Saturday, February 28, 2009
I Am The Ultimate Warrior
Don't judge me when you read this. But when i was a young lad i really enjoyed watching wrestling. Not that fake high school crap, i mean real professional wrestling, with real atheletes who built their muscles by weightlifting not with steroids like stupid baseball players. It was awesome. There was this wrestler named The Ultimate Warrior. He was awesome and nearly unbeatable. Back in the day they used to do these little promo spots for themselves backstage. Now i am pretty sure when i was a kid i understood every word this guy said. Which blows my mind now. After a tip from a game crazy employee that i should youtube him and watch his promos, i can't figure out what this dude was ever talking about. Everybody needs to watch his promo's on youtube. Seriously, they are hysterical. He goes on tangents about planes and taking the controls and the pilots who have already committed to destiny, and looking at hulk hogan and seeing walls......??? I don't know. Just the way he says "Hulk Hogan" is worth the time. And he says it after everyword, all the time. Somebody on youtube nailed it when they named their video "Ho Kogan." It's funny because it's true.
Friday, February 27, 2009
One movie, two movie, three movie, blue
Ok people. I feel like i have to write this on this blog because if i wrote it on my movie blog nobody would see it, and then you would all miss out on the journey. I have finished my annual re-editing of my top 100 movies list. It is finished. And this year it has many new additions and a lot of things have changed places. I am way happier with my list this year than i was last year, and this list actually feels 100% correct. So, this is obviously going on my movie blog, but (thanks to both nic and jesse) I have decided to do something awesome. I am going to post them on my blog one at a time everyday for 100 days! A 100 day countdown. And they are going to be accompanied by a video clip! That's the best freaking part!!!! And don't worry, i am only going to pick clips that aren't vulgar and bad. They will all be clean....or as clean as possible. This is starting on March 1st (that's sunday, jake). So go to my blog everyday and you will see the next movie and a video clip!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I'm awesome!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Smallville
I don't know if anyone out there watches Smallville like me, but I thought I would talk about some funny stuff I've noticed about the show. If you don't know, it's in its 8th season, but I'm still catching up. I'm about half way through season 7.
There are things that happen in almost every episode of Smallville. Here are some of them:
1. a car blows up
2. the entire cast almost dies
3. the good guys have proof that Lex is evil
4. the proof is destroyed
5. a minor character finds out Clark has powers
6. that minor character dies
7. Lex is thrown through a glass table
8. everyone is knocked unconscious just as Clark uses his powers to save their lives
9. Clark confronts Lex about being evil
10. Lex lies
11. we see Lois Lane cleavage
12. one of the "good" characters does something that could be described as "evil," but then we find out that it wasn't evil, it was to protect someone, or save someone, or punish Lex
13. Lois eavesdrops and/or trespasses on Lex and he finds out about it.
14. Clark runs into Kryptonite at exactly the wrong moment and almost dies.
And finally, the funniest thing that happens in EVERY episode of Smallville:
15. the camera lingers too long on someone's face before cutting to the next scene.
That's all I can think of right now.
There are things that happen in almost every episode of Smallville. Here are some of them:
1. a car blows up
2. the entire cast almost dies
3. the good guys have proof that Lex is evil
4. the proof is destroyed
5. a minor character finds out Clark has powers
6. that minor character dies
7. Lex is thrown through a glass table
8. everyone is knocked unconscious just as Clark uses his powers to save their lives
9. Clark confronts Lex about being evil
10. Lex lies
11. we see Lois Lane cleavage
12. one of the "good" characters does something that could be described as "evil," but then we find out that it wasn't evil, it was to protect someone, or save someone, or punish Lex
13. Lois eavesdrops and/or trespasses on Lex and he finds out about it.
14. Clark runs into Kryptonite at exactly the wrong moment and almost dies.
And finally, the funniest thing that happens in EVERY episode of Smallville:
15. the camera lingers too long on someone's face before cutting to the next scene.
That's all I can think of right now.
