Wednesday, March 31, 2010
Tuesday, March 30, 2010
Today's Word Of The Day
Forgetting
Had one earlier. But forgot what it was before I got around to posting it
Had one earlier. But forgot what it was before I got around to posting it
Monday, March 29, 2010
Today's Word Of The Day
Slowpokes.
I don't like slowpokes. Who go slow on my favorite turns on my commute.
Boo. Hiss.
I don't like slowpokes. Who go slow on my favorite turns on my commute.
Boo. Hiss.
Sunday, March 28, 2010
2010 Australian Grand Prix
Blog favorite Vettel on pole, and managed to crash out of the lead with brake failure.
Two Grands Prix in a row where it looked like Vettel had the race well in hand, and then was let down by reliability issues.
So, he enters Malaysia in a week with 12 out of a possible 50 points.
Two Grands Prix in a row where it looked like Vettel had the race well in hand, and then was let down by reliability issues.
So, he enters Malaysia in a week with 12 out of a possible 50 points.
Dinoshark
Eric Balfour, Aaron Diaz (2010) Melting glaciers unfreeze a prehistoric creature.
Syfy Saturday movie from 3/13.
One can only hope that since the description of the movie did not talk about the creature going on a murderous rampage, that it just makes friends with everyone, and they have a grand old time going to the movies and a carnival. That would really throw everyone for a loop.
Also, its only slightly warmer here now, than it is off the coast of Alaska in this movie.
Apparently it wasn't to be. The dinoshark thing just ate the first person it came across. Perhaps it just didn't know how to talk to him. Maybe once it grows up a bit and moves to Mexico, where the next scene takes place.
And it seems that people who made this movie were only able to rent one boat. Because the main character (Eric Balfour) seems to be the skipper of the exact same model, color, and size boat that the original guy was on in Alaska.
Also, isn't half the point of surfing to get yourself out to the waves? It just seems sort of cheating if someone delivers you to the wave on a jetski, and puts you right in position to ride the wave. But then again, it seems that one of those surfer guys just got eatified by a dinoshark. Serves him right. For cheating.
That was quite possibly the strangest scene ever. Female character doing a lot of browsing on the internet, looking for the dinoshark. Dramatic music plays. A bit more clicking around on the internet. She finds something. And takes her top off. And then walks off screen, and the scene ends. And then the female character proceeds to spend the rest of the movie just wearing a bathing suit.
And, frankly, there is nothing more that needs to be said about this movie. Although no sooner had I typed that, than this happened.
Yes, that is a man jumping off a jet ski about to throw a hand grenade at a dinoshark. Possibly the best part of the movie.
Syfy Saturday movie from 3/13.
One can only hope that since the description of the movie did not talk about the creature going on a murderous rampage, that it just makes friends with everyone, and they have a grand old time going to the movies and a carnival. That would really throw everyone for a loop.
Also, its only slightly warmer here now, than it is off the coast of Alaska in this movie.
Apparently it wasn't to be. The dinoshark thing just ate the first person it came across. Perhaps it just didn't know how to talk to him. Maybe once it grows up a bit and moves to Mexico, where the next scene takes place.
And it seems that people who made this movie were only able to rent one boat. Because the main character (Eric Balfour) seems to be the skipper of the exact same model, color, and size boat that the original guy was on in Alaska.
Also, isn't half the point of surfing to get yourself out to the waves? It just seems sort of cheating if someone delivers you to the wave on a jetski, and puts you right in position to ride the wave. But then again, it seems that one of those surfer guys just got eatified by a dinoshark. Serves him right. For cheating.
That was quite possibly the strangest scene ever. Female character doing a lot of browsing on the internet, looking for the dinoshark. Dramatic music plays. A bit more clicking around on the internet. She finds something. And takes her top off. And then walks off screen, and the scene ends. And then the female character proceeds to spend the rest of the movie just wearing a bathing suit.
And, frankly, there is nothing more that needs to be said about this movie. Although no sooner had I typed that, than this happened.
Yes, that is a man jumping off a jet ski about to throw a hand grenade at a dinoshark. Possibly the best part of the movie.
Saturday, March 27, 2010
Into Thin Air: Death on Everest
Peter Horton, Nathaniel Parker (1997) Climbers scale Mount Everest in 1996, but a blizzard kills several in the expedition.
This is the most aggravating movie I have seen in quite some time.
Basically, it seems to follow the Jon Krakauer character. And spends just about the entire movie mentioning how incredibly awesome he is. And with the implication that if everyone had just listened to him, nothing would have gone wrong.
I've done a lot of reading (everything I can find) about the 1996 Everest disaster, and from what I can tell, this is quite possibly the most inaccurate thing I've seen in quite some time. Frankly, I'm not even sure that I'm going to finish this. I may just have to, to see how it is overall.
And everyone in this movie is really over-acting. Making it another painful aspect of this movie.
Oh, and did the movie mention how awesome Jon Krakauer is? Only about 6000 times in the time it took me to write the last few paragraphs.
