26. April 2008 by Ria.

This episode takes over where episode 10 left off, Ichigo and Spiritualist Don owned the hollow, but the gym teacher is not enthused, and gets pissed off at Ichigo and the gang. Remember, most people can’t see hollows, so Ichigo and Rukia looked like a couple of fools for interfering in Don’s business. So Ichigo and the gang are being scolded by gym teacher, but who in the hell is he, why is he stepping all up in their video? The parents don’t care, so dumb gym teacher needs to mind his own business.

Now Rukia puts on this dumb crybaby act in an attempt to get sympathy, and to let the others escape, which they do, and that’s that. Fast forward a couple of scenes, and it seems like Rukia is having problems with her soul pager (a device to detect hollows in the area), but she can’t get Urahara on the phone. Wait a minute, YOU MEAN TO TELL ME RUKIA HAS URAHARA’S PHONE NUMBER? That little rat! She’s been holding out on me all this time, that snake!

Okay, now let’s skip some more scenes, and get to the good stuff, we finally meet Uryu, a genius in the classroom, and in the home hand crafts club (don’t ask, you just have to see it). He’s also the last of the Quincys, a clan that existed long ago who were specialized in killing hollows. Oh yeah, did I tell you that they hate soul reapers? Uryu is cool, a bit arrogant, but I still like him better than Ichigo. Hell, I like everyone better than Ichigo, but Uryu is definitely one of my favorite Bleach characters.

Uryu sports a cool Qunicy outfit, but white is not a good color, since blood might splatter all over it while he’s owning a hollow. Uryu also has a cool weapon, a bow and arrow, no, he doesn’t carry it around with him, its magical, it appears when he needs it, and the disappears, its really cool. And then we have Ichigo opening his big ass mouth, talking crap about Uryu, saying he’d mop the floor with him, and asking who in the hell uses a bow and arrow anymore.

“SHUT UP ICHIGO! First of all his weapon is a hell of a lot better than that stupid sword of you swing around, and its not even yours, it belongs to Rukia!. I hope Uryu opens up a can of whoop-ass on you so you can learn some manners!” Unfortunately that’s not quite what Uryu has in mind. He challenges Ichigo to a contest, but you’ll just have to wait to the next episode to find out what it is!

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26. April 2008 by Ria.

In my eyes, this isn’t Hitchcock’s best, even though some may disagree, but who cares what they think? This is supposed to be a thriller, but what’s so thrilling about it? Two complete strangers meet on a train. Guy (Farley Granger), a nice looking, famous tennis star. First of all, why is he a tennis star? Why can’t he be someone more exciting like a novelist, a rock star, or a nightwatchman at a garbage dump?

So Guy is sitting there, minding his own business, when rich mama’s boy Bruno (Robert Walker) shows up and starts asking intrusive questions. Guy is having martial problems at the moment, so Bruno exploits this, and offers a solution. He will kill Guy’s wife, so that he can run off with the Senator’s daughter, and in return, Guy will kill Bruno’s dad.

Bruno thinks this is a great setup because the two of them hardly know each other, so no one would get suspicious, and they can plan their alibi, so they’d be in the clear. Guy, like any normal human being just laughed it off, until his wife ends up dead, thanks to Bruno. Now before you start to feel sorry for the wife, don’t. She’s looks like a dumpy retard, and she’s a player. Yes, play as much as you want, but not when you’re married! Not only that, but she’s pregnant, with another guy’s baby! Actually, this is as thrilling as the movie gets.

Her murder wasn’t even all that exciting either, no gunshot to the head, no stabbing, and no caving her skull in (which she would have deserved). In fact, you really don’t get to witness the killing, all you see is Bruno doing something to her in the dark (probably a strangling), and that’s it. Wait, there is something I don’t get. This chick was ugly as hell, and you mean to tell me she had all these guys, AND a gorgeous husband on top of that?

Bruno is kind of screwed up, but doesn’t come close to being a Norman Bates. I just see him as being a nosy, extremely eccentric, nothing-better-to-do-but-cause-trouble dude. Yes, Bruno is kind of a schizoid, but he’s no one to be afraid of. If he would have came up in my face, I would have slapped his ass to the ground, and kept on walking.

Towards the end of the movie, we actually get rewarded by having a chance to watch a few tennis matches. Huh? Who in the hell would be interested in watching two people hit a ball back and forth in a movie that’s supposed to keep you on the edge of your seat? Now the movie had a happy ending, Bruno dies, and Guy is off the hook as a suspect in his wife’s murder. In fact, he never entertained the idea of killing Bruno’s dad, but maybe the movie would have been better if he did.

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