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The Crazies (2010)

2012-01-21T11:26:00.000-08:00

Cast:
Timothy Olyphant: David
Radha Mitchell: Judy
Joe Anderson: Russell
Danielle Panabaker: Becca
Christie Lynn Smith: Deardra Farnum
Brett Rickaby: Bill Farnum
Preston Bailey: Nicholas
John Aylward: Mayor Hobbs
Joe Reegan: Pvt. Billy Babcock
Glenn Morshower: Intelligence Officer
Larry Cedar: Ben Sandborn
Gregory Sporleder: Travis Quinn
Mike Hickman: Rory Hamill
Lisa K. Wyatt: Peggy Hamill
Justin Welborn: Curt Hammil

Director
Breck Eisner

Writer:
Scott Kosar
Ray Wright

Year:
2010

Runtime:
101 min

Genre:
Zombie, horror, thriller

Tagline:
Fear Thy Neighbor

Poster:

Trailer:

Synopsis:
As a toxin begins to turn the residents of Ogden Marsh, Iowa into violent psychopaths, sheriff David Dutton tries to make sense of the situation while he, his wife, and two other unaffected townspeople band together in a fight for survival.
from imdb.com!

Parent's Corner:
Violence: Quite a bit
Gore: Here and there, not as much as in some zombie films
Language: definitely there
Sexuality: none worth mentioning
Drug Use: none worth mentioning
Adult content: The whole film government trying to kill you is very adult would be too intense for children
15+ please

My Rating:

Plot: 10/10 I live for this sort of thing
Character Development: 7/10 - it was there I liked it, predictable and fun
Acting: 8/10 - Some issues here and there but nothing worthy of bitching
Replay value: 10/10 - would watch this again infact I did and got enjoyment out of it
Audience Awareness: 10/10 - it knows its audience thank you film!
Entertainment Value: 10/10 - fully entertained
Fear Factor: 5/10 - not really scary but I could see in a theater how this would be
Meshability: 10/10 - everything flowed nicely here

8.75 - Really good worth a watch but if you aren't a fan of the genre (zombie/thriller) you can skip it :)

The rundown:
10 - Amazing
8-9: really good
6-7: Average
4-5: below average
2-3: Really below average
1-2: Terrible
0: Worst ever

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Go find it yourself > :D

Zombieland

2011-09-17T15:21:00.000-07:00

Cast:
Jesse Eisenberg: Columbus
Woody Harrelson: Tallahassee
Emma Stone: Wichita
Abigail Breslin: Little Rock
Amber Heard: 406
Bill Murray: Himself
Derek Graf: Clown Zombie

Director
Ruben Fleischer

Writer:
Rhett Reese
Paul Werneck

Year:
2009

Runtime:
88 minutes

Genre:
Action, adventure, coemdy, horror

Tagline:
A comedy that kills

Poster:

Trailer:

Synopsis:
Searching for family. In the early twenty-first century, zombies have taken over America. A shy and inexperienced college student in Texas has survived by following his 30 rules: such as "look in the back seat," "double-tap," "avoid public restrooms." He decides to travel to Ohio to see if his parents are alive. He gets a ride with a boisterous zombie-hating good-old boy headed for Florida, and soon they confront a young woman whose sister has been bitten by a zombie and wants to be put out of her misery. The sisters were headed to an LA amusement park they've heard is zombie free. Can the kid from Ohio get to his family? And what about rule thirty one?

Parent's Corner:
Violence: Lots
Gore: Lots
Language: Lots
Sexuality: Some here and there
Drug Use: Not much
Adult content: Some

My Rating:

Plot: 10/10
Character Development: 8/10
Acting: 10/10
Replay value: 10/10
Audience Awareness:8/10
Entertainment Value: 10/10
Special Effects: 9/10
Meshability: 10/10

9,3 - this rating feels high for me but I did just watch this movie so I guess I understand it still go rent it if you have not seen it yet!

The rundown:
10 - Amazing
8-9: really good
6-7: Average
4-5: below average
2-3: Really below average
1-2: Terrible
0: Worst ever

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The Craft

2011-09-17T14:41:00.000-07:00

Cast:
Robin Tunney: Sarah Bailey
Fairuza Balk: Nancy Downs
Neve Campbell: Bonnie
Rachel True: Rochelle
Skeet Ulrich: Chris Hooker
Christine Taylor: Laura Lizzie
Breckin Meyer: Mitt
Nathaniel Marston: Trey
Cliff De Young: Mr. Bailey
Assumpta Serna: Lirio
Helen Shaver: Grace Downs
Jeanine Jackson: Jenny
Brenda Strong: Doctor
Elizabeth Guber: :aura's Friend
Jennifer Greenhut: Laura's Friend

Director
Andrew Fleming

Writer:
Peter Filardi

Year:
1996

Runtime:
101 minutes

Genre:
Drama, horror

Tagline:
Spend the weekend with the girls!

Poster:

Trailer:

Synopsis:
A new girl moves to a new city with her family to start a new life. She meets up with the girls who are very interested in the occult and together, the four of them have a seemingly unstopable power. They can do anything, from getting thier dream guys to like them to... the possibilities are limitless.
imdb.com

Parent's Corner:
Violence: Yes it's there
Gore: Some
Language: Some
Sexuality: A bit
Drug Use: Alluded to
Adult content: Some here and there even though it is very childish

I'd say 14 and up, it's pretty childish but does have some things in it little kids shouldn't be seeing!

My Rating:

Plot: 5/10 - Plot? What is plot?
Character Development: 0/10 - Characterization what is this?
Acting: 4/10 - Not even campy acting just dull
Replay value: 6.10 - I would play this again it is amusing
Audience Awareness: 1/10 - Totally aimed at the wrong audience honey
Entertainment Value: 7/10 - I was amused for all the wrong reasons
Special Effects: 1/10 - So bad
Meshability: 10/10 - Everything was a train wreck in synch

4.25 - Not camp bad just bad but still somewhat amusing if you like bad horror watch it otherwise it's skipable

The rundown:
10 - Amazing
8-9: really good
6-7: Average
4-5: below average
2-3: Really below average
1-2: Terrible
0: Worst ever

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Google is here for a reason, easy to find D;

Blackadder

2011-06-26T21:56:00.000-07:00

Created by:
Rowan Atkinson
Richard Curtis

Producer:
John Lloyd

Years:
1983-2000

Genre:
Historical comedy

Number of Seasons/Episodes:
4 seasons; 24 episodes.

Cast:
Rowan Atkinson
Tony Robinson
Hugh Laurie. Yes that Hugh Laurie. Plays an upper class twit. :D
Tim McInnerny
Stephen Fry
Miranda Richardson

Synopsis:
Follows the title character, Blackadder, and his descendents through the ages. Each season takes place in a different time period: Medieval era, Elizabethan, the Regency, and WWI. There's also a short "movie" called Blackadder: Back and Forth set in the modern era, where him and Baldrick build a time machine.

My Rating:
Plot: 8/10. No issues here, each episode has its own little central plot.
Character Development: 9/10. Again no issues. You can see the changes each character goes through in each season. Baldrick becomes stupider and stupider, and Blackadder becomes wittier and snarkier.
Acting: 9/10. No issues. Atkinson is awesome as Blackadder, Laurie makes a very convincing upper class twit, and Robinson does a great job at playing a moron.
Replay/entertainment value: 10/10. I adore this series, especially the final season.
Flow: 8/10. No issues, each episode stands on its own.
Special Effects: 6/10. Some shit are sooo obviously props but who cares? This series is awesome. :D

Overall rating: 9. I adore this series. It's a treasure trove of hilarious insults and quotes. The only thing keeping me from giving it a 10 is the first season, before Blackadder gets his wit and snark, but if you pull through that season you're in for a real treat.

Parent's Corner:
Violence: People get punched, and Blackadder tends to hit Baldrick and George a lot. Queenie tends to want to behead everyone. Also the last season takes place during WWI, and that was a tad violent so...
Gore: None.
Language: Some.
Sexuality: Lord Flashheart is a big fan of smashing face.
Nudity: None, but in Blackadder: Back and Forth you see Robinson's ass. Yeah. Some things are better left unseen. Oh my god. ;_;
Drug Use: None.
Adult Themes: Not too many, but little kids won't understand a lot of the jokes and various scenarios.

My rating system:
10 = Blackadder's wit.
9 = Awesome.
8 = Less awesome.
7 = Average awesome.
6 = Above average.
5 = Average.
4 = Below average.
3 = Mediocre.
2 = Meh.
1 = About as good as George is intelligent.
0 = Baldrick's underpants.

I AM NOT DOING A SUMMER OF CHRISTOPHER WALKEN I'D RATHER JUST FUCK AROUND

2011-06-05T13:29:00.000-07:00

Anyhoo here's a review of Inglorious Bastards:

Cast:
Brad Pitt: Lt. Aldo Raine
Mélanie Laurent: Shosanna
Christoph Waltz: Col. Hans Landa
Eli Roth: Sgt. Donny Donowitz
Michael Fassbender: Lt. Archie Hicox
Diane Kruger: Bridget von Hammersmark
Daniel Brühl: Pvt. Fredrick Zoller
Til Schweiger: Sgt. Hugo Stiglitz
Gedeon Burkhard: Cpl. Wilhelm Wicki
Jacky Ido: Marcel
B.J. Novak: Pfc. Smithson Utivich
Omar Doom: Pfc. Omar Ulmer
August Diehl: Major Hellstrom
Denis Menochet: Perrier LaPadite
Sylvester Groth: Joseph Goebbels

Director
Quentin Tarantino

Writer:
Quentin Tarantino

Year:
2009

Runtime:
153 minutes

Genre:
Adventure, drama, war

Tagline:
We're in the Nazi killin' business and cousin, business is a-boomin'

Poster:

Trailer:

Synopsis:
In Nazi occupied France, young Jewish refugee Shosanna Dreyfus witnesses the slaughter of her family by Colonel Hans Landa. Narrowly escaping with her life, she plots her revenge several years later when German war hero Fredrick Zoller takes a rapid interest in her and arranges an illustrious movie premiere at the theater she now runs. With the promise of every major Nazi officer in attendance, the event catches the attention of the "Basterds", a group of Jewish-American guerilla soldiers led by the ruthless Lt. Aldo Raine. As the relentless executioners advance and the conspiring young girl's plans are set in motion, their paths will cross for a fateful evening that will shake the very annals of history.
FROM: imdb.com

Parent's Corner:
Violence: Lots
Gore: Some
Language:Lots
Sexuality: Some
Drug Use: None really
Adult content: It is an adult movie
16+ folks

My Rating:

Plot:8/10
Character Development: 7/10 - Could have some work here imo
Acting: 8/10 - No major complaints
Replay value: 6/10 - I 7/10 wouldn't want to buy this movie but wouldn't mind seeing it again if it was on HBO or something
Audience Awareness: 5/10 - I blame the advertising plan for this one it was not as focused on the bastards as it could have been and that's what most go in wanting to watch a movie with Brad Pitt killing nazis and it's not really that
Entertainment Value: 7/10 - Very entertaining and exactly what you expect in some scenes other scenes seem to drag on. I have mixed feelings for this movie.
Special Effects/make-up: 8/10 - Works doesn't stand out but few things do anymore honestly
Meshability: 8/10 - I don't know something was missing here maybe I just wasn't in the mood for this type of movie

7 - AVerage, worth a watch definitely

The rundown:
10 - Amazing
8-9: really good
6-7: Average
4-5: below average
2-3: Really below average
1-2: Terrible
0: Worst ever

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Google it, it is VERY easy to find specify the year though there are two movies with the same name :3

Christopher Walken Summer

2011-05-27T11:05:00.000-07:00

The list is subject to change if I can't find it I won't review it D;

1. The Anderson Tapes
2. The Happiness Cage
3. Next Stop, Greenwich Village
4. The Sentinal
5. Annie Hall
6. Roseland
7. Shoot the Sun Down
8. The Deer Hunter
9. Last Embrace
10. Heaven’s Gate
11. The Dogs of War
12. Pennies from Heaven
13. Who am I This Time?
14. Brainstorm
15. The Dead Zone
16. A View to Kill
17. At Close Range
18. Deadline
19. The Milagro Beanfield War
20. Biloxi Blues
21. Puss in Boots
22. Homeboy
23. Communion
24. King of New York
25. The Comfort of Strangers
26. Sarah, Plain and Tall
27. Mcbain
28. Mistress
29. Batman Returns
30. Day of Atonement
31. All-American Murder
32. Scam
33. Skylark
34. True Romance
35. Wayne’s World 2
36. A Business Affair
37. Pulp Fiction
38. Nick of Time
39. The Prophecy
40. The Addiction
41. Things to do in Denver when You’re Dead
42. Search and Destory
43. Wild Side
44. Last Man Standing
45. Celluloid
46. Basquiat
47. The Funeral
48. Excess Baggage
49. Suicide Kings
50. Mouse Hunt
51. Touch
52. The Prophecy 2
53. Illuminata
54. New Rose Hotel
55. Trance
56. Sleepy Hollow
57. Antz
58. Kiss Toledo goodbye
59. Sarah Plain and Tall: Winter’s End
60. Vendetta
61. Blast from the Past
62. The Prophecy 3: The Descent
63. The Opportunist
64. Joe Dirt
65. The Affair of the Necklace
66. America’s Sweethearts
67. Scotland, Pa
68. Popcorn Shrimp
69. Jungle Juice
70. Catch me if You Can
71. Plots with a View
72. Engine Trouble
73. Poolhall Junkies
74. Julius Caesar
75. The Country Bears
76. Kangaroo Jack
77. The Rundown
78. Gigli
79. Envy
80. The Stepford Wives
81. Around the Bend
82. Man on Fire
83. Wedding Crashers
84. Domino
85. Romance and Cigarettes
86. Click
87. Man of the Year
88. Fade to Black
89. Hairspray
90. Balls of Fury
91. Evil Calls: The Raven
92. Five Dollars a Day
93. The Maiden Heist

ATTENTION ANYONE WHO READS THIS BLOG INCLUDING VISITORS

2011-05-01T22:06:00.000-07:00

I have made my decision:

WALKEN SUMMER IT IS

Every summer will be a kick ass actor summer and winter will be action! Late May/June will be actor
Dec/Jan will be action, ideas for Christmas theme will be appreciated as well (Kung Fu, action actor, ect)

Give me your fave Walken movie everyone!

Can't decide? Try to give me no more than three and I'll add in my own, not sure I can do his whole filmography in a month or even two.

Is This True?

2011-04-29T19:58:00.001-07:00

Apparently we are borrowing 180 million per hour to keep the federal government running? WTF

I'll be doing some research on this

WHY?

2011-04-29T12:33:00.001-07:00

WTF

Words like "pests" derogatory - journal editors
Wild animals should be called "free living"
"Even 'animals' itself is a term of abuse"

WORDS like "vermin", "pests" and "wild" give animals a bad name and should be replaced, academics say.

The call for new "animal language" has been made by the editors of a new academic journal, the Journal of Animal Ethics, published this month for the first time by the University of Illinois Press.

They say traditional words used to characterise animals like "beasts" and "critters" are derogatory, the Daily Mail reports.

The term "pets" should be replaced by "companion animals" and "wild animals" should be termed "free living or free ranging animals".

Read more: http://www.news.com.au/world/pc-call-for-animal-language-changes-not-wild-just-free-living/story-e6frfkyi-1226046436130#ixzz1KsSMH9n7

"The word 'owners', whilst technically correct in law, harks back to a previous age when animals were regarded as just that: property, machines or things to use without moral constraint," they write in the Journal.

"Even 'animals' itself is a term of abuse."

Read more: http://www.news.com.au/world/pc-call-for-animal-language-changes-not-wild-just-free-living/story-e6frfkyi-1226046436130#ixzz1KsSQ33GU

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ANIMALS DO NOT COMPREHEND HUMAN WORDS! Dogs for instance lack the communication portion of the brain that humans have that allow us to form speech. Yes they comprehend emotions, tones, and yes they can be affected by abuse but this is just asinine.

The Blog Died

2011-04-18T17:43:00.001-07:00

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Candyman

2011-02-28T14:41:00.000-08:00

Cast:
Virginia Madsen: Helen Lyle
Tony Todd: The Candyman / Daniel Robitaille
Xander Berkeley: Trevor Lyle
Kasi Lemmons: Bernadette 'Bernie' Walsh
Vanessa Williams: Anne-Marie McCoy
DeJuan Guy: Jake
Marianna Elliott: Clara
Ted Raimi: Billy
Ria Pavia: Monica
Mark Daniels: Student
Lisa Ann Poggi: Diane
Adam Philipson: Danny
Eric Edwards: Harold
Carolyn Lowery: Stacey
Barbara Alston: Henrietta Mosely

Director
Bernard Rose

Writer:
Clive Barker, Bernard Rose

Year:
1992

Runtime:
99 Minutes

Genre:
Horror

Tagline:
Candyman, Candyman, Candyman, Candyman... Don't Say Again!

Poster:

Trailer:

Synopsis:
from imdb.com
Helen Lyle is a student who decides to write a thesis about local legends and myths. She visits a part of the town, where she learns about the legend of the Candyman, a one-armed man who appears when you say his name five times, in front of a mirror. Of course, Helen doesn't believe all this stuff, but the people of the area are really afraid. When she ignores their warnings and begins her investigation in the places that he is rumored to appear, a series of horrible murders begins. Could the legend be true?

Parent's Corner:
Violence: Lots
Gore: Lots
Language: Lots
Sexuality: Lots, breasts are seen
Drug Use: Smoking, talk of drugs
Adult content: Lots of adult content
16+

My Rating:

Plot: 9/10 - I like this type of story
Character Development: 8/10 - Acceptable
Acting: 7/10 - Some were good performances others were alright
Replay value: 7/10 - I could see myself watching this again
Audience Awareness: 10/10 - Easy to follow
Entertainment Value: 9/10 - I wasn't disappointed
Special Effects: 7/10 - Visuals were fine
Meshability: 10/10 - Good flow

8.4 - Definitely worth a watch

The rundown:
10 - Amazing
8-9: really good
6-7: Average
4-5: below average
2-3: Really below average
1-2: Terrible
0: Worst ever

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Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home

2011-02-26T14:10:00.000-08:00

Cast:
William Shatner as James T. Kirk
Leonard Nimoy as Spock
DeForest Kelley as Leonard "Bones" McCoy
James Doohan as Montgomery "Scotty" Scott
Nichelle Nichols as Uhura
George Takei as Hikaru Sulu
Walter Koenig as Pavel Chekov
Catherine Hicks as Dr. Gillian Taylor
Mark Lenard as Sarek
Jane Wyatt as Amanda Grayson

Director:
Leonard Nimoy

Writers:
A lot of people

Year:
1986

Run Time:
119 minutes

Genre:
Science fiction

Synopsis:
Spock has been rescued and his spirit united with his body, yay! But Kirk made the Enterprise go KABOOM so now they need to head back to Earth and face trial. BUT O NOEZ, AN EVIL PROBE MAKING WHALE SOUNDS IS FUCKING WITH THE ATMOSPHERE! BUT O NOEZ, WHALES ARE EXTINCT! Time for the crew to go back in time and nab some whalies! And an over-enthusiastic whale biologist.

Parent's Corner:
Violence: A little asskicking here and there. Poor, poor Chekov though, falling and smacking his head real bad. :(
Gore: None. Averted by McCoy and his super awesome future medical kit.
Language: Spock tries to learn profanity and fails. It's fucking precious though. "They are not the hell your whales." PRECIOUS.
Sexuality: None.
Drug use: McCoy gives a woman on dialysis a pill that makes her grow new kidneys, does that count?
Adult themes: None really. Beats you over the head with environmentalism though.

My Rating:
Plot: 6/10. It's like The Motion Picture, but funnier and not boring. And there's time travel.
Acting: 8/10. "Excuse me, where can we find the nuclear wessels?"
Audience awareness: 7/10.
Replay/entertainment value: 9/10. I fucking LOVE this movie. So goddamn funny.
Flow: 7/10.
Special effects: 7/10.

9. This is my favorite Star Trek movie. Absurd plot, crazy/hilarious whale biologist lady, Spock trying to curse, Chekov asking about nuclear wessels during the Cold War with a cop nearby...

My Rating System:
10 = Best. Thing. EVER.
9 = Awesome.
8 = Less awesome.
7 = Average awesome.
6 = Above average.
5 = Average.
4 = Below average.
3 = Mediocre.
2 = Meh.
1 = I WANT MY TIME BACK AND MONETARY COMPENSATION. RIGHT. NOOOOW!!
0 = Twilight bad.

Star Trek III: The Search for Spock

2011-02-26T13:43:00.000-08:00

Cast:
William Shatner as James T. Kirk
Leonard Nimoy as Spock
DeForest Kelley as Leonard "Bones" McCoy
James Doohan as Montgomery "Scotty" Scott
Nichelle Nichols as Uhura
George Takei as Hikaru Sulu
Walter Koenig as Pavel Chekov
Robin Curtis as a less annoying Saavik
Christopher Lloyd as Kruge
Merritt Butrick as David Marcus

Director:
Leonard Nimoy

Writer:
Harve Bennett

Year:
1984

Run Time:
105 minutes

Genre:
Science fiction

Synopsis:
After Spock's death in Wrath of KHAAAAAAN, his body is shot out to the newly formed Genesis planet. His body is regenerated and his spirit is in McCoy's body. And really, it's called "Search for Spock." They're not gonna be "lol sry couldn't find him" at the end of the movie.