And by Krakauer's own admission, he collapsed in his tent upon returning for the summit and had no energy to help anyone else. Yet, in this movie, he seems to be spearheading rescue efforts.
Also, they seem to be having a fair few scenes of characters who disappeared, and no survivors actually know what happened to them.
You know what isn't a fitting tribute to the fuck-ton of people who died in 1996 on Everest?
This. In fact, I've been spending the past 20-30 minutes of sitting here watching this, wondering if I should refer to this movie as downright offensive.
This is the most aggravating movie I have seen in quite some time.
Basically, it seems to follow the Jon Krakauer character. And spends just about the entire movie mentioning how incredibly awesome he is. And with the implication that if everyone had just listened to him, nothing would have gone wrong.
I've done a lot of reading (everything I can find) about the 1996 Everest disaster, and from what I can tell, this is quite possibly the most inaccurate thing I've seen in quite some time. Frankly, I'm not even sure that I'm going to finish this. I may just have to, to see how it is overall.
And everyone in this movie is really over-acting. Making it another painful aspect of this movie.
Oh, and did the movie mention how awesome Jon Krakauer is? Only about 6000 times in the time it took me to write the last few paragraphs.
And by Krakauer's own admission, he collapsed in his tent upon returning for the summit and had no energy to help anyone else. Yet, in this movie, he seems to be spearheading rescue efforts.
Also, they seem to be having a fair few scenes of characters who disappeared, and no survivors actually know what happened to them.
You know what isn't a fitting tribute to the fuck-ton of people who died in 1996 on Everest?
This. In fact, I've been spending the past 20-30 minutes of sitting here watching this, wondering if I should refer to this movie as downright offensive.
Today's Word Of The Day
Roundabout.
Who the hell invented those damn things? And who the hell decided they were a good idea to put on roads?
Dumbasses. I'm pretty sure that's the answer.
Who the hell invented those damn things? And who the hell decided they were a good idea to put on roads?
Dumbasses. I'm pretty sure that's the answer.
Friday, March 26, 2010
Thursday, March 25, 2010
Today's Word Of The Day
Dick-saster.
Narrowly avoided a couple of them climbing today
Special thanks to Trevor for coining the term.
Narrowly avoided a couple of them climbing today
Special thanks to Trevor for coining the term.
Wednesday, March 24, 2010
This week on the show that I have renamed "Dramatically Convenient"
24, in case you don't remember.
Good to know that EMPs now have a visual component of their detonation thing... Actually that happened last week, but it showed up on the "previously on...", and I didn't get around to complaining about it earlier.
Although this seems to be the first episode where Jack Bauer's shot a whole bunch of rounds, but hit absolutely nothing.
Good to know that EMPs now have a visual component of their detonation thing... Actually that happened last week, but it showed up on the "previously on...", and I didn't get around to complaining about it earlier.
Although this seems to be the first episode where Jack Bauer's shot a whole bunch of rounds, but hit absolutely nothing.
Yesterday's Chuck
Lots of good quotes. And it just got started.
"Casey: Baby steps...
Chuck: More like baby kicks to the groin."
"Strong enough to bend like the reed and not snap like the KitKat."
"Mind you, there is literally no way of knowing where this guy's mouth has been before this. Fire hydrants. Diseased animals. Puffins."
"Casey: Baby steps...
Chuck: More like baby kicks to the groin."
"Strong enough to bend like the reed and not snap like the KitKat."
"Mind you, there is literally no way of knowing where this guy's mouth has been before this. Fire hydrants. Diseased animals. Puffins."
Today's Word Of The Day
Cooking Wine.
The breezeway of my apartment building smells like someone's cooking with wine.
The breezeway of my apartment building smells like someone's cooking with wine.
Tuesday, March 23, 2010
Monday, March 22, 2010
Sunday, March 21, 2010
Movies I Watched While I Wasn't At My Computer
Lucky Number Slevin: Good movie.
Torque: Not good movie.
Torque: Not good movie.
Today's Word Of The Day
Derailleur.
I have conclusively diagnosed the problem with my mountain bike. I can be absolutely certain when I say that it is a problem with the rear derailleur. This diagnosis was aided by the fact that the whole assembly broke off today. Mid-ride.
I have conclusively diagnosed the problem with my mountain bike. I can be absolutely certain when I say that it is a problem with the rear derailleur. This diagnosis was aided by the fact that the whole assembly broke off today. Mid-ride.
Saturday, March 20, 2010
Swedes are all bald?
I've got some "Mega World" show on right now, where they're just doing Swedish products. And it seems that every Swede that they they're showing is bald.
Today's Word Of The Day
Maiden!
Or maybe it should be Dream Theater. But, out of respect for Su, I've gone with Maiden, as that is actually a word, an not a phrase.
So, my plans for July 20th are now settled.
Or maybe it should be Dream Theater. But, out of respect for Su, I've gone with Maiden, as that is actually a word, an not a phrase.
So, my plans for July 20th are now settled.
