You must watch this!

I often ask outloud..."How in the hell did that get made into a movie?" I mean I asked it after I saw previews for Little Man, after I saw Boogey Man, and after I saw my third Ashley Judd movie. Does anyone in Hollywood actually read these scripts before they are made into movies. Well now I know how this happens. Below is a link to a clip that you must watch. Kevin Smith is doing a talk about film making and he is asked about his script for Superman. See, he was the screenwriter back in 96 or 97 when Tim Burton and Nick Cage were running the show and trying to get Kal-El off the ground again. This is a perfect example of why Hollywood is headed in the wrong direction. It is also quite possibly one of the funniest stories I have ever heard. Take the time to watch it, seriously.

Thanks for the link Paymon!

http://hedonistica.com/yt.php?path=http://www.youtube.com/v/vgYhLIThTvk

The Sixth Sense

Since Lady in the Water is opening today I figured that it was a great day to comment on Haley Joel Osment who was made famous as the "I see dead people" boy in M. Night's directorial debut "Sixth Sense." It seems that Osment, now 18, was driving the other night, ran his car into a barrier, flipped it, and banged himself up pretty good. He broke a rib, his shoulder, and suffered some major cuts. My first thought was that he was high or drunk. Well tox reports have not come back yet, but then I heard something...he was driving a Saturn station wagon. Suddenly drug tests aren't needed. An 18 year old with the money that he has wouldn't be caught dead in a Saturn station wagon unless he was a total straight arrow.
Maybe he should hang out with Frankie Muniz. Frankie knows how to spend his money.

A Station Wagon, really!

Tommy "The Hatchet" Lee

The thing about music is that everyone has a different opinion of what sounds good. I think Josh has the best voice of all the guys on RockStar. It is strong, has incredible range, and he can cover ballads to rockers. Yet America firmly disagrees with me because he found himself in the bottom three below Ryan and Zayra.???.
I am not saying Josh should be one of the finalist. He doesn't have the whole package. He isn't the best performer, (Toby) or have the best style, (Lukas), or have a voice that fits the likely sound of the band (Magni). But he is better than Ryan and he is better than Zayra.

I was glad that Jenny and Dana finished in the bottom three, but they should have been joined by either Ryan or Zayra. Of the bottom three last night Josh was by far the best. Why didn't he just do Heart Shaped Box on Tuesday night and he wouldn't have found himself in that spot. Dana sang her heart out, but she sounded more Christina or Kelly than Alanis or Pat. Jenny...well she tried. And she was the worst of the three last night and there is no doubt that she needed to go home. I actually had to fast forward her performance. (Dana's too)

We are still in the weeding out process and there are a lot of performances to go. I hope that the rock keeps getting better. And I hope that my top three continue to impress. (Lukas, Dilana, and Storm)

OUT!

Big Brother Power Rankings (Week 2)

1. Janelle: She is still the queen of this hive.

2. James: No one trusts him. But no one is about to cross him.

3. Kaysar: HOH moves him up this week. He helped himself by not putting up Mike and Will, but he lost points with his alliance. They won't turn on him though.

4. Howie: Howie is more annoying than charming this season. He will wear thin on the S-6ers eventually.

5. Mike Boogie: He is higher than Will because he is a lesser of the two evils. He will probably align with Diane or Nakomis if Will goes out soon.

6. Jase: Players trust Jase as much as they trust James, not at all...but he doesn't have a Season 6 alliance to fall back on.

7. Dr. Will: The evil doctor Will is up to his old ways; daring for people to vote him out, but they just won't do it.

8. Erika: The nicest player in the house in my opinion. I almost moved her ahead of Will and Jase because her little relationship with Kaysar is the smartest move in the house so far.

9. Marcellas: He is too emotional to win. He sways with the Californina breeze.

10. Nakomis: I like her chances better than Diane's mainly because people often confuse good looks with being a threat.

11. Diane: She is perceived as a threat by many players, but the truth is without Drew's coat tails to ride she isn't going to win this thing.

12. Danielle: Look for Danielle to move way up next week if she can just keep her mouth closed for 7 more days. She is still low right now because she is still one of those dreaded "floaters."

13. Chicken George: Did anyone tell George that the game has started? I long for Cowboy, because if the two of them were in this house together we would never stop laughing.


