CAPTAIN MARVEL hit theaters last week, and I finally made it to the theater to see it. The theater was not packed, but there were plenty of people there. I've heard claims of some showings being completely empty, but with all the things being said about this film, everything has to be taken with a grain of salt. So, let's get with it.
I have to start with the Stan Lee tribute at the start of the film. It was perfect. Just as his cameo was in the movie itself. His appearance got a reaction from the audience as one would expect from people seeing pictures of a dear, departed grandparent. And yes, I did choke up a little.
As for the movie itself, it was alright. I wouldn't put it in the dead bottom of my list for MCU movies. It wasn't unwatchable, but it was also took a bit for me to stay in it and go along for the ride.
My problem was Carol. I do understand that this is a character that is being told and trained to keep her feelings in check. Unfortunately, Larson's portrayal came off really wooden. I cared about the plot, but really was not sold on the character in the film. This is a bummer because I like Carol Danvers in the comics. There was a pretty big overhaul concerning her origin story, but it works well. A lot of it was that I never felt the character was in any real danger. She was really powerful, and then went on to be super-duper powerful. Also, we never really get much emotion from her when memories come back, and she learns a bit more about her past.
As for the nitty gritty of the film, the story is pretty solid. Nothing ground-breaking, but had enough intrigue to keep me from zoning out. Some of the humor fell really flat and came off as awkward when you have aliens using phrases that one would expect from a human, not a creature from another planet. The fight scenes boasted plenty of action, but unfortunately much of it was hard to follow.
I did like the soundtrack. I came of age in the 90s, so much of it was right in my wheelhouse. The bit exception was the use of No Doubt's "Just A Girl" in one of the big fight scenes. It took all the potential edge off the fight, and I suppose they were going for campy, maybe. It was really cringe-inducing though.
I guess I should address the cat. Everyone loves the cat. The cat is cute. My kids love the cat.
Where the hell did the cat come from?
I'm dead serious. It's an alien just wandering around Project Pegasus with NO EXPLANATION WHATSOEVER!!!
And how did little Monica figure out how that change the color of Carol's uniform so quickly and intuitively?
I'm finding that the more I think about the movie, the more annoyed I get. So, I'm just going to let this one rest, and wait for AVENGERS: ENDGAME. I could have done that anyways as this movie does not tell me anything that I really need to know going into the next film aside from Carol Danvers is Captain Marvel and she's super powerful. That's literally all you need to know.
It wasn't terrible, but I have no desire to see it again.
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Captain Marvel Incoming
Marvel's latest offering is heading out way, and unfortunately there's controversy around it. I've been busy and unfortunately by the time said controversy came onto my radar, both camps had dug in and gone full retard making up all sorts of weird stuff. It boils down to the lead actress, Brie Larson, having some concerns about things possibly not being inclusive enough. Some study was brought up. A few things probably could have been worded clearer, but unfortunately that's more than enough for battle lines to be drawn. Larson has clarified things, and I was going to see it anyhow, but it did kinda damper my excitement for the film. Early trailers were kinda lackluster. Too much time was spent by the press focusing on the feminism aspects. Not enough was spent trying to get everyone excited. Marvel has recently put out a lot of great behind the scenes stuff that has really caught my eye in a good way.
It is way too easy to get caught up in the pointless bickering, and I was guilty to buying into the articles and headlines that has a vested interest in keeping the fight going for the sake of views. The main concern I have is that any legitimate criticisms that may arise from the film will result in the person voicing said criticism as "sexist". I've had a few people online claim my dislike for BLACK PANTHER is the result of some sort of weird latent racism on my part. This is ridiculous, of course, and a symptom of the current culture of "everyone who doesn't agree with me must have some sort of terrible character flaw". With the movie still yet to be released however, we'll have to wait to see how it turns out.
There are a couple of issues that I have seen brought up online that I do want to address: "Carol Danvers is a c-list character" and "Captain marvel is a white guy".
Captain Marvel is indeed a white guy... if you're talking about the DC Universe. Actually, I'm pretty sure that they are just referring to him as "Shazam" now to avoid confusion. In the Marvel Universe, Captain Marvel hasn't been a white guy for decades. The character was killed off about 40 years ago. When I was a kid reading comics, Captain Marvel was Monica Rambeau, a black woman and really cool. She was an Avenger, part of the SECRET WARS event back in the 80s. The character is still very active and now known as "Spectrum", and still very cool. Carol Danvers took up the title a few years ago and currently uses it. So, it makes sense that the current version of the character is what will be featured on screen. We're still hoping beyond hope that people may watch a superhero movie and then actually buy a comic book. One day, it may happen!
Now let's address the "c-list" bit. This seems to be stemming from people trying to shoehorn Captain Marvel in being Marvel's answer to Wonder Woman. Wonder Woman is a trinity character. She is the direct representation of one of the three key aspects of the superhero genre in the DCU. In the Marvel Universe, that particular aspect (science fiction) is represented by Ironman, and I don't think anyone is going to be replacing him any time soon.
So, Carol isn't a trinity character, but "c-list"? No. This is a character that has been around for decades. My first exposure to her was in the pages of THE AVENGERS. It was right around #200, but fortunately not that particular issue because holy crap how did that weird story make it past editorial? Seriously, I'm old and jaded, but I even I read that thing and said "This thing is problematic". She was still Ms. Marvel at the time, but not for long because a few years after I discovered her character, the battle with Rogue happened, and Rogue stole her powers. This was a huge deal, because Carol spent years without her powers. We've seen those stories where a character loses their powers only to get them back a few issues later. This went on for years.
She was still active though. Years later, Carol received a new power set and became Binary, and went off to have awesome adventures in space. She has since regained her old power set, as well as the Binary power set. She was known as "Warbird" for a while and recently took the title of Captain Marvel. She's currently a member of the Avengers and head of Earth's defenses against alien threats. So, she's a big deal.
This brings us to the problem: this character is at her best in a group dynamic. Her solo titles have struggled a bit. Meanwhile, her tenures in THE AVENGERS, THE ULTIMATES, and GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY have always been really cool. This isn't a bad thing. Some characters just work better under those conditions. In this regard, she's top notch and definitely an asset for writers to use to play off of other characters, and great for beating the crap out of baddies and blowing stuff up in dramatic fashion.
So why feature her in a solo film?
With the Thanos saga winding down in the films, the MCU is going to need a new direction to explore. This film may give a few clues as to what's to come with more of the Kree explored and the introduction of the Skrulls. Also consider, Ant-Man is also in the group of best on a team, and the movies of that character were both really great. Carol's also a character that's fully realized and while she started in relation to Marvel's original Captain Marvel, she's moved up to make the title her own. There is a market wanting woman led superhero films. Many fans have really wanted a Black Widow film (I'm definitely among them), but with the character's popularity, Marvel seems to be taking their time wanting to really get it right.
Ultimately, we hoping that its a good movie. I've been keeping my expectations low in hopes of being really pleasantly surprised. We'll see soon when it hits the theaters.
It is way too easy to get caught up in the pointless bickering, and I was guilty to buying into the articles and headlines that has a vested interest in keeping the fight going for the sake of views. The main concern I have is that any legitimate criticisms that may arise from the film will result in the person voicing said criticism as "sexist". I've had a few people online claim my dislike for BLACK PANTHER is the result of some sort of weird latent racism on my part. This is ridiculous, of course, and a symptom of the current culture of "everyone who doesn't agree with me must have some sort of terrible character flaw". With the movie still yet to be released however, we'll have to wait to see how it turns out.
There are a couple of issues that I have seen brought up online that I do want to address: "Carol Danvers is a c-list character" and "Captain marvel is a white guy".
Captain Marvel is indeed a white guy... if you're talking about the DC Universe. Actually, I'm pretty sure that they are just referring to him as "Shazam" now to avoid confusion. In the Marvel Universe, Captain Marvel hasn't been a white guy for decades. The character was killed off about 40 years ago. When I was a kid reading comics, Captain Marvel was Monica Rambeau, a black woman and really cool. She was an Avenger, part of the SECRET WARS event back in the 80s. The character is still very active and now known as "Spectrum", and still very cool. Carol Danvers took up the title a few years ago and currently uses it. So, it makes sense that the current version of the character is what will be featured on screen. We're still hoping beyond hope that people may watch a superhero movie and then actually buy a comic book. One day, it may happen!
Now let's address the "c-list" bit. This seems to be stemming from people trying to shoehorn Captain Marvel in being Marvel's answer to Wonder Woman. Wonder Woman is a trinity character. She is the direct representation of one of the three key aspects of the superhero genre in the DCU. In the Marvel Universe, that particular aspect (science fiction) is represented by Ironman, and I don't think anyone is going to be replacing him any time soon.
So, Carol isn't a trinity character, but "c-list"? No. This is a character that has been around for decades. My first exposure to her was in the pages of THE AVENGERS. It was right around #200, but fortunately not that particular issue because holy crap how did that weird story make it past editorial? Seriously, I'm old and jaded, but I even I read that thing and said "This thing is problematic". She was still Ms. Marvel at the time, but not for long because a few years after I discovered her character, the battle with Rogue happened, and Rogue stole her powers. This was a huge deal, because Carol spent years without her powers. We've seen those stories where a character loses their powers only to get them back a few issues later. This went on for years.
She was still active though. Years later, Carol received a new power set and became Binary, and went off to have awesome adventures in space. She has since regained her old power set, as well as the Binary power set. She was known as "Warbird" for a while and recently took the title of Captain Marvel. She's currently a member of the Avengers and head of Earth's defenses against alien threats. So, she's a big deal.
This brings us to the problem: this character is at her best in a group dynamic. Her solo titles have struggled a bit. Meanwhile, her tenures in THE AVENGERS, THE ULTIMATES, and GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY have always been really cool. This isn't a bad thing. Some characters just work better under those conditions. In this regard, she's top notch and definitely an asset for writers to use to play off of other characters, and great for beating the crap out of baddies and blowing stuff up in dramatic fashion.
So why feature her in a solo film?
With the Thanos saga winding down in the films, the MCU is going to need a new direction to explore. This film may give a few clues as to what's to come with more of the Kree explored and the introduction of the Skrulls. Also consider, Ant-Man is also in the group of best on a team, and the movies of that character were both really great. Carol's also a character that's fully realized and while she started in relation to Marvel's original Captain Marvel, she's moved up to make the title her own. There is a market wanting woman led superhero films. Many fans have really wanted a Black Widow film (I'm definitely among them), but with the character's popularity, Marvel seems to be taking their time wanting to really get it right.
Ultimately, we hoping that its a good movie. I've been keeping my expectations low in hopes of being really pleasantly surprised. We'll see soon when it hits the theaters.
Captain America: Civil War REVIEW
For those of you who have followed me for a while, you know I think the CIVIL WAR comic book was horribly written and one of the worst things Marvel ever put out. Why that comic has gotten any praise at all from comic book fans baffles me. It utterly screwed up the dynamic of the Marvel trinity. It had main characters acting horribly out of character. And the fall out from it was ridiculous.
Need a quick overview of the book, watch this.
Ok, got all that? Cool. Now on to the review.
PAST THIS POINT THERE BE SPOILERS, AND POSSIBLY DRAGONS, SO DON'T GO CRYING TO ME ABOUT RUINING THE MOVIE OR GETTING CHAR-BROILED!!!
Everything the comic book did wrong, the movie did right. The book had Cap and Tony at each others' throats over a difference of opinion about government oversight on superheroes. That element is indeed at play in the movie, but there is so much more at play here.
This is a revenge story, and a really good one. All these little twists keep going to bring about the ultimate result of the movie. The fanboys who love the comic have been wanting to see Captain America and Ironman kick the ever-lovin' crap out of each other, and guess what, that's exactly what the main villain wants too.
Let that sink in for a moment, you people who wanted to see tension between these characters and wanted them to beat each other up.
Tons of manipulation, all these little moments that seem to be a bit pointless in the film, come together to form this nasty web that catches our heroes. And the great thing here is that it allows each of the characters to stay true to themselves and we don't have idiotic things like Cap acting like a zealot and Tony recruiting super villains after all the heroes realize he's being a douche.
In fact, Tony is the main target of the manipulation. I have to wonder if there's scenes that had to get cut revealing the mother of the slain college student was a plant working for Zemo and that the explosion early in the film was somehow rigged. That isn't crucial to the film, as it could just be our villain waiting for the perfect opportunity to spring his trap. He's a patient one.
So, we have an excellent plot that greatly improved the dreck that was the comic. On to the movie itself.