Friday, March 19, 2010
Thursday, March 18, 2010
Today's Word Of The Day
Poo colored balloon.
Not entirely sure why there was a poo colored balloon flying high above the side of the road. Although, balloon doesn't really cover it. Something in between a balloon and a blimp. Think something along the lines of a WW1 bombardment balloon. A small-ish one.
Not entirely sure why there was a poo colored balloon flying high above the side of the road. Although, balloon doesn't really cover it. Something in between a balloon and a blimp. Think something along the lines of a WW1 bombardment balloon. A small-ish one.
Wednesday, March 17, 2010
Interesting...
I just got a disapproving shake of the head from a fourth grade boy when he found out that I rode my motorcycle to this church function. I thought that he would definitely fit the stereotypical demographic that should have elicited the exact opposite reaction. Aren't elementary school boys supposed to all want to ride motorcycles, and then only later in life realize that they're too lazy or scared or whatever?
Guess what?
Bugs Bunny.
Yeah, you heard me.
(frankly, I have no idea where that came from. The idea just popped into my head in a similar fashion to the words of the days, only this was the entire post that popped into my head, rather than just a word. Well, the whole post aside from this parenthetical bit right here.)
Yeah, you heard me.
(frankly, I have no idea where that came from. The idea just popped into my head in a similar fashion to the words of the days, only this was the entire post that popped into my head, rather than just a word. Well, the whole post aside from this parenthetical bit right here.)
Bonus Bonus Word Of The Day
Scooter.
This site keeps asking me to add tags to my post. They suggest scooters. Or vacation. But scooter is much more fun to say.
This site keeps asking me to add tags to my post. They suggest scooters. Or vacation. But scooter is much more fun to say.
Bonus Word Of The Day
Shamrock.
Slightly topical word of the day, given current circumstances and the thing hanging around my neck.
Slightly topical word of the day, given current circumstances and the thing hanging around my neck.
Today's Word Of The Day
Rooster.
No idea where that came from. Came up with a different word for today earlier, but I forgot it. Then rooster just popped into my head when I typed the title of this post.
No idea where that came from. Came up with a different word for today earlier, but I forgot it. Then rooster just popped into my head when I typed the title of this post.
Random Place That Just Popped Into My Head
Ypsilanti
Not sure 8f that is spelled correctly, but it has been stuck in my head all day.
Not sure 8f that is spelled correctly, but it has been stuck in my head all day.
Tuesday, March 16, 2010
Monday, March 15, 2010
Chuck
Jayne Cobb can beat up the Terminator. FYI.
And this show has a really good cast of supporting characters. Its not just the main characters that are well written, but all of the characters.
This is getting to be my favorite show on TV right now.
And this show has a really good cast of supporting characters. Its not just the main characters that are well written, but all of the characters.
This is getting to be my favorite show on TV right now.
Today's Word Of The Day
24/7/365
Isn't the second two thirds redundant? 365 days a year should encompass seven days a week.
Isn't the second two thirds redundant? 365 days a year should encompass seven days a week.
Sunday, March 14, 2010
Midnight Meat Train
Some movie based on a story by someone. Dean Koontz maybe? Turns out, its Clive Barker.
Anyways, I tired to watch this earlier, but got distracted, and deleted it to make room on the DVR for something else.
Basically the thrust of the story seems to be about Vinnie Jones malleting peoples' heads off in the middle of the night on a subway. And some photographer guy following him, taking pictures of damn near everything and everyone.
So, the question is: Will Vinnie Jones' motivations be touched on, or will he just be a character who randomly mallets people's heads off, for no apparent reason.
Anyways, I tired to watch this earlier, but got distracted, and deleted it to make room on the DVR for something else.
Basically the thrust of the story seems to be about Vinnie Jones malleting peoples' heads off in the middle of the night on a subway. And some photographer guy following him, taking pictures of damn near everything and everyone.
So, the question is: Will Vinnie Jones' motivations be touched on, or will he just be a character who randomly mallets people's heads off, for no apparent reason.
Beauty and the Beasts: A Dark Tale
Estella Warren, Rhett Giles (2010) A woman joins forces with a forest beast to defeat a troll set forth by a power-hungry witch.
Syfy Saturday movie from 2/27.
Apparently Estella Warren has found the only mini-skirt length medieval style dress ever. And what her dress lacks in material, she makes up for with a similar lack of acting.
And apparently Mazda is the god of the storm. Or some shit.
Also, apparently no one can act in this movie.
The less said about this movie the better...
Syfy Saturday movie from 2/27.
Apparently Estella Warren has found the only mini-skirt length medieval style dress ever. And what her dress lacks in material, she makes up for with a similar lack of acting.
And apparently Mazda is the god of the storm. Or some shit.
Also, apparently no one can act in this movie.
The less said about this movie the better...
2010 Bahrain Grand Prix
Blog-favorite Sebastian Vettel on pole, and a pretty good performance, leading the race for the first 30 or so laps (of 49) until a broken exhaust header, or something, lost him 3 places in the matter of a few laps due to the loss of power. But, luckily, he didn't lose any more places in the remaining 20 laps, and amaged to finish 4th.
