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Tuesday, December 29, 2009
New Directions
This blog has seen its ups and downs. It has only been running for 8 months (I think), and during that time I've been without internet for almost 3 months (not consecutively) which makes writing difficult. There were times with many posts, and times with almost none.
As you've seen in my last post, that Matt has decided to quit, so I was left with the dubious task of coming up with a new title, a new domain name, and new information for this site and try to keep it going.
Instead I've decided to do something completely different. I'm starting a comedy website with some friends. We're going to be writing articles, one of my friend wants to do a webcomic, there was some talk of a podcast, and I really hope to start doing videos on there. They are both funny guys so I think this website is going to be fairly killer. And unlike this blog where you're lucky for an update once a month, we're trying to commit to something new everyday, or at the least every second day.
If that idea doesn't work out, I might start a different casual blog or something, I'm not sure. I just really enjoy writing, and I need an outlet to do that.
So for those of you who have been visiting this site(I can safely assume that's everyone who is visiting the site right now and reading this), I want to thank you for your visits and thank you for your comments!
This will probably be one of the last entries on here. I'll post the new website info on here once we've launched that. I've enjoyed writing on here, and I hope you've enjoyed reading!
Instead I've decided to do something completely different. I'm starting a comedy website with some friends. We're going to be writing articles, one of my friend wants to do a webcomic, there was some talk of a podcast, and I really hope to start doing videos on there. They are both funny guys so I think this website is going to be fairly killer. And unlike this blog where you're lucky for an update once a month, we're trying to commit to something new everyday, or at the least every second day.
If that idea doesn't work out, I might start a different casual blog or something, I'm not sure. I just really enjoy writing, and I need an outlet to do that.
So for those of you who have been visiting this site(I can safely assume that's everyone who is visiting the site right now and reading this), I want to thank you for your visits and thank you for your comments!
This will probably be one of the last entries on here. I'll post the new website info on here once we've launched that. I've enjoyed writing on here, and I hope you've enjoyed reading!
Thursday, December 10, 2009
Sad Day
Well last week I learned some sad news. I've spent the last 5 or 6 days trying to figure out how to tell you all...
Matt has left "The Curious Case of Sheldon and Matt".
He's noticed (as we all have) that he hasn't blogged in months and decided that he would step down from the joint blog.
Obviously now the site needs to change to something not based on him and I working together seeing as that is no longer/never going to ever happen again ever. Not one more time in history of all mankind.
I'm super busy with work right now but after stupid Christmas time is over (bah humbug) I will figure out something awesome and go for it.
Matt has left "The Curious Case of Sheldon and Matt".
He's noticed (as we all have) that he hasn't blogged in months and decided that he would step down from the joint blog.
Obviously now the site needs to change to something not based on him and I working together seeing as that is no longer/never going to ever happen again ever. Not one more time in history of all mankind.
I'm super busy with work right now but after stupid Christmas time is over (bah humbug) I will figure out something awesome and go for it.
Wednesday, December 2, 2009
My Rant on the Internet RE: the internet.
I don't know why, but I've had enough. The internet has made me mad today and I decided to tear a strip off of it to teach it who the boss is. Hopefully this will be sort of funny or you may share in some of my anger!
WARNING: I make up random website names in this rant. I have not checked any of them, nor do I plan on it. So in case they are bad sites (knowing the internet they will be) don't check them.
You know what I can't stand (what really grinds my gears), all of the stupid dating site ads, or webcam porn sites that advertise by adding you as a friend on twitter/facebook/msn and it'll be a cute girl (not unbelievably attractive but just very cute) and they'll say something like, "Hey I saw your profile online, and it says you're single and I'm new to the area so I just wanted to see if you wanted to chat."
A few years ago this always worked on me. In my internet naivete I would think "really? This girl wants to chat with me? What are the chances that out of every guy in my area that she would send me a message?".
Ignorance is truly bliss.