The performances were great top to bottom. There's been a lot of buzz about Spidey and Black Panther, and how great they were, and its warranted. Everyone had these wonderfully juicy moments, and it all meshed together so nicely. It's a very well balanced script, and while we have a dozen superheroes running around its clear that this is a Captain America film. That's hard because Robert Downey Jr. is always amazing as Tony Stark, but Chris Evans holds his own so well as the stanch moral rock of the movie.
Here's the hing about Captain America: he's right. He's the character that is when given all the possible choices is always going to make the one that's going to help as many people as possible. So, when asked if you're TeamCap or Teamfillintheblank, if your answer isn't TeamCap then you need to probably reconsider your position. And Evans absolutely nails it without coming off holier-than-thou.
My only problem with the movie is how some of the fight scenes were shot. I hate shakey camera work and I hate quick action cuts. That's how sloppy fight choreography gets covered up and it doesn't look like these scenes were sloppy fight choreography. Let me see the moves and not risk motion sickness, please!
There was plenty of funny bits to keep folks entertained, which is good. There's a lot of really heavy and dark stuff going on in this story. Marvel knows when to lighten the mood without coming off cheesy or cheapening the story. They're also a bit self aware, especially in regards to Marissa Tomei who many people have said is way too young and too hot to play Aunt May.
The trailers for this movie were really misleading on the lot of points. Lines were cherry picked to make it seem like Tony and Cap were really not liking each other at all. They left me wondering how two people who are indeed friends could have that much animosity over a difference of opinion on an issue that's pretty much just political. Once everything gets put in context with the movie it makes so much more sense. And for those who say, well there was that animosty there back in the first Avengers movie, you're refering to scenes in which all the characters were at each others throats due to the Mind Gem being in the room, so stop, you're embarrassing yourselves.
Bottom line: I went into this movie with a lot of apprehension, and am now releaved that that Marvel managed to make this story happen without it being the utter trainwreck that the comic was and having all of these heroes coming out of it with us as viewers still being able to see them as heroes. Did the villain win here? Some may think so, but the final scenes in the film let us know that when the time comes, the Avengers will assemble once more.
Need a quick overview of the book, watch this.
Ok, got all that? Cool. Now on to the review.
PAST THIS POINT THERE BE SPOILERS, AND POSSIBLY DRAGONS, SO DON'T GO CRYING TO ME ABOUT RUINING THE MOVIE OR GETTING CHAR-BROILED!!!
Everything the comic book did wrong, the movie did right. The book had Cap and Tony at each others' throats over a difference of opinion about government oversight on superheroes. That element is indeed at play in the movie, but there is so much more at play here.This is a revenge story, and a really good one. All these little twists keep going to bring about the ultimate result of the movie. The fanboys who love the comic have been wanting to see Captain America and Ironman kick the ever-lovin' crap out of each other, and guess what, that's exactly what the main villain wants too.
Let that sink in for a moment, you people who wanted to see tension between these characters and wanted them to beat each other up.
Tons of manipulation, all these little moments that seem to be a bit pointless in the film, come together to form this nasty web that catches our heroes. And the great thing here is that it allows each of the characters to stay true to themselves and we don't have idiotic things like Cap acting like a zealot and Tony recruiting super villains after all the heroes realize he's being a douche.
In fact, Tony is the main target of the manipulation. I have to wonder if there's scenes that had to get cut revealing the mother of the slain college student was a plant working for Zemo and that the explosion early in the film was somehow rigged. That isn't crucial to the film, as it could just be our villain waiting for the perfect opportunity to spring his trap. He's a patient one.
So, we have an excellent plot that greatly improved the dreck that was the comic. On to the movie itself.
The performances were great top to bottom. There's been a lot of buzz about Spidey and Black Panther, and how great they were, and its warranted. Everyone had these wonderfully juicy moments, and it all meshed together so nicely. It's a very well balanced script, and while we have a dozen superheroes running around its clear that this is a Captain America film. That's hard because Robert Downey Jr. is always amazing as Tony Stark, but Chris Evans holds his own so well as the stanch moral rock of the movie.
Here's the hing about Captain America: he's right. He's the character that is when given all the possible choices is always going to make the one that's going to help as many people as possible. So, when asked if you're TeamCap or Teamfillintheblank, if your answer isn't TeamCap then you need to probably reconsider your position. And Evans absolutely nails it without coming off holier-than-thou.
My only problem with the movie is how some of the fight scenes were shot. I hate shakey camera work and I hate quick action cuts. That's how sloppy fight choreography gets covered up and it doesn't look like these scenes were sloppy fight choreography. Let me see the moves and not risk motion sickness, please!
There was plenty of funny bits to keep folks entertained, which is good. There's a lot of really heavy and dark stuff going on in this story. Marvel knows when to lighten the mood without coming off cheesy or cheapening the story. They're also a bit self aware, especially in regards to Marissa Tomei who many people have said is way too young and too hot to play Aunt May.
The trailers for this movie were really misleading on the lot of points. Lines were cherry picked to make it seem like Tony and Cap were really not liking each other at all. They left me wondering how two people who are indeed friends could have that much animosity over a difference of opinion on an issue that's pretty much just political. Once everything gets put in context with the movie it makes so much more sense. And for those who say, well there was that animosty there back in the first Avengers movie, you're refering to scenes in which all the characters were at each others throats due to the Mind Gem being in the room, so stop, you're embarrassing yourselves.
Bottom line: I went into this movie with a lot of apprehension, and am now releaved that that Marvel managed to make this story happen without it being the utter trainwreck that the comic was and having all of these heroes coming out of it with us as viewers still being able to see them as heroes. Did the villain win here? Some may think so, but the final scenes in the film let us know that when the time comes, the Avengers will assemble once more.
Bad nerd!
Hello, my name is Marty, and I am a bad nerd.
This not a good time to be a bad nerd. There's all these nerdy things all about us in various media. I have many nerd friends (people I only know on the internet still count as friends!), and they're all very excited. I can't go on much of any social media without seeing something about recent nerd movies/TV shows/ whatever or one of the same coming out this year.
And I just don't care.
And this is troubling to me! I'm not trying to be Hipster Nozz over here! I wish I was excited about all these things that're coming out! Aside from the Marvel Netflix stuff and some of the comics I read nothing is really getting me stoked. Its really depressing. Not totally terrible of course. I still have The Walking Dead comic, and a lot of the Marvel stuff since the re-launch has been a lot of fun.
However, much of what a lot of people seem to be excited about doesn't appeal to me. And its weird in that much of it has gotten so mainstream that the people I know who aren't really part of the "nerdcore" see it, like it, and think of me. "Marty must be really excited by all of this!"
And I'm not. Let's review my bad nerd credentials.
* I hate the new STAR WARS movie. I really do. Its not a bad movie. Its very well done. I wasn't terribly excited about going to see it. The Missus wanted to check it out, so we went. If you haven't seen it yet I'm going to dance around a spoiler as best I can.
If a fictional character that I have loved since childhood, one that was the epitome of cool for me as a kid, and my favorite thing in that entire fictional universe, gets horribly murdered in a film, I'M NOT GOING TO LIKE THAT FILM!!! That's the only thing I think of in regards to that movie. All the other stuff has just become a grey haze to me because of that one part. I'm seriously to the point where I want nothing to do with STAR WARS because of that one thing.
There's no logic behind it. Its purely, 100% emotionalism. The last thing that really had me vested in the franchise got bumped off, and with that I've out grown STAR WARS.
* I hate THE DARK KNIGHT. This is not news to those who have followed me for a while. The movie that a lot of people hail as the most amazing Batman movie ever, I rank it right down with BATMAN AND ROBIN. It was a great Joker movie, but made Batman out to be a two-fisted moron with Morgan freeman there to do all the heavy thinking for him. I found it just hard to watch.
And unfortunately it started a trend with Warner brothers to which ever Superman got very grim and gritty. MAN OF STEEL looked like something I needed to keep my children away from, and like the brilliant writer Greg Rucka put it "Any Superman movie that you can't take your kids to isn't a good Superman movie."
So, no I'm not excited at all for the SUPERMAN VS BATMAN movie. Ben Affleck does look like he'll make a great Batman, but I have no interest in a movie which Martha Kent tells Clark he doesn't owe the world a thing. In these movies, Ma and Pa Kent are the worst parents ever. And honestly, I don't feel like going to a movie to watch two superheroes I like beat each other up. Go fight a villain. You've both got plenty of them.
Which brings us to...
* CIVIL WAR. Damn it all anyways. Why? Why on earth do people praise that comic? Its terribly written. The artwork is really nice, but the book portrays Captain America as being a freaking nut and not much better than the Punisher. And ever since then Ironman has been a almost a villain with no one really trusting him. Now, we've had a reboot and Ironman is really awesome again! But now there's going to be another CIVIL WAR comic which pits Ironman against Captain Marvel. Yes, the Captain Marvel that's going to be getting her own movie in a couple years. We couldn't go six months since SECRET WAR in which everyone got along and fought bad guys?
Oh and the movie?
OK, let's take two characters that we've been made to like and put them against each other. And that last scene with Cap and Bucky being the crap out of Ironman was disturbing. They looked like a couple of bullies. This may well be the first movie that Marvel studios puts out that I full on avoid.
* Speaking of Marvel movies: screw DEADPOOL. I hate that character. I'm annoyed by his rabid fandom. I'm absolutely stunned that a movie actually got off the ground and fully expect this thing to flop, because I think more people will just illegally download from somewhere instead of shelling out the bucks to go see it.
* SUICIDE SQUAD. Yeah, concerning that: I've taken all of my f--ks and put them in a time capsule which is not to be unearthed until well after I'm dead because i won't be giving any of them.
Fortunately there's still so good nerdy TV for me to enjoy. I really wish LEGENDS OF TOMORROW was going to be on on a night that I won't get home until after its over, but those are the breaks.
There's all these things out there that people are going to be buzzing about. It'll likely come up at shows when I'm trying to sell my comic, and I'll smile uncomfortably and make some excuse about not finding time to go see it, but I'll catch it of DVD, and hey, let's talk about my book.
Its very frustrating. I want to enjoy these things, but its just all so wrong to me. I'm having people who didn't start out nearly as nerdy as me knowing a lot more about some of this stuff than I do. I've gotten pretty good at smiling and shrugging my shoulders over it.
I will say this, its kinda tough when the stuff everyone's so excited about bums you out.
This not a good time to be a bad nerd. There's all these nerdy things all about us in various media. I have many nerd friends (people I only know on the internet still count as friends!), and they're all very excited. I can't go on much of any social media without seeing something about recent nerd movies/TV shows/ whatever or one of the same coming out this year.
And I just don't care.
And this is troubling to me! I'm not trying to be Hipster Nozz over here! I wish I was excited about all these things that're coming out! Aside from the Marvel Netflix stuff and some of the comics I read nothing is really getting me stoked. Its really depressing. Not totally terrible of course. I still have The Walking Dead comic, and a lot of the Marvel stuff since the re-launch has been a lot of fun.
However, much of what a lot of people seem to be excited about doesn't appeal to me. And its weird in that much of it has gotten so mainstream that the people I know who aren't really part of the "nerdcore" see it, like it, and think of me. "Marty must be really excited by all of this!"
And I'm not. Let's review my bad nerd credentials.
* I hate the new STAR WARS movie. I really do. Its not a bad movie. Its very well done. I wasn't terribly excited about going to see it. The Missus wanted to check it out, so we went. If you haven't seen it yet I'm going to dance around a spoiler as best I can. If a fictional character that I have loved since childhood, one that was the epitome of cool for me as a kid, and my favorite thing in that entire fictional universe, gets horribly murdered in a film, I'M NOT GOING TO LIKE THAT FILM!!! That's the only thing I think of in regards to that movie. All the other stuff has just become a grey haze to me because of that one part. I'm seriously to the point where I want nothing to do with STAR WARS because of that one thing.
There's no logic behind it. Its purely, 100% emotionalism. The last thing that really had me vested in the franchise got bumped off, and with that I've out grown STAR WARS.
* I hate THE DARK KNIGHT. This is not news to those who have followed me for a while. The movie that a lot of people hail as the most amazing Batman movie ever, I rank it right down with BATMAN AND ROBIN. It was a great Joker movie, but made Batman out to be a two-fisted moron with Morgan freeman there to do all the heavy thinking for him. I found it just hard to watch.
And unfortunately it started a trend with Warner brothers to which ever Superman got very grim and gritty. MAN OF STEEL looked like something I needed to keep my children away from, and like the brilliant writer Greg Rucka put it "Any Superman movie that you can't take your kids to isn't a good Superman movie."
