Oh, Bobsled Channel, you so wacky.
Now, instead of your more standard winter sports such as skiing and stuff, they're showing curling.
Its really mesmerizing... It's like shuffleboard gone wacky.
And there is apparently a lot of yelling that I really don't understand.
And the brooming/sweeping is just downright hilarious.
And I think that after a little bit of research, and a bit of watching, I'm actually starting to understand what's going on...
Friday, February 27, 2009
The Hawaiians
Its a Charleton Heston movie that was based on a section Michener's book "Hawaii".
Some of you might know that I read that book on my trip to Hawaii last November. So, I was interested to see how they adapted it to film.
Its the section of the book that talks about Whip Hoxworth bringing pineapples to Hawaii, and the story of the Chinese woman known as Wu Chow's Auntie.
Sadly, I think that if I hadn't read the book, I would have had no idea what was going on.
They didn't really explain much of the backstory. For example, they didn't really give the backstory of the Hakka and Punti people (different factions of Chinese people). And then they introduced the Japanese as immigrants, seemingly just so that they could introduce Hasegawa. Who didn't play much of a role, other than to introduce some Japanese love interest for Hoxworth/Heston. Who then was just in the film long enough to give Hoxworth a place to be when he got arrested for inciting the revolt that got Queen Lilililililiooioadkfjasldkf;askdjfajsdkoualani or whatever out of office. Which served only to introduce Micah Hale.
Basically, it was a random collection of scenes that served to introduce the next random scene.
It was an interesting movie, solely because I'd already read the book. So, if you haven't read the book, I wouldn't bother watching this. Then again, if you have read the book, you don't really need to watch it, as you've already read the book.
Some of you might know that I read that book on my trip to Hawaii last November. So, I was interested to see how they adapted it to film.
Its the section of the book that talks about Whip Hoxworth bringing pineapples to Hawaii, and the story of the Chinese woman known as Wu Chow's Auntie.
Sadly, I think that if I hadn't read the book, I would have had no idea what was going on.
They didn't really explain much of the backstory. For example, they didn't really give the backstory of the Hakka and Punti people (different factions of Chinese people). And then they introduced the Japanese as immigrants, seemingly just so that they could introduce Hasegawa. Who didn't play much of a role, other than to introduce some Japanese love interest for Hoxworth/Heston. Who then was just in the film long enough to give Hoxworth a place to be when he got arrested for inciting the revolt that got Queen Lilililililiooioadkfjasldkf;askdjfajsdkoualani or whatever out of office. Which served only to introduce Micah Hale.
Basically, it was a random collection of scenes that served to introduce the next random scene.
It was an interesting movie, solely because I'd already read the book. So, if you haven't read the book, I wouldn't bother watching this. Then again, if you have read the book, you don't really need to watch it, as you've already read the book.
North by Northwest
Hitchcock movie starring Cary Grant. Something about mistaken identities and spies... The remote's all the way over there, and I don't feel like getting it.
Probably the best part of the movie thus far are the faces Cary Grant makes when he's driving after being forcibly drunk-ified.
Another good scene: Cary Grant climbs in through a hospital window (he had to climb out through the window of his hospital room, because the door was locked). The woman in the hospital bed tells him to stop. Then she puts on her glasses (which are typical 60s glasses) and then tells him to stop in a more alluring fashion. Grant then chuckles in some very utterly strange way, and then calmly walks out of the room. Its gloriously absurd.
Probably the best part of the movie thus far are the faces Cary Grant makes when he's driving after being forcibly drunk-ified.
Another good scene: Cary Grant climbs in through a hospital window (he had to climb out through the window of his hospital room, because the door was locked). The woman in the hospital bed tells him to stop. Then she puts on her glasses (which are typical 60s glasses) and then tells him to stop in a more alluring fashion. Grant then chuckles in some very utterly strange way, and then calmly walks out of the room. Its gloriously absurd.
Apparently I don't talk about monkeys enough
It seems I generally have very random thoughts on Friday morning. Or at least I usually do.
I had one that potentially involved monkeys last week. I can't remember, though. In fact I forgot about it before I got a chance to post it.
I can't remember if I had one of them random thoughts today...
I had one that potentially involved monkeys last week. I can't remember, though. In fact I forgot about it before I got a chance to post it.
I can't remember if I had one of them random thoughts today...
Thursday, February 26, 2009
Pink Floyd Observation
Is it a coincidence that the best 3 Pink Floyd albums are the ones that start with "The"?
Probably.
But still. Its true.
Probably.
But still. Its true.
Wednesday, February 25, 2009
Patton
If this movie has taught me anything, its that General Patton was pursued by the same 2 airplanes throughout his entire WWII experience, from North Africa to Sicily to Normandy. You think someone in the US Army might have been able to bring those 2 planes down with an anti-aircraft gun or something...
Tuesday, February 24, 2009
Slap Chop
Apparently you're going to like his nuts.
And apparently you put cheese in a martini.
Learn something new every day.
And apparently you put cheese in a martini.
Learn something new every day.
Luge is Hilarious
The only part I'm really watching is the start of each run. It's downright hilarious to watch and listen to. Reminds me of a seal galumpfing along.
And yes "galumpf" is a technical term.
And yes "galumpf" is a technical term.
Sunday, February 22, 2009
Locusts
Lucy Lawless, John Heard (2005) An entomologist works with a task force to eradicate bioengineered locusts threatening the United States.
Sci-Fi original movie that aired on Sunday 2/8. This one aired just after the other Locusts movie that I reviewed earlier. I think that Sci-Fi is airing original movies that premier on Sundays at 9 as well as the standard Sci-Fi Saturday movie which airs at 9... Earlier, I was recording some sort of show at that time, so I couldn't record it...
Also, Lucy Lawless is the Deputy Undersecretary of Agriculture or something like that. And spends the bulk of her first scene in her underwear. Sadly she doesn't have her Australian/New Zealand/whatever accent in this one, like she does as D'Anna Biers in Battlestar Galactica. I guess since she's playing an American character, she can't get away with it, and have it make sense...
Apparently the bioengineered locusts are resistant to DDT and all known pesticides. I'm still unsure as to why they'd want to this. Perhaps they'll explain shortly.
Flamethrowers are apparently the best way to kill bioengineered pesticide-resistant locusts, even in a laboratory setting.
And Lucy Lawless just took a pregnancy test. It said "pregnant" in English on it. She then proceeds to look at the box to interpret the test results. Something tells me that they hadn't shot the insert where they shoot the close-up of the pregnancy test when they were shooting the main part of the scene. In fact, I'm pretty sure they didn't know what kind of pregnancy test that they'd use. Either that, or Lucy Lawless is actually illiterate. All of these are probably equally likely.
And even in the middle of a crisis involving multiple swarms of locusts eating damn near everything in sight, Lucy Lawless still has the chance to change shirts multiple times.
Is somewhere like Pizza Hut a restaurant? Because their commercials are bragging about "restaurant quality" lasagna. I always ifgured that if a place serves food, its a restaurant. Especially if it has seats and tables and things. Basically in my eyes, their commercials basically say "Hey look! Our food is edible now!".
And apparently the US Department of Agriculture has a Division of Voracious Insects.