Now I know better. Cute girls don't go on the internet sending messages to random guys looking to meet people. Cute girls can meet people by going to a club or a coffee shop or well any where at all that guys happen to be. So while I no longer fall for the trick, it's started to make me unbelievably irritated everytime I receive one of these messages. It makes me not believe any one on the internet (probably a good thing, although I desperately wish it wasn't).
The internet is this amazing tool, which from a social networking point of view, has opened up incredible doors to stay in touch and potentially meet new people. The problem is that because spammers for sites take advantage of this so much, it's no longer viable to meet new people over the internet. It's really not. If you get a message, and actually reply then 10 bucks says the answer will be "lol ur really cute. You should come to my webcam site www.Ihavenoselfrespect.com" (I don't know if that's a real site, please no one check). And on the opposite end of the coin, because of creepy dudes on the net, you can't ever be the first one to send a message or else the person will assume you're a creep and not respond or else just ignore you.
Now the spammers are definitely annoying but one other thing that really upsets me is the dating site ads/porn site ads. I'm single. I am quite aware of this. I don't believe that "single-ness" is some awful disease and that I need to find a girlfriend to cure me. I'm generally very happy being single and think that one day if I meet the right girl, it will work out. But I'm not going to clutch my pillow praying that it will happen, and I'm not going to stalk every single girl I meet until it happens (pff doesn't work anyway). I'm happy and sometimes sort of proud that I am a bachelor so I mark clearly on my facebook that my status is "single".
Due to a wonderful technology called "Targeted Ads" (not sure that's the real name but that's what I call it), facebook will put ads targeted to what interests you the most! So say you wrote "comic books" under interests, you will receive possible ads for comic stores nearby. Say you wrote that you're a Christian or a pastor, you will receive ads for conferences or Christian concerts. When you write single you get three nearly identical ads every time saying "CUTE GIRLS ON www.desperatelosers.com" or "10% off signup fees for www.lonelypeople.com"
But those aren't the worst. The most annoying ones go something like this, "Tired of being single? Want to meet a nice Christian girl? Then check out www.coolpeoplehavegirlfriends.com". Or how about "Cute, single girls looking for husbands on www.tiredofwaiting.com. Meet the perfect girl for you and stop spending your life alone!"
And the pictures are always of some very cute, yet believable, girl which automatically attracts the attention of any guy's eye. So I log onto facebook and see some blonde punk girl with BRIGHT blue eyes and I'm like "wow" and then right under her face it'll say "SINGLE? YOU LOSER!" Somedays I'll sign on to facebook and in the span of about 45 seconds I'll go from being happy about my singleness to depressed.
I've even debated taking "single" off my profile just to avoid these ads. But I refuse. That would be letting the internet win. And that would be the real tragedy.
Porn ads are the worst. It'll be like "Cool singles on www.dontyoudareclickthislink.com" and with a really pretty girl and then on days when I'm bored I'll click the link (haha dumb right? it says don't click it!) and then it'll lead to this site with some topless chick and before you can even close the window(5-10 minutes depending on how hot... haha sorry I had to make the joke) you'll get 75 pop-ups all with disgusting porn stuff on each of them and they will each try to infect your computer with viruses.
This topic is very close to two other things that I wanted to talk about that will wait for a future blog. I'd like to hear more about this from other perspectives. For instance, if you're a girl or a married person, or a non-single guy, then what kind of ads have been polluting your internetz? Also if any of you have some internet horror stories (i.e. the random message creepers, spambots that would not leave you alone) then comment away my chickadees!
WARNING: I make up random website names in this rant. I have not checked any of them, nor do I plan on it. So in case they are bad sites (knowing the internet they will be) don't check them.
You know what I can't stand (what really grinds my gears), all of the stupid dating site ads, or webcam porn sites that advertise by adding you as a friend on twitter/facebook/msn and it'll be a cute girl (not unbelievably attractive but just very cute) and they'll say something like, "Hey I saw your profile online, and it says you're single and I'm new to the area so I just wanted to see if you wanted to chat."