So, no I'm not excited at all for the SUPERMAN VS BATMAN movie. Ben Affleck does look like he'll make a great Batman, but I have no interest in a movie which Martha Kent tells Clark he doesn't owe the world a thing. In these movies, Ma and Pa Kent are the worst parents ever. And honestly, I don't feel like going to a movie to watch two superheroes I like beat each other up. Go fight a villain. You've both got plenty of them.
Which brings us to...
* CIVIL WAR. Damn it all anyways. Why? Why on earth do people praise that comic? Its terribly written. The artwork is really nice, but the book portrays Captain America as being a freaking nut and not much better than the Punisher. And ever since then Ironman has been a almost a villain with no one really trusting him. Now, we've had a reboot and Ironman is really awesome again! But now there's going to be another CIVIL WAR comic which pits Ironman against Captain Marvel. Yes, the Captain Marvel that's going to be getting her own movie in a couple years. We couldn't go six months since SECRET WAR in which everyone got along and fought bad guys?
Oh and the movie?
OK, let's take two characters that we've been made to like and put them against each other. And that last scene with Cap and Bucky being the crap out of Ironman was disturbing. They looked like a couple of bullies. This may well be the first movie that Marvel studios puts out that I full on avoid.
* Speaking of Marvel movies: screw DEADPOOL. I hate that character. I'm annoyed by his rabid fandom. I'm absolutely stunned that a movie actually got off the ground and fully expect this thing to flop, because I think more people will just illegally download from somewhere instead of shelling out the bucks to go see it.
* SUICIDE SQUAD. Yeah, concerning that: I've taken all of my f--ks and put them in a time capsule which is not to be unearthed until well after I'm dead because i won't be giving any of them.
Fortunately there's still so good nerdy TV for me to enjoy. I really wish LEGENDS OF TOMORROW was going to be on on a night that I won't get home until after its over, but those are the breaks.
There's all these things out there that people are going to be buzzing about. It'll likely come up at shows when I'm trying to sell my comic, and I'll smile uncomfortably and make some excuse about not finding time to go see it, but I'll catch it of DVD, and hey, let's talk about my book.
Its very frustrating. I want to enjoy these things, but its just all so wrong to me. I'm having people who didn't start out nearly as nerdy as me knowing a lot more about some of this stuff than I do. I've gotten pretty good at smiling and shrugging my shoulders over it.
I will say this, its kinda tough when the stuff everyone's so excited about bums you out.
Movie Review: THOR: THE DARK WORLD
For those wondering what's the 411 on this and haven't seen it, its been two years since the events of the first movie. We also find out what happened when Loki was returned to Asgard at the end of THE AVENGERS. Beings called the Dark Elves who were defeated by forces led by Thor's grandfather are setting to return to destroy the "Nine Realms" which does include Asgard and Earth.
Everything in this movie is bigger than the first movie. The first movie was more Earth centered. In this film you see so much more of Asgard, and its all absolutely stunning. The effects in the film were very well done. The amount of production and post production that went into this really show in the final product. Of course, being me, I love the fight scenes, and there's plenty of those to be had.
Chris Hemsworth once again did a wonderful job playing Thor. Yes ladies, he does take his shirt off. I know this is important to many of you. That aside, he really delivered with everything asked of him be it the big action heroics, the heavy drama, the romantic parts, and the humor. Natalie Portman is great as Jane who is once again in way over her head (not a short joke, honest) but shows a lot of guts in dealing with the fantastic things she's experiencing. Anthony Hopkins shows a lot fo gravity and restraint in playing Odin. It would be so easy to go over the top with the role. Chris Eccleston plays the big bad in this and he's quite monstrous in his quest to destroy everything. There's no liking this villain.
Three people in this really made this a memorable movie for me. Kat Dennings as Darcy was a joy. For the most part she was comedy relief, but she so great here that you can't help smiling whenever she's on screen. Rene Russo as Frigga was magnificent. She was quite under used in the first film, but this movie gives her these really great scenes that made a lasting impression on me. Finally, I have to talk about Tom Higgleston as Loki. Yes, I know there's a lot of fan-girling over him. I wasn't too sure about how they were going to be using him in this film. Tom Higgleston gave an amazing performance, and he's given so much great material to work with. The character's motivations are constantly questioned both by the other characters in the film and the audience. He keeps everyone guessing, but is so consistent that who can really latch onto him as a character. The actor has gotten a lot of praise for the role, and earns every bit of it.
This movie had a lot of action and drama. Outstanding effects. The final battle was completely nuts, but I loved every bit of it. They also did a great job in lightening things up with great humor at all the right times. There were real laugh out lot moments.
Lastly, this movie succeeded where IRONMAN 3 failed. IM3 felt like a final chapter, as if that part of the Marvel Universe was closing down. This movie expanded on thing in the finale which will leave viewers wanting more. Also, make sure to hang in for both of the bonus scenes. The first one mid-credits surprised the crap out of me. The one at the end of the credits was a lot of fun.
Great film. I'd pay to see it in theaters again.
Little free advice for DC.
AGENTS OF S.H.I.E.L.D. premiered this week and its getting good reviews and people are liking what they see so far. Marvel is firing on all cylinders to the point that in an interview Chris Hemsworth was asked about the rivalry between marvel and DC and he pretty much replied "What rivalry?" Such is the extent of whupping Marvel is putting upon DC on both the large and small screen.
Right now, I'm firmly in the Marvel camp. They're giving us these really fun movies and on the DC side we and given a whole lot of dark and grittiness. The creative directors over at DC are pushing the dark crap to the point that they don't want their heroes to have pleasant personal lives. They're current big event is all the villains taking over their books. Meanwhile, Marvel is serving up insane space adventures with its heroes rising up against threats that I can't begin to fathom how they're going to beat, but the good guys have Captain America so we know the good guys have got this.
Right now, Marvel's got a better paradigm about its creative direction, but what I'm looking at is its paradigm in its direction into other media. They have major movies in different franchises linking together in a shared universe, and now a network TV show linking to that. Disney is loving this. They don't have to look far to get their stuff out. They have a successful movie business already and they own ABC. They're being smart.
DC Comics is owned by Warner Brothers. Warner Brothers has a TV station, the CW and they make movies. So why can't they put two and two together and start making things exciting for fans? The season premier of ARROW will be hitting soon. Think they'll mention the huge alien invasion in another city? Even in passing? Of course not. They refuse to let the chocolate mix with the peanut butter. So instead of dropping a line or two and linking the show to the new Superman franchise MAN OF STEEL launched, their big news is a TV show about Commissioner Gordon before Batman came on the scene.
Everyone, including Warner Brothers, wants a Justice League movie to happen. The new Superman movie will have Batman in is played by Ben Affleck. Some of you are upset by this casting choice. I'm upset that they aren't firing Christopher Nolan and Zack Snyder and letting Affleck write and direct it as well as play Batman. There was the GREEN LANTERN movie that did not do too well, but it did indeed happen and has established the character. There's talk of a Flash TV show spinning off from ARROW. A big hang up for a lot of people is that Wonder Woman hasn't made it to the big screen yet. We can work around that a bit.
My suggestion: link the TV and movie properties. This gives you Superman, Batman, Green Lantern, Green Arrow, the Flash, and possibly Black Canary to play with. The Justice League movie can introduce Wonder Woman. Give people something to really get excited over.
Right now, I'm firmly in the Marvel camp. They're giving us these really fun movies and on the DC side we and given a whole lot of dark and grittiness. The creative directors over at DC are pushing the dark crap to the point that they don't want their heroes to have pleasant personal lives. They're current big event is all the villains taking over their books. Meanwhile, Marvel is serving up insane space adventures with its heroes rising up against threats that I can't begin to fathom how they're going to beat, but the good guys have Captain America so we know the good guys have got this.
Right now, Marvel's got a better paradigm about its creative direction, but what I'm looking at is its paradigm in its direction into other media. They have major movies in different franchises linking together in a shared universe, and now a network TV show linking to that. Disney is loving this. They don't have to look far to get their stuff out. They have a successful movie business already and they own ABC. They're being smart.
DC Comics is owned by Warner Brothers. Warner Brothers has a TV station, the CW and they make movies. So why can't they put two and two together and start making things exciting for fans? The season premier of ARROW will be hitting soon. Think they'll mention the huge alien invasion in another city? Even in passing? Of course not. They refuse to let the chocolate mix with the peanut butter. So instead of dropping a line or two and linking the show to the new Superman franchise MAN OF STEEL launched, their big news is a TV show about Commissioner Gordon before Batman came on the scene. 
Everyone, including Warner Brothers, wants a Justice League movie to happen. The new Superman movie will have Batman in is played by Ben Affleck. Some of you are upset by this casting choice. I'm upset that they aren't firing Christopher Nolan and Zack Snyder and letting Affleck write and direct it as well as play Batman. There was the GREEN LANTERN movie that did not do too well, but it did indeed happen and has established the character. There's talk of a Flash TV show spinning off from ARROW. A big hang up for a lot of people is that Wonder Woman hasn't made it to the big screen yet. We can work around that a bit.My suggestion: link the TV and movie properties. This gives you Superman, Batman, Green Lantern, Green Arrow, the Flash, and possibly Black Canary to play with. The Justice League movie can introduce Wonder Woman. Give people something to really get excited over.
Movie Review: Ironman 3
SPOILERS WILL BE IN THIS PIECE, SO IF YOU HAVEN'T SEEN THE MOVIE YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED SO DON'T COME CRYING TO ME.
Alrighty, I tried really hard not to get swept up in the hype surrounding this movie. I was in fact a bit worried about the change in writer and director, but Shane Black has done movies that I really like. I also was not really thrilled about the look of the new armor, but if my biggest problem is going to be something cosmetic like that, then I can over look it.
I really, really wish that was my biggest problem with the film.
I'm going to start positive. Everyone brought great performances to their roles. Robert Downey Jr. was again remarkable as Tony Stark and making it to the point where the character will be synonimous with him. Paltrow was lovely as always and was a great counter-balance to Downey's Stark, although I think the banter between Pepper and Tony was better in the previous films. The kid in the movie was incredible and the scene with him and Tony were easily the highlight of the film.
Now here's where I tick off a lot of fans.
I was excited about one thing with this movie: The Mandarin. They hinted at the character back in the first movie. I was stoked to see that he was finally going to be the big bad in the movie. We've established that aliens exist in the Marvel Movie-verse so have a baddie with alien tech in his rings could play beautifully here. It could have even served as a bridge with GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY or even a little hint at something Thanos-y.
No.
Its Ben Kingsly playing a druggie actor pretending to be a big bad. Yes, the revelation was funny, but at the same time I felt so incredibly cheated here. It was a brutal letdown and really soured the movie for me.
Now, here's where I'm a real nit picky douchebag.
Pepper somehow gets mad fighting skills and can perfectly aim a repulsor blast in the movie's climax when she couldn't do it before? The Extremis thing made her a cyber ninja or something?
Oh, and the Missus pointed out that the brain with the fancy pants brain projection, and the only time there was any sort activity was when the guy got pinched? Really? I'm not a neurology expert, but I think there's a lot of stuff going on in the brain all the time.
And why was charging the armor a problem? Tony is walking around with an arc reactor in his chest which completely powered previous armors? That made no sense at all.
And the ending. The Missus said it felt like a wake, and she was right. It was like the character was wrapping it up and turning in his armor. Well, at least blowing up all his armor. No more arc reactor in his chest either. No wonder Joss Whedon was wondering what was he supposed to do with the character now? It looks like Ironman is now retired. They even said "Tony Stark will be back". Not Ironman. Sure that's probably done to get buzz going, but that's not the buzz I'd like to see.
All the other Marvel movies have left me with a feeling of "that was aewesome and I can't wait to see what's coming next". This one did not. Instead of opening up new things with the Marvel Movie-verse, it felt like it was closing one of the books.
Not a bad movie, but it let me down really hard.
Alrighty, I tried really hard not to get swept up in the hype surrounding this movie. I was in fact a bit worried about the change in writer and director, but Shane Black has done movies that I really like. I also was not really thrilled about the look of the new armor, but if my biggest problem is going to be something cosmetic like that, then I can over look it.I really, really wish that was my biggest problem with the film.
I'm going to start positive. Everyone brought great performances to their roles. Robert Downey Jr. was again remarkable as Tony Stark and making it to the point where the character will be synonimous with him. Paltrow was lovely as always and was a great counter-balance to Downey's Stark, although I think the banter between Pepper and Tony was better in the previous films. The kid in the movie was incredible and the scene with him and Tony were easily the highlight of the film.
Now here's where I tick off a lot of fans.
