OK, so my fav movie of the year won for two years in a row. That's just strange to me. And Scorsese was best director.
But other than the Will Ferrell/Jack Black/John C. Reilly song, was this the most boring Oscars ever?
Alan Arkin was the only real surprise of the night. (Wahlberg should have won!). Speeches were boring. Seems like they should have provided winners with Red Bull before they got up there.
Because of yet another busy weekend, I didn't get out to see any movies. I did watch "Date Movie" on HBO and it was actually worse than the critics said. I still think there's great potential in a parody of the Rom-Com genre. Too bad this wasn't it.
Tuesday, February 27, 2007
Monday, February 19, 2007
Nothing to report
I didn't get to any movies this weekend. Tracy and the boys were to Terebithia and (because Terebithia was so depressing) went to see Music and Lyrics. The report back: They both sucked.
On Friday, Tracy made me go to the Big Band Boogie Ball. Lots of music. Lots of dancing. She was thrilled and I would have preferred to have gone through a second vasectomy than to be there. Opposites attract, huh!
Saturday, I had a fun poker night with a bunch of friends. Always fun. I never seem to be the big winner or the big loser. Guess that's OK. But I'm heading to Vegas in a couple weeks and I could go for a big win there!
All the rest of the time was spent in planning the big "Testosterone Tour." Can't wait! Golf. Baseball. Gambling. Drinking. It outta be fantastic!
I have no gone over my quota for exclamation points, so I have to sign off now.
On Friday, Tracy made me go to the Big Band Boogie Ball. Lots of music. Lots of dancing. She was thrilled and I would have preferred to have gone through a second vasectomy than to be there. Opposites attract, huh!
Saturday, I had a fun poker night with a bunch of friends. Always fun. I never seem to be the big winner or the big loser. Guess that's OK. But I'm heading to Vegas in a couple weeks and I could go for a big win there!
All the rest of the time was spent in planning the big "Testosterone Tour." Can't wait! Golf. Baseball. Gambling. Drinking. It outta be fantastic!
I have no gone over my quota for exclamation points, so I have to sign off now.
Friday, February 16, 2007
Light
Big speech ... done.
Big Class ... done.
Lots of stuff to do at work, have to attend Big Band Boogie Ball with Tracy for Valentines, have to clean the bathrooms, have to work on my committee stuff for Relay For Life, have to clean up the house, have to prepare for another class, have to do a ton of other things I'm probably forgetting ... It's all good.
Why?
Because me and some buddies are going to Arizona for a week to play golf, watch baseball, gamble, drink and generally pretend we're 20-somethings again.
When the light at the end of the tunnel is that bright, it's amazing how much other crap it can blind you to.
Yeah!
Big Class ... done.
Lots of stuff to do at work, have to attend Big Band Boogie Ball with Tracy for Valentines, have to clean the bathrooms, have to work on my committee stuff for Relay For Life, have to clean up the house, have to prepare for another class, have to do a ton of other things I'm probably forgetting ... It's all good.
Why?
Because me and some buddies are going to Arizona for a week to play golf, watch baseball, gamble, drink and generally pretend we're 20-somethings again.
When the light at the end of the tunnel is that bright, it's amazing how much other crap it can blind you to.
Yeah!
Tuesday, February 13, 2007
24
Unless something amazing happens (i.e. Audrey is put to death to resurrect the body of Edgar!) this will go down as the worst season of 24 ever…
The following plot holes occurred between 1 and 3 p.m.: (And I mean 24-plot holes, not just normal-show plot holes so they are HUGE)
1:06 p.m. : Unless a helicopter is right on top of you, you aren’t going to hear it in a car.
1:07 p.m. : Why would there be all those cars parked under the overpass? And how do you start one with a rock?
1:08 p.m.: With satellite and helicopter coverage, they STILL lose them!
1:10 p.m.: McCarthy’s girlfriend went from bimbo on the street to killer AFTER she found out this involved a nuke that killed 12,000 people and ruined her vacation.
1:17 p.m.: AFTER the lamest ousting of Karen ever, Lennox decides to quit because the pres won’t listen to him. C’mon!
1:29 p.m.: Milo and his moustache annoy me (not a plot hole, but a truth!)
