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Tuesday, June 17, 2008

Movie Review: The Incredible Hulk

Don't worry, there are no real spoilers below. Anything I mention about the movie you probably already know from the trailers.

Went to see The Incredible Hulk last night. I went in with lowered expectations. Not only because of Ang Lee's snoozefest, but because I was of the mindset that maybe this particular comic book character didn't necessarily translate to the big screen very well. And I'm glad to say I was wrong. I was pretty impressed. In my opinion, it wasn't as good as Iron Man, but a damn good movie nonetheless.

Obviously, there were many things wrong with the first Hulk attempt. And here is where I think Marvel and director Louis Leterrier made the greatest improvements.

The Incredible Hulk

First, it gave all the little pop-culture and Marvel universe nods that us comic-geeks love. From the subtle (a small TV clip of "Courtship of Eddie's Father" starring Bill Bixby), to the tired (the requisite Stan Lee cameo), and to the cross-over (the cameo of Tony Stark, minor mentions of Nick Fury, SHIELD, etc...) You can't help but get hyped knowing (or hoping) that Marvel Studios is correctly building a solid foundation for future movies and sequels.

Secondly, one of the issues from the first movie that most people overlook when critiquing it, is the timing of the release. Lee's Hulk came out in 2003, only two years removed from the 9/11 terrorist attacks. Seeing as the major villain in the Hulk storyline is the U.S. military, I don't feel America was ready to root against itself just yet. Not only that, but with no real super-villain for the Hulk to battle against, most moviegoers sighed a collective "eh". Leterrier's version gives us a worthy foe in Tim Roth's portrayal of Abomination, so at some point, we actually get to root for the Hulk, and not just wish he would chill the eff out.

Yeah, so I give it a thumbs up... Definitely worth a DVD purchase... And a possibility of paying to see it in the theater again.

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Monday, June 9, 2008

And the hits keep coming...

Ran across this doozy this evening. Easily cracks my top 5 as one of the funniest things I've EVER seen. Also makes the top 5 list for scariest. Because unfortunately, these people live amongst us all. What hurts the most is that I believe in God (or some higher power/spirit/being). And it's people like this that get all the press, and destroy the credibility of reasonable, sane Christians.

After that ridiculous presentation, I realize now that Mike must still be hanging out with Boner.

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Domesticated

The product I've been eagerly awaiting was finally delivered to my home today. And I'm not even ashamed to admit that I LOVE IT! My hatred for folding laundry is well known, but now, not only do I get perfect shirt folds every time, it's kind of... fun? (Wow, that sounded like a sound-bite from a HSN commercial.) Now, as much as I love this thing, I think we all know it's not going to replace my dependence on "fluff-and-fold" laundries. It ain't that damn fun. But nonetheless, it resolves my pet-peeves of not being able to fold my T-shirts consistently and quickly.


As seen on TV!

And just to make sure I kept some semblance of masculinity, you know I had to get mine in black.

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Tuesday, June 3, 2008

Creep of the Week - Boston Celtics

"Beat LA?!?!" I won't even lie... if my team started chanting "Beat the Celtics!", it would get me hyped. But the Lakers actually have class, so they didn't. We all know that the Celtics are a bit classless. It's known that they go around beating on their chests, hollering and whooping when they have a lead, but look like sheepish 10 year-olds when the going gets tough. And trust me, I fully understand the tradition behind Lakers v. Celtics, but KG, Ray Allen, Paul Pierce, and Doc Rivers have ZERO rings combined. Kobe, Fisher and Phil Jackson have a combined FIFTEEN rings! 'Nuff said.

Bring it on... and be careful what you wish for.

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