I was excited about one thing with this movie: The Mandarin. They hinted at the character back in the first movie. I was stoked to see that he was finally going to be the big bad in the movie. We've established that aliens exist in the Marvel Movie-verse so have a baddie with alien tech in his rings could play beautifully here. It could have even served as a bridge with GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY or even a little hint at something Thanos-y.
No.
Its Ben Kingsly playing a druggie actor pretending to be a big bad. Yes, the revelation was funny, but at the same time I felt so incredibly cheated here. It was a brutal letdown and really soured the movie for me.
Now, here's where I'm a real nit picky douchebag.
Pepper somehow gets mad fighting skills and can perfectly aim a repulsor blast in the movie's climax when she couldn't do it before? The Extremis thing made her a cyber ninja or something?
Oh, and the Missus pointed out that the brain with the fancy pants brain projection, and the only time there was any sort activity was when the guy got pinched? Really? I'm not a neurology expert, but I think there's a lot of stuff going on in the brain all the time.
And why was charging the armor a problem? Tony is walking around with an arc reactor in his chest which completely powered previous armors? That made no sense at all.
And the ending. The Missus said it felt like a wake, and she was right. It was like the character was wrapping it up and turning in his armor. Well, at least blowing up all his armor. No more arc reactor in his chest either. No wonder Joss Whedon was wondering what was he supposed to do with the character now? It looks like Ironman is now retired. They even said "Tony Stark will be back". Not Ironman. Sure that's probably done to get buzz going, but that's not the buzz I'd like to see.
All the other Marvel movies have left me with a feeling of "that was aewesome and I can't wait to see what's coming next". This one did not. Instead of opening up new things with the Marvel Movie-verse, it felt like it was closing one of the books.
Not a bad movie, but it let me down really hard.
Not looking good...
THE DARK KNIGHT RISES is coming soon wrapping up Christopher Nolan's Batman trilogy. Not particularly excited about it, because I didn't like THE DARK KNIGHT. The movie, while well done, was really all about the Joker, and I was there to see him lose, not win. Even the staunchest supports of that movie have started to admit that it was too long, too depressing, and batman got his cape and cowl handed to him. However there's the notion in the air that the previous movie being the second of a planned trilogy would be made up for by Batman's ultimate triumph in the last installment of the trilogy.
The previews don't really fill me with confidence.
What makes me even less confident is that a tie-in game is being released. In this game you play a criminal that is looting Gotham during bane's attack on the city. You can't play a good guy. You can't play a policeman.
This further gives me the impression that in the Nolan films, the villains are the real stars, and Batman's just there to give them someone to fight. Yes, Batman does have one of, if not the best rogues galleries of any superhero. However, we've seen what happens when the villain gets the top billing in a Batman flick. Schwarzenegger. 'Nuff said.
I'm really on the fence about even seeing it for the sake of reviewing it at this point.
The previews don't really fill me with confidence.
What makes me even less confident is that a tie-in game is being released. In this game you play a criminal that is looting Gotham during bane's attack on the city. You can't play a good guy. You can't play a policeman.
This further gives me the impression that in the Nolan films, the villains are the real stars, and Batman's just there to give them someone to fight. Yes, Batman does have one of, if not the best rogues galleries of any superhero. However, we've seen what happens when the villain gets the top billing in a Batman flick. Schwarzenegger. 'Nuff said.
I'm really on the fence about even seeing it for the sake of reviewing it at this point.
Where Do We Go From Here?
Hey gang. Its Wednesday, April 8, 2012, and this is The Side. The Missus's trip to Kansas has gotten extended a bit. I'm pretty much exhausted, so I'm not terribly clever today. Being sick doesn't help either. Right now I'm functioning on vitamins, pills, and caffeine.
THE AVENGERS knocked it right out of the park. Pretty much the only people who didn't like this movie are snobby twit critics who take their jobs way to seriously. It broke the box office record, and a sequel has already been green lit. This is going to follow sequels for Thor, Ironman, and Captain America. There's a lot of expectations going around, so I'm going to share mine.
As far as over all, I like how they've handled things. Going into the next sequel cycle, I'd like some build up to a show down with the big bad they showed during the first extra scene in the credits. The Infinity Gauntlet was shown during Thor, so maybe play with that a bit.
As for the Thor movie, I think an obvious choice in villains is The Enchantress along with the Executioner. I'm not too stoked with piling on villains for movie sequels, but these two go really well together. The Enchantress can be a fun foil to the Natalie Portman played Jane, and make for an interesting pseudo-love triangle bit. Meanwhile you've got The Executioner there for the big time throwdowns that are a must for these flicks. And if during a big battle a certain glove gets lost and the six certain gems get scattered, I'm seeing no problem with that.
The Ironman movie is a bit trickier. Marvel isn't wanting to use Chinese characters as major villains in these movies for fear of a possible backlash and maybe accusations of racism. This sucks because a lot of fans are wanting to see the Mandarin, especially with everything they hinted at in the first movie. This also rules out The Radioactive Man. My next thought would be The Titanium Man, but using him right after the Whiplash/Crimson Dynamo gestalt seems too soon. Back-to-back Russian armor wearers might not go over very well. This is where we hit tricky ground because we're ruling out a lot of top flight opponents. I'm thinking its about the right spot to put in M.O.D.O.K. and introduce AIM. Probably won't have the goofy yellow jumpsuits, and the M.O.D.O.K. design will need a bit of tweaking, but I think that would make for a fun ride. Might also be a good place for a missing gem or two to be recovered.
The Captain America movie has no shortage of bad guys to pull from. The great thing is he's got a ton of Neo-Nazi baddies, and if you can't kick the crap out of a Nazi, then there's just no point anymore. Still, I think it would be a good idea to have the main baddie be someone more current, and not a WWII hold over. At this point, as we saw in THE AVENGERS, Cap is still getting adjusted to the modern world. Having a modern villain can really build conflict, not just between the two foes, but with Cap's whole situation. I'd like to have Crossbones for this. He's got ties to the Red Skull, and would be a good bridge character. Taskmaster trained him, so having him in there for a bit would also be fun.
After Mark Ruffalo's brilliant performance there's been a bit of buzz about a possible Hulk movie. I'm game for it as Ruffalo was really, really good in THE AVENGERS and the Hulk had many of the best scenes. Since I'm picking villain's here, I'd go with The Leader. Some of us got to chatting about this on Google Plus, so I've thought about it a bit. I'd have Banner up north, and have him run afoul a Wendigo. This way you get some good monster on monster violence. Have the Leader be behind the scenes a bit looking to tap the power of the Wendigo, but he goes after the Hulk instead. His quest for the Hulk's power turns him into the big headed green guy we all know.
There's also been a lot of call for an Ant-man movie. I really don't know about that one. Sure, I'd love to see The Wasp, but I don't think Ant-man as a character has enough to him to carry a movie. Yes, I do know he was one of the founding members of the Avengers. However, that's not quite enough to warrant getting your own major motion picture. Thor, Cap, and Ironman are the Marvel Trinity characters. Hulk as been immensely popular for decades. They make sense. Ant-man just doesn't rank up there. Introduce him in one of the sequel flicks and work him in there. The next Ironman film would be the best fit.
There's a lot of characters I think of when I think of The Avengers: Wonder-man, The Vision, Ms. Marvel, The Scarlet Witch, Beast, and The Black Panther. I doubt you'll be able to had too many more characters into the sequels as it would make AVENGERS 2 an unwieldy mess. We don't want that. Work in Ant-Man and The Wasp, keep the cast they have.
For the sequel, everyone's looking to have the team take on Thanos. May as well give the people what they want. Whether or not they use the Infinity Gems as a plot device is fine with me. My favorite Thanos stories involved the gems so I'm obviously biased here. Either way, it should be a bunch of good summers coming up if you're a fan of what Marvel's been up to the last few years.
That said, if you're wanting to check out the movie and haven't, go to a theater, and don't be a dick downloading the thing. The studio makes more money that they can use to continue to entertain us. besides which, watching these flicks on the big screen is completely awesome.
Yeah, been a rough few weeks, so I'm tossing this one on out there.
Off to work. See y'all Friday.
MOVIES!!!
THE AVENGERS knocked it right out of the park. Pretty much the only people who didn't like this movie are snobby twit critics who take their jobs way to seriously. It broke the box office record, and a sequel has already been green lit. This is going to follow sequels for Thor, Ironman, and Captain America. There's a lot of expectations going around, so I'm going to share mine.
As far as over all, I like how they've handled things. Going into the next sequel cycle, I'd like some build up to a show down with the big bad they showed during the first extra scene in the credits. The Infinity Gauntlet was shown during Thor, so maybe play with that a bit.
The Ironman movie is a bit trickier. Marvel isn't wanting to use Chinese characters as major villains in these movies for fear of a possible backlash and maybe accusations of racism. This sucks because a lot of fans are wanting to see the Mandarin, especially with everything they hinted at in the first movie. This also rules out The Radioactive Man. My next thought would be The Titanium Man, but using him right after the Whiplash/Crimson Dynamo gestalt seems too soon. Back-to-back Russian armor wearers might not go over very well. This is where we hit tricky ground because we're ruling out a lot of top flight opponents. I'm thinking its about the right spot to put in M.O.D.O.K. and introduce AIM. Probably won't have the goofy yellow jumpsuits, and the M.O.D.O.K. design will need a bit of tweaking, but I think that would make for a fun ride. Might also be a good place for a missing gem or two to be recovered.
After Mark Ruffalo's brilliant performance there's been a bit of buzz about a possible Hulk movie. I'm game for it as Ruffalo was really, really good in THE AVENGERS and the Hulk had many of the best scenes. Since I'm picking villain's here, I'd go with The Leader. Some of us got to chatting about this on Google Plus, so I've thought about it a bit. I'd have Banner up north, and have him run afoul a Wendigo. This way you get some good monster on monster violence. Have the Leader be behind the scenes a bit looking to tap the power of the Wendigo, but he goes after the Hulk instead. His quest for the Hulk's power turns him into the big headed green guy we all know.
There's a lot of characters I think of when I think of The Avengers: Wonder-man, The Vision, Ms. Marvel, The Scarlet Witch, Beast, and The Black Panther. I doubt you'll be able to had too many more characters into the sequels as it would make AVENGERS 2 an unwieldy mess. We don't want that. Work in Ant-Man and The Wasp, keep the cast they have.
For the sequel, everyone's looking to have the team take on Thanos. May as well give the people what they want. Whether or not they use the Infinity Gems as a plot device is fine with me. My favorite Thanos stories involved the gems so I'm obviously biased here. Either way, it should be a bunch of good summers coming up if you're a fan of what Marvel's been up to the last few years.
That said, if you're wanting to check out the movie and haven't, go to a theater, and don't be a dick downloading the thing. The studio makes more money that they can use to continue to entertain us. besides which, watching these flicks on the big screen is completely awesome.
MUSIC!!
Yeah, been a rough few weeks, so I'm tossing this one on out there.
Off to work. See y'all Friday.
Weekend of Nerd!
Howdy! Its Sunday, May 6, 2012, I'm getting my geek on, no surprise, and this is The Side. Got a bunch of reasons to be nerding out this weekend. Yesterday was free Comic Book Day and I took the girls up to Kings. We got up there pretty late so most of the free releases were already gone. Heard they went fast too. Still, there were some boxes of old comics out and you could grab 10 each. The girls loaded up, quite pleased with their hauls. I didn't grab anything, because I think Free Comic Book Day should be about getting new readers, not guys like me who already have a pretty regular reading list. Sure, if there were some of the releases out that looked interesting I'd have grabbed one to check it out and maybe add something new to my reading list, but first come, first serve, and I certainly wasn't early.
Other big reason for nerding out. SHERLOCK season two is coming on PBS!
If you haven't seen season one yet, shame upon you. Netflix instant streaming is your friend, however, and you can watch them on there. Brilliant series, and I can't wait to sit and enjoy this new season.
So that's more nerding out. Wasn't there something else? Some movie coming out this weekend?
Which I'm glad they clarified in the title because I might have gone in expecting more adventures with Peel and Steed. But no, this is indeed Marvel's big guns gathered together for the movie fans have been waiting for. Now, at this current time, we are at a point in which we have multiple comic book based movies coming out in theaters every year. This was absolutely not the case for me growing up, so unlike in my youth I'm not as forgiving of them. I used to feel a definite need to defend comic book movies even if they weren't very good, because I feared they'd become fewer and further between. Now, they're a hot property, and they don't seem to be slowing down, so I have no qualms about calling out a movie's flaws, even if the majority of comic book fans loved the films. Its refreshing to be able to be completely honest about a movie and reviewing it based on its merits, and those alone.
