Rodger, if you haven’t seen Christopher Nolan’s Batman
trilogy yet, you need to. Right now. Get off this website, put away your
homework, skip your chores, and go watch Batman Begins and The Dark Knight.
Then rest for a little bit. Maybe do some of that homework. Is mom mad because
of the whole skipping chores thing? Maybe clean your room or whatever. Even
better, clean my car. After that, watch The Dark Knight Rises.
Friday, September 28, 2012
Friday, September 21, 2012
I sat and forever am at work here
You’ve probably seen my collection of Gilmore Girls DVDs by
now, Rodger. Perhaps you've even borne witness to the
show’s greatness. I don’t watch the show much now (at this point, it’s been
off-air for about five years), but in college I was in front of the TV every
Tuesday from 7:00 – 8:00PM CST, emotionally engaged in the lives of Lorelai and
Rory Gilmore. Back then, I had a Gilmore Girls poster hanging on a wall in my
room. The Gilmores watched over me as I slept until your mom ripped the poster,
“accidentally” she’ll tell you, but I don’t think she’s that maladroit.
Thursday, September 20, 2012
Giant Snakes and Jill Sandwiches
That’s right, Rodger: “the master of unlocking.” Barry
actually said that. More disturbingly, someone actually wrote that. And then,
inexplicably, someone else approved it. I discovered not too long ago that the
Japanese release of the original Resident Evil used the English dub instead of
the Japanese track. Apparently, Capcom found the Japanese acting “lame.” That
is perhaps the most damaging criticism an actor can receive, considering it
came from the people that were all for this:
Tuesday, September 4, 2012
Derek Zoolander Center For Kids Who Can't Read Good And Wanna Learn To Do Other Stuff Good Too
Okay, Rodger. Zoolander is a favorite of mine, one of those movies that I would watch every week and randomly quote when among friends. You're half named after Derrick Rose but if you were born ten years ago, there's a good chance you would have been half named after Derek Zoolander instead.
I give the movie a lot of credit: never during my first viewing did I ever question Ben Stiller and Owen Wilson as male models. I'm not dogging their looks, but in retrospect this might be the most unbelievable premise of the film (this is, to remind you, a film that claims JFK was killed by "two lookers" on a grassy knoll).
My top five Zoolander moments:
5. The gasoline fight
You would never see this scene in today's movies; the cost of gas is just way too high. Also, I was surprised that Derek was smart enough to know that lighting that cigarette was a bad idea.
I give the movie a lot of credit: never during my first viewing did I ever question Ben Stiller and Owen Wilson as male models. I'm not dogging their looks, but in retrospect this might be the most unbelievable premise of the film (this is, to remind you, a film that claims JFK was killed by "two lookers" on a grassy knoll).
My top five Zoolander moments:
5. The gasoline fight
You would never see this scene in today's movies; the cost of gas is just way too high. Also, I was surprised that Derek was smart enough to know that lighting that cigarette was a bad idea.
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