MC has been talking about wrestling of late, and got me to thinking about the second time in my life I started to get back into watching the wrestling. It was around the time when The Rock was becoming a good guy and Stone Cold Steve Austin was at the height of his career.
Wrestling sort of fell out of favor with me a few years after that. But, there was something about The Rock. He seemed to always give 100% in his pre-ring interviews.
Here are a few I found funny
The Rock flirts with Lilian Garcia
Comment: I freaking love this clip. He flirts with her until she gives in. The People's Strudel is just brilliant. I need to use this line on a woman some time.
Rock and HHH
Comment: The Rock makes fun of HHH's facial gestures.
The Rock & The Hurricane: I don't have a clue who this Hurricane, but this is funny moment. “Hey, it's Nothing. He knows you.”
Holy Crap, I’ve completely forgotten about this show. Somehow, I’ve blocked this crappy show from my mind. But, now I remember this piece of crap after watching this mess on Youtube. Every plot in the first season involved them going back in time and solving problems.
Here’s the kicker, the actual actors from the movie portrayed most of the voices. Keanu Reeves and Alex Winter reprise their roles in the first season.
However, the show lasted only two seasons. The first season was created by Hanna-Barbera, and the character models and animation was okay. DiC Entertainment took over for the second season, and I don’t have to remind anyone about how bad DiC is as a company.
It seems every movie or show had a cartoon counterpart.
((Television pitchman Billy Mays likely died of a heart attack in his sleep, but further tests are needed to be sure of the cause of death, a medical examiner said Monday. Hillsborough County Medical Examiner Vernard Adams said Mays suffered from hypertensive heart disease, and the wall of the left ventricle of Mays' heart and the wall of one of his arteries were enlarged.))
This was a total shock. I started to notice an increase in Google searches involving Billy Mays. The Blue-Shirted guy is gone. Sure he yelled a lot, but he kept your attention.
I only have some of his OxiClean products, the stuff that is sold in the store. Surprisingly, the Oxi stuff works really good. Speaking of OxiClean, the company has a statement up about his death.
((“We are shocked and saddened by the untimely passing of Billy Mays, who served as OxiClean spokesperson for more than a decade and who deserves much of the credit for making OxiClean a household name.
Billy was the best of the pitchman genre that he pioneered. His enthusiasm for life was infectious and he will be sorely missed by the Arm & Hammer family and all who knew him. We extend our deepest sympathies to his family.”
Bruce Fleming, Chief Marketing Officer, Church & Dwight Co., ))
Now, who is going to take up his cause? His son or the Scientology-fighting Vince Offer?
Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (Transformers II)
Revenge is a deeply flawed, but an entertaining movie.Sure it has more action, but the plot is a little confusing, in a Michael Bay way.Revenge is fun and in some ways better than the first movie and in some ways worst.
The movie is set two years after the events of the first movie.The Autobots are working with the world governments to bring down the Decepticons throughout Earth.Sam Witwicky goes to college and starts to lose his mind.Things get blown up and robots fight.
You don’t go into a Transformers movie for the plot.You go in for the big f’ing robots that fight each other and turn into cars and jets.That’s part of the problem with the movie.There is certainly 50% more badass moments in this film, but there are some moments that are so bad that even Michael Bay should have put a stop to it.I shook my head more than a few times in disgust.
When the movie works, there are some amazing action scenes, but when it falters, everyone can notice it.All the Megan Fox scenes are painful and you will wish they’d end.She certainly looks great, but she can’t act.
Some of the other weaker points were the comedy scenes.There are characters in here that might give Jar-Jar a run for his money.(But, I loved Jetfire!)
The CGI is breathtaking.They’ve reached new heights with the special effects in this movie.One scene that really stands out is a fight between Prime and a group of Decpticons in a forest.Tree and robots are thrown around and you can feel the weight of the characters.You’ll be going for the FX.
Steve Jablonsky’s score is certainly more structured than the first film and some of his main themes from the first movie do carry over.Steve also adds some new themes as well.As far as sound effects go, this is one loud movie.It is probably Bay’s loudest movie to date.
(The Skids and Mudflap thing:I’ll get to that in another post.)
Shia LaBeouf has a bit more to do in this movie.Shia does a good job playing a kid that’s starting to lose his mind.One of my favorite scenes involves him in a classroom.Actually, most of his college scenes are well acted.Josh Duhamel is fine as Lennox; they probably should have cast him as Duke in the upcoming GI Joe movie.