How the votes will go on Thursday night.

To Evict Diane:
Marcellas, Jase, Erika, Danielle, and Chicken George

To Evict Nakomis:
Janelle, Howie, James, Will, Boogie,

Tie Breaker to Kaysar:
Kaysar votes to evict Nakomis

We will see. Rarely does the house split so evenly early in the season so they might all agree to gang up on just one of the two nominees. Either way, no one will shed a tear when Nakomis or Diane leave, except Nakomis or Diane.

OUT!

Rock Star Power Rankings (Week 3)

First, my notes on last night's performances; each singer was graded on a scale of 1-10.

Patrice- Helter Skelter...8
Good voice, good vibe, not quite enough energy in her stage presence, but it was obvious why she fought for the song.

Josh- Come As You Are...7
His voice remains one of the strongest, but he seemed a little nonchalant.

Storm- Just What I Needed...7
Incredibly sexy, but the song wasn't quite right. I haven't taken her adviceto Tommy yet and googled her, but rest assured, I will.

Lukas- Let Spend The Night Together...8
Still the best style on the show, he is rockin it. Brings it every time. (See Power Rankings Below)

Jill- All Right Now by Free...5
Super voice, but she still just doesnt fit the band... although they liked her tonight better than ever.

Ryan- Fortuante Son...6
Looked better, sounded better, but the attitude is just not there. He is the only person who hasn't grown from the experience.

Phil- White Rabbit...8
He really did this song well. He looked better on stage. Much more intensity. I bet he gets the encore.

Dana- Its My Life...4
American Idol, American Idol, American idol...no excitement. She tried too hard.

Toby- Runaway Train...5
Wow, is this the same guy who got the encore last week? Right song, just the wrong performance for this song. When they announced what song he was doing I was excited, when he was finished I was disappointed.

Magni- Plush...5
The Dolce glassess made him look blind, not hard core. Voice was ok. The band liked him way better than I did.

Zayra- Everybody Hurts...4
They compared Dana to Celine, but it was Zayra that looked like the Canadian. Tommy called it Yummy, but I will be honest...I'm full.

Jenny- Drive...6
She should be making music right now, just not with these guys. (lilith fair, not ozzfest)

Dilana- Zombie... 7
She is kinda looks like a wicked witch on stage...how perfect for SuperNova?

So with that being said I have one additional observation: Does Tommy sit around each week thinking of one-liners to use with the singer's names? Dilana, I wanna...Magni-ficiant

Power Rankings:
1. Dilana
2. Lukas
3. Storm +1
4. Toby -1
5. Patrice
6. Josh
7. Phil
8. Magni
9. Jenny
10. Jill +2
11. Ryan
12. Zayra +1
13. Dana -3

The Tech Support People Win Again

So, I wake up this morning and my Directv is not working. My tv simply says "searching for signal." The other tvs in the house are working fine, but mine is on the blink.
I check all of the cables, I unplug everything. I grab another reciever from another room and try to plug it in. Nothing works. Something is seriously jacked up.
So I call Directv almost assuring myself that they are going to have to send someone out to the house this week and I will spend hours waiting on them to get here.
Well, I sit on hold for 20 minutes and then get some old lady on the phone who probably has never watched a minute of directv in her life.
She follows her little set list of things to read to me.
Try this, try this, try this.
After every suggestion she reads, I politely tell her that "I've already tried that."

So finally we complete her check list and she tells me that it is not looking good. She says, "I know you already checked the cables, but let's try them one more time."
I shit you not, the second I touched the cable the whole thing springs to life and starts working again!
I swear I think they have a button at Directv that they can push after you have sat through their entire agonizing list of obvious trouble-shooting tips. I sure was sitting there all cocky thinking "fix this, bitch," and she hits her little red button and bam, I have to get off the phone feeling stanky because it took the magic of some little old lady in California to help get my tv back up and running.
It could be worse. I could be stuck sitting here all day waiting for a repair guy. But at least then I would have a little man-pride left.