And there's apparently some genetic engineering going on in today's society. Have you seen these so called Jumbo Crispies? They're humongous. Or they're filming the commercials using midgets as actors.
And apparently the government's amazing plan to kill the swarms of locusts is VX. That's a freaking Chem weapon. Weapon of Mass Destruction! Mass Destruction! Are you freaking insane? Have you even heard of the Chemical Weapon's Convention? By Law, to US cannot use chemical and biological weapons, since, oh, say, the Nixon Administration. I'd have to reread it to see if it had any sort of discussion of the use of the intended use (as a pesticide as opposed to a chem weapon). But, as you know I'm really lazy.
And apparently, even though they apparently needed all available power to turn the nations's power grid into a gigantic bug zapper, the government command center still had power to have a bunch of screens and computers and stuff on. I guess there were a bunch of interns in the back of the office on bikes producing the power...
Sci-Fi original movie that aired on Sunday 2/8. This one aired just after the other Locusts movie that I reviewed earlier. I think that Sci-Fi is airing original movies that premier on Sundays at 9 as well as the standard Sci-Fi Saturday movie which airs at 9... Earlier, I was recording some sort of show at that time, so I couldn't record it...
Also, Lucy Lawless is the Deputy Undersecretary of Agriculture or something like that. And spends the bulk of her first scene in her underwear. Sadly she doesn't have her Australian/New Zealand/whatever accent in this one, like she does as D'Anna Biers in Battlestar Galactica. I guess since she's playing an American character, she can't get away with it, and have it make sense...
Apparently the bioengineered locusts are resistant to DDT and all known pesticides. I'm still unsure as to why they'd want to this. Perhaps they'll explain shortly.
Flamethrowers are apparently the best way to kill bioengineered pesticide-resistant locusts, even in a laboratory setting.
And Lucy Lawless just took a pregnancy test. It said "pregnant" in English on it. She then proceeds to look at the box to interpret the test results. Something tells me that they hadn't shot the insert where they shoot the close-up of the pregnancy test when they were shooting the main part of the scene. In fact, I'm pretty sure they didn't know what kind of pregnancy test that they'd use. Either that, or Lucy Lawless is actually illiterate. All of these are probably equally likely.
And even in the middle of a crisis involving multiple swarms of locusts eating damn near everything in sight, Lucy Lawless still has the chance to change shirts multiple times.
Is somewhere like Pizza Hut a restaurant? Because their commercials are bragging about "restaurant quality" lasagna. I always ifgured that if a place serves food, its a restaurant. Especially if it has seats and tables and things. Basically in my eyes, their commercials basically say "Hey look! Our food is edible now!".
And apparently the US Department of Agriculture has a Division of Voracious Insects.
And there's apparently some genetic engineering going on in today's society. Have you seen these so called Jumbo Crispies? They're humongous. Or they're filming the commercials using midgets as actors.
And apparently the government's amazing plan to kill the swarms of locusts is VX. That's a freaking Chem weapon. Weapon of Mass Destruction! Mass Destruction! Are you freaking insane? Have you even heard of the Chemical Weapon's Convention? By Law, to US cannot use chemical and biological weapons, since, oh, say, the Nixon Administration. I'd have to reread it to see if it had any sort of discussion of the use of the intended use (as a pesticide as opposed to a chem weapon). But, as you know I'm really lazy.
And apparently, even though they apparently needed all available power to turn the nations's power grid into a gigantic bug zapper, the government command center still had power to have a bunch of screens and computers and stuff on. I guess there were a bunch of interns in the back of the office on bikes producing the power...
Journey to the Center of the Earth
Greg Evigan, Jennifer Renee (2008) A drill team encounters an exotic underground world while trying to rescue a group of researchers. Based on a novel by Jules Verne.
Sci-Fi Saturday movie from 2/7.
The plot of this seems to deal with a teleportation test gone horribly wrong.
And I think that the guns the "researchers" are using are airsoft. They look to just have purchased those sets of M4s where you get the M4, a silencer, red dot and flashlight all together. They've got a tube-style red dot mounted to the fore-end rails of the M4, between the carry handle and the rear sight which is mounted to it, and the front sight. Looks to be set low enough so that the dot won't co-witness with the iron sights. In fact, it looks like the body of the carry handle will block almost the entire red dot. Making it useless. Also, the actors apparently have no idea how to use the charging handle of the M4 or what to do in case of a malfunction.
And these researchers (who all happen to be females in tank-tops) are now stuck in a big open area underneath the earth's crust. Random other people are in a digging machine drilling down to rescue them. Seems like it might be a bit problematic when they get the top of the cavern area. Because it looks like you can't see the top of the cavern area from the ground. So, when they break through into the cavern, they're likely going to have quite the fall in front of them. Sucks to be them.
"Recent anthropological studies lead me to speculate that the meat would taste mostly like chicken." They're talking about eating a T-Rex. I've got a number of issues with that statement. For starters, anthropological? Pretty sure that's the study of ancient humans. Which shouldn't tell us anything about how T-Rexes taste. And for seconds: I really have no idea where I was going with that, so I'm just gonna leave it there.
And it looks like they've just realized the problem with the whole "empty space" that I noticed the first time they brought up this plan... They ended up falling in a volcano. Unfortunately for us, through some sort of Deus Ex Machina, they managed to survive being engulfed in lava. Well, since they're burying through the earth, i guess they've got to be able to deal with lava. But I'd kinda wished that the machine would just sorta be burned to a crisp.
Oh, and there are apparently spider chest-bursters in this movie.
And now random people are making out. I don't actually know if we've actually met half of the people before this moment, but I haven't actually been paying attention, and don't honestly care...
Sci-Fi Saturday movie from 2/7.
The plot of this seems to deal with a teleportation test gone horribly wrong.
And I think that the guns the "researchers" are using are airsoft. They look to just have purchased those sets of M4s where you get the M4, a silencer, red dot and flashlight all together. They've got a tube-style red dot mounted to the fore-end rails of the M4, between the carry handle and the rear sight which is mounted to it, and the front sight. Looks to be set low enough so that the dot won't co-witness with the iron sights. In fact, it looks like the body of the carry handle will block almost the entire red dot. Making it useless. Also, the actors apparently have no idea how to use the charging handle of the M4 or what to do in case of a malfunction.
And these researchers (who all happen to be females in tank-tops) are now stuck in a big open area underneath the earth's crust. Random other people are in a digging machine drilling down to rescue them. Seems like it might be a bit problematic when they get the top of the cavern area. Because it looks like you can't see the top of the cavern area from the ground. So, when they break through into the cavern, they're likely going to have quite the fall in front of them. Sucks to be them.
"Recent anthropological studies lead me to speculate that the meat would taste mostly like chicken." They're talking about eating a T-Rex. I've got a number of issues with that statement. For starters, anthropological? Pretty sure that's the study of ancient humans. Which shouldn't tell us anything about how T-Rexes taste. And for seconds: I really have no idea where I was going with that, so I'm just gonna leave it there.
And it looks like they've just realized the problem with the whole "empty space" that I noticed the first time they brought up this plan... They ended up falling in a volcano. Unfortunately for us, through some sort of Deus Ex Machina, they managed to survive being engulfed in lava. Well, since they're burying through the earth, i guess they've got to be able to deal with lava. But I'd kinda wished that the machine would just sorta be burned to a crisp.