Tyrese Gibson is fair in this movie, certainly an improvement over the first movie.He has one great moment involving his throwing arm and a smoke bomb.John Turturro is actually much better in this film.His character is a blogger now.But, did we need to see his ass?
Anyway, the movie is a bit long and the final battle is drawn out.The movie isn’t for anyone expecting a thoughtful movie.Like sports fans, it is loud and dumb. If you want to see ‘stuff blow up real good’, this movie is for you.With some stupid comedic moments and a few weak plot points, this second movie doesn’t have the charm that the first movie had.But, it is still fun on a basic level.It is certainly closer to the original show from the 80s, and that’s a good thing.
Is this the year of Perez Hilton? No matter how much we want to forget him, he keeps popping up a like bad case of the bacon burps (those nasty burps you get when you eat bacon). Sometimes it is hard to keep up with all the spoiled antics.
-He found himself involved in that Carrie Prejean scandal, which he helped start.
-He somehow got his ass kicked by the wimpiest hip-hop group ever created called the Black Eyed Peas. Why don't you pick a feud with someone meaner like 50 Cent?
-GLAAD forced him to apologize. He, a gay man, had to apologize for a gay slur he made to guy that is apparently not gay, but this person had someone beat up Perez because he used the slur. Does any of this make sense?
-Somehow, twitter king John Mayer got involved in the feud. They tweet each other in a battle of tweets. (Now, I'm really getting confused)
-He's suing the manger for emotional distress. Wow, this is the type of lawsuit bloggers are supposed to make fun of.
-He later disses Michael Jackson calling it publicity stunt. And, everyone attacks him for it.
You can watch his rather silly response to the attack. He talks being a big boy and then proceeds to cry about it! Grow a pair, Perez. Then again this is a guy that wants to be an unofficial family member of Paris Hilton.
Somehow, instead of reporting news and rumors, which is what bloggers are supposed to be, he's becoming the news. He makes these foolish statements like he's a seven year old. He makes a complete ass of himself on national TV.
It is time for Perez take a long look in the mirror and find out why he acts this way. All this stuff has proven that he's mentally unstable. I'm sure if we looked in his past we'd see why. Look, I know MJ had a shady life, but to attack him in a uncaring post was just plain mean.
You know what?I actually like this trailer. I really like the last few seconds.That doesn’t mean the movie won’t be crap though.
Can M. Night Shyamalan even get enough butts into the seats after all the crap he’s been coming out with recently?The last movie was pure floating crap. Killer plant gas?
I would think he’d keep his damn name off the movie logo in order to give this movie a chance to make it.Is M. Night Shyamalan’s ego so big that he has to have it plastered over the logo? He’s no Spielberg or Lucas, and neither of them really have their names on the logos of their movie much.
Some of them I knew about, but some are real shockers. Here a few worth noting.
Will Smith: I knew he was slowly becoming one. He started to make silly comments about marriage counseling. He also built a school based on L. Ron Hubbard’s teaching. We probably should have seen this one coming because he’s been fighting aliens for years now. (MIB and ID4) I’m starting to lose respect for the Fresh Prince. Hey, I even forgave him for Wild,Wild West.
Janeane Garofalo: This one is a total shock to me. I always saw Garofalo as being an atheist. She started to promote a flux science center called New York Rescue Workers Detoxification Project. I'm surprised she would get herself caught up in this mess. I've never been a fan of her, but this is really disappointing. (Video)
Sarah and Todd Palin: It seems they're connected to a certain famous Xenu lawyer, and they don't want anyone to know about it. This is pretty damming. If this got out to Christians around the country, she can kiss her run for president goodbye.
((Michael Jackson died Thursday afternoon (June 25) at the age of 50 after suffering cardiac arrest, according to the Los Angeles Times.
Reports say the legendary pop singer suffered cardiac arrest at his home in the Los Angeles neighborhood of Holmby Hills and was not breathing and had no pulse when paramedics arrived after a 911 call around 12:26 p.m. PT. They administered CPR in the ambulance but were unable to revive him. At the hospital, staff attempted to resuscitate Jackson, but he was unresponsive. ))
I only heard about his death only a hour ago. I was riding my bicycle back to my car and a guy that just parked in the parking lot his car told me.
“Did you know Michael Jackson died?” he asked.
I at first thought it was just one of those rumors. “Really? I didn't think that would happened.” It started to sink in.