Of the new teams, none of the HRT or the Virgin Racing cars survived anywhere near halfway through the race. Also, both of the incredibly ugly BMW-Sauber Ferraris are both out, but they're technically not a new team. Both of the Lotus cars seem to have survived.
Also, I think I'm going to be rooting for the Renault team this year, due to the intense awesomeness (and the intense yellowness) of their car. And Vitaly Petrov of Renault didn't manage to finish the race either.
And a random massive smoke-screen from the back of Mark Webber's Red Bull at the start, with no apparent ill effects later in the race, except for dropping a few places from 5th down to 8th.
And after 3 years away from F1, seven-time World Champion Michael Schumacher has done pretty well for himself, hanging about in 6th place for most of the race.
1-2 finish for Ferrari, making up for their relatively horrid showing in the 2009 season. And a win for Fernando Alonso on his Ferrari debut.
And seemingly a pretty standard first race of the season. With 8 of 24 cars not finishing the race.
Of the new teams, none of the HRT or the Virgin Racing cars survived anywhere near halfway through the race. Also, both of the incredibly ugly BMW-Sauber Ferraris are both out, but they're technically not a new team. Both of the Lotus cars seem to have survived.
Also, I think I'm going to be rooting for the Renault team this year, due to the intense awesomeness (and the intense yellowness) of their car. And Vitaly Petrov of Renault didn't manage to finish the race either.
And a random massive smoke-screen from the back of Mark Webber's Red Bull at the start, with no apparent ill effects later in the race, except for dropping a few places from 5th down to 8th.
And after 3 years away from F1, seven-time World Champion Michael Schumacher has done pretty well for himself, hanging about in 6th place for most of the race.
1-2 finish for Ferrari, making up for their relatively horrid showing in the 2009 season. And a win for Fernando Alonso on his Ferrari debut.
And seemingly a pretty standard first race of the season. With 8 of 24 cars not finishing the race.
Saturday, March 13, 2010
Friday, March 12, 2010
Thursday, March 11, 2010
Hulk Hogan vs Ric Flair
Watching 2 jiggly old people "wrestle" is quite possibly one of the strangest experiences I've had in quite some time.
Bahrain Grand Prix
The first F1 race of the season is this weekend. In Bahrain. Where the circuit is named "Manama". Which in my mind will have an extra "na" attached to the end of it.
And potentially some folks going "Do doo da do do" in the background.
And potentially some folks going "Do doo da do do" in the background.
TNA wrestling
I just watched some guy hold up a sign that said "Really Awful Wrestling".
And then some guy in ridiculous facepaint just repeatedly hit Hulk Hogan with a baseball bat.
And then some guy in ridiculous facepaint just repeatedly hit Hulk Hogan with a baseball bat.
Wednesday, March 10, 2010
Bonus Word of The Day!
Phantasmagoria.
Thanks for that Trevor...
Apparently that was Dictionary.com's word of the day. But it was sufficiently an awesome word that I decided it was worth adding for today.
Thanks for that Trevor...
Apparently that was Dictionary.com's word of the day. But it was sufficiently an awesome word that I decided it was worth adding for today.
Devastating insult
Is there a more devastating insult than sticking your tongue out at someone?
It's my default way to express annoyance at my fellow drivers when they do dum things.
It's my default way to express annoyance at my fellow drivers when they do dum things.
Today's Word Of The Day
Waffles
I'm hungry and someone mentioned waffling in a meeting today. So, consequently I want waffles.
I'm hungry and someone mentioned waffling in a meeting today. So, consequently I want waffles.
Tuesday, March 9, 2010
Chuck
Thank you for resisting the urge to make a clip show out of the episode where Morgan finds out about Chuck's secret.
Good episode.
After a good long time of underusing the Morgan character, good to see that they're bringing him into the fold.
Good episode.
After a good long time of underusing the Morgan character, good to see that they're bringing him into the fold.
Monday, March 8, 2010
Sunday, March 7, 2010
Dead Snow
A group of Norwegian friends get the scariest history lesson of their lives during a weekend getaway to the snowy town of (O with a slash through it)ksfjord, where the party is interrupted by throngs of Nazi zombies who once occupied the area.
Looks like this one is subtitled, so I probably won't be doing much blogging, as I've got to pay attention to the screen for the dialogue.
However, really good use of Grieg's Hall of the Mountain King for the intro sequence.
Also, did I mention that everyone was going to be speaking Norwegish? Which is awesome!
Also, apparently Norwegish chicks are hot. Based on my sample size of: this movie. And the 3 actresses. Although, I may have conducted this particular breed of science already... But, based on some quick searching of my blog, I can't find it...
Do you have any idea how hard it is to watch a movie with subtitles, and still search blog archives? Its pretty tough... Although I've only had to rewind once. I'm pretty proud of myself...
Also, in case I didn't mention it earlier: Nazi Zombies!
And apparently hot Norweges.
