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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....
Good Things Take Time...
178 days until FSU Football (2010)
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Chris finally made it back to smooch Amy by midnight in Chicago.
Chris finally made it back to smooch Amy by midnight in Chicago.
Time Machine:
03-11-2009
· 03-11-2008
· 03-11-2007
· 03-11-2006
03-11-2009: My house is going to be clean like you don't even know for the many Fests this month. I have about four laundry loads left and some dog-washing and vacuuming left to do but on the whole I'm in pretty good shape for Chris' arrival Friday evening.
I've got a good 12 of 12 in the works since I have a lot to do. I already missed my 10am meeting at Wachovia but whatever, it's my money and I call the shots. That's what you get for paying me like .000004% interest. I still need to pick up Abby from Jamie's before I do another load of laundry and then drive out to Reston.
PromotionCode.org is almost up to 100 fans on Facebook so if you're not already a fan, it would be nice of you to become one as a personal favor to me. It's rare that I mention anything work related so you should feel honored to be a part of today's entry.
There was big news on the FriendFront last night but I'm not sure if it has been disseminated fully enough for a mention. You know who you are, you just let me know.03-11-2008: Jamie flew back into town yesterday afternoon from Jacksonville and I made it to Reagan in about 15 minutes. With Brian's map I can now do no wrong. After I picked her up we caught a bus (gasp) to Tenleytown where we had lunch then got on the metro (gasp) so she could get fingerprinted for her internship and I could get my SMARTcard. The woman fingerprinting her kept trying to resend a fax and must have done it fifty times while we were there. Getting my SMARTcard was pretty easy although I was hoping it would somehow be smart enough to repel the stench of the homeless on the bus from infiltrating my nose but no, it's just not that smart.
After having dinner in Georgetown we came back to my house and built my dining room table and about 95% of the kitchen pantry. Because it was so late I didn't want to do any hammering or else that would have gotten done too. With those items complete I'm down to only needing to build my new dresser and a bookshelf. Once THAT'S done then I can finally finish up my office and empty out four of the remaining tubs. Awesome. 03-11-2007: Ah, Poker Night. The four of us trotted over to Renee and Ian's around 6:30 to settle in to some poker. Ian made some sort of delicious chicken and mashed potato dish (how can you lose with that combination?) and Chris volunteered some of now-famous pepperoni bread. Ian was the star of the show, ending his string of 2nd place finishes and ruining the nights of everyone else. We stuck around to see if Renee could make a comeback against her boy toy but it was not to be. After leaving our $5 in Ian's wallet we adjourned home. Once there Chris and I broke out some red wine and Jamie and Mike(r) met up with Carlos for a night of dancing. Since Chris and I are old we fell asleep early and the rest of the part returned around 3am-ish.
Week 7
1) Ian (RG, MC, MR)
2) Renee (CE)
3) Mike (CP,JB)
4) Chris
5) Michael
6) Christen
7) Jamie
PCS Standings
1) Mike (2.28) [15 Kills]
T2) Ian (3.00) [6 Kills]
T2) Amy (3.00) [0 Kills]
4) Chris (3.14) [8 Kills]
5) Jamie (4.80) [4 Kills]
6) Christen (5.00) [2 Kills]
7) Renee (5.70) [2 Kill]
8) Tim (7.00) [0 Kills]I took the day off blogging but only because I was thinking of you.
I've got a good 12 of 12 in the works since I have a lot to do. I already missed my 10am meeting at Wachovia but whatever, it's my money and I call the shots. That's what you get for paying me like .000004% interest. I still need to pick up Abby from Jamie's before I do another load of laundry and then drive out to Reston.
PromotionCode.org is almost up to 100 fans on Facebook so if you're not already a fan, it would be nice of you to become one as a personal favor to me. It's rare that I mention anything work related so you should feel honored to be a part of today's entry.
There was big news on the FriendFront last night but I'm not sure if it has been disseminated fully enough for a mention. You know who you are, you just let me know.03-11-2008: Jamie flew back into town yesterday afternoon from Jacksonville and I made it to Reagan in about 15 minutes. With Brian's map I can now do no wrong. After I picked her up we caught a bus (gasp) to Tenleytown where we had lunch then got on the metro (gasp) so she could get fingerprinted for her internship and I could get my SMARTcard. The woman fingerprinting her kept trying to resend a fax and must have done it fifty times while we were there. Getting my SMARTcard was pretty easy although I was hoping it would somehow be smart enough to repel the stench of the homeless on the bus from infiltrating my nose but no, it's just not that smart.
After having dinner in Georgetown we came back to my house and built my dining room table and about 95% of the kitchen pantry. Because it was so late I didn't want to do any hammering or else that would have gotten done too. With those items complete I'm down to only needing to build my new dresser and a bookshelf. Once THAT'S done then I can finally finish up my office and empty out four of the remaining tubs. Awesome. 03-11-2007: Ah, Poker Night. The four of us trotted over to Renee and Ian's around 6:30 to settle in to some poker. Ian made some sort of delicious chicken and mashed potato dish (how can you lose with that combination?) and Chris volunteered some of now-famous pepperoni bread. Ian was the star of the show, ending his string of 2nd place finishes and ruining the nights of everyone else. We stuck around to see if Renee could make a comeback against her boy toy but it was not to be. After leaving our $5 in Ian's wallet we adjourned home. Once there Chris and I broke out some red wine and Jamie and Mike(r) met up with Carlos for a night of dancing. Since Chris and I are old we fell asleep early and the rest of the part returned around 3am-ish.
Week 7
1) Ian (RG, MC, MR)
2) Renee (CE)
3) Mike (CP,JB)
4) Chris
5) Michael
6) Christen
7) Jamie
PCS Standings
1) Mike (2.28) [15 Kills]
T2) Ian (3.00) [6 Kills]
T2) Amy (3.00) [0 Kills]
4) Chris (3.14) [8 Kills]
5) Jamie (4.80) [4 Kills]
6) Christen (5.00) [2 Kills]
7) Renee (5.70) [2 Kill]
8) Tim (7.00) [0 Kills]I took the day off blogging but only because I was thinking of you.