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Broken

The last couple of weeks have been a very big struggle for me. It seems like I have been hit with one bit of bad news after another. First I had to drop 1500 bucks to get a tree cut in my backyard because part of it fell on the neighbors house. That, plus the couple thousand bucks my insurance paid out for the woman next door to get her junk fixed.
Then I hurt my back playing softball and I had to drop some cash to get an injection, which hasn't helped by the way. Also because of my back I wasn't able to take a trip to Houston this weekend. It sucks.
I keep finding myself deep in thought about how to climb out of this funk. My personal life isn't in complete shambles or anything, but it feels like I can't put a positive spin on anything. I am just in the dumps.
I have some plans today and I honestly would rather just sit here in bed or lay on the couch than to see anyone. I am not going to cancel my plans, but I know that I am going to have to make a serious effort to not come off as anti-social or an asshole.
I guess I am no different than most people. I think everyone goes through these phases. I will snap out of it. I know one thing that could really help me. It would awesome if I could get some interest brewing over my house. It has been on the market for almost two weeks and there has been no noise at all. It was on the market six months last year and didn't sale so my expectations are low...but any action at all would make me feel better. And I am aware that this is the worst time of the year to sale a house. March-May is the time when people really like to buy.
Well anyway, I will stop bitching and hopefully find something to be happy about.

OUT!

Rock Star Redux

Is it just me or was Rock Star really annoying last night. The show was still entertaining, even though I was in complete shock by the way several things went down.

Shock Number 1: Jill. Where has this Jill been the whole time. Better hair, better make-up, better wardrobe, better attitude. She rocked in my opinion. She sounded clean and bold. I was diggin' the performance.

Shock Number 2: Why would Zayra sing the same song 2 nights in a row? It obviously isn't the style that the band is looking for... or maybe it is, because they didn't kick her whiny ass off the show.

Shock Number 3: Chris sang a song that was done the night before...and he did a better job with it than Phil. There was no way Chris was going to be sticking around much longer, but if this was a competition to vote out the worst of the night, he certainly didn't deserve to go.

With Chris' exit Zayra is at the bottom of the totem pole. If Supernova is consistent then she shoudl be booted next week because I don't see any way she won't find herself back at the bottom of the pack.

Toby once again rocked. He Dilana and Lukas are the three front runners so far.

OUT!

Rock Star: Supernova The Power Rankings

I didn't catch RockStar last year, but so far I am kicking myself for missing it. I love this show. With that being said I am going to go ahead with with my Rock Star Power Rankings. I will have more to say in the coming weeks.

1. Dilana- Nirvana to Cash she is the best by a mile so far. I wish she could do another encore for the eliminations tonight!
2. Lukas- Cold Play was a weird choice, but he has the style, the stage presence, and the voice!
3. Toby- He killed The Killers song, in a good way. He knows his way around the stage and has the voice to back it!
4. Storm- Storm is my favorite on the show so far. Could those guys handle a sexy chic like her on the road?
5. Patrice- She works the guitar, she pulled off Nirvana, but made it her own. I like her, but she might not be the right fit.
6. Josh- By far has the best voice of all the guys, but he needs to lay off the Joss Stone and add a little fire to his rock.
7. Phil- He found himself in the bottom three last week. The is no denying his vocal ability, but he doesn't connect witht he crowd and he definitely needs to PLANT HIS FEET AND CRUSH IT!
8. Magni- Much better this week. But is this band going to be Rock N Roll or Vertical Horizon.
9. Jenny- She lacks the stage presence right now, but I think she is growing on the boys.
10. Dana- Maybe she shoudl come to Memphis in September for American Idol try-outs. She's a shoo-in for Hollywood. What a voice!
11. Ryan- can he showboat enough to be in this band? Well, Show Me Some Boat Bitch!
12. Chris- Better than last week, but he has no chance. I hope he is in the bottom three again.
13. Jill- She lied to Dave. She lied to Tommy. She lied to America. And she did Courtney Love a favor. I hate her!
14. Zayra- If she is not in the bootom three then the show is rigged. If she is, then she is gone. Nice to know ya, good-bye.