Thursday, February 26, 2009
Watchmen
Two days ago I purchased and started reading the graphic novel 'Watchmen.' It is considered the greatest graphic novel ever written and is on Time magazines 100 best novels. I see why. The first page pulls you in. It is truly fantastic. As those who know me, know that i am not an avid reader. I personally have nothing against books, I just don't have the attention span. But i think graphic novels are my calling. I always thought if books had more pictures i would read them. I know that sounds absurd and immature, but seriously my attention span calls for those kind of distractions. Jesse and I tried to read our x-men comic book once and we just couldn't do it. The dialogue is so freakin cheesy and lame. I don't know if it holds true for all graphic novels but the writing in 'Watchmen' is good and not cheesy. Plus i like looking at the bloody pictures when people get beat up. I would highly recommend this to everybody, well almost everybody. It is a fantastic read, so for those of you that don't have the attention span or the patience to read (jake), this is the novel for you. Plus, the movie comes out next friday and it looks freaking awesome. Read it. I think you will like it.
Wednesday, February 25, 2009
Justin's new movie blog
I guess now my movie blog is officially up and running now that I have made my first post. It is my 2008 justademy awards. If you are interested go check it out. It is the only thing on there so far but i will constantly update it. I have all kinds of fun and ridiculous plans for it. The site is www.justinatthemovies.ibetts.net. Sweet!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Monday, February 23, 2009
JESSE'S NEW SITE, UP AND RUNNING!
So, everyone, please check it out. My new site is at
jesse.ibetts.net
and it is all my "stuff." If you want to see some Jesse art and read some Jesse lit, this is the place for it. If anyone has a problem viewing it, please let me know.
jesse.ibetts.net
and it is all my "stuff." If you want to see some Jesse art and read some Jesse lit, this is the place for it. If anyone has a problem viewing it, please let me know.
Justin's goatee is safe, much to my dismay.
So, I seriously tricked myself into thinking that the Academy was going to give Best Picture to "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button." As most of you know already, I love this movie. I think it is pretty much the best thing ever. It is one of my favorite movies of all time, not just of this year. It's beautiful, subtle, and filled with genuine emotion. It makes me very sad that it was overlooked. It also makes me sad that Brad Pitt's performance in this movie was overlooked. It seemed as if he wasn't even a contender; all the experts were saying that Best Actor was between Sean Penn and Mickey Rourke. It is my opinion that Brad Pitt's performance was the most challenging of the year (Mickey Rourke's being a close second) and he did it so flawlessly and subtely that no one even noticed. He is such an amazing actor. Justin thinks that the reason he isn't taken seriously as an actor is because he's considered a sex symbol. If Justin's right, that's a shame. He thinks it's the same for Angelina Jolie. This year, in "Changeling," she proved that she is very talented, and that she can be incredibly understated. In my opinion, she was competely cheated this year. Her performance was so incredible; one of the best female acting performances ever, and again, it doesn't even seem like she was in the running. All this fuss over Kate Winslet and Meryl Streep and Anne Hathaway. I know it's silly that I am so invested in these opinions, but I am. I was so disappointed last night. Justin and I talked about it and decided that next year, we're not going to see all the movies, we're not going to get invested, we're not going to have expectations, and I think it will be a lot funner that way.
Academy Awards Results
This year, we had 12 ballots. Thanks to everyone who participated, it was fun. The winner in each category is in blue, and all the people who voted are in red. The totals are at the end.