Also, don't go camping in the snow in Norway. Nazi Zombies will punch you right to death.
Also, I'm enjoying the Norwegish. Between my very rudimentary (read: crappy) knowledge of Swedish, and my knowledge of German, I'm surprised that I'm actually picking up a few words here and there... Or at least words that are close enough...
Also, snowmobiling looks fun. Except for the falling in snow caves and getting attacked by zombies thing. Although, technically, the snow-cave business happened after he got off the snowmobile. And I'm only conjecturing about the zombies at this point.
Also, one of the characters just quoted a movie in English. And the subtitles also said it in English. Seems kind of pointless. Although, since its an Indiana Jones quote, I guess I can forgive him.
Also, while most Ahrnohld impersonations are relatively annoying, when accomplished by a guy who generally speaks Norwegian, its a little bit awesome.
Aw, dangit... They just killed off the hottest one... Of all the people to kill off first, why did it have to be a female? Much less the hottest one? You've got a veritable horde of dudes that you can kill off... Although, technically, the first to get killed off was the crazy old dude who got punched to death... But he wasn't one of the main characters, so he didn't really count. And even technicallier, I'm thinking that the person who got et by zombies in the opening sequence was probably one of the character's sisters. So, I guess the original point stands. Although, I have no idea how hot the sister was. So, maybe that point is a little bit weakened... But still, the hottest one of the main characters was the first to get killaged...
And since I'm enjoying the Norwegish so much, I'm going to forgive the fact that the subtitles referred to a coach, when they were in fact talking about a couch.
OK. That's more like it. The tubby dude just got his head ripped in half. Now we're even in terms of deathification...
That's interesting. This zombie is significantly more stabby than your standard zombie. Oh, wait, now comes the punching. And the attempted biting. And the getting brained by its own helmet.
Also, in case you were wondering, zombie intestines are pretty dang strong. Almost climbing rope caliber. Or maybe rappelling rope. Definitely dangling-off-a-cliff-hanging-from caliber.
And if I ever need surgery, I want a Norwegian doctor. Apparently even their med students can sew zombie bite marks together with fishing hooks, without looking. Oh, did I mention that the neck in question was the med student's own? That's a little bit o' talent right there. Although, they do have a generally high proclivity for being attacked by Nazi Zombies. But then again, there could be a little bit of sampling bias there...
And snowmobiling looks all the more fun when there's an MG34 involved...
Looks like this one is subtitled, so I probably won't be doing much blogging, as I've got to pay attention to the screen for the dialogue.
However, really good use of Grieg's Hall of the Mountain King for the intro sequence.
Also, did I mention that everyone was going to be speaking Norwegish? Which is awesome!
Also, apparently Norwegish chicks are hot. Based on my sample size of: this movie. And the 3 actresses. Although, I may have conducted this particular breed of science already... But, based on some quick searching of my blog, I can't find it...
Do you have any idea how hard it is to watch a movie with subtitles, and still search blog archives? Its pretty tough... Although I've only had to rewind once. I'm pretty proud of myself...
Also, in case I didn't mention it earlier: Nazi Zombies!
And apparently hot Norweges.
Also, don't go camping in the snow in Norway. Nazi Zombies will punch you right to death.
Also, I'm enjoying the Norwegish. Between my very rudimentary (read: crappy) knowledge of Swedish, and my knowledge of German, I'm surprised that I'm actually picking up a few words here and there... Or at least words that are close enough...
Also, snowmobiling looks fun. Except for the falling in snow caves and getting attacked by zombies thing. Although, technically, the snow-cave business happened after he got off the snowmobile. And I'm only conjecturing about the zombies at this point.
Also, one of the characters just quoted a movie in English. And the subtitles also said it in English. Seems kind of pointless. Although, since its an Indiana Jones quote, I guess I can forgive him.
Also, while most Ahrnohld impersonations are relatively annoying, when accomplished by a guy who generally speaks Norwegian, its a little bit awesome.
Aw, dangit... They just killed off the hottest one... Of all the people to kill off first, why did it have to be a female? Much less the hottest one? You've got a veritable horde of dudes that you can kill off... Although, technically, the first to get killed off was the crazy old dude who got punched to death... But he wasn't one of the main characters, so he didn't really count. And even technicallier, I'm thinking that the person who got et by zombies in the opening sequence was probably one of the character's sisters. So, I guess the original point stands. Although, I have no idea how hot the sister was. So, maybe that point is a little bit weakened... But still, the hottest one of the main characters was the first to get killaged...
And since I'm enjoying the Norwegish so much, I'm going to forgive the fact that the subtitles referred to a coach, when they were in fact talking about a couch.
OK. That's more like it. The tubby dude just got his head ripped in half. Now we're even in terms of deathification...
That's interesting. This zombie is significantly more stabby than your standard zombie. Oh, wait, now comes the punching. And the attempted biting. And the getting brained by its own helmet.
Also, in case you were wondering, zombie intestines are pretty dang strong. Almost climbing rope caliber. Or maybe rappelling rope. Definitely dangling-off-a-cliff-hanging-from caliber.