Oh, and there are apparently spider chest-bursters in this movie.
And now random people are making out. I don't actually know if we've actually met half of the people before this moment, but I haven't actually been paying attention, and don't honestly care...
Saturday, February 21, 2009
Octopus II
Michael Reilly Burke, Meredith Morton (2002) After a giant octopus kills his partner, a scuba diver searches for the monster, as it terrorizes New York.
I tried to record this one earlier, but ended up recording the back half of some Christopher Walken movie where he's an angel or something. I figured out what it was back then, but since it was halfway through the movie, I didn't bother watching it.
And strangely enough, I was sort of disappointed that it was the Christopher Walken movie, and not this one. Because this one seems just absurd enough to be completely ridiculous.
Oh, good. This guy's partner is about to retire. He's so gonna die... Actually, he's just transferring out of Harbor Patrol. Still gonna die. And I'm not just saying that because the description of the movie told me he was gonna.
And apparently SCUBA divers communicate with grunts. Rather than hand signals alone.
And this guy figures that if a humongous crane can't stop the gigantic octopus, he can do it by jumping into the water by hisself.
And a scientist just used what is quite obviously an electronic calendar to analyze a sample of octopus goo. The way they tried to disguise it was by making the removing the vertical parts of the number of the middle number of the time. So instead of a 2 or 3 or whatever, it was just 3 horizontal lines between a 5 and a 3 or something.
The mayor of New York in this movie just implied that a Coast Guard cutter is suitable for defending New York Harbor against the Russian Navy. The harbor patrol is sufficient for marauding octopi.
Their plan is, and I quote: "As soon as anyone spots it, you just start shooting. Everyone else follow." That's the best plan ever. Nothing bad can come of a plan that precise and foolproof.
Hmmm. Apparently this movie was released in 2002, but set in 2000. I guess principal filming happened in early 2001, as the twin towers seem to still exist. Because I can't imagine that this movie has a big enough budget to add them back in with CG.
And this octopus doesn't have a beak like most other octopusses that I know of, but instead a mouth with a rather absurd amount of sharp pointy teeth. Oh, and by the way, their plan... uh... not really working, because they're not actually doing it. They just watched the octopus show up, and latch onto one of their buddies.
A major plot point of this, which ends up putting the female lead, and a bunch of kids, stuck in a tunnel is the fact that old people can't drive. Or, rather, that they drive slowly.
Oh, and their plan also apparently involved underwater explosives in very close proximity to tunnels. Which is now causing what appears to be irreparable harm to the tunnel. Which has the aforementioned female lead and horde of childrens inside. Like I said, no harm can come of this amazing plan.
And apparently a small explosive charge attached to a harpoon gun does a lot more damage and causes a lot more concussion than a satchel charge attached to an octopus. Well, actually, both were attached to the octopus when they exploded. But whatever. And they just sent the black guy back into danger to save the old lady's dog. Surprisingly enough, he appears to have survived that potentially lethal task. And by lethal, I mean lethal to a black guy in a movie, and not a white guy in a movie. Thus far, he seems to have defied the odds. Good for him.
And apparently I use the phrase "And apparently" to start off a bunch of my paragraphs. I'm guessing that's because a lot of what I'm telling you about is absurdly improbable.
And if a little kid is stuck in a schoolbus, which happens to be stuck in a tunnel which is collapsing and rapidly filling with water, said little kid won't listen to a police officer telling, or rather yelling, him or her to move to the back of the bus, but instead will wait until the teacher-type person tells him or her to. And I'm pretty sure that's one of the most complicated sentences ever seen by mankind. And I'm probably missing a preposition here or there. But that's OK, because, honestly, no one cares. Or at least I don't, and I'm the one writing this, and anyone else doesn't really have any say in the matter.
Oh, by the way, my English teachers are all probably rolling in their graves, or whatever non-dead people do in the same sort of situation, about my frequent use of the word "And" to start a sentence. And guess what? I don't care.
Intriguing. Black dude seems to have survived the whole tunnel collapse flood adventure. Talk about defying the odds.
And apparently handicapped kids are significantly braver than non-handicapped kids, even when they're performing the exact same tasks under the exact same circumstances.
Oh, and they just reused footage of octopus chunks in 2 separate octopus explosions. Not really sure if it was 2 octopusses, or if the original octopus happened to somehow survive a couple of different explosions (even though they showed octopus chunks flying through the water). My theory is T1000 octopus. Because that means that said octopus will probably be back for another thrilling and exciting sequel.
Octopus III: The Octopussusing. I can't freaking wait... yeah, that's it...
I tried to record this one earlier, but ended up recording the back half of some Christopher Walken movie where he's an angel or something. I figured out what it was back then, but since it was halfway through the movie, I didn't bother watching it.
And strangely enough, I was sort of disappointed that it was the Christopher Walken movie, and not this one. Because this one seems just absurd enough to be completely ridiculous.
Oh, good. This guy's partner is about to retire. He's so gonna die... Actually, he's just transferring out of Harbor Patrol. Still gonna die. And I'm not just saying that because the description of the movie told me he was gonna.
And apparently SCUBA divers communicate with grunts. Rather than hand signals alone.
And this guy figures that if a humongous crane can't stop the gigantic octopus, he can do it by jumping into the water by hisself.
And a scientist just used what is quite obviously an electronic calendar to analyze a sample of octopus goo. The way they tried to disguise it was by making the removing the vertical parts of the number of the middle number of the time. So instead of a 2 or 3 or whatever, it was just 3 horizontal lines between a 5 and a 3 or something.
The mayor of New York in this movie just implied that a Coast Guard cutter is suitable for defending New York Harbor against the Russian Navy. The harbor patrol is sufficient for marauding octopi.
Their plan is, and I quote: "As soon as anyone spots it, you just start shooting. Everyone else follow." That's the best plan ever. Nothing bad can come of a plan that precise and foolproof.
Hmmm. Apparently this movie was released in 2002, but set in 2000. I guess principal filming happened in early 2001, as the twin towers seem to still exist. Because I can't imagine that this movie has a big enough budget to add them back in with CG.
And this octopus doesn't have a beak like most other octopusses that I know of, but instead a mouth with a rather absurd amount of sharp pointy teeth. Oh, and by the way, their plan... uh... not really working, because they're not actually doing it. They just watched the octopus show up, and latch onto one of their buddies.
A major plot point of this, which ends up putting the female lead, and a bunch of kids, stuck in a tunnel is the fact that old people can't drive. Or, rather, that they drive slowly.
Oh, and their plan also apparently involved underwater explosives in very close proximity to tunnels. Which is now causing what appears to be irreparable harm to the tunnel. Which has the aforementioned female lead and horde of childrens inside. Like I said, no harm can come of this amazing plan.
And apparently a small explosive charge attached to a harpoon gun does a lot more damage and causes a lot more concussion than a satchel charge attached to an octopus. Well, actually, both were attached to the octopus when they exploded. But whatever. And they just sent the black guy back into danger to save the old lady's dog. Surprisingly enough, he appears to have survived that potentially lethal task. And by lethal, I mean lethal to a black guy in a movie, and not a white guy in a movie. Thus far, he seems to have defied the odds. Good for him.
