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Deadpool A goofy and violent take on the comic book character of the same name. The movie isn't as great as many of its fans claim it to be, but it is a very cool movie that works most of the time. It is a funny movie that parodies other superhero movies, while giving us a proper origin story for Deadpool. You will like Ryan Reynolds and his double portrayal of Deadpool and Wade. It is certainly a must-see to believe as far as superhero movies go. Director Tim Miller handles the sheer silly nature of Deadpool with the bigger picture of a revenge movie. Miller's action works within the context of the Deadpool view of things. There are even silly cartoon moments that mix with the more serous violent moments masterfully. Ryan Reynolds is meant to play Deadpool. And, he played a rather muted version of him in that Wolverine movie, which this movie makes fun of a bit. Here, we're getting the full Reynolds. He's great as the edgy Wade, because Ryan...

So long, Vine. From Medium.com , ((Since 2013, millions of people have turned to Vine to laugh at loops and see creativity unfold. Today, we are sharing the news that in the coming months we’ll be discontinuing the mobile app. )) I had no idea it was in trouble of being shut down. I have very little interest in these trendy social media outlets such as Twitter and Vine. Hell, I get mad when I have to sign on to Facebook to look at a page. It kind of came to me as a surprise when I saw that Vine is being shut down. I can't see how giving people six seconds is interesting or creative. The reason I think YouTube is successful is because it gives people time options. It just seems like something for people with six second attention spans and the “cool kids" to show how cool they are. Yet, when the site first came out, it was extremely popular. I would see the compilations on YT and not get it. I just ignored it after that and never looked back. So, Vine ...

Today, I turned on Google Maps and a prompt came on telling me about a voice commands. It said that I could tap on the mic icon or say “Okay, Google”. So, yeah I spoke to Google Maps. I asked about the ETA and it told me. I also asked about traffic and it gave me the traffic update on my route. That's very cool. (I guess this feature has been on the app for months, but only now prompted me to use it.) Then I said, “Thank you, Google.” “You're welcome,” Google replied back to me. It is kind of creepy knowing it has manners. At one point, I asked the ETA and it thought I said “GTA”! “I don't what GTA means, sorry.” Really, Google? This new feature is liking having a new toy to play with. BTW, Google owns Waze as well and uses the same VO actress for both apps. However, Waze's version sounds more robotic and stilted, whereas Google Maps sounds more human. . Anyway, here are the list of commands you can give to Googl...

Is this supposed to be...funny? “Sorry, not funny. Insults are violence.” Please make this a meme shirt. I honestly don't know how to place it in my mind. Is it a comedy skit or does this guy truly believe he's making a difference by “protesting” a stand up club. Are we going to see more of these “works of arts” on open-mic nights? What happened to not showing up to events I find offensive or stupid? I want to know about this non-comedian. I can't find nothing about this crusader against comedy.

Luke Cage (Part 1 of 2) This series isn't flawless, but it is a lot of fun. It has some uneven episodes, but it clearly has some of the strengths that the other Netflix shows have. Luke Cage is clearly the modern day . There are some pacing issues that Daredevil didn't have, but there is something really cool about this show. It entrenches itself into the 70s and 90s vibe of street culture. However, it also fits nicely into the world of the Marvel Cinematic Universe. For the most part, Luke Cage is an enjoyable show. There are some flaws, but they don't bring the show down completely. Luke Cage was introduced in Jessica Jones's series, but here we get into his background in full detail. The show does a masterful job showing us a guy that doesn't want to be a hero, but takes up the notion of a hero due to all the terrible things going on. We see when he has to take a stand. And, it doesn't come across as preachy either. Luke Cage is a ve...

Smugglypuff I love when memes grow out of things and have a life of their own. I loved the Hugh Mugus one and this one is almost as entertaining. Smugglypuff is a meme from another meme and she (he) has her own Know Your Meme page . This is a spinoff from the Trigglypuff meme . (Note: The reason I call her a he is because she/he identifies as a male.) I don't agree on 70% of the stuff Lauren Southern says or does, but she is right that the left has changed a great deal and become very extreme in its views. It is to the point that shutting down free speech is a option. This was something the far right used to do all the time, and now the far left is doing the same thing. And, it troubles me to see people I side with on certain issues act this way. The bullied have become the bullies. Is this the way things always turn out?  At this free speech event, one of the protesters attacked right leaning provoker Lauren Southern. Then, Smugglypuff rears her (his) he...