Best Actor in a Leading Role
Richard Jenkins ~ The Visitor
Frank Langella ~ Frost/Nixon Keshia
Sean Penn ~ Milk Bryan Jessica Ryan
Brad Pitt ~ The Curious Case of Benjamin Button Ashley Kelsey Crystalle Joe
Mickey Rourke ~ The Wrestler Justin Jake Jesse Chris
Best Actor in a Supporting Role
Josh Brolin ~ Milk Jake
Robert Downey Jr. ~ Tropic Thunder
Philip Seymour Hoffman ~ Doubt
Heath Ledger ~ The Dark Knight Ashley Bryan Justin Jesse Keshia Kelsey Crystalle Joe Chris Jessica Ryan
Michael Shannon ~ Revolutionary Road
Best Actress in a Leading Role
Anne Hathaway ~ Rachel Getting Married Ashley Chris
Angelina Jolie ~ Changeling Bryan Jake Jesse Keshia Kelsey Joe
Melissa Leo ~ Frozen River
Meryl Streep ~ Doubt
Kate Winslet ~ The Reader Justin Crystalle Jessica Ryan
Best Actress in a Supporting Role
Amy Adams ~ Doubt
Penelope Cruz ~ Vicky Cristina Barcelona Justin Jake Jesse Joe Jessica
Viola Davis ~ Doubt
Taraji P. Henson ~ The Curious Case of Benjamin Button Ashley Bryan Keshia Kelsey Crystalle Ryan
Marisa Tomei ~ The Wrestler Chris
Best Animated Feature Film
~ Bolt
~ Kung Fu Panda Keshia Kelsey Joe
~ Wall-E Ashley Bryan Justin Jake Jesse Crystalle Chris Jessica Ryan
Best Art Direction
~ Changeling Jesse Chris
~ The Curious Case of Benjamin Button Bryan Justin Crystalle
~ The Dark Knight Jake Kelsey Jessica Ryan
~ The Duchess Keshia Joe
~ Revolutionary Road Ashley
Best Cinematography
~ Changeling
~ The Curious Case of Benjamin Button Bryan Jake Kelsey Chris
~ The Dark Knight Ashley Crystalle Joe
~ The Reader Jessica
~ Slumdog Millionaire Justin Jesse Keshia Ryan
Best Costume Design
~ Australia Jesse
~ The Curious Case of Benjamin Button Ashley Kelsey Ryan
~ The Duchess Justin Jake Crystalle Chris
~ Milk
~ Revolutionary Road Bryan Keshia Joe Jessica
Best Directing
David Fincher ~ The Curious Case of Benjamin Button Ashley Bryan Jesse Keshia Kelsey
Ron Howard ~ Frost/Nixon Jake Crystalle
Gus Van Sant ~ Milk
Stephen Daldry ~ The Reader
Danny Boyle ~ Slumdog Millionaire Justin Joe Chris Jessica Ryan
Best Documentary Feature
~ The Betrayal (Nerakhoon) Ashley
~ Encounters at the End of the World Keshia Kelsey Crystalle Ryan
~ The Garden Bryan Joe
~ Man on Wire Justin Jake Jesse Chris
~ Trouble the Water Jessica
Best Documentary Short
~ The Conscience of Nhem En Jake Keshia
~ The Final Inch Jesse Kelsey Joe
~ Smile Pinki Ashley Bryan Chris
~ The Witness – From the Balcony of Room 306 Justin Crystalle Jessica Ryan
Best Film Editing
~ The Curious Case of Benjamin Button Bryan Kelsey
~ The Dark Knight Ashley Justin Jake Jesse Joe Chris
~ Frost/Nixon Keshia
~ Milk Crystalle
~ Slumdog Millionaire Jessica Ryan
Best Foreign Language Film
~ The Baader Meinof Complex Ashley Jake Jessica
~ The Class Kelsey Chris
~ Departures Bryan Joe
~ Revanche Keshia Ryan
~ Waltz with Bashir Justin Jesse Crystalle
Best Makeup
~ The Curious Case of Benjamin Button Justin Jake Jesse Keshia Kelsey Chris Jessica Ryan
~ The Dark Knight Ashley
~ Hellboy II: The Golden Army Bryan Crystalle Joe
Best Music (Score)
~ The Curious Case of Benjamin Button Ashley Keshia Kelsey Chris
~ Defiance
~ Milk
~ Slumdog Millionaire Bryan Justin Jake Jesse Jessica Ryan
~ Wall-E Crystalle Joe
Best Music (Song)
Down to Earth ~ Wall-E Ashley Bryan Justin Jake Crystalle Chris
Jai Ho ~ Slumdog Millionaire Jesse Jessica Ryan
