Turtles Forever

Turtles Forever

Someone came up with a brilliant idea of the ultimate team up between the old 1988 Ninja Turtles and 2003 Turtles. Think of this story as not only homage to all the Teenage Ninja Mutant Turtles series and movies, but also all those universe crossing over comic books from over the years. This little animated movie just shows us how fun the TMNT are in any style or universe they’re from. They’re all relevant…in their own way.

I really enjoyed seeing how the two groups of turtles interact with each other. They are a product of their decade. Heck, even the villains from each show interact with each other. The Shredder from the 2003 series is a completely different character. He’s a completely mad alien that wants to take over all universes.

This special movie also pays tribute to all the multiple universes comic books that have come out of the Marvel and DC comic companies. The movie also brings back the old black and white Mirage Studios comic book version of the Turtles. These Turtles are gritty and mean.

The only negative aspect of this movie is it almost seems they take too much time making fun of the 80s versions of the Turtles. And the 80s Shredder isn’t much better. The actual interaction between the two Turtle groups is the real reason to watch this movie, and that’s the where all the fun comes from.

-The return of the Turtle Blimp: I loved when the 2003 Turtle started to hate on the slow movie blimp that the 80s Turtles used to ride in. I fondly remember all the cool kids had the Blimp toy.

-The 2003 Turtles reaction to 80s Turtles universe: When they all go back to the 80s universe, the newer Turtles reaction to the universe is priceless. I also like their reaction to the yellow-costumed April O’Neal.

-80s April O’Neal character model is a bit off model compared to the actual TV show from that time. But it was nice seeing her again, if for a cameo. And, it is a funny cameo too.

-The character models for the 2003 Turtles have a Japanese appearance to them. And, they contrast to the more cartoony 80s Turtles.

-The best joke in the entire movie is when one of the 80s Turtles speaks to the audience and the main villain notices this and looks into the camera very confused. “Who are you talking to?”

Grade: B+

The ultimate team-up.

Timbaland hates Twitter (I agree with him there) and Gossip

Timbaland gives us his profound wisdom, if we like it or not.

I like Timbaland and his music, despite that whole rip-off scandal a few years back, but I am confused to what position he's taking on gossip. His statement is just little too confusing for his part. Check it.

From MTV.com, (("The world needs to check themselves," Timbaland told MTV News. "Leave them people alone. Leave me alone. I don't have beef with nobody. ))

Uh, okay sure. However, it starts to get a bit more incoherent.

((I have real friendships, and real friendships are meant to not always be on the right page, if you are real friends with somebody. OK, America? Don't get in my personal life. I have too much money, I will find you. ... ))

How did this go from being about the world to America? And, when he finds you he'll play you some dope-ass beats with auto-tune. I don't want to get into Tim's personal life.

((All them Facebooks, Twitter, whatever, whatever, don't be talking. All that talking behind people's back ... I'm a grown man. I ain't got time for all that you say, she say. C'mon, man. Stay outta people's business and just love music." ))

Uh, Timbaland, I hate to break it to you, but you really shouldn't be all that afraid of Twitter. It is usually a bunch of hipsters and teenage girls talking about how shitty their lives are. All this in 150 characters. I won't call Twitter much of a threat, just an annoyance.

And, yes, let's put aside all the hating and join hands like that coke TV ad and enjoy music.

Oh, and the interview gets better with his views on super slut Tiger Woods.

(("Stay out of that man's business," Tim said. "That's his personal business. You don't know if his wife don't make him happy. You don't know what's going on with that man. She could be trying to stab him at night. But do you know that? All y'all see is that he is a black man, he's a top celebrity. To me, it's political and it's prejudice in the game. ))

Wait, what did you say about this stabbing business? I have no problem with any man banging hundreds of women. (I'd like to see Warren Betty compare notes with Mr. Woods.) But, it does become a problem when you deceive your wife about the countless waitresses and pornstars that you have banged over the years. If you have a problem with your wife, you should divorce her and bang whoever you like. But, to act like you're sorry after getting caught is just low.

And, this last part of the interview just cracks me up.