Random Things ~Getting that mental help: I am working on getting a therapist this month. I fallen into such a bad runt that I have to get out of it. Plus, I have to find a way to not carry so much anger for my job. Even setting foot inside the place brings up major anger. And, getting through 3+ hours is too long for me. However, I have to deal with being there due to my healthcare. Because I am a night worker, it is hard to get in touch with people in the field. However, I am working on it.  ~Pocket Dial: Remember when this was a huge problem? You would get that random call from a friend on your cell phone. And, the phone call would be of people talking to each other. You've been butt dialed. I had a friend that broke it off with his baby's mom and went on a date with another woman. He accidentally pocket dialed her. She sat there and listened to the entire date! And, then chewed him out over it. Really? ~Honest Trailers takes on Ghostbusters: An...

Berenstain Bears: “Berenstein Bears” AVGN I love this video by the AVGN. I used to read these books as a child all the time. While I remember the “Berenstain Bears”, I can see how some people might remember them being the Berestein Bears. From Wiki, ((Many people incorrectly remember the name of the series as the "Berenstein Bears". This confusion has generated multiple humorous theories to explain the memories, including an unannounced name change, time travel, or parallel universes and has been described as an instance of the Mandela effect )) Yes, there has been a great deal of discussion on this issue and AVGN took it to the next level. BTW, the Berenstain Bears are still popular today and have had many shows on the air. I wish I still had those old childhood books. I never knew anything about the video games though.

Supergirl (season 2) thoughts The first episode is probably the best episode of the show I've seen since the Flash/Supergirl crossover.  This is classic Superman and Supergirl except with newer costumes. Why is it that DC TV seems to get it right, but the movie division can't?  Superman would show up off screen or in the distance in the first season, but now they are bringing him in front and center.  - Tyler Hoechlin is my Superman: He is a cross between the animated and the 70s/80s Superman. He plays the bumbling Clark Kent well and has the right amount of coolness when playing Superman. I know people are talking about giving him his own show , but I think he works better showing up here from time to time. -Supergirl and Superman: I love seeing these two together. They have good chemistry together. I love seeing them work like a team right off the bat. Melissa Benoist works well with other superheroes. -Superman The Movie and Superman II “ha...

Circuit City “Where service is state of the art.” I used to love going to these stores. It was like going to a toy store for nerds and geeks. I also remember when these stores started to disappear too and being replaced with Best Buy stores. Now, people flock to these stores on Black Friday. It was a more modern and bigger Radio Shack and without all the strange exclusives. A Walmart grocery store now stands where the Circuit City store I was located. Do retail stores generally have expiration dates? Is Best Buy next?

That awkward date... I've been on a Chris Chan rabbit hole for a few weeks now.   At times I feel bad for Chris Chan, then he gets creepy or says something homophobic or racist. I have been on some really bad awkward dates, but never this creepy. This is the incident where a female troll went on a “date” with Chris. Chris' father showed up on the date and this is the aftermath. A guy in a banana suit appeared and saved the female troll. You can hear the disappointment in his voice when banana guy shows up. The female troll was certainly taking a lot of chances. Chris is a very dangerous person when it comes to women and you can hear some of that in this video. Also, this troll did her research and mentions his Wendy's job...where he got fired for scaring a child. I haven't been on a date in years. Is going to the mall a proper first date location? 

Bill Withers: Lovely Day I had totally forgotten about this classic song until I reheard it on a rewatch of Roll Bounce. I loved this song growing up and it brings back memories of a more laid back time. I enjoy listening to Bill's laid back voice. Did you know that Ray Parker Jr. played on this track ? Yep, the guy that the Ghostbusters song. He played Guitar. And, this song is famous for the long note that Bill holds at the end of the song. I've tried holding the note, but I always find myself out of air. I can hold the other ones, but not the super long one (18 seconds). There was another version of this song that came out in 1987. It was called the Sunshine Mix. They added all the annoying stuff from the 80s into the song and it became popular again. I am not a huge fan of this mix. Maroon 5 did an very good version of the song with more strings. Check it out. I like this version too.

Squeaking Bed as a beat (rap song) (Clean) I randomly remember hearing a very dirty song that used a bed squeaking as a beat . And, I put it Squeaking bed in a rap song and this popped up. It was right on target. This song is very dirty, but it has a clean version that played on the radio...so of clean version. And, when I say dirty I mean 2 Live Crew dirty. The name of the song is “Some Cut” by Trillville . BTW, this song is over 11 years old. Damn, I feel old.

Power Rangers Trailer Okay, they got the "teens with attitude" right. However, it feels very-very 90s WB in some places in the trailer. This has me worried a bit. However, I am pleased they're not going for the corny/campy stuff from the series (The series got more serious as it went on though) I loved seeing this creepy version of Rita. She feels more like a Marvel movie villain than a cheesy character that talks loud. Okay, I like what you're doing with her.I am down with Elizabeth Banks as Rita. And, where is Bulk and Skull?  There WILL be an Alpha 5.    I didn't like the trendy song played at the beginning and some of the acting is a bit off. I am not sure I could sit through a modern Rangers movies. We'll see.   