O Saya ~ Slumdog Millionaire Keshia Kelsey Joe
Best Short Film (Animated)
~ La Maison En Petits Cubes Justin
~ Lavatory – Lovestory Ashley
~ Oktapodi Jesse Jessica Ryan
~ Presto Bryan Jake Keshia Crystalle Chris
~ This Way Up Kelsey Joe
Best Short Film (Live Action)
~ Auf Der Strecke (On the Line) Ashley Keshia Jessica
~ Manon on the Asphalt Justin Jesse Crystalle Joe Ryan
~ New Boy Bryan Jake Kelsey Chris
~ The Pig
~ Spielzeugland (Toyland)
Best Sound Editing
~ The Dark Knight Ashley Bryan Justin Jake Kelsey Chris Jessica
~ Iron Man Crystalle Joe Ryan
~ Slumdog Millionaire Keshia
~ Wall-E Jesse
~ Wanted
Best Sound Mixing
~ The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
~ The Dark Knight Ashley Bryan Justin Jake Keshia Chris Jessica
~ Slumdog Millionaire Kelsey Ryan
~ Wall-E Jesse
~ Wanted Crystalle Joe
Best Visual Effects
~ The Curious Case of Benjamin Button Bryan Justin Jesse Kelsey Jessica Ryan
~ The Dark Knight Jake Keshia
~ Iron Man Crystalle Joe
Best Writing (Adapted Screenplay)
~ The Curious Case of Benjamin Button Ashley Bryan Jesse Keshia Chris
~ Doubt
~ Frost/Nixon Joe
~ The Reader Crystalle
~ Slumdog Millionaire Justin Jake Kelsey Jessica Ryan
Best Writing (Original Screenplay)
~ Frozen River Ashley
~ Happy-Go-Lucky Kelsey
~ In Bruges Jake
~ Milk Bryan Justin Jesse Keshia Joe Chris Jessica Ryan
~ Wall-E Crystalle
Best Picture
~ The Curious Case of Benjamin Button Ashley Bryan Jake Jesse Keshia Kelsey Crystalle
~ Frost/Nixon
~ Milk
~ The Reader Joe
~ Slumdog Millionaire Justin Chris Jessica Ryan
JUSTIN--17
JESSICA--15
RYAN--15
CHRIS--12
BRYAN--10
JESSE--10
JAKE--8
KELSEY--6
CRYSTALLE--5
ASHLEY--4
JOE--4
KESHIA--4
Best Actor in a Leading Role
Richard Jenkins ~ The Visitor
Frank Langella ~ Frost/Nixon Keshia
Sean Penn ~ Milk Bryan Jessica Ryan
Brad Pitt ~ The Curious Case of Benjamin Button Ashley Kelsey Crystalle Joe
Mickey Rourke ~ The Wrestler Justin Jake Jesse Chris
Best Actor in a Supporting Role
Josh Brolin ~ Milk Jake
Robert Downey Jr. ~ Tropic Thunder
Philip Seymour Hoffman ~ Doubt
Heath Ledger ~ The Dark Knight Ashley Bryan Justin Jesse Keshia Kelsey Crystalle Joe Chris Jessica Ryan
Michael Shannon ~ Revolutionary Road
Best Actress in a Leading Role
Anne Hathaway ~ Rachel Getting Married Ashley Chris
Angelina Jolie ~ Changeling Bryan Jake Jesse Keshia Kelsey Joe
Melissa Leo ~ Frozen River
Meryl Streep ~ Doubt
Kate Winslet ~ The Reader Justin Crystalle Jessica Ryan
Best Actress in a Supporting Role
Amy Adams ~ Doubt
Penelope Cruz ~ Vicky Cristina Barcelona Justin Jake Jesse Joe Jessica
Viola Davis ~ Doubt
Taraji P. Henson ~ The Curious Case of Benjamin Button Ashley Bryan Keshia Kelsey Crystalle Ryan
Marisa Tomei ~ The Wrestler Chris
Best Animated Feature Film
~ Bolt
~ Kung Fu Panda Keshia Kelsey Joe
~ Wall-E Ashley Bryan Justin Jake Jesse Crystalle Chris Jessica Ryan
Best Art Direction
~ Changeling Jesse Chris
~ The Curious Case of Benjamin Button Bryan Justin Crystalle
~ The Dark Knight Jake Kelsey Jessica Ryan
~ The Duchess Keshia Joe
~ Revolutionary Road Ashley
Best Cinematography
~ Changeling
~ The Curious Case of Benjamin Button Bryan Jake Kelsey Chris
~ The Dark Knight Ashley Crystalle Joe
~ The Reader Jessica
~ Slumdog Millionaire Justin Jesse Keshia Ryan
Best Costume Design
~ Australia Jesse
~ The Curious Case of Benjamin Button Ashley Kelsey Ryan
