[**Note** This was originally written a month or so ago and never posted. I don't know what happened. Oh well, here it is for you to read now.
S]
Howdy all!
In the last few weeks it looks like I have had more people come read my site than ever before - and I know it wasn't just me refreshing the page this time! Nice...
OK, so I went out to see the new Indiana Jones movie last night, and I have to say that I was pretty impressed with it. The action was good, the puzzles were interesting, and the story was interesting. So, if you are paying attention, you may get that I am being less than totally enthusiastic. Yes, it was a good movie, but it wasn't the show to end all shows, really. As a standalone work of art, it was quite good and would likely have many repeat watchers. But as a part of the legendary Indiana Jones series, it doesn't quite step up to the plate as much as a lot of people were likely hoping it would.
I won't get into the movie's plot or anything so as not to give it away, but there are some interesting little "hats-off" moments to the previous movies (and some previous work by Lucas - "I've got a bad feeling about this!"), such as the warehouse that you see at the beginning of the movie, and a brief shot of one of the items that is being held there (again, I am not going to say too much, so you may or may not figure it out). The one thing I found that did take away from it, a bit, was the fact that the bad guys were Russians now, not Nazis. Sure, Soviet Communists were scary in their time, but they don't seem as intimdating in this movie as the Nazis had in the previous ones. Maybe that's just me.
Shia LeBoeuf was actually pretty good in this movie.
Anyway, in ranking the movies, I would put Raiders at #1 by far, Last Crusade 2nd, and Kingom of the Crystal Skull a very close 3rd (very very close). I won't even talk about the other one. I've only seen it once, if that is any indication of how I feel about it... but it is certainly a distant 4th in the ... Quadrology? Extended Trilogy? The Saga, let's say.
And while there were no final endings, there was no specific hint of another followup either.
Cheers!
Slyde
Friday, May 23, 2008
Wednesday, May 21, 2008
American Idol finale and more TV stuff...
I didn't watch a single episode of American Idol all season - I like the Canadian version better, and I am too opinionated on who does well and who doesn't. But, last night I decided to check it out for the finale. I was absolutely blown AWAY!!!
First, Michael Buffer comes on ("Let's get ready to RUMMMMBBBBLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLE!!!!"), which was a little cheezy, but they stuck with the whole boxing theme throughout the show. Then they introduced these two David's that I had never heard of before. I am guessing that all through the season these guys showed their stuff and deserved to be there, but regardless of how well David Cook had done through the rest of the season, this night was all Archuletta (I hope I spelled that right - I could look it up, but that would require some effort...). He absolutely dominated the show and was hands down the winner from the first note that escaped his mouth. I don't think I have seen such a one-sided show on any of these Idol shows or anything like that. It was absolutely incredible! If you missed it, you may want to see if you can download it from iTunes, or wait for the repeat. It was definitely one not to be missed.
My wife and I have missed a few episodes of Lost lately, but I have them ready to watch. The last I saw, it looked like things had jumped back and forth again - this season, instead of seeing the past lives of the "Lost", we have been seeing what happens after they get off the island, the Oceanic 6 at least. It seems that the rest of the people were either left behind, or were killed. From what I can tell, the Oceanic 6 are Jack, Kate, Aaron, Hurley, Sayid, and Ben, although Ben wasn't actually on the plane, so I am not sure how that one works out. Still, it looks to be an interesting final season of Lost.
Criminal Minds is still a good show, and the last one I watched was pretty good, but I have noticed a new trend lately in the show ever since the departure of Mandy Patinkin - the group gets split up into groups following different cases. I don't know if it''s good or bad, but it doesn't seem as intense when the action is split between two crimes and two scenes; things just seem to progress slower and the suspense that was there in some of the previous episodes just isn't as prevalent. Maybe it's just me, but I am feeling less interested in that new format.
We also get into CSI: Miami whenever we can, Cold Case as often as possible, and even Without A Trace. Obviously with these ones, the basic story in each show stands alone, but there is a bit of a soap opera as well, and I have noticed that I get a little lost in certain points when I don't know what's going on. For example, in Without A Trace, Jack was apparently shot somehow. I missed that whole story arc. In CSI: Miami, I know that Elizabeth Berkley is apparently Horatio's estranged wife and they have a kid together, but how or where she got all this money she appears to have, how Kim Coates is tied to her or what that whole story arc is about I don't know - I missed most of the one where they were introduced, and the follow-up showing how it is that H got out of Brazil.