Movie Critic Gets into some Big Trouble I was going to write about this Trump (grab them) incident, but instead something more crazy came up on my side of the world with a movie blogger. Devin Faraci, former editor in chief of Birth.Movies.Death, made some tweets about the famous Trump Tapes on Twitter. (( The most telling thing about the Trump tape? He wasn't talking with his best friends. He was boasting to a TV host. )) Then a female Twitter person replied with, ((   @ spacecrone , “quick question:  do you remember grabbing me by the p—y and bragging to our friends about it, telling them to smell your fingers?” )) Damn. And, then he made this damning statement in this reply. ((  “ I can only believe you and beg forgiveness for having been so vile.” )) Either he's done this to so many women that he can't even remember it or he was so drunk that he can't remember. However, a statement like this puts a nail in your coffin. It just feels like he p...

 The Villain (sort of?) The main villain is one of the worst bad guys I've seen since Battlefield Earth. This villain is in the form of the human named Rowan North , Rowan is played poorly by Neil Casey . Casey plays Rowan so weak and uninteresting that it brings down the film. Why not get a more menacing actor to play this character. Rowan is supposed to be this nerd character that has a major chip on his shoulder. He feels like he's been pushed around and overlooked his whole life. He wants to see the world burn with crossing the undead world with the real world. That is pretty much his goal. Give us more, movie. And, what was his point of killing himself anyway? What was the point? It falls for a weak villain in the same manner as GB2's main villain. Make him creepy, but not pathetic. And, was this a bash against the nerd culture? The movie goes out of its way to put nerds/geeks in a bad light. And, using the promise of using a weepy-cre...

The Digital Homicide: How Not to Sue This whole Jim Sterling/Digital Homicide/Posters things had me glued to the seat to see what was going to happen next. And,you thought the Gawker downfall was amazing to watch.    From Techraptor ((Romine, who filed the lengthy subpoena on September 12th, showed evidence that 100 different users on Steam who have made statements about the indie developer in the past. Romine, who collected numerous photographs of several Steam users speaking negatively about their products, is demanding $18,000,000 by these 100 Steam users in damages for “personal injury.” Judge Eileen Willett sided with Romine, granting him a subpoena for “early discovery” to uncover the Steam user’s identities. )) That's right t hey actually threaten to sue people who had bought their games and hated those games. Have you ever heard of such a thing? Basically, DH makes (I use that work loosely) really bad videogames. And, people on Steam k...

Laci Green (Learn2Law) Really. Laci? You put a strike (inquiry) against a woman's YouTube channel over using your image on a thumbnail. Uh, part of your channel uses thumbnail of other people. As far as certain political sides go, I probably lean toward the left more than the right, but this has me troubled about the left when shit like this goes down. Copyright shouldn't be used as weapon. We literally have Jim Sterling being sued by a shitty indie video company for stating his own opinion. How about Bold Guy suing H3H3? I love she could have destroyed this other YTer's opinion instead of striking her down. I have numerous left leaning views and you can debate the right fairly well, but striking down someone you don't agree with seems like a new low. Here's the kicker...I actually like some of Laci Green's educational videos!. Ijust think she stepped into it with this copyright thing. She picked the wrong time for this to go down. ...

I came across this survey blog in my status listings for some reason. It hasn't been updated since 2010, so these surveys haven't been updated since then. Here is one I will be fooling around with as a kick back to those 2005-2010 blog postings of that era. 1. State your name: No, what's your name? How can I trust you with my name? Okay, my name is James. 2. State the name that your parents almost named you: I never asked. I was named after my father unfortunately. 3. Which of your relatives do you get along with the most?: I used to get along with my Uncles in Louisville, but one passed away and another is pretty messed up with substance abuse. 4. What was your first job?: I worked for Kroger when I was a teen. Looking back on it, it really sucked ass. I never met so many unhappy people. 5. Which of your relatives do you despise the most?: I don't know. Your mom. 6. Did anything embarassing happen this week?: I Shatner-ed my pants. 7. Do you ...

Luke Cage: First Thoughts Yeah, the first season premiered on Friday and I watched the first four episodes. It has its own vibe from everything else in the MCU. However it does fit in with the rest of the Netflix series of shows. I am really digging this show.   -Black Exploitation Feel: Even though it is set during our current times, it has a 70s feel to it with the way people talk and walk. Even some of the music has a Superfly/Shaft feel to it. It is a modern day exploitation show/film. -The Incident: Like the other Netflix series, there are a lot of references to the first Avengers movie an the battle in New York. This has has a major impact to all the TV series based in the MCU. So far, you also get a Tony Stark shout-out. -Smooth as ice: I like the way they handle Luke Cage and his position on intervening. Given how sensitive we are about sex and sexually, it is refreshing to see a hero that does like bedding women and has women throwing themse...