And apparently I use the phrase "And apparently" to start off a bunch of my paragraphs. I'm guessing that's because a lot of what I'm telling you about is absurdly improbable.
And if a little kid is stuck in a schoolbus, which happens to be stuck in a tunnel which is collapsing and rapidly filling with water, said little kid won't listen to a police officer telling, or rather yelling, him or her to move to the back of the bus, but instead will wait until the teacher-type person tells him or her to. And I'm pretty sure that's one of the most complicated sentences ever seen by mankind. And I'm probably missing a preposition here or there. But that's OK, because, honestly, no one cares. Or at least I don't, and I'm the one writing this, and anyone else doesn't really have any say in the matter.
Oh, by the way, my English teachers are all probably rolling in their graves, or whatever non-dead people do in the same sort of situation, about my frequent use of the word "And" to start a sentence. And guess what? I don't care.
Intriguing. Black dude seems to have survived the whole tunnel collapse flood adventure. Talk about defying the odds.
And apparently handicapped kids are significantly braver than non-handicapped kids, even when they're performing the exact same tasks under the exact same circumstances.
Oh, and they just reused footage of octopus chunks in 2 separate octopus explosions. Not really sure if it was 2 octopusses, or if the original octopus happened to somehow survive a couple of different explosions (even though they showed octopus chunks flying through the water). My theory is T1000 octopus. Because that means that said octopus will probably be back for another thrilling and exciting sequel.
Octopus III: The Octopussusing. I can't freaking wait... yeah, that's it...
Friday, February 20, 2009
Locusts: The 8th Plague
Dan Cortese, Julie Benz (2005) Scientists and investigators must destroy a swarm of flesh eating locusts before the bugs become too numerous.
Excellent. This movie's got that David Coulthard look-alike in it... Sadly, he's still lacking the Scottish accent that makes Coulthard awesome. But he does have a southern/Texas accent. That's not quite as good, but still makes it a bit better.
Basically, the movie seems to be about genetic engineering gone wrong. Not that it's gone wrong yet, but it likely will in the next few seconds... Coulthard is spectacularly angry though... seems their test's gone wrong, and now carnivorous locusts are about to be running rampant...
And they seem to have followed the Jurassic Park model of genetic engineering. Make it so they can't breed, but somehow they still manage to mutate and start boning....
And the main character's name is Colt. That's right up there with Brody among the World's dumbest male first names.
And apparently when you combine bad SciFi computer graphics with flame-throwers, you get what appear to be lasers... or Ghost Busters ray-gun things. Whatever those things are called.
And there are military grade pesticides. I don't really know why, but I guess that even the military needs to kill shit-tons of insects rapidly. PMDs maybe. Pesticides of Mass Destruction... Man, I'm hilarious.
And now the lead actress seems to have developed a lisp between the last scene and this one...
Something I just learned. A locust, just flying normally, can fly through a human's neck and out the other side, without causing any ill effects on its flight path. Start getting scared now, puny humans! And helicopters, too.
Also, amusement park rides (especially that free-fall tower ride) keep working, even if the operators have fled. Either that or the operators in this movie are the most amazingly twisted people ever...
Did you know that a large mass of insects disrupts radio transmissions? Science, bitches. It works.
Tip for life: If you ever get attacked by a horde of genetically engineered locusts, you're better off if you only eat organic foods and stuff... The dirty hippies shall truly inherit the earth.
A major plot point of this movie is that the locusts were somehow made stronger by pesticides. The main character then leapt to the conclusion that the locusts were immune to any sort of chemical weapons as well. Seems like a large (and pretty insane) leap of logic. Or rather illogic.
PS. Crop dusting airplanes are spectacularly ugly.
This Silogen company has the most spectacularly ineffective security guards ever. They'll just mention to you that you can't go somewhere, and then not follow up on it in any way...
If you see that one killer locust just flew by your car, would your first instinct be to stick your head out the window? Because that's what the CEO of this company did. You'd think he may have known the immense stupidity of his plan. But his head was incredibly square (being that he was the Coulthard look-alike). So, I guess that might explain it. Or maybe not. Who cares. This movie's almost done, so we really don't have to care for all that much longer.
And the main actress' father is played by the same actor who plays Lapidus on Lost. But he looks really strange because he's got a rather short hair cut. Speaking of Lost, was that Waimea Falls in the latest episode where they get back to the island? It looked very similar, and I notice they never showed a shot where they showed the falls an the opposite shore (where the lifeguard hut and amphitheater thing are)...
And they just blew up the facility with the bugs inside. The people watching from quite some distance apparently got blown over by the shockwave. Which didn't affect the wheat field between the building and them... Science! I guess... Eh, who cares...
Excellent. This movie's got that David Coulthard look-alike in it... Sadly, he's still lacking the Scottish accent that makes Coulthard awesome. But he does have a southern/Texas accent. That's not quite as good, but still makes it a bit better.
Basically, the movie seems to be about genetic engineering gone wrong. Not that it's gone wrong yet, but it likely will in the next few seconds... Coulthard is spectacularly angry though... seems their test's gone wrong, and now carnivorous locusts are about to be running rampant...
And they seem to have followed the Jurassic Park model of genetic engineering. Make it so they can't breed, but somehow they still manage to mutate and start boning....
And the main character's name is Colt. That's right up there with Brody among the World's dumbest male first names.
And apparently when you combine bad SciFi computer graphics with flame-throwers, you get what appear to be lasers... or Ghost Busters ray-gun things. Whatever those things are called.
And there are military grade pesticides. I don't really know why, but I guess that even the military needs to kill shit-tons of insects rapidly. PMDs maybe. Pesticides of Mass Destruction... Man, I'm hilarious.
And now the lead actress seems to have developed a lisp between the last scene and this one...
Something I just learned. A locust, just flying normally, can fly through a human's neck and out the other side, without causing any ill effects on its flight path. Start getting scared now, puny humans! And helicopters, too.
Also, amusement park rides (especially that free-fall tower ride) keep working, even if the operators have fled. Either that or the operators in this movie are the most amazingly twisted people ever...
Did you know that a large mass of insects disrupts radio transmissions? Science, bitches. It works.
Tip for life: If you ever get attacked by a horde of genetically engineered locusts, you're better off if you only eat organic foods and stuff... The dirty hippies shall truly inherit the earth.
A major plot point of this movie is that the locusts were somehow made stronger by pesticides. The main character then leapt to the conclusion that the locusts were immune to any sort of chemical weapons as well. Seems like a large (and pretty insane) leap of logic. Or rather illogic.
PS. Crop dusting airplanes are spectacularly ugly.
This Silogen company has the most spectacularly ineffective security guards ever. They'll just mention to you that you can't go somewhere, and then not follow up on it in any way...
If you see that one killer locust just flew by your car, would your first instinct be to stick your head out the window? Because that's what the CEO of this company did. You'd think he may have known the immense stupidity of his plan. But his head was incredibly square (being that he was the Coulthard look-alike). So, I guess that might explain it. Or maybe not. Who cares. This movie's almost done, so we really don't have to care for all that much longer.