Parent's Corner:
Violence: There are Klingons. Klingons are violent.
Gore: None really.
Language: ...I don't remember but honestly it's Star Trek so they're not going to say anything worse than damn.
Sexuality: Spock needs to get laid or die.
Drug use: None.
Adult themes: None really.

My Rating:
Plot: 6/10. The ending is really fucking obvious. Again, they're not going to go "lol sry couldn't find him" at the end of the movie.
Acting: 7/10. I gotta hand it to those guys playing Klingons. Speaking Klingon has to be a pain in the ass.
Audience awareness: 6/10.
Replay/entertainment value: 6/10.
Flow: 7/10.
Special effects: 6/10.

7. Could be better, could be worse.

My Rating System:
10 = Best. Thing. EVER.
9 = Awesome.
8 = Less awesome.
7 = Average awesome.
6 = Above average.
5 = Average.
4 = Below average.
3 = Mediocre.
2 = Meh.
1 = I WANT MY TIME BACK AND MONETARY COMPENSATION. RIGHT. NOOOOW!!
0 = Twilight bad.

Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan

2011-02-26T13:05:00.000-08:00

Cast:
William Shatner as James T. Kirk
Leonard Nimoy as Spock
DeForest Kelley as Leonard "Bones" McCoy
James Doohan as Montgomery "Scotty" Scott
Nichelle Nichols as Uhura
George Takei as Hikaru Sulu
Walter Koenig as Pavel Chekov
Ricardo Montalban as KHAAAAAAAAN Noonien Singh
Kirstie Alley as Saavik
Bibi Besch as Carol Marcus
Merritt Butrick as David Marcus

Director:
Nichols Meyer

Writers:
A lot of people

Year:
1982

Run Time:
116 minutes

Genre:
Science fiction

Synopsis:
KHAAAAAAAAN is back! Dr. Carol Marcus has been working on a device called Genesis, which can create life out of nothing. KHAAAAAAAAN wants to take it and get his revenge on Kirk. Featuring: obnoxious Vulcan girl who won't stop asking about a test she failed. And Kirk's kid who is actually not that bad of a character.

Parent's Corner:
Violence: Really, it's a movie called the WRATH of KHAAAAAAAAN. It ain't about running through meadows, holding hands (although there is hand-pressing-against-glassness going on), and picking daisies (although they sure are pushed up).
Gore: KHAAAAAAAAN's face melts and a couple of people get phasered, including some random guy that was there to literally get phasered is NOWHERE ELSE in the goddamn scene. Srsly, he comes out of nowhere.
Language: Umm I don't remember.
Sexuality: None.
Drug use: None, but there are genetically engineered super humans!
Adult themes: None really.

My Rating:
Plot: 7/10. Really cool that they used the Space Seed episode of TOS for the basis of this movie.
Acting: 1000000000000/10. HAM VS. HAM ACTION! KHAAAAAAAAN!
Replay/entertainment value: 8/10. KHAAAAAAAAN! Need I say more?
Audience awareness: 8/10. AGAIN, HAM VS. HAM ACTION! THEY KNOW WHAT WE WANT!
Flow: 7/10.
Special effects: 6/10.

8. This is one of the best Star Trek movies for a reason.

My Rating System:
10 = Best. Thing. EVER.
9 = Awesome.
8 = Less awesome.
7 = Average awesome.
6 = Above average.
5 = Average.
4 = Below average.
3 = Mediocre.
2 = Meh.
1 = I WANT MY TIME BACK AND MONETARY COMPENSATION. RIGHT. NOOOOW!!
0 = Twilight bad.

Star Trek: The Motion Picture

2011-02-26T12:24:00.000-08:00

Cast:
William Shatner as James T. Kirk
Leonard Nimoy as Spock
DeForest Kelley as Leonard "Bones" McCoy
James Doohan as Montgomery "Scotty" Scott
Nichelle Nichols as Uhura
George Takei as Hikaru Sulu
Walter Koenig as Pavel Chekov
Persis Khambatta as Ilia
Stephen Collins as Willard Decker

Director:
Robert Wise

Writers:
Alan Dean Foster
Harold Livingston

Year:
1979

Run Time:
132 minutes

Genre:
Science fiction

Synopsis:
An evil alien machine thinger is headed towards Earth, and James Kirk and co. need to stop it. Featuring: an Enterprise that isn't outdated as fuck.

Parent's Corner:
Violence: Klingons and Ilia get their shit ruined by V'Ger.
Gore: None.
Language: None.
Sexuality: ...Are Kirk and Spock flirting in the sickbay scene?
Drug use: None.
Adult themes: None.

My Rating:
Plot: 6/10. Standard "gotta stop the alien baddie" type deal.
Acting: 5/10. The acting from the main cast is fine as usual, but good GOD there is some totally flat line delivery; they didn't even fucking try, but at least I got a laugh out of it.
Replay/entertainment value: 4/10.
Audience awareness: 3/10. I think they made this movie for narcoleptics. Apparently they forgot the majority of us are not narcoleptics.
Flow: 7/10.
Special effects: 6/10. Better than TOS, but that's why we love TOS isn't it? The special effects aren't bad for some stuff, like the cloud surrounding V'Ger, but GOOD GOD if the opening Enterpise boarding scene isn't the cheesiest thing I've seen.

6. It's really slow, so if you're expecting an action movie, go watch something else. This is not the film for you.

My rating system:
10 = Best. Thing. EVER.
9 = Awesome.
8 = Less awesome.
7 = Average awesome.
6 = Above average.
5 = Average.
4 = Below average.
3 = Mediocre.
2 = Meh.
1 = I WANT MY TIME BACK AND MONETARY COMPENSATION. RIGHT. NOOOOW!!
0 = Twilight bad.

Star Trek: The Original Series

2011-02-23T20:56:00.000-08:00

Executive Producer:
Gene Roddeberry

Years:
1966-1969

Genre:
Science fiction

Number of Seasons/Episodes:
3 seasons; 79 episodes

Cast:
William Shatner as James T. Kirk
Leonard Nimoy as Spock
DeForest Kelley as Leonard "Bones" McCoy
James Doohan as Montgomery "Scotty" Scott
Nichelle Nichols as Uhura
George Takei as Hikaru Sulu
Walter Koenig as Pavel Chekov
Majel Barrett as Nurse Chapel, also provides the voice for the ship's computer

Synopsis:
If you don't know what Star Trek is about, you need to go kill yourself.

My Rating:
Plot: 7/10. Depends on the episode, but most of them are pretty good when they're not fucking absurd or anvilicious in their message.
Character Development: 5/10. Some of the characters get a lot of development, like Spock, but Uhura has absolutely no personality to speak of.
Acting: 100000/10. ALL BECAUSE OF LARGE HAM SHATNER. And Nimoy and Kelley. But yah, LARGE HAM!
Replay/entertainment value: 9/10. I would skip some episodes, but others are a ton of fun.
Audience Awareness: 5/10. Star Trek likes to forget that yes, females did indeed watch this TV show, so maybe portraying pretty much every chick as weak and in need of a man wasn't such a great idea. Then again, it was the 60s. Props for putting an Asian and a black on the bridge though.
Flow: 7/10. Episodes flow together pretty well, but the series doesn't really reference earlier episodes; it's more of a "stand alone" type deal.
Special Effects/Cheese Factor: 100000/10. Because it's the 1960s, and special effects were god awful. That makes them AWESOME. Combined with large ham Shatner, makes for the best goddamn camp in the entire universe and history of forever.

9. Star Trek is a classic for a reason, but some episodes aren't that great, like the rather racist "Paradise Syndrome."

Parent's Corner:
Violence: Kirk and co. usually gave to kick some ass to get out of a bind, but it's 60s action so it's hilarious and stunt doubles are obviously used. Srsly, they don't look a thing like the actors.
Gore: Aside from some cuts, none really. Oh and Kirk and Spock were getting whipped by Nazis in one episode...maybe I should put that under "sexuality."
Language: None, but McCoy sometimes asks Spock "Are you out of your Vulcan mind?" Which is kinda like saying "fuck" but not really.
Sexuality: Do you really need to ask? Kirk is smashing face with a chick nearly every other episode. That being said it's usually to get something he wants, but he still smashes face. Oh, and he flirts with Spock. Yeah.
Nudity: None, but the dame of the week wears really revealing outfits. And Kirk doesn't seem to believe in shirts...which I'm okay with.
Drug Use: None, unless you count McCoy's hypos.
Adult Themes: None really, some kids might not get the point of some episodes, but still.

My rating system:
10 = Best. Thing. EVER.
9 = Awesome.
8 = Less awesome.
7 = Average awesome.
6 = Above average.
5 = Average.
4 = Below average.
3 = Mediocre.
2 = Meh.
1 = I WANT MY TIME BACK AND MONETARY COMPENSATION. RIGHT. NOOOOW!!
0 = Twilight bad.

Fergie is a Furby

2011-02-10T20:37:00.000-08:00

Fergie

Furby

There is a creepy resemblance here, isn't there? :O

Hercules in the Underworld

2011-01-13T13:43:00.000-08:00

Cast:
Kevin Sorbo: Hercules
Anthony Quinn: Zeus
Tawny Kitaen: Deianeira
Marley Shelton: Ioley
Cliff Curtis: Nessus
Jorge Gonzáles: Eryz the Boxer
Timothy Balme: Lycastus
Michael Hurst: Charon the Boatman
Michael Mizrahi: Metion
Grant Bridger: Pinched Face
John McKee; Fake Eryx the Boxer
Pio Terei: Sestus
Michael Wilson: Opium / Echion
Buzz Moller: Cletis
Rose McIver: Ilea

Director
Bill L. Norton

Writer:
Andrew Dettmann
Daniel Truly

Year:
1994

Runtime:

Genre:
Action/Adventure/Fantasy

Tagline:

Poster:

Trailer:

Synopsis:
Hercules is finally a happy family man with his wife Deianeira, two young sons Aeson and Clonus, daughter Ilea and in-living centaur Nessus. When a trickster lures men to fight -using a fake- Eryx the Boxer, they are slain, so Hercules is called and slays the giant, but to Zeus' disappointment loses his temper when Hera shows by a peacock feather to be behind it again, and wrecks her temple. Nessus grumbles he's tired of the Herc-idolatry. The next call for help is made by Iole, from a city where people are killed by the fume from an entrance to the underworld which opened the earth there. He goes, but when an old woman recognizes the pendant the messenger gave Deianeira, saying it proves she belongs to maidens trained so well in the art of seduction they can get any man in their power, she finally believes jealous Nessus' warnings not to trust her with Hercules; they catch up with him, but he convinces her to trust him

Parent's Corner:
Violence: Some
Gore: None
Language: None
Sexuality: Some
Drug Use: None
Adult content: None

My Rating:

Plot: 5/10 - God does this jump around
Character Development: 5/10 - WUT?
Acting: 5/10 - It's alright
Replay value: 5/10 - It's the same if you replay it or watch it the first time
Audience Awareness: 3/10
Entertainment Value: 9/10 - It is an interesting MESS!
Special Effects: 8/10 - Very believable
Meshability: 7/10 - It flows

5.9 - Average

The rundown:
10 - Amazing
8-9: really good
6-7: Average
4-5: below average
2-3: Really below average
1-2: Terrible
0: Worst ever

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I am not reviewing the Maze of the Minotaur because it's basically a recap of the other movies and I son't want to review it

Hercules and the Lost Kingdom

2011-01-13T13:33:00.000-08:00

Cast:
Kevin Sorbo: Hercules
Anthony Quinn: Zeus
Renée O'Connor: Deianeira
Robert Trebor: Waylin
Eric Close: Telamon
Elizabeth Hawthorne: Queen Omphale
Nathaniel Lees: Blue Priest
Jay Saussey: Village Girl
John Sumner: Inn Owner
Lee-Jane Foreman: Villager #2
Onno Boelee: Gargan the Giant
Chic Littlewood: Gambling Villager
Alex Beasley: Marathon Messenger #1
Te Whatanui Skipwith: Chief Elder
Daniel Warren: Strongman Brother

Director
Harley Cokeliss

Writer:
Christian Williams

Year:
1994

Runtime:

Genre:
Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Tagline:

Poster:

Trailer:

Synopsis:

Hercules is provoked till he has no other choice then fight Gargan, a giant who had absolutely no quarrel with him- and decks the mountain of aggression easily. Then the last survivor of a group of messengers, killed off one by one by Hera, dies after imploring him to come end her rule of terror in the 'lost city of Troy', which his father Zeus, who is once more unwilling to extend any more tangible help, discloses can only be found with the 'one true compass' last seen in the possession of queen Omphale. On his searching for her he frees -then against her will- Deianeira, the eager victim about to be sacrificed to the river god as virgin in the prime of her fertility to end a drought. He battles passed the 48 sons of the gate guardian and arranges to be sold at the annual slave market to the queen, who only wants him in her bed. After dealing with some protection racketeers and the devoted, happy palace slave Waylin he finally gets her late husbands compass from Omphale. He sets out on the journey with Deianeira; a sea monster swallows them, but is defeated. On land they find her father, the dying king of Troy who names her his heir, prepare an army of Trojans to reconquer the city and enter it unopposed, but then emerges an army of Heras minions, whose leader is about to sacrifice Deianeira and puts up a good fight against Hercules. (From imdb.com)

Parent's Corner:
Violence: Some
Gore: None
Language: None
Sexuality: None
Drug Use: None
Adult content: None

Fine for kids

My Rating:

Plot: 6/10
Character Development: 4/10 - The character of Deianeira is possibly the most annoying of all Hercules The Legendary Journeys characters.
Acting: 6/10
Replay value: 5/10
Audience Awareness: 6/10
Entertainment Value: 6/10
Special Effects: 5/10
Meshability: 7/10

5.6

The rundown:
10 - Amazing
8-9: really good
6-7: Average
4-5: below average
2-3: Really below average
1-2: Terrible
0: Worst ever

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Hercules and the Circle of Fire

2011-01-13T13:21:00.000-08:00

Cast:

Kevin Sorbo: Hercules
Anthony Quinn: Zeus
Tawny Kitaen: Deianeira
Kevin Atkinson: Cheiron
Stephanie Barrett: Phaedra
Christopher Brougham: Warlock / Janus
Nell Weatherly: Hag / Girl
Simone Kessell: Girl / Hag
Alexander Gandar:Telemon
Joseph Greer: Peleus
Kerry Gallagher: Amalthea
John Watson: Temple Priest
Sharon Tyrell: Temple Priestess
Mark Ferguson: Prometheus
Yvonne Lawley: Peasant Woman

Director
Doug Lefler

Writer:
Andrew Dettmann
Barry Pullman

Year:
1994

Runtime:

Genre:
Adventure, fantasy, action

Tagline:

Poster:

Trailer:

Synopsis:

Hercules and Deianeira go in search of fire to save the world from cold. All the world's fire are fast going out. Hercules' father, Zeus, is on hand to help (and sometime hinder) the two. (from imdb.com)

Parent's Corner:
Violence: Some
Gore: None
Language: None
Sexuality: Some
Drug Use: None
Adult content: None noth otherwise mentioned

Kid appropriate

My Rating:

Plot: 7/10 - A step up from the first
Character Development: 7/10 - Average
Acting: 7/10 - It's fine, no real complaints
Replay value: 6/10 - It's average
Audience Awareness: 6/10
Entertainment Value: 7/10 - It's average
Special Effects: 7/10 - Fine
Meshability: 7/10 - It's fine

6.8 - It's worth a watch

The rundown:
10 - Amazing
8-9: really good
6-7: Average
4-5: below average
2-3: Really below average
1-2: Terrible
0: Worst ever

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Hercules and the Amazon Women

2011-01-13T13:02:00.000-08:00

Cast:
Kevin Sorbo: Hercules
Anthony Quinn: Zeus
Roma Downey: Hippolyta
Michael Hurst: Iolaus
Lloyd Scott: Pithus
Lucy Lawless: Lysia
Christopher Brougham: Lethan
Timothy Lee: Ilus
Kim Michalis: Young Alcmene
Maggie Tarver: Village Mother
John Steemson: Village Boy
Rose McIver: Girl (Hydra)
Jennifer Ludlam: Alcmene
Nick Kemplen: Village Heckler
Heidi Anderson: Girl Being Heckled

Director
Bill L. Norton

Writer:
Andrew Dettmann
Jule Selbo
Daniel Truly

Year:
1994

Runtime:

Genre:
Adventure/action/Fantasy

Tagline:

Poster:

Trailer:

Synopsis:
Hercules and Iolaus take time out from Iolaus' wedding preparations, to help a distant village under attack from "monsters". When they reach their destination, they find the monsters are in fact Amazonian women who are controlled by Hera
(From imdb.com)

Parent's Corner:
Violence: Some
Gore: None
Language: None
Sexuality: Some
Drug Use: None
Adult content: None

It's fine for kids, I doubt they'd really like it though

My Rating:

Plot: 6/10 - It's average
Character Development: 4/10 - Non-existant
Acting: 6/10 - It's average
Replay value: 4/10 - It's meh
Audience Awareness: 6/10
Entertainment Value: 5/10 - Meh
Special Effects: 5/10 - Keep in mind this is a 1994 made for TV movie
Meshability: 5/10

5.1 - Slightly below average

The rundown:
10 - Amazing
8-9: really good
6-7: Average
4-5: below average
2-3: Really below average
1-2: Terrible
0: Worst ever

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Easy to find via google

Who cares?

2011-01-08T20:38:00.000-08:00

That Was Fail

2011-01-05T23:48:00.000-08:00

I hate football too

NERD!

Football isn't a Sport

2011-01-05T23:30:00.000-08:00

Yeah I fucking went there.

HOCKEY SUCKS

2011-01-04T23:40:00.001-08:00

Deal with it Will

Dave Reviews Wheel of Time

2011-01-04T17:39:00.000-08:00

Yes, I am alive! Behold!

Okay, so I'm only going to be reviewing the first three books of this series because, out of the fourteen that have currently been published, that's all I've read. :D

Author: Robert Jordan

Publisher: TOR Fantasy

Number of Pages: 782, 681, 674, making all three books 2137 pages in total.

Year: 1990-ongoing

Genre: Epic/High Fantasy

My Rating:

Re-read Value:8/10 Very easy to read and very fun, but the books are so long that going back and reading them again is a bit of a turnoff.

Awareness: 10/10 Even though everything is taking place in a fiction realm, Jordan does an excellent job of making sure that you know what everything is. His writing is simple, yet moving and effective, so the reader doesn't find him or herself lost amongst the language, or bored by it.

Entertainment Value: 10/10 The characters are easy to relate to, and while some of them aren't entirely original, they're a very fun group and its enjoyable watching them grow and experience things.

Flow: 9/10 I think everything transitions smoothly, but there's a lot going on, and sometimes I feel like we either spend too much time with one person, or too little time with another. For the most part, however, there is a good balance.

Writing: 9/10 Jordan's strong point in emotion. I feel very connected to the characters, whether it be a positive or negative connection, and I am generally invested in what they're doing. This is accomplished through his relatively simple voice. Unlike many of his contemporaries, Jordan doesn't convolute his langue and, while you may not see it at first, does not beat around the bush at all. Almost every scene has a purpose in the plot and is easily understood. There's a good deal of foreshadowing, though, so some scenes can seem semi-disposable when they really aren't, and in fact can greatly change the plot.

However, as much as I enjoy the characters and the complexity of the plot, Jordan often times comes off as being a bit too cheesy. This is most prominent in the first book. There are a lot of coincidences that are explained away with "The Wheel Weaves as the Wheel Wills," which is basically saying "fate did it." However, I've actually excused him for this, which I wouldn't normally do, because he's put more depth into what the Wheel of Time does, and how this version of fate actually works. As the series progresses there's been less and less cheese.

Relevance to Today: 10/10 This is an ageless story, and it is told very well and from a decently original point of view. It doesn't feel stale at all, and that mainly has to do with how well Jordan is able to avoid boring cliches, a boring plot, provide an original world (i.e. no elves, dwarves, goblins, and orc), provide a unique system of magic, characters that are easy to relate to, and a plot that is grounded just as much in human behavior, philosophy, and politics as it is epic battles and magic.

9.3/10 An epic story that only gets better as it goes on.

Parent's Corner:

Violence: Lots of it.

Gore: It's not really described in a gruesome way, but yes, it is there.

Language: No profanity.

Sexuality: Nothing vulgar, but there is exploration of romantic relationships. There are, out of the entire three books, very few implied sex scenes, and it's a very light implication at that.

Nudity: A few times, but it doesn't go beyond just saying that the characters are naked. There is no description of it. Some characters use their appearance to try and get others to do things for them, but its sort of done in jest.