1:31 p.m.: OK, let’s assume Assad is on-par with Bin Laden. What are the chances the Secret Service would let Bin Laden and G.W. ALONE in the same room? AND wasn’t it just a little stupid when he said, “If one more nuclear weapon goes off …” (I use the same tone when I tell my kids that if they don’t get their feet off the table …)
1:34 p.m.: Has any CTU perimeter ever actually contained anyone?
1:35 p.m.: After a little bit of torture (10 min. worth max.), CTU arrives and does a fire alarm just to make sure the terrorists know. So, Morris knows the good guys are outside, too, right? So, instead of stalling or instead of making a thing-ma-bobber that doesn’t work, what does Morris do? He HURRIES to get the thing for the bad guys!?!
1:47 p.m.: OK, let’s pretend Morris thought that he could make the little device operational BECAUSE CTU was outside and that the nukes were somewhere else … And THEN Fayyad shows him one of the nukes and tells him to arm it (while hitting him in the sore … ARM, get it?). But instead of screwing it up or declining politely, what does Morris do? HE ARMS IT!?!?!
1:48 p.m.: Apparently Fayyed goes out the little closet door, down a sewer and to an awaiting helicopter (THROUGH THE PERIMETER!!!). But he left one of the bombs to blow up. What if it had blown up? Well, that’s pretty much the end of the story. Terrorist dead. Did he just assume Jack Bauer (who just this morning was released from a Chinese prison where he’s been locked up and tortured for THREE YEARS) would be able to stop it? AND since it stopped, shouldn’t he believe that maybe Morris’ little gizmo didn’t really work???!?!?
2:00 p.m.: CTU can track one car out of millions on the LA highways, but they can’t follow ONE damn helicopter?
2:02 p.m.: Morris has recovered from being knocked out AND is already back at CTU. And the Cloe I know and love would have gone over to him and beat the piss out of Morris (or at least tasered him) instead of hugging him. I don’t like the new Cloe.
2:07 p.m.: Evil Farmer Hoggett was already left alone so he could kill his son. But apparently CTU didn’t think his CELL PHONE might have any clues on it, so they allowed Hoggett to erase it for them!?!?!?
2:08 p.m.: While CTU can grab snippets of phone conversations all over the city, they can’t monitor Hoggett’s call to the new evil mastermind … from INSIDE CTU!!!
2:14 p.m.: Bill and Jack discuss the interrogation of his brother. Yes, that’s what happened. One nuke has exploded. Three more are about to be. And they are worried about Jack going around PROTOCOLS? This is a guy who once killed a guy and cut off his head just to make a point.
2:15 p.m.: Jack cries about his brother. This should be a sign that something is wrong with this season. If Jack’s crying, the season is dying!
2:20 p.m.: President NOT-Palmer and Assad are sitting together like old buddies discussing his speech to the world. It’s pretty bad when a maniacal freak who used to be on Ally McBeal sounds more reasonable than either of these two dorks.
2:23 p.m.: AFTER saying that it would unreasonable to vote to kick the President out, Ally McBeal guy thinks it wouldn’t be unreasonable to kill him. (Actually I don’t care how they do it, but they should do it soon before his SISTER comes back).
2:36 p.m. Farmer Hoggett, despite owning a company that GAVE the nuke to the terrorists, is allowed to go have some “grandpa-time” with his grandson.
2:45 p.m. Hoggett calls Marilyn who’s riding in a car with Jack to say that he is really a bad guy and to prove it, he was one who killed Romano. So, she knows Jack is an OK guy, but she puts more trust into the old guy threatening her son than Jack. This is so stupid it baffles the imagination.
2:50 p.m.: Marilyn takes CTU right by the real house and to this new address that Hoggett told her. Problem 1: She allegedly didn’t know the address, right? So how does she now guide them to an unknown house using just the address? Problem 2: When they get there, it’s pretty darn obvious that she could not have snuck up on that house and overheard the Russians as she previously stated. Problem 3: She keeps trying to talk to Jack and he won’t listen. I hate it when shows do this.
2:56 p.m.: Why do all bombs in 24-land have to beep? (This isn’t a plot hole, just an observation)
Next Time: NOW she finally tells Jack about Hoggett.
Only redeeming things in this show:
No Presidential Sister and he annoying boyfriend.
Drill torture!!!!
If this season is to be saved:
* Morris will have to be actually working with Hoggett and his group who (for some reason) want the Arabs to have the nukes. This is the only explanation for giving in so easily.
* Hoggett will have to get together with President Weenie from last season SOON!
* Edgar's ghost will eat President's sister!
