Almost Worth Knowing: Best Blurb... in Recent Memory...

I was surfing around my Netflix today, when I saw a movie entitled Samurai Princess... I thought to myself Samurai? Possibly Cute Chick? I'm down. I clicked it... and then I saw the description.

Let me say that this might be the strangest movie blurb ever. It doesn't make me want to see it... but I'm still strangely drawn... Here we go! I give you Samurai Princess:

When 11 of her friends are raped and murdered, leaving the Samurai Princess (adult video star Aino Kishi) the only survivor, she becomes infused with her comrades' souls. Transformed into an android, she sets out to avenge their deaths.

Okay, so let's recap: 11 girls are raped and murdered... leaving the Samurai Princess (that's her name) and she's played by an adult video star. Then she becomes infused with their souls. Then she becomes an android. In case you were wondering: "Dai Mizuno co-stars as the princess's human partner in this Kengo Kaji-directed gore fest that features breast grenades, detachable chainsaw limbs, deadly guitar riffs and more."

Wikipedia has a good plot description, too: "The story takes place in future, where people live side by side with sophisticated mechanical dolls. However, as the dolls become increasingly intelligent, they rebel against the humans, causing widespread death and destruction. In an effort to save mankind, an insane scientist creates a female ninja doll equipped with eleven types of built-in weapons."

Curiously, you wouldn't think they were talking about the same movie, except for the coincidence of the number eleven, and the fact that wikipedia makes reference to her being a female ninja (like samurai) doll (like android). Hmm...

Finally, I want to point out that the first movie reviewer on Netflix has this to say: "Sword-fighting, cannibalism, arterial spray, bad special effects - and that's all before the title sequence. Samurai Princess is ridiculous."

Yes... ridiculous... Well, if anyone interested, feel free to rent or stream from Netflix and let me know how it goes...

Almost Worth Knowing: Anya Marina's "Whatever You Like" Cover

Right now, I cannot get enough of this song. T.I. did a nice job, but Anya's version seriously gives me chills. There's just something about the way she barely intones the beginning of the song...

For the record, there are two versions of this song. Despite the fact that the video calls this the album version, I think this is the single, and the album version is slower. Also, Anya's version of this song was featured on The CW's Gossip Girl.

Almost Worth Knowing: ... You Can Just Watch This Trailer.

Every once in a while, a trailer comes along that tells the greatest love story ever told. This is one of those trailers.

Amanda Seyfried (Mamma Mia!, and Mean Girls) stars as Sophia, a not-so-cute American girl who travels to the city of Verona with her boyfriend. There, she takes it upon herself to help Charlie (Christopher Egan and Vanessa Redgrave search for a 53-year-old lost love. In their travels, they encounter great fun, surprising plot twists, heart break, and deep, soulful conversation. Eventually, they help Vanessa find her soulmate... but, when they least expect it - in the strangest of places - in the most unlikely circumstances - along the way, Charlie and Sophia realize they may have found a true love all their own. Will Love triumph... or will Charlie make the same mistake that his mother made?

To find out, go see Letters to Juliet: The Trailer!