First of all let me get something straight. This is a JOURNAL not a diary. I know what the name of this blog is but when Mom made me this thing I SPECIFICALLY told her to pick a title without the word “diary” in it. Great. Now all I need is for some kid to catch me looking at this website and get the wrong idea.


Wednesday, May 11, 2011

May Update

My surgery is scheduled for Monday, so I'll put pictures from the last few months at theme parks.
Fright Walk, Santa Cruz
Taxi Jam, Great America
Drop Tower, Great America
As you enter Quicksilver Express's queue, be sure to look behind and above you. These animatronic raccoons are also visible from the Sky Trail Monorail (Which wasn't running when we went). 
Quicksilver Express, Gilroy Gardens
Musical Market Show, Gilroy Gardens's own version of Disney's Enchanted Tiki Room or Country Bear Jamboree.
Ghost Blasters, Santa Cruz
Cave Train, Santa Cruz
Wish me luck during my surgery! I'll see ya real soon!



Monday, May 2, 2011

Batman Film Series-Part 3

UPDATE- My surgery has been postponed indefinitely due to a nurse's strike at my hospital.
Here's the last part of this Batman flashback. But first, here are the plots of the first 4 movies:
Batman- The Dark Knight of Gotham City begins his war on crime with his first major enemy being the clownishly homicidal Joker.
Batman Returns-When a corrupt businessman and the grotesque Penguin plot to take control of Gotham City, only Batman can stop them, while the Catwoman has her own agenda.
Batman Forever-Batman must battle Two-Face and The Riddler with help of an amourous psychologist and a young circus acrobat who becomes his sidekick, Robin.
Batman & Robin-Batman & Robin try to keep their relationship together even as they must stop Mr. Freeze and Poison Ivy from freezing Gotham City.
Although Batman & Robin surpassed its budget at the box office worldwide, Joel Schumacher felt it wasn't enough to continue, so plans for a fith film, Batman Triumphant were cancelled. The main villain was meant to be Steve Buscemi, Ewan McGregor, or Geff Goldblum as The Scarecrow. Jack Nicholson as The Joker would return in Batman's mind as a result of the Scarecrow's Fear toxins. Finally, Madonna would be The Joker's daughter, Harley Quinn, trying to avenge Batman for her father's death.

batman_triumphant_dvdcopy.jpg Anyway, the torch was passed to the current Batman director, Christopher Nolan. To be Honest, I don't care about his films, but the way the villains are played DEFINITELY make them films to watch again and again. 
 A man in a batsuit spreads his wings while looking down. Tall skyscrapers protrude above, and bats fly around him. 
Movie Plots
Batman Begins-Bruce Wayne has watched his home, Gotham City, turn into a crime infested abyss throughout his entire life, so he decides to become the hero Gotham needs- Batman.
The Dark Knight-Batman, Gordon and Harvey Dent are forced to deal with the chaos unleashed by an anarchist mastermind known only as the Joker, as he drives each of them to their limits.
Nolan's next film, The Dark Knight Rises, will be released on July 20, 2012. It will feature Anne Hathaway as Catwoman and Tom Hardy as Bane. I was at first concerned about Bane because a friend of mine, Chuck, claimed he was the cheesiest movie villain ever after his performance by Jeep Swenson in Batman & Robin. However after hearing Aaron Eckhart's portrayal of Two-Face was better than Tommy Lee Jones's, I have higher hopes for Bane, though I enjoy the villains in EVERY Batman film, no matter how cheesy their dialogue sounds. I'm definitely making plans to see this.