A few years ago this always worked on me. In my internet naivete I would think "really? This girl wants to chat with me? What are the chances that out of every guy in my area that she would send me a message?".
Ignorance is truly bliss.
Now I know better. Cute girls don't go on the internet sending messages to random guys looking to meet people. Cute girls can meet people by going to a club or a coffee shop or well any where at all that guys happen to be. So while I no longer fall for the trick, it's started to make me unbelievably irritated everytime I receive one of these messages. It makes me not believe any one on the internet (probably a good thing, although I desperately wish it wasn't).
The internet is this amazing tool, which from a social networking point of view, has opened up incredible doors to stay in touch and potentially meet new people. The problem is that because spammers for sites take advantage of this so much, it's no longer viable to meet new people over the internet. It's really not. If you get a message, and actually reply then 10 bucks says the answer will be "lol ur really cute. You should come to my webcam site www.Ihavenoselfrespect.com" (I don't know if that's a real site, please no one check). And on the opposite end of the coin, because of creepy dudes on the net, you can't ever be the first one to send a message or else the person will assume you're a creep and not respond or else just ignore you.
Now the spammers are definitely annoying but one other thing that really upsets me is the dating site ads/porn site ads. I'm single. I am quite aware of this. I don't believe that "single-ness" is some awful disease and that I need to find a girlfriend to cure me. I'm generally very happy being single and think that one day if I meet the right girl, it will work out. But I'm not going to clutch my pillow praying that it will happen, and I'm not going to stalk every single girl I meet until it happens (pff doesn't work anyway). I'm happy and sometimes sort of proud that I am a bachelor so I mark clearly on my facebook that my status is "single".
Due to a wonderful technology called "Targeted Ads" (not sure that's the real name but that's what I call it), facebook will put ads targeted to what interests you the most! So say you wrote "comic books" under interests, you will receive possible ads for comic stores nearby. Say you wrote that you're a Christian or a pastor, you will receive ads for conferences or Christian concerts. When you write single you get three nearly identical ads every time saying "CUTE GIRLS ON www.desperatelosers.com" or "10% off signup fees for www.lonelypeople.com"
But those aren't the worst. The most annoying ones go something like this, "Tired of being single? Want to meet a nice Christian girl? Then check out www.coolpeoplehavegirlfriends.com". Or how about "Cute, single girls looking for husbands on www.tiredofwaiting.com. Meet the perfect girl for you and stop spending your life alone!"
And the pictures are always of some very cute, yet believable, girl which automatically attracts the attention of any guy's eye. So I log onto facebook and see some blonde punk girl with BRIGHT blue eyes and I'm like "wow" and then right under her face it'll say "SINGLE? YOU LOSER!" Somedays I'll sign on to facebook and in the span of about 45 seconds I'll go from being happy about my singleness to depressed.
I've even debated taking "single" off my profile just to avoid these ads. But I refuse. That would be letting the internet win. And that would be the real tragedy.
Porn ads are the worst. It'll be like "Cool singles on www.dontyoudareclickthislink.com" and with a really pretty girl and then on days when I'm bored I'll click the link (haha dumb right? it says don't click it!) and then it'll lead to this site with some topless chick and before you can even close the window(5-10 minutes depending on how hot... haha sorry I had to make the joke) you'll get 75 pop-ups all with disgusting porn stuff on each of them and they will each try to infect your computer with viruses.
This topic is very close to two other things that I wanted to talk about that will wait for a future blog. I'd like to hear more about this from other perspectives. For instance, if you're a girl or a married person, or a non-single guy, then what kind of ads have been polluting your internetz? Also if any of you have some internet horror stories (i.e. the random message creepers, spambots that would not leave you alone) then comment away my chickadees!