The following plot holes occurred between 1 and 3 p.m.: (And I mean 24-plot holes, not just normal-show plot holes so they are HUGE)
1:06 p.m. : Unless a helicopter is right on top of you, you aren’t going to hear it in a car.
1:07 p.m. : Why would there be all those cars parked under the overpass? And how do you start one with a rock?
1:08 p.m.: With satellite and helicopter coverage, they STILL lose them!
1:10 p.m.: McCarthy’s girlfriend went from bimbo on the street to killer AFTER she found out this involved a nuke that killed 12,000 people and ruined her vacation.
1:17 p.m.: AFTER the lamest ousting of Karen ever, Lennox decides to quit because the pres won’t listen to him. C’mon!
1:29 p.m.: Milo and his moustache annoy me (not a plot hole, but a truth!)
1:31 p.m.: OK, let’s assume Assad is on-par with Bin Laden. What are the chances the Secret Service would let Bin Laden and G.W. ALONE in the same room? AND wasn’t it just a little stupid when he said, “If one more nuclear weapon goes off …” (I use the same tone when I tell my kids that if they don’t get their feet off the table …)
1:34 p.m.: Has any CTU perimeter ever actually contained anyone?
1:35 p.m.: After a little bit of torture (10 min. worth max.), CTU arrives and does a fire alarm just to make sure the terrorists know. So, Morris knows the good guys are outside, too, right? So, instead of stalling or instead of making a thing-ma-bobber that doesn’t work, what does Morris do? He HURRIES to get the thing for the bad guys!?!
1:47 p.m.: OK, let’s pretend Morris thought that he could make the little device operational BECAUSE CTU was outside and that the nukes were somewhere else … And THEN Fayyad shows him one of the nukes and tells him to arm it (while hitting him in the sore … ARM, get it?). But instead of screwing it up or declining politely, what does Morris do? HE ARMS IT!?!?!
1:48 p.m.: Apparently Fayyed goes out the little closet door, down a sewer and to an awaiting helicopter (THROUGH THE PERIMETER!!!). But he left one of the bombs to blow up. What if it had blown up? Well, that’s pretty much the end of the story. Terrorist dead. Did he just assume Jack Bauer (who just this morning was released from a Chinese prison where he’s been locked up and tortured for THREE YEARS) would be able to stop it? AND since it stopped, shouldn’t he believe that maybe Morris’ little gizmo didn’t really work???!?!?
2:00 p.m.: CTU can track one car out of millions on the LA highways, but they can’t follow ONE damn helicopter?
2:02 p.m.: Morris has recovered from being knocked out AND is already back at CTU. And the Cloe I know and love would have gone over to him and beat the piss out of Morris (or at least tasered him) instead of hugging him. I don’t like the new Cloe.
2:07 p.m.: Evil Farmer Hoggett was already left alone so he could kill his son. But apparently CTU didn’t think his CELL PHONE might have any clues on it, so they allowed Hoggett to erase it for them!?!?!?
2:08 p.m.: While CTU can grab snippets of phone conversations all over the city, they can’t monitor Hoggett’s call to the new evil mastermind … from INSIDE CTU!!!
2:14 p.m.: Bill and Jack discuss the interrogation of his brother. Yes, that’s what happened. One nuke has exploded. Three more are about to be. And they are worried about Jack going around PROTOCOLS? This is a guy who once killed a guy and cut off his head just to make a point.
2:15 p.m.: Jack cries about his brother. This should be a sign that something is wrong with this season. If Jack’s crying, the season is dying!
2:20 p.m.: President NOT-Palmer and Assad are sitting together like old buddies discussing his speech to the world. It’s pretty bad when a maniacal freak who used to be on Ally McBeal sounds more reasonable than either of these two dorks.
2:23 p.m.: AFTER saying that it would unreasonable to vote to kick the President out, Ally McBeal guy thinks it wouldn’t be unreasonable to kill him. (Actually I don’t care how they do it, but they should do it soon before his SISTER comes back).
2:36 p.m. Farmer Hoggett, despite owning a company that GAVE the nuke to the terrorists, is allowed to go have some “grandpa-time” with his grandson.
2:45 p.m. Hoggett calls Marilyn who’s riding in a car with Jack to say that he is really a bad guy and to prove it, he was one who killed Romano. So, she knows Jack is an OK guy, but she puts more trust into the old guy threatening her son than Jack. This is so stupid it baffles the imagination.
