Movies, Books and Music

Who doesn't love at least one of these things? You can't go wrong with movies, books or music. Of course not all of us share the same tastes for these things. Some will say Transformers is the greatest movie of all time and I'll just simply laugh and wish they would slip on a banana peel or something...but not really.

Some will say that books are boring and that they prefer to read Facebook statuses, and I'll say "to each his own" or "get a life"....but not really.

Some will say that Justin Bieber is the greatest when it comes to music, and I'll just put cotton swabs in my ears to prevent them from bleeding....but not really.

In the end, everyone sees and hears different from all of us and it's just a waste of time getting people to see things our way. I can't beat it into a person's head that The Godfather or Ikiru are the greatest films ever made, or that reading a book is the greatest exercise for our imagination, or that Justin Bieber isn't really music. I'd like to, but I can't.

With that being said, these are my recommendations for Movies, Books and Music for this week.

Movie

Paranormal Activity 3

I'm not that into these so-called horror films that come out nowadays, but I liked the first Paranormal Activity. It wasn't the greatest horror movie ever made, but it was entertaining and it managed to make me jump out of my seat a few times. I skipped the second Paranormal Activity because I had heard from plenty of people that it sucked.

Now, I heard good things about Paranormal Activity 3 and decided to check it out.

No, it doesn't reinvent the wheel or anything and No, the story is not good. But Yes, it will catch you off guard every time and scare the hell out of you.

The thing with PA 3 is that it's smart filmmaking. I'm not saying it's great-Scorsese-like filmmaking, I'm just saying that it's smart. It's smart in the way it sets the camera up in certain scenes; and you're anticipating for something crazy to happen, but nothing happens and instead it tortures you for a while. Then when you've got your guard down, that crazy thing you were waiting for a few minutes ago, comes on and catches you off guard.

Book

Haruki Murakami's 1Q84

I've never read any of Murakami's books before. I have a few of his books like Kafka on the Shore and the Wind-Up Bird Chronicle, but I haven't gotten around to reading them.

I've chosen 1Q84 to be the first Murakami book I read.

Sure it clocks in at almost 930 pages, but so far, three chapters into it, all I can say is that it's hypnotizing...

Music

Coldplay's Mylo Xyloto 

Say what you will about Coldplay, but damn can these guys make some catchy music. I was sort of skeptical about this new album of theirs Mylo Xyloto, because I don't know what it means nor do I know how to pronounce it.

Regardless of it's odd title, Mylo Xyloto is an incredible album. From the album's first song, Hurts Like Heaven -- the only Coldplay song that you can actually dance to -- to the surreal Princess of China, which features Rihanna, the entire album will be on repeat for months to come.