Friday, November 27, 2009
Birthday Blog
Well happy birthday to me! It's that time of year again that marks the day of my birth which means I am officially another year older.
On my birthday I have a few time-honored traditions that I make sure to follow every year.
A) Supper with some friends - Every year, no matter where I'm living, it's become tradition to go out for supper with some of my friends. And for some reason the place has become Boston Pizza for my birthdays. Maybe it's because they don't do anything embarassing like "OH IT'S YOUR BIRTHDAY!? LET'S SING AND BRING YOU A TINY DESSERT FOR FREE!" . Maybe it's because the waitresses there are always good looking and make you feel like you have a chance so that they can get a better tip. I don't know but the supper at BP's has become a birthday tradition that I love.
B) Reflecting on the last year - I always ask myself, "What was I like this time last year?" And I'm always amazed at how far I've come. How different things truly are. I'm not going to get into the "gory" details but it's amazing how much things have changed between this year and last year. Last year I was getting over a break up, working at a retail job and putting in very little time at the church, and feeling kind of generally unhappy. This year however I am so happy. Things are going so good for me right now.
C) Use the Birthday money I get sent to buy presents for myself - Since I moved to Saskatoon 5 years ago, my family has been sending me cards with money. So on my birthday I generally head to Wal-mart or EB and spend my birthday money on video games/movies/ or whatever it is that catches my fickle little heart. This year I got Assassin's Creed 2 and 2 seasons of Heroes. I don't think I like AC2 as much as the first one so far, but that's beside the point.
D) The Phone Calls - Every birthday night I get about 20 phone calls from my friends and family. That's the general reason why I try not to plan an actual party on the night of my birthday.
I think thats it for my boring birthday traditions. Anyway, I need to go do something that is not blogging.
On my birthday I have a few time-honored traditions that I make sure to follow every year.
A) Supper with some friends - Every year, no matter where I'm living, it's become tradition to go out for supper with some of my friends. And for some reason the place has become Boston Pizza for my birthdays. Maybe it's because they don't do anything embarassing like "OH IT'S YOUR BIRTHDAY!? LET'S SING AND BRING YOU A TINY DESSERT FOR FREE!" . Maybe it's because the waitresses there are always good looking and make you feel like you have a chance so that they can get a better tip. I don't know but the supper at BP's has become a birthday tradition that I love.
B) Reflecting on the last year - I always ask myself, "What was I like this time last year?" And I'm always amazed at how far I've come. How different things truly are. I'm not going to get into the "gory" details but it's amazing how much things have changed between this year and last year. Last year I was getting over a break up, working at a retail job and putting in very little time at the church, and feeling kind of generally unhappy. This year however I am so happy. Things are going so good for me right now.
C) Use the Birthday money I get sent to buy presents for myself - Since I moved to Saskatoon 5 years ago, my family has been sending me cards with money. So on my birthday I generally head to Wal-mart or EB and spend my birthday money on video games/movies/ or whatever it is that catches my fickle little heart. This year I got Assassin's Creed 2 and 2 seasons of Heroes. I don't think I like AC2 as much as the first one so far, but that's beside the point.
D) The Phone Calls - Every birthday night I get about 20 phone calls from my friends and family. That's the general reason why I try not to plan an actual party on the night of my birthday.
I think thats it for my boring birthday traditions. Anyway, I need to go do something that is not blogging.
Thursday, November 5, 2009
The Mega Blog
It's been over a month since I blogged last. The last 5 or 6 weeks has seen many adventures and I've thought many of things (which I wanted to blog at the time but I haven't had an internet connection at home until now). So I thought I would come back strong for you today with this... MEGA BLOG.
5 Dogs, 5 Cats, and No Door
For a month a stayed with a sweet older couple from my church and the first week living with them was great! They cooked for me, I had my own space, and they watched the Game Show Network a lot... so I got to dream of what it would be like to marry one of the Deal or No Deal girls. The only real problems off the bat was that my bedroom had no door and they insisted on putting the food on my plate. I'm a fairly picky eater, and my stomache gives me issues with a lot of foods, so I hate feeling "forced" to eat something, especially when its everyday.