~ The Duchess Justin Jake Crystalle Chris
~ Milk
~ Revolutionary Road Bryan Keshia Joe Jessica
Best Directing
David Fincher ~ The Curious Case of Benjamin Button Ashley Bryan Jesse Keshia Kelsey
Ron Howard ~ Frost/Nixon Jake Crystalle
Gus Van Sant ~ Milk
Stephen Daldry ~ The Reader
Danny Boyle ~ Slumdog Millionaire Justin Joe Chris Jessica Ryan
Best Documentary Feature
~ The Betrayal (Nerakhoon) Ashley
~ Encounters at the End of the World Keshia Kelsey Crystalle Ryan
~ The Garden Bryan Joe
~ Man on Wire Justin Jake Jesse Chris
~ Trouble the Water Jessica
Best Documentary Short
~ The Conscience of Nhem En Jake Keshia
~ The Final Inch Jesse Kelsey Joe
~ Smile Pinki Ashley Bryan Chris
~ The Witness – From the Balcony of Room 306 Justin Crystalle Jessica Ryan
Best Film Editing
~ The Curious Case of Benjamin Button Bryan Kelsey
~ The Dark Knight Ashley Justin Jake Jesse Joe Chris
~ Frost/Nixon Keshia
~ Milk Crystalle
~ Slumdog Millionaire Jessica Ryan
Best Foreign Language Film
~ The Baader Meinof Complex Ashley Jake Jessica
~ The Class Kelsey Chris
~ Departures Bryan Joe
~ Revanche Keshia Ryan
~ Waltz with Bashir Justin Jesse Crystalle
Best Makeup
~ The Curious Case of Benjamin Button Justin Jake Jesse Keshia Kelsey Chris Jessica Ryan
~ The Dark Knight Ashley
~ Hellboy II: The Golden Army Bryan Crystalle Joe
Best Music (Score)
~ The Curious Case of Benjamin Button Ashley Keshia Kelsey Chris
~ Defiance
~ Milk
~ Slumdog Millionaire Bryan Justin Jake Jesse Jessica Ryan
~ Wall-E Crystalle Joe
Best Music (Song)
Down to Earth ~ Wall-E Ashley Bryan Justin Jake Crystalle Chris
Jai Ho ~ Slumdog Millionaire Jesse Jessica Ryan
O Saya ~ Slumdog Millionaire Keshia Kelsey Joe
Best Short Film (Animated)
~ La Maison En Petits Cubes Justin
~ Lavatory – Lovestory Ashley
~ Oktapodi Jesse Jessica Ryan
~ Presto Bryan Jake Keshia Crystalle Chris
~ This Way Up Kelsey Joe
Best Short Film (Live Action)
~ Auf Der Strecke (On the Line) Ashley Keshia Jessica
~ Manon on the Asphalt Justin Jesse Crystalle Joe Ryan
~ New Boy Bryan Jake Kelsey Chris
~ The Pig
~ Spielzeugland (Toyland)
Best Sound Editing
~ The Dark Knight Ashley Bryan Justin Jake Kelsey Chris Jessica
~ Iron Man Crystalle Joe Ryan
~ Slumdog Millionaire Keshia
~ Wall-E Jesse
~ Wanted
Best Sound Mixing
~ The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
~ The Dark Knight Ashley Bryan Justin Jake Keshia Chris Jessica
~ Slumdog Millionaire Kelsey Ryan
~ Wall-E Jesse
~ Wanted Crystalle Joe
Best Visual Effects
~ The Curious Case of Benjamin Button Bryan Justin Jesse Kelsey Jessica Ryan
~ The Dark Knight Jake Keshia
~ Iron Man Crystalle Joe
Best Writing (Adapted Screenplay)
~ The Curious Case of Benjamin Button Ashley Bryan Jesse Keshia Chris
~ Doubt
~ Frost/Nixon Joe
~ The Reader Crystalle
~ Slumdog Millionaire Justin Jake Kelsey Jessica Ryan
Best Writing (Original Screenplay)
~ Frozen River Ashley
~ Happy-Go-Lucky Kelsey
~ In Bruges Jake
~ Milk Bryan Justin Jesse Keshia Joe Chris Jessica Ryan
~ Wall-E Crystalle
Best Picture
~ The Curious Case of Benjamin Button Ashley Bryan Jake Jesse Keshia Kelsey Crystalle
~ Frost/Nixon
~ Milk
~ The Reader Joe
~ Slumdog Millionaire Justin Chris Jessica Ryan
JUSTIN--17
JESSICA--15
RYAN--15
CHRIS--12
BRYAN--10
JESSE--10
JAKE--8
KELSEY--6
CRYSTALLE--5
ASHLEY--4
JOE--4
KESHIA--4
How do YOU spell unbelievable?