So I can be completely honest in my opinion of this movie. Let's face it: this is an unprecedented move by a any studio. They've released separate films introducing these characters to movie going audiences. They made these movies with big budgets, and very talented actors, writers, and directors, not sparing anything in terms of quality if they could help it. Multiple individual franchises have been launched, and the intent has been there since they really started rolling with this to eventually make the movie that was released here in the States this weekend. Expectations from fans were through the roof. Joss Whedon was signed on as writer/director. Expectations rose higher. It was to the point that there did not seem to be any way that the fans' expectations could be met. I had to make a conscious effort to go into this movie and try to leave my personal expectations for what I'd want this movie to be in the lobby and try to form an honest opinion of the work.
So, with that out there I can say completely honestly, and checking my nerded up expectations at the door: this was one damn fine piece of work.
Let's start this out with the writing and directing from Whedon. What he did that was really amazing here is take these characters from their separate franchises and place them in one film and still had them ring completely true to how they were depicted in their separate films. This didn't feel like Whedon's take on these characters. It felt like the separate writers all had gotten together to handle their particular characters. At the same time, Whedon managed to have these character playing of of each other beautifully. It was as if he had had a hand in everything from the beginning of Marvel's big movie push.
This is a long movie at two and a half hours long. It didn't feel like it because of the excellent pacing. Its kinetic, without being rushed. The quiet moments are still packed with juicy, fun conversations that really give you a good feel for these individuals. Certainly you have to have suspension of disbelief when in this genre, but that's not taken for granted here, as Whedon keeps the story on track. Its fairly straight forward. Loki is back and he's ticked over what happened in the THOR movie and he's got a plan for some big time revenge and looking to take Earth in the bargain. There's not a lot of twists, but that's fine because the speed this roller coaster moves at, any hairpin turn in things could easily send it right off the rails.
On to the performances, and here's where this movie shines. Everyone brought their "A" game to this. There's been a lot of buzz about Mark Ruffalo coming into to playing Bruce Banner. Initially there was some dismay from fans who were miffed about having a different actor for the role when every other role was being reprised by the actors from the separate movies. This has shifted to glowing praise of Ruffalo in his work in this role, and that praise is completely justified. He was remarkable, especially in his scenes with Robert Downey Junior. Downey delivered the Tony Stark that the fans love with style, wit, and panache. Chris Evans was a really fun Captain America. Chris Hemsworth gave us the Thor we know and love, albeit with a bit less humor than in his movie. That's easily forgiven considering the circumstances of the story. I didn't get quite enough Jeremy Renner. It seemed like Hawkeye got the short end of the arrow this go around, although he did have some really cool moments. Scarlett Johansson was amazing in this. Whedon shines at writing strong women, and his Black Widow is no exception. Some fans have sort of rolled their eyes at her inclusion in this with a "What's she gonna do? Flash her boobs at the bad guys?" attitude. To say she holds her own in this is an understatement. Samuel Jackson's portrayal of Nick Fury is slick and stylish with enough gravity to it to really anchor the film. We can't forget Tom Hiddleston as Loki. He's gotten a lot of praise for his performance, and its well earned. This is a very nuanced character, and and it shows down to every little facial expression.
Big props to Clark Gregg as Phil Coulson. He's been around since the first Ironman movie, and is really great here. He may not have had the flashiest moments in the marvel movies, but he's always kept things very grounded, and I've found myself really liking the character even though he's been a bit antagonistic in previous films. He had all these great little moments in this, and it was really made things fun.
Overall, this movie gave me everything I could have asked for. It got me engaged in the story. There were parts that totally cracked me up. There were parts that made me grin like a child that has been thoroughly indulged. The movie had a definite purpose and didn't fall into the trap of having unneeded and distracting sub-plots. The action was incredibly over the top and was still easily followed. You could see and appreciate every impossibly blow in these battles. The fast clip editing that is completely annoying in many fight scenes is used very sparingly, and when it comes to the big hits, the camera hides nothing.
I'd pay full price to see it again.
Also, make sure you stay through the credits for some fun little Easter eggs, and a hint as to where a possible and probably sequel will be heading.
Yeah, I'm sticking with my theme today.
I think that'll do it for me today. Time for some coffee. See y'all Wednesday.
Other big reason for nerding out. SHERLOCK season two is coming on PBS!
If you haven't seen season one yet, shame upon you. Netflix instant streaming is your friend, however, and you can watch them on there. Brilliant series, and I can't wait to sit and enjoy this new season.
So that's more nerding out. Wasn't there something else? Some movie coming out this weekend?
MOVIE REVIEW: MARVEL'S THE AVENGERS
So I can be completely honest in my opinion of this movie. Let's face it: this is an unprecedented move by a any studio. They've released separate films introducing these characters to movie going audiences. They made these movies with big budgets, and very talented actors, writers, and directors, not sparing anything in terms of quality if they could help it. Multiple individual franchises have been launched, and the intent has been there since they really started rolling with this to eventually make the movie that was released here in the States this weekend. Expectations from fans were through the roof. Joss Whedon was signed on as writer/director. Expectations rose higher. It was to the point that there did not seem to be any way that the fans' expectations could be met. I had to make a conscious effort to go into this movie and try to leave my personal expectations for what I'd want this movie to be in the lobby and try to form an honest opinion of the work.
So, with that out there I can say completely honestly, and checking my nerded up expectations at the door: this was one damn fine piece of work.
Let's start this out with the writing and directing from Whedon. What he did that was really amazing here is take these characters from their separate franchises and place them in one film and still had them ring completely true to how they were depicted in their separate films. This didn't feel like Whedon's take on these characters. It felt like the separate writers all had gotten together to handle their particular characters. At the same time, Whedon managed to have these character playing of of each other beautifully. It was as if he had had a hand in everything from the beginning of Marvel's big movie push.
This is a long movie at two and a half hours long. It didn't feel like it because of the excellent pacing. Its kinetic, without being rushed. The quiet moments are still packed with juicy, fun conversations that really give you a good feel for these individuals. Certainly you have to have suspension of disbelief when in this genre, but that's not taken for granted here, as Whedon keeps the story on track. Its fairly straight forward. Loki is back and he's ticked over what happened in the THOR movie and he's got a plan for some big time revenge and looking to take Earth in the bargain. There's not a lot of twists, but that's fine because the speed this roller coaster moves at, any hairpin turn in things could easily send it right off the rails.
On to the performances, and here's where this movie shines. Everyone brought their "A" game to this. There's been a lot of buzz about Mark Ruffalo coming into to playing Bruce Banner. Initially there was some dismay from fans who were miffed about having a different actor for the role when every other role was being reprised by the actors from the separate movies. This has shifted to glowing praise of Ruffalo in his work in this role, and that praise is completely justified. He was remarkable, especially in his scenes with Robert Downey Junior. Downey delivered the Tony Stark that the fans love with style, wit, and panache. Chris Evans was a really fun Captain America. Chris Hemsworth gave us the Thor we know and love, albeit with a bit less humor than in his movie. That's easily forgiven considering the circumstances of the story. I didn't get quite enough Jeremy Renner. It seemed like Hawkeye got the short end of the arrow this go around, although he did have some really cool moments. Scarlett Johansson was amazing in this. Whedon shines at writing strong women, and his Black Widow is no exception. Some fans have sort of rolled their eyes at her inclusion in this with a "What's she gonna do? Flash her boobs at the bad guys?" attitude. To say she holds her own in this is an understatement. Samuel Jackson's portrayal of Nick Fury is slick and stylish with enough gravity to it to really anchor the film. We can't forget Tom Hiddleston as Loki. He's gotten a lot of praise for his performance, and its well earned. This is a very nuanced character, and and it shows down to every little facial expression.
Big props to Clark Gregg as Phil Coulson. He's been around since the first Ironman movie, and is really great here. He may not have had the flashiest moments in the marvel movies, but he's always kept things very grounded, and I've found myself really liking the character even though he's been a bit antagonistic in previous films. He had all these great little moments in this, and it was really made things fun.
Overall, this movie gave me everything I could have asked for. It got me engaged in the story. There were parts that totally cracked me up. There were parts that made me grin like a child that has been thoroughly indulged. The movie had a definite purpose and didn't fall into the trap of having unneeded and distracting sub-plots. The action was incredibly over the top and was still easily followed. You could see and appreciate every impossibly blow in these battles. The fast clip editing that is completely annoying in many fight scenes is used very sparingly, and when it comes to the big hits, the camera hides nothing.
I'd pay full price to see it again.
Also, make sure you stay through the credits for some fun little Easter eggs, and a hint as to where a possible and probably sequel will be heading.
MUSIC!!!
Yeah, I'm sticking with my theme today.
I think that'll do it for me today. Time for some coffee. See y'all Wednesday.
Ninjas from Space?
COWABUNGA! Its Wednesday, March 21, 2012, I'm shocked spell-check doesn't recognize 'cowabunga', and this is The Side. Yes, I know I'm on the record as not thinking much of the ninja fad. I bought into it when I was 11. I grew up. I have a much better pool of knowledge as to martial arts and what ninja actually were.
That said, I still have a couple of soft spots on ninja-fanboyism: Sho Kosugi flicks, the whole Storm Shadow/Snake-Eyes thing from the Larry Hama comics, and the TMNT.
Well, it seem something else from my childhood is getting the big screen treatment.
That's right, Michael Bay is going to make a movie about aliens coming to earth and call it "Ninja Turtles" in hopes that all the people who actually know about the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles will just not notice and go shill out a bunch of money. This brings us back to the fun topic of adaptations. I'm OK with changes being made to certain parts of stories for the sake f updating things or making a smoother transition from one medium to another. When the TMNT made the transition to a cartoon there were a lot of changes from the original comic. It was made much more kid friendly, and the kids loved it. Then there was the live action movie and that was a bit of a middle ground between the kid friendly cartoon and the grittier comic. I'm a big fan of the first movie myself. Both the cartoon and the movie kept essential parts of the original story.
The thing with TMNT is it was a parody of a lot of Frank Miller's stuff from the 80s. The origin of the turtles getting mutated spoofed marvel's Daredevil's origin. From there it took its own path with some fun sci-fi and gritty street level stories. There's lots of room to play with story elements. However, with all the many different adaptations the origin has always been four turtles get mutated into a humanoid form and are mentored by a mutated rat in the ways of ninjitsu in order to get revenge against The Shedder. This concept that Bay is proposing is completely off the reservation. This is along the lines of that THE KARATE KID movie that came out last year that had absolutely no karate in it.
People are ticked. Fans are already speaking out. I even came across one guy who put forth this little gem:
There's plenty of room for many different adaptations of intellectual properties. Take this lunacy for example:
Looks like Joel Schumacher's wet dream. However, that's still Batman. That's a perfectly fine adaptation of the property. This isn't a case of someone trying to pass something off as a thing that's very familiar to us and saying, "Don't worry, I'm changing almost everything entirely, but you'll still love it because its still what you loved as a kid."
So, I'm completely out on this one, and its for the same reason I refuse to watch that THE KARATE KID movie. This is insulting to my pop culture intelligence. These aren't the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, and should be trying to pretend to be the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles just to try to get Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle fans to support it. I don't care how good this ends up being. I feel like someone is trying to pull a fast one, and they won't be doing it to me. There's plenty of other movies for me to be excited about.
Yeah, we're sticking with the theme.
That's it for me today. I'll see y'all Friday.
That said, I still have a couple of soft spots on ninja-fanboyism: Sho Kosugi flicks, the whole Storm Shadow/Snake-Eyes thing from the Larry Hama comics, and the TMNT.
BATTLEGROUND: MY CHILDHOOD!!
Well, it seem something else from my childhood is getting the big screen treatment.
That's right, Michael Bay is going to make a movie about aliens coming to earth and call it "Ninja Turtles" in hopes that all the people who actually know about the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles will just not notice and go shill out a bunch of money. This brings us back to the fun topic of adaptations. I'm OK with changes being made to certain parts of stories for the sake f updating things or making a smoother transition from one medium to another. When the TMNT made the transition to a cartoon there were a lot of changes from the original comic. It was made much more kid friendly, and the kids loved it. Then there was the live action movie and that was a bit of a middle ground between the kid friendly cartoon and the grittier comic. I'm a big fan of the first movie myself. Both the cartoon and the movie kept essential parts of the original story.
People are ticked. Fans are already speaking out. I even came across one guy who put forth this little gem:
The real problems come with corp greed. They take 1 story line and keep it going, and going, and going.. They also DONT finish most of these comics. Even TMNT, Fantastic4 and hulk, and all the rest, are only designed for kids and short lived.Nice to see some goof has taken a break from occupying something to let us all know that all them there comic books are just for kids and greedy corporations are out to make a profit. Dick.