Then they got a phone call from this girl who had lived with them a while ago. She had run out of money and her and her mom needed a place to stay. They get there and they bring with them 3 cats and 5 dogs. The 3 cats they brought didn't really get along with the 2 that were already there, and for some reason they would choose my room as a sanctuary to hide from the other cats. The one cat was so loud (I've never heard a cat meow like that... it sounded like a girl getting hit by a bus "OOOOWWWWW") and this white cat went to the room I stored my stuff and went and shed on all my blankets and jackets. And the dogs...
The dogs were huge (except for the chihuahua). There was a rottweiler, a German shepherd, some big white dog, a golden lab, and the chihuahua. The rottie was very friendly but had this nasty habit of sneaking up on you and licking your arms while eating. Which was... weird. The German shepherd was missing an eye and looked awesome, and was most of the time friendly but a couple times I came home and he freaked out and kept barking and growling at me. And he was huge so I was a little scared. The white dog would come right up to you, but if you tried to pet it (or actually even just moved your hand at all) he would growl and try to bite you. The golden lab was nice but was in heat and was "spotting" everywhere. Disgusting. And the chihuahua was so terrified of me that it barked relentlessly every time it saw me. One morning at 7 am it came into my room, and when it saw me there sleeping it freaked out and started barking at me. Waking me up early on my day off which put me in a bad mood. And when I got out of bed, I saw that it pooped on my dress shirt which made it worst.
The Car Accident
So last week I was in a pretty serious car accident and walked away with minor injuries (the whole story is on my facebook profile, I might post it on here soon for those without facebook). I now believe that I have superpowers, or I am atleast semi-unbreakable. But man, all of the stuff that came up after this accident is ridiculous! First the police are questioning me, then doctors and nurses, then the police again, then every single person who knows what happened, then the insurance company starts phoning every day, then the licensing people, then different insurance people. The doctor told me to rest after the accident... well the first 3 days I was on the phone and trying to find information the whole time that eventually I decided to go back into work for a "break" from all that madness.
The Cable Guy
I'm in my new place now. It's pretty sweet, but for whatever reason, the guy I'm living with doesn't want to share his internet and insists that I get my own line run in. I'm ok with that. I go to the local phone/internet people and man! They wanted $50 a month and I would have to get a home phone with them as well. I was like "forget this!" and instead gave Shaw a call and got the extreme high speed for only $19 a month. They said that they'll be there the next day to install it, and I was so pumped. And then they said "Between the hours of 8 and 12" so I texted my boss and said that I would be late. At 12:30 I give Shaw a call to find out where he is... because he hadn't shown up yet. At 2, the guy comes and installs it and acts like no big deal. I was kind of like "You know I had to take time off work right?" and he was just like "Haha I'll try to make it quick."
So from 8-2:30 I had to miss work that day to hand out and wait for the cable guy. Do they just assume that everyone who needs cable internet/tv don't have jobs?
NEW TV!
I bought a new tv! There was a great deal and oh she is sooo soo pretty. It's a 50 inch High Def Plasma Samsung, and it is just wonderful. I love it so much. I might not marry it, but I would definitely make it the best man at my wedding. It is a wonderful technological device that has taken over my life for the past couple of days.
Twilight
I've recently read the first 3 books and seen most of the movie (haha I turned it off because I got bored) and I will share my feelings about that. I started a blog about it but it didn't feel right so I will do that again. Speaking of which... I've read quite a bit of books lately and I will be writing a blog talking about books very soon!
I have some movie review/book review blogs that I plan on writing right away! And for those of you regular readers who have felt sad in my month of being away, fear not! I am back and will be blogging regularly again!
