Tonight's episode seems to be based on the fact that someone clicked on a pop-up ad. Seriously? Who does that?
And by tonight, I mean whenever the last episode aired. I'm finally getting around to watching it off the DVR.
And Anna Torv has a pretty sweet last name. If she has a kid, she should name him after the big blond German guy from Tomorrow Never Dies. Goetz Torv is a fantastic name. (the "oe" should be "o" with an umlaut).
The actors they got to play the Bishops (Walter, and Beardy Whatsisname) are pretty fantastic. I really like John Noble as an actor. He's really good.
Saturday, January 31, 2009
Life on Mars (Some More)
They're playing "Whiskey in the Jar" as the background music. I think Metallica's version is better, because Hetfield sounds a lot angrier than whoever is singing this version. Its the sort of song that is served well by an angry sounding singer.
The Last Templar (some more)
I suppose I should have named the previous post "The Penultimate Templar".
Anyways, after a bit of driving around in Turkey, it appears that Agent Love Interest has won the battle.
And it seems that Monseigneur Alias Dude is actually evil.
And now there is now some quite serious post-boning awkwardness.
And somehow an entire town was buried in volcanic ash. Only it was buried in such a way that you could still walk around in the town. Basically it was a dome that somehow formed from volcanic ash around the town. I really don't understand how that happened. But whatever...
And now the bad guy is using an M14 EBR. Which is now one of the things that can be included in the category of "Airsoft guns I own". But his EBR has a M4 collapsible stock, while mine has a different style of collapsible stock
And a car just inexplicably exploded after they ran into it.
And apparently Knight Rider hasn't been canceled yet.
And now it seems that all the bad guys is dead... And the good guys isn't...
And an interesting way to book-end the entire movie... with shoes...
Anyways, after a bit of driving around in Turkey, it appears that Agent Love Interest has won the battle.
And it seems that Monseigneur Alias Dude is actually evil.
And now there is now some quite serious post-boning awkwardness.
And somehow an entire town was buried in volcanic ash. Only it was buried in such a way that you could still walk around in the town. Basically it was a dome that somehow formed from volcanic ash around the town. I really don't understand how that happened. But whatever...
And now the bad guy is using an M14 EBR. Which is now one of the things that can be included in the category of "Airsoft guns I own". But his EBR has a M4 collapsible stock, while mine has a different style of collapsible stock
And a car just inexplicably exploded after they ran into it.
And apparently Knight Rider hasn't been canceled yet.
And now it seems that all the bad guys is dead... And the good guys isn't...
And an interesting way to book-end the entire movie... with shoes...
The Last Templar
Mira Sorvino, Victor Garber (2009) An archaeologist and an FBI agent try to uncover the secrets of the medieval Knights Templar. Based on a novel by Raymond Khoury.
Apparently this is a 2-night NBC movie event. Off we go. We'll see if I split this into 2 reviews for the 2 nights, or just watch it all in one go. It aired last week, so I've got both bits on the DVR right now.
An initial scene has some knights templar folk showing up at an art gallery, and jacking a bunch of medieval christian artifacts. Talk about a robbery done in style. They've got full plate armor, those dangly horse clothes, swords... the works... And now Mira Sorvino is chasing after them on a police horse, using some sort of bishop's staff as a weapon. Rather ineffectively thus far... Oh, and did I mention that there were a shit-ton of police officers at this event. With guns. And somehow all 4 of the knights made it in and out of the museum alive. Until one came across Mira and her Staff of Decapitation +1000. Because she apparently decapitated one of the knights. Who had a sword. With her blunt staff. And then random love interest guy just basically said "Lets keep the body and head together. For old times sake." I think I might like this character.
Oh, never mind. The knights beheaded a cop. She didn't behead anyone. My mistake. And apparently the staff is a "crozier". Its a ceremonial staff used by popes. Pope's, bishops... whatever. We Presbyterian folk don't have those.
And she just used the word "wonky". I think I might like her character as well. Apparently the central stone on some cross artifact is "wonky". I'm making my prediction that that stone is going to somehow interact with some old decoder thing, and allow Sorvino and Agen Love Interest to solve the riddle. After the inevitable betrayals, and about 126 instances of the artifacts changing hands.
