My take on Scream 4, 127 Hours and Coachella!

Scream 4

Well, honestly, I enjoyed Scream 4. It's unfortunate that it opened up against Rio, as children and family movies have the upper hand against horror movies at the box office. Regardless, I enjoyed this much more than Scream 3, and almost as much as the original 1996 thriller. And it wasn't afraid to poke fun at itself, especially with the amusing “movie in a movie” opening. Almost like it opened with a joke before getting to the main event. And just like the original, it kept me guessing on who the real killer was. I played cinema detective, figuring out who it could be, and ruling out the obvious. Unfortunately, I was thrown way off and surprised with how this movie ended. Now, I believe this should be it, despite the low gross income, Wes Craven should just stop with Scream because anything else and Scream will become as worn out as the Saw franchise.

127 Hours

It took me a while to get to 127 Hours, as its limited release hindered my ability to go see it. The last movie I spent an hour's drive to see was Better Luck Tomorrow. And it pained me to miss this in the theater because I had seen most of Danny Boyle's movies going back to 28 Days Later in 2003. So, anyway, onto my thoughts. Honestly, I thought it could have been a little better. I'm not saying it sucked, because I still loved it, but it just didn't quite meet my expectations. Yes, James Franco was great as Aron, the cinematography and layout was amazing, even the multiple camera angles and frames, but there was just something missing. As I saw the trailer, I was really excited for this. But it seems that whatever elements I saw in the preview, were not featured in the movie. It was still great though, Boyle rarely misses with me. I even loved Sunshine. The Beach, not so much, but maybe in the coming weeks, I'll do an article just on Danny Boyle's work.

Coachella

Let me make myself clear, I was NOT at Coachella! I wish I was. But I had to settle for the Youtube stream, which was just as good...I was in my air conditioned living room, I didn't have to fight the crowds and I had instant access to any of the 3 stages. Well okay, it didn't quite match the atmosphere. Anyway, I did enjoy this year's festival, as it was the first time I ever saw something like this through a live stream. I missed out on SXSW, but if they stream Bonaroo, Glastonbury and Splendour in the Grass, I will definitely tune into those shows. Back to Coachella, it did look amazing, and I was able to catch Mumford & Sons, Jimmy Eat World, Arcade Fire, Yelle and an amazing performance by The Strokes. There were a few delays such as Foster the People, but all was forgiven with Pumped Up Kicks. I will say though, that having Kanye West as one of the final acts was a bit unusual. Maybe it was just me but in a weekend of indie rock and a little bit of electronica, it was just odd for me to see Kanye. But again, that's just me. So, I will leave you all with a look at the 2010 Coachella festival in this amazing video!