The Media Report, 16/01/2006
That’s the first written indication I’ve had that we’re no longer living in 2005, with all that implies: World Football Cup, Oscar ceremony, another birthday, etc. I might take a week off to go to Germany during the World Cup, not that I want to watch any games or anything, but a bunch of friends are going and it looks like good times might be had.
Make up a transitional sentence to fit here, I’m too lazy to think of one.
So, it’s that wonderful time of the month again, the one where I have watched/read/heard stuff, and you get to read all about it. Isn’t life wonderful?
You don’t need to answer that.
Awesome Movie: Murderball
I know you still haven’t watched Murderball. That’s cool. Maybe I forgot to mention it stars a quad named Zupan, who kicks ass and takes names like his lower limbs were still functional. It was my fault, really.
Sorry.
Now watch the damned thing.
Crapfest: Crash
To paraphrase Ambrose Bierce, “The main problem with this movie is that the beginning and end credits are too far apart”. This movie is supposed to show you how every single one of us is a racist, and we’re all connected. In execution, this movie is predictable, pandering and trite. It telegraphs every plot twist, and ties itself into completely unbelievable knots that had me rolling my eyes by the end. A cute 5-year old girl that’s afraid of bullets, you say? Gee, I wonder where will that plot end.
Pat yourself in the back if you guessed “she gets shot”. Now try to guess how Million Dollar Baby scribe cum director gets off the hook and spares her life. It’s absurd. I’ve said it before, I’ll say it again: “The so-called ‘need’ for a plot twist is fucking cinema in the ass”.
In the ass, bitch!
Awesome movie: Hustle and Flow
Let’s get it out of the way: Hustle and Flow is the archetypical Bring It On-esque (yes, I can think of other examples, no, I don’t feel like using them) underdog story. Except this one is about a pimp that wants to become a rapper. Much like Bring It On, it’s one of the rare examples where the movie takes the ball and runs with it. Terence Howard’s turn as the nominal pimp is a pleasant surprise, as his role is basically that of a bastard, yet a likeable one at that. If you need proof, witness the scene where he trades a ho for a microphone. It’s a testament to both the excellent screenwriting and his acting skill(z) [LOLz] that you still root for him after it. 8 Mile this ain’t, let me tell you that. So, if you need rap and ho’s, check out Hustle and Flow.
(That rap was totally unintentional.)
Music: Tori Amos’ Official Bootlegs
I was really into Tori for about 3 or 4 years, but then we started to drift apart around “From Venus and Back”. As she grew older, I found myself less interested in what she had to say. Lately, we’ve drifted apart for completely opposite reasons. I’ll just say that I don’t like listening to a rape song while levelling my character in World of Warcraft. That said, I’ve gone back to the albums I didn’t like, “Venus” and onwards, and I’ve found that stage, while impersonal and non-heart baring, more listenable. I can’t say that it’s better, really, just that maybe I’ve outgrown my 15-year-old black-wearing emo cutter stage. That said, Tori’s Official Bootlegs are awesome, start to end. It’s her me-and-a-piano tour, and you get a whole lot of witty on-stage banter. It’s mother Tori performing old Tori songs, a stage I find particularly interesting, and is accurately depicted in these CDs. Get them, and get them all. You get cute animal stickers and shit.
On the Webs: The Henry Rollins blog
You might not know who Henry Rollins is. That’s OK, I feel sorry for you going to hell and all. You might be interested in his blog, though. Think of a man that was a singer in legendary hardcore band Black Flag. Now, make him literate, funny, and just plain smart.
I don’t know how to articulate it but there’s a feeling I get where I don’t feel strange until I am around other people and have some kind of reference point.
(I had to put Tori in between Hustle and Flow and Henry Rollins, because we all know Henry Rollins would kick the pimp’s ass and fuck his ho’s)
So, any of you read/watched/heard anything interesting?
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