed to capture the hearts of many South Africans (who know I thing or two about fashion) and (in 2010) got his well deserved international break-through at, none other than, New York Fashion Week! Check out the Black Coffee website (after reading this!).
Black Coffee at New York Fashion Week (is that Chanel Iman?!- Why, yes)
South African DJ Black Coffee is well known for creating anarchy on the dancefloor all around the Africa and Europe but he is on this Top Ten for another reason. After losing his ability to use his one arm, it comes as no suprise that he started the DJ Black Coffee Foundation to help disabled people and in September he became the first DJ to play on decks for 60 hours with one hand- all to raise awareness for his Foundation.
Number 8
A unique South African counter-culture that is all over the music charts- Zef. The mix of Afrikaans rap, amazing beats, some Hill Billies and a whole lot of craziness made famous by Jack Parow and Die Antwoord. Die Antwoord's Yolandi Visser describes Zef as, "you're poor but you're fancy. You're poor but you're sexy, you've got style." This crude new genre is making its way into international ears as it has already started a craze in Germany. Check it out:
Number 7
Afrikaans is generally avoided by (sober) non-Afrikaaners but 2010 has seen the emergance if a new obsession with Afrikaans rock bands such Die Heuwels Fantasties and the increasing popularity of the Afrikaans music channel MK. This does not mean that Baby Tjoklits will be the next big thing but you can definately count on dancing to Die Straatlig Kinders at the next house party.
Number 6
I did have a whole post dedicated to this but the electro-jazz-awesomeness of Goldfish and GoodLuck is worth mentioning a million times. Both bands released new albums this year (and I am still hunting for the GoodLuck one). Go listen to Goldfish's 'Get Busy Living' and Goodluck's 'Taking it Easy.' Am I the only person that is kinda jealous of Juliet Harding's amazing voice (especially after she says 'Oh baby hell no!' in Hop on Hop off and I am like OH SNAP! Whatavoice!)?
Goldfish and GoodLuck
Number 5
You either have it or you hate it. The oh-so-addictive Crackberry (formally known as the Blackberry) has fallen into the hands of many South Africans (young and old). Whether you are uploading photo's, tweeting, blogging or random German-to-English translations... you are probably doing it on your Blackberry (for the low low price of R60 per month-I tell you). The niftiness of this blog has gone as far as your grandmother saying LOL and OMG and sending you a BBM message to ask you for a cup of tea- from the next room. Blackberry is also on the path of crushing other chat forums as a (slightly odd) young man once said, "Having mxit [or other chat applications]on your Blackberry is like having crayons in your Louis Vitonne."
All a Blackberry can't do is make coffee
Number 4
The freaks are out! I call it the Individualist Movement. The 2010 teens jumped off of the assembly line and out came a whole lot of craziness and individuality (which is generally frowned upon- but they don't care!). Here are some of my favorite freaks of 2010:
Giselle: The freakiest of the freaks. Why? She is one heck of a singer and actress with a quirky fashion sense. She also bite people (but she denies it).
She is just a whole lot craziness! Ah the Indie Kid was always a bit of a freak. Check out her blog.
Lawrence: Undoubtedly the next big name in fashion!
Heather: The other Indie kid
My friends... the publically indecent freaks.
Number 3
South African literature has had its ways of getting around the world but this year, John van de Ruit's top selling book 'Spud' hit the South African cinemas and is soon to hit the international silverscreen early in 2011.
Number 2
The infectious soccer fever that hit all South Africans in June- The 2010 Fifa World Cup. Everybody has a good memory or two about this historic time (mine involves Sergio Ramos). South Africans came together with the Waka Waka and Vuvuzelas and it was AMAAAAAAAZING. I was quite suprised at the skills of Bafana Bafana too (well done boys!).
Number 1
What beats friends and family? Nothing!
We shared tears and laughter (and tears of laughter) with our besties and family. Lets all go into the new year together and make it bigger and better. Let's go all sixties on 2011 and spread the love. Make music not war and so on...
My amazing year with my friends and family.
No profound conclusion so I will just quote John Lennon (I am a Beatles Groupie): "I'm not going to change the way I look or the way I feel to conform to anything. I've always been a freak. So I've been a freak all my life and I have to live with that, you know. I'm one of those people."
I love Charlie Chaplin for many reasons. One of the reasons is that it is through his fortunate lineage that we have the Locnville twins (Brian and Andrew Chaplin) but that's not what we are here for (today). The second reason I love Charlie Chaplin is that he is an underdog style icon... Can anyone say, "Bowler Hats?"
Charlie Chaplin? A style icon!? Didn't see that one coming, did you? The bowler hat has transformed itself from a comedic symbol to fabulous vintage accessory that can make or break an outfit.
Sherlock Holmes replaced his good friend Watson for someone more... chic.
They can make the plainest dress look runway ready but sorry boys, I have to admit that the bowler hat only works on a select few. If you are going for a clean cut, I-am-Chuck-Bass look (ie. boys who have some appreciation for Hermes) then keep your eyes peeled for this nifty head peice.
If you have doubts about the bowler hat, then ask yourself the most important question, "What would the Beatles do?"
Clearly, Bowler Hats are cool! (The Beatles said so...)
Hello Readers:-)
I have seriously neglected my blog these holidays so I am just (as the title says) popping in. The Box Juice is coming in a whole new flavour namely, Mitchell Parker. This young man (GASP! I sound like my head master) is by no means mentally fit to be put into society so instead, I abducted him (with hardly any bodily harm) and put him behind a computer.
Look out for new posts. This time I (I mean, we) mean business. Kbye
Judi
I have witnessed too many fights between young girls recently where they climb on top of each other just to expose tasteless underwear, cellulite and a bad weave. This has lead me to the realisation that a Lady has become a rare find in today's society.
Some zealot feminists would probably want to kill me for feeling that it is the rise of feminism that killed the Lady. I have much respect for the Emmaline Pankhursts who threw themselves infront of horses and chained themselves to civil buildings in the name for Liberation but their legacy has been dissolved into a some-what twisted concept that video vixens and mini skirts are a sign of female liberation. Women have become more inclined to use their bodies, rather than their brains. A lady uses wit to fight her battle while a female (which sounds deliberately animalistic) fights her battles with fists and (oh my word!) saliva.
I am by no means (and really- by no means at all) suggesting we reform back to the 'bare-foot-and-pregnant' era but remember *A woman is not a lady is she has to tell you that she is a lady.*
Street Style
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I was asked to take part in Glamour South Africa's Street Style section and
this was the result in the August Issue, which is on sale now. I'm pretty
ha...