And the main actress' father is played by the same actor who plays Lapidus on Lost. But he looks really strange because he's got a rather short hair cut. Speaking of Lost, was that Waimea Falls in the latest episode where they get back to the island? It looked very similar, and I notice they never showed a shot where they showed the falls an the opposite shore (where the lifeguard hut and amphitheater thing are)...
And they just blew up the facility with the bugs inside. The people watching from quite some distance apparently got blown over by the shockwave. Which didn't affect the wheat field between the building and them... Science! I guess... Eh, who cares...
Wednesday, February 18, 2009
New Climbing Magazine
The new climbing magazine came today. Earlier I was thinking that I should comment that I hadn't finished the old one yet, and wasn't prepared for the new one to show up. However, something I ate must have disagreed with me, because I've now finished reading the magazine. I guess it all works out in the end.
Dollhouse
Joss Whedon's new series. Watching the first episode off the DVR now...
Good to know that Helo from Battlestar Galactica is getting work. And right now he's boxing who appears to be Toa from American Gladiators. Either that or someone has identical tattoos. Which is highly unlikely, due to the amount of tattoos involved. Although he's not wearing a skirt, and doesn't look quite as crazy/awesome. I'm sorta sad. And I would tell you the name of the actor who plays Helo, but its really annoying to spell, so you're out of luck. Sorry. Actually, I'm not, but that's OK.
And they seem to be using the Fringe model of commercials. I.e. not a lot. I kind of like it. Although it is kind of annoying to fast forward, because I'm not used to it.
In other news, I'm looking forward to the Watchmen movie. Hopefully it doesn't suck...
Eliza Dushku or whatever the hell her name is, looks very similar to Summer Glau. Who you might remember is the young female super-hero type character from Joss Whedon's previous series. And if I have to tell you what that one is, I'm really going to just slap you.
And there's a commercial of some kid explaining something to do with her camera. Its a Windows commercial. Anyways the moral of this section of blathering is the fact that periods and commas imply commas when you talk. This kid doesn't seem to understand that.
Apparently fridges are pretty big on the inside, if you take all the food and shelves and stuff out.
And this Dichen Lachman woman has an interesting face. Apparently she was in Aztec Rex. Good old bad Sci-Fi movie that it was... And strangely enough, her Wikipedia page mentions that she was conceived in Japan, but born in Kathmandu. While being born in Kathmandu is awesome, knowing where she was conceived is a bit too much info...
Good to know that Helo from Battlestar Galactica is getting work. And right now he's boxing who appears to be Toa from American Gladiators. Either that or someone has identical tattoos. Which is highly unlikely, due to the amount of tattoos involved. Although he's not wearing a skirt, and doesn't look quite as crazy/awesome. I'm sorta sad. And I would tell you the name of the actor who plays Helo, but its really annoying to spell, so you're out of luck. Sorry. Actually, I'm not, but that's OK.
And they seem to be using the Fringe model of commercials. I.e. not a lot. I kind of like it. Although it is kind of annoying to fast forward, because I'm not used to it.
In other news, I'm looking forward to the Watchmen movie. Hopefully it doesn't suck...
Eliza Dushku or whatever the hell her name is, looks very similar to Summer Glau. Who you might remember is the young female super-hero type character from Joss Whedon's previous series. And if I have to tell you what that one is, I'm really going to just slap you.
And there's a commercial of some kid explaining something to do with her camera. Its a Windows commercial. Anyways the moral of this section of blathering is the fact that periods and commas imply commas when you talk. This kid doesn't seem to understand that.
Apparently fridges are pretty big on the inside, if you take all the food and shelves and stuff out.
And this Dichen Lachman woman has an interesting face. Apparently she was in Aztec Rex. Good old bad Sci-Fi movie that it was... And strangely enough, her Wikipedia page mentions that she was conceived in Japan, but born in Kathmandu. While being born in Kathmandu is awesome, knowing where she was conceived is a bit too much info...
Tuesday, February 17, 2009
My Mute Button's Back!
Another update installed on my computer, and now my mute button works again. Yay!
Sunday, February 15, 2009
Shoot Em Up
Too lazy to come up with my own comments for this one, so I'll just snag them from my "brother":
"Things I have learned from the movie Shoot 'Em Up:
-Clive Owen loves carrots.
-Paul Giamatti hates asses.
-Poop is the natural enemy of a firearm.
-Clive Owen exudes Crisco from his pores.
-Guns are better than wives because they accept silencers.
-Men should not wear diapers. Ever.
-Clive Owen won't steal your baby.
-Apparently the phrase "Mammary on tap" actually exists.
-Use your turn signals. And don't litter. Or Clive Owen will put you in the wall.
-Paul Giamatti needs a lot more men.
-They apparently make bulletproof vests in "baby" size.
-Babies don't like gun control.
-Clive Owen uses John Woo as an interior designer.
-Shotgun > Uzi
-Clive Owen likes dogs.
-Dogs love poop.
-Diapers are a key plot element in this film.
-Never give Monica Belluci your penis ring.
-Carrots have been used twice as weapons in this film.
-43 minutes in is where they attempt to infuse emotion into the film. There are no guns.
-This is the first combination gun fight/sex scene I have seen in a film. Kudos director.
-Clive Owen spanks strangers. And punches police officers.
-Coffee slurping gets you pistol whipped.
-Battle Tanks make great nurseries.
-Resist all temptation to shoot carrots. It's a classic Clive Owen trap.
-Do not underestimate the power of string. Attached to guns. Attached to Clive Owen.
-Seatbelts prevent Clive Owen from shooting you. But only if they're on Clive Owen.
-Apparently, if you have a chrome revolver, you must polish it incessantly.
-Guns will be raining from the sky over some part of the continental United States. As well as dead dudes.
-Helicopter > Parachutist.
-Spiderman doesn't have anything on Clive Owen.
-Clive Owen defies physics.
-Dogs like Clive Owen.
-This film could have done without the political overtones, but still quite excellent.
-It's got to suck to be a mook in a credits sequence. Clive Owen pops out of everywhere to shoot you."
I will say though, this movie is exactly what Max Payne should have been. And if there's such a thing as "truth in advertising" in the movie business, this film would likely be a leading candidate.
"Things I have learned from the movie Shoot 'Em Up:
-Clive Owen loves carrots.
-Paul Giamatti hates asses.
-Poop is the natural enemy of a firearm.
-Clive Owen exudes Crisco from his pores.
-Guns are better than wives because they accept silencers.
-Men should not wear diapers. Ever.
-Clive Owen won't steal your baby.
-Apparently the phrase "Mammary on tap" actually exists.
-Use your turn signals. And don't litter. Or Clive Owen will put you in the wall.
-Paul Giamatti needs a lot more men.
-They apparently make bulletproof vests in "baby" size.
-Babies don't like gun control.
-Clive Owen uses John Woo as an interior designer.
-Shotgun > Uzi
-Clive Owen likes dogs.
-Dogs love poop.
-Diapers are a key plot element in this film.
-Never give Monica Belluci your penis ring.
-Carrots have been used twice as weapons in this film.
-43 minutes in is where they attempt to infuse emotion into the film. There are no guns.
-This is the first combination gun fight/sex scene I have seen in a film. Kudos director.
-Clive Owen spanks strangers. And punches police officers.