2:50 p.m.: Marilyn takes CTU right by the real house and to this new address that Hoggett told her. Problem 1: She allegedly didn’t know the address, right? So how does she now guide them to an unknown house using just the address? Problem 2: When they get there, it’s pretty darn obvious that she could not have snuck up on that house and overheard the Russians as she previously stated. Problem 3: She keeps trying to talk to Jack and he won’t listen. I hate it when shows do this.
2:56 p.m.: Why do all bombs in 24-land have to beep? (This isn’t a plot hole, just an observation)
Next Time: NOW she finally tells Jack about Hoggett.
Only redeeming things in this show:
No Presidential Sister and he annoying boyfriend.
Drill torture!!!!
If this season is to be saved:
* Morris will have to be actually working with Hoggett and his group who (for some reason) want the Arabs to have the nukes. This is the only explanation for giving in so easily.
* Hoggett will have to get together with President Weenie from last season SOON!
* Edgar's ghost will eat President's sister!
Monday, February 12, 2007
Letters review
This weekend, despite a speech and a 3-hour grammar class I taught, I still managed to see two very different movies...
Letters from Iwo Jima -- Very good movie. Better than Flags of our Fathers. Nicely directed (I'm still rooting for Scorsese, though) with some great acting. Still not in the class of Saving Private Ryan or even Tora, Tora, Tora but still a darn good war movie.
Saw III -- Almost seems wrong to list these two movies together, but I am. Anyway, this one is much like the first two. Yes, there's a lot of gore (I think I read the DVD is more hardcore than the theatrical release). But there is an interesting underlying story here. Looks like they have at least one more in the series to go. And I'm sure I'll see it. Sometimes I even worry myself.
Letters from Iwo Jima -- Very good movie. Better than Flags of our Fathers. Nicely directed (I'm still rooting for Scorsese, though) with some great acting. Still not in the class of Saving Private Ryan or even Tora, Tora, Tora but still a darn good war movie.
Saw III -- Almost seems wrong to list these two movies together, but I am. Anyway, this one is much like the first two. Yes, there's a lot of gore (I think I read the DVD is more hardcore than the theatrical release). But there is an interesting underlying story here. Looks like they have at least one more in the series to go. And I'm sure I'll see it. Sometimes I even worry myself.
Tuesday, February 06, 2007
Babel
Well, Babel finally came to Greeley (as did most of the Oscar noms). We saw it last weekend and I thought it was a pretty awesome movie. It certainly didn't hold together as a movie as good as Crash, but I thought the performances of the two nominated actresses were phenomenal (they'll probably lose to Dreamgirls, but I haven't seen that one yet, so I can't say they were better).
I really like how each of the different segments actually had different cinematography that made it very clear which storyline you were in, especially the Asian parts ... it felt like watching an Asian release. Very nice.
Because of that and the incredible way this movie was shot throughout, I can understand why many people want this director to get the Oscar. And it would be hard to argue that.
By far, I think The Departed was a MUCH better movie, but that's mainly due to the acting and the great story. For direction, it's hard to argue with Babel.
Of course, the biggest argument is that The Departed is MARTIN FREAKIN' SCORSESE who has deserved at least three Oscars before (I especially thought he was robbed after Gangs of NY which I thought was incredible!).
So, I am rooting for Martin, but if Babel guy (can't remember his name) wins, I won't be that upset. That just means Scorsese will have to make another movie and that's a good thing.
As we get a little closer, I'll spill my picks for Oscar (and the ones I think will really win).
I really like how each of the different segments actually had different cinematography that made it very clear which storyline you were in, especially the Asian parts ... it felt like watching an Asian release. Very nice.
Because of that and the incredible way this movie was shot throughout, I can understand why many people want this director to get the Oscar. And it would be hard to argue that.
By far, I think The Departed was a MUCH better movie, but that's mainly due to the acting and the great story. For direction, it's hard to argue with Babel.
Of course, the biggest argument is that The Departed is MARTIN FREAKIN' SCORSESE who has deserved at least three Oscars before (I especially thought he was robbed after Gangs of NY which I thought was incredible!).
So, I am rooting for Martin, but if Babel guy (can't remember his name) wins, I won't be that upset. That just means Scorsese will have to make another movie and that's a good thing.
As we get a little closer, I'll spill my picks for Oscar (and the ones I think will really win).
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