They also instill the idea/thought that the GOOD always wins. and that ISNT the reality. from the bible stories to comic books, its programmed into us, to be NICE/FAIR...but the corps are anything but..nice or fair.
There's plenty of room for many different adaptations of intellectual properties. Take this lunacy for example:
Looks like Joel Schumacher's wet dream. However, that's still Batman. That's a perfectly fine adaptation of the property. This isn't a case of someone trying to pass something off as a thing that's very familiar to us and saying, "Don't worry, I'm changing almost everything entirely, but you'll still love it because its still what you loved as a kid."
So, I'm completely out on this one, and its for the same reason I refuse to watch that THE KARATE KID movie. This is insulting to my pop culture intelligence. These aren't the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, and should be trying to pretend to be the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles just to try to get Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle fans to support it. I don't care how good this ends up being. I feel like someone is trying to pull a fast one, and they won't be doing it to me. There's plenty of other movies for me to be excited about.
MUSIC!!!
Yeah, we're sticking with the theme.
That's it for me today. I'll see y'all Friday.
No Dancing with the Devil by the pale moon light for YOU!
WAK! Its Wednesday, October 12, 2011, time to talk some movies, and this is The Side. I hadn't planned on discussing this, but it just seemed like everything was steering me towards this topic. Happens a lot actually. Good thing about the world: there's no shortage of stuff to talk about.
I was talking with my buddy the other day about Batman movies. His son his the same age as my daughters. We've known each other since we were in diapers, and he knows that when it comes to superhero stuff, I'm a pretty good guy to direct questions to.
The issue was BATMAN RETURNS. It was on TV and his son perked up because it was Batman. He loves batman. He's already got his batman costume for Halloween this year. He got excited that there was a Batman movie on TV. I shot him an "uh-oh" look.
"Dude, that thing was gory." Yeah, the Tim Burton flicks aren't made for kids. My friend had to cut the viewing short when things got a little rough. He asked me about other Batman movies. We were teenagers when Warner Brother kicked off their franchise, and he's not as much of a movie buff as I am. I own the old 1989 BATMAN movie. He asked if they might be OK for his son, and I had to tell him "no". "I don't let the girls watch it."
None of the Batman live action movies are kid friendly, except the old Adam West flick. Many of the animated features aren't very appropriate either. I enjoy a lot of them. I do like the Tim Burton Batman movies, but I'm not going to let my kids watch them. It sucks. My girls see a Batman DVD. They recognize Batman. They like Batman, but they don't understand why they can't watch it. They've watched Batman on the SUPERFRIENDS cartoon. They like BATMAN:THE ANIMATED SERIES. They've seen an episode of JUSTICE LEAGUE UNLIMITED which they saw batman fighting robots and being awesome. They love watching the Missus play LEGO BATMAN on the Wii. But the movies are taboo.
There's of course the flip side to this that there's all this stuff for the kids, and there's a definite market for Batman stuff for adults. Fine. I've got no qualms about keeping the Nolan films as far away from my kids as possible. It does irk me a little seeing merchandising for those movies, like toys, being aimed at kids. "Here's the toys for the movie you're not allowed to watch."
Not a fun position to be in when I'm asked what batman movies are appropriate for a little kid and my answer has to be "pretty much none of them".
Fortunately, my kids are happy enough little campers seeing cool stuff like THE AVENGERS trailer.
Music can inspire. Sometimes you just need the right song to put everything in place for you and get you out into the world ready to be awesome. This song's done that for me a few times.
Alrighty! Time for some more demolition and clean up. Been quite a week so far. See y'all Friday.
MOVIES!!
I was talking with my buddy the other day about Batman movies. His son his the same age as my daughters. We've known each other since we were in diapers, and he knows that when it comes to superhero stuff, I'm a pretty good guy to direct questions to.
The issue was BATMAN RETURNS. It was on TV and his son perked up because it was Batman. He loves batman. He's already got his batman costume for Halloween this year. He got excited that there was a Batman movie on TV. I shot him an "uh-oh" look.
"Dude, that thing was gory." Yeah, the Tim Burton flicks aren't made for kids. My friend had to cut the viewing short when things got a little rough. He asked me about other Batman movies. We were teenagers when Warner Brother kicked off their franchise, and he's not as much of a movie buff as I am. I own the old 1989 BATMAN movie. He asked if they might be OK for his son, and I had to tell him "no". "I don't let the girls watch it."
None of the Batman live action movies are kid friendly, except the old Adam West flick. Many of the animated features aren't very appropriate either. I enjoy a lot of them. I do like the Tim Burton Batman movies, but I'm not going to let my kids watch them. It sucks. My girls see a Batman DVD. They recognize Batman. They like Batman, but they don't understand why they can't watch it. They've watched Batman on the SUPERFRIENDS cartoon. They like BATMAN:THE ANIMATED SERIES. They've seen an episode of JUSTICE LEAGUE UNLIMITED which they saw batman fighting robots and being awesome. They love watching the Missus play LEGO BATMAN on the Wii. But the movies are taboo.
There's of course the flip side to this that there's all this stuff for the kids, and there's a definite market for Batman stuff for adults. Fine. I've got no qualms about keeping the Nolan films as far away from my kids as possible. It does irk me a little seeing merchandising for those movies, like toys, being aimed at kids. "Here's the toys for the movie you're not allowed to watch."
Not a fun position to be in when I'm asked what batman movies are appropriate for a little kid and my answer has to be "pretty much none of them".
Fortunately, my kids are happy enough little campers seeing cool stuff like THE AVENGERS trailer.
MUSIC!!
Music can inspire. Sometimes you just need the right song to put everything in place for you and get you out into the world ready to be awesome. This song's done that for me a few times.
Alrighty! Time for some more demolition and clean up. Been quite a week so far. See y'all Friday.
All Who Chose to Oppose His Mighty Shield Must Yield!
If you didn't know, the title today comes from the old Captain America cartoon theme song. You doubt me?
Its Sunday, July 24, 2011, this post is brought to you by powder milk biscuits, not really, but this is The Side. We're on the tail end of the heat wave here. Yes I did go out and work in it. There's one big problem with being online in that saying stuff can net a response from unexpected places. I posted that I might have sweated something important off and the first response I get is from an Australian firefighter telling me "toughen up, sunshine".
You can't come back from that! This guy goes out and fights a brush fire and the heat and when he starts getting dehydrated goes "Oy! Gimme a beer."
Pesky internet.
When I think of Captain America I think of three main points: he's the best pound-for-pound fighter in Marvel, he's a hero's hero, and he's a stand up guy. The last point was the one that Chris Evans really brought home when he played Steve Rogers in this movie. Yes, he completely looked the part. The special effects that were used to make him look skinny were remarkably well done. He also did a great job with the action scenes required. Most importantly, I completely bought into him as Captain America. He really brought his "A" game as an actor.
This was just one great performance among many. Hugo Weaving as the Red Skull was menacing and eeeeeeevil. Hayley Atwell was phenomenal as Peggy Carter bringing a classic beauty and real strength to the character. Tommy Lee Jones played to his strengths which I love it so when he does it. He was responsible for most of more humorous lines in the film. Sebastian Stan as Bucky did great and really showed the friendship between Steve and Bucky. I loved Stanley Tucci in this. He plays the scientist behind the super soldier process and brings such warmth and charm to the role.
Let's get down to it. For those who don't know the story, in World War II America was going to create an army of "super soldiers" to take on Hitler. A spy kills the scientist responsible after the process produces only one test subject. From there, Cap goes to war. Director Joe Johnson sticks to these key points, and the key points of the character. It works. The best way to describe this film is "simple", and I mean that in the best way possible. I love Johnson's other period superhero film THE ROCKETEER for the same reason. The good guys are good through-and-through. The Nazi bad guys and just dripping evil. You want to cheer for Steve the whole time. He's got an amazing "can do" grit in everything except how to talk to women. There's a lot of charm here making this movie a lot of fun. At the same time we see the stark comparison with Hydra and villains. They aren't likable at all, and you want to see Cap and the Howling Commandos take them down.
One little bit I completely nerded out on. Early in the film, Steve and Bucky go on a double date to the World's Fair. Keep your eyes open to catch a look at The Human Torch! Its the original Human Torch, which was an android superhero the Marvel (then Timely comics) had going back when Cap first came on the scene. Cap, the Torch and Sub-Mariner were their big three back in the day. That Human Torch was the inspiration for the modern Human Torch that Chris Evans played in THE FANTASTIC FOUR. That was such a neat little circle for a movie Easter Egg.
Bottom line: this was a really really good movie. Great performances by all the actors. It looks great. Its a lot of fun. The ending is a gut wrencher that really makes you feel for the characters. They really did an amazing job in this all the way around. This is the classic Captain America I grew reading and not the Mark Millar HaRdCoRe douchebag. Thank goodness for that.
And finally, make sure you stay through the credits for a sneak peak of next years THE AVENGERS. Its the same one that got leaked to YouTube this week, but its really awesome to see on the big screen.
When I kick it old school, I mean reeeeeeeal old school.
That's it for today. If the heat is still on you, go catch a movie and enjoy some air conditioning. We'll see y'all Wednesday.
Its Sunday, July 24, 2011, this post is brought to you by powder milk biscuits, not really, but this is The Side. We're on the tail end of the heat wave here. Yes I did go out and work in it. There's one big problem with being online in that saying stuff can net a response from unexpected places. I posted that I might have sweated something important off and the first response I get is from an Australian firefighter telling me "toughen up, sunshine".
You can't come back from that! This guy goes out and fights a brush fire and the heat and when he starts getting dehydrated goes "Oy! Gimme a beer."
Pesky internet.
MOVIE REVIEW: CAPTAIN AMERICA: THE FIRST AVENGER
When I think of Captain America I think of three main points: he's the best pound-for-pound fighter in Marvel, he's a hero's hero, and he's a stand up guy. The last point was the one that Chris Evans really brought home when he played Steve Rogers in this movie. Yes, he completely looked the part. The special effects that were used to make him look skinny were remarkably well done. He also did a great job with the action scenes required. Most importantly, I completely bought into him as Captain America. He really brought his "A" game as an actor.This was just one great performance among many. Hugo Weaving as the Red Skull was menacing and eeeeeeevil. Hayley Atwell was phenomenal as Peggy Carter bringing a classic beauty and real strength to the character. Tommy Lee Jones played to his strengths which I love it so when he does it. He was responsible for most of more humorous lines in the film. Sebastian Stan as Bucky did great and really showed the friendship between Steve and Bucky. I loved Stanley Tucci in this. He plays the scientist behind the super soldier process and brings such warmth and charm to the role.
Let's get down to it. For those who don't know the story, in World War II America was going to create an army of "super soldiers" to take on Hitler. A spy kills the scientist responsible after the process produces only one test subject. From there, Cap goes to war. Director Joe Johnson sticks to these key points, and the key points of the character. It works. The best way to describe this film is "simple", and I mean that in the best way possible. I love Johnson's other period superhero film THE ROCKETEER for the same reason. The good guys are good through-and-through. The Nazi bad guys and just dripping evil. You want to cheer for Steve the whole time. He's got an amazing "can do" grit in everything except how to talk to women. There's a lot of charm here making this movie a lot of fun. At the same time we see the stark comparison with Hydra and villains. They aren't likable at all, and you want to see Cap and the Howling Commandos take them down.
One little bit I completely nerded out on. Early in the film, Steve and Bucky go on a double date to the World's Fair. Keep your eyes open to catch a look at The Human Torch! Its the original Human Torch, which was an android superhero the Marvel (then Timely comics) had going back when Cap first came on the scene. Cap, the Torch and Sub-Mariner were their big three back in the day. That Human Torch was the inspiration for the modern Human Torch that Chris Evans played in THE FANTASTIC FOUR. That was such a neat little circle for a movie Easter Egg.
Bottom line: this was a really really good movie. Great performances by all the actors. It looks great. Its a lot of fun. The ending is a gut wrencher that really makes you feel for the characters. They really did an amazing job in this all the way around. This is the classic Captain America I grew reading and not the Mark Millar HaRdCoRe douchebag. Thank goodness for that.
And finally, make sure you stay through the credits for a sneak peak of next years THE AVENGERS. Its the same one that got leaked to YouTube this week, but its really awesome to see on the big screen.
MUSIC!!
When I kick it old school, I mean reeeeeeeal old school.
That's it for today. If the heat is still on you, go catch a movie and enjoy some air conditioning. We'll see y'all Wednesday.