Drug Use: None

Adult Themes: I suppose that would be relative to the reader. Someone younger might not grasp the themes as readily as an older reader. The story deals a lot with lying, friendship, or lack thereof, romantic relationships, having to deal with death; one of the characters has to come to terms with the fact that the man who he thought was his father is not really his father, and with being the "chosen one" character in the story. There is, to an extent, an attempt to deal with religious topics, though it isn't an allegory for any actual religious debates, as far as I know.

This isn't really a story for a younger audience. The characters take questionable actions. There's political talk. There's psychological trauma. You get the idea.

Summary:

With Ba'alzamon, The Dark One, breaking free from his prison and beginning to spread darkness upon the world, it is up to one group of people to find the Dragon Reborn, a reincarnation of the man who originally sealed Ba'alzamon, and stop him. With the guidance of Moirane, an Aes Sedai, and Lan, her warder, Rand, Perrin, Egwene, Mat, and Nynaeve set out to save themselves from the darkness. The presence of evil is but one challenge that they must face.

And....

2011-01-03T20:41:00.000-08:00

My Country defeated your country in your country.

Like major asskicking.

Scuse Me Will

2011-01-03T20:40:00.001-08:00

My dog doesn't have better healthcare than me D;

Unlike your non-existent one

Scuse Me Will

2011-01-03T20:40:00.000-08:00

My dog doesn't have better healthcare than me D;

Unlike your non-existent one

Ahem

2011-01-03T20:34:00.001-08:00

My money is worth more than yours.

That is all.

HAPPY BELATED NEW YEARS

2011-01-02T13:54:00.000-08:00

Happy new years everyone!

Sh*t My Dad Says

2010-12-30T13:42:00.000-08:00

Author: Justin Halpern

Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers

Number of Pages: 158

Year: 2010

Genre: Comedy

My Rating:
This book is fucking hilarious. It's name may lead some to believe it is about an angry and crazy father, but throughout the stories it is shown that Mr Halpern's father was quite loving although his way of showing it is definitely different. It's a book filled with advice and great anecdotes, highlighting the highs and lows of growing up and the impression his father has had on his life. Every "chapter" starts with an anecdote, then is followed by a few pages of quotations before started another "chapter." It's a great way to give the reader a short break where they can laugh at the ridiculousness of some of the things his father has said, before getting back tot he much more serious, but still funny anecdotes.

A nice easy read that will leave you laughing. 8/10

Parent's Corner:

The name of this says it all. His father's colourful vocabulary goes completely uncensored, and as such this book carries an astounding number of fucks and shits.

Redd Rips Apart the Second Twilight Novel: New Moon

2010-12-22T16:06:00.000-08:00

Yep.. I’m reviewing the second book of the Twilight series. I’ve only read the preface (which is purple prosy as hell) but I already dread this. Argh, time to get on with it already. A few hours later…

The book starts out with Brutta dreaming that she’s “meeting” her deceased grandmother. She hears Sparkler calling her name and starts bugging out that her granny will find out she’s “in love” with a vampire. Shut up, bitch. You’re not in love; you’re in lust. There’s a difference. Also he is a sparklepire; sparklepires are not vampires, and this is coming from someone who thinks vampires suck. But I digress; Brutta realizes she’s looking at a reflection of herself as an old woman, and completely bugs the fuck out. She moans about how old she is and how Sparkler remains “forever seventeen.” Remember the necropedophilia mentioned in my review of the first book? IT’S FINALLY HERE! I’m like a prophet!

Brutta awakens and looks at the calendar – it’s her eighteenth birthday, which she has been “dreading.” Ehm, wut? WHY. WHY WHY WHY?! Being eighteen is a good thing; you’re legally an adu—no wait never mind; she doesn’t deserve the privileges of adulthood when she acts like a child. At least she can go to stripper joints now! And legally fuck anything her age and above, including hundred year old sparklers.

Brutta runs out of the house as quickly as possible, to avoid her old man. She’s seriously offended he bought her birthday presents when she told him not to. What a cunt. I bet if he listened to her and didn’t buy her anything, she’d be whining about how daddy hates her and won’t buy her gifts. I feel bad for Charlie, I really do. The man tries to be a decent father and his daughter is a complete bitch to him. Alice, Sparkler’s sister, also bought her a present – same reaction. Quit being an ungrateful cunt, Brutta. Alice cheerfully wishes Brutta a happy birthday and the ugly duckling tells her to shut up because she doesn’t want anyone to know that bawww she’s getting older. ;___________;

She and Sparkler head off to class, and we get this nugget: “It was amazing the favors Edward could get the female administrators to do for him.” I’m not even going to try to articulate my thoughts. That’s just too fucking disturbing. Brutta whines more about how her boyfriend’s family dares to invite her to their home to celebrate her birthday. My god, shut the fuck up and be thankful they care about you and want you to enjoy your birthday.

Brutta begins to talk about her economic situation, and how she has a job to go into her college fund. She calls this her “Plan B” as her “Plan A” is to get turned into a sparklepire. Thanks Meyer, good to know that your self-insert has no aspirations to enrich herself. Even if she does get turned, why wouldn’t she go to college? It’s not like there’s much to do in eternity anyway… other than oogle Sparkler. That passage essentially encourages readers not to aspire to be independent and to focus on only their significant other.

GAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH FUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUCCCCCCCCCCKKKKKKKK DESCRIPTIONS OF HIS BODY FFFFFFFFUUUUUUUUUUUCCCCCCCCCCKKKKKKK MAKE IT STTTOOOOPPP!! At least he rags on Romeo and Juliet. And then he starts talking about how he wants to commit suicide. YES PLEASE. Argh, guess not; way to raise my hopes for nothing. Turns out he was going to kill himself if Brutta died… even though they had only been in a relationship a few months and barely knew anything about each other. They leave for the party at the Cullen house and what does Sparkler do? Speed. I bitched about this last review, but it still SETS A BAD EXAMPLE FOR IMPRESSIONABLE TEENS. So blah blah birthday party, presents, Brutta cuts her finger on wrapping paper – wait what? Wrapping paper? Seriously? Anyway, one of the sparklepires go nuts from this – Edward throws Brutta into a table and she lands on shattered glass, which, uh, just serves to show what a dick Sparkler is and that he’s perfectly okay throwing his girlfriend into a table and hurting her even more. Half the sparklepires exit the house to avoid making her their dinner.. and Carlisle, the emergency-room doctor, in all his centuries of medical training, makes a tourniquet to wrap around Brutta’s arm, which has been cut badly. Did Meyer do her fucking research? You apply pressure to a wound of that type, not make a tourniquet. You only make a tourniquet if the limb is going to be lost, in which case it’s okay to cut off most of the circulation like that, and in Brutta’s case she will keep her arm (she is a Mary Sue after all). Fuck, I’m not even out of high school yet and I know that! Anyway, Brutta has Carlisle fix her up at their home, instead of taking her to the emergency room because her old man might find out. Christ, is him caring about you really that bad? I don’t understand her hatred for him; Charlie is a decent guy with a brat child. He’ll eventually notice the bandages and scars anyway, so it’s better to just explain the situation now instead of later. The longer she waits the more difficult it will be to explain. Not to mention the hospital is better equipped and more sterile than a sparklepire’s dining room table. Dumb bitch.

He wiped an oversized Q-tip, dripping with some syrup-colored liquid, thoroughly across the operation site. The smell was strange; it made my head spin. The syrup stained my skin.

That’s called iodine. The name is pretty fucking easy to find out, so I’ve no idea why Meyer didn’t just spend five minutes looking up the fucking name instead of referring to it as “syrup.” Syrup goes on pancakes, not cuts. Shit, even calling it rubbing alcohol would’ve been okay, as they both serve the same purpose. It makes you look a little more professional and intelligent when you can name a common household item such as iodine. I wonder if she calls bleach “stain-remover syrup”? Oh and by the way… iodine is liquidy like water; it’s not a syrup.

MOVING ON. Sparkler drives Brutta home and they have the most stereotyped fight ever. Sparkler yells at her saying it would be better for her to date a regular guy who doesn’t want to exsanguinate her, to which she replies “I WOULD RATHER DIE!” Ugh, can you be more angsty and stereotyped? Even Sparkler tells her to quit being a melodramatic twatwaffle. They reach her house and she asks him to stay. He refuses, but she begs “for my birthday.” THEN OMG HE GIVES A GREAT REPLY!: he tells her to make up her fucking mind and decide if she wants people to ignore her birthday or not. Sadly, Twatwaffle gets her way, but not before Sparkler picks on her more.

The next day, Sparkler is distant and this sends Twatwaffle into a day-long massive freak out, where she keeps wondering what will happen to her and Sparkler, and she comes to the conclusion that he will take her away from Forks. She becomes so convinced of this that she starts recording things about the town for her scrapbook, and says it’s “almost a compulsion now.” As someone who suffers from obsessive-compulsion disorder (as in been to a psychologist who diagnosed me) and knows what compulsions are really like, that’s pretty fucking insulting. Meyer, once again, shows that she’s an idiot and doesn’t know what the fuck she’s writing about. Compulsions are not something that someone wants to do; they’re things the sufferer feels they must do, and in the case of OCD it’s usually to neutralize an obsession (no, it’s not obsession like “OMG I LOVE THAT ABUSIVE SPARKLER SO MUCH). Obsessions are also called intrusive thoughts – as in they make the sufferer think about something they don’t want to think about. If that doesn’t make much sense, here’s an example: one of my compulsions is re-reading: the obsession/intrusive thought is that I have read something wrong or that I didn’t get all of the information, so the compulsion is re-reading until I feel that I’ve read everything right (which can be sometimes reading a sentence, phrase, or word a dozen or so times). The compulsive act of re-reading neutralizes the obsessive/intrusive thought that I have read something incorrectly. Compulsions are not pleasant; they’re not something you do because you want to. You do compulsions because you feel compelled to do them. If Meyer was trying to say Twatwaffle felt compelled to record her life in Forks because she thought she was going to leave forever, she should have said just that instead of trying to liken it to a compulsion – which she clearly knows nothing about.

A few days later, he dumps her. THANK GOD. But of course, this means a giant wangst scene. She says “life… is over.” Eugh, it’s just a high school relationship, get the hell over it. You won’t die from lack of Sparkler, now shut up. Twatwaffle walks in the forest, in a daze. She trips and decides to just lie on the fucking wet, cold ground. She notices that there is barely any moonlight, and comes to the conclusion that it’s a lunar eclipse or a new moon. I can buy the new moon thing, as the moon is totally blacked out during that phase, but an eclipse? Has Meyer ever seen a lunar eclipse? The moon just turns red, it’s not blacked out, which is what she seemed to imply. Just because the sun is blacked out during a solar eclipse does not mean the moon is blacked out during a lunar eclipse. The moon naturally blacks out during one of its phases, which happens about once a month. Lunar eclipses are far more rare. Anyway, Charlie sends out a search party because Twatwaffle decided to moan and lament on the ground for half the fucking night. She’s found… and continues to moan and lament. They get back to the house and Charlie explains to Twatwaffle how he found her: Edward had written a note in her handwriting. Huh, maybe he’s not as bad as I thought he was! No wait, he is. He steals everything pertaining to him out of Twatwaffle’s room. What a douchebag. Maybe Twatwaffle would be able to get over you better if you hadn’t stolen her stuff. Getting over a relationship, even a stupid high school one, takes time and she should be given the time she needs to discard her memories of him. It’s part of the getting-over process and he’s a prick if he thinks he can direct it himself. She spends the rest of the month and the next four months in a hopeless, angsty teenaged daze – just blank paper and the titles of the months are printed. The trees hate you, Meyer, my god do they hate you. Charlie eventually tells her to quit being a mopey bitch, which is pretty surprising, given the amount of her shit he’s capable of tolerating. He tells her she needs to get over the break up and that everyone goes through stuff like this. Man, I love Charlie. This guy’s a champ. He suggests she see a mental health professional. Twatwaffle is against this because she believes they’ll lock her up in a mental hospital. What. An. Idiot. You are not sent to the funny farm for being depressed. I have seen many shrinks and not one suggested I go to the psych ward, and I’ve got problems worse than post-high school relationship breakup blues. And mental illness is actually very common, with depression being one of the most common disorders, so there’s really not much shame in seeing someone and getting the help you need. There’s more shame in refusing to get help when it’s clear there’s a problem; refusing help makes you look like a child.

Twatwaffle moans about how she’s having nightmares and how it BAWWW HURTS SO MUCH in her fucking dumbassed inner monologue. I’m growing really tired of this; she almost tries to make it seem like she’s developed post-traumatic stress disorder from a breakup. Ugh. Her nightmares aren’t even that bad; it’s just her wandering alone in a forest, but apparently that thought is enough to make her wake up screaming each night, and even the thought of the “nightmare” makes her too “incapacitated” to fucking drive. BAWWW SOB STORY BAWW WHINE WHINE IT HURTS SO MUCH TO NOT HAVE MY BELOVED SPARKLER AFTER MONTHS AND MONTHS OF NOT SEEING HIM EVEN THOUGH IT’S JUST A STUPID HIGH SCHOOL RELATIONSHIP BAWWWWWW IT HUUUUUUUUUUUUURTS ;________________; What a fucking idiot. Get the hell over yourself. Charlie even told her he went through way worse shit and he got over it. But nope, our perfect Twatwaffle needs to wangst ceaselessly over the end of her perfect relationship with her perfect Sparkler. She wangsts some more, going off about how those few months with the sparklepire will always be the best of her life and how years from now she’ll still be a miserable, wangsty wreck. Wall wall wall wall. She then decides she needs to be a massive dumbass (well she already is) and reckless, as that allows her to hear Sparkler’s voice. She decides to buy a motorcycle. GOD PLEASE LET HER CRASH AND DIE, PLEASE GOD I AM BEGGING YOU! She goes to Wolf-boy’s house to see him for the first time in months, just so she can use him to fix up the motorcycles she picked up. Good to know you only like having friends when they suit your purposes. She also knowingly says suggestive things to the poor kid and is undoubtedly bringing his hopes up so he’ll be more willing to do things for her. He tells her they’ll need to buy parts and Twatwaffle says they can use her college fund money. Sigh. I already bitched about this but really? Is she honestly planning on never moving the fuck on and instead staying in town, waiting for his return? Christ this girl has absolutely no aspirations aside from being with Sparkler. She has one hell of a dependency problem. And that is not fucking healthy (or romantic), contrary to what Meyer thinks. Wolf-boy’s friends come over and start talking about the bikes, using jargon Twatwaffle doesn’t understand because, in her words, she needs a “Y chromosome to really understand.” Sexism FTW.

Next day, Twatwaffle goes to school and wonders why her friends are ignoring her. Hmm, maybe it’s because you’ve been ignoring them ever since first laid eyes upon the sparklepire? Dumb bitch. She heads off to work and one of the few people willing to give her a chance again, Mike, asks her out on a date after they’re done working. She rejects him, and says to herself “I wish I had Jess as an excuse again.” This is in reference to the last time she rejected him and suggested he go out with Jess instead because she had a crush on him. Wow, way to go bitch, just keep on using your friends to get out of shit you don’t want to do. Speaking of using friends, Twatwaffle continues to use Wolf-boy. He fixes up the motorcycles and they take them out for a spin. And of course, Twatwaffle hears Sparkler’s voice and she is incredibly desperate to continue hearing it. She really ought to go to the psych ward and get treated for schizophrenia and dependent personality disorder. Then she crashes, yay! PLEASE DIE. Wolf-boy rushes to help and she eye fucks him the ENTIRE GODDAMN TIME despite having a HUGE FUCKING GASH IN HER FOREHEAD. Wolf-boy wants to take her to the hospital, and she refuses because she doesn’t want her old man finding out. She could quite possibly have a concussion but no, Charlie not finding out is more important than making sure she’s okay and making sure her friend doesn’t worry about her bad head injury. He even tells her she needs stitches but the dumb cunt won’t listen. In fact, she wants to try it again tonight so she can hear more of Sparkler’s voice telling her to… NOT BE A DUMB CUNT. She goes home, cleans up, then decides to listen to Wolf-boy and goes to the emergency room. During their journey there, she eye fucks him some more and starts hitting on him. Then she admits she’s in love with him and he has feelings for her too, yet instead of getting with him and moving on with her life, she refuses and would rather wait for Sparkler. Yes Meyer, let’s just encourage teenage girls to never get over a relationship and get with a better guy, as Jacob is actually a somewhat decent character. So far anyway.

Wolf-boy gets sick and Twatwaffle ramps up the cling; she calls him multiple times each day and when him and his old man stop answering the phone, she even goes to their house. Remember ladies, clingy behavior is totally okay if you like the guy! Turns out the poor dude has mono, so Twatwaffle looks up the symptoms and finds out it can last more than a month. Cue Twatwaffle’s MASSIVE FUCKING FREAK OUT. She says Wolf-boy’s old man can’t keep her away from him for more than a week because they’ll both go crazy, and she displays a ton of other obsessive dependent behavior. Christ, this girl is SO FUCKING CLINGY. She whines more about the “hole” in her chest, waa. I can’t have the guy I’m obsessed over WAAAA BAWWW PITY ME BAAAAAWWWWW. WALL WALL WALL WALL. She calls a week later, and it turns out Wolf-boy is out with friends. She flips out and starts moaning to herself that the week apart didn’t “destroy” him like it did her. UGH. Her old man suggests she hang out with other friends, and she lies and says she will. Then we get this nugget: “I smiled and nodded as if I cared what my other friends thought.” Wow, you’re just a massive fucking cunt, aren’t you Twatwaffle? Maybe if you weren’t so goddamned dependent on Wolf-boy and actually spent time with your other friends, you wouldn’t feel so fucking shitty and lonely. The author clearly wants us to pity Twatwaffle, but sorry, no can do. I feel absolutely no pity for her; all of her “misery” she brought onto herself by blatantly disregarding and using her friends and becoming an obsessive dependent onto the nearest male figure to her. Twatwaffle is a twatwaffle, plain and simple. Anyway, she decides to go for a hike and find the meadow where Sparkler took her once. There, she meets some other sparklepire and then she whines about how it isn’t her Sparkler. Turns out he wants her for lunch. YAAAAAAAAY! Hopefully she’ll get eaten and this story can end already. Sadly, this doesn’t happen and instead a giant pack of wolves chase the sparklepire out of the meadow and have him for dinner. Wolf-boy ignores Twatwafle some more, and she eventually goes to his house where they have an argument and she whines that he’s breaking up with her… even though they were never a couple in the first place. The next day they have a chat again and it turns out… Wolf-boy is a wolf-boy and he didn’t want to turn her into breakfast, which is why he told her to piss off. She instead grovels and says she accepts him blah blah… Christ this girl has a thing for guys that can quite easily kill her. Abuse, fuck yeah!

Anyway, there’s another sparklepire after her, so Twatwaffle spends much of her time clinging onto Wolf-boy and his wolf-buddies… and of course whining about how she misses her Sparkler. She misses her Sparkler so much that she decides to go cliff-diving to hear his voice. He yells at her to not do it, and she calls his anger “lovely.” WAT. Well… not much else to expect from a chick who likes abusive jerks. Wolf-boy rescues her, sadly, and takes her back to her house where we have to endure another one of Twatwaffle’s internal fucking monologues, just this time she’s comparing herself to fucking Romeo and Juliet, good lord. Then Wolf-boy smells sparklepire and gets the hell out of there. Turns out it’s Alice, Sparkler’s sister. She came to tell Twatwaffle that Sparkler thought she died while cliff-diving so he went to the sparklepire HQ in Italy to get them to off him. Holy mother of god, I think the Romeo and Juliet comparison makes sense. Twatwaffle and Sparkler are both fucking insane and so dependent upon the relationship that even after months and months of not being together, they are willing to off themselves if they think the other is dead. Yes Meyer, let’s teach dumbass impressionable teens that this is an okay behavior in a relationship. So anyway, Twatwaffle and Alice get onto a plane to Italy and we get this gem: “The pilot came on over the intercom, announcing, first in French and then in Engilsh, our imminent landing.” I was under the impression that Italian was spoken in Italy, not French. Guess I was wrong. So they go to the city Sparkler’s in and go save him in the nick of time, too bad. They’re taken to the head sparklepires, get yelled at, told to either turn Twatwaffle or kill her, they’re all “lol k” and then leave. But not before the sparklepires hoard a bunch of humans into a room and turn them into lunch. Twatwaffle freaks out for fifteen seconds about how wrong and sick that is, then clings onto Sparkler and moans about how she missed him and doesn’t want to miss a second with him blah blah whiny shit. Glad your empathy for other people is canceled out when the pretty boy comes, Twatwaffle. They head back to the States and Sparkler brings Twatwaffle into her house. Understandably, poor old Charlie flips the fuck out on Sparkler and tells him to GTFO.

