Escapades

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1. So I'm loving the Beck/Danger Mouse combo song "Chemtrails," which is playing on Beck's website.

2. Go take a gander at the 50 worst album covers ever. Hi-larious.

3. If you haven't watched the Lost finale, go do it! There's a great breakdown of awesome Lost moments on Alex's blog. Let me just add that season four was the best Lost ever and the finale did NOT disappoint.

4. Is it just me, or did last night's episode of Battlestar Galactica dissapoint? (I know I already ranted about this.) I sorta liked the Adama parts, because I really like Adama and Roslin. However, all the "Who's gonna be president?" stuff really rubbed me the wrong way. It all felt disjointed. Also, why bring back Romo (or his weird dead cat thing)? Didn't like it. Something I am looking forward to: an explanation on how Caprica Six is preggers. It only makes sense to me if Baltar is the father. Also... who is the final Cylon?! Whooooo?

5. I'm going to a baby shower today... Everyone cross your fingers that I make it through without

a. making fun of someone/something and offending everyone
b. scowling the entire time
c. having a mental freakout because my friend is preggo
d. puking (I feel kinda weird today)

Ug.

So yesterday, Alex and I went and got engagement pictures taken. And let me tell you, it was awful for me. I really really hate getting my picture taken. A LOT. It wasn't the photographer's fault, I just really dislike the whole thing. I have a very bad attitude about stuff like this. I feel like planning a wedding is what hell will be like, only with less tulle. The whole thing really stresses me out... way more than it should. Also, I caught a cold, so now my head feels like it's gonna a'splode.

Moving on to greener pastures, I am very excited for the Lost finale today. I can hardly wait. The only thing that sucks is that you know its going to be a huge cliffhanger for next season. We'll find out soon enough...

The kingdom of what now?

So I went to see Indiana Jones at midnight with some folks this week. First of all, let me warn you that this review could have been tainted by the fact that the movie didn't start until 1 (they had some problem with the download of the film). I didn't really mind waiting (since we got free passes), but I was waaaaay tired by the time the movie started, and probably less forgiving than I normally would have been. As you probably guessed, I didn't love the movie. I didn't hate it, I just thought it was pretty mediocre. There were moments that showed flickers of hope, but all in all, a disappointment. Granted, I wasn't expecting a helluva lot, so I wasn't let down that much. However, I'm gonna lay out five reasons why this movie was pretty much lame. Oh, and there'll be spoilers.

#1: Crystal alien skulls? Really? They've been thinking about the plot of this movie for 20 years and all they came up with is crystal alien skulls? I'm cool with supernatural stuff, but sci-fi in Indiana Jones? I missed the religious artifacts.

#2: Random cute CGI animals. Completely unnecessary, totally lame, and spine-crushingly awful. Hate it! I'm gonna lump all actions related to said CGI animals into this one (meaning: the part where Shia the Beef swings from the vines).

#3: Overstuffed 50's references. We get it. Time has passed. All we need to do is look at Harrison Ford's melting face to realize this! The first 20 minutes of this movie drove me nuts with all the 50's crap.

#4: The plot was dumb. John Hurt's character was dumb, the fat sidekick guy (who I think is named Ray) was completely dumb, the plot felt cobbled together ("Let's have them escape for 5 minutes so they can fall into quicksand and we can have an 'Indy hates snakes' moment, then they'll get caught again. Brilliant!") and dumb. I'm not expecting Oscar winners, here. I mean, I liked Speed Racer! But come on!

#5: The characters were lame. I missed Marion and Indy's tart repartee (replaced by dumb bickering and lovey-dovey shiz). As soon as Indy found out that Shia the Beef was (Spoiler, but come on! If you didn't already know this, you haven't been paying attention) his son, I even missed the interaction between the two. Sidenote: I really liked Shia in the movie. And I liked the way the two bantered before they found out they were related.

Anyway, that's my deal with Indiana Jones. Maybe I'll use my free pass to go see Iron Man... again.

Trailer Tiempo

So I just watched two sweet trailers that made me pretty stoked for their respective projects. The first is the trailer for Australia, the long gestating movie from Baz Luhrmann. Even though both Nicole Kidman and Hugh Jackman have made nothing but suckfests for a while, I think this one looks pretty much awesome. Sorta Cold Mountain meets Far and Away (which was my favorite movie when I was a kid...).



Next up is the teaser trailer for Joss Whedon's new show, "Dollhouse." For all you BSG fans, keep an eye open for Karl "Helo" Agathon, still looking right sexy. Now, I'm not the typical crazy, obsessive Joss Whedon fan. I love Firefly, but I in no way think it is a perfect show. However, I think this one could be really good. No, it could be the best... If they don't destroy it first!

