Marketing: the devil's work
Some suggestions for names for upcoming giant SUV model's.
10: Olympus Mons
9: Galilean Moon
8: T-Rex
7: Dangerous at Any Speed
6: I Have a Tiny Penis
5: Barrel Roll
4: Hell's Half Acre
3: Expeditionary Force
2: Chrome! Chrome! Chrome!
1: Screw You, Hippy!
Saturday, April 17, 2004
Thursday, April 15, 2004
Wednesday, April 14, 2004
Neal Pollack invents another character and then interviews him
NP: Surely you’re not siding with our enemies here?
LL: I don’t look at this situation as “good guys” versus “enemies.” This war is not cut-and-dry. It’s a chess game, with people on both sides used as pawns, being played by power elites. As the sides have been defined, I can’t take sides. If I oppose the U.S government’s actions, I’m not a lover of terrorism. And if I oppose terrorist atrocities, I’m by no means an American patriot. I try to look at situations with maximum objectivity.
NP: And we appreciate that.
LL: You should try it sometime. It’s fun.
NP: I just might.
NP: Surely you’re not siding with our enemies here?
LL: I don’t look at this situation as “good guys” versus “enemies.” This war is not cut-and-dry. It’s a chess game, with people on both sides used as pawns, being played by power elites. As the sides have been defined, I can’t take sides. If I oppose the U.S government’s actions, I’m not a lover of terrorism. And if I oppose terrorist atrocities, I’m by no means an American patriot. I try to look at situations with maximum objectivity.
NP: And we appreciate that.
LL: You should try it sometime. It’s fun.
NP: I just might.
Maybe not
I didn't really have high expectations for the Punisher movie that is coming out. The man avenging the death of his murdered family with double pistols may have been a unique comic character but as a movie character it's been done just a few times. Hell, Denzel Washington's new movie is basically a Punisher movie. I first saw the trailer a few days ago and I heard that song. Any movie trailer that features one of those horrible alt-rock songs? No thanks, I'll pass.
I didn't really have high expectations for the Punisher movie that is coming out. The man avenging the death of his murdered family with double pistols may have been a unique comic character but as a movie character it's been done just a few times. Hell, Denzel Washington's new movie is basically a Punisher movie. I first saw the trailer a few days ago and I heard that song. Any movie trailer that features one of those horrible alt-rock songs? No thanks, I'll pass.
Joshua breaks it down
"But, even setting aside the awkward moments where the president couldn't think of any mistake he'd ever made on foreign policy since 9/11, what I saw was a man with a quiver of cliches and a few simple stock arguments. Whatever the question, he grabbed a handful of those and tossed them back."
"But, even setting aside the awkward moments where the president couldn't think of any mistake he'd ever made on foreign policy since 9/11, what I saw was a man with a quiver of cliches and a few simple stock arguments. Whatever the question, he grabbed a handful of those and tossed them back."
Tuesday, April 13, 2004
It sho' is green out
Yesterday before work I drove down Queens Road West and took a few snapshots out the windshield of my car. Yesterday was that nice spring rainy day that makes the green light come out on Queens Road. It was the kind of day that can cause a young boy to spend hours on his couch masturbating.
Yesterday before work I drove down Queens Road West and took a few snapshots out the windshield of my car. Yesterday was that nice spring rainy day that makes the green light come out on Queens Road. It was the kind of day that can cause a young boy to spend hours on his couch masturbating.
Monday, April 12, 2004
Sunday, April 11, 2004
Remember the...uh...hmmm...oh yeah, that old church that became a fortress
Tonight my new friend and I went to see the new movie, The Alamo. This is the second time we have gone to a theater without checking the listings hoping to catch The Ladykillers and ended up seeing something else. The first time we saw Hidalgo which was cool with me since it had the guy who played Aragorn and I was curious to see him in another role. For those of you wondering Hidalgo is half a good movie. I recommend leaving after the raid by the bandits. The guy who played the Nazi guy in Oz and the newspaper editor in Spiderman plays Wild Bill Hickock in Hidalgo and he's great. It's worth seeing just for that. That dude's a great actor.