She wakes up the next day and Sparkler is there. She thinks she’s dreaming or having a delusion. HERE WE GO MENTAL HEALTH RANT AGAIN! Meyer has no idea what a delusion is. A delusion is a strongly held false belief that the sufferer has, regardless of evidence to the contrary (for example: the sufferer believes s/he is being plotted against when there is no such conspiracy in reality). Hallucination would have been a better word, since seeing (or hearing) an object (or person, such as Sparkler) when it’s not really there is a hallucination. Twatwaffle doesn’t hold a strong false belief that Sparkler is sitting next to her on her bed (and even then she wouldn’t be able to see him), thus she does not have a delusion. Holy shit, just do your fucking research before writing shit, okay, Meyer? Anyway off that a rant, they bitch each other out and she decides to go to his house and have him and his family decide if she should be turned into a sparklepire or not, since she is that afraid of become older. During their trip there, he tells her he stole her stuff and hid it under the floorboards. He apologizes, but that doesn’t make him less of a controlling asshole. She tells him that she did stupid things to hear his voice and that she suspected all along that Sparkler loved her. That’s interesting, because for most of the book she whined about how he never loved her. Don’t write shit, change your mind as the story progresses, then not go back and edit what you wrote. It is a sign of bad writing. And even if Twatwaffle suspected he loved her all along, it was never shown; we’re just told this in the last chapter of the book! Telling and not showing is a sign of bad writing. Anyway, the family votes and all but two decide she should be turned. Sparkler rages and breaks stuff then pretty much physically intimidates Twatwaffle. He takes her home then he offers to change her himself on the condition she marries him… which she doesn’t seem to want to do. She voices this, and he bullies her into it until she agrees. Then Charlie wakes up, they have a chat, and he says he doesn’t want her seeing Sparkler. Twatwaffle bosses him around and tells him either Sparkler will be welcome at CHARLIE’S house, or she’s moving out. Poor Charlie, getting bossed around by his bitch of a daughter. Later that week, Wolf-boy tells Charlie about the motorcycles so Twatwaffle could get grounded and thus not be able to see Sparkler. Wow… Wolf-boy became an asshole fast. Sparkler and Wolf-boy threaten each other until Charlie yells at Twatwaffle to get back into the house, at which point the book ends. Thank god. I feel physically fucking ill after reading this garbage. I would wipe my ass with this but I used an ecopy. Regardless, the sentiment is the same.

If you read all of that, I commend you.

I've Been Busy

2010-11-23T19:21:00.000-08:00

I have somewhat of a life now but I'm going on winter break so I'll be able to do some channel flipping and watch a few movies. I'll also read a few books and listen to a few CDs so I'll post some reviews up soon and maybe a few rants I promise!

Does anyone have any recs of games/music/movies/books? If you do post them in the comments and I'll check it out.

NOTE: I do not own a console of any kind the only one we have is a Wii and it is dominated by my brother, when I say games I mean computer games

SO CREEPY

2010-11-01T17:13:00.000-07:00

So most people who know me know I love creepy things like parasites and venomous spiders and snakes. Well this actually freaked me out. You know the term "banana" spider? Well the banana spider is real, it's actually called the Brazillian Wondering Spider and is known to be found in banana crates shipped all over the world from Britain, the US, and other countries it's not native to.

The problem? This spider's toxic bite can kill in 25 minutes. It is the world's most toxic spider. Be cautious when buying bananas everyone D;

Typical Story

Rear Window

2010-10-13T14:42:00.000-07:00

Cast:
James Stewart: L.B. 'Jeff' Jeffries
Grace Kelly: Lisa Carol Fremont
Wendell Corey: Det. Lt. Thomas J. Doyle
Thelma Ritter: Stella
Raymond Burr: Lars Thorwald
Judith Evelyn: Miss Lonelyhearts
Ross Bagdasarian: Songwriter
Georgine Darcy: Miss Torso
Sara Berner: Woman on Fire Escape
Frank Cady: Man on Fire Escape
Jesslyn Fax: Miss Hearing Aid
Rand Harper: Newlywed
Irene Winston: Mrs. Emma Thorwald
Havis Davenport: Newlywed

Director
Alfred Hitchcock

Writer:
John Michael Hayes

Year:
1954

Runtime:
112 Minutes

Genre:
Crime, Mystery, Thriller

Tagline:
The most UNUSUAL and INTIMATE journey into human emotions ever filmed!!!

Poster:

Trailer:

Synopsis:

A wheelchair bound photographer spies on his neighbours from his apartment window and becomes convinced one of them has committed murder.
From: www.imdb.com

Parent's Corner:
Violence: A little, not much
Gore: None
Language: None
Sexuality: None
Drug Use: None
Adult content: It's an adult movie that most children would find boring, other than that no reason to not let them watch.

My Rating:

Plot: 7/10 - No issues
Character Development: 10/10 - Well done
Acting: 10/10 - For this style movie well done
Replay value: 7/10
Audience Awareness: 8/10 - No issues
Entertainment Value: 7/10 - No issues, I went in with high expectations and it about met them. I wasn't as thrilled with the movie as I thought I'd be but that usually happens with me.
Meshability: 7/10 - everything flowed fine

8/10 - Definitely worth a watch

The rundown:
10 - Amazing
8-9: really good
6-7: Average
4-5: below average
2-3: Really below average
1-2: Terrible
0: Worst ever

Download:

Torrent

Little bit of Advice

2010-10-10T13:58:00.000-07:00

Are you bored? Do you want to find something to do? Google road side attractions around your area. I've done this and it's amazing to find all the kichy, kooky, and flat out strange things there are to do within a two hour drive from my house. Who knows you might find something in your area. I'm bored and looking up stuff now :B

A lot of these things are free but request donations, I suggest if you go to give a little bit to keep these slices of Americano/folk-art/the strange going <3

HEY YA'LL

2010-10-09T18:41:00.001-07:00

Someone else should post something D: <

SOMEONE PLEASE POST SOMETHING

LIZ DOESN'T LIKE FEELING LAZY .-.

Videodrome

2010-09-24T14:10:00.000-07:00

Cast:
James Woods: Max Renn
Sonja Smits: Bianca O'Blivion
Deborah Harry: Nicki Brand
Peter Dvorsky: Harlan
Leslie Carlson: Barry Convex
Jack Creley: Brian O'Blivion
Lynne Gorman: Masha
Julie Khaner: Bridey
Reiner Schwartz: Moses
David Bolt: Raphael
Lally Cadeau: Rena King
Henry Gomez: Brolley
Harvey Chao: Japanese Salesman
David Tsubouchi: Japanese Salesman
Kay Hawtrey: Matron

Director
David Cronenberg

Writer:
David Cronenberg

Year:
1983

Runtime:
87 minutes

Genre:
Psychological horror/thriller, sci-fi, fantasy

Tagline:
First it controlled her mind, then it destroyed her body... Long live the new flesh!

Poster:

Trailer:

Synopsis:
From netflix.com
Sleazy TV executive Max Renn (James Woods) is looking for cheap, exciting programming for his fly-by-night channel when he fortuitously stumbles across a fuzzy satellite feed showing torture, punishment ... and possibly murder. A conspiracy is afoot as two competing groups fight for the 20th century's soul, using the airwaves as their battlefield. Renn searches for the truth, all the while obsessed by an on-air chanteuse (Deborah Harry).

Not exactly what it's really about but yeah :B

Parent's Corner:
Violence: Quite a bit
Gore: Some
Language: A lot
Sexuality: Tons, lots of rape scenes
Drug Use: None worth noting
Adult content: Lots, the whole movie is extremely adult, I highly discourage individuals under 16 from watching.

My Rating:

Plot: 10/10
Character Development: 8/10
Acting: 10/10
Replay value: 10/10 - I can watch this movie over and over again and be happy
Audience Awareness: 8/10
Entertainment Value: 10/10 - It's a David Cronenberg film so beware not everyone is going to love this as much as me but even if you aren't a fan of his other movies check it out, I would say it's a must see for any movie fan especially if they like psychological movies, sci-fi, or horror.
Special Effects: 8/10 it's an 80s movie but the effects hold up
Meshability: 10/10- Everything flows well

9.25 - Worth owning but I suggest downloading or renting to make sure it's your type of movie.

The rundown:
10 - Amazing
8-9: really good
6-7: Average
4-5: below average
2-3: Really below average
1-2: Terrible
0: Worst ever

Download:

Videodrome Torrent

New Blog!

2010-09-23T20:35:00.001-07:00

Bitch-Fest

Wanna join the bitching? Let me know D;

Mmmm Pot

2010-09-09T20:16:00.000-07:00

Sen. Barbara Boxer's Aide, Marcus Stanley, Resigns Following Marijuana Arrest

Sen. Barbara Boxer's Aide, Marcus Stanley, Resigns Following Marijuana Arrest

Sen. Barbara Boxer, D-Calif. on Capitol Hill Aug. 4, 2010 (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)
(Credit: Manuel Balce Ceneta)

WASHINGTON (CBS/AP) Marcus Stanley, an aide to U.S. Sen. Barbara Boxer has resigned after being arrested for attempting to bring marijuana into a Senate Office Building in Washington, D.C.

Sen. Boxer's office said Wednesday that Stanley is no longer the economics adviser to the California Democrat's political team.

According to The San Francisco Chronicle, U.S. Capitol Police stopped the 43-year-old aide Tuesday morning after he allegedly tried to "remove and conceal" a leafy green substance from his pocket as he was entering the Hart Office Building.

Unfortunately for Stanley, who had worked for Boxer since 2009, the substance tested positive for a chemical compound in marijuana, reports The San Francisco Chronicle.

Boxer's spokesman Zachary Coile told the paper that Stanley "submitted his resignation, and Sen. Boxer accepted it, because his actions were wrong and unacceptable."

Sen. Boxer, who is currently running for her fourth term, opposes Proposition 19, which would legalize marijuana for adult recreational use in California and allow local governments to tax the sale of the drug, says The San Francisco Chronicle.

It seems Stanley may not have agreed with some Sen. Boxer's political views.

Boobs

2010-09-08T17:16:00.000-07:00

I feel nostalgic today :3

I will be posting some movie and maybe anime reviews soon, I've been really lazy the last few weeks .-.

I also had school start so YEAH

YOU MAMAS ON CRACK ROCK

2010-09-02T22:30:00.000-07:00

!

2010-08-19T23:44:00.001-07:00

Yes I'm alive and this blog will be updated with actual posts soon!

ATTENTION

2010-07-21T22:51:00.000-07:00

GEEEEEHHHHHHHH

ATTENTION

2010-07-20T22:17:00.001-07:00

Fuck you all.

ATTENTION

2010-07-20T22:08:00.000-07:00

Liz is a dumb bitch.

Thank you for your time.

ATTENTION

2010-07-20T21:16:00.000-07:00

STAR TREK SUCKS

That is all :3

Deep Red

2010-07-12T14:00:00.000-07:00

Cast:

David Hemmings: Marcus Daly
Daria Nicolodi: Gianna Brezzi
Gabriele Lavia: Carlo
Macha Méril: Helga Ulmann
Eros Pagni: Supt. Calcabrini
Giuliana Calandra: Amanda Righetti
Piero Mazzinghi: Bardi
Glauco Mauri: Prof. Giordani
Clara Calamai: Marta
Aldo Bonamano: Carlo's father
Liana Del Balzo: Elvira
Vittorio Fanfoni: Cop taking notes
Dante Fioretti: Police photographer
Geraldine Hooper: Massimo Ricci
Jacopo Mariani: Young Carlo

Director
Dario Argentio

Writer:
Dario Argentio
Bernardino Zapponi

Year:
1975

Runtime:
126 minutes

Genre:
Crime/Horror/Thriller

Tagline:
The maker of "SUSPIRIA" now takes you on a journey through the macabre, the bizarre. . . the unnatural.

Poster:

Trailer:

Synopsis:
from netflix.com
In Dario Argento's horror classic jazz pianist Marcus Daly (David Hemmings) witnesses the murder of his neighbor, a psychic who had read the mind of her killer. Marcus soon teams up with a resourceful reporter (Daria Nicolodi), and the two set out to find the killer. After the professor (Glauco Mauri) Marcus called on for help turns up dead, Marcus realizes that he'll be the next to die if he can't track down the killer.

Parent's Corner:
Violence: Lots, there are few scenes of violence (as far as movies like this go) but they are definitely there.
Gore: Definitely there
Language: Some here and there
Sexuality: None worth noting
Drug Use: None really
Adult content: A lot, it's all about murder

Not for children at all. They would find it boring and it's not really something I'd expose them to.

My Rating:

Plot: 10/10
Character Development: 7/10 - Not what this movie is about nor why you would see it
Acting: 7/10 - A few irks here or there but nothing worth bitching about, just personal opinion it's a horror movie you're not going to watch it for oscar worthy acting and if you are you're an idiot, get over yourself
Replay value: 9/10 - I would definitely watch this again
Audience Awareness: 10/10 - Easy to follow
Entertainment Value: 10/10 - I was fully entertained and highly enjoyed this film
Meshability: 10/10 - Flows well no issues

8.8 - You definitely should watch this if you like Italian horror films (Giallo) and I definitely do. If you aren't into them or have not watched them before this might be one to check out and see if you like the style. It's a movie that goes from cool to gory to beautiful all in one movie but it's not one everyone is going to like (few movies I review are) my rating is biased more so than usual on this one D;

The rundown:
10 - Amazing
8-9: really good
6-7: Average
4-5: below average
2-3: Really below average
1-2: Terrible
0: Worst ever

Download:

Deep Red Torrent

Star Trek: The Next Generation Season 1

2010-07-05T16:50:00.000-07:00

Executive Producer:
Gene Roddenberry

Year:
1987

Genre:
Action Sci-Fi

Number of Episodes:
26

Cast:

Jean Luc Picard: Patrick Stewart
William Riker: Jonathan Frakes
Data: Brent Spiner
Deanna Troi: Marina Sirtis
Beverly Crusher: Gates McFadden
Geordi La Forge: LeVar Burton
Worf: Michael Dorn
Tasha Yar: Denise Crosby
Wesley Crusher: Wil Wheaton

Synopsis:

Set in the 24th century and decades after the adventures of the original crew of the starship Enterprise, this new series is the long-awaited successor to the original Star Trek. Under the command of Captain Jean-Luc Picard, the all new Enterprise NCC 1701-D travels out to distant planets to seek out new life and to boldly go where no one has gone before.
(Courtesy of IMDB)

My Rating:
Plot: 5/10 This season is a collection of stand-alone episodes excluding the season Premier which is 2 episodes. Some episodes have good plots others are more generic than the rest.
Character Development: 5/10 - Some characters show slight development, but not a lot.
Acting: 6/10 - For those that aren't the main characters (read Riker and Picard and Data) the acting fluctuates from good to really shitty.
Replay value: 8/10 - This may be Nostalgia talking but I would rewatch a bunch of these episodes
Audience Awareness: 7/10 - Picard says "Engage"
Entertainment Value: 7/10 - Some episodes are great, but some are just filler. So depending on the episode
Flow: 8/10 - Episodes tend to flow well and since they don't need necessarily have to connect tot he next one it is good. Characters that die stay dead at least.

7 - It's worth a watch

Parent's Corner:
Violence: Not a lot and none to be worried about.
Gore: Not a lot. One episode had a bit, it was badass though so it's okay.
Language: A little bit. Nothing too offensive that I recall.
Sexuality: It implies sex a few times, but nothing beyond that.
Nudity: None.
Drug Use: None
Adult Themes: Not really.

E for Everyone.

English Rape

2010-06-28T14:21:00.000-07:00

I dare you to try reading through all of this without wanting to kill yourself.

A friend of mine pointed me towards this after finding it on a DeviantArt journal. Some guy posted an IM conversation explaining why he had a bad vacation or something:

[2:00:03 PM] Hyperfox: ok now to tell you wut all happened
[2:00:45 PM] Hyperfox: ok so friday morning dad had to go into the repare shop where we had our boat being fixed for the past two weeks and get it fixed up so we left late
[2:00:55 PM] Hyperfox: we load it up and leave
[2:01:12 PM] Hyperfox: half way there our boats tire exsplodes
[2:01:52 PM] Hyperfox: the exsplodeing tire poped a fuse and so not only our tire was distroyed but no lights
[2:02:22 PM] Hyperfox: so a hour later our totruck arives and takes off the tire
[2:02:35 PM] Ryan: -nods o.o
[2:02:44 PM] Hyperfox: so me an mom rush to find pepboys because they were about to close
[2:03:00 PM] Hyperfox: turns out we turnd off a exit erly and made a mad dash to the right one
[2:03:14 PM] Hyperfox: got there 20 minuts befor closeing got a new tire and got back to dad
[2:03:52 PM] Hyperfox: got the tire on and made a mad dash to the camp grounds because its almost dark
[2:04:07 PM] Hyperfox: got there as it was almost to dark to see dad
[2:04:26 PM] Hyperfox: so we were all exsosted and went to sleep
[2:05:00 PM] Hyperfox: not to little after the camp ground acrost got into a fight so they kept us up then they actualy hit a girl who flew into the fire
[2:05:14 PM] Ryan: O_O;
[2:05:18 PM] Hyperfox: after the cops got there and made the 3 people leave we finaly got to sleep
[2:05:38 PM] Hyperfox: the next morning we get up eat talk and then finaly time for boating
[2:05:48 PM] Ryan: >.< awww bwo im sowwy u had such a tough time -huggles and snugs
[2:05:56 PM] Hyperfox: *snugs*
[2:06:05 PM] Hyperfox: so we get the boat in and guess what
[2:06:15 PM] Hyperfox: we revers 3 secs later the engen dies
[2:06:28 PM] Hyperfox: so we haft to pattel back to the docks and reload the boat
[2:07:50 PM] Hyperfox: so me n dad work 2 house trying to figure out the problem and turns out it was the water seperater the repare shop put in
[2:07:56 PM] Hyperfox: no fule was getting to the engen
[2:08:15 PM] Hyperfox: so we try and try to get the full to start sucking but the engens battery dies
[2:08:41 PM] Hyperfox: so we give up and plan to return home tomorrow
[2:08:53 PM] Hyperfox: we go and swim for abit
[2:09:00 PM] Ryan: >.< oof that sucks bro...
[2:09:27 PM] Hyperfox: so becides the mas spam of bugs and running outa water the night was decent
[2:09:36 PM] Hyperfox: we chased what little shade was there
[2:09:39 PM] Hyperfox: was
[2:09:45 PM] Hyperfox: terible
[2:09:51 PM] Ryan: well im glad you had at least a decent night...
[2:09:52 PM] Ryan: -hugs
[2:09:56 PM] Hyperfox: *hugs
[2:10:04 PM] Ryan: hope next time goes better for you
[2:10:06 PM] Hyperfox: so we pack up and leave in the morning
[2:10:56 PM] Hyperfox: half way home the bering buddys on another tire of the boat came off and the bareings came apart and the hub too
[2:11:05 PM] Hyperfox: so another tire went to hell
[2:11:19 PM] Hyperfox: we wait another hour for a truck again
[2:11:54 PM] Hyperfox: get it to the shop and load up what little stuff we could and left without the boat and no waiting on finding out howmuch it will cost to fix
[2:12:14 PM] Hyperfox: we finaly home now
[2:12:18 PM] Hyperfox: end

Honesty

2010-06-21T00:30:00.001-07:00

Song I wrote, don't care if you hate it or not I'm still posting it D;

Closed, it’s amazing
Open, rejected
Open up a thousand times, still rejected
Closed, off to a distant
You, seem so resistant
Things can’t be forced, that’s what I’ve heard
Stubborn am I, desperate am I
Stubborn, desperate deadly duet
Closed, resistant are you
Open, attached I get
Alone, not even friends this isn’t good I digress
Moved on again, found another
Moved on again still another
Same old story, open up a door and crash into another still closed
Closed they remain
Open I am shamed
Who do I turn to when I can’t see faces?
Where do I go with all these empty spaces?
Closed, it’s the best way to be
Closed they know something I never was told
closed, safety in distance
Closed, safety in resistance
Safety in resistance
Solitude in honesty, solitude in honesty
Solitude in my honesty
Solitude in my honesty

Tipperary!

2010-06-14T13:14:00.000-07:00

IT'S A LOOOOONG WAAAAAY TO TIPPERAAAAAARY
IT'S A LOOONG WAAAAAAY TO GOOOOO
IT'S A LOOONG WAAAAAY TO TIPPERAAAAARY
TOOOOO THE SWEEEEEEETEST GIIIRL I KNOOOOOOOW
GOOOOOOODBYE PICCADIIIILLLLYYYY
FAAAAREWEEEELLL LEICESTER SQUAAAAAARE
IT'S A LOOOONG, LOOONG WAAAAAY TO TIPPERAAAAARY
BUUUUUT MYYY HEEEAARRT'S RIIIGHT THEEEEEEEERE

An Alligator in Search of a Snack

2010-06-09T21:34:00.000-07:00

Crunchy

This seven foot alligator was found inside the canteen of a Florida primary school Photo: TAMPA POLICE

The wayward reptile was found in the cafeteria at Stewart Middle School in the coastal city of Tampa early on Monday morning.

Staff members managed to herd the animal into the boys lavatory and shut the door until the wildlife rescue services arrived.

Baretta Wilson, head teacher of the school, said: "We were surprised that it was simple for us to get him locked in, because at that point we were all deciding which way we were going to run."

"He was never aggressive. The only time he was assertive was when they put the noose around him," added teacher David Rocca.

"Then he got kind of mad."

Alligators are common in canals and swamps throughout Florida, but it is unusual for them to enter buildings.

