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A Trilogy

I rented and watched the Blade trilogy this weekend. I had never seen a Blade movie before. They were all ok, obviously the quality eroded as the series went along, as to most sequels.

So, think about it for a minute… wouldn’t it be cool to be a Vampire? They always seem to have such fun lives. Partying all night, having super strength, all that cool stuff. Yeah, there are some drawbacks, like having to kill people and not being able to go out in the sun… but whatever.

I should really get ready for work now. Let’s see what kind of wonderful messes this week has in store for me.

Stranger Than Fiction

This movie is EXCELLENT! Oh man, so much better than I thought it was going to be. It’s not really a “HA HA HA” comedy but there are funny parts. It’s more of a dramatic comedy… which doesn’t make sense! Let me see, can’t really give away the movie, but the whole story is well written. The acting is top notch! Some parts of the movie are a bit slow, but it doesn’t drag down the movie. It’s sweet, raw, and funny. I highly recommend you view this film when it comes to a theater near you. Once you see the movie and email me, I’ll let you know how I felt about the ending.

My Shitty Week

Let me start by stating that this week was full of potential. Every night this week I had something planned except for Monday night. Below is the week how it should have been.

  • Monday – Laundry (yeah, lame)
  • Tuesday – Jonny Lang Concert
  • Wednesday – Movie Sneak Preview
  • Thursday – Coyotes Game
  • Friday – Movie (The Departed)

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Here’s how the week actually happened…

  • Monday – Laundry (so far, so good)
  • Tuesday – Receipt mistaken for extra ticket to Jonny Lang concert so I didn’t actually even have a ticket to the event. No concert for me.
  • Wednesday – Due to complications with time management (not mine) this event was not able to be attended.
  • Thursday – So fed up with how the week was going and since the tickets were free, decided to go home and veg in front of the TV instead.
  • Friday – Movie (The Departed) but had a shitty day at work which I cannot explain in this public forum. See friend post about it (if you’re my friend here).

So, overall, it was a disastrous week. This weekend should be awesome though. Oktoberfest on Saturday and NFL Football game on Sunday.

Empire Records

Question: Why have I never seen this film? Why did I put it on my Netflix Queue? Hmmm… not really sure the answer to those questions but I’m glad I did put it on my queue. This movie is just good. I don’t know how else to explain it. If you have never seen this film, I highly recommend you watch it soon. I guarantee you’ll be entertained by it.

Ok, that’s all for now. Today was a day of lounging around and watching mindless movies. I believe I was highly successful.

Two Things…

First: I’m a movie nerd and I have just spent the past 2 hours creating a movie trailer DVD. I am almost done burning it, let’s hope it turns out playable. There are 22 menus on the DVD so who knows if any DVD player will be able to understand it… hahaha. If it works and any of you people want a copy, let me know.

Second: For those of you who have a Mac and like the Transformers (what? A Mac owner not liking the Transformers?) here’s something that looks really cool as your background. Go to the Transformers Movie site and download the two backgrounds for the Autobots and Decpeticons. Put them in a picture folder you can use from the desktop & screensaver configuration tool. You’ll need to make sure they are the only two pictures in that folder. Anyway, set it to change every 5 seconds. The logos are so closely matched it looks as though the one logo is morphing into the other. It’s quite nice. Ok, so I’m a nerd when it comes to things like that… but whatever.

You, Me & Dupree

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This movie was better than I expected. When I saw the preview in the theater, I thought they had shown all the funny parts and that I would be regretting my decision to see this movie. Well, I was wrong. What was most interesting to me about this movie was that it dealt with guys and their friends vs. the typical girls and their friends. I’m not really sure what else I can say about it. It obviously wasn’t the best movie I’ve ever seen but it was at least entertaining. I figure, if you’ve seen the trailer, you know exactly what this movie is about so I’m not going to give a synopsis of the film. I can’t really recommend that you go out and see this movie in the theater unless you were already planning on doing so. Needless to say, if you do see this film in the theater, you won’t be disappointed in the decision.

I give this movie 3 out of 5 stars.

Two Movies

Ok, so these movies are on the old side but this is the first time I have been able to watch them.

Cold Mountain – Wow, this truely is a good film. I didn’t have high hopes since I’m not a big Nicole Kidman fan but this movie was great. If you haven’t seen it yet, I highly recommend you do.

The Station Agent – This movie snuck up on me. What I mean by this is that I didn’t really apreciate what it was about until it was over. I mentioned to a friend that I wish I could have hangout friends like that… minus the perscription drug problem.

Ok, there’s my post on the two movies I watched at home this wekend. Look for more of these in the future.

Pirates and more!!

SO! I just returned from “The Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest” and I must say that it’s a great sequel. I give it 4 out of 5 stars. The plot sort of meandered on, which made the movie seem long. That is never a good thing. Other than that, they definitely left it wide open for “Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End” which is a plus but also sort of sucks!

Anyway, the other big news is that there is a preview for Transformers that you MUST watch now! Oh man, that movie has potential and I can’t wait for the 4th of July 2007!!!!

Oh, and if you’re fortunate enough to live in a city that is playing “A Scanner Darkly” please post a comment with your review. I really think that movie is going to be something special.