(("Get back to enjoying the music," he said. "Get off of the Internet and enjoy the music. Ride in your car, run on your treadmill, put Walkmans on, not always your iPod. Realize what you are blessed with. ... Get back to appreciation." ))

Thank you, Tim. Yet, people are reading your interview on the Internet! I don't get his stance on Walkmans vs. iPod. What does he have against iPods? More people are active because they can carry more songs around with them on iPods. I guess he doesn't have a problem with people playing his PSP videogame.

James Horner again...

Even more Similarities between Horner’s other scores.

James Horner really needs to change up his themes.

Top 50 Bad Movies of the 2000s (21-30)

xXx: State of the Union

Ice Cube: “F’ da police, coming straight from the underground.”
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xXx: State of the Union: So, how do you make an already laughable franchise worst? You replace Vin Diesel with Ice Cube. What were they thinking? Did they think the XXX name alone would bring people into the theater? Ice Cube is pretty much playing Ice Cube here and you can throw in the Green Goblin as well (Willem Dafoe). A bunch of thugs and gangsters save America and none of it makes any sense. Ice Cube, really?

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Ultraviolet

Ultraviolet: Was this supposed to be Æon Flux II? Throw in a hot babe and some strange European techno music and you got another Aeon Flux. Milla Jovovich loves doing these strange Euro action flicks. Somehow, they’ve made this movie just as bad as Aeon Flux.

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Righteous Kill

Al Pacino: “This body represents our collective careers”

Robert De Niro: “Yep, pretty much.”
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Righteous Kill: Look for lazy storytelling here. So, you have two of the biggest stars of their generation, big deal. First, get a damn script that isn’t so aimless and boring that I almost fell asleep. Robert De Niro looks sleepy and Al Pacino is just crazy here. Why was this movie even made?

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Matrix Revolutions

Keanu Reeves: “There’s fat rain and skinny rain.”
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Matrix Revolutions: It is sad, but I have to put this movie on the list. Matrix Reloaded was a flawed movie, but it set up an interesting world for the third film to explore. Sadly, the Matrix Revolutions is more interested in showing us thousands of squid robots fighting mechs. They spend so much time outside the Matrix that I wanted them to rename the movie Zion Revolutions. If I wanted to see a bunch of tan hippies fighting, I’d go to the Highlands in Louisville. It is like the Wachowski Brothers (uh, sister?) weren’t interested in the Matrix anymore. This movie is an embarrassment to the first two movies.

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John Tucker Must Die

In a world where John Tucker Must Die, one of these four women kill him.

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John Tucker Must Die: The movie never lives up to the actual title because John Tucker never dies in the film. I was looking forward to a bunch of self-centered, good looking chicks conspiring to kill the major jock John Tucker. Instead, we just get another by the numbers romantic comedy.

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Larry the Cable Guy: Health Inspector

Larry the Cable Guy: Health Inspector: “Git R Done!” Oh, shut up, Larry. I got a chance to watch this mess a few years ago. Larry doesn’t need to make another movie. Basically, it has a puffy Biff from BTTF, and that is all.

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The Happening

Marky-Mark: “I just watched my career kill itself.”
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The Happening: This stupid movie is probably M. Night Shyamalan’s worst movie to date. When one studio refused to make his movie, MNS got into a huffy and moved into another studio. For some reason, he let Mark Wahlberg get all “Funky Bunch” with his character. Wahlberg nearly wrecks the movie himself, but MNS story helps him in the endeavor. Avoid this giant snuff film at all cost.

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From Justin to Kelly

From Justin to Kelly: I don’t watch American Idol, but I did watch this horrid spin-off from that over-hyped TV show. Does anyone remember Justin Guarini today? Granted I like Kelly Clarkson because she has tried to distance herself from American Idol, but nothing can give her performance. This has to be one of the worst “musicals” ever created.

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Employee of the Month

Yeah, I hated your movie, but you don’t have to look at me that way.
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Employee of the Month: What happens when you get two of the most annoying and stupid people to make a movie together (Dane Cook and Jessica Simpson)? You get this messy comedy about a fake Walmart type of store and a bunch of D-bags working inside. This shouldn’t be confused with the other Employee of the Month movie. Simpson is terrible, but super-hack Dane Cook is even worst. Are we supposed to cheer for this guy?