Right now I am starting to watch the next episode of Battlestar Galactica - I really need to know what is going on. But if you go back a couple of posts, and you have been keeping track, didn't I predict the mutiny? Hehe. And Baltar as a religious figure - he is being hailed as such, isn't he? Damn, I should write this stuff. Maybe that'll be my next gig, and I can get out of the tech game, get into writing instead. Do you think anyone would enjoy my style of writing? ;) I guess something more that the stream of thought crap I spew directly from my brain and out onto the page would help to give a better sample in that respect...
But, that whole thing about Kara Thrace being the Harbinger of Death and bringing them all to their end...
***Whoa, that beginning of the episode was intense!!!! Oh man, Gaeta's leg... ***
Anyway... so, I still have to wonder what is going to happen when they reach Earth if Starbuck is going to end up leading them to their end. Or - could it mean that she will lead the Cylons to their end... hmmmm...
I need to get back to this show. I will come back and wite up something else later on.
Take it easy y'all!
Cheers!
Slyde
First, Michael Buffer comes on ("Let's get ready to RUMMMMBBBBLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLE!!!!"), which was a little cheezy, but they stuck with the whole boxing theme throughout the show. Then they introduced these two David's that I had never heard of before. I am guessing that all through the season these guys showed their stuff and deserved to be there, but regardless of how well David Cook had done through the rest of the season, this night was all Archuletta (I hope I spelled that right - I could look it up, but that would require some effort...). He absolutely dominated the show and was hands down the winner from the first note that escaped his mouth. I don't think I have seen such a one-sided show on any of these Idol shows or anything like that. It was absolutely incredible! If you missed it, you may want to see if you can download it from iTunes, or wait for the repeat. It was definitely one not to be missed.
My wife and I have missed a few episodes of Lost lately, but I have them ready to watch. The last I saw, it looked like things had jumped back and forth again - this season, instead of seeing the past lives of the "Lost", we have been seeing what happens after they get off the island, the Oceanic 6 at least. It seems that the rest of the people were either left behind, or were killed. From what I can tell, the Oceanic 6 are Jack, Kate, Aaron, Hurley, Sayid, and Ben, although Ben wasn't actually on the plane, so I am not sure how that one works out. Still, it looks to be an interesting final season of Lost.
Criminal Minds is still a good show, and the last one I watched was pretty good, but I have noticed a new trend lately in the show ever since the departure of Mandy Patinkin - the group gets split up into groups following different cases. I don't know if it''s good or bad, but it doesn't seem as intense when the action is split between two crimes and two scenes; things just seem to progress slower and the suspense that was there in some of the previous episodes just isn't as prevalent. Maybe it's just me, but I am feeling less interested in that new format.
We also get into CSI: Miami whenever we can, Cold Case as often as possible, and even Without A Trace. Obviously with these ones, the basic story in each show stands alone, but there is a bit of a soap opera as well, and I have noticed that I get a little lost in certain points when I don't know what's going on. For example, in Without A Trace, Jack was apparently shot somehow. I missed that whole story arc. In CSI: Miami, I know that Elizabeth Berkley is apparently Horatio's estranged wife and they have a kid together, but how or where she got all this money she appears to have, how Kim Coates is tied to her or what that whole story arc is about I don't know - I missed most of the one where they were introduced, and the follow-up showing how it is that H got out of Brazil.
Right now I am starting to watch the next episode of Battlestar Galactica - I really need to know what is going on. But if you go back a couple of posts, and you have been keeping track, didn't I predict the mutiny? Hehe. And Baltar as a religious figure - he is being hailed as such, isn't he? Damn, I should write this stuff. Maybe that'll be my next gig, and I can get out of the tech game, get into writing instead. Do you think anyone would enjoy my style of writing? ;) I guess something more that the stream of thought crap I spew directly from my brain and out onto the page would help to give a better sample in that respect...
But, that whole thing about Kara Thrace being the Harbinger of Death and bringing them all to their end...
***Whoa, that beginning of the episode was intense!!!! Oh man, Gaeta's leg... ***
Anyway... so, I still have to wonder what is going to happen when they reach Earth if Starbuck is going to end up leading them to their end. Or - could it mean that she will lead the Cylons to their end... hmmmm...
I need to get back to this show. I will come back and wite up something else later on.
Take it easy y'all!
Cheers!
Slyde
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