Archive for November, 2008

The Sweetness

November 26, 2008

For a 20 year old kid like me, it seems the world is spinning right down the fucking toilet. That is what everyone wants me to think and that is what a lot of people believe. They have given up on humanity and are saying fuck it all. They now just watch and point and criticize the world around them as if they have actually tried to fix their own lives.

I am as thrilled as I ever could be. I am glad every time I hear someone my age tell me about how we are all fucked. I love seeing people walk down the street and look at the world around them in disgust. Then they lock themselves up in their house and waste away on countless reality TV shows. Then those same fuckers will talk about how stupid all these people on reality shows are, and then that same night they will submit their ratings by watching. I am glad because for every person that has given up and thinks they are too good to do anything, that is one more person out of my way.

For me, it is mostly the music industry. I will do my best not to preach, as I have not found a solid band yet. But there are so many people throwing in the towel and saying the industry is fucked, and nothing is the same. They are absolutely right: the music industry run by greed and fake pop sensations is completely fucked. What they don’t see is that we, as the new music industry pioneers, are in complete control to do whatever the fuck we want. The old ways don’t work anymore, and we get to re-write the rules. It’s rather simple, whatever any band has done in the last 15 years or so to try to get famous, DON’T do that.

Now to expand beyond the music industry. I think the same goes for a lot of things. The rules are all changing. Forget anything your parents told you about how things work in the world. They might tell you money is the most important, but it’s not. As we can tell by our government rewarding the greedy pigs who fucked up, and by doing that they are punishing the smaller honest corporations. A big house isn’t important. All your shit is not important, forget about owning all you can. It’s about time we all give back to the collective mind of this world. Question everything you are told, think outside of the facts that are presented to you by the people who manipulated them in the first place. Figure things out for yourself and stop taking everything that is being forced into your mind.

The more we all think about what is good for all of us as a whole, the better the world around us will get. It’s safe to say that many have given up already, and all they care about is themselves, and pointing fingers at everyone else for their own problems. I see way too often people just talking and talking about the most insignificant of problems, just constant bitching. It probably makes them feel like they are doing something. All I can say is shut the fuck up and do something relevant. If you are going to talk, it better be a good cause, and it better be followed by some action.

FUCK I have to get sugar at the grocery store for Thanksgiving dinner!!!! This is such BULLSHIT! What is the world coming to!?

I Hope You Have A Nice Day

November 24, 2008

Christmas is coming and millions of people in the U.S. will smile and say “I LOVE IT!” to absolutely dreadful gifts that they absolutely hate. Save your money. Make something, and do it for the few. Put some work into something, and you will find much more realistic expression of human emotion and gratitude.

People talk to each other every day, and 50% of those conversations are bullshit.

In Bullshit Conversation:

There is always something that one person wants to say to another, but doesn’t. There is always something that one person did, and doesn’t want the other person to know. There are things that each person hates about the other, and they will never share that.

One person talks just to talk and keep pretending things are comfortable, and the other person smiles and nods and thinks to themselves, “What a cockbag”.

A day in the life of a regular bullshitter:
You walk to your car and wave hello to your friendly neighbor. Then you think, “That guy is a real prick.” You stop at the store and smile at your clerk, and say, “Have a nice day!”, then you walk away and think, “God, she was ugly.” You go to work and wish each and every customer a great day. Then you turn to your co-workers and say “Did you see how FAT she was?”. You leave work, not before picking up your paycheck and saying “Thank you” to your boss. You walk out the door and think, “You old greedy bastard.” You drive over to your friendly neighbors house and fuck his wife. Then you go home and welcome your wife with a kiss and an “I Love You.”

50% of everyday conversation is bullshit. 75% of people are full of shit.

I had a great, wide-open, honest and fulfilling conversation the other day. That’s all I could ask for.

Tyra Banks is Shocked by Sex

November 18, 2008

I caught a headline today and curiously clicked on it after an episode of creative block. Tyra Banks did a survey of teenage girls and their sex practices. She was surprised at the results:

More than 10,000 teenage girls and young women took part in an anonymous survey over the summer on TyraShow.com, the Web site of “The Tyra Banks Show.” Survey questions focused on sexuality, sexually transmitted diseases and teen pregnancy, as well as drinking, drugs and violence among females. Here are some findings from the survey:

* On average, girls are losing their virginity at 15 years of age.
* 14 percent of teens who are having sex say they’re doing it at school.
* 52 percent of survey respondents say they do not use protection when having sex.
* One in three says she fears having a sexually transmitted disease.
* 24 percent of teens with STDs say they still have unprotected sex.
* One in five girls says she wants to be a teen mom.
* About 50 percent acknowledge that they’ve hit someone.
* One out of three teens has tried drugs.