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Aeon Flux

Aeon Flux: Uh, this movie might have been right for the 90s, but during the 2000s it seems out of place. Charlize Theron is very attractive here, but she isn’t Aeon Flux. I think someone taller should have played the character. However, that wouldn’t have changed the sheer shitty-ness of the actual movie.

VGAs (Video Game Awards) Crap, crap, crap

Angry Joe takes on the VGA

I can't really get into the VGAs (Video Game Awards) and Angry Joe brings up some great points. I personally think the VGA is mere a version MTV Movie Awards.

Here are a few the winners from 2009 from GameRant.com,

Game of the Year

- Assassin’s Creed 2
- Batman: Arkham Asylum
- Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2
- Left 4 Dead
– Uncharted 2: Among Thieves: Okay, I can see this being the best game. I’ve been watching the “Let’s Play Uncharted 2” on Youtube and it is an amazing game.

Studio of the Year

- Infinity Ward
- Naughty Dog
- Rocksteady Studios: What? Naughty Dog or Valve didn’t win, hmm.
- Valve

Best Independent Game Fueled by Mountain Dew: For one, I have a real problem with a company name being in the award. That’s like slapping Pro-Active on my Employee of the Month award. It doesn’t make sense.

- ‘Splosion Man
- Flower
- Osmos
- Trials HD

Best Xbox 360 Game

- Batman: Arkham Asylum
- Halo 3: ODST
- Forza Motorspot 3
- Left 4 Dead 2: I played this game before, and I can’t believe this was the winner.

Best Performance by a Human Female

- Eliza Dushku as Rubi Malone
- Kristen Bell as Lucy Stillman
- Megan Fox as Mikaela Banes: Megan “I can’t act” Fox is the best Human Female Performance? She is not a better than Dushku, Bell or Helfer. I’m sorry Megan Fox should only receive the worst actress of the year. You know that only lonely fanboys wanted to see Megan Fox win and not because she was a good actress.
- Tricia Helfer as Dare

Best Performance by a Male

- Bill Murray as Dr. Peter Venkman
- Hugh Jackman as Wolverine: This just shows why there are problems with the VGAs. Bill Murray should have won. However, since there are a lot of very young gamers out there that hasn’t seen Ghostbusters. And, Vin Diessel as a best performance nominee?
- Samuel L. Jackson as Afro Samurai / Ninja Ninja
- Shia Labeouf as Sam Witwicky
- Vin Diessel as Richard B. Riddick

Best Voice

- Arleen Sorkin as Harley Quinn
- Claudia Black as Chloe Frazer
- Jack Black as Eddie Riggs: Jack Black is funny, but Mark Hamill or Arleen Sorkin deserved the award. However, again they’re not popular enough to win the award. Hamill has been doing
- Mark Hamill as The Joker
- Nolan North as Nathan Drake

James Horner rips-off himself!

James Horner rips-off himself!

While watching Avatar, I noticed the same music Horner recycled from all his action scores thrown into Avatar. As I sat in the theater, I started to get pissed off because he used the damn “danger music” at a huge moment in Avatar.

Listen to that moment below at the 5:25 mark...

James Horner can be a good composer when he tries, but most of the time he just rips-off his older scores. At one point, he was merely ripping the sheet music from his Star Trek II score. Many movie score fans have been complaining about Horner's laziness for years. I remember tons of discussions about Horner's rip-offs in the Streaming Soundtracks chat logs. Right now he's using his Troy/Enemy at the Gates style in all his movies now.

I think his recycled score for Avatar really harmed the film. James Cameron should have used John Williams.

Like I stated before, I like Horner, but I'd like to see him move out of his Enemy at the Gates phase.

Notes:

-Discussion about Horner and his rip-offs.

Artie Lange is in trouble again.

Artie Lange is in trouble again.