As I strapped my bike on my car, I thought about that time when I would play his Thriller record over and over again on my player downstairs. When I was still an happy little child, I remember getting hyped up when my local skating ring would pump up the MJ tunes. To say that MJ played a huge impact in my life is an understatement. I probably would have gotten into playing music if it wasn’t for him.
For many in my generation, he was the guy everybody listened to, and marveled at his amazing music videos. He took a dip in fame in recent years, but every MJ fan wanted to see him get back to his “Thriller” roots. That won't happen now.
He was deeply flawed man, but there is no denying that he turned R&B, Hip-Hop, and Pop into something bigger. He brought real music to Pop Music. Will there be anyone like him? Sadly, no.
~The Friend Zone: A place where you are guaranteed to never get laid. This is mainly because you're locked onto one woman that merely views you as a friend, so you don't look around for other women. She may even let you see her in her underwear, but that's all you're getting. Yes, I've been to the friend zone many times, and tried to shift it to the F'ing buddies system, they never worked.
~Watched another episode of True Blood: They're really moving rather fast with the story in the second season. I've learned one thing about vampires. You don't mess with them because they will rip you to shreds. Pretty everyone in that 'prison' is dead, being ripped apart. We also find out why newly formed vampires can't go back to their families.
~Tim Burton shows off pictures of his Alice in Wonderland: I'm sure the movie will look amazing, but I am also certain the story is going to be dumb and underwritten. Most of Burton's stuff is underwritten. I also don't understand why he feels the need to keep putting his girlfriend, Helena Bonham Carter, in all his movies. Can't she get her own gigs?
Why come no one ever seems to get any sunlight in his damn films? Everyone looks like a walking corpse.
~Scientology and abuse: Nothing pleases me more than to hear more people coming out about David Miscavige's abuse of his staff. People have been saying this for years about the church. This time they can't sue the entire world. Are we finally seeing the end of this Space Church? Probably not, but they are truly weakened now. BTW, doesn't beating on someone mean you're a SP?
I’m glad more people are standing up to their bullying ways. The only negative is that they’re going to fight harder and play dirtier.
~Why in the hell would any woman want to ruin their face like this? Those tattooed stars will be on her face when her skin starts to sag. Enjoy looking at the Milky Way when ever you wake up in the morning. How is she going to get a damn job with those stars on her face? Perhaps, she became a super villain called stars and developed a power that caused stars to fly out of her hands, I can see this being okay.
As I was reading through Forces of Geek, I came across a post about a format change in the show Scrubs. So, they're going to shift the show away from the hospital to the classroom. Medical school will be the focus.
(("It's going to be a different show," creator Bill Lawrence told EW's Ausiello. "It'll still be life-and-death stakes, but if the show is just Scrubs again in the hospital with a different person's voiceover, it would be a disaster, and people would be mad." ))
I can see his point, but why not simply make it a spinoff instead? Will fans still follow the show after the format change? I do like that they're keeping Dr. Cox, because he's the best thing about that show.
I try to keep everything upbeat on this blog and try to keep things witty, but I felt it was necessary to comment on this story.
I watched the video of the young Iranian woman that was shot and killed.It was one of the most shocking videos ever, because we watched her die.I’m usually a jaded guy and there aren’t many things that move me.But this clip did.I was got angry and I wanted Mahmoud Ahmadinejad to step down.
Neda has become the face of the new movement in Iran.
Despite there being a ban on News coverage of the protesting, her name has been released and spread across the Internet. And, on the Internet everything moves at lightening speed. Her name and image started to show up on Facebook and Youtube.
I remember watching the video and wondering what was her name.Then, I thought, we’ll get some information on her, I’m sure in the coming days.
And now she had a full wiki page. I'm certain it is being updated fairly quickly. It seems Wiki is usually on top of current events. Wiki gets a lot of flack for things, but it certainly is current.
In this new age of cameras and social networking, it is hard for any government or organization to keep a lid on anything anymore.Never before have bloggers, Twitter, Youtube and others been more important to getting the word out for this incident.I’ve never been a fan of Twitter, but even I have to give them credit for their part in the digital portion of the movement.
For every Perez or Chris Crocker video, we do get something important like this.We’re going to see more of this, as everything shifts toward the Internet media.It’s time that the old school news companies start taking notice of this new wave of information, and stop disregarding bloggers and Vloggers.