The problems with this survey are as follows:

These are kids that watch the Tyra Banks show.

Life of an Amatuer Journalist pt.2

November 17, 2008

Today we shot our first interview for the news story project. We got a teacher to come down and talk with us a bit about Barack Obama, the election, and the post-election. I operated the camera while Charlie did the interview. It was the best conversation I have ever heard about the elections. Our news segment is supposed to be about 90 seconds. The interview was 15 minutes long, but I love it when we have an abundance of footage. It just ensures that you will get the very best of your footage when you have to dig through it all.

I will post the project when it is finished, and maybe I’ll throw up the entire interview also.

Life of an Amateur Journalist pt.1

November 16, 2008

My next school project is a news story. My partner, Charlie, and I are interviewing teachers this week on the following:

What they think about where we are at right now with the bailout, the amount of borrowing and debt, the election and the media, and the “global cop” status of America

Then what they think the future holds. What kind of change is coming and is this younger generation too uneducated.

This is pretty intense for me right now. Charlie came up with this topic, because Lord knows I don’t know ass-diddly-doo about this subject. We are hoping for some crazy interviews, where people start yelling and slamming fists on the tables. Then slap the closest person in a fit of rage.

I’m in the middle of trying to convince a professor, that I had for a couple writing courses, to do an interview. One day he came to class very pissed off at the government and tossed desks at the students, and that is the passion we are looking for.

We start shooting and interviewing tomorrow. I wanna see some mud ‘n blood thrown.

My “Quantum of Solace” Review

November 14, 2008


When I saw Casino Royale I fucking hated it. It was completely different than any other James Bond movie. It didn’t make sense that M was played by Judi Dench when it was supposed to be Bond’s first mission. I hated that the main focus of the movie was a fucking card game. And I wasn’t sure if I even liked Daniel Craig.

Then I watched Casino Royale again a few months later and fucking loved it. It was completely different than any other James Bond movie. M was played by Judi Dench, but it was considered a reboot a.k.a. we do whatever the fuck we want. The card game made sense, and it was less about the cards and more about the players. And the story was pretty good once I understood it.

I had no doubts going into Quantum of Solace that it was going to kick ass. And right from the start it does. The highlight of this movie is no doubt the action, and without making the story suffer. Being a sequel played well in it’s favor also. This way there was no extra explaining to do, we knew where we left off. Le Chiffre, working for a large organization, was killed by Mr. White who works for the same organization. Vesper, Bond’s love interest, betrays him and gives the money to Mr. White. She drowns and Bond hunts down Mr. White and shoots him in the leg. Quantum of Solace picks up immediately after that point.

I found the story in this movie to be a little easier to follow than Royale’s. It is half a revenge story and half a spy adventure story. IMDB Plot Summary. It was written by a few people, one of which is Paul Haggis who’s work I admire. Quantum was empty of any quips that have made Bond so famous in the past, and I don’t see that as a bad thing. This is a very serious Bond and I think it worked very well for this episode. If you consider this film to be a part of Bond’s entire career, then you can see it is a dark time for him. A lot of complaints have been that it is too dark, but the story calls for it. I won’t be surprised or put off to see some of that cheeky dialogue of his back in the next film.

Dominic Greene was the main villain in Quantum. He tied together the paths of Bond and the new Bond girl, Camille. Camille was out for revenge on a man who killed her family when she was a child, and Greene was doing business with the man. Bond was following the organization and Greene was his major lead. Bond and Camille had similar motives and worked together to get to Greene.

Daniel Craig was just fine as Bond. I don’t see him as the “BEST BOND EVER!” as some have surely said, but he is definitely not bad. I have to see him make a couple more movies to consider him for that title. Olga Kurylenko as Camille was very good. She is at the absolute beginning of her career, and this should give her a good leg up to stardom. The rest of the cast was also well performed. There were no over the top villainous performances that you may find past Bond films, it was all very real performances, and very realistic motives.

I was not the least bit disappointed by Quantum Of Solace. It delivered through and through.