"He probably went in there on Friday after school, but before the gates were shut," said Gary Morse, an official with Florida's Fish and Wildlife Service, which was called to the building to capture the alligator.

Officials said they were able to retrieve the animal, which will be released in the wild, without incident.

Conan The Barbarian

2010-06-05T14:05:00.000-07:00

Cast:
Arnold Schwarzenegger: Conan
James Earl Jones: Thulsa Doom
Max von Sydow: King Osric
Sandahl Bergman: Valeria
Ben Davidson: Rexor
Cassandra Gava: The Witch (as Cassandra Gaviola)
Gerry Lopez: Subotai
Mako: The Wizard / Narrator
Valérie Quennessen: The Princess
William Smith: Conan's Father
Luis Barboo: Red Hair
Franco Columbu: Pictish Scout
Leslie Foldvary: Sacrificial Snake Girl
Gary Herman: Osric's Guard
Erik Holmey: Turanian War Officer

Director
John Milius

Writer:
John Milius

Year:
1982

Runtime:
129 minutes

Genre:
Action/Adventure/Fantasy

Tagline:
He conquered an empire with his sword. She conquered HIM with her bare hands.

Poster:

Trailer:

Just for kicks:

Synopsis:
Do you really need one? Have you really not heard of or seen this movie?

HEre's the synopsis:
Conan is a barbarian, he is a "badass" AKA bad actor and fights shit and has cheesy dialog :3

Parent's Corner:
Violence: Some, it's a cheesy 80s action movie :3
Gore: None
Language: None that I can remember
Sexuality: Some again cheesy 80s
Drug Use: None
Adult content: None other than slavery but nothing too over the top it's really cheesy

My Rating:

Plot: 6/10 - It's conan
Character Development: 3/10 - it's Conan
Acting: 2/10 - it's Conan
Replay value: 5/10 - It's Conan
Audience Awareness: 6/10 - It's Conan
Entertainment Value: 10/10 - It's Conan
Special Effects: 5/10 - It's Conan
Meshability: 10/10 - It's Conan
Cheese Factor: 10/10 - It's Conan

7.1 - Everyone needs to see this movie once :3
To me it's like Commando if you don't see it once you have committed an 80s action sin D;

The rundown:
10 - Amazing
8-9: really good
6-7: Average
4-5: below average
2-3: Really below average
1-2: Terrible
0: Worst ever

Download:

Do you really need a link? It's on TV all the time and it's at every video rental store google it if you're lazy :3

Upgrade Complete

2010-05-26T14:48:00.000-07:00

Upgrade Complete

What a fun and silly game, seriously it's nothing but upgrading and shooting at little invader like ships.

Eald Englisc

2010-05-25T18:14:00.000-07:00

For you whizzes out there, yes, it means Old English (also known as Ango-Saxon). I'm pretty bad at languages, but I'm getting the hang of Old English pretty well, and I must say I'm enjoying it. If you want to learn it, I suggest starting off with this. You may wonder "Well, what is the point of learning Old English if no one speaks it anymore?" True, it's not like Spanish or Chinese where people actually speak it, but that's what makes it awesome. Go up to someone and scream "SE CYNING RIDETH THAET HORS!" They'll either understand you and wonder why the hell you're speaking strangely, or won't understand at all. Either way, lulz. And Old English sounds badass and is not that difficult to learn. So go learn it. :3

Ic lufe eald Englisc!

From Beyond

2010-05-22T12:39:00.000-07:00

Cast:
Jeffrey Combs: Crawford Tillinghast
Barbara Crampton:Dr. Katherine McMichaels
Ted Sorel: Dr. Edward Pretorius
Ken Foree: Bubba Brownlee
Carolyn Purdy-Gordon: Dr. Bloch
Bunny Summers: Neighbor Lady
Bruce McGuire: Jordan Fields
Del Russel: Ambulance Driver
Dale Wyatt: Paramedic
Karen Christenfeld: Nurse
Andy Miller: Patient - Strait Jacket
John Leamer: Shock Technician
Regina Bleesz: Bondage Girl

Director
Stuart Gordon

Writer:
H.P. Lovecraft: Story
Brian Yuzna

Year:
1986

Runtime:
86 minutes uncut

Genre:
Horror/Sci-Fi/Thriller

Tagline:
Humans are such easy prey

Poster:

Trailer:

Synopsis:

Dr. Pretorius and his colleagues are working on a sensational experiment: by means of stimulation of the pineal gland, they want to open the human mind to higher dimensions. When the experiment succeeds, however, they are immediately attacked by terrible life forms, which apparently are floating around us all the time. When Dr. Pretorius is killed by one of them, Dr. Tillinghast is under suspect and thrown into the psycho ward due to his stories. Only the ambitious psychologist Dr. McMichaels believes him and wants to continue the experiment.
From: imdb.com

Parent's Corner:
Violence: A lot of violence
Gore: Some gore
Language: Not sure I watched it on Chiller so a lot was cut
Sexuality: Not sure again watched it on TV
Drug Use: None
Adult content: Other than violence and gore and the concept itself not sure

My Rating:

Plot: 7/10 - No issues not great
Character Development: 5/10 - meh
Acting: 6/10- it was okay, I almost wish it was overdone I wanted this movie to be cheesy for some reason and it was somewhat cheesy but I don't know.
Replay value: 5/10 - I might watch the uncut version off of TV sometime I don't know
Audience Awareness: 7/10 - no real issues here
Entertainment Value: 7/10 - I was expecting something different
Meshability: 7/10 - No issues
Cheese: 7/10 - It was there but not totally

6.25 - Not bad not great

The rundown:
10 - Amazing
8-9: really good
6-7: Average
4-5: below average
2-3: Really below average
1-2: Terrible
0: Worst ever

Download:

Torrent!

Women in War

2010-04-27T17:27:00.000-07:00

This article is pretty self-explanatory. It's about women and their roles during wartime, and for this article, particularly World War II and the American Civil War. I will try to dispel the myth that women are not fit for combat, by highlighting the stories of a few women who are arguably tougher than their male contemporaries.

On America's WWII-era home front, women were confined to non-combat roles. They were seen to be too weak for serve on the front, unless they were nurses, in which case they were not even allowed to carry a weapon. Some served as supply pilots (not bombers or fighter pilots), while others worked in the factories. Despite gaining more opportunities during the war, women still faced a lot of discrimination. And when I say a lot, I mean it -- just check out this video. Women are presented as simple-minded creatures whose main pleasures are homemaking and repetitive tasks; they are also presented as so simple-minded that they cannot understand an easy question. They are "too sensitive" and "become jealous" if they don't get enough attention from the male foreman. Some factories even put up propaganda posters saying "cutting a piece of steel is like cutting cake." This is an absolutely disgusting, sexist, idiotic way of presenting another human being, but then again, women were more like household slaves (or even a type of animal -- that video says they can't understand mechanical concepts unless you explain it to them like they lost 3/4 of their fucking brains) than actual people.

However, halfway across the world in the USSR, women were willingly fighting and dying in combat, as soldiers, proving that women were not inferior or incapable of jobs men could do. One such woman was Lyudmila Pavlichenko, a sniper. She volunteered for the army in 1941. At first they refused to accept her, but she relented and was accepted. Her kill record was 309, including a few dozen enemy snipers. She earned the title Hero of the Soviet Union (highest Soviet military award), and also awarded the Order of Lenin (next down from Hero). She made 187 kills in just two and a half months, and didn't even serve two years on the line. She was later pulled off the front for publicity reasons, and made a trip to America. There were incidents which particularly highlighted American women's second-class status and status as objects of sexual gratification: women reporters criticized Pavlichenko's Red Army uniform, saying she "looked fat" and her "skirt was too long; American women wore shorter skirts" (I believe these criticisms came from American women being brainwashed by the male-dominated culture into believing that appearance comes first; I'll go into my reasonings for this later). They also asked her nonsense questions, such as what brand of make-up she wore and if she did her hair. They were completely disinterested in her accomplishments as a soldier and a woman. Pavlichenko also met Roosevelt, so the United States government was well aware of the contributions of women soldiers, but still they were forbidden to fight. Pavlichenko returned home, not in the least discouraged, and taught women how to become snipers. The sexism against women in battle continues even to this day; in my history class, I mentioned Pavlichenko, and another student thought she was "fucking crazy" but when asked what he thought of male snipers with similar kill records, he thought they were "awesome." But while there wasn't total gender equality in the Soviet Union, there was much more than in America. Soviet women could serve in nearly every combat role a man could (they were often blocked, but there wasn't much they could do against a determined woman) unlike the American woman. This meant that Soviet women would be in the skies, shooting down enemy planes.

Marina Raskova was the first female navigator in the Soviet Air Force. She and two other women won Hero of the Soviet Union (before the war; they were also among the first females to receive it) when they made the longest straight-distance flight. She had to bail out of the plane however, and was without food or water for a week. When the war began, she started three female aerial regiments, the most famous of which was called the "Night Witches." They used obsolete biplanes, but flew thousands of missions. Another one of her units, which she commanded until her death in combat, used some of the most advanced bombers. Raskova was not an ace, but Lydia Litvyak (pictured) and Yekaterina Budanova were. Litvyak and Budanova served in the skies over Stalingrad. Litvyak shot down a German ace, who was then captured. The German demanded to see the person who shot him down. He must've been very surprised to learn that it was an "inferior" woman (the Germans had the same view as Americans -- women were supposed to remain in the domestic sphere). Litvyak managed to shoot down an artillery observation balloon, one that other male Soviet pilots had difficulty getting near due to all of the flak defending it. Litvyak was shot down in the summer of 1943 and died. She was awarded Hero of the Soviet Union posthumously. Budanova joined the same regiment as Litvyak and fought over Stalingrad, where she made her first kill. She was an aggressive fighter, but was also eventually killed in the summer of 1943. After the fall of the USSR, she was awarded Hero of the Russian Federation, Russia's highest honor. Litvyak and Budanova had some help from other women: half of the anti-aircraft guns in Stalingrad were operated by females.

Other women on the ground were scouts and medics. Mariya Badya was a scout in the Crimea. She won Hero of the Soviet Union after she battled German sub-machine gunners. She killed over a dozen of them, wounded a few more, then she escaped wounded. Badya was later taken prisoner by the Germans and sent to Ravensbrück concentration camp. She survived to be liberated by the Americans and returned home. Mariya Borovichenko was a medic who was posthumously awarded Hero of the Soviet Union for destroying a tank with a grenade, but before the grenade hit the tank, a shell exploded nearby. She threw herself on top of her comrade, saving his life, but the shell splinters killed her.

Even before all of these Heroines of the Soviet Union, there were American women who wanted to go to war. These women often had to disguise themselves as men. Deborah Sampson dressed as a man to join the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War. She served in combat, but was later wounded. Two musket balls were in her thigh; she dug one out with a knife, but left the other one in because it was too deep to reach. She did not seek medical help for fear of being found out, however, it was eventually discovered that she was female. She was honorably discharged, but had to fight hard to receive her soldier's pension. Another crossdresser was Sarah Edmonds, who joined the Union Army during the Civil War. She was originally from Canada, but fled to the United States so she could avoid getting married to a man she did not care for. She served as a nurse (at the time something only males did) at many prominent battles: First and Second Bull Run, Antietam, Vicksburg. She fell ill and sought private medical attention, to avoid being found out. She was going to return to the army, until she learned that her male persona had been listed as a deserter. She then became a female nurse, and eventually got her deserter status changed to an honorable discharge and received her military service pension. Another woman in the Union Army was surgeon Mary Walker (pictured), the only female to ever win America's highest military award, the Medal of Honor (she did not conceal that she was female, but preferred to wear male clothing). She became America's first female army surgeon. She treated both soldiers and civilians. In 1917, the standards for receiving the Medal of Honor were revised and Walker no longer fit the standards, so the government tried to force her to return the medal. She refused. Her award was later reinstated.

So why did American women have to go to such lengths to join the military? The answer is quite simple: sexism. Women were seen as weak, mentally inferior. The fashion of the time had women wearing heavy dresses with contricting corsets that distorted their bodies, sometimes causing them to faint; this certainly made them appear weak. Ladies' magazines said that men were more intelligent and thus were allowed to manage important affairs because they had a "larger brain size." The system itself sought to keep men in the high places of society, and keep women on the lower levels. It differs little from slavery, except in terms of brutality. Even after women gained the vote, they still had little power. They were expected to remain in the home, popping out kids and making dinner. If women were kept preoccupied with inane things such as fashion and homemaking, it would allow the males to maintain the power structure. Now I'm not a feminazi by any means, but there's no reason to oppress and discriminate against women (or any other group) other than for reasons of keeping more power, money, land, etc. to oneself. While things in the modern day have become much better, women still do not make the same amount of money as a male if they both do the same job and have the same credentials (in fact, the modern American military woman still cannot serve a front line combat role). There is still an expectation that women primarily stay at home, so they don't really need that much money because they live with their husbands.

Sex Wars: Non-Porno Version

2010-04-17T14:14:00.000-07:00

I can't embed this video but today for Sex Wars I felt like addressing sexism against women since I addressed some against men last month. Today's subject comic books and how women are often portrayed. I get the theory that sex sells but there is a fine line between occasional fan service or cheesecake shots and totally cheapening the comic itself. I've been sick recently and really busy with school I'll probably write more about my own thoughts on this later but for right now I'm going to post a video by Linkara (Atop the Fourth Wall) from that Guy With the Glasses, he pretty much sums up how I feel with the portrayal of women in comics.

Linkara: Athena #1

This is Disgusting

2010-04-17T13:41:00.000-07:00

I did not write this, it's a list from listverse I wanted to shore it

The link to this list can be found Here:

10 Notorious Cases of the Bystander Effect

The bystander effect is the somewhat controversial name given to a social psychological phenomenon in cases where individuals do not offer help in an emergency situation when other people are present. The probability of help has in the past been thought to be inversely proportional to the number of bystanders. In other words, the greater the number of bystanders, the less likely it is that any one of them will help. This list describes the prototype of the effect and cites nine particularly heinous examples.

10.
The Parable of The Good Samaritan

First, the prototype of the bystander effect. Jesus tells a story to a lawyer, who, in all other ways, is blameless and upright in God’s eyes. He obeys the Ten Commandments, and loves his neighbor as himself. But he asks Jesus, “Who is my neighbor?”

Jesus then explains, with the following parable, that everyone is everyone’s neighbor, and that help should be offered to anyone in need of it, regardless of who or what that person is.

A Jew is going along the road, and is beset by bandits, who beat him severely, strip his clothes, and rob him. They leave him for dead. Later, a priest walks by. He sees the Jew, moves to the other side of the road, and walks by without helping. Later, a Levite goes by, sees him, and gives him a wide berth, going on without helping.

Later, a Samaritan (considered by the Jews to be outcasts) comes by, sees him, and immediately helps him, taking him to a nearby inn, caring for him, and paying the innkeeper.

“Which of these is the neighbor of the Jew who is beaten by robbers?” Jesus asked.

“The merciful one,” replied the lawyer.

“Go and do likewise.”

In the following nine examples, no one goes and does likewise.

9.
Shanda Sharer

From the 10th to the 11th of Janury, 1992, 12-year-old Shanda Sharer was abducted and tortured by four teenage girls, Laurie Tackett, Melinda Loveless (a propo), Hope Rippey, and Toni Lawrence. Tackett was more or less the leader of the four, and interested the others in the Goth lifestyle, punk rock, vampirism, witchcraft, Satanism, lesbianism, and such, and devised the plan for abducting Sharer and stabbing her to death, out of revenge for stealing Loveless’s girlfriend.

They abducted Sharer from her house just after midnight, pretending to take her to see their mutual friend, Amanda Heavrin, the girlfriend Lovelessbelieved Sharer to have stolen. As soon as she was in the car, Loveless put a knife to her throat and interrogated her about Heavrin, until they arrived at “the Witch’s Castle,” a local run-down house where teenagers liked to hang out.

They took her inside, tied her up and discuss how they would kill her, at which point Sharer started crying. They claim to have been frightened by passing headlights, so they took her to a nearby landfill in thick woods, where Loveless beat her savagely with her fists. Lawrence and Rippey claim to have wanted out of the situation by this point, but did not dare try to run and call the police.

Loveless then tried to cut Sharer’s throat but the knife was too dull. Rippey then got out, had Loveless and Tackett hold her down, and strangled her with a rope. They thought she was dead and threw in the trunk, then went to Tackett’s home to wash up. They heard Sharer screaming, and Tackett went out with a kitchen knife and returned covered in blood. The screaming had stopped.

She then took out her runes, part of the Wicca lifestyle, and told the girls’ futures. They then Tackett and Loveless went joyriding from 2:30 AM, while Lawrence and Rippey stayed at her home. Sharer began struggling to get out of the trunk, so Tackett stopped, and beat her unconscious with a tire iron.

They returned a little before dawn, washed up again, and Tackett laughed as she told what she had done. They left and went to a neighborhood burning area, where leaves and limbs, etc., are disposed of, and showed Sharer, nearly dead in the trunk to the others. Lawrence claimed to have been so disgusted that she turned away. She still refused to rat out her friends. Tackett sprayed Sharer with Windex, probably to exacerbate her wounds, and taunted her, “You’re not looking so hot, now, are you?”

They then filled a 2-liter Pepsi bottle with gasoline at a nearby station, drove to a secluded field, laid Sharer, alive, in a blanket in the grass, doused and set her afire. Loveless returned a moment later and poured the rest of the gasoline on her, to be sure.

Lawrence was scared to death by this point, and finally called a friend of the same age, and told her what had happened. She refused to call the police, now out of fear as an accomplice. Loveless strangled became hysterical, sorry about what she had done, and called Amanda Heavrin to tell her. Heavrin did not believe them, until she and another friend saw the trunk of Tackett’s car with blood and Sharer’s socks.

None of them called the police. Sharer’s body as discovered by two hunters earlier that morning, the 11th, and reported. By 8:00 PM that night, the whole community knew, and Loveless finally confessed in a fit of hysteria to the police. Tackett, Loveless, and Rippey were sentenced to 60 years in prison, Lawrence 20 years. Lawrence was released on good behavior in 2000, Rippey in 2006.

8.
Ilan Halimi

Ilan Halimi was a French Jew who was kidnapped in Paris by Moroccan “barbarians,” as they like to be called, on Janury 21, 2006, and tortured for 24 days, finally dying on February 13. During this time, his kidnappers, at least 20 of them, beat him all over his body, especially his testicles, completely wrapped his head in duct tape, except for his mouth, so he could breathe and eat, stabbed him, burned his body and face with lighters and cigarettes, and broke his fingers in order to extract a ransom of 450,000 Euros from his family. They stripped him, they scratched him, they cut him with knives, and finally poured gasoline on him and set him afire.

During these three weeks, neighbors in the apartment block where his kidnappers had taken him (and where they lived) heard the commotion and came to watch. No one ever called the police. 27 people have so far been charged with joining in. 19 people have been convicted and given long prison sentences. One of the torturer’s fathers knew what was happening and did nothing to stop them. This man, Alcino Ribeiro, was sentenced to 8 months, but this sentence was suspended. He has served no time.

Those neighbors known only to have watched were not convicted, most not even indicted. Halimi was found handcuffed and bound with nylon rope, naked, to a tree about 40 yards inside a woodlot from a railway outside Paris, on February 13. More than 80% of his body had been burned with acid, as well as gasoline, to the point that he was difficult to recognize. He had severe contusions, blood blisters, and hematomas covering most of his body, to the point that he was more blue than flesh-colored, multiple broken bones, one ear and one big toe missing, and his testicles looked like “blackened oranges.”
Halimi died en route to a hospital.

7.
Edison Electrocutes an Elephant

Not just Topsy the Elephant, but a rather long series of animals, all of which had shown themselves to be a danger to humans. This included horses, lions, tigers, and bears. Edison was happy to oblige the state of NY in executing these “menaces to society,” by employing alternating current, but his ulterior motive was merely to show the world the danger of alternating current, invented by Nikola Tesla, his arch-rival. Edison’s direct current didn’t have the strength to electrocute an elephant, and he considered it safer.

So, on January 4, 1903, at Luna Park Zoo, Coney Island, Topsy was hooked up to Edison’s lighting plant, and electrocuted with 6,600 volts of AC. But this was after they fed her carrots that had been soaked in cyanide, just to be sure. They deemed Topsy to be a permanent threat to humans, as she had killed three handlers in three incidents, one of which involved a handler, who regularly whipped her, trying to feed her a lighted cigarette just to watch her suffer. She stomped on him.

1,500 people watched, and no one said a word in complaint. Edison filmed it, and the film is available on YouTube, if you feel like being outraged. The funny thing is that the ASPCA, which is supposed to protect the rights of animals, considered hanging to be cruel, as it would cause strangulation, not a snap of the neck, and yet had no problem with cyanide poisoning and electrocution.

6.
Kevin Carter’s Famous Photograph

Kevin Carter was a South African Photojournalist who, in March 1993, took the most infamous photograph, so far, of the brutality and disregard for human suffering in sub-Saharan Africa. The photo shows a female Sudanese toddler, alone and severely emaciated, attempting to crawl to an aid station for food. A vulture is standing on the ground behind her, waiting for her to die so it can eat her.