And if I ever need surgery, I want a Norwegian doctor. Apparently even their med students can sew zombie bite marks together with fishing hooks, without looking. Oh, did I mention that the neck in question was the med student's own? That's a little bit o' talent right there. Although, they do have a generally high proclivity for being attacked by Nazi Zombies. But then again, there could be a little bit of sampling bias there...
And snowmobiling looks all the more fun when there's an MG34 involved...
One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest
Do not piss of Jack Nicholson when he's in a mental institution. He will punch you square in the junk. FYI.
Pretty close adaptation of the book, from what I remember.
A lot less of Chief Bromden's hallucinations. As in, none.
Also, almost didn't recognize Danny DeVito.
Pretty close adaptation of the book, from what I remember.
A lot less of Chief Bromden's hallucinations. As in, none.
Also, almost didn't recognize Danny DeVito.
I suck at laundry
If there was ever a World Championship for doing laundry, I'd fail so miserably...
If I even remembered to show up... And I'd probably forget about it half-way through...
If I even remembered to show up... And I'd probably forget about it half-way through...
Hostel Part II
Lauren German, Roger Bart (2007) Three American women traveling abroad take a weekend excursion and become pawns in a grisly game designed to entertain privileged deviants.
Syfy Saturday movie from 3/6.
And it would seem that my comment in the previous review was pretty apt. 45 minutes in, and there has been incredibly little nudity for a film that is the sequel to to Hostel. Although in a complete change of pace, the first nudity that showed up on page was blurred-scifi-man-junk.
Also, this movie provides nothing that the previous movie didn't... Its like the Saw franchise. Where each movie is a slight rehash of the previous one.
Syfy Saturday movie from 3/6.
And it would seem that my comment in the previous review was pretty apt. 45 minutes in, and there has been incredibly little nudity for a film that is the sequel to to Hostel. Although in a complete change of pace, the first nudity that showed up on page was blurred-scifi-man-junk.
Also, this movie provides nothing that the previous movie didn't... Its like the Saw franchise. Where each movie is a slight rehash of the previous one.
I need to stop having the Travel Channel run in the background
Its making me hungry. And I had lunch just about 2 hours ago....
Hostel
Jay Hernandez, Derek Richardson (2006) Backpackers find that their decision to stay at a Slovakian hostel is a gruesome mistake.
So, the Syfy Saturday movie from 3/6 i Hostel Part II, and I haven't yet seen Hostel, so I figure I should probably watch the first one first.
Although I've heard that this one is pretty gruesome. And I'm guessing that since this is the TV edit, it'll be pretty tame... We shall see.
And 5 minutes in, we're already knee deep in blurred SciFi boobs. Well, not to particularly surprising, as the first scenes take place in Amsterdam, and the main characters seem to college students or someone of that ilk.
And I'm relatively certain that this movie will have used up all of Syfy's blurred-scifi-boobs budget for the next year or so. We shall see what will happen with the sequel...
So, the Syfy Saturday movie from 3/6 i Hostel Part II, and I haven't yet seen Hostel, so I figure I should probably watch the first one first.
Although I've heard that this one is pretty gruesome. And I'm guessing that since this is the TV edit, it'll be pretty tame... We shall see.
And 5 minutes in, we're already knee deep in blurred SciFi boobs. Well, not to particularly surprising, as the first scenes take place in Amsterdam, and the main characters seem to college students or someone of that ilk.
And I'm relatively certain that this movie will have used up all of Syfy's blurred-scifi-boobs budget for the next year or so. We shall see what will happen with the sequel...
Saturday, March 6, 2010
Caps Game
They just played the first bit of Stand Up and Shout by Steel Dragon during a break in the game.
The thing is, Steel Dragon's not actually a band. You remember the movie Rock Star? With Marky-Mark/Mark Wahlberg? The one that was basically the Judas Priest/Tim "Ripper" Owens story? The one about the band named Steel Dragon?
Yeah, that one. Well, anyways, Steel Dragon, and that Stand Up and Shout song are from that movie. Interesting that the song actually showed up somewhere that wasn't that movie.
Although, I really can't complain, as I have that song on my iPod.
Also, is it pathetic that I didn't need to refer to any sort of reference material for this entire post?
And now there's a bit of Ozzy going on. Crazy Train.
The thing is, Steel Dragon's not actually a band. You remember the movie Rock Star? With Marky-Mark/Mark Wahlberg? The one that was basically the Judas Priest/Tim "Ripper" Owens story? The one about the band named Steel Dragon?
Yeah, that one. Well, anyways, Steel Dragon, and that Stand Up and Shout song are from that movie. Interesting that the song actually showed up somewhere that wasn't that movie.
Although, I really can't complain, as I have that song on my iPod.
Also, is it pathetic that I didn't need to refer to any sort of reference material for this entire post?
And now there's a bit of Ozzy going on. Crazy Train.
Today's Word Of The Day
Welshman.