Big Brother: AllStars The Power Rankings

In a perfect world Danielle would have kept her mouth shut, Alison would have kept running hers, and the two headed household monster known as Janelle and Jase would be seding the blonde bitch out the door this week. But it seems like Danielle has put too big of a target on her chest to make this thing easy. The house guests are divided over whom to send home. Take Marcellas for example; He wants Danielle gone so badly he can taste it on his tongue, but he soooo wants to make it past week two or three or four that he will do anything that Janelle and the Season Sixers ask.
Is there any question who the most powerful person in the house is? HOH, VETO, what's next? I do think Janelle's early run of success will put her under the heat lamp eventually. Howie, James, and Kaysar aren't exactly the best group of guys to protect you. Then again it could be a lot worse. She could be aligned with Will.
Here is my Week One Power Ranking!


1. Janelle: HoH, Veto, Season 6 alliance
2. James: He has the season 6 alliance, but he has options out b/c everyone wants to align with a threat like him
3. Howie: Also a season 6er. Do we se a trend. But Howie is already falling under the spell of the evil doctor.
4. Mike Boogie: This is my frist shocker. Higher than Will...yep, Will will go before Boogie if the house guests know whats good for them. An unlikely alliance with Nakomis is also smart.
5. Kaysar: Lets round out the sixers here. He is the most loyal and most honest, but he is in the cross heirs of Will and Boogie
6. Jase: Aligning with the S6 team will take him only so far. He has to make a back-up plan
7. Nakomis: Under the radar for the time being. Her originality has been helpful so far this season. Everyone likes her
8. Dr. Will: He is the greatest mind in the game. If only James and Will could combine their gifts. What a deadly team. He's a past winner and that means a big target
9. Erika: She is also under the radar so far, but she is less edgy than Diane so she will last longer
10. Diane: Diane's a bitch. She just hasn't shown it yet. When she does her stock will plummet.
11. Marcellas: If Danielle doesn't get booted she will be gunning for two people. Janelle and Marcellas
12. Danielle: She's on the block, but with Allison in the other chair I like her chances.
13. Chicken George: Do I need to write anything here, really?
14. Allison: I didn't think she would like, cheat, and back-stab....so early in the game.

The reason some folks like Erika, Diane, and Geoerge are so low is because if they keep doing 2 heads of household these folks will be in trouble. They aren't aligned with anyone and they make easy targets when there are two people in two different alliances serving as HOH in the same week.
Remember, this is the power ranking...not the who's gonna win ranking. This list is all about who has the power in the house..."But Jase is HOH too, how is he number 6 and not number 2?" Good question....look at the nominees. These two girls immediately targeted Janelle and everyone lined right up behind Janelle and took out her biggest enemies immediately. As a really clever person once called it, it's Janellousy!

OUT!

Superman Vs. Pirates

Sorry it has been so long. But I am going to stop apologizing. I doubt anyone is really reading this thing anyway.

Since the last time I blogged Superman took back the big screen only to get killed the next week by Johnny Depp playing Keith Richards playing a pirate. First, The Man Of Steel. Personally I thought that the movie was great. It had the same feel and passion as the original Christopher Reeve flicks. I thought that they really paid tribute to those movies.
I loved that Bryan Singer and company added their own mythology to the story with Lois' son. I also thought that Kevin Spacey held his own as Lex.
Brandon Routh nailed the part of Superman, he was obviously born to play the role. It took a while to get used to him as Clark, but once you realize that this is 2006 and not 1978 then you settle in. The second time I saw the movie I was able to appreciate the job Brandon did even more because I could take in all of his facial expressions and body language and see what a great job he was doing.
The action was spot on and the dialogue was campy without being corny. And lastly, Parker Posey was perfectly cast as Kitty. She was awesome.
If there were any negatives then they would be because I felt Jason was featured a little too much and the movie tended to slow down too much over the last 15 minutes.

Now lets talk Pirates. I haven't seen it yet, but even without donating my 8 bucks I see that it has crushed the box office record for opening weekends. It will go on to make nearly 1 billion worldwide, no doubt. But why?
The first one was funny and mildly entertaining, but by no means did it deserve any Academy Award nominations. (Much less wins!!!)
But I can't think of a single reason why Pirates is sweeping the floor with Superman's cape and Spider-man's tights. My only guess is that Pirates appeals to children and adults. While adults will take kids to see Spider-Man, they won't take them two or three times. But with Pirates I think that dad, son, mom, and daughter (thanks to Johnny and Orlando) all head out to see the film and they all are willing to see it again.
I am by no means taking anything away from POTC, but it is not deserving of the all-time weekend box office record.