Carter claimed that he waited 20 minutes for the vulture to spread its wings, which he thought would make a better picture, and when it didn’t, he took the picture as is. For those 20 minutes, the toddler had to rest before resuming its trip. She whimpered and panted, and Carter did nothing to help her.

He took the picture, scared the vulture away, then left the girl to continue crawling on her own. No one knows what became of her, but it very likely that she starved to death. This account is denied by Joao Silva, a journalist friend of Carter, who stated that the child’s parents left for only a moment to take food from a plane. Either way, Carter claimed later that he just “didn’t want to get involved.” He killed himself the next year, after winning the Pulitzer for this photograph, by carbon monoxide poisoning, in his truck in Johannesburg.

5
Forced Relocation of the American Indians

This was not a single incident, but all the major crimes against the Indians were perpetrated for the same reason. European settlers and their descendants wanted more land. They thus drove the Indians westward, killing hundreds of thousands over the centuries, in order to make way for themselves. Unfortunately, no land is ever enough land. They wanted more, and the Indians continued being deprived of life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness.

The most astonishing aspect of this crime is that many notable Americans, especially Andrew Jackson, considered it righteous, as the Indians did not have the military strength to defend themselves, and thus deserved to lose their rights. Survival of the fittest, so to speak. Jackson is the man most directly responsible for the “Trail of Tears” relocation of the Cherokee. Later, the Navajo and Sioux, to name just two large tribes, were slaughtered in outright warfare.

Very few Europeans or their descendants, from 1585 with the Lost Colony, to the turn of the 20th Century, ever raised much of a fuss, if any at all, over this disgustingly awesome mistreatment of an entire race of humans.

4
Murders of Three Civil Rights Workers

If you’ve seen the film “Mississippi Burning” you’re familiar with the murders of James Chaney (black), Michael Schwerner, and Andrew Goodman (both white, Jewish). The White Knights of the KKK shot them dead and buried them in an earthen dam in 1964. The outrage in the northern half or so of the United States was immediate and fierce, as it should have been.

But there was no public outcry of any kind in the South. Very few black people, especially in Mississippi, had anything to say about the crime, as they didn’t dare incur the wrath of the white authorities. But the truly astonishing aspect is the absence of an outcry by many white people, if any, as they either agreed with the crime, or just didn’t care about the plight of blacks (and Jews, and anyone other than “WASPs”) in the South.

Racial hatred had become so rampant and impudent that the Judges who presided over the various criminals of this sort of case rarely convicted them, and then imposed the lightest sentences. The culprits of the three 1964 murders, 17 of them, were tried, and only 7 were convicted, not of murder, but of “civil rights violations,” because the prosecution didn’t believe they could be convicted, in Mississippi, of murder, which was probably true. The harshest sentences were 10 years each to two culprits. Others received 7 years, or 3 years. No one served more than 6.

3.
Kitty Genovese

The most infamous example of the bystander effect took place on March 13, 1964, in Kew Gardens, Queens, NY, when Catherine Genovese was entering her apartment building at about 3:15 AM, from work. She was stabbed twice in the back by Winston Moseley, a heavy machine operator, who later explained that he simply “wanted to kill a woman.”

Genovese screamed, “Oh, my God! He stabbed me! Help me!” and collapsed. Several neighbors in surrounding buildings reported hearing her voice, but decided it was probably just a drunken brawl or lovers’ spat. One man shouted from his window, “Let that girl alone!” which scared Moseley away.

This neighbor was sure to have seen Genovese crawling across the street, under a streetlight, to her apartment, but did nothing to help her. Witnesses saw Moseley drive away, then return about 10 minutes later. He had put on a wider-rimmed hate to hide his face, and searched for Genovese in the parking lot, the train station, and the apartment complex, for 10 minutes, before finding her prone in the external hallway at the rear of the building, where the door was locked. She could not get in.

Moseley proceeded to stab her to death, inflicting multiple wounds in her hands and forearms, indicating that she tried to fight him off. She finally succumbed and he raped her as she lay dying. He then stole around $50 from her and fled. The whole incident spanned 30 minutes.

A newspaper blasted it the next day as “Thirty-eight Who Saw Murder Didn’t Call Police,” but this is inaccurate. There were approximately 12 people who claimed to have seen the first attack. Many of them later stated that they “just didn’t want to get involved.” A simple phone call to the police would have sufficed, but everyone assumed someone else would do it.

2.
The Richmond High School Incident

The events that transpired on the night of October 27, 2009 inspired me to compile this list and I admit that it has caused me to reconsider the crime of the #1 entry.

The girl’s name has not been released to date, as she is 15 years old, but the accounts of the crime all agree, and it is beyond belief. For 2 and a half hours, while the High School Homecoming Dance was taking place inside the gymnasium, approximately 10 men gang-raped the 15-year-old student, beating her savagely the whole time, all the while 10 others stood around laughing and taking pictures with their cell phones.

The crowd eventually numbered more than 20, and no one called the police. No one went inside to tell a security guard or a policeman, several of which were on campus at the time. A little earlier, the assistant principal looked out his office window and saw 12 to 15 grown men sitting around near the scene of the crime, none of whom had identification badges, as is required, and none of whom appeared to be a teenager, and the assistant principal did not call the police, or alert any teachers or students. He returned to his job and ignored them.

The girl is still in critical condition at a hospital, having been found later by someone leaving the dance.

1.
The Holocaust

The most repugnant, globally violent disgrace of the reputation of humanity gave rise to the equally infamous use of the phrase “diffusion of responsibility,” as the Nazi officers tried at Nuremberg all claimed the same defense, “We were just following orders.”

They argued that if the Holocaust really was as bad as journalists were saying, then someone else must surely have known of it, and thus it was not necessarily their responsibility to report it to the authorities.

They also argued that the only authorities in Continental Europe at the time were German, and thus, they would only have killed themselves by attempting to inform the outside world, and would have accomplished nothing. This is not true. Most of the German population knew nothing of it, but had they, they could easily have banded together and demanded that the Holocaust be stopped. The Nazis would have been reluctant to exterminate their own “master race,” and by that point, the Allies would have heard news of it. So the Nazis wisely concealed the concentration and death camps from all but the small villages nearest to them.

The Holocaust achieves #1, however, because the populations of the villages near these camps, Dachau, Buchenwald, Bergen-Belsen, Sachsenhausen, Mauthausen, and Ravensbruck, to name a few, knew perfectly well of the atrocities and horror inside the camps. The camps were established near fairly large towns and cities, the inhabitants of which could not have ignored the stench coming from them. Allied soldiers all reported smelling camps before finding them, from as far as 20 miles if the wind blew right.

The Allies accused the German citizens of these towns of knowing full well what was happening to Jews and other “undesirables” and yet making no effort to save one life. These German populations were thus forced to clean up the emaciated corpses and bury them in mass graves, as punishment for their passivity.

Z-Day 2010

2010-04-06T14:26:00.001-07:00

So I went to the main event in New York City for Zeitgeist Day this year. For those who don't know what the Zeitgeist Movement and The Venus Project are, check out this and this. Also I recommend watching the Zeitgeist: Addendum film. But anyway, here are the pictures from the event/my wanderings around the city in search of food. I decided to post pictures instead of an actual review, as I am way too damn lazy:

Okay, so blogger decided to make my pictures really fucking small. Thanks, blogger. Anyway, you can kind of see PJ there.

During the Q&A. There were some stupid questions. PJ, Jacque, Roxanne, and someone else who I don't remember were up on the stage there. You can see Roxanne leaning into Jacque's ear. He could barely hear a question, which often led to him going off on unrelated tangents.

See Mr. Flannel Shirt? Yeah, his head got in my way. Asshole. Up on the stage are some of the international chapter heads.

Another shot of the international chapter folks.

We found food off Broadway, yes. It was average.

Yeah, the wind was strong enough to knock down the sign post. Yay angry weather!

Angry weather knocked down a lamp post as well. And it knocked out my power for a few days... -_-

Scanners

2010-04-01T14:28:00.000-07:00

Cast:
Jennifer O'Neill: Kim Obrist
Stephen Lack: Cameron Vale
Patrick McGoohan: Dr. Paul Ruth
Lawrence Dane: Braedon Keller
Michael Ironside: Darryl Revok
Robert A. Silverman: Benjamin Pierce
Lee Broker: Security One
Mavor Moore: Trevellyan
Adam Ludwig: Arno Crostic
Murray Cruchley: Programmer 1 (as Lee Murray)
Fred Doederlein: Dieter Tautz
Géza Kovács: Killer in Record Store (as Geza Kovacs)
Sonny Forbes: Killer in Attic (as Sony Forbes)
Jérôme Tiberghien: Killer in Attic (as Jerome Tiberghien)
Denis Lacroix: Killer in Barn

Director
David Cronenberg

Writer:
David Cronenberg

Year:
1981

Runtime:
103 minutes

Genre:
Horror/scifi/thriller

Tagline:

There are 4 billion people on earth. 237 are Scanners. They have the most terrifying powers ever created... and they are winning

Poster:

Trailer:

Synopsis:
Shunned for their unparalleled psychic powers (and ability to make people's heads explode), a faction of rogue "scanners" schemes to take over the world -- and the only thing standing in their way is a young telepath reluctantly thrust into the fray. Michael Ironside and Stephen Lack star in David Cronenberg's gruesome sci-fi horror film, a work that earned numerous accolades and put the director firmly on the American cinematic map.

Parent's Corner:
Violence: Lots
Gore: Some
Language: A little
Sexuality: None
Drug Use: None
Adult content: Intense scenes

16+

My Rating:

Plot: 8/10 - No issues here
Character Development: 4/10 - No surprises
Acting: 5/10 - Average
Replay value: 8/10 - To me it's very rewatchable
Audience Awareness: 8/10 - no issues here
Entertainment Value: 8/10 - I was entertained
Special Effects: 10/10 - they aged well
Meshability: 10/10 - no issues here
Cheese Factor: 7/10 So corny

7.5

The rundown:
10 - Amazing
8-9: really good
6-7: Average
4-5: below average
2-3: Really below average
1-2: Terrible
0: Worst ever

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Basilisk

2010-04-01T14:00:00.000-07:00

Director:
Fuminori Kizaki

Year:
2005

Genre:
Action/Drama

Number of Episodes:
24

Who Released it:
Seinan

Manga:
Volumes: 5
Author: Masaki Segawa
Publisher: Kodansha
Original Run: 2003-2004

Opening Theme:
Kouga Ninpou Chou by Onmyouza

Ending Theme:
Hime Murasaki by Nana Mizuki
Wild Eyes by Nana Mizuki

Cast:
Kousuke Toriumi: Kouga Gennosuke
Nana Mizuki: Iga Oboro
Atsushi Imaruoka: Jimushi Jyubei
Katsuhiro Kitagawa: Kasumi Gyoubu
Katsui Taira: Udono Josuke
Ken Uo: Amayo Jingoro
Kenji Utsumi: Nenki Mino
Misa Watanabe: Akeginu
Ryuusaku Chidiwa: Kazamachi Shogen
Sho Hayami: Yakushiji Tenzen
Takeshi Aono: Azuki Rousai
Wataru Hatano: Chikuma Koshirou
Yasushi Miyabayashi: Muroga Hyouma
Youji Ueda: Kisaragi Saemon
Fumihiko Tachiki: Hattori Hanzo
Haruka Kimura: Gennosuke (young) Okoi
Hisako Kyouda: Ogen
Izumi Koike: Kunichiyo
Kimiko Saito: Ofuku
Kiyoshi Kobayashi: Kouga Danjo
Kouzou Mita: Palanquin Bearer A
Miyuki Sawashiro: Hotarubi Ogen (young)
Mugihito: Tenkai Nankobo
Naoki Yanagi: Yashamaru
Norio Wakamoto: Yagyu Munenori
Risa Hayamizu: Kagerou
Tomato Akai: Kasumi Gyoubu (young)
Tomokazu Sugita: Hattori Kyouhachirou
Tooru Oohira: Tokugawa Ieyasu
Wataru Hatano: Kouga Danjo (young)
Yasushi Miyabayashi: Narrator
Yuu Urata: Palanquin Bearer B

Trailer:

Poster:

Synopsis:
From netflix.com
The year is 1614, and two warring ninja clans each support a different son of the ailing ruler as the next shogun in this anime adventure. An epic fight to the death between the groups will resolve the issue -- and annihilate one of the clans. In the center of this storm are the two heirs to the clans, Gennosuke and Oboro, who both possess deadly powers. But now, their loyalties will be severely tested, as the two have fallen deeply in love.

My Rating:
Plot: 2/10 Standard nothing really stood out
Character Development: 7/10 - no issues
Voice Acting: 10/10 - no issues here at all
Replay value: 2/10 - No real need for it
Audience Awareness: 7/10 - no issues
Entertainment Value: 4/10 - Not bad just seemed to drag on in some places also really predictable
Flow: 8/10 - flowed well
Quality of Animation: 10/10 - I loved how it was drawn and the over all theme they were going for beauty balanced with gore but some other things just didn't click with me
Voices Matching Character: 10/10 - no issues

6.7 - It's worth a watch

Parent's Corner:
Violence: Lots of violence
Gore: Lots of gore done in a very beautiful way
Language: None
Sexuality: There are two rape scenes and it is a love story
Nudity: breasts are seen
Drug Use: None
Adult Themes: Lots, death, sex, rape, violence

16+

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BACCANO!

2010-03-31T16:21:00.000-07:00

Baccano!
Director:
Takahiro Omagi

Writer:
Ryohgo Narita

Year:2007

Genre:
Action, Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy, Horror

Demographic:
Shonen

Rating:
Mature
Number of Episodes:
16

Who Released it:
Mediaworks

Trailer:

Poster:

Synopsis:
Each of the stories in the series involves several unrelated plots intersecting and crossing each other as events spiral farther and farther out of control. Immortal alchemists, mafia operated speakeasies, and many other elements of pulp fiction mashed together for a world straight out of the movies.

My Rating:
Plot: 9/10 - The way the stories are intertwined is done well, although it can get a bit confusing as they jump around.
Character Development: 6/10 - The characters don't really change, but due to the large amount of characters over such a short span it doesn't realy matter. However they have quite a few fun characters.
Voice Acting: 8/10 - Good :3
Replay value: 9/10 I watched this, and even after finishing I wanted to rewatch it. It is a fun show to watch even the second time around.
Audience Awareness: 9/10 - Good.
Entertainment Value: 10/10 - I had a fuckton of fun watching this.
Flow: 6/10 -due to the constant jumping around it is easy to get confused in the beginning, but it gets easier to follow as it goes on. However this does help convey the story so it is acceptable.
Quality of Animation: 8/10 - Good animation.

9 Good, get it if you can I may actuall purchase this. >.>

Parent's Corner:
Violence: Quite a bit
Gore: Lots of blood
Language: A bit.
Sexuality: None.
Nudity: None.
Drug Use: Smoking and talk to moonshine.
Adult Themes: Quite a few. It's a show about the Mafia.

More info: Anime News Network

Torrent: Baccano!

Pulp Fiction

2010-03-31T13:59:00.000-07:00

Cast:
John Travolta: Vincent Vega
Samuel L. Jackson: Jules Winnfield
Tim Roth: Pumpkin - Ringo
Amanda Plummer: Honey Bunny - Yolanda
Eric Stoltz: Lance
Bruce Willis: Butch Coolidge
Ving Rhames: Marsellus Wallace
Phil LaMarr: Marvin
Maria de Medeiros: Fabienne
Rosanna Arquette: Jody
Peter Greene: Zed
Uma Thurman: Mia Wallace
Duane Whitaker: Maynard
Paul Calderon: Paul
Frank Whaley: Brett

Director
Quentin Tarantino

Writer:
Quentin Tarantino
Roger Avary

Year:
1994

Runtime:S
154 minutes

Genre:
Crime Drama

Tagline:
Girls like me don't make invitations like this to just anyone!

Poster:

Trailer:

Synopsis:
From netflix.com as usual
A burger-loving hit man (John Travolta), his philosophical partner (Samuel L. Jackson), a drug-addled gangster's moll (Uma Thurman) and a washed-up boxer (Bruce Willis) converge in this sprawling, comedic crime caper fueled by director and co-writer Quentin Tarantino's whip-smart dialogue. Their adventures unfurl in three stories that ingeniously trip back and forth in time, resulting in one of the most audacious and imitated films of the 1990s.

Parent's Corner:
Violence: Lots
Gore: I watched it on AMC so I think there was some editing according to IMDB there is some
Language: Tons, on AMC all edited out but lots of F bombs
Sexuality: Some here and there
Drug Use: Heroin overdose, very intense scene
Adult content: Quite a bit

Yes I've seen the unedited version but it's been a few years
Unedited version for 18+

My Rating:

Plot: 8/10 - I like the way it was presented, I thought I was going to get irritated like I typically do with films people tell me "you should like this" but I didn't
Character Development: 7/10 - basic, I had no big issues with it
Acting: 10/10 - no issues with the acting at all
Replay value: 9/10 - Even edited I definitely liked it more the second time I saw it
Audience Awareness: 7/10 - Can be a bit confusing (I didn't find it confusing but my mom did)
Entertainment Value: 10/10 - Fully entertained
Meshability: 10/10 - Everything flowed well

8.7 - Watch this one guys

The rundown:
10 - Amazing
8-9: really good
6-7: Average
4-5: below average
2-3: Really below average
1-2: Terrible
0: Worst ever

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Angels and Demons

2010-03-23T12:39:00.000-07:00

Author: Dan Brown

Publisher: Pocket Books

Number of Pages: 568 (paperback edition)

Year: 2000

Genre: Thriller with some aspects of mystery and sci-fi

My Rating:

Re-read value: 7/10 - The most exciting part is the twists, so you're not really going to get the same feelings out of it the second time through. Still, it's quality writing.

Awareness: 9/10 - Simple to follow, but can be confusing in some parts concerning point of view, and some of the academic material they're talking about. Depends on the reader, really.

Entertainment Value: 10/10 - The calm parts are done wonderfully and are very realistic, while the exciting parts just grip you and pull you on a roller coaster ride. There are times when you won't even realize that you're turning the page.

Flow: 10/10 - The story isn't necessarily linear, in that it will break off into different "points of view" in order to fill you in on what else is happening. It may be confusing at first, but you eventually realize howe brilliantly he meshes all of that together.

Writing: 9/10 - Very well done. He's got a strong sense of description, but doesn't over do it. The dialog is nice, though sometimes a bit too casual, or a bit too dramatic. It's relative to the scene, really. It was kind of written with the intent of turning it into a movie, which can be a negative, but he seemed to work it very well in this story.

Relevance to Today: 10/10 - It's the battle of science versus religion; that's always relevant.

9.2/10 - Gripping, well written, an overall wonderful story.

Parent's Corner:

Violence: Lots of fighting throughout the story.

Gore: People get branded and have their bones broken

Language: Not a whole lot

Sexuality: Rape is implied, and there's some groping

Nudity: A few times, though it's not described, nor is it sexual

Drug Use: None

Adult Themes: The concepts can get very heavy at some points. There's a lot of focus on parental relationships, which can be difficult for a kid to truly grasp. There's the corruption of religion and science. There's murder. There are a few almost-rape scenes. It's an adult book.

The first novel starring Robert Langdon, a teacher of religious symbology at Harvard university, tells the tale of the age old battle between science and religion. When a container holding droplet of anti-matter is stolen from within the heavily protected confines of CERN, an organization dedicated to the furthering of scientific studies, and a physicist is found dead with an ambigram of the word Illuminati branded in his chest, it becomes the duty of Langdon to follow the symbolic clues laid out before him to find whomever is responsible. There's a catch however: There's only 24 hours until the droplet of anti-matter explodes.

Brave New World by Aldous Huxely

2010-03-15T19:03:00.000-07:00

A stunning novel about how people allow their desires to control them. The setting takes place in the year 2540 (or year of our Ford 632, as it says in the book). England is the main setting, though it does go off into other parts of the world at some times. The population is permanently limited to no more than two billion people, so resources are plentiful and everyone is "happy". It is a classed society, with Alphas being at the top, and Gammas being at the bottom. In order to prevent people from questioning this, the World State uses sleep learning to imprint the prejudices into the minds while they're still very young.

Bernard Marx is the main character, and is very different from the others because he sees flaw in this world. He is a bit of an outcast because he sees value in individuality, and control of one's desire. The idea of love and monogamy is lost in this world, and he somewhat clings onto those ideals.

One of the most notable pluses of this story is the description. Huxely's sentences flow so elegantly, and with such a wonderfully sophisticated tone, but without going too far over the reader's head. You can literally feel the emotion that he writes with as you read through each page. The environments are wonderfully fleshed out so that you can really see what's happening, and maneuver yourself through the world along with the characters. From the very beginning he thrusts you into this world without hesitation, without allowing you to even hold your breath.

The progression is oddly fast, considering there's no action in the book at all. You just get so caught up in the description and the intensity of the events that you can't help but want to know what happens next. This bizarre future where everything seems to be the opposite of what it is now keeps you fascinated and curious. The people seem so foreign--their ideals completely backwards, and yet you can't help but feel for them.