The only bad part of this movie was the theme song that was completely created by Jack White. I still remain a huge Jack White fan, but this was just an awful mistake hooking up with Alicia Keys. She is great on her own, and he is great on his own, but together it just didn’t work right.

I give Quantum of Solace an 8 out of 10.

New Watchmen Trailer

November 14, 2008

The New Watchmen Traileris out and it is, unsurprisingly, phenomenal. We get to see some more footage that wasn’t in the original teaser such as The Comedian getting tossed out the window (so far it sounds like I actually read the comic…it’s on my to-do list). My eyes widened and my jaw dropped about a third of the way in when Muse’s “Take a Bow” started to play. An absolutely PERFECT song for this movie. I always felt heroic listening to that song, and when i finally read the comic I will probably play Muse in the background.

I’m going to see “Quantum of Solace” today and I’m hoping they show this trailer with it. I will be back later to write that review. So go watch the new Watchmen Trailer.

A New Day

November 10, 2008

A new day is coming. A day of constant flow of wonders of words and pictures and movies. A day of constant change. A day of learning, and a day of breaking down and building up again. A wonderful day it will be.

Translation:

I am going to get off my writing ass and start getting these blog motors turning. So sorry to my dedicated few who I KNOW for a fact check this blog everyday. And even though that is not a fact it will keep me driven.

Laters.

My “Zack and Miri Make A Porno” Review

November 2, 2008

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There are movies that I want to see. There are movies that I anticipate a week or two prior theatrical release. Then there are movies that I hear about from the conception of the idea and wait months, maybe a year, or maybe years until it is released. Such a movie is any Kevin Smith movie. The last one of his that I had the joy of torturing myself with the wait was Clerks 2. And now we have “Zack and Miri Make A Porno”. Not only was I anticipating it because it was a Kevin Smith movie, or it had “porno” in the title, it was also because of Seth Rogen. I have been a Seth Rogen fan from day one of him being on screen with the Apatow bunch. So yeah, “Zack and Miri Make A Porno” was all kinds of goodness.

I’ll get the obvious stuff out of the way. The dialogue penned by Smith is untouchable, hilarious, and downright filthy. Seth Rogen’s presence only adds completely to it. Where Smith’s films shine is all the in between dialogue. If the two characters are on screen discussing a plot point that keeps the story moving, then you are laughing your ass off at all the other stuff they are saying. What is also so amazing is that the story is JUST as great as the in between. Smith doesn’t let his story take the back seat to his jokes, the story is in the front seat going right along with them (random metaphor). Now you may look at the title and say, “Well really, how far can you go with the story that is clearly spelled out in the title”. And I say, “NAY! You ignorant pig!”. If the story was truly spelled out in the title it would be “Zack and Miri Make a Porno, and, In The Process, Realize That It Might Be More Than Just Sex”. The actual title is a lot cooler though.

I was thrilled at the fact that this was a movie outside of the Askewniverse (i.e. Jay and Silent Bob-iverse). I walked out of the film calling it a “new breed” of Kevin Smith films. Then my friend asked me in reply, “Oh it’s not a feel good film like the rest of his others?”. To which I said, “Yes, it is.” So I take it back, it is NOT a new breed. But it is just joining the rest of the breed (another random metaphor?).

The supporting cast he picked up for this was amazing. No doubt was there Jason Mewes, for once NOT playing a stoner with long hair, but playing a horny man with a long penis. Justin Long was hilarious as a male porn star/porn director/porn distributor. And the guy who played his boyfriend was just super, man. Craig Robinson of “The Office” fame was also hilarious as the “producer” of the porno. And there is not enough to say about Elizabeth Banks. I just saw her in “W.”, and now this. She is very talented, very funny, and very hot.

This film is very funny, but even I can admit it is not Smith’s funniest. But that’s like saying a 7-inch dick isn’t quite as good as a 7 1/2 inch dick (here’s the dick metaphors). The story is clearly funny, and adds that Kevin Smith sweetness. This movie holds one of my favorite sex scenes ever, and it doesn’t even involve nudity. Smith just translated everything we were supposed to feel, and what the characters feel, all so well.

If there is ANY downside, it is that this isn’t Smith’s funniest movie. But that’s hardly noticeable. This is a great achievement and great addition to the Kevin Smith Library. I give “Zack and Miri Make A Porno” an 7 out of 10.