Now, Big Brother is back. After the first veto competition I will post by weekly power rankings. I did this last year and I got a lot of reaction from it. So we will see. I am also going to be posting about Rock Star: Supernova.
So far my top vote getters for Supernova are the girl who did the Nirvana song, the girl who did The Who song, The guy who did the black Crowes song, and Lukas who did the Billy Idol song. By next week I will know their names, I swear. I did think Chris was the worst and deserved to go home, but so did the Jared Leto wannabe who did get booted. I am glad Phil stuck around. Am I the only one in Amercia who thinks he is good?


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A Couple Of Movie Reviews

Superman countdown...5 days...8 hours...20 minutes...

I have been in a movie mood the last couple of days. I watched "The Squid and the Whale" on Monday night. It was an excellent movie, but it left you wanting so much more that the end. Laura Linney is absolutely amazing (as she is in everything) and Jeff Daniels was as cold in this movie as he was sill in "Dumb and Dumber." While Jesse Eisenberg proved he is a much better actor than we saw in the dud "Cursed" I found his younger sibling played by Owen Kline is a much more likely break-out kid star. He doesn't have the cuteness of a Dakota Fanning or the charisma of a Corey (You know THE Coreys).
On Tuesday I caught the movie "Everything Is Illuminated." I have been wanting to see it for a while and I am so sorry that it took this long. Humor mixed with real emotion made for a magical movie chemistry. Sometimes the pieces all fit and in Liev Schreiber's directorial debut he makes it happen. Elijah Wood is sometimes over looked as a great actor because of some of his roles as a child, but what he lacked in "Flipper" he more than makes up for in this one.
Wood's co-stars held their own with the seasoned veteran. Boris Leskin played a crabby old man reminiscent of Barnard Hughes as Grandpa in The Lost Boys. And Eugene Hutz who plays the other main character Alex brought charm and grace to a somewhat slapstick role.
On Wednesday night I caught "Kiss Kiss Bang Bang," the new Shane Black flick. Black slipped off the map after writing the 4 Lethal Weapon movies. He makes a triumphant return with this well written and perfectly acted flick. Robert Downey Jr and Val Kilmer play the dynamic duo Harry and Gay Perry. Together they bungle ever twist, turn, and lead in this mystery before stumbling upon the shocking solution. Welcome back Shane Black, I missed you.
And finally "Underworld: Evolution." I honestly was looking forward to this sequel, but following the standard movie sequel rules the acting was worse, the effects were more unrealistic, the plot was too wide open, and the door was left open for a third film. I am not saying that I hated the movie, because I didn't, but Scott Speedman didn't help matters. The role would have been more believable if Dolph Lundgren had been playing the role.

The Squid and the Whale B+
Everything Is Illuminated A
Kiss Kiss, Bang Bang B
Underworld: Evolution C-


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A Couple More Pics!

If you'd like to see a few more go to www.flickr.com/photos/lilcree13



enjoy!

C

ATL

I just got from Atlanta and I wanted to share a couple of pictures from the trip. I am going to post a couple and then give you a link to see more on my flickr site.

Here are Kim and Steph on the elevator and Manny at the plate!

Cree

My World Cup Runneth Over

WOW, where to begin. I must first confess my ignorance when it comes to soccer, football, or whatever it is called. I do not apologize for said ignorance, but admitting it is the first step.

With the biggest sporting event in the world just a few hours away I figured I should take a bit of time to discover what it is that makes the world crazy for the game. (That and I figure I will be stuck watching some of it since it will be spilling over into my ESPN and ESPN2 coverage of real sports).

So I did some research. Did you know that rather than stopping the clock for injuries they actually just add time on to the end of the match? Weird huh? And did you know that offsides is the exact opposite for American football than for world football? Yeah in world football a player must be deeper into the attacking area than the player who recieves the ball. That would be like telling Torry Holt that he can't catch the football unless Isaac Bruce has run further down the field than him!

Stupid rules aside there are some things I like about soccer. These guys are the most well trained and durable athletes in the entire world. They run, and run, and then run some more. Seriously, it is like track and field with a ball instead of a baton. I admire that.

Baseball fans can relate to the sport too. If you like a pitcher's duel then a 1-0 soccer match must be a wet dream.

