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Ghostbusters all female cast thingy   There was a point when I would have given a shit about this news and the outcry. I first took the position that there should NEVER be any sequel or remake/reboot of the franchise. Yes, the first movie is great, and the second isn't as good. And, the two GB cartoon shows are extremely well made and still hold up today. However, I felt a direct sequel to the first two movies with the original cast was out of the question because most of the people behind movie have lost touch with movie making. Dan Aykroyd : He has completely lost his mind. He actually believes in all this shit and is hawking that crystal head vodka, which I heard was actually good stuff. Did you watch Blues Brothers 2000? Harold Ramis : Sadly passed away. Sigourney Weaver : Maybe she'd come back. She actually reprized her role in new Alien videogame, which was cool. Ivan Reitman : He has made shit for years now and is a bit out touch. ...

Random Things  ~ Chinchilla at the pet store: I s aw a Chinchilla at a pet store next to the gym. I used to have all kinds of pets growing up including rats and hampters, but never a Chinshilla. I saw one up close at a pet store. He was running in his large wheel and would jump out and give me a sideways glance. These things are so cute. However, they cost a lot of money. Right now, they cost around 140 bucks at the pet store .    ~ Stacy Dash Did she actually say that?: First off, I used to have a thing for Miss Dash. I am really into light-skinned black women, and she was on top of that list. Not anymore. She made one of the stupidest remarks I've ever heard in a long time. She claims “bad girls” should blame themselves for over drinking. We talk about victim blaming and this is clear victim blaming. Just because a girl has a little bit too much to drink doesn't mean you should take advantage of her. And, mixing the gun control thing with ra...

Sabotage (this is actually real) Yep, this is actually a thing. I heard the funny podcast discussing this movie over at We Hate Movies , and I died laughing at the notion of this movie. This Arnold Schwarzenegger movie is a part of his post governor career, so you know it is bad. I don't think Arnold is at the Nic Cage stage if career yet, but he's getting there. Given that the movie received 19% on RT and the movie only made 17 million worldwide , I have to see this piece of shit. The wiki says the budget was 35 million, ouch . Remember when just Arnold's name above a title made it a hit? Not anymore.    Another funny thing is the movie went through a lot of title changes and release dates. Ten, Breacher, and then Sabotage. Strangely enough, it is based on an Agatha Christie novel. (WTF?) It would seem someone from the Christie camp doesn't want anyone to know this movie is based on the book. I can't find much on the connection f...

Her (2013) Wow, I really like this movie a lot. I generally don't like love or romantic stories, but this movie is a charming and unique take on a romantic tale. What would happen if someone fell in love with an AI, and I mean truly fell in love? This movie explores that. Yes, there are some creepy moments here and there with the relationship. The movie is sweet and a little strange in that Spike Jonze type of way. Joaquin Phoenix 's character is a professional letter writer. One day, he downloads a new operating system. The system links up with his personality and forms a female voice. Voiced perfectly by Scarlett Johansson . The OS goes by Samantha. The actual OS is an AI and the two of them fall in love. Phoenix is great as a dull guy that keeps to himself, however he is extremely good at conveying letters. While his character is strange, there is a sense of warmth to him. I actually believe he would fall in love with a voice. I really like Joaqui...

Sports Illustrated Football Phone I remember watching these ads for SI and having the commercials reveal that if you subscribed to their magazine , which I wouldn't, you'd get a free “Football Phone”. Wow, a phone that looks like a dumb football. “It's a football that happens to be a phone.” Does that mean sports fans are automatically lured to it? To me, it looks like a turd with numbers on it, but I am not a sports fan or a SI fan.    Now, if you would have given me this as a friend or girlfriend, I'd might consider you a new enemy. I guess in the age of apps and super phones, SI no longer sells or give these things out . Since they don't make these anymore, I actually have to explain to people the concept of the football phone when I reference it. Now, a hamburger phone seems practical.   

M. Night Shyamalan really hates critics... (Lady in the water) This is not clever and Joss Whedon does it better. I was listening to a podcast and this scene came up in the discussion .  I shake my head when ever I see this scene on TV. MKS really has a major ego problem doesn't he? This is one of those scenes that pretty much shows you just how sensitive he is about criticism and it shows you the major problems with his writing style. First, the critic has to explain everything that is going on in the scene...to us. Why? He almost looks at the camera and explains the cliches and the tropes involved in a horror scene. He does all this deadpan voice too. Not everything has to be explained in dialogue, M Knight. It is a visual medium too. Isn't this creature only interested in the Lady in the Water?  Why eat him?   Second, M Knight hates critics so much that he breaks the rules of his own movie logic in order to kill off the character that repre...