Hmm... Where'd that come from? I haven't even watched Doctor Who or Torchwood in quite some time...
Hmm... Where'd that come from? I haven't even watched Doctor Who or Torchwood in quite some time...
Friday, March 5, 2010
The Land That Time Forgot
C. Thomas Howell, Timothy Bottoms (2009) Castaways become stranded on an uncharted island populated by dinosaurs and a German U-boat crew. Based on the novel by Edgar Rice Burroughs.
Syfy Saturday movie from 2/20.
C. Thomas Howell. You know what that means? Yup, its another one of those wonderful movies by The Asylum! Looking forward to it already.
I'm really hoping this is a modern movie, and the German U-boat crew mentioned in the description is a bunch of crotchety 80 year old dudes bumbling about the island...
But unfortunately, it would appear that our modern-day adventurers have just gone through some sort of portal. Which I'm guessing has taken them to the past, and thus the U-boat crew will likely be not what I'd hoped for.
And some guy I don't care about just got et by a Pterodactyl. Sweet! Spelled it correct on the first go! Anyways, I realize that "some guy I don't care about" doesn't really narrow down the list of characters any. Although I am kinda enjoying the fact that C. Thomas is attempting to rock the manpris.
Also, word of warning: If we ever find ourselves stuck on an island, being chased by a poorly rendered CG T-Rex, find that our boat is missing once we get back to the beach, and you take that opportunity to start getting all frantic and stop being helpful to the situation (i.e., you become the typical frantic movie female character), I'm just going to punch you square in the face. No matter who you are. Because that's what I was hoping was about to happen in this movie. But alas.
And C. Thomas is really making use of his anxious face... He probably'll wear it out by the end of the movie. I'm really looking forward to seeing what will take its place. But maybe he'll get an extra ration of anxious face because his character's name is "Frost". And by name, I mean first name. Its a plausible last name. But more improbable as a first name.
Also, for some reason, the little yacht thing that our intrepid adventurers were traveling on uses those blue water-cooler type jugs for its drinking water.
And T-Rexes have got to be the most inefficient hunters ever. Because they seem to have to stop every few seconds to roar while they're hunting. Or maybe that's just the poorly rendered CG type...
And the Deus Ex Machina of the movie is the fact that the captain guy just happens to know how to build a petroleum refinery out of spare parts...
Also, the director really needs to learn the definition of the world continuity. Because he kinda sucks at that game.
Also, apparently, WWII German torpedoes were launched by explosives, and not by air pressure. Really helps with the being silent thing.
And then they just blew up the poorly rendered CG T-Rex with a hand grenade. With the biggest explosion yet. Even though they've been chucking dynamite and a whole mess of other things. And the fact that grenades aren't meant to create big explosions. They're more suited to creating a whole mess of shrapnel. Or at least the kind they were chucking.
And very charitable of that refinery thing to explode only after C. Thomas had decided that he wanted to get off his lazy ass and run away from the fire...
Syfy Saturday movie from 2/20.
C. Thomas Howell. You know what that means? Yup, its another one of those wonderful movies by The Asylum! Looking forward to it already.
I'm really hoping this is a modern movie, and the German U-boat crew mentioned in the description is a bunch of crotchety 80 year old dudes bumbling about the island...
But unfortunately, it would appear that our modern-day adventurers have just gone through some sort of portal. Which I'm guessing has taken them to the past, and thus the U-boat crew will likely be not what I'd hoped for.
And some guy I don't care about just got et by a Pterodactyl. Sweet! Spelled it correct on the first go! Anyways, I realize that "some guy I don't care about" doesn't really narrow down the list of characters any. Although I am kinda enjoying the fact that C. Thomas is attempting to rock the manpris.
Also, word of warning: If we ever find ourselves stuck on an island, being chased by a poorly rendered CG T-Rex, find that our boat is missing once we get back to the beach, and you take that opportunity to start getting all frantic and stop being helpful to the situation (i.e., you become the typical frantic movie female character), I'm just going to punch you square in the face. No matter who you are. Because that's what I was hoping was about to happen in this movie. But alas.
And C. Thomas is really making use of his anxious face... He probably'll wear it out by the end of the movie. I'm really looking forward to seeing what will take its place. But maybe he'll get an extra ration of anxious face because his character's name is "Frost". And by name, I mean first name. Its a plausible last name. But more improbable as a first name.
Also, for some reason, the little yacht thing that our intrepid adventurers were traveling on uses those blue water-cooler type jugs for its drinking water.
And T-Rexes have got to be the most inefficient hunters ever. Because they seem to have to stop every few seconds to roar while they're hunting. Or maybe that's just the poorly rendered CG type...
And the Deus Ex Machina of the movie is the fact that the captain guy just happens to know how to build a petroleum refinery out of spare parts...
Also, the director really needs to learn the definition of the world continuity. Because he kinda sucks at that game.
Also, apparently, WWII German torpedoes were launched by explosives, and not by air pressure. Really helps with the being silent thing.