So, who do we root for? Well your home country of course. I mean unless you want to be a total dill-hole. It's the only sport that you can't really bandwagon on. If I were going for Brazil then I should be kicked in the arse. We all know that Brazil won the last World Cup, right? (I actually I just learned this about an hour ago) So me rooting for Brazil would be like all of these nuts out there rooting for the Steelers all of the sudden. It just isn't right.

So, go America. But going is something that they will likely not be doing. Apparently the good ol' USA is stuck in the toughest group. (No that wasn't rigged, really) We have Italy and The Czechs, and Ghana. At least Amercians can make Ghana-ria jokes to pass the time. Either way, America is expected to have a better team this time around, but not make it out of the 1st round. (We made the Quarters last time)

Germany, the host country, is also supposed to be really good. Seeing as they were the runners up last time and have a home pitch (another soccer term) advantage this time, I think they can be deemed favorites. I will not be rooting for Italy who has the most racist fans. Nor Iran who are the villians of the tournament.

And that brings me to the riots. And there will be riots. Detroit take notes. You riot well, but nothing like these fans.

And while 10 million people catch a game or two of the NBA finals this month over 2 billion people will watch The World Cup. (But can they charge 2 million dollars a second for a commercial spot like the Superbowl)

So, my bet is being placed. I am going all Germany all the way. First for Dirk who will win the NBA Championship and then his home country which will take home the World Cup and bragging rights for 4 years.

The Olympics used to be the world's best event to showcase national pride. It has long been replaced by guys who aren't allowed to used their hands. I don't know that I will ever like the sport. But rest assured if America pulls an upset and sneaks into the knock-out round I will be sporting the red, white, and blue.

Favorite Bands of all Time

I always get asked "what's your favorite band?" And often I would say Stone Temple Pilots or Bright Eyes because they seem to be my favorites. But I have never really examined why I felt that way towards these two bands. So, I made myself a little chart and wrote out a long list of my favorite bands. And I came up with 5 categories to grade each band/performer on. Those categories are: Lyrics, Voice, Overall Sound, Live Show, and Listenability at any Time(can I put this cd in at any time of the day and love it)

So, on a 50 point scale, 10 per category, I came up with the list of my favorite bands right now. This is obviosuly likely to change as weird things happen to me; like getting older! But I hope you enjoy checking it out.


1. Bright Eyes (48 Points)
2. Stone Temple Pilots 47 Points)
3. Weezer (45 Points)
4. Nirvana (43 Points)
5. U2 (43 Points)
5. Brand New (42 Points on a curve)
6. Green Day (41 Points)
7. Death Cab For Cutie (41 Points)
8. Lifehouse (40 Points)
9. Saves The Day (38 Points)
10. Eve 6 (37 Points)


I know on an all-time greatest list bands like brand new, saves the day, and eve 6 would not be anywhere near the top...but they mean a lot to me and well, this is my list, right?

If I were ranking the greatest bands of all time my list would look something like this:

1. U2
2. Elvis Presley
3. The Beatles
4. Led Zeppelin
5. Nirvana
6. The Rolling Stones
7. REM
8. Oasis (Yes, that Oasis. Have you seen the GBR numbers?)
9. Black Sabbath
10. Johnny Cash


Let the bickering and arguments begin!


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Things I Hate

Today is a good day, but I figured that it is never a bad time for some negativity so I am doing a list of top 5 things I hate today!

5. The French Open. It is such an annoying tournament. The Americans suck on clay and they are all always booted by the quarters. And the fact that players can over rule the judge on a close call because of a ball mark is annoying. And I hate that it rains every five minutes during the tournament.

4. Buns and Milk. I am mad at both of them right now. Why is it that MY milk always spoils two days early and my bread always goes bad the night before I plan on eating it?

3. Deal Or No Deal. I hate this show...yet if it is on tv I can't take my eyes off of it. My real issue is how they hold things over from one day to the next. It is a very "Who Wants To Be A Millionaire" move and it pisses me off. I would be more inclined to watch it if I knew we were going to get to see the conclusion of Bob's run for the money and his family's lucky dance.

2. Days when it half rains and half shines. Either rain or be sunny. When it does both it puts my life in limbo. Will there be a game or won't there? Should I wear a hat or not? Do I need my sunglasses today?