It's a short book, but a powerful one nonetheless. It takes a strong stance against gluttony, and extreme consumerism. Huxely is relentless in his belief that our desires will bring upon us our ultimate demise as thinking individuals. This is truly a stellar book, perhaps one of the best I've ever read. Aldous Huxely is a master of making even the simplest of situations into an emotionally tense moment.

Author: Aldous Huxely Publisher: Chatto and Windus Number of Pages: 288 (paperback edition) Year: 1932 Genre: Science fiction

Social commentary My Rating: Re-read value: 8/10 - worth it if you've got a little time on your hands and don't have a new book ready Audience Awareness: 9/10 - Uses some big words and semi-complex sentences, so it can be a tad confusing every once in a while

Entertainment Value: 10/10 - Intense, descriptive, and powerful Flow: 9/10 - Everything works together almost perfectly Writing: 10/10 - Outstanding Relevance to Today: 10/10 - Very much so 9.3/10 - Excellent Parent's Corner: Violence: None until the end. However, the violence gets pretty nasty there Gore: Little, again at the end Language: None Sexuality: A lot Nudity: It's heavily implied in one or two parts Drug Use: Yes Adult Themes: Sex, drugs, consumerism, government control--it's an adult book lol

Sex Wars: Non-Porno Version

2010-03-12T20:55:00.000-08:00

Alright this is something new I'll be trying. I will be highlighting sexism I see in the media some of it will be surprising. The first will be the Tim Tebow commercial from the Superbowl and how women's groups responded to it. First watch the commercial:

Pretty sweet right? It serves its purpose without being in your face about what they're pushing. Abortion is never even mentioned. It is a commercial about family.

Now look at this loon's response to it:

“I am blown away at the celebration of the violence against women in it,” she told the Los Angeles Times. “That’s was comes across to me even more strongly than the anti-abortion message. I myself am a survivor of domestic violence, and I don’t find it charming. I think CBS should be ashamed of itself.”
Terry O'Neil, President of N.O.W (National Organization for Women)

It's sexist because he's tackling her? He's a football player it was a joke! What is she on? That is sexism against men "HE IS TACKLING HER THAT IS DOMESTIC ABUSE". Man is that hypocrisy! Men have to treat women like they're made of glass and can shatter so easily. Not only is it sexist against men but women as well suggesting they can't be rough and tough like their masculine counterparts. This group has lost all credibility with this one if you ask me.

I will try to do one of these weekly but it might be biweekly.

I meant to do this earlier but I think it's still relevant because you know loons like to speak out like this over everything.

Mediocrity Monthly: Epica

2010-03-12T19:28:00.000-08:00

Okay, so not all of Epica's material is average. The Phantom Agony is pretty awesome, but this installment isn't about how awesome The Phantom Agony is. It's about how horribly average Design Your Universe is. It's a mix of shit and good. So much so that it's painful.

The good parts are really just confined to Simone's singing and the music itself. What lowers the entire album down is the lyrics. Good god they are bad. They make the album average, but do not be mistaken: the lyrics are not average. They're terrible. Let's examine them:

The current system leads to profit seeking deeds
Leave behind the traces of our blood
Now the course for change is up to us

Access is now denied
We're panic stricken
Wealth out of sight

All praise Comrade Stalin!

The entire album is like this. They try to write about SOSHUL IZZOOZ and fail pretty hard at it, coming across, as well, commies. Here's another set where they're going off about soshul izzooz:

I will say what I think
I will do what I say
When liberty seems out of reach
We'll fight for our freedom of speech

So will everyone else who isn't a butthurt little bitch. Moving on, let's examine another set of lyrics, where they're trying to come across as intelligent and scientifically savvy:

Quantum physics lead us to
Answers to the great taboos

...What? Did they check their lyrics? Were they high when they wrote this? Do they even know what taboos are?! Taboos aren't questions. People eating dogs are taboo to most westerners. And I'm pretty sure quantum physics won't stop the Vietnamese from noming on Spike.

They have a song titled "The Price of Freedom" which is pretty much an instrumental set to a Martin Luther King, Jr. speech and... an Obama speech. You read right: they're comparing a civil rights activist to a politician. Because they're both black and have supporters, they're the same! Moving onto more WTF:

Lie down in my arms
Trust what you see
Smooth your brow, you will be with me
To find your relief

What the hell does this mean? I can't even attack this because I just do not know where the fuck they were going with this. Seriously, I think they were doing some hard fucking drugs when writing the lyrics to this album.

I'm going to stop here before I get a massive headache from going after these absolutely dreadful lyrics. The music itself is good, but these lyrics, good god... there's more of that shit where it came from, folks. Look 'em up yourself.

...Oh, and did I mention the cheesy and shitty "evil" sounding voiceovers? I didn't? Yeah, well, they're there too. Epica need to lay off the crack pipe.

Requiem For A Dream

2010-03-06T12:36:00.000-08:00

Cast:

Ellen Burstyn: Sara Goldfarb
Jared Leto: Harry Goldfarb
Jennifer Connelly: Marion Silver
Marlon Wayans: Tyrone C. Love
Christopher McDonald: Tappy Tibbons
Louise Lasser: Ada
Marcia Jean Kurtz: Rae
Janet Sarno: Mrs. Pearlman
Suzanne Shepherd: Mrs. Scarlini
Joanne Gordon: Mrs. Ovadia
Charlotte Aronofsky: Mrs. Miles
Mark Margolis: Mr. Rabinowitz
Michael Kaycheck: Donut Cop
Jack O'Connell: Corn Dog Stand Boss
Chas Mastin: Lyle Russel

Director
Darren Aronofsky

Writer:
Hubert Selby Jr

Year:
2000

Runtime:
102 minutes

Genre:
Drama

Tagline:
From the director of [pi]

Poster:

Trailer:

Synopsis:

Four individuals lose their dreams and ambitions to drugs

Parent's Corner:
Violence: None really
Gore: none really
Language: Here and there
Sexuality: A lot of sexuality
Drug Use: Tons, very graphic the whole movie is about drugs and how they affect individuals
Adult content: Lots, lots of adult symbolism and tons of intensity
18+

My Rating:

Plot: 4/10 - No real issues except the entire POINT. Drugs tear down four ambitious individuals what is the point? DRUGS ARE BAD OMG EVERYONE WHO DOES DRUGS AREN'T BAD WE ALL FALL? Not deep, not creative, blah!
Character Development: 10/10 - You feel for them to watch them fall
Acting: 10/10 - great acting absolutely no issues with it
Replay value: 0/10 - I would never want to watch this movie again
Audience Awareness: 6/10 - No
Entertainment Value: 4/10 - I hate these movies that are supposedly "deep" all its about is watching four people tear their lives apart with drugs really pointless
Meshability: 10/10 well done

6.3 - Great acting does not make up for the over all point of this movie

The rundown:
10 - Amazing
8-9: really good
6-7: Average
4-5: below average
2-3: Really below average
1-2: Terrible
0: Worst ever

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Deliverance

2010-03-05T18:13:00.000-08:00

Cast:
Jon Voight: Ed
Burt Reynolds: Lewis
Ned Beatty: Bobby
Ronny Cox: Drew
Ed Ramey: Old Man
Billy Redden: Lonnie
Seamon Glass: First Griner
Randall Deal: Second Griner
Bill McKinney: Mountain Man
Herbert 'Cowboy' Coward: Toothless Man
Lewis Crone: First Deputy
Ken Keener: Second Deputy
Johnny Popwell: Ambulance Driver
John Fowler: Doctor
Kathy Rickman: Nurse

Director
John Boorman

Writer:
James Dickey

Year:
1972

Runtime:
110 minutes

Genre:
Drama/Adventure/thriller

Tagline:
Deliverance from evil

Poster:

Trailer:

Synopsis:
from www.netflix.com

Four suburban friends take a canoeing trip down a Georgia river, but what starts as a lighthearted adventure becomes a voyage into the heart of darkness when redneck locals descend on the foursome and force them to kill or be killed. Jon Voight, Burt Reynolds, Ronny Cox and Ned Beatty star in this terrifying, enthralling, existential action epic that earned three Academy Award nominations: Best Picture, Best Director and Best Editing.

Parent's Corner:
Violence: There is a bit of violence compared to what I usually watch not much but more than a lot of films
Language: Here or there, not to heavy on f bombs
Sexuality: A rape scene, not graphic but definitely intense
Drug Use: None really
Adult content: The whole movie is adult

Nothing is too graphic really but it isn't for kids.
16+

My Rating:

Plot: 10/10 - No issues here
Character Development: 9/10 - No real issues
Acting: 10/10 - I had no issues
Replay value: 6/10 - I don't think there's a lot of replay value with this but it's worth a watch
Audience Awareness: 10/10 - No issues
Entertainment Value: 8/10 - I was fully entertained but I didn't like this film as much as others. I wasn't uncomfortable watching it or anything I just didn't like it as much as some films hence 8 instead of 10.
Meshability: 9/10- Nice flow no issues

8.8/10 - Must watch if you have not already

The rundown:
10 - Amazing
8-9: really good
6-7: Average
4-5: below average
2-3: Really below average
1-2: Terrible
0: Worst ever

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Mediocrity Monthly: Xandria

2010-02-27T21:16:00.000-08:00

This month's completely average band is... XANDRIA!

Xandria are gothic metal heiling from Germany. And no, they're not Nazis. I was trying to be funny. Asshole. Mooooving on: I listened to their album, India. Here's the cover:

Already you can tell how average they are. Completely typical album cover. As for the music, well, the first track is nice and powerful, but after that it assumes your typical verse-chorus-chorus-chorus-verse-chorus-chorus. All of the songs are boring. They are completely AVERAGE. It goes into your typical "zomg sad gawffix lyrix." Yawn. The vocalist doesn't stand out at all. Sounds like every other goddamn woman out there. And she's even your average looking "trying to be goth and sexy but failing because she's just so average." The other band members are Average Joes. The one on the far right kind of looks like the guy who plays Edward Cullen, which does not go in his favor. He can be labled below average. The guy next to him needs a shower and a hairbrush. The guy on the chick's right side looks like the everyday scene kid, and of course, you've got the SUPER ANGRY METAL GUY, YEAH! Here's the photo:

Completely unremarkable.

Talvisota (The Winter War)

2010-02-21T16:10:00.000-08:00

Cast:
Taneli Mäkelä
Vesa Vierikko
Timo Torikka
Heikki Paavilainen
Antti Raivio
Esko Kovero
Martti Suosalo
Markku Huhtamo
Matti Onnismaa
Konsta Mäkelä

Director:
Pekka Parikka

Writer:
Pekka Parikka
Antti Tuuri

Year:
1989

Runtime:
125; 195 minutes (depending on version)

Genre:
War

Tagline:
They held back the Russian juggernaut in a frozen hell!

Language:
Finnish

Trailer:

Synopsis/Summary:
In the winter of 1939, the Soviet Union attacked Finland. Talvisota tells the story of the Winter War through the eyes of a group of Finnish soldiers.

My rating:
How I rate: 5 is average.

Plot: 6/10. It's a war movie. There's really not much plot; it's just showing the horrors of war through the eyes of soldiers.
Character Development: 7/10. Again, it's a war film. Not much in the way of character development. Although I did like that the film showed how the soldiers' family members reacted to deaths in their families and other feelings they had during the war.
Acting: 8/10.
Replay value: 9/10. I'd watch it again, I really enjoyed it.
Entertainment Value: 10/10.

Overall rating:
9/10. I put this on my list of favorite war films; any war movie fan who hasn't seen it must do so.

Parent's Corner:
It's very brutal and has some really gruesome deaths, like when a shell hits one of the soldiers and he's literally blown into pieces, so it may not be for the average movie fan, much less children.
There's nudity. I wasn't expecting to see penis. >_>

You See.....

2010-02-19T05:34:00.000-08:00

The Thing about bees is....

Berserk

2010-02-18T16:39:00.000-08:00

Creator:
Kentaro Miura

Year:
2002 (US)

Genre:
Fantasy/Drama/Horror/Thriller

Demographic:
Seinen

Rating:

Number of Episodes:
25

Who Released It:
Anime Works

Manga:
Volumes: 35 (continuing)
Author: Kentarō Miura
Publisher: English:
Original Run: 1990 - to now

Opening Theme:
Tell Me Why: Penpals

Ending Theme:
Waiting so Long: Silver Fins

Cast:
I'm only doing English because that's what I watched

Carolyn Keranen: Casca
Griffith: Kevin Collins
Guts: Marc Diraison
Judeau: Christopher Krommer

Trailer:

Poster:

Synopsis:
brave young warrior named Guts fights for his fortune as a mercenary on the front lines. A fated encounter unites Guts with the charismatic and deadly young man named Griffith. Leading the rogue soldiers known as the Band of the Hawk, Griffith wields his formidable force like no other. Driven by a quest for status, the Hawks exert military and social prowess the likes of which have never been seen before. The armies of Midland will quake with fear as Griffith and Guts set off on a path that will bring the world to its knees.

My Rating:
Plot: 9/10 - Great but the ending seems abrupt and unfinished
Character Development: 10/10 - About as good as you could ask for
Voice Acting: 7/10 - Took me a while to get used t o
Replay value: 8/10 - I liked it a lot
Audience Awareness: 10/10 - No issues here
Entertainment Value: 10/10 - I was fully entertained and didn't skip through anything which is rare for me
Flow: 10/10 - Everything flowed
Quality of Animation: 8/10 - Lazy spots but the story is strong
Voices Matching Character: 9/10 - There were some I had issues with but it was well done

9 - A must see for anyone who loves anime or dark stories

Parent's Corner:
Violence: Lots of violence
Gore: A bit of gore, some episodes more so than others
Language: A little here and there
Sexuality: A lot but it's not pornographic or done distastefully
Nudity: Breasts are shown in a few episodes
Drug Use: None
Adult Themes: Hell and demons are a big part of this anime

18+ Not for children at all

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Kill Bill

2010-02-17T19:08:00.000-08:00

Cast:
Uma Thurman: The Bride
Lucy Liu: O-Ren Ishii
Vivica A. Fox: Vernita Green
Daryl Hannah: Elle Driver
David Carradine: Bill
Michael Madsen: Budd
Julie Dreyfus: Sofie Fatale
Chiaki Kuriyama: Gogo Yubari
Sonny Chiba: Hattori Hanzo
Chia Hui Liu: Johnny Mo
Michael Parks: Earl McGraw
Michael Bowen: Buck
Jun Kunimura: Boss Tanaka
Kenji Ohba: Bald Guy (Sushi Shop) (as Kenji Oba)
Yuki Kazamatsuri: Proprietor

Director
Quentin Tarantino

Writer:
Quentin Tarantino

Year:
2003

Runtime:
111 minutes

Genre:
Crime/Drama/Thriller I would also say dark comedy

Tagline:
In the year 2003, Uma Thurman will kill Bill

Poster:

Trailer:

Synopsis:
In the first volume of this gritty revenge saga written and directed by Quentin Tarantino, an assassin (Uma Thurman) is shot at the altar by her ruthless employer, Bill (David Carradine), and other members of their assassination circle. But "The Bride" lives to plot her vengeance. Setting out for some payback, she makes a death list and hunts down those who wronged her (including a one-eyed Daryl Hannah), saving Bill for last.

Parent's Corner:
Violence: Lots of violence
Gore: Lots, often done in a humorous way
Language: Lots
Sexuality: There's quite a bit, there's a thing towards the beginning about the Bride being sold off to some creeps as she's in a coma and they have sex with her, essential pay to rape.
Drug Use: Not much
Adult content: Lots

18+ on this one folks

My Rating:

Plot: 7/10 - such an obvious set up for a sequal
Character Development: 7/10 - Standard fare for this type of film
Acting: 8/10 - I liked the acting, no issues
Replay value: 9/10 - I liked it better the second time than the first. I actually hated this movie when I first saw it and now I kind of like it.
Audience Awareness: 10/10 - no issues here if you can't follow it you weren't paying attention
Entertainment Value: 9/10 - I was fully entertained
Special Effects: 8/10 - no issues with what was used
Meshability: 10/10 - everything flows well

8.5/10 - If you're a Quentin Tarantino you really need to see this if you have not already. If you like gore fests mixed in with a little humor and girls in spandex and school girl uniforms swinging weapons around you'll probably like this movie.

The rundown:
10 - Amazing
8-9: really good
6-7: Average
4-5: below average
2-3: Really below average
1-2: Terrible
0: Worst ever

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Pearl Harbor

2010-02-14T14:08:00.000-08:00

Cast:
Ben Affleck
Alec Baldwin
Jon Voight
Josh Hartnett
Kate Beckinsaleswoman
Cuba Gooding, Jr.

Director:
Michael Bay

Writer:
Randall Wallace

Year:
2001

Runtime:
183

Genre:
Shit. Supposed to be a love story/war movie, but it's a huge, steaming pile of crap.

Tagline:
It takes a moment to change history. It takes love to change lives. Barf.

Trailer:

Synopsis:
Two pilots, whose names are too painful to remember, are sent to Pearl Harbor. They are given tests by a sixteen year old nurse (how the fuck did she go through nursing school at that age? oh wait, she said she lied. She had fake credentials?!). Pilot I goes to Great Britain to enlist in the RAF, but not before fucking Nursey. How in the fuck did he join the RAF when he was in the American army? He would have had to quit then join. He gets shot down, and Nursey and Pilot II think he's dead. Nursey fucks Pilot II. Pilot I comes back. He's alive, godfuckingdammit. Oh, and he flew a Polish plane. An American in a Polish unit. Aaand he's still in the American military. That's not a equal to a declaration of war or anything. Go figure. Pearl Harbor gets bombed. CGI fire, yay! Cheese, yay! Then the pilot friends are ordered to join Dolittle's Raid, which is an attack on Tokyo. They go. One of them dies. Nursey is preggers by the dead one. The pilot returns to Pearl Harbor, and raises his friend and Nursey's kid. These people sure have standards. Why was it called Pearl Harbor? THERE IS ABOUT FIFTEEN MINUTES OF THE ACTUAL ATTACK HOLY SHIT JUST GO WATCH TORA! TORA! TORA! That one is boring but it's better than this shit. This movie needs to be renamed Shit Love Story with Some Crappy Drama Added In.

My rating:
Plot: 0/10. No plot. It was just a shitty romance set over Pearl Harbor to add some "drama" or some other stupid shit like that.
Character Development: 0/10. The girl is a whore. The guys get mad "omg ur steeln mah gurl." Fuck you, she's a whore and you're both retarded.
Acting: 0/10. I want to strangle all of them.
Replay value: 0/10. You'll contemplate suicide.
Entertainment Value: 0/10. Unless you consider yourself seething with rage entertaining.
Special Effects: 0/10. THEY USED CGI FIRE. WTF. CGI FIRE. WHAT THE FUCKING SHIT FUCK WHY?'

Overall rating:
0/10. STAY AWAY. STAY FAR AWAY. DON'T EVER WATCH IT!!

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2010-02-12T13:30:00.001-08:00

Cast:

Arnold Schwarzenegger: Harry Tasker
Jamie Lee Curtis: Helen Tasker
Tom Arnold: Albert Gibson
Bill Paxton: Simon
Charlton Heston: Spencer Trilby
Tia Carrere: Juno Skinner
Art Malik: Salim Abu Aziz
Eliza Dushku: Dana Tasker
Grant Heslov: Faisil
Marshall Manesh: Jamal Khaled

Director:
James Cameron

Writer:
Claude Zidi
Simon Michaël

Year:
1994

Runtime:

141 minutes

Genre:

Action/adventure

Tagline:

When he said I do, He never said what he did.

Poster:

Trailer:

Synopsis:
www.netflix.com

Special agent Harry Tasker (Arnold Schwarzenegger) is a top spy in the ultra-secret Omega Sector -- but his wife (Jamie Lee Curtis) thinks he's just a boring computer salesman. When Harry's identities collide, the Taskers find themselves in the clutches of international terrorists, fighting to save their marriage and their lives. Director James Cameron's action comedy adds romance and special effects to the Oscar-nominated mix.

Parent's Corner:
Violence: Some
Gore: None
Language: A little here and there
Sexuality: Not much
Drug Use: None
Adult content: None not other wise mentioned
It's fine for most kids I think

My Rating:

Plot: 7/10 - no issues
Character Development: 5/10 - meh but it doesn't matter
Acting: 5/10 - it was okay
Replay value: 8/10 - my dad loves this movie
Audience Awareness: 10/10 - no issues here
Entertainment Value: 7/10 - you get what you want, an Arnold Action film D;
Special Effects: 8/10 - no issues
Meshability: 10/10 - everything flows well

7.5/10 - worth a watch

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Slither

2010-01-25T15:22:00.001-08:00

Cast:

Don Thompson: Wally
Nathan Fillion: Bill Pardy
Gregg Henry: Jack MacReady
Xantha Radley: Uptight Mom
Elizabeth Banks: Starla Grant
Tania Saulnier: Kylie Strutemyer
Dustin Milligan: Drawing Boy
Michael Rooker: Grant Grant
Haig Sutherland: Trevor
Jennifer Copping: Margaret
Zak Ludwig: Gina Kid
Kathryn Kirkpatrick: Karaoke Woman
Brenda James: Brenda Gutierrez
Lorena Gale: Janene
Bart Anderson: Butcher

Director
James Gunn

Writer:
James Gunn

Year:
2006

Runtime:
95 Minutes

Genre:
Horror/Comedy

Tagline:
Horror Has A New Face

Poster:

Trailer:

Synopsis:
www.netflix.com
In the small burg of Wheelsy, housecats are turning into hellcats and townsfolk are morphing into zombies, prompting Sheriff Bill Pardy (Nathan Fillion) and the concerned wife (Elizabeth Banks) of one of the town's richest citizens to uncover the dark forces at work. James Gunn writes and directs this creepy horror tale -- his first project since the sleeper hit Dawn of the Dead -- that has its protagonists keeping their wits about them.