5 Dogs, 5 Cats, and No Door
For a month a stayed with a sweet older couple from my church and the first week living with them was great! They cooked for me, I had my own space, and they watched the Game Show Network a lot... so I got to dream of what it would be like to marry one of the Deal or No Deal girls. The only real problems off the bat was that my bedroom had no door and they insisted on putting the food on my plate. I'm a fairly picky eater, and my stomache gives me issues with a lot of foods, so I hate feeling "forced" to eat something, especially when its everyday.
Then they got a phone call from this girl who had lived with them a while ago. She had run out of money and her and her mom needed a place to stay. They get there and they bring with them 3 cats and 5 dogs. The 3 cats they brought didn't really get along with the 2 that were already there, and for some reason they would choose my room as a sanctuary to hide from the other cats. The one cat was so loud (I've never heard a cat meow like that... it sounded like a girl getting hit by a bus "OOOOWWWWW") and this white cat went to the room I stored my stuff and went and shed on all my blankets and jackets. And the dogs...
The dogs were huge (except for the chihuahua). There was a rottweiler, a German shepherd, some big white dog, a golden lab, and the chihuahua. The rottie was very friendly but had this nasty habit of sneaking up on you and licking your arms while eating. Which was... weird. The German shepherd was missing an eye and looked awesome, and was most of the time friendly but a couple times I came home and he freaked out and kept barking and growling at me. And he was huge so I was a little scared. The white dog would come right up to you, but if you tried to pet it (or actually even just moved your hand at all) he would growl and try to bite you. The golden lab was nice but was in heat and was "spotting" everywhere. Disgusting. And the chihuahua was so terrified of me that it barked relentlessly every time it saw me. One morning at 7 am it came into my room, and when it saw me there sleeping it freaked out and started barking at me. Waking me up early on my day off which put me in a bad mood. And when I got out of bed, I saw that it pooped on my dress shirt which made it worst.
The Car Accident
So last week I was in a pretty serious car accident and walked away with minor injuries (the whole story is on my facebook profile, I might post it on here soon for those without facebook). I now believe that I have superpowers, or I am atleast semi-unbreakable. But man, all of the stuff that came up after this accident is ridiculous! First the police are questioning me, then doctors and nurses, then the police again, then every single person who knows what happened, then the insurance company starts phoning every day, then the licensing people, then different insurance people. The doctor told me to rest after the accident... well the first 3 days I was on the phone and trying to find information the whole time that eventually I decided to go back into work for a "break" from all that madness.
The Cable Guy
I'm in my new place now. It's pretty sweet, but for whatever reason, the guy I'm living with doesn't want to share his internet and insists that I get my own line run in. I'm ok with that. I go to the local phone/internet people and man! They wanted $50 a month and I would have to get a home phone with them as well. I was like "forget this!" and instead gave Shaw a call and got the extreme high speed for only $19 a month. They said that they'll be there the next day to install it, and I was so pumped. And then they said "Between the hours of 8 and 12" so I texted my boss and said that I would be late. At 12:30 I give Shaw a call to find out where he is... because he hadn't shown up yet. At 2, the guy comes and installs it and acts like no big deal. I was kind of like "You know I had to take time off work right?" and he was just like "Haha I'll try to make it quick."
So from 8-2:30 I had to miss work that day to hand out and wait for the cable guy. Do they just assume that everyone who needs cable internet/tv don't have jobs?
NEW TV!
I bought a new tv! There was a great deal and oh she is sooo soo pretty. It's a 50 inch High Def Plasma Samsung, and it is just wonderful. I love it so much. I might not marry it, but I would definitely make it the best man at my wedding. It is a wonderful technological device that has taken over my life for the past couple of days.
Twilight
I've recently read the first 3 books and seen most of the movie (haha I turned it off because I got bored) and I will share my feelings about that. I started a blog about it but it didn't feel right so I will do that again. Speaking of which... I've read quite a bit of books lately and I will be writing a blog talking about books very soon!