I’m not sure but the story coming out about that infamous Roger Friedman that found himself fired from his job working at Fox for reviewing a leaked copy of the Wolverine movie. Now, Roger is blaming Xenu and his Space Church for his so called wrongful firing.
Taken from the link above,
((Friedman is convinced that was a cover story. Last August, Friedman went to Memphis for the funeral of his friend and R&B legend Isaac Hayes, who was a Scientologist. Preston was also in town for the funeral. Friedman, who now writes for The Hollywood Reporter, tells us that when Preston saw him at the Peabody Hotel, Mrs. John Travolta loudly blasted him for his columns criticizing Scientology. ))
While I’d like to blame the Church of Tom for everything, I can’t see the connection here. The South Park thing really did happen, but this is bit of a stretch because Friedman did review a leaked copy of the movie. And, this would piss off some higher ups.
But, knowing how hard the Church goes after people that talk badly about it, this could have happened. But the leaked movie can get him fired.
Another thing in the post got my attention.
((Murdoch is reported to have bristled a few years back when Scientologists tried to recruit his son Lachlan. But Garbus said, “I’ve seen how Scientology intimidates even the most powerful media. That seems to be what happened here.”))
Since Murdoch is such a bull-headed guy, I do find it odd that his FOX News or other media companies haven't gone after the Space Church as fiercely as some of their Left Wing enemies. Is Murdoch scared of Tom Cruise?
JJ Started dating Anne Coulter and that's a step up for Anne. _________________________
Top Six Most Annoying TV Characters
Listen, we all have our list of characters that just annoyed us every time they show up on the screen.Well, I decided to make my top six TV characters that pretty much piss me off every time they show up a show.Like a bad case of ache, they just won’t go away.
6.Sam McKinney from Diff'rent Strokes:So, what happens when your ratings start to droop?You bring in a poor carbon copy of Gary Coleman and you make him white, and a terrible actor.It is sad when Coleman can out-act Danny Cooksey (Sam).I remember just hating this kid every time he talked or did something ‘cute’. The show jumped the shark. He was also the punk in T2.
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5.Alpha 5 from "Mighty Morphin' Power Rangers":He’s like the wussy version of that Robot from Lost in Space.I wasn’t aware that they had a program that made robots sound like annoying wimps.Alpha 5 was like a member of lower management.His voice was bad and his acting, even under the costume, was crap.I wanted the Green Ranger to beat the crap out him.
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4.Steve Urkel from Family Matters:As Jaleel White’s character grew in popularity, the show that was once about a black middle class family started to quickly become the Steve Urkel show.His antics were sci-fi in nature and more far-fetched than the way the creators originally conceived it.His character became so popular that Steve showed up in three other shows!Yeah, he even showed up in Full House for two episodes!The character became so annoying that even Jaleel Whitegot tired of playing him.He was the new JJ of the 90s.
3.The entire cast of Saved By the Bell:This whole cast of characters were just annoying.I could simply attack Samuel "Screech" Powers but they’re all terrible.
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2.J. J. Evans from Good Times:Like Steve Urkel this character ended up taking over the show from far more sensible characters.The tension on the set started to get so bad that the Parents left the show because it became the JJ show.Jimmy Walker played the character more and more like a clown as the series went on.This supported the bad image of black men by making him foolish.I truly hate this character.
1. Neelix from Star Trek Voyager:Before Jar-Jar, there was another annoying alien that pissed off fans.Neelix never really grew as a character, a problem with all VOY characters, and he actually became a useless character by the third season.I blame Neelix for Jar-Jar and every other character like him. No character development here at all.
((The U.S. pop act New Kids on the Block said on its Web site it is scrapping its planned Australian concert tour due to the economy.))
Why does this sound like spinning to me? Blame the recession for poor ticket sells. We know that it is because they suck. Did people really desire a reunion in the first place? I don’t think 14 years would make their music sound any better.
The world doesn't need this reunion anyway.
Somehow, they were changed from cartoons to old has-beens.
~Nostalgia Critic takes on Sidekicks: Whoa, I remember this Chuck Norris movie. Why is this kick dreaming about Chuck Norris all the time? This movie is bad. Joe Piscopo plays the villain? Piscopo and Norris in the same movie? Offsetting the Piscopo and Norris characters is Winnie Cooper, and she’s playing the same character. So when you mix The Wonder Years with The Karate Kid, you get this movie.
~Digital Underground on The Arsenio Hall Shoe. I really like this group. It's time for this group to make a comeback. I guess Tupac Shakur made his appearance between the first album and their ep release. Sadly, it looks like the group disbanded last year.
