dammit.
sumtymes,
(MOST of d time,actually)
i feel like
diz college is the most suckiest college ever!
x cukop ngan
mencekik darah org,
they're like vampires,
only they suck all the MONEY out of us, instead of blood.
x cukop ngan
certain rules yg mmg bodoh
n xmasok akal.
owh puhleez, dont even get me started on diz!
x cukop ngan
certain stoopid ideas
which they suddenly come up with,
and use us (spashly, our particular batch!!) as GUINEA PIGS
for their bizarre experiments.
now,
its as if their dropping their most massive bombshell on us
like a grand finale
or climax thingy,
on US
the FINAL YEAR MBBS exam-going students!
honestly,
i mean
wut da fuck!!!
(pardon me, its just unbearable)
diz iz like a matter of life n death for us
(no, im not being dramatic.
its just a fact. the whole truth, and nothing but the truth)
well
there's certainly no use me going on babbling bout this
since a decision has been reached
and i certainly dont agree with it
i think it's just plain stupid
(sorry 2 those who voted for plan B, i hav my own opinions too)
wateva it is
i hope the college dont have any more
nasty bombshells up their sleeves.
dat wud be just BOLLOCKS..
'nuff said
i'm off 2 feed my temporary depression and frustration
with the only thing i know best
mubin, big apple jom....
fucKin' sto0piDest coLLege.....eVer.
29.6.09
see?? johnny depp SOOOO rawks....!
27.6.09
—Vanessa P.
Apparently when you have the option
of showing Johnny Depp
staring off into the middle distance and looking iconic,
you don't need a second actor
staring off into the middle distance and looking iconic.
Not unless that second person carries
the exact same, or better, commercial draw as Johnny Depp.
Christian Bale does not.
You may think Bale does.
You may want Bale to.
But if that's the case, too bad for you.
You're wrong.
How can I say with such certainty?
Easy.
Numbers.
Look:
According to the ever-reliable Ulmer Scale,
which measures domestic and worldwide actor bankability,
Depp is overshadowed only by Will Smith in his ability to get butts in seats.
Brad Pitt comes in at No. 3 on the Ulmer Scale.
Bale, who may be a very talented actor,
is not so bankable an actor;
he is not even on the current Ulmer top 10.
Why is this important?
Because film marketing "all comes down to recognizable star power and iconic imagery," says Steve Greenwald, coauthor of The Business of Film.
"Johnny Depp is a bigger,
more recognizable star than Bale,
especially off the Pirates of the Caribbean trilogy.
The image from the film that is being used
is probably more striking than any of Bale,
and Depp is the Public Enemy of the title."
If Universal Pictures wanted to add Bale to the marketing posters,
they would have had to either
squeeze him in there with Depp
or create separate posters,
in the same way Warner Bros. did
when marketing Cate Blanchett and Brad Pitt
in The Curious Case of Benjamin Button.
The first option would have diluted Depp's selling power, says David Eichler.
"The design is very skillful," Eichler explains.
"It presents Depp's character, John Dillinger,
in a large, menacing stance,
thus making his character more intimidating.
Add another face and all of that gets undermined."
The second option might work,
but then again,
in a way, Bale is no Cate Blanchett.
At least, not in his ability to attract men like Blanchett can.
(hahahaha... =D)
Also, Blanchett was one of the biggest gainers
in the most recent edition of the Ulmer Scale, its 2009-10 edition.
Bale was not.
Bale was, however, featured prominently
in a leaked audio file in which he threatened to tear some crew guy a new one.
One other possible factor:
Much of who goes where on a billboard
or in a film's marketing is prenegotiated before a movie even starts shooting;
it's all nailed down in contracts.
It's possible that Depp's huge face was part of a contractual deal.
"My best guess," film producer Catherine Rubey speculates to me,
"is that whatever mileage the studio thought they could get
by featuring Bale more prominently,
was eclipsed by whatever they would have to negotiate contractually to do so."
And whatever tantrums that might ensue.
Just saying.
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sigh.....
proven, johnny depp is the man!
i'm a sPontaNeous piG.. =p
25.6.09
can't blieve
i actually skipped class 2day
2 drag mubin
all d way 2 sremban
just 2 hav a pigging-out session
at domino's....
fortunately,
.matuRe? mE?.
24.6.09
sumting happened 2day.
which i found sumhow awkward.
we went 2 eat at saravana's in town,
where we often go.
after picking out wut i wanted 2 eat,
i washed my hands
n went 2 sit down.
then the 'waiter' came
n spread out the daun pisangs 4 us.
then the pencedok nasik came
n started dishing out the rice.
then he asked me
"tanni?"
so i replied
"limau ais 1, thank u boss!"
suddenly he said sumting 2 mubin,
yang aku xpaham,
but the 'waiter' was pointing at me
while speaking 2 mubin,
i assumed they were talking about me,
so i said
" haa...mengumpat la tu..."
then waiter tu pon blah,
sambil tersengih2 kat mubin.
i demanded 2 know wut they were gossiping about me, in front of my face.
rupe2nye...
(the translated version)
waiter: hey, who is this gurl? (pointing2 kat aku) IS SHE WORKING FOR YOU?
mubin: haha, no la boss! we are from the same college!!
waiter: ooooo!!! ok ok boss, sori aa!! (sambil tersengih kambing..)
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siot punye waiter.
haha.
ade ke patot!!!
nwayz.
it was quite a change la.
from the constant "are u sure ur above 18,miss? coz u know this movie is only for those above 18,rite?"
hey,
i actually can look like sumone who olredi has a job and earns her own money!
datz gud,
iguess.
;)
