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Wednesday: June 17, 2009 - Bevy of Movies
I've watched a lot of movies recently and since I was the last person on Earth to have seen them I won't bother with long reviews when grades will more than suffice.
Wall-E: Amazing how far animation has come. Final Grade: B-
The Incredibles: I swear the visuals throughout that movie looked real most of the time. Story...zzz. Final Grade: B-
Finding Nemo: Sensing a pattern here? Final Grade: B
Ocean's 11: Much better than I thought. Final Grade: A-
Crouching Tiger: Needed less "story" and more fighting chicks. Final Grade: D
Transformers: I'm not even going to grade this. Who doesn't like the Transformers. And who doesn't like Megan Fox?
Alien: Took me three tries to get through it without falling asleep. Pretty crappy but it did make me jump when it first popped out of his belly. I might have screamed a little too. Final Grade; D
Garden State: I've watched this twice now and hated it both times. Final Grade: F
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest: Weirdy. Final Grade: B
Saving Private Ryan: Kind of cheesy but pretty good. Final Grade: B+
American Beauty: I like Kevin Spacey. Final Grade: B+
Good Will Hunting: Predictable but quotable. I feel so "in" now. Final Grade: C-
Terminator: Eh. Final Grade: C-
Terminator 2: Come with me if you want to live (again). Final Grade: B+
American History X: Awesome. Final Grade: A
Yep, with Chris away I've had a good two hours before bed to slowly become acquainted with popular culture.
I've watched a lot of movies recently and since I was the last person on Earth to have seen them I won't bother with long reviews when grades will more than suffice.
Wall-E: Amazing how far animation has come. Final Grade: B-
The Incredibles: I swear the visuals throughout that movie looked real most of the time. Story...zzz. Final Grade: B-
Finding Nemo: Sensing a pattern here? Final Grade: B
Ocean's 11: Much better than I thought. Final Grade: A-
Crouching Tiger: Needed less "story" and more fighting chicks. Final Grade: D
Transformers: I'm not even going to grade this. Who doesn't like the Transformers. And who doesn't like Megan Fox?
Alien: Took me three tries to get through it without falling asleep. Pretty crappy but it did make me jump when it first popped out of his belly. I might have screamed a little too. Final Grade; D
Garden State: I've watched this twice now and hated it both times. Final Grade: F
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest: Weirdy. Final Grade: B
Saving Private Ryan: Kind of cheesy but pretty good. Final Grade: B+
American Beauty: I like Kevin Spacey. Final Grade: B+
Good Will Hunting: Predictable but quotable. I feel so "in" now. Final Grade: C-
Terminator: Eh. Final Grade: C-
Terminator 2: Come with me if you want to live (again). Final Grade: B+
American History X: Awesome. Final Grade: A
Yep, with Chris away I've had a good two hours before bed to slowly become acquainted with popular culture.
Comments:
- Evil Mike
Haha, I was afraid you'd say something like that about Alien. I myself find it really slow. You will definitely find Aliens more enjoyable since it's more action packed, moves faster, and the characters (and aliens) are way more interesting.
Check out my site, I completed a version of that Chompy picture. - Evil Mike
As for other movie sequels Terminator 3 was a let down coming after T2. Ocean's 12 is horrendous, Ocean's 13 OK but not up to 11. - KBS
Wow, no wonder you aren't updating the blog as much. How can you hate Garden State? Music is awesome. - Mike
I agree--the music was awesome. That's all I'm willing to give it though. People lamenting their directionless lives isn't my idea of a good time.
EM: Your Chompy is fantastic. I wish I had 1% of your drawing ability.
- Evil Mike
No, YOUR Chompy is fantastic. - Amber
This movie is so funny and cute...LOL LOL LOL LOL LOL LOL....
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Time Machine:
09-02-2009
· 09-02-2008
· 09-02-2007
· 09-02-2006
09-02-2009: I think I have the swine flu. I think I caught it during the Counting Crows concert then brought it back. I took the liberty of passing it along to 100+ college students in the hopes of teaching them a valuable history lesson about settlers and smallpox blankets (right Steve?) I actually do feel a little bit better today but I've also slept away the gross majority of the past three days. Tomorrow I have to go back to school and I can't call in sick so by 10am I'll know how bad I have it depending on how many students I inadvertently killed on Wednesday.
Football starts tonight. Thank God. Too bad I'll be asleep and have to miss the first two games. On Monday Tim and Chris are going to come over to watch FSU whomp Miami. Back to bed.09-02-2008: Ok, seriously, we're playing MarioKart tonight at 8pm. SERIOUSLY.
I got sick last night around 10pm for no reason. Just a regular cold but it came out of nowhere and by the time I woke around 2:30pm this afternoon it had almost totally gone away. Weird. I ordered ESPN GamePlan yesterday so now I can watch up to six college football games at once. This is grossly unnecessary but really, few things in life are really all that necessary. The Cubs can't clinch a playoff spot fast enough--my big TV awaits!
I also picked up Ab last night and she and Chompy covered my bed in dirt after running around in the clay before coming in. Speaking of clay, I read that some people crave eating clay while pregnant. Weirdy. Since I'm phoning in today's entry, here's a video that's worth the watch (with FSU alum Richard Simmons no less).
I took the day off blogging but only because I was thinking of you.09-02-2006: After laboring in coal-mine like conditions for the past 11 months I was pleased to get Labor Day off. Over the weekend the only major thing I "accomplished" was buying a new TV for my office. I got it at Home Depot of all places but I wanted a 15" LCD and didn't want to spend $350 at Best Buy for a crap-brand when I could spend $250 at Home Depot for a Magnavox. The TV it replaced did not change channels or allow you to adjust the volume more than once a week. Usually each Sunday I'd decide what channel and volume to watch for the week and then hate my decision to choose Lifetime (hey, Fraiser was on) on near-mute. The new TV is nice and it looks good next to my two flat-screen monitors. Booyah.
Football starts tonight. Thank God. Too bad I'll be asleep and have to miss the first two games. On Monday Tim and Chris are going to come over to watch FSU whomp Miami. Back to bed.09-02-2008: Ok, seriously, we're playing MarioKart tonight at 8pm. SERIOUSLY.
I got sick last night around 10pm for no reason. Just a regular cold but it came out of nowhere and by the time I woke around 2:30pm this afternoon it had almost totally gone away. Weird. I ordered ESPN GamePlan yesterday so now I can watch up to six college football games at once. This is grossly unnecessary but really, few things in life are really all that necessary. The Cubs can't clinch a playoff spot fast enough--my big TV awaits!
I also picked up Ab last night and she and Chompy covered my bed in dirt after running around in the clay before coming in. Speaking of clay, I read that some people crave eating clay while pregnant. Weirdy. Since I'm phoning in today's entry, here's a video that's worth the watch (with FSU alum Richard Simmons no less).
I took the day off blogging but only because I was thinking of you.09-02-2006: After laboring in coal-mine like conditions for the past 11 months I was pleased to get Labor Day off. Over the weekend the only major thing I "accomplished" was buying a new TV for my office. I got it at Home Depot of all places but I wanted a 15" LCD and didn't want to spend $350 at Best Buy for a crap-brand when I could spend $250 at Home Depot for a Magnavox. The TV it replaced did not change channels or allow you to adjust the volume more than once a week. Usually each Sunday I'd decide what channel and volume to watch for the week and then hate my decision to choose Lifetime (hey, Fraiser was on) on near-mute. The new TV is nice and it looks good next to my two flat-screen monitors. Booyah.