1. Myspace Top 8. I finally broke down and switched to a top 16 since so many people were getting their feelings hurt about not being in my top 8. I even did the unthinkable and bumped one of my friends out b/c I wasn't invited to her wedding. I am still upset about getting dissed, but passive aggressively knocking her from a myspace spot was low down. So now she is perched nicely on my Top 16 and I won't ever use it to "punish" someone again.

Movies

So many people have given me their two cents on X-3. Some of them loved it, some of them hated it, and others were just kind of indifferent.
I guess I liked it more than most, but I also had much lower expectations that other folks. I read back in December that the script was horrible and that the story was weak. So going in I thought that I was going to hate it. Well, I didn't. But that doesn't mean that it was the best movie I have seen all year.
I thought that the script was pretty bad. The dialogue was weak and forced and there was none of that fun banter that made the first two films great. Yet the action sequences were great and the directing was a seamless transition from Singer to Ratner.
I thought that the story was a great idea, but it was left a bit underdeveloped.

Superman Returns was pushed up to June 28th...Which means that I will be able to see it on June 27th at midnight...wait...this just in...the movie will be opening at 10 Pm local time on the night of the 27th. So not only do I get to see it the night before the "hard opening" I get to have a full night's sleep after it!

Pirates of The Caribbean looks pretty bad if you ask me. Now that the novelty of Johnny Depp playing Keith Richards The Pirate has worn off I think that the new movie will be flimsy and lame...but I will be there to see it, just to make sure.

Some folks got to see the Snakes On A Plane preview before X-3. I wasn't one of them and it pisses me off. I instead got to see the preview for Ghost Rider, a snoozefest starring Nick Cage, that doesn't even open until February. And we all know what kind of movies open in Febraury. The last big hero movie that rolled out in the Hallmark Month of Hearts was Dare Devil. ZZZZzzzzzz.

Quick, summer TV! My top 5 shows for the summer season...

1. Big Brother All-Stars
2. Saved
3. The 4400
4. Windfall
5. Lost (gonna watch it again)

Lost of peeps love Rescue Me. I tired to like it, but I just couldn't D.L. is awesome, but it was too much ghost story and too little rescue.



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Thank You

Thanks to those of you who posted comments or called me about my "serious" blog entry. I am not one of those EMO bloggers who puts my heart and soul into every entry, but I needed to vent a bit and I was glad that most of you responded and did so in a positive way. I promise to not to get so serious again for a long time.

I was thinking...the one thing that Myspace blogging does that that is better than blogger.com is the place to put what music you are listening to. I love to tell people what I am currently listening to. I will try to be better about mentioning that.

Right now I am listening to Saves the Day. (Sound The Alarm)


I also never posted my review of The Da Vinci Code. I liked it better than most of the critics. I thought that Tom Hanks was horrible, but the film wasn't that bad. Ron Howard did a good job of getting most of the history (fictional and non-fiction) on the screen without making it feel forced.
The movie is long and can drag at times, but Paul Bettany as Silas was awesome and I thought that Ian Mckellen as Sir Teabing was a perfect cast!

Grade: B


The Lost finale is tomorrow....I can't wait!

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Season Finales

UPDATED

Grading the season finales is one of my favorite hobbies. So with another season coming to close tomorrow night with Lost I will give two grades for each show. One for the finale and one for the season as a whole.

SHOW (Finale) Season

CSI (B-) B
CSI: Miami (C- ) D
Medium (B+) A-
Invasion (B+) C
Without A Trace (C-) C+
The O.C. (C) B-
Battlestar Galactica (A) A+
The Shield (A+) A+
Nip/Tuck (B) D
Reba (C-) B
My Name Is Earl (A-) B
2 1/2 Men (B-) B+
How I Met Your Mother (B+) B+
The War At Home (B) C
New Adventures of Christine (B-) B
One Tree Hill (B-) C
Desperate Housewives (C) B+
Smallville (B) A
House (B) B
24 (D) B
Alias (B) B+
Grey's Anatomy (A) B+
The Sopranos (A) TBD
Veronica Mars (A) A+
Lost (A) A++


And with that comes the end of another TV season, tear tear. But never fear, Big Brother is around the corner to keep me excited all Summer long.

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