-Coffee slurping gets you pistol whipped.
-Battle Tanks make great nurseries.
-Resist all temptation to shoot carrots. It's a classic Clive Owen trap.
-Do not underestimate the power of string. Attached to guns. Attached to Clive Owen.
-Seatbelts prevent Clive Owen from shooting you. But only if they're on Clive Owen.
-Apparently, if you have a chrome revolver, you must polish it incessantly.
-Guns will be raining from the sky over some part of the continental United States. As well as dead dudes.
-Helicopter > Parachutist.
-Spiderman doesn't have anything on Clive Owen.
-Clive Owen defies physics.
-Dogs like Clive Owen.
-This film could have done without the political overtones, but still quite excellent.
-It's got to suck to be a mook in a credits sequence. Clive Owen pops out of everywhere to shoot you."
I will say though, this movie is exactly what Max Payne should have been. And if there's such a thing as "truth in advertising" in the movie business, this film would likely be a leading candidate.
Bats: Human Harvest
I wasn't really paying attention. Because the evil creatures are bats. And bats are lame.
Pretty much crap. Something about genetically engineered chameleon giant bats. Sounds like crap, eh? Because it was.
Looked like the good guys were using M16s, because they were Americans and all. But upon further review (and closeups) it seems like they were actually AKs built to look like M16s. Had the same bolt and charging handle on the side, and it looked like they used short AK mags. Guy took them out with a rocking motion, as in an AK, rather than a straight pull like an M16. And the guy's scope seems to have transmogrified into a flashlight now that its dark...
I'm guessing that this movie was filmed in the former Soviet Union or Eastern Europe somewhere, so I'd guess that AKs are a lot more common there than M16 variants. Seems like the 2 main places where these bad sci-fi movies are kept are Vancouver, and places like Bulgaria. But these movies are actually starting to be set in similar places to the filming locations, so the Russian-ish accents of the characters is not as strange.
I miss Vancouver. Far greater chance of a former Stargate actor showing up. However, this movie had Julian from The Shield in it. He got ass-ploded by a mine pretty early on, though. Probably did it for the pay-check...
Pretty much crap. Something about genetically engineered chameleon giant bats. Sounds like crap, eh? Because it was.
Looked like the good guys were using M16s, because they were Americans and all. But upon further review (and closeups) it seems like they were actually AKs built to look like M16s. Had the same bolt and charging handle on the side, and it looked like they used short AK mags. Guy took them out with a rocking motion, as in an AK, rather than a straight pull like an M16. And the guy's scope seems to have transmogrified into a flashlight now that its dark...
I'm guessing that this movie was filmed in the former Soviet Union or Eastern Europe somewhere, so I'd guess that AKs are a lot more common there than M16 variants. Seems like the 2 main places where these bad sci-fi movies are kept are Vancouver, and places like Bulgaria. But these movies are actually starting to be set in similar places to the filming locations, so the Russian-ish accents of the characters is not as strange.
I miss Vancouver. Far greater chance of a former Stargate actor showing up. However, this movie had Julian from The Shield in it. He got ass-ploded by a mine pretty early on, though. Probably did it for the pay-check...
Wednesday, February 11, 2009
Hrm...
Apparently I've used that title before... interesting...
But I have little buttons on my computer where I can control the volume. The volume ones work, but the mute button isn't working anymore. I just installed some updates, and it worked before I did that...
Hrm indeed.
But I have little buttons on my computer where I can control the volume. The volume ones work, but the mute button isn't working anymore. I just installed some updates, and it worked before I did that...
Hrm indeed.
Laptop!
Finally used the full functionality of the laptop. Sent my first email on the can today. Just thought I'd share...
Tuesday, February 10, 2009
Anonymous Rex
Seems to be a sort of Film-Noir type movie, only the main character is a dinosaur disguised as a human...
Apparently the Baldwin in this movie is actually a triceratops... Its not Alec, and its not Fat Baldwin. Seems to be Daniel. Haven't seen him in quite some time... good to know he still exists.
Apparently the premise of this movie is that the dinosaurs didn't actually die from the meteor or whatever, but instead stuck around and disguised themselves as humans. Apparently the dinosaurs pretended to be dragons in China and have been blending in in other ways...
I've been sort of looking forward to seeing this one, ever since I'd heard about it. Seems like it could be interesting, or at least completely absurd. It seems that its more of the absurd, and less of the interesting...
And apparently they use spices as humans use alcohol...
And I'm gonna get back to this one... I'm not in the mood to watch this, at this time of night...
Apparently the Baldwin in this movie is actually a triceratops... Its not Alec, and its not Fat Baldwin. Seems to be Daniel. Haven't seen him in quite some time... good to know he still exists.
Apparently the premise of this movie is that the dinosaurs didn't actually die from the meteor or whatever, but instead stuck around and disguised themselves as humans. Apparently the dinosaurs pretended to be dragons in China and have been blending in in other ways...
I've been sort of looking forward to seeing this one, ever since I'd heard about it. Seems like it could be interesting, or at least completely absurd. It seems that its more of the absurd, and less of the interesting...
And apparently they use spices as humans use alcohol...
And I'm gonna get back to this one... I'm not in the mood to watch this, at this time of night...
Monday, February 9, 2009
Lawrence of Arabia (Part 1)
So, this movie's really famous. And 4 hours long or whatever. So I'll be watching and reviewing/commenting it in bits and pieces.
First profound comment: Camels is weird. And they make hilarious noises. I think I might want one as a pet. I need to find out if llamas make similar noises. And have similarly strange looking faces. Because they're pretty awesome, what with the spitting and all...
And apparently the proper way of descending sand dunes is to roll down them... Sorta makes sense, but you figure it'd get sand everywhere.
Also, this movie is really slow. It seems to focus quite heavily on the journeys, and shows a great deal of the surroundings and terrain, rather than just being focused on the characters and stuff.
And the Bedouin (or whatever indigenous people they are) water carrying thing seems very inefficient. It seems to have 2 spouts, so when you're drinking out of one, water is dribbling out the other. Seems like kind of a poor design for a desert environment, where I imagine you'd want to preserve as much of you water as possible.
And wind on the sand dunes looks really cool. Little wisps of sand an stuff being kicked up in interesting patterns.
First profound comment: Camels is weird. And they make hilarious noises. I think I might want one as a pet. I need to find out if llamas make similar noises. And have similarly strange looking faces. Because they're pretty awesome, what with the spitting and all...
And apparently the proper way of descending sand dunes is to roll down them... Sorta makes sense, but you figure it'd get sand everywhere.
Also, this movie is really slow. It seems to focus quite heavily on the journeys, and shows a great deal of the surroundings and terrain, rather than just being focused on the characters and stuff.
And the Bedouin (or whatever indigenous people they are) water carrying thing seems very inefficient. It seems to have 2 spouts, so when you're drinking out of one, water is dribbling out the other. Seems like kind of a poor design for a desert environment, where I imagine you'd want to preserve as much of you water as possible.
And wind on the sand dunes looks really cool. Little wisps of sand an stuff being kicked up in interesting patterns.
Sunday, February 8, 2009
3:10 to Yuma
I may have reviewed the old one a while back, but I can't remember.