I really enjoyed the Alamo. It's not a great movie but it's pretty darn good. I read one review that said there's too much talking. I believe it's called dialogue and it assists in establishing characters. It also had Billy Bob and Jason Patric in it. I dig Billy Bob, he's a fine actor and funny and witty when interviewed. Jason Patric always reminds me of that cool handsome senior who treated high school freshmen like humans.
Billy Bob was fantastic as Davey Crockett. He comes within a hair of stealing the movie. There are a couple of great scenes where he is the focus that just make the movie worth watching. It's fascinating watching a man grapple with his legend. I don't recall ever seeing such a concept portrayed so effectively before. The dialgoue you've seen in the commercials is probably the weakest of these moments. There is a scene involving the Mexican army's band and Davey's fiddle that is fantastic.
I also enjoyed the actor who played Santa Anna. He had the right amount of vanity and visciousness that allowed you to view him as "the bad guy" and have sympathy for the Mexican soldiers under his command.
The battle scene is pretty intense but it doesn't have the gore factor of say Private Ryan or the Passion. I wish they had spent a little more time displaying the fortifications so the battle scene would be easier to follow. A couple of times I found myself thinking, "this is good but where in the Alamo is it taking place?" So far Private Ryan and Band of Brothers have best set up a battle so during the confustion of fighting you know what is going on. My favorite examples of that is during Band of Brothers and the scene where they attempt to take Carenten and when they approach the town during Operation Market Garden and the silly British tankers ignore the paratroopers warnings about the camouflaged German Tanks. What the Alamo does do well is give you such good characters that you really don't want the battle to start since you know they are all doomed. It reminded me of the final battle in Saving Private Ryan when the men are waiting for the German troops to arrive. The sense of fear and doom is palpable. You just wish Davey Crockett and the rest would crawl over the walls at night and try to get away.
Tonight my new friend and I went to see the new movie, The Alamo. This is the second time we have gone to a theater without checking the listings hoping to catch The Ladykillers and ended up seeing something else. The first time we saw Hidalgo which was cool with me since it had the guy who played Aragorn and I was curious to see him in another role. For those of you wondering Hidalgo is half a good movie. I recommend leaving after the raid by the bandits. The guy who played the Nazi guy in Oz and the newspaper editor in Spiderman plays Wild Bill Hickock in Hidalgo and he's great. It's worth seeing just for that. That dude's a great actor.
I really enjoyed the Alamo. It's not a great movie but it's pretty darn good. I read one review that said there's too much talking. I believe it's called dialogue and it assists in establishing characters. It also had Billy Bob and Jason Patric in it. I dig Billy Bob, he's a fine actor and funny and witty when interviewed. Jason Patric always reminds me of that cool handsome senior who treated high school freshmen like humans.
Billy Bob was fantastic as Davey Crockett. He comes within a hair of stealing the movie. There are a couple of great scenes where he is the focus that just make the movie worth watching. It's fascinating watching a man grapple with his legend. I don't recall ever seeing such a concept portrayed so effectively before. The dialgoue you've seen in the commercials is probably the weakest of these moments. There is a scene involving the Mexican army's band and Davey's fiddle that is fantastic.
I also enjoyed the actor who played Santa Anna. He had the right amount of vanity and visciousness that allowed you to view him as "the bad guy" and have sympathy for the Mexican soldiers under his command.
The battle scene is pretty intense but it doesn't have the gore factor of say Private Ryan or the Passion. I wish they had spent a little more time displaying the fortifications so the battle scene would be easier to follow. A couple of times I found myself thinking, "this is good but where in the Alamo is it taking place?" So far Private Ryan and Band of Brothers have best set up a battle so during the confustion of fighting you know what is going on. My favorite examples of that is during Band of Brothers and the scene where they attempt to take Carenten and when they approach the town during Operation Market Garden and the silly British tankers ignore the paratroopers warnings about the camouflaged German Tanks. What the Alamo does do well is give you such good characters that you really don't want the battle to start since you know they are all doomed. It reminded me of the final battle in Saving Private Ryan when the men are waiting for the German troops to arrive. The sense of fear and doom is palpable. You just wish Davey Crockett and the rest would crawl over the walls at night and try to get away.
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