And its got that guy from Alias as some sort of clergy guy.
Apparently FBI agents like muffins. Donuts are for cops. Learn something new every day.
Hmm.. and original random love interest guy and FBI agent love interest guy look awfully similar. Original has an accent. But FBI Agent seems to be more of a wise-ass. I'm torn on who to support. I'm currently leaning towards Agent Wise-ass, due to his wise-ass-ness, and Original doesn't have a very awesome accent. Just sort of mediocre as accents go.
Hmmm. Apparently you can watch this on Hulu. In case you wanted to.
And Agent Love Interest just used the word "effing". I don't remember ever hearing that in a movie. Usually its just explicitly dropping the F-bomb, or avioiding it completely.
And apparently if you yell that you're "FBI!" enough, people will believe you, even if you don't show any credentials. Or maybe that's only taxi drivers.
Well, I'm hungry, I've got basically no food in the house, and I should probably go outside some time today. So I'm off. I'll watch the second half later some time, and review it then.
Apparently this is a 2-night NBC movie event. Off we go. We'll see if I split this into 2 reviews for the 2 nights, or just watch it all in one go. It aired last week, so I've got both bits on the DVR right now.
An initial scene has some knights templar folk showing up at an art gallery, and jacking a bunch of medieval christian artifacts. Talk about a robbery done in style. They've got full plate armor, those dangly horse clothes, swords... the works... And now Mira Sorvino is chasing after them on a police horse, using some sort of bishop's staff as a weapon. Rather ineffectively thus far... Oh, and did I mention that there were a shit-ton of police officers at this event. With guns. And somehow all 4 of the knights made it in and out of the museum alive. Until one came across Mira and her Staff of Decapitation +1000. Because she apparently decapitated one of the knights. Who had a sword. With her blunt staff. And then random love interest guy just basically said "Lets keep the body and head together. For old times sake." I think I might like this character.
Oh, never mind. The knights beheaded a cop. She didn't behead anyone. My mistake. And apparently the staff is a "crozier". Its a ceremonial staff used by popes. Pope's, bishops... whatever. We Presbyterian folk don't have those.
And she just used the word "wonky". I think I might like her character as well. Apparently the central stone on some cross artifact is "wonky". I'm making my prediction that that stone is going to somehow interact with some old decoder thing, and allow Sorvino and Agen Love Interest to solve the riddle. After the inevitable betrayals, and about 126 instances of the artifacts changing hands.
And its got that guy from Alias as some sort of clergy guy.
Apparently FBI agents like muffins. Donuts are for cops. Learn something new every day.
Hmm.. and original random love interest guy and FBI agent love interest guy look awfully similar. Original has an accent. But FBI Agent seems to be more of a wise-ass. I'm torn on who to support. I'm currently leaning towards Agent Wise-ass, due to his wise-ass-ness, and Original doesn't have a very awesome accent. Just sort of mediocre as accents go.
Hmmm. Apparently you can watch this on Hulu. In case you wanted to.
And Agent Love Interest just used the word "effing". I don't remember ever hearing that in a movie. Usually its just explicitly dropping the F-bomb, or avioiding it completely.
And apparently if you yell that you're "FBI!" enough, people will believe you, even if you don't show any credentials. Or maybe that's only taxi drivers.
Well, I'm hungry, I've got basically no food in the house, and I should probably go outside some time today. So I'm off. I'll watch the second half later some time, and review it then.
Universal Soldier: The Return
Apparently this is the sequel to the original Universal Soldier. According to Wikipedia this is the true sequel. There were a few other direct-to-video movies that apparently didn't count.
But anyways, Jean-Claude Van Damme, or however you spell his name, is ridiculous. He's ridiculously ass-kick-ericious. By which I mean he kicks people's asses in a completely ridiculous way... And he's got a sweet accent. I do like his movies. Mainly becuase they're laughably terrible.
But anyways, Jean-Claude Van Damme, or however you spell his name, is ridiculous. He's ridiculously ass-kick-ericious. By which I mean he kicks people's asses in a completely ridiculous way... And he's got a sweet accent. I do like his movies. Mainly becuase they're laughably terrible.
Sweet License Plate
Was in traffic on I-66 today. Passed a car whose license plate read "66 SUCKS". I laughed.
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