Anyways, I just got done watching the new one, with Christian Bale and Russell Crowe. Seemed to pretty much be a remake of the old version, but there were some changes, or at least things that I didn't remember.
Furthered my desire to buy a coach gun. And some sort of single action revolver. I was thinking about a Remington New Model Army, but those are apparently cap and ball muzzleloaders. Apparently the Ruger New Vaquero is a clone of the Colt SAA, and can be chambered in .357, which also enables you to use the cheaper .38.
Oh, and lever-action rifles are cool. So are those single action revolvers that don't have a top-strap. I'll have to figure out what those are...
Anyways, I just got done watching the new one, with Christian Bale and Russell Crowe. Seemed to pretty much be a remake of the old version, but there were some changes, or at least things that I didn't remember.
Furthered my desire to buy a coach gun. And some sort of single action revolver. I was thinking about a Remington New Model Army, but those are apparently cap and ball muzzleloaders. Apparently the Ruger New Vaquero is a clone of the Colt SAA, and can be chambered in .357, which also enables you to use the cheaper .38.
Oh, and lever-action rifles are cool. So are those single action revolvers that don't have a top-strap. I'll have to figure out what those are...
Raptor World
Well, it first came on last week, but I was recording some other things, so I didn't record it then.
Then I saw that it was coming on again, I recorded it. Or thought I did.
The DVR mis-labelled it, and it was in fact something about "The Lost World"... that I'd already seen... dangit. I was really looking forward to Raptor World. Something about Space Marines and Raptors.
Then I saw that it was coming on again, I recorded it. Or thought I did.
The DVR mis-labelled it, and it was in fact something about "The Lost World"... that I'd already seen... dangit. I was really looking forward to Raptor World. Something about Space Marines and Raptors.
Friday, February 6, 2009
Hells Kitchen
What did I learn from this week's episode Hell's Kitchen?
That the insult "Stupid Cow" is terrifically under-used these days.
That and "busted ass" doesn't mean work hard... sorry, no matter what you might think.
That the insult "Stupid Cow" is terrifically under-used these days.
That and "busted ass" doesn't mean work hard... sorry, no matter what you might think.
Heroes
Claire Bennet wears too damn much make-up for sitting around looking at college brochures. Its very noticeable, and just looks darn strange...
Just thought I'd share.
Just thought I'd share.
Thursday, February 5, 2009
Wednesday, February 4, 2009
Super Bowl XXVIIIVSXXFJSSS (Or Whatever)
Just some notes I jotted down during the Super Bowl, and then forgot to post:
Hyundai genesis? Is that a car that’s worthy of being the prime sponsor for the Superbowl pregame show? It’s a freaking sedan…
Other movies I want to see because of the lead actor: Chris Eccleston in GI Joe, Optimus Prime in Transformers
Anyone noticed a strange resemblance between John Elway and Gary Busey? They’ve both got that rather crazy grin, and some rather wacky hair.
Interesting to me that Kurt Warner isn’t one of the captains for the Cardinals at the coin toss...
Ken Wisenhunt’s challenge of the supposed Roethlisberger touchdown. I totally called that one as not a touchdown…
The use of cell-phones instead of lighters at concerts… ridiculous…
Roethlisberger is wily little devil. Only not so little. Did a fantastic job of keeping a bunch of plays around.
Wildcat formation. Heard about it, never seen it. Does QB play in that formation? I’m curious.
There is an impressive amount of pelvic thrusting in the celebrations by the players in this game.
Good use of angry eyebrows with the Mr. Potato head commercial.
Did I make my Medium joke earlier? The one about a spin-off named “Sort of Crappy”?
Never noticed that they swapped the locations of the teams on the score thingy, depending on what side of the direction they’re going (i.e. swapping sides of the field every quarter).
Oh, and by the way, Roethlisberger is sooooooper annoying to type.
Co-worker had a sign/poster/thing on his office door that said “70% of the Earth is covered by water. The other 30% is covered by Troy Polamalu. I guess that means there’s still a market for those Polamalu/Manatee hybrids I was planning.
So, Bud Light has Drinkability… because its water? And drinkability isn’t a typo, according to the spell checker on my computer…
Nice Car, Jay Leno. I wants it.
Do NFL players have really fancy belts? How do they keep from getting pantsed? Seems like it would be rather likely for players to get pantsed quite often. There must be some super special technology keeping the player’s pants up…
Damn nice interception return. Ended up being crucial that the guy slid into the endzone on Fitzgerald’s legs, rather than hitting the ground.
As someone lacking 3D glasses, those 3D things really made my head hurt.
Soul Patch = Dumb as hell.
Bruce Springsteen just got himself knocked in the business with a camera. And it’s his own dam fault. I laughed. And I’m not ashamed to say it.
I like Springsteen’s guitar. Sufficiently beat up. Doesn’t look brand new.
Apparently Punching Koalas = Hilarious.
Nice Touchdown drive by the Cardinals
Liked the Hulu Commercial. Involved the phrase “Cerebral Gelatinization” or whatever. How can you go wrong with that?
Seems that the Running Back, the Wide Receiver, and some defense guy all have the same hair.
Nice Richard Dean Anderson Cameo in the Pepsuber commercial. Or whatever the hell. Good thing he got blowed up. He’s got nothing on MacGuyver. But it is a shame that RDA had to get blowed up too. I like to think that his awesomeness saved him. Maybe a last minute beam out by the Odyssey or something…
Crucial catch by Holmes there. But, damn. Holding that results in a Safety. Oh, damn. That’s huge…
Also, nice use of “The Final Countdown” after Carolina’s go-ahead touchdown.
In completely unrelated news, I think that our file is magnetic. I wonder I’ve I’ve just filed enough magnetic stuff…
Also, GoDaddy.com commercials are dumb as hell
Damn good last few minutes, though… Lots of stupid penalties and stuff early, but it’s been a fantastic endgame.
Quite surprised by how well Arizona did. They’re the Cardinals after all. Good game all around.
Seriously? The Steelers’ owner thanking Obama? For no apparent reason.
Yay William and Mary? Alumni is the youngest Super Bowl coach… Good for him. Says “uh” a lot though. But he did say that he takes his hat off for his players. But he kept his hat on.
And apparently Santonio Holmes is cocky/arrogant as all get out. But I guess he can do that, being the Super Bowl MVP and all.
One small step for man, one giant leap for Goattee kind. Yay Roethlisberger. (Had to type it one last time)
I wonder if they get multiple versions of those fancy shirts. Because it looks like they put it on over their other clothes (Tomlin had his on over his fleece). Seems that would fit pretty poorly if you weren’t wearing all sorts of clothes underneath. I suppose they make enough money that they can buy themselves a new one.
Sunday, February 1, 2009
Wyvern
Nick Chinlund (2009) A monstrous draagon terrorizes residents of a small town.
Sci-Fi Saturday movie from 1/31.
I just noticed Don S. Davis' name in the opening credits. I think this might actually be his final film before he died. You might remember him from such roles as General George Hammond from SG1, and the alien creature impersonating General George Hammond in that one Stargate Atlantis episode. Home maybe. I can't really remember... Sadly, he seems to have been demoted to Colonel in this one. And if you ever wanted to see Don S. Davis wandering about in boxers and a bathrobe, this is definitely the movie for you.