Dolls
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P.S.: I fixed the video. It'll play now. Sorry!

And as you might have guessed, I went to see Speed Racer this weekend. To be perfectly honest, I really liked it. I wished I didn't, because it was all kinds of dumb, but what can I say? It was so cool-lookin' and cheesy. I fell under the spell. However, I think that it was WAY too long. I've decided that the way to see that movie is to go get dinner during the middle hour, then come back to finish 'er up. But all in all, I was quite fond of it. Oh, and Matthew Fox? Good grief, he's the most ridiculous actor. So silly. Anyway, I'm looking forward to being disappointed this week by Indiana Jones 4.

Brunettes, not fighter jets

Check out a new Flight of the Conchords music video. I love the fuzzy 70's vibe and Jemaine's 'stache is man-tastic. Roller skating is sexy after all. If you still haven't watched Flight of the Conchords, do yourself a favor and check it out. It is so very funny... Especially check out the Bowie, Lord of the Rings, and Footloose parodies. Killer!



Also interesting, here's Bret from Flight of the Conchords in his film debut as an elf in Lord of the Rings. He is definitely not one of the sexy elves, I must say.

They only live to get radical

So my friend Danny got married yesterday. In honor, here's Point Break. I know, I know. It's pretty bad. The acting sucks, the story makes no sense, and the dialogue is ridiculous. Which is exactly why I loooove it. Everything Gary Busey says in this movie makes me laugh. And its got such quotable lines: "Utah, get me two!" "Little hand says it's time to rock and roll." "Back off Warchild, seriously." "Vaya con Dios, Brah." "I was takin' shrapnel in Khe Sanh when you were crappin' in your hands and rubbin' it on your face." Man, I'm laughing just thinking about it. Enjoy!



UPDATE: So I just read that they're planning on making a Point Break sequel called Point Break Indo, (as in Indonesia, apparently). Here's the plot synopsis:

When Billy Dalton, military special ops and star surfer, is disqualified from the pro-surfing tour, he takes off for the coast of Bali looking for the perfect wave. While there he’s recruited by a private security force who are trying to find a gang known as The Bush Administration, surfing outlaws and modern day pirates who work like “The Ex-Presidents,” a bank robbing crew from Malibu twenty years ago.

Wow... I hate to say it, but I'd probably pay money to see this... Don't you judge me!

By the power of grayskull!

Iron Man was so effing good! I loved everything about it, especially (you guessed it) Robert Downey Jr. What a fox. I was really impressed by the movie, which is kind of amazing, since I had such high expectations to begin with.

Alex and I were talking about a superhero movie rating system, with Batman Begins at the tip-top and Daredevil at the ass-end. I would rate Iron Man just below X-Men and just above Spider Man 2. I also think, after seeing it a few more times, it might sneak past X-Men.

It would look something like this (warning--this list might need some alterations):


AWESOME

Batman Begins
Batman Returns
Batman
X-Men 2
The Crow
X-Men
Iron Man
Spider Man 2
Hellboy
The Incredibles
Superman Returns
Superman 2
Spider Man
Unbreakable
Spider Man 3
Superman
Superman 3
Batman Forever
Hulk
X-Men 3
Batman and Robin
Fantastic Four
Fantastic Four 2
Daredevil
Ghost Rider

AWFUL

Sidenote: Is Constantine a superhero movie? I included The Crow, but does it count? If anyone has thoughts about this, or if I have forgotten about a key superhero movie, leave some comments.

UPDATE: I added Batman Forever, Superman, and Spider Man 3, which I forgot. And I decided that Ghost Rider is worse than Daredevil. Barely.

I graduated. Yipee.

So yesterday was my graduation. I decided to go at the last minute, just so I could say I did it. It was long and boring, but I'm glad I went. However, I had to wake up sorta early to go. AND there was this concert I really wanted to go to (anyone else like the Black Kids?). We decided to get a supply of Red Bulls and head to the concert. By the time the first band was supposed to start, which was around ten, I was so friggin tired that the idea of standing in a crowd of sweaty drunk pseudo-Bohemians and waiting 2 hours to hear a decent band made me sad. So, we left. I drank two Red Bulls and still fell asleep on the way home. Sorry Alex. So this is a story about how lame I am. In other "Sheree is lame" news, Battlestar Galactica might be my favorite show ever. And if you've got anything to say about it, frak you.

P.S. Red Bull tastes awful.