It is only a mater of time before we hear about Artie killing himself or dying because of an overdose. Now, there is news that Artie is in the hospital. From EW, (("We can confirm that Artie is in the hospital," Lange's camp said in a statement. "Artie has chosen to keep all information on this matter between him and his doctor. There will be no further comment." ))

I'm going to go ahead and call it. This is not going to end well for Mr. Lange this year.

Rumor also has it that Artie is no longer on the Howard Stern Show. I personally think he needs to stop working for a while, even if it means not being on the Howard Stern Show, and get some major treatment.

Paranormal Activity

Paranormal Activity

Does the movie live up to the hype? That doesn’t mean that movie is terrible. The movie seemed to be hyped up as the scariest movie ever made by the ad people and the average filmgoers. Still the use of camera and sound really do bring the eeriness of the movie out to me. With the bear minimal, director and writer Oren Peli is able to bring some really creepy moments to the screen that modern horror has forgotten. In this age of bad torture porn and gore for the stake of gore movies, it is good to see a movie do it purely on style alone.

The movie is more about atmosphere than actual gore or true storytelling, and that’s fine with me. The night haunting scenes are closely related to the Silent Hill games, and that’s a good thing. The night scenes are disturbing and well constructed. I found myself more interested in those haunting scenes than in the relationship scenes.

If I had one huge problem with the atmosphere, it would be that they could have gone further with the concept of the minor haunting. There could have been more items moving around in the background and more hidden voices.

The other issue I have with the movie has to do with one of the main characters. There are times when I can side with the boyfriend, while other times I can’t stand the guy. As with other reviews, I view Micah as being a total B-bag. There were times when I shook my head in disgust with the sheer stupidity of this character. When everyone in the movie tells him to not to do certain things, he does them anyway, and that in return makes things even worst for another character.

Micah is merely a plot device to ratchet-up the action and story progression than being a logical character that fits within this world. His actions are only used to get the story from point A to point B. Sometimes he’s an asshole that doesn’t believe and other times an obsessive guy that won’t listen to reason. You have to keep him consistent and he’s not here.

Mark Fredrichs only has a few scenes as the Psychic, but his last scene in the movie just helps bring tension to the movie and shows us just how bad things have progressed for the couple and their Demon friend. Katie Featherston plays the chick with the demon problem. I like her and I also like that she doesn’t have the standard body of a Hollywood female star (a skinny woman). She actually looks like what a woman would look like in real life. She’s attractive, but a bit heavier, and I have no problem with that. Katie does a good job acting scared.

In the end, Oren Peli’s Paranormal Activity doesn’t live up to the hype, but that shouldn’t keep you away from the DVD. The movie is still better than most of the horror and ghost stories that are shown in the theater today. While some of the flaws are big, the movie does have to creepy moments.

Grade: C+

Random Stuff

Random Stuff

~Jon Gosselin vs Hailey Glassman: Why do I get the feeling that this is yet another way for Jon to keep his name in the press? Sure, his kind of dull-looking girlfriend is crazy enough to ransack his apartment, but we have to look at his own shitty history to see this might be a stunt to keep him in the limelight. He not only destroyed the very TV show that made him a reality star because of his ego, but he stole money out of a joint bank account. TLC put an injunction on his appearances and now this story comes out. Hmmm?

~Too Drunk to care?: I was at a New Year Party, yeah I still hate New Year Eve, and a couple came into the party late. The dude brought in a rather attractive chick with him. She was shit-face drunk. They took her to one of two bathrooms to throw-up, and they left her in the bathroom. She didn't come out of the bathroom for about 40 minutes. Someone went in to check on her. She was face down on the toilet bowl seat out cold. I saw it with my own eyes. When you fall asleep face-down in a toilet seat, it is time to make some serious changes to your life. If I can find a picture of this incident, I'll post it.

~Religious nuts are up in arms over Avatar: I'm really getting sick of hearing how offended these people are to certain things. They always accuse the left of being overly sensitive and PC, but these same people are always calling for boycotts when they see something they don't agree with. They also want EVERYONE to know they're offended. STFU, we don't care.

