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Martyn on TV: The Killing - El Diablo

Well, tonight's episode of 'The Killing', entitled 'El Diablo' was something special. The story developed just that little bit more, not giving away too much, leaving space for the writers to add that little bit more to the existing characters. We were treated to some deceit and foul play with the politicians, some beautifully crafted street work from 'new-to-homicide' detective Holder, and the family values of the Larsens being put to the test. The episode went from classic police 'catch the killer' style pacing at first, with suspects on the run, before switching to the slow pace of the political side, where treachery is afoot, then finally taking it down. Without giving too much of the narrative away, the episode took me further into the story, building the characters and their believability whilst expanding the environment of Seattle. It was a great episode, yet up until the final ten minutes couldn't reach the heights of the previous two episodes. It did hold me throughout, but the excitement of it being a new series has worn off already, and I'm left impatiently waiting to find out, who actually killed Roise Larsen? 7.5/10

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Easy A (2010) review

Synopsis: After a little white lie about losing her virginity gets out, a clean cut high school girl sees her life paralleling Hester Prynne's in "The Scarlet Letter," which she is currently studying in school - until she decides to use the rumor mill to advance her social and financial standing. Walking into the screening with my hopes at a 45º angle, expecting something somewhat worthwhile. Being an admirer of Emma Stone(The House Bunny, Superbad, Zombieland)'s lovely, unique performances, I was expecting a lot of the charisma she brought into her previous works. This isn't to say that she's a great actor, but she brings something to the table which other performers don't. She has a charm about her, a sweetness that makes her performances good to watch - but unfortunately, that doesn't apply to this film. Sitting there in the screening I was struggling to keep myself alive, I had Al Qaeda on the other end of the phone(CIA, MI5, FBI, DOD, Navy, Army, it's just a joke, STAND DOWN) to aid me in my quest to rid my life of the bore that was Easy A. Okay, so it wasn't all that bad, I just...didn't get it. Sure, it was funny a couple of times, but not enough to keep me entertained. It's [Easy A] constant references to 80's teen flicks didn't aid it's cause one bit, instead made it seem a cheap knock off of all the 80's movies stuck in a really cheap blender, but then the blender exploded and set on fire, then it was mixed with really old milk and cheese, then I was forced to drink that shit. That don't taste good. I'm telling you, man. It was just a huge cliché, nothing ever happened, the performances were quite flat, and left nothing to be desired. Just OKAY. 4/10, oh yeah. I went there. Kazed Ooooh- but wait- What made this film that little bit watchable? Stanley Tucci.

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Kazed Blogs #2- ................High School Musical. Oh No.

So it may not be EXACTLY a week, but I said it'd be every week-ish. With that out of the way, time to get straight to this week's topic- High School Musical. First off, I honestly think the idea of HSM is entirely absurd and upsetting. The idea of singing spontaneously for no apparent reason is just blegh to me. I've always been judgemental when it came to movies- I'll judge it even if I haven't seen it, which, I realise is completely wrong and unethical, so this is what I'm going to do. I'm going to leave this blog here, I'm going to watch HSM, yes. Yes, I'm going to watch the very thing I've been verbally destroying since 2006. <shudder> So here's what'll happen- I'm going to watch them, and once I have, I'll write another blog. I realise I can never go back on this, which is why it's been solidified on the internet. See you in a few, Kazed.