My Brain is Out to Get Me!
Its Wednesday, July 20, 2011, I'm excited about movies this week, and this is The Side. Unfortunately, while I am excited about movies, there's not much to actually write about. CAPTAIN AMERICA: THE FIRST AVENGER hit the screen Friday, and I'm working on getting a sitter to go check it out. Very excited about that. Also, the first teaser for THE AVENGERS got leaked, but that's getting pulled down by YouTube almost as fast as people are uploading it, hence no video on here. If you get a chance to see it, its pretty cool. They don't show much, but definitely has me stoked.
And then there the DARK KNIGHT RISES teaser that ran with the HARRY POTTER movie. Heard about that through my usual news sources due to lack of caring about Harry Potter. Saw the teaser. I had wondered that with my huge disappointment with THE DARK KNIGHT if my nerd instincts would kick in and I'd get excited to see the movie in spite of myself. Nope. I just don't care about Christopher Nolan's work anymore.
My kid came up to me in the wee hours of the morning as I was checking the news online.
"Daddy, a big, colorful bug bit my elbow and Mommy squished that bug!"
"Let me see your elbow, sweetie." I checked over her elbow to see this bug bite. I had barely had a chance to see her the day before with work and karate.
"No. There's no ouchie." She laughed and pulled her arm away. It took me a moment to catch on.
"Did you have a dream about a bug biting you?"
"Yes! And Mommy squished that bug!" That should have been my first clue that it was a dream. The Missus isn't much for bug squishing, typically leaving that chore to me. Still, it was possible that her powerful maternal instincts would overcome her bug-squishing squeamishness. I took her back to bed because it was still too early for her to be up and I put her little plush alligator in the bed with her for which to eat any dream bugs that might prey upon her elbow.
My subconscious sucks. I never have any good dreams. I see these TV shows in which some guy is dreaming about hot girls, having lots of money, or being famous. Not me. Its always an apocalypse, or a serial killer after me, or one of those dreams in which you're supposed to be doing something and the moment I figure out what the hell I'm supposed to be doing I've shifted to some different scene and am back to square one.
And its never simple. About a week ago I dreamed at was at my Grandparents old place down at Lake Gaston. Was I eating bar-be-que on the pontoon boat and drinking an ice cold soda like I used to do on my trips there? Of course not! I had to figure out the code. I don't even know what the code was for! But is was a book code, so I had to figure out which book I needed to decipher the message. You know those. There's a series of numbers corresponding to pages and certain words. But I spent that REM cycle trying to figure out which book I needed. Finally I did, and then the alarm went off. Cool. Dream closure is always good right?
NO! Because sure enough a week later, I was having the same dream, complete with lack of bar-be-que and soda, and I forgot which book cracked the code!! Thus leading to another frustrating REM cycle of me searching everywhere I could, and examining every book I came across. On top of which I was totally pissed at my subconscious self for forgetting which book it was. That's right, I knew I was stuck on a GROUNDHOG'S DAY dream rerun but had no clue how to get out of it.
I'm actually kind of pissed at myself now for not knowing which book it is.
There's lots of theories about dreaming. Some people say that there's meaning to them and seek to divine understanding from them. Others think it's your brain shifting and sorting the day's sensory input. Some just think its the old grey matter cooling off after a hard day of thinking. I have to lean towards that last one because what the hell do those first two imply about me? I don't even want to think of going there.
But now I've gone and thought about it. Probably meaning tonight's REM cycle is going to be one huge laugh riot.
I should just slug down a double dose of NyQuil but after a while that stuff makes you stupid, and frankly I'd be just heartbroken with that happened you people couldn't tell the difference.
I get really sick of those wannabe country pop stars singing songs about being "more country" than each other. You ain't country just because you have a steel guitar in your band, you cowboy hat wearing pansies. Grow some talent, and get some soul. Time for a bit of Old Crow Medicine Show.
I was going to type "That's my two cents" but that may be an overestimation of my blog's worth. That and I'm against pennies. So with that, I'll see y'all Friday.
And then there the DARK KNIGHT RISES teaser that ran with the HARRY POTTER movie. Heard about that through my usual news sources due to lack of caring about Harry Potter. Saw the teaser. I had wondered that with my huge disappointment with THE DARK KNIGHT if my nerd instincts would kick in and I'd get excited to see the movie in spite of myself. Nope. I just don't care about Christopher Nolan's work anymore.
DREAM TIME
My kid came up to me in the wee hours of the morning as I was checking the news online."Daddy, a big, colorful bug bit my elbow and Mommy squished that bug!"
"Let me see your elbow, sweetie." I checked over her elbow to see this bug bite. I had barely had a chance to see her the day before with work and karate.
"No. There's no ouchie." She laughed and pulled her arm away. It took me a moment to catch on.
"Did you have a dream about a bug biting you?"
"Yes! And Mommy squished that bug!" That should have been my first clue that it was a dream. The Missus isn't much for bug squishing, typically leaving that chore to me. Still, it was possible that her powerful maternal instincts would overcome her bug-squishing squeamishness. I took her back to bed because it was still too early for her to be up and I put her little plush alligator in the bed with her for which to eat any dream bugs that might prey upon her elbow.
My subconscious sucks. I never have any good dreams. I see these TV shows in which some guy is dreaming about hot girls, having lots of money, or being famous. Not me. Its always an apocalypse, or a serial killer after me, or one of those dreams in which you're supposed to be doing something and the moment I figure out what the hell I'm supposed to be doing I've shifted to some different scene and am back to square one.
And its never simple. About a week ago I dreamed at was at my Grandparents old place down at Lake Gaston. Was I eating bar-be-que on the pontoon boat and drinking an ice cold soda like I used to do on my trips there? Of course not! I had to figure out the code. I don't even know what the code was for! But is was a book code, so I had to figure out which book I needed to decipher the message. You know those. There's a series of numbers corresponding to pages and certain words. But I spent that REM cycle trying to figure out which book I needed. Finally I did, and then the alarm went off. Cool. Dream closure is always good right?NO! Because sure enough a week later, I was having the same dream, complete with lack of bar-be-que and soda, and I forgot which book cracked the code!! Thus leading to another frustrating REM cycle of me searching everywhere I could, and examining every book I came across. On top of which I was totally pissed at my subconscious self for forgetting which book it was. That's right, I knew I was stuck on a GROUNDHOG'S DAY dream rerun but had no clue how to get out of it.
I'm actually kind of pissed at myself now for not knowing which book it is.
There's lots of theories about dreaming. Some people say that there's meaning to them and seek to divine understanding from them. Others think it's your brain shifting and sorting the day's sensory input. Some just think its the old grey matter cooling off after a hard day of thinking. I have to lean towards that last one because what the hell do those first two imply about me? I don't even want to think of going there.
But now I've gone and thought about it. Probably meaning tonight's REM cycle is going to be one huge laugh riot.
I should just slug down a double dose of NyQuil but after a while that stuff makes you stupid, and frankly I'd be just heartbroken with that happened you people couldn't tell the difference.
MUSIC!!
I get really sick of those wannabe country pop stars singing songs about being "more country" than each other. You ain't country just because you have a steel guitar in your band, you cowboy hat wearing pansies. Grow some talent, and get some soul. Time for a bit of Old Crow Medicine Show.
I was going to type "That's my two cents" but that may be an overestimation of my blog's worth. That and I'm against pennies. So with that, I'll see y'all Friday.
Green Lantern is a Peach
In brightest day, or the dead of night
I type this stuff with deadlines tight
Even though I'd rather go fly a kite
The Side is here! Round one! Fight!
Its Sunday, June 26, 2011, and let's do this thing.
GREEN LANTERN hit the big screen last week or something like that. You may have noticed that there's been no review for it on here. The reason being that I've been too busy to go get to the movies. I probably could have tried to eek out some time to go see it, but I honestly wasn't over excited about it. I like Ryan Reynolds, and that had me tempted early on, but the more I saw of previews for it, the less excited I got. I didn't like the inclusion of the whole stupid Parallax thing. The special effects didn't excite. I don't like Hal Jordan. This all pretty much led to me giving this one a pass.
What I have found interesting is the reaction to this movie. The critics pretty much all didn't like it. One said it lacked realism. I'm trying to figure out where realism fits into a movie in which a guy gets a magic ring from a space alien. That's kind of a stupid statement. I think THOR let us all know that the whole realism in a superhero flick is way over rated. I just saw Richard Roeper refer to Green Lantern as one of the "sillier superheroes" with his green tights and flitting around. Yeah, because that's so much sillier that a guy in red and blue tights swinging through New York. Its superheroes. There's going to be a certain level of suspension of disbelief involved going in. Then there's people who have said that Hal Jordan was the least likable character in the movie, so at least we know they're staying true to the comics.
There's been other critiques of the movie about some of the acting, some story elements, and dialogue. Having not seen the movie I can't really comment about all that.
The people I've talked to about the movie who have seen it pretty much all said it was alright. Maybe a renter. I'll likely check it out once it hits Netflix.
One thing I find completely hilarious is people being glad this has flopped because that'll free Reynolds up to do a Deadpool movie. Seriously. There was people actually upset that Reynolds signed on to play Green Lantern because in there minds that meant that there was no way he could play Deadpool. Maybe it was because the characters were owned by two different companies. I guess they didn't think about Chris Evans who played Johnny Storm (Marvel), then a character in THE LOSERS (DC), some schmuck in SCOTT PILGRIM VERSUS THE WORLD (Oni Press), and is next going to play Captain America (Marvel again). So its silly to think that just because Reynolds played Green Lantern that he could play Deadpool again. Instead there's an entirely different reason that Reynolds won't play Deadpool again:
THERE WILL NEVER, EVER, EVER BE A DEADPOOL MOVIE!!!!
Oscar mike golf, you ridiculous fanboys!! Do you really think the people over at the Marvel movie branch are sitting there saying "OK, we've got THE AVENGERS well under way. Right after that we really need to jump on this whole Deadpool thing." They're not saying that. They'll never say that. His appearance in X-MEN ORIGINS: WOLVERINE? That's what you get. That's all you get. The little bit after the credits? Be grateful. Cherish that. That's the end of Deadpool being on the big screen. If you all say your prayers and eat your vitamins and collectively cash in all your geek karma and maybe, maybe, he might pop up in one of the X-MEN: FIRST CLASS sequels they're planning. Don't get your hopes up. And if you're ready to ask me about the people who were excited about a possible Deadpool movie after the end of the Wolverine movie, I've got news for you. You're it. You and maybe some of your friends. There's no public outcry for this. There's not even an outcry in the comic book reading community. Yes, the character has a rabid fanbase. So, did SCOTT PILGRIM and we saw how well that movie did. Its never going to happen. Get over it and move on.
I hat ninjas. I am a ninja hater. That does not mean that I hate in stealthy ways. I even hate that stupid game where people try to smack each others hands, not only because its stupid, but because its called "ninja". And one big reason is that those pricks will steal your peaches given half a chance. Stupid ninja jerks.
That my dealio for today. I'm going to try to relax and not think about Green Lantern or ninjas. Or worse: Green lantern Ninjas. I actually just made myself shudder with that one. See y'all Wednesday. Weather permitting.
I type this stuff with deadlines tight
Even though I'd rather go fly a kite
The Side is here! Round one! Fight!
Its Sunday, June 26, 2011, and let's do this thing.
MOVIE REVIEW REVIEW?
GREEN LANTERN hit the big screen last week or something like that. You may have noticed that there's been no review for it on here. The reason being that I've been too busy to go get to the movies. I probably could have tried to eek out some time to go see it, but I honestly wasn't over excited about it. I like Ryan Reynolds, and that had me tempted early on, but the more I saw of previews for it, the less excited I got. I didn't like the inclusion of the whole stupid Parallax thing. The special effects didn't excite. I don't like Hal Jordan. This all pretty much led to me giving this one a pass.What I have found interesting is the reaction to this movie. The critics pretty much all didn't like it. One said it lacked realism. I'm trying to figure out where realism fits into a movie in which a guy gets a magic ring from a space alien. That's kind of a stupid statement. I think THOR let us all know that the whole realism in a superhero flick is way over rated. I just saw Richard Roeper refer to Green Lantern as one of the "sillier superheroes" with his green tights and flitting around. Yeah, because that's so much sillier that a guy in red and blue tights swinging through New York. Its superheroes. There's going to be a certain level of suspension of disbelief involved going in. Then there's people who have said that Hal Jordan was the least likable character in the movie, so at least we know they're staying true to the comics.
There's been other critiques of the movie about some of the acting, some story elements, and dialogue. Having not seen the movie I can't really comment about all that.