Bret “The Hitman” Hart Returns to the WWE (WWF)

Bret “The Hitman” Hart Returns to the WWE (WWF)

From Examiner.com, ((This week on Monday Night Raw, five time WWE Champion and two time WCW Champion Bret "Hitman" Hart was announced as next week's special guest host.
Following more than a decade of ill-will and resentment harbored by Bret Hart as a result of the infamous Montreal Screw Job, WWE CEO Vince McMahon and the "Excellence of Execution" have apparently put troubled waters behind them.))

If you don’t know, Bret Hart and McMahon had a huge falling out back in the day. It ended with Bret hitting McMahon in the eye. It was called The Montreal Screwjob (You can read the interesting story here)

Well, it seems they've patched things up and here's hoping Bret has a storyline where he pays McMahon back for the “Screwjob”.

Side note: Strangely enough, Bret seems to be connected to Lonesome Dove franchise playing Luther Root in two series. ("Lonesome Dove: The Outlaw Years" and "Lonesome Dove: The Series" )

Side Note II: I found this amusing little note about Bret and it gave me a WTF moment: ((Was once "managed" by actor William Shatner, during Shatner's *very* brief stint with the WWF. )) When the hell did this happen? Shatner really?

Thoughts on the Screwjob

Backstage

WCW after the incident

Top 50 Bad Movies of the 2000s (11-20)

"I got to get away from those damn horrible scripts"
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11. The Wicker Man (2006): “How did it get burned?” Nicolas Cage basically runs around the entire movie punching women in the face while wearing stupid outfits. I can’t believe a studio released this movie in its present form. Cage really needs to stop acting.

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3000 Miles to Graceland

Want to know how stupid this movie is? Just look at the picture above.
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12. 3000 Miles to Graceland: More like 3000 Miles to Shitland…I don’t know who to blame for this road/heist movie. This movie should have been a lay up with Russell and Kevin Costner in the movie. Instead, we get a confusing movie that comes across campy and stupid.

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Swept Away

This is Lost without the Smoke Monster or good scripts
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13. Swept Away: It is debatable if Madonna can sing, but what isn’t debatable is her acting is terrible. She’s always been a terrible actress, but continues to aim for an acting career. She married director/writer Guy Ritchie and forced him to make this cheap remake about an older woman being trapped on an island with a younger man. In the end, this movie damaged Ritchie’s directing career and proved that Madonna hasn’t gotten better with age. Madonna seems to be a cursed woman because look at the men she’s dated and look at the nosedive their careers have taken because of her. She seems to use men to boost her saggy career when it starts to dip.

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Little Nicky

Breathing fire from your mouth might impress the chicks the first time. Just don't try and kiss them with that mouth
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14. Little Nicky (2000): Adam Sandler went too far with this movie. Sandler was at the top of the world with the past hits. It seemed he got a little too arrogant and just painted this movie by the numbers. Some people will still defend this movie even today, but it stunk in my book. Some Sandler fans will still defend this movie today, but even they know in their hearts that this movie is a dud.

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Hollywood Homicide

Look at Harrison Ford's expression here, you'll be seeing it the whole movie.
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15 Hollywood Homicide: This movie seems to get overlooked all the time because of the countless crap that flooded the 2000s. Harrison Ford looks completely bored here. You can also throw in the terrible Josh Hartnett in the mix too. Master P hasn’t seen a bad movie didn’t want to star in. Really, what group was this movie aimed to? Don’t ask me how the director of the very good movie Dark Blue ended up with making this crap.

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The Covenant

16 The Covenant: I hate, hate, and hate this movie. What happens if you let WB stars take over a movie? You get this Renny Harlin magic movie with guys walking around with their shirts off. Worst line: “Harry Potter can kiss my ass.” I really hate this movie. There is nothing entertaining about this lame PG13 movie.

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BloodRayne17. BloodRayne: I just recently watched this Boll joint, and I have to say this movie looks like a five-year filmed it. Michael Madsen looks completely wasted, and you have to wonder who gave him a sword to begin with. Ben Kingsley proves once again that he loves being in bad movies, because he can’t help himself. Uwe Boll doesn’t care about the material enough to make a coherent story.