~Bruno gets some re-shoots: Cinemablend.com is saying the studio and director are caving in to some people within the gay community that say the movie has crossed the line. From what I gathered, the movie more or less makes more fun of straight people and the way they feel around gay people. But I could be wrong. I'm not sure what to think about this because, I'm not that interested in seeing this movie, and I can't bring myself to see Borat.
~The RIAA wants $80,000 per song?: In a case that's been going on since 2007, they've re-upped the sum to 1.92 million. When you take a mother to court, you're not winning over any fans. First off, RIAA, start making better albums. Stop shoving this robotic Britney Spears crap down our ears. And telling us this manufactured crap is music. When you actually put care into your product, some people will be willing to pay for it.
I've changed my mind about another Scream movie, and I'd love to see the producers take the film into making fun of the Rebooting storyline, by claiming that this is a new trilogy that the killer is starting up.
From Peter Sciretta at Slash Film,
((Don’t expect series star Neve Campbell to return as Sidney Prescott in Scream 4. Series screenwriter Kevin Williamson, who is developing the script for the first part of a new trilogy, has revealed on twitter that Campbell has turned down an offer to return in the next installment.))
I am a little shocked by this news because I thought she stated earlier that she was up for a new Scream movie. Campbell career hasn’t really taken off after the Scream franchise. There was a period between 2001 and 2007 that looked like her career was completely dead.
Hey, I guess it is her choice to make.
If the script is clever enough, I think she should reconsider. Like I said, if the new series attempts to have the kill force a so called ‘reboot’ of the murders, I think the movie will be entertaining.
Side note: I had the biggest crush on Campbell between the Scream movies and Wild Things.
I don’t know what the heck is The Joe Buck Show, but I’m a little perplexed. I’m not sure what all the controversy is about. The show is on HBO. This is the same network that has Real Sex and comedy specials. Why would you even have Artie Lange on a Sports show anyway. It's not like he's the most athletic guy.
Part of me knows the Joe Buck show was a mess, but Mr. Lange didn’t help matters. He just seemed to throw out random remarks and wouldn’t show up. This is the Artie I’m not a fan of. I like the more honest Artie that talks about his life and stories about screwing up his life.
Sadly, this is just another chapter under seeing him fall off the deep end.
At first, I wasn't too warm to Apatow's Funny People, then Slash Film released some of the spoof videos focused on the character of George Simmons (Adam Sandler). It looks like Judd is making fun of all those 'Family Friendly' movies that clogged up the theaters. While some of the spoof movies are making fun of Sandler's career, it is very clear that some of them are jabs at Eddie Murphy.
Make sure to click on the link above to watch some of the movies.
It is just crazy that the fake movies that are mentioned here are pretty damn close to real movies or concepts I'm sure are being thrown around today.
George Simmons, the fictional character, has his own viral web site. Looking at it, it is funny seeing them taking jabs at Sandler's career.
Check out his albums and the track listings. There is a bit of Dane Cook thrown in for good measure too with the album art, but some it is clearly making fun of Sandler's albums too.
This is probably one of the better viral marketing campaigns I've seen.
The clip below could have very well been an Adam Sandler movie!
Sayonara Davey
((Sayonara Davey! (2007) Davey refuses to grow up. He takes a job at his alma mater just so he can party, but when a paperwork mix up sends him to Japan as a foreign exchange student, his host family spoils all his fun. Mr. Ashito is determined to turn Davey around but is surprised when Davey teaches them a few lessons himself. ))
Sadly, this could actually be green-lit in real life. You better believe it would be a huge hit too.
I figured I do two more in my Top Ten Movie Scores.(5-4)
5.Close Encounters of the Third Kind:John Williams does it again with a wonderful score.It is filled with creepy music and bright themes toward the end.I still love the Tuba and clarinet duet, but some of the best music is at the end.I mean it is simply amazing and John Williams no longer writes music like this today.
Here’s a sample
Here’s the Wild Signals score portion (Movie version has a bit of the Jaws theme in it, this one doesn’t.)
Ending portion
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4. Star Wars Episode V The Empire Strikes Back: Another classic by John Williams.For the second movie, Williams added some all-new scores to his established universe of themes.He added the impressive Imperial Theme and the Yoda theme.Both will make appearances throughout the rest of the series.This is probably one of his best action scores to date.
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