I have some movie review/book review blogs that I plan on writing right away! And for those of you regular readers who have felt sad in my month of being away, fear not! I am back and will be blogging regularly again!
Sunday, September 27, 2009
Summer Movies - The quick review
As the rarely-seen co-founder of this blog, I wanted to put in my 15 cents worth (because I have so much more wisdom to offer than 2 cents can buy) of movies I've watched over the spring/summer seasons so that you can heed my advice and enjoy good movies while avoiding the bad ones.
Also, to save time and space, they will be quite brief reviews (but still a solid 15 cents worth of review! Don't you worry accountants!)
I'll say in advance: "You're welcome."
X-men Origins: Wolverine
Didn't live up to the hype, but then again, most movies don't. I do enjoy comic books (surprise!) and thus am a big fan of anything Marvel Studies does (sidenote: Bought by Disney? Crazy!), but Wolverine left me wanting more.
Perhaps my biggest disappointment came from the fact that I am a big fan of Ryan Reynolds, and his character is basically in the movie for 12 seconds. Now they are looking at giving him his own movie based on the Deadpool character, so that softens the blow for me a little bit, but still... Ryan Reynolds!
All in all however, I do own the movie now and have watched it again. It is better the second time when you know what to expect.
Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen
See above, but take out the name "Ryan Reynolds" and insert the name "Rainn Wilson".
GI Joe: Rise of the Cobra
I went to this movie expecting nothing more than a few cheap thrills and the chance to say "I saw the GI Joe movie."
Perhaps it is because of those low expectations, but I actually liked it!
The plot was predictable, but better than I expected, and I thought they had a good self-contained story that still leads into the sequel nicely.
District 9
There are a lot of aliens in District 9, and there is also a lot of swearing.
I'm not overly sensitive to foul language (working with youth means you here it every once in a while), but I will say that at several points the incessant cursing detracted from the plot.
And that is a shame, because the plot was FANTASTIC!
I know there are a lot of mixed reviews for this movie, but I thought that it was great! The character development by the end was subtle but moving, I was on the edge of my seat by the end wondering how it was going to wrap up, and I will definitely be lining up to see the inevitable sequel when it comes out!
There is quite a bit of gore ("exploding bodies" kind of gore) and the language I've already mentioned, but if you aren't sensitive to those things, then go see it as soon as you're done reading this!
Terminator Salvation
I have a confession to make. I am not that terribly familiar with the Terminator movies. I have only seen bits and pieces, not even in the right order.
However, I did like this movie. Again, I felt that it fell short of the hype it was given (a general theme, which is why I try not to get my hopes up for movies - or human beings!), but I was genuinely entertained.
I would choose Transformers or Wolverine over Terminator, but perhaps it is just because I am more familiar and attached to the characters.
Oh, and that whole "I try not to get my hopes up with humans" thing was a joke!
Star Trek
Even though I am quite public and straight-forward about my nerdiness, I am not a trekkie.
However, you do not need to be one to enjoy this movie! It starts right from the beginning and explains everything. They've even thrown in plot twists to change the "Star Trek universe" that annoyed a person who followed the old versions, but I thought was quite clever!
The only deterrent for this movie, is that every time Spock was on the screen I kept wanting to yell out "Don't trust him! He's Sylar and he just wants your powers!"
Up
This is the only animated movie (with the exception of Space Jam) that has come close to opening up my naturally-sealed-shut tear-ducts ("natural" because, after all, I am a man).
This movie is funny, touching, and has a great plot!
If District 9 isn't appealing to you, then this is what you should see!
And, if District 9 is appealing to you, then watch this one after!
The Taking of Pelham 123
This movie confused me. Not in the sense of having a confusing plot or not enough explanation, but rather in the sense that the characters weren't predictable like movie characters generally are.