And then they just blew up the poorly rendered CG T-Rex with a hand grenade. With the biggest explosion yet. Even though they've been chucking dynamite and a whole mess of other things. And the fact that grenades aren't meant to create big explosions. They're more suited to creating a whole mess of shrapnel. Or at least the kind they were chucking.
And very charitable of that refinery thing to explode only after C. Thomas had decided that he wanted to get off his lazy ass and run away from the fire...
Cold Creek Manor
Dennis Quaid, Sharon Stone (2003) An ex-convict plagues a couple and their two children after they move into his former mansion.
Syfy Sunday movie from 2/14.
Nothing like Valentine's Day to show a crappy movie about some redneck type guy harassing Dennis Quaid and his family. But I'm guessing that when you're the Syfy channel, you don't have that much choice of movies...
So, is it obvious that I'm only watching this because its a Syfy Sunday movie, and reviewing those is sort of my blog's thing? Which I'm kinda regretting. Because there have been a lot of just bad movies. And not the fun kind of Bad Sci-Fi movie. Not even Sci-Fi... Just horror-ish crap...
Although Dennis Quaid just punched his wife in the face... Which I guess makes up for this movie's failings.
And the wikipedia entry for this movie refers to one of the characters as "slatternly".
Those 2 things have been the high points of this movie... And knowing these 2 things means you don't have to waste 2 and a half hours of your life (assuming you're too incompetent to fast forward through commercials).
Also, this movie had a distinct lack of helicopter gunships. Bad SciFi movies definitely need a lot more helicopter gunships. Just a thought...
Syfy Sunday movie from 2/14.
Nothing like Valentine's Day to show a crappy movie about some redneck type guy harassing Dennis Quaid and his family. But I'm guessing that when you're the Syfy channel, you don't have that much choice of movies...
So, is it obvious that I'm only watching this because its a Syfy Sunday movie, and reviewing those is sort of my blog's thing? Which I'm kinda regretting. Because there have been a lot of just bad movies. And not the fun kind of Bad Sci-Fi movie. Not even Sci-Fi... Just horror-ish crap...
Although Dennis Quaid just punched his wife in the face... Which I guess makes up for this movie's failings.
And the wikipedia entry for this movie refers to one of the characters as "slatternly".
Those 2 things have been the high points of this movie... And knowing these 2 things means you don't have to waste 2 and a half hours of your life (assuming you're too incompetent to fast forward through commercials).
Also, this movie had a distinct lack of helicopter gunships. Bad SciFi movies definitely need a lot more helicopter gunships. Just a thought...
F1 cars: Hispania Racing Team HRT
The last of the 2010 F1 challengers to be revealed. The Hispania Racing Team (formerly Campos Meta) hasn't run their car at any of the preseason tests, and are apparently going to show up in Bahrain in a week. They're the last team (and the last of the new teams) to reveal their car, now that USF1 and StephanGP have both been conclusively denied entry this year.
So, without testing, they're probably going to be slower than poo. And lucky to finish a race.
The HRT will be driven by Bruno Senna (Nephew of the late triple World Champion Ayrton Senna, who may be driving in this team solely due to the "Senna" name), and Karun Chandhok (Bruno Senna's former (less successful) teammate in GP2 in 2008).
Looks like poo. Gonna drive like poo. Doesn't spell well for their chances.
Also, is it a bad thing that every other car has some sort of number following it (implying that their car is part of a series), while this one is just the HRT. Does that indicate how likely they are to be competing by the end of this season and into the next one?
So, without testing, they're probably going to be slower than poo. And lucky to finish a race.
The HRT will be driven by Bruno Senna (Nephew of the late triple World Champion Ayrton Senna, who may be driving in this team solely due to the "Senna" name), and Karun Chandhok (Bruno Senna's former (less successful) teammate in GP2 in 2008).
Looks like poo. Gonna drive like poo. Doesn't spell well for their chances.
Also, is it a bad thing that every other car has some sort of number following it (implying that their car is part of a series), while this one is just the HRT. Does that indicate how likely they are to be competing by the end of this season and into the next one?
'Twas a Glorious Poop
Yup. Quite glorious...
I feel much lighter now. Perhaps I should have tried that before climbing today...
PS, I'm out of shape... I managed to traverse the gym about 3 and a half times today. With lots of breaks from me falling off and being all around terrible.
Hopefully should improve my endurance, though...
I feel much lighter now. Perhaps I should have tried that before climbing today...
PS, I'm out of shape... I managed to traverse the gym about 3 and a half times today. With lots of breaks from me falling off and being all around terrible.
Hopefully should improve my endurance, though...
Thursday, March 4, 2010
Today's Word Of The Day
F you Metrobus.
Please don't cut in at the last minute, screwing all of us who've been waiting patiently.
Please don't cut in at the last minute, screwing all of us who've been waiting patiently.
Wednesday, March 3, 2010
Caps-Sabres Hockey
That was a terrifically improbably empty net goal by the Caps. "Shot" from basically the opposite goal line.
Tuesday, March 2, 2010
Monday, March 1, 2010
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