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Biker Boyz

18. Biker Boyz: Think of this movie as the black version of Fast & Furious and it has some similarities to Torque, which came out the next year. Orlando Jones seems to attract bad scripts, and this was when Jones was in his prime. You know its street when the "boys" is spelled with a "z".

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Basic Instinct 2

19. Basic Instinct 2 (2006): Did anyone want to see a completely naked Sharon Stone in this movie? Did anyone ask for a sequel to the first movie? Did anyone even watch this movie? Sharon Stone, you need to stop and start acting your age. This movie would have fit right in during the 90s, too bad it was released on 2006 instead. I remember Sharon Stone forcing this movie into production and then realizing no one wanted to see it.

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Torque

20. Torque: This movie was one of those many Fast and Furious knockoffs that spawned around the same time. This time it is about motorcycles and thieves. At one point, a motorcycle turns into a CGI model. Did I mention there is a fight between two people using their bikes as weapons?

Joe Francis is a d-bag

Joe Francis (the guy that created Girls Gone Wild) is considering suing Gawker for naming him Douche Bag of the decade. Threatening to sue Gawker just simply proves that you are a major Douche Bag. However, keep in mind that he has countless accounts of criminal behavior.

And, best part is the douche bag letter he sent to Gawker. Read on,

((Hey Nick,

I am suing you tomorrow personally. You messed with the wrong guy. No one make up lies about me and gets away with it. I lost a 10 million dollar deal as a direct result of you calling me “a rapist”. You will be paying me every dime of that back and more! Are you mentally retarded? Do your research first. I am coming after you harder then I have ever went after anyone. I am going to wipe you off the grid!!!! YOU ARE DONE! I will take everything you have. You, Nick Denton, are truly the “Douche of the Decade” Merry Xmas IDIOT!!! Joe Francis P.S. I sent you an updated picture of how I actually look now so you can masturbate to it because you seem to be quite sexually obsessed with me.))

I'm sorry Joe, but you are the douche bag of the decade. While I give you credit for sticking a camera in front of a bunch of drunk girls, your actions have proven rather douche baggy though.

Well, this is strange

Well, it is a small world. I'm not going to say who, but I'm friends with someone that is friends with another person that made my blog famous a few years back. I can't believe it. That's all I'm going to say. I never realized exactly how close to the story I really was. They say everyone knows someone you know in Louisville.

Cameron vs. fan?

James Cameron is a jerk but…

Cameron has always been an asshole and any fan of Cameron should at this point know he’s a major asshole. Why is it a surprise to anyone that he treats people like shit? Granted, I would have signed the autograph because it would have taken only one minute. But still…

Here’s the problem I have with the whole situation. There is this strange sense of entitlement that certain fans have with stars and creators. They feel that the people creating the art need to bow down to them because they buy their stuff. While I believe you deserve respect and Cameron should have handled it differently, turning from fan to hater is a poor move. Why try to get Cameron to sign an Avatar poser if you didn’t like the movie? Just because they create something doesn’t mean they need to hear shit from you

After the director or actor turns you down the first time, let it go. Why keep pestering him afterwards with signing it? And truth be told, was this guy really a fan? Something tells me he was autograph seeker trying to sell Cameron’s autograph online.

Like I stated before, I’m not defending Mr. Cameron because the guy is a notorious asshole. But don’t hound the man.

Sidebar: Ultra-D-bag John Mayer has decided to add his two cents to the story no matter what.

Sidebar II: This story reminds me of that incident with Gary Coleman and that fan that wanted his autograph. He didn't want to do it, and she insulted him. That led to Coleman getting hit.

Update

Update: I just watched Paranormal Activity and I have to say that I thought it was an interesting movie, but it doesn't live up to the hype. People have been claiming it is an extremely scary movie, but it is more novel than scary.

Anyway, for those that have seen the movie, here is the original ending to the movie. I believe this ending much better than the theatrical ending, or the Alt-ending on the DVD. Why didn't they include this ending on the DVD?

At some point, I'll have a review, but right now I'm really busy and have a few reviews backed up.