The people I've talked to about the movie who have seen it pretty much all said it was alright. Maybe a renter. I'll likely check it out once it hits Netflix.
One thing I find completely hilarious is people being glad this has flopped because that'll free Reynolds up to do a Deadpool movie. Seriously. There was people actually upset that Reynolds signed on to play Green Lantern because in there minds that meant that there was no way he could play Deadpool. Maybe it was because the characters were owned by two different companies. I guess they didn't think about Chris Evans who played Johnny Storm (Marvel), then a character in THE LOSERS (DC), some schmuck in SCOTT PILGRIM VERSUS THE WORLD (Oni Press), and is next going to play Captain America (Marvel again). So its silly to think that just because Reynolds played Green Lantern that he could play Deadpool again. Instead there's an entirely different reason that Reynolds won't play Deadpool again:THERE WILL NEVER, EVER, EVER BE A DEADPOOL MOVIE!!!!
Oscar mike golf, you ridiculous fanboys!! Do you really think the people over at the Marvel movie branch are sitting there saying "OK, we've got THE AVENGERS well under way. Right after that we really need to jump on this whole Deadpool thing." They're not saying that. They'll never say that. His appearance in X-MEN ORIGINS: WOLVERINE? That's what you get. That's all you get. The little bit after the credits? Be grateful. Cherish that. That's the end of Deadpool being on the big screen. If you all say your prayers and eat your vitamins and collectively cash in all your geek karma and maybe, maybe, he might pop up in one of the X-MEN: FIRST CLASS sequels they're planning. Don't get your hopes up. And if you're ready to ask me about the people who were excited about a possible Deadpool movie after the end of the Wolverine movie, I've got news for you. You're it. You and maybe some of your friends. There's no public outcry for this. There's not even an outcry in the comic book reading community. Yes, the character has a rabid fanbase. So, did SCOTT PILGRIM and we saw how well that movie did. Its never going to happen. Get over it and move on.
MUSIC!!!
I hat ninjas. I am a ninja hater. That does not mean that I hate in stealthy ways. I even hate that stupid game where people try to smack each others hands, not only because its stupid, but because its called "ninja". And one big reason is that those pricks will steal your peaches given half a chance. Stupid ninja jerks.
That my dealio for today. I'm going to try to relax and not think about Green Lantern or ninjas. Or worse: Green lantern Ninjas. I actually just made myself shudder with that one. See y'all Wednesday. Weather permitting.
Thor cheats!
For Asgard! Its Sunday, February 20, 2011, I'm ready for ale and wenches, and this is The Side. I don't drink nearly as much as I used to, but just last night I dreamed I was drinking a MGD and it was good. Things must be bad when my subconscious is telling me to go have a cold one.
As for the wenches, well, someone needs to clean up around this joint.
New Thor movie trailer hit the web this week. Looks great. I was already looking forward to this flick, and this just makes me more excited for it.
There's is a few things that strike me as odd. I already discussed having a black guy running around Asgard. They're also changing things up a bit in having Jane Foster (Played here by Natalie Portman) be an astro-physicist and not a nurse. That's not too big a deal. What does seem odd to me is this movie's take on Asgard itself.
According to this movie Asgard is so technically advanced that their technology takes on the trappings of magic. I just seems odd that the concept of magic is getting explained away in this manner. Its interesting as hell, but its just such an odd shift for a set of characters based of Norse Gods. Maybe they wanted to take this direction to distinguish themselves from the slew of other movies that have magical characters. It could be that they have a lot of really cool ideas to put up on the screen that they've based on this concept. Its not a deal breaker change, and its not even a dumb one, but its just so striking to me. I think that comes from Thor being the part of the Marvel Trinity that represents magic and mythology, and this shift sort of removes him from that spot and places him more in the science fiction slot.
But yes I am definitely looking forward to this movie. The guy playing Thor looks absolutely spot on. I spotted the Warriors Three in the new trailer, and I'm a fan of them. Really the only thing that's a drawback is the 3D thing, but I'm sure I'll be able to find showings that aren't 3D. Bottom line: the new trailer is cool, and I'm very excited for the movie.
There's a lot of people concerned with things being "fair". Sure, things being fair is fine and dandy, but its easy to go overboard. How can you go overboard on being fair? Isn't fairness a good thing? If something is good then there should be no such thing as too much of it, right? Wrong.
Let's look at a very old game. By old I mean a few thousand years. Its called Go, and its still very popular. It originated in Asia and the premise of it is pretty simple, but the game itself is very complex. Its played on a board with a grid on it and two players take turns placing stones where the lines intersect to gain territory. You get points by successfully surrounding space on the board. You can also take your opponents stones if you surround them and cut them off from any openings. It takes little time to learn but a lifetime to master.
Its a very simple game but when you have someone who is very good at it playing someone not as skilled they can receive a handicap. There's 9 key positions on a Go board and depending on the handicap a player can allow his opponent to start the game with stones in these locations. In a game where one well placed stone can turn the tide of a game this is a huge advantage which can sufficiently counter gaps in skill between players.
Over time it was determined that even going first was a huge advantage so the concept of komi was developed. Black always goes first, so in a match between evenly skilled opponents where there is no handicap, the player with the white stones receives 2 1/2 points to off set the disadvantage.
These rules have been in place for a very long time. They weren't just created on a whim. The game was analyzed and proper ways of keeping the matches even were developed. But what if someone still doesn't think that's enough to make things even? I knew a kid who cheated in pretty much every game I ever saw him play. When I attempted to teach him Go he would blatantly attempt to place more than one stone during his turn. The game had been explained and he understood how it worked. Still he attempted to place multiple stones even after I told him it was against the rules. In truth there is a rule about placing multiple stones in one turn and I enforced it the very next turn when he tried to do it again.
"You lose."
"What?"
"You just lost this game. If you place more than one stone during your turn then you automatically lose."
Thus ended his playing the game. Once he found out he could not manipulate the game to his liking he had no interest in playing anymore. This mindset isn't limited to children. In life you cannot expect everything to work out your way. Fairness means everybody has the same opportunity to be successful in their ventures. It doesn't mean you can change the rules just try to stick it to someone you don't like. Its like the movement to up the Capital Gains Taxes. Some people want this don't because they say that wealthier people aren't paying their fair share even though wealthier people pay the majority of the taxes taken in by the government. Its been proven that upping this tax actually decreases the amount of revenue taken in by the government, but still they push for it in the name of "fairness".
We play games as children, but what we learn is how to deal with life. Some people are winners. Some people don't win quite so much. I'm still waiting on my ship to come in, but unfortunately I think its off the coast of Somalia. So you shouldn't get all butt-hurt when you think of successful people. They just happen to be winning out a bit more. If you're smart you should look at them as you would a person you beats you at Go, Chess, or anything competitive. When I put the gloves on and get my ass kicked, its a learning experience, and I look to the person who beat me and ask "How can I do this better?"
When the world stops being a level playing field because whiny little pansies claim "its not fair", look at them as the children they're acting like and do what I do when a student gripes about something not being fair. Laugh right at them, and then get back in the game.
Today's post is brought to you by The American Budget. For the best in high quality, low price items, its The American Budget. Call now.
That's the shooting match for today. I'm going to see if my sinuses will actually explode with the temperature bouncing up and down over the next few days. If they do explode hopefully a hippy will get caught in the blast. Nothing says "TAKE THAT!" like a snotty sinus detonation, except for Phoenix Wright. ASK NOZZ DAY #2 will be this Wednesday! So, if you have any questions about anything you'd like me to answer you can leave a comment here or e-mail it too me at martynozz@yahoo.com and I'll have the answers up next time around. See y'all then.
As for the wenches, well, someone needs to clean up around this joint.
CHANGE. BELIEVE IT.
New Thor movie trailer hit the web this week. Looks great. I was already looking forward to this flick, and this just makes me more excited for it.
There's is a few things that strike me as odd. I already discussed having a black guy running around Asgard. They're also changing things up a bit in having Jane Foster (Played here by Natalie Portman) be an astro-physicist and not a nurse. That's not too big a deal. What does seem odd to me is this movie's take on Asgard itself.
According to this movie Asgard is so technically advanced that their technology takes on the trappings of magic. I just seems odd that the concept of magic is getting explained away in this manner. Its interesting as hell, but its just such an odd shift for a set of characters based of Norse Gods. Maybe they wanted to take this direction to distinguish themselves from the slew of other movies that have magical characters. It could be that they have a lot of really cool ideas to put up on the screen that they've based on this concept. Its not a deal breaker change, and its not even a dumb one, but its just so striking to me. I think that comes from Thor being the part of the Marvel Trinity that represents magic and mythology, and this shift sort of removes him from that spot and places him more in the science fiction slot.
But yes I am definitely looking forward to this movie. The guy playing Thor looks absolutely spot on. I spotted the Warriors Three in the new trailer, and I'm a fan of them. Really the only thing that's a drawback is the 3D thing, but I'm sure I'll be able to find showings that aren't 3D. Bottom line: the new trailer is cool, and I'm very excited for the movie.
NOT FAIR!!
There's a lot of people concerned with things being "fair". Sure, things being fair is fine and dandy, but its easy to go overboard. How can you go overboard on being fair? Isn't fairness a good thing? If something is good then there should be no such thing as too much of it, right? Wrong.
Let's look at a very old game. By old I mean a few thousand years. Its called Go, and its still very popular. It originated in Asia and the premise of it is pretty simple, but the game itself is very complex. Its played on a board with a grid on it and two players take turns placing stones where the lines intersect to gain territory. You get points by successfully surrounding space on the board. You can also take your opponents stones if you surround them and cut them off from any openings. It takes little time to learn but a lifetime to master.Its a very simple game but when you have someone who is very good at it playing someone not as skilled they can receive a handicap. There's 9 key positions on a Go board and depending on the handicap a player can allow his opponent to start the game with stones in these locations. In a game where one well placed stone can turn the tide of a game this is a huge advantage which can sufficiently counter gaps in skill between players.
Over time it was determined that even going first was a huge advantage so the concept of komi was developed. Black always goes first, so in a match between evenly skilled opponents where there is no handicap, the player with the white stones receives 2 1/2 points to off set the disadvantage.
These rules have been in place for a very long time. They weren't just created on a whim. The game was analyzed and proper ways of keeping the matches even were developed. But what if someone still doesn't think that's enough to make things even? I knew a kid who cheated in pretty much every game I ever saw him play. When I attempted to teach him Go he would blatantly attempt to place more than one stone during his turn. The game had been explained and he understood how it worked. Still he attempted to place multiple stones even after I told him it was against the rules. In truth there is a rule about placing multiple stones in one turn and I enforced it the very next turn when he tried to do it again.
"You lose."
"What?"
"You just lost this game. If you place more than one stone during your turn then you automatically lose."
Thus ended his playing the game. Once he found out he could not manipulate the game to his liking he had no interest in playing anymore. This mindset isn't limited to children. In life you cannot expect everything to work out your way. Fairness means everybody has the same opportunity to be successful in their ventures. It doesn't mean you can change the rules just try to stick it to someone you don't like. Its like the movement to up the Capital Gains Taxes. Some people want this don't because they say that wealthier people aren't paying their fair share even though wealthier people pay the majority of the taxes taken in by the government. Its been proven that upping this tax actually decreases the amount of revenue taken in by the government, but still they push for it in the name of "fairness".
We play games as children, but what we learn is how to deal with life. Some people are winners. Some people don't win quite so much. I'm still waiting on my ship to come in, but unfortunately I think its off the coast of Somalia. So you shouldn't get all butt-hurt when you think of successful people. They just happen to be winning out a bit more. If you're smart you should look at them as you would a person you beats you at Go, Chess, or anything competitive. When I put the gloves on and get my ass kicked, its a learning experience, and I look to the person who beat me and ask "How can I do this better?"
When the world stops being a level playing field because whiny little pansies claim "its not fair", look at them as the children they're acting like and do what I do when a student gripes about something not being fair. Laugh right at them, and then get back in the game.
SHAMELESS PROMOTION!!
Today's post is brought to you by The American Budget. For the best in high quality, low price items, its The American Budget. Call now.
That's the shooting match for today. I'm going to see if my sinuses will actually explode with the temperature bouncing up and down over the next few days. If they do explode hopefully a hippy will get caught in the blast. Nothing says "TAKE THAT!" like a snotty sinus detonation, except for Phoenix Wright. ASK NOZZ DAY #2 will be this Wednesday! So, if you have any questions about anything you'd like me to answer you can leave a comment here or e-mail it too me at martynozz@yahoo.com and I'll have the answers up next time around. See y'all then.
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