Parent's Corner:
Violence: Lots of Violence
Gore: Lots of Gore
Language: Lots of Language
Sexuality: Lots of Sexuality
Drug Use: None
Adult content: None that hasn't already been mentioned
16+

My Rating:

Plot: 7/10 - Standard fare, works
Character Development: 5/10 - It's there some what
Acting: 7/10 - Some performances are bad others are good it just depends
Replay value: 6/10 - It's okay
Audience Awareness: 10/10 - No issues with this
Entertainment Value: 10/10 - I was entertained
Special Effects: 8/10 - No issues with them
Meshability: 9/10 - No issues
Humor - 7/10 - It was okay

7.6 - It's a decent horror comedy, it's worth a watch for fans of horror

The rundown:
10 - Amazing
8-9: really good
6-7: Average
4-5: below average
2-3: Really below average
1-2: Terrible
0: Worst ever

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Pee-Wee's Big Adventure

2010-01-24T13:22:00.000-08:00

I'm having an issue with posting pics right now, my internet likes to crap out sometimes. Unless Redd or one of my fellow bloggers is nice enough to post the image for me I'll have to do it later <3>Cast:

Paul Reubens: Pee-wee Herman
Elizabeth Daily: Dottie
Mark Holton: Francis Buxton
Diane Salinger: Simone
Judd Omen: Mickey
Irving Hellman: Mr. Crowtray
Monte Landis: Mario
Damon Martin: Chip
David Glasser: BMX Kid
Gregory Brown: BMX Kid
Mark Everett: BMX Kid
Daryl Keith Roach: Chuck (as Daryl Roach)
Bill Cable: Policeman #1
Peter Looney: Policeman #2
Starletta DuPois: Sgt. Hunter

Director
Tim Burton

Writer:
Phil Hartman
Paul Reubens

Year:
1985

Runtime:
90 Minutes

Genre:
Comedy

Tagline:
You Will Believe A Man Can Ride A Bike

Poster:

Trailer:

Synopsis:
When his treasured bicycle is stolen, Pee-Wee Herman (Paul Reubens) is devastated -- and he'll do anything to get it back. Working off a hot tip that his wheels may be stashed in the Alamo's basement, Pee-Wee sets off on a whirlwind cross-country adventure.

Parent's Corner:
Violence: Nothing
Gore: None
Language: None
Sexuality: None
Drug Use: None
Adult content: None
Totally okay for all ages, a few scenes might scare really small children.

My Rating:

Plot: 7/10 - it's am okay plot
Character Development: 1/10 - No character development but that's not what this movie is about
Acting: 10/10 - I love the silliness and overacting in this film, it was my favorite movie as a kid and I enjoy it as an adult because it's just so silly and mindless.
Replay value: 10/10 - Good family movie
Audience Awareness: 10/10 - no issues here
Entertainment Value: 9/10 - Everyone is entertained
Special Effects: 6/10 - They're okay the few that are there
Meshability: 10/10 - Everything flows well

7.9 - I think this is an underrated family classic

The rundown:
10 - Amazing
8-9: really good
6-7: Average
4-5: below average
2-3: Really below average
1-2: Terrible
0: Worst ever

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An American Werewolf in Paris

2010-01-22T14:45:00.000-08:00

Cast:

Tom Everett Scott: Andy McDermott
Julie Delpy: Serafine Pigot
Vince Vieluf: Brad
Phil Buckman: Chris
Julie Bowen: Amy Finch
Pierre Cosso: Claude
Thierry Lhermitte: Dr. Thierry Pigot
Tom Novembre: Inspector LeDuc
Maria Machado: Chief Bonnet
Ben Salem Bouabdallah: Detective Ben Bou
Serge Basso: Officer with Flashlight
Charles Maquignon: Bouncer
Jochen Schneider: Lycanthrope
Alan Mckenna: Lycanthrope
Hervé Sogne: Lycanthropeng>

Director
Anthony Waller

Writer:
Tim Burns

Year:
1997

Runtime:
105 minutes

Genre:
Horror/romance

Tagline:
Things are about to get hairy

Poster:

Trailer:

Synopsis:
www.netflix.com
After American tourist Andy McDermott (Thomas Everett Scott) rescues the suicidal Serafine (Julie Delpy) from plunging off the Eiffel Tower, she abruptly disappears. Andy tracks her down, not knowing she's the lycanthropic offspring of the couple from An American Werewolf in London. Not surprisingly, the passionate encounter with Serafine that ensues leaves Andy with a taste for more than romance

Parent's Corner:
Violence: Lots of violence
Gore: Some gore not a lot
Language: None really
Sexuality: Some here and there some sex scenes
Drug Use: None really
Adult content: Transformations would be scary to young kids
14+ for this one

My Rating:

Plot: 5/10 - Skips around
Character Development: 3/10 - Not likable to begin with I didn't feel for any of the characters
Acting: 5/10 - average to poor depending on the scene
Replay value: 5/10 - not terrible not great
Audience Awareness: 5/10 - skips around cand is not very audience friendly
Entertainment Value: 3/10 - it's okay at best
Special Effects: 5/10 - they're okay to bad
Meshability: 5/10 - meh
Cheese factor: 5/10 - very cheesy and cliche not in a good way

4.5/10 - It was pretty bad

The rundown:
10 - Amazing
8-9: really good
6-7: Average
4-5: below average
2-3: Really below average
1-2: Terrible
0: Worst ever

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Redd Rips Apart the First Twilight Novel

2010-01-14T18:49:00.001-08:00

Okay, so we've all heard about this atrocity. A ton of girls squeal over it, and hell, even some grown and mature women (like my fifty year old step-mother).

The story starts with Ms. Disconnected, Unfeeling Phoenix, Aridzona native Bella Swan moving to Forks, Washington. How is she unfeeling? Bella's father, Charlie, got her a new truck from a now disabled friend. Her reaction:
"He's in a wheelchair now," Charlie continued when I didn't respond, "so he can't drive anymore, and he offered to sell me his truck cheap."
She didn't respond. Any person with any feeling whatsoever would've asked "How did he become disabled? Is he getting along all right?" especially if he's her father's friend. But not Brutta Swan.
When her father continues telling her about the truck, and the age, Bella is disgusted. She begins making excuses to not take the forty year old machine, even though it's been fixed up. Then she sees the car and falls in love with it. MAKE UP YOUR MIND, YOU BIPOLAR BITCH. At least she thanks her father, I'll give her that much. Moving on.
There was only one small bathroom at the top of the stairs, which I would have to share with Charlie. I was trying not to dwell too much on that fact.
THE HORROR, THE HORROR OF SHARING A BATHROOM! THE HORROR! Get over it, bitch. I share a bathroom with all three people in my house, and I'm pretty convinced one has herpes but you don't see me bitching about it, do you? I already want to punch Brutta in the face and I'm not even past the first chapter!
I reached for the house key that was always hidden under the eaves by the door, and locked up.
Someone is asking for their home to get broken into.
Talking about the school, and what she sees wrong with it:
Where were...the metal detectors?
I'm thinking she should have stayed behind in ghetto Phoenix. Maybe she would have gotten shot up and no one would have to deal with her bullshit.
Brutta spends a page describing the five "beautiful" people sitting at a table across the room. Fascinating. Foreshadowing of her talking non-stop about Eddy's beauty, methinks?
At home, only two years of PE were required. Here, PE was mandatory all four years. Forks was literally my personal hell on Earth.
OH MY GOD NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Get over it bitch, I have gym all four years too. Christ she whines about nothing.
Edward is a dick to her. Next week, he's nice. Bipolar!
They keep staring at each other from across the lunch room, which they've been doing since the book started.
Edward saves Brutta. Brutta keeps harassing him. First major event of the book -- hold on, let me correct that -- first event of the book. Everything has been pointless fluff up to this point, and even past it, continues to be pointless fluff.
Brutta dreams about Eddy. Most likely wet dreams. Thanks, Meyer. Didn't need that image in my head.
Edward and Brutta continue to be assholes to each other. Brutta cannot stop thinking about him, even though it's pretty clear she is not a fan of his personality (but sure wants to fuck him). Someone likes jerks.
Brutta announces to us what she's eating for dinner every single fucking night. Even explains half of the process. If I want to know how to make steak and potatoes, I will look up on the Internet "how to make steak and potatoes" thankyouverymuch.
Edward tells Brutta to fuck off. He follows her around. Uh, okay. Can we get some consistency here? Brutta even picks up on this.
Eddy offers to take Brutta down to Seattle, because her truck is a gas guzzler and he wants to save resources. So says the fairy who buys lunch everyday but doesn't fucking eat it. THERE ARE PEOPLE STARVING, YOU KNOW.
Plot fails to advance. Brutta goes to the Native American reservation. Plot still does not advance.
Seventeen year old Brutta comments on how beautiful her new Native American friend, Jacob Black, is. He's barely fifteen. This book has it all doesn't it? Necrophilia, pedophilia... What's next, necropedophilia? Brutta flirts with Jake. Which is it you want, bitch? The pasty asshole or the kid? D: Brutta only thinks with her pants.
Brutta goes to a nearby town to do some clothes shopping. She almost gets raped, but Eddy is there to save the day! While they're eating dinner, he admits to her that he followed her, and she thinks it's sweet. Stalking is definitely an essential part of any healthy relationship. He continues telling her about how he was stalking her all throughout the town by using his freaky vampire mind-reading powers.
His lips pressed together into a cautious line.
He has caution tape for a mouth?
Eddy continues telling Brutta about his mind-reading powers. She asks him why he can't hear her. His response: "I don't know." But in truth, it's because she is not thinking about anything at all. All she cares about is how "beautiful" someone is. Trust me, Eddy, I can see what she thinks and there ain't nothing going on up there.
Eddy begins answering all of Brutta's questions on vampires, and here is where we get this nugget:
"You don't care if I'm a monster? If I'm not human?!"
So does that mean Eddy is subhuman?
And Meyer completely threw out all of the traditional aspects of vampires. Coffins? Forget it. These perfect vampires don't even sleep. Sunlight? Bah, humbug! They sparkle like fairies! Human blood? That's disgusting and wrong, Meyer says. Her perfect fairies only drink animal blood. He answers all of these questions while he's staring at her and barreling along the highway at 80-100mph. Good lesson for impressionable teens.
While discussing Eddy:
"He is unbelievably gorgeous." Jessica shrugged as if this excused any flaws.
Wait, Gary Stu has flaws?! And then Brutta tries to say that there's more to him than his looks. Aaaand she is incapable of doing that. The only other thing she can say to herself is that he tries to save peoples' lives. Okay, he still lacks a personality. Eddy then essentially threatens to kill Brutta. I feel the love, I feel the abuse! He then tells her she needs a "healthy dose of fear." Uhm, abuse again anyone?
Brutta and Eddy have more fights. Healthy relationship indicator #2...or is it #5?
Brutta takes cold medicine to get to sleep, even though she doesn't have a cold. The start of an addiction? I hope so, that way she ODs.
Brutta has to hike five miles in the forest. OH GOD, FIVE MILES! THE HORROR THE HORROR! Good god, she even freaks out over walking two miles home. I walk two miles home every day. Bitch needs to get off her lazy ass and walk a bit. It's, uh, you know, HEALTHY.
Eddy threatens to kill Brutta and has his PMS mood swings. Again. She feels bad for him. Healthy relationship indicator #3...or #30. I'm losing count here.
Edward admits to watching her when she didn't know and before they became "lovers." Uhm. Not a stalker at all.
Edward tackles Brutta. Keep in mind he's superwoman-sparklepire. Because crushed bones and scare tactics mean love.
Brutta finally tells her father about her relationship with Eddy. Her father gets the names mixed up, and she corrects him by saying this: "Edward is the youngest, the one with the reddish brown hair." The beautiful one, the godlike one…" Oops, did she just think out loud?
Quote from Eddy: "I love you," he said. "It's a poor excuse for what I'm doing, but it's still true."
And Stalin (might have) loved his wife, but he still beat her (and his kids), and either killed her or forced her to suicide.
Vampire finds nice-smelling Brutta and wants her for dinner. To get hungry sparklepire away, Eddy and Brutta devise a plan. Brutta is to return home to Phoenix, but first she has to convince old Charlie that she needs to go back. So Brutta does what Brutta does best: throws a teenage temper tantrum and pretends to break up with Eddy. She then storms out of the house in typical drama queen fashion. HOLY SHIT THE PLOT IS ADVANCING SOMEWHAT KIND OF SORT OF. Eddy and his family are going to kill the hungry sparklepires. Hopefully this will result in the deaths of all of the characters.
Hungry sparklepire "abducts" Brutta's mom in an effort to lure tasty-smelling girl to him. I hope he eats all of the characters. Brutta takes the bait, then discovers it's only a recording. Whoops. Tasty snack now yes? Brutta gets her shit ruined and gets bitten. Unfortunately she does not hemorrhage and die. Eddy and co. save her life. -_-
Brutta recovers in the hospital, then goes to the school dance where Jakey asks her to break up with Eddy. Goddammit, BRUTTA IS AN IDIOT AND UGLY, WHY DOES EVERYONE LUST AFTER HER? D: Brutta asks Eddy to turn her into a sparklepire. He acts like he does, but then changes his mind. Way to lead her on, dickwad. JUST EAT HER ALREADY ARGH.

Book ends. My brain is mush. And now the twitards can bring it.

Lost Souls (AKA I should have taken a nap)

2010-01-13T15:13:00.000-08:00

Cast:
Winona Ryder: Maya Larkin
Ben Chaplin: Peter Kelson
Sarah Wynter: Claire Van Owen
Philip Baker Hall: Father James
John Hurt: Father Lareaux
Elias Koteas: John Townsend
Brian Reddy: Father Frank Page
John Beasley: Det. Mike Smythe
John Diehl: Henry Birdson
Paul Kleiman: Paramedic
Bob Clendenin: Mental Patient (as Robert Clenendin)
Oliver Clark: Mr. Silberman
Michael Mantell: Kleiman
Brad Greenquist" George Viznik
Lo Ming: Michael Kim 'Robert'

Director
Janusz Kaminski

Writer:
Pierce Gardner
Betsy Stahl

Year:
2000

Runtime:
97 minutes

Genre:
Drama/horror

Tagline:
Deliver us from evil

Poster:

Trailer:
Couldn't find it on youtube, too lazy to look anymore I don't care if you found it tell me in comments

Synopsis:
www.imdb.com
A small group of Catholics led by an ailing priest believe that Satan intends to become man, just as God did in the person of Jesus. The writings of a possessed mental patient lead them to Peter Kelson, a writer who studies serial killers. They think it's his body Satan will occupy. The youngest in the group, a teacher named Maya Larkin, goes to Peter to investigate further and to convince him to believe in the possibility of Evil incarnate. Other signs come to him as he and Maya them take a journey full of strange occurrences, self-discovery, and an ultimate showdown.

Parent's Corner:
Violence: Lots of violence
Gore: A little
Language: Some
Sexuality: Some
Drug Use: None
Adult content: Satanism, religious themes, pretentious tomfoolery

My Rating:

Plot: 2/10 - The plot is so overdone and there is nothing new brought with this movie
Character Development: 5/10 - I wanted to smack them in the beginning and punch them towards the end
Acting: 5/10 - boring
Replay value: 0/10 - I didn't like it the first time, why would I rewatch this?
Audience Awareness: 5/10 - No issues here I have no idea who they were trying to draw in with this movie though
Entertainment Value: 5/10 - it was just not worth watching
Special Effects: 5/10 - okay with makeup/special effects/things of this nature
Meshability: 1/10 - the flow of boring pretentious pseudoreligious bullshit abounds here.

3.5 - This might be the lowest rated movie on this site, I'm not sure.

The rundown:
10 - Amazing
8-9: really good
6-7: Average
4-5: below average
2-3: Really below average
1-2: Terrible
0: Worst ever

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The Usual Suspects

2010-01-13T14:51:00.000-08:00

Cast:
Stephen Baldwin: Michael McManus
Gabriel Byrne: Dean Keaton
Benicio Del Toro: Fred Fenster
Kevin Pollak: Todd Hockney
Kevin Spacey: Roger 'Verbal' Kint
Chazz Palminteri: Dave Kujan, US Customs
Pete Postlethwaite: Kobayashi
Giancarlo Esposito: Jack Baer, FBI
Suzy Amis: Edie Finneran
Dan Hedaya: Sgt. Jeffrey 'Jeff' Rabin
Paul Bartel: Smuggler
Carl Bressler: Saul Berg
Phillipe Simon: Fortier
Jack Shearer: Renault
Christine Estabrook: Dr. Plummer

Director
Bryan Singer

Writer:
Christopher McQuarrie

Year:
1995

Runtime:
106 minutes

Genre:
Crime, Mystery

Tagline:
Five Criminals . One Line Up . No Coincidence

Poster:

Trailer:

Synopsis:
www.netflix.com
When five unacquainted scalawags are hauled into a police station to appear in a criminal lineup, they decide to pull off a heist together. The plan gets complicated, however, when they intermix with an underworld kingpin named Keyser Söze. Gabriel Byrne, Benicio Del Toro, Kevin Pollak, Stephen Baldwin and Oscar-winner Kevin Spacey star in this intricately plotted, critically acclaimed thriller that won another Oscar for Best Screenplay.

Parent's Corner:
Violence: A good amount
Gore: None
Language: Lots
Sexuality: None
Drug Use: Talk of drugs and what not
Adult content: It's very much an adult movie

My Rating:

Plot: 9/10
Character Development: 10/10
Acting: 10/10
Replay value: 5/10
Audience Awareness: 10/10
Entertainment Value: 7/10 - It's not really my kind of movie but it was very well made and I did enjoy it
Meshability: 10/10

8.7 - Go see it guys

The rundown:
10 - Amazing
8-9: really good
6-7: Average
4-5: below average
2-3: Really below average
1-2: Terrible
0: Worst ever

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Sopor Aeteruns

2010-01-11T14:50:00.001-08:00

Artist: Sopor Aeternus
Genre: Neo-Classical, Folk
Country: Germany
Year: 1994
Album: Ich Tote Mich
Ich Tote

Artist: Sopor Aeternus
Genre: Neo-Classical, Folk
Country: Germany
Year: 1995
Album: Todeswunsch – Sous le soleil de Saturne
Sous le Soleil

Artist: Sopor Aeternus
Genre: Neo-Classical, Folk
Country: Germany
Year: 1997
Album:The Inexperienced Spiral Traveller
Inexperienced Spiral

Artist: Sopor Aeternus
Genre: Neo-Classical, Folk
Country: Germany
Year: 1999
Album: Dead Lovers' Sarabande (Face One) and Face Two
Face One
Face 2

Artist: Sopor Aeternus
Genre: Neo-Classical, Folk
Country: Germany
Year: 2000
Album:Songs from the Inverted Womb
Inverted Womb

Artist: Sopor Aeternus
Genre: Neo-Classical, Folk
Country: Germany
Year: 2003
Album:Es reiten die Toten so schnell
Es Reiten Die

Artist: Sopor Aeternus
Genre: Neo-Classical, Folk
Country: Germany
Year: 2005
Album: La Chambre D'Echo – Where the Dead Birds Sing

Artist: Sopor Aeternus
Genre: Neo-Classical, Folk
Country: Germany
Year: 2007
Album: In Der Palastra

Sunwheel

2010-01-11T13:48:00.001-08:00

Artist: Sunwheel
Genre: Black Metal
Country: Poland
Album: Monuments of the Elder Faith
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Liberal Fascism

2010-01-11T13:27:00.000-08:00

Author:
Jonah Goldberg

Publisher:
Doubleday

Number of Pages:
498

Year:
2008

Genre:
Non-fiction
Politics
Social Commentary
History

Synopsis:
Jonah Goldberg goes over the unwritten history of progressives and how "modern liberals" came into being.

My Rating:
Information: 9/10 - very informative for those not "in the know"
Re-read value: 6/10 - I probably wouldn't re-read it
Audience Awareness: 10/10 - no issues
Entertainment Value: 8/10 - I felt satisfied after reading it
Flow: 8/10 - no issues here
Writing: 7/10 - No big issues
Relevance to Today: 10/10 - very relevant to today's scene

7.4 - Worth a read

Parent's Corner:
Violence: None, historical violence and eugenics are talked about but nothing bad
Gore: None
Language: None
Sexuality: None
Nudity: None
Drug Use: None
Adult Themes: Wel progressive history is adult and it would be very dry for a young child to read.

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