Random Stuff ~Gym Time: I joined a fitness gym in order to keep my body in shape for by biking in the warmer seasons. I use the various bikes to keep my legs in shape. I have to say the women in the gym are freaking amazing. I mean very very strong and hot. While I'm more of a cute girl type of guy, these women are amazing too. BTW, it is a 24 hour gym.   ~ Heroes and X-Files are coming back: I keep reading about all these network shows coming back to life. Back in the day, I'd be happy to see some of my favorite genre shows coming back from death. However, today I feel like this is the last breath of the four network formats that are now failing with reality shows and shitty contest specials for has-been actors. Now that's not working for them, they're bringing back some of their drama shows from the past (hits from the past). Heroes Reborn will not have Zachary Quinto returning . X-files already attempted a revival with that lame movie th...

Yee vs Copy That When memes combine, they become stronger more powerful . Has anyone found this “Copy That” guy and interviewed him?  Copy that.

Your sign is offensive (Mark-Mark-Mark) In this video, no one wins. First off, kid should know he was just manipulated into acting out. This is what these guys do. They put out offensive and demeaning signs in order to get reaction out of someone that is hyper sensitive. They record it and post it making you look like the asshole. They then hide behind free speech. When I see these asshats on campus, I just walk pass them and ignore them. When they hand me shit, I promptly throw it in the trash in front of them. Here's the thing, they have that right. If you want to get back at them, make a counter protest or mock-protest right beside them and have your own camera guys recording. You fight ignorance with parody. Second, Mark-Mark-Mark should have never grabbed him (?) by the neck and thrown him to the ground either. That was going way overboard. He seems a bit too overzealous with throwing that squeaking kid around. I thinks he enjoys it a little t...

Chris Brown concert shooting Did you notice how fast that area was cleared out when the shots were fired? Holy crap. I hate Chris Brown, but if you pay for ticket you should expect the violence to attack you. I'm almost sure you can see one woman shot and holding her wound right after the gunshots.  This is f'ed up There's always some assholes that are going to ruin shit by shooting people. BTW, five people were shot in the incident. And, it appears Chris Brown's probation has been revoked after the shootings . This is the second shooting he's been mixed up in. 

Who's $%#@ This is? She went all "flip mode" on his ass. Yes, I hate these thugs, which you can clearly see he has a sag going on and the loud talking. I hate these types of people in the gaming and black communities. Someone had to remind me I hate thugs almost as much as hipsters. And, he didn't need to stand up and act like a clown during the VG battle. I hate most showboating except for the kind that goes on in wrestling. I hate the jive talking and the over the top wild-ing out. However, Offended Woman going “beast” on ShinBlade is way over the line. You have no right to grab another grown person and try to force them to sit down. So what he offends you. That's basically attacking someone. Tell him to STFU, but you don't attack him.   ShinBlade actually handles himself rather well in the incident, because he only grabs her to stop her from forcing him down. He showed a lot of restraint in dealing with this offended woman. Thing...

 Star Wars on TV has come a long way from the 80s. After Return of the Jedi, Lucas wanted to branch out the franchise with the Ewoks and the Droids. He made them into Saturday morning cartoon shows.  This show only lasted one season and one special.  I guess they ended it because the cost of making the each episode was pretty high for the time.  The episodes are comprised of different story blocks (with different masters for the droids). There is strong continuity between the episodes in these blocks building to a larger story at the end of the block. The droids then switch to another story and new masters. The animation and style designs are different than what we've seen from all the Post Prequels. Truth be told, all the animated spinoffs from newer era are WAY better than these early cartoon show.  The writing in the newer shows are geared toward an older audience, plus these newer shows aren't afraid of showing death.    Th...

Random Things ~Feeling Sore: I am just getting over something that was making me very, very sore all over my body. For a while, everything from my neck down was sore. I was in a lot of pain. However, now it is only my legs. I am guessing it was a flu or something. Damn.    ~Selfie Camera: Man, these things look dumb. I generally hate taking pictures of myself, but I do like taking pictures of things. But, I can't imagine getting a dumb device to help me take more pictures of myself. I guess this is part of the dating scene now with couples taking pictures of themselves in locations using this stick. Well at least now they don't have to ask me to take a group picture. I get asked to do this ALL the time. “Hey, there's a angry single black guy. Let's bother him and ask him to take our stupid group picture.” Now, you have a stick that cuts me completely out of your plans. Use them and stop asking me.   "Say Turds."     ...

Godzilla: A Strange Beast from the South Pacific (Guest Blogger)   Preface: I grew up watch a whole bunch of Godzilla movies. Heck, I even cried when Godzilla died in Godzilla: 1985. I loved the monsters fighting the military and fighting each other. Beth K asked to be a guest blogger and she wrote a story on the deeper meanings of Godzilla. Like many Japanese stories, there are deeper meaning to their fictional icons. Godzilla is no different. She goes into that with her post. She's a very good writer and I hope to read more from her in the future. Anyway, here's her guest post. A Strange Beast from the South Pacific Toho Studios , which produced the original version of Godzilla (known there as Gojira ) in 1954, is currently in the midst of planning sessions to release a modern version of the film. Their hope is that it will forever change the sentiment of people toward the true meaning of the original motion picture. The plan i...