And he seems to actually have a pretty good sized role in this one. Unlike some of his other stuff he's been in lately. Davis does do a nice job portraying the crotchety old crazy guy character...
Oh, good. Now there's the crazy lady who's claiming its the End of Days.
And Barry Corbin apparently is that crotchety old guy that you can see in a bunch of movies. I really like him, as I'm fond of crazy crotchety old guy characters. They're always good for a laugh. And his name is Haas. Which is really only humorous for me and my family, but that's neither here nor there.
I've decided that this movie is the best Sci-Fi Original Movie that I've seen in a while. Solely due to the fact that there are 2 crazy crotchety old guy characters in this movie. And they've both survived for a good portion of the movie. Good for them. Hopefully it stays that way.
And General Hammond just accentuated his awesomeness with a gigantic pair of aviators. Dude's got some style.
Hypothetical Question: If your arm got torn off, could you survive for an extended period of time without tying a tourniquet? Because this guy got his arm ripped off early in the movie, and is only now waking up to tie a tourniquet around it. Seems like that's just too many arteries and veins and stuff to clot properly before you eventually run out of blood...
Movies that are coming out soon that I want to see, solely because I like the lead actor: Taken with Liam Neeson, and The International with Clive Owen.
Oh no! Haas just got stab-ified by the creature's tail. Durn creature. Couldn't you have killed someone who wasn't a crotchety old guy instead?
And the SciFi (tm) Deus Ex Machina of the movie is Main Character Dude's replacement truck. There was a bit of backstory and stuff, but I didn't feel like mentioning it in the review. And also, it seems that I've neglected to even mention Main Character Dude. Ah, well, whatever. He's not as cool as The Colonel and Haas.
And now the Wyvern is dead, because it got skooshed under a truck when it jumped into the quarry that we've never even heard of before. Good thing they had one of those laying around. Or is it lying? I can never remember the difference between the 2...
And The Colonel's M16 has a hi-cap winding wheel on the bottom of the mag. Pretty sure its a Classic Army. I'd been suspecting it from the first time it showed up on screen.
And a nice "In Memory Of" tribute to Don S. Davis at the end. Also a nice tribute how he managed to survive the whole movie. Not really something he's known to do in these Sci-Fi Original Pictures.
Sci-Fi Saturday movie from 1/31.
I just noticed Don S. Davis' name in the opening credits. I think this might actually be his final film before he died. You might remember him from such roles as General George Hammond from SG1, and the alien creature impersonating General George Hammond in that one Stargate Atlantis episode. Home maybe. I can't really remember... Sadly, he seems to have been demoted to Colonel in this one. And if you ever wanted to see Don S. Davis wandering about in boxers and a bathrobe, this is definitely the movie for you.
And he seems to actually have a pretty good sized role in this one. Unlike some of his other stuff he's been in lately. Davis does do a nice job portraying the crotchety old crazy guy character...
Oh, good. Now there's the crazy lady who's claiming its the End of Days.
And Barry Corbin apparently is that crotchety old guy that you can see in a bunch of movies. I really like him, as I'm fond of crazy crotchety old guy characters. They're always good for a laugh. And his name is Haas. Which is really only humorous for me and my family, but that's neither here nor there.
I've decided that this movie is the best Sci-Fi Original Movie that I've seen in a while. Solely due to the fact that there are 2 crazy crotchety old guy characters in this movie. And they've both survived for a good portion of the movie. Good for them. Hopefully it stays that way.
And General Hammond just accentuated his awesomeness with a gigantic pair of aviators. Dude's got some style.
Hypothetical Question: If your arm got torn off, could you survive for an extended period of time without tying a tourniquet? Because this guy got his arm ripped off early in the movie, and is only now waking up to tie a tourniquet around it. Seems like that's just too many arteries and veins and stuff to clot properly before you eventually run out of blood...
Movies that are coming out soon that I want to see, solely because I like the lead actor: Taken with Liam Neeson, and The International with Clive Owen.
Oh no! Haas just got stab-ified by the creature's tail. Durn creature. Couldn't you have killed someone who wasn't a crotchety old guy instead?
And the SciFi (tm) Deus Ex Machina of the movie is Main Character Dude's replacement truck. There was a bit of backstory and stuff, but I didn't feel like mentioning it in the review. And also, it seems that I've neglected to even mention Main Character Dude. Ah, well, whatever. He's not as cool as The Colonel and Haas.
And now the Wyvern is dead, because it got skooshed under a truck when it jumped into the quarry that we've never even heard of before. Good thing they had one of those laying around. Or is it lying? I can never remember the difference between the 2...
And The Colonel's M16 has a hi-cap winding wheel on the bottom of the mag. Pretty sure its a Classic Army. I'd been suspecting it from the first time it showed up on screen.
And a nice "In Memory Of" tribute to Don S. Davis at the end. Also a nice tribute how he managed to survive the whole movie. Not really something he's known to do in these Sci-Fi Original Pictures.
Puppy Bowl V
I'd forgotten that this existed.
And apparently there's a very fluffy brown dog named Moose. That has crazy eyes. Tis a very floofy dog.
Space Buddies? Seriously? That franchise is still going? I'm thoroughly surprised, and kinda disturbed. The trailer they showed looks positively horrible. And in case you were confused by my use of the word "positively", I did not mean to imply any sort of good parts to that trailer. Twas all terrible. And one of those dogs keeps ending his sentences with the word "dog". I hope that whenever they land on the moon, there's some sort of alien presence there, to punt them into orbit. Perhaps that would finally spell the end of this durn franchise.
And there are far too many commercials in this.
And apparently the puppies accidentally score some times. I was kind of surprised...
And Animal Planet apparently has some sort of reality show about Jockeys.
And now there are cats. They're apparently the half-time show. There is so much more to Puppy Bowl than I ever knew. Apparently they swap out puppies ever quarter as well...
And I've learned something new today: Apparently really little kittens have a "what the hell is going on?" expression permanently grafted to their faces...
And we're done with this...
And apparently there's a very fluffy brown dog named Moose. That has crazy eyes. Tis a very floofy dog.
Space Buddies? Seriously? That franchise is still going? I'm thoroughly surprised, and kinda disturbed. The trailer they showed looks positively horrible. And in case you were confused by my use of the word "positively", I did not mean to imply any sort of good parts to that trailer. Twas all terrible. And one of those dogs keeps ending his sentences with the word "dog". I hope that whenever they land on the moon, there's some sort of alien presence there, to punt them into orbit. Perhaps that would finally spell the end of this durn franchise.
And there are far too many commercials in this.
And apparently the puppies accidentally score some times. I was kind of surprised...
And Animal Planet apparently has some sort of reality show about Jockeys.
And now there are cats. They're apparently the half-time show. There is so much more to Puppy Bowl than I ever knew. Apparently they swap out puppies ever quarter as well...
And I've learned something new today: Apparently really little kittens have a "what the hell is going on?" expression permanently grafted to their faces...
And we're done with this...
Super Bowl
Not sure who to root for... Roethlisberger from the Steelers has Swiss ancestry. But the Cardinals, are, well... the Cardinals... And its just sort of absurd that the Cardinals are in the Super Bowl.
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