John Travolta's character especially seemed to be like a real person, who contradicts himself and changes his mind, and you really are wondering what the heck is going on.
There is a lot of bad language in this movie too, so be warned about that, but I would definitely recommend it for someone to watch just so I can hear another opinion of it, because I really still don't know what I think about it (and I saw it months ago!).
Also, to save time and space, they will be quite brief reviews (but still a solid 15 cents worth of review! Don't you worry accountants!)
I'll say in advance: "You're welcome."
X-men Origins: Wolverine
Didn't live up to the hype, but then again, most movies don't. I do enjoy comic books (surprise!) and thus am a big fan of anything Marvel Studies does (sidenote: Bought by Disney? Crazy!), but Wolverine left me wanting more.
Perhaps my biggest disappointment came from the fact that I am a big fan of Ryan Reynolds, and his character is basically in the movie for 12 seconds. Now they are looking at giving him his own movie based on the Deadpool character, so that softens the blow for me a little bit, but still... Ryan Reynolds!
All in all however, I do own the movie now and have watched it again. It is better the second time when you know what to expect.
Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen
See above, but take out the name "Ryan Reynolds" and insert the name "Rainn Wilson".
GI Joe: Rise of the Cobra
I went to this movie expecting nothing more than a few cheap thrills and the chance to say "I saw the GI Joe movie."
Perhaps it is because of those low expectations, but I actually liked it!
The plot was predictable, but better than I expected, and I thought they had a good self-contained story that still leads into the sequel nicely.
District 9
There are a lot of aliens in District 9, and there is also a lot of swearing.
I'm not overly sensitive to foul language (working with youth means you here it every once in a while), but I will say that at several points the incessant cursing detracted from the plot.
And that is a shame, because the plot was FANTASTIC!
I know there are a lot of mixed reviews for this movie, but I thought that it was great! The character development by the end was subtle but moving, I was on the edge of my seat by the end wondering how it was going to wrap up, and I will definitely be lining up to see the inevitable sequel when it comes out!
There is quite a bit of gore ("exploding bodies" kind of gore) and the language I've already mentioned, but if you aren't sensitive to those things, then go see it as soon as you're done reading this!
Terminator Salvation
I have a confession to make. I am not that terribly familiar with the Terminator movies. I have only seen bits and pieces, not even in the right order.
However, I did like this movie. Again, I felt that it fell short of the hype it was given (a general theme, which is why I try not to get my hopes up for movies - or human beings!), but I was genuinely entertained.
I would choose Transformers or Wolverine over Terminator, but perhaps it is just because I am more familiar and attached to the characters.
Oh, and that whole "I try not to get my hopes up with humans" thing was a joke!
Star Trek
Even though I am quite public and straight-forward about my nerdiness, I am not a trekkie.
However, you do not need to be one to enjoy this movie! It starts right from the beginning and explains everything. They've even thrown in plot twists to change the "Star Trek universe" that annoyed a person who followed the old versions, but I thought was quite clever!
The only deterrent for this movie, is that every time Spock was on the screen I kept wanting to yell out "Don't trust him! He's Sylar and he just wants your powers!"
Up
This is the only animated movie (with the exception of Space Jam) that has come close to opening up my naturally-sealed-shut tear-ducts ("natural" because, after all, I am a man).
This movie is funny, touching, and has a great plot!
If District 9 isn't appealing to you, then this is what you should see!
And, if District 9 is appealing to you, then watch this one after!
The Taking of Pelham 123
This movie confused me. Not in the sense of having a confusing plot or not enough explanation, but rather in the sense that the characters weren't predictable like movie characters generally are.
John Travolta's character especially seemed to be like a real person, who contradicts himself and changes his mind, and you really are wondering what the heck is going on.
There is a lot of bad language in this movie too, so be warned about that, but I would definitely recommend it for someone to watch just so I can hear another opinion of it, because I really still don't know what I think about it (and I saw it months ago!).
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