At the risk of this becoming an insanely long blog i will try to keep my ramblings to a minimum. I am going to start by saying, "jake, what the heck were you thinking?" Of the twelve ballots we received, you are the only one that DIDN'T pick Heath Ledger to win. Was that an accident? Ultimately it wouldn't have mattered because you still wouldn't have won. Hopefully this doesn't sound fixed but the winner of tonights contest was yours truly with 17 correct guesses. I have six witnesses that i didn't cheat either. So now we cut to the chase. Not only was this year the worst ever year for nominations it quickly became one of the worst awards ceremonies ever with the winners. Un-freaking-believable. That is the only made up word i can think of to describe the atrocity transmitting from my tv. If you watched the Academy Awards tonight, then you witnessed history. Why? Because you saw the two best performances in leading roles NOT win. Seriously, i still can't believe it. When Kate Winslet won i wasn't all that upset because i knew it was coming. Even though Angelina Jolie gave the best performance by a female this year, and probably the best female performance since Charlize Theron six years ago. Ridiculous. Kate Winslet won because she was in a holocaust movie, and because she had been nominated five times and never won so the academy decided it was her turn to win. That's the only freaking reason. But the most disgusting thing i have ever seen at the academy awards happened tonight. They actually gave Sean Penn best actor for 'Milk.' I can't even express how ridiculous that is to me. Sean Penn won because he was gay. He played a gay man in a gay movie, kissed a bunch of boys, and in light of what happened this year with proposition 8 the academy felt like they owed the gay community something. Like they had to prove that they would reward a gay movie. I actually brought this up to Jesse the other day and thought of changing my pick for this exact reason, but i didn't really believe the academy would do it. All they proved with this is that a man (Mickey Rourke) can pour his heart and soul into a role and give it everything he has, and expose himself to the entire world and show what a broken piece of meat he really is, and he will lose to anybody who is gay. When watching the wrestler, you are not watching Mickey Rourke, you are watching Randy "The Ram" Robinson. It almost feels like a documentary. It is absolutely heartbreaking and breath taking. Absolutely beautiful performance that took every ounce of him. Watching a man face his real life demons on screen is not easy, and neither was his performance but it was perfectly executed. Not to say Sean Penn didn't do a good job, because he did. But seriously, it isn't really that close as to who should have won. I can't find a flaw in Mickey's performance, but Sean Penn's gay accent is wavering and slightly inconsistant throughout the movie, with it being much stronger at certain times than at others. This award is disgusting. I have a whole tangent on Sean Penn's award wins that i won't go into here but it will eventually land on my movie blog.
And finally Slumdog Millionaire. This is definitely one of the worst best picture winners in the last twenty five years. Easy. Not because the quality of the movie isn't good, because it is. But because of the superior quality of the movies that didn't win. There were much better movies this year that didn't win and didn't even get nominated. Like i previously stated in another blog, i think the academy just got caught up in the little movie that could story, and didn't really pay attention to more beautiful films that were better executed and more subtle. Good movie no doubt, but best picture? You have got to be kidding me. Oh, and to Dustin Lance Black (the writer of Milk, who used to be LDS by the way) get off your damn high horse and sit down. Don't get up there and preach to me how my church devalues people because they are gay. This isn't an a.m. talk radio show so i don't care about your politics. Sounds to me like if you thought people in the church were devaluing you, then those are insecurities you were carrying around. Don't put that off onto other people. Yes, people can be gay in their own homes if they want to but don't you dare try to make me accept that lifestyle. I don't hate gay people, I don't even have any harsh feelings toward them at all, but just because i think a boy touching another boy's wee wee is disgusting doesn't make me hateful, and oppressor, or a bigot.
Also just letting you all know that this will be one of the last movie posts i post like this on this blog because in the future they will all go on my movie blog and the blog that i now share with chris. So for those of you that don't necessarily enjoy reading all my egomanical commentary on movies, you won't be subject to it that much longer. It may be sad or pathetic or whatever you want to call it, but i am very upset so i am going to bed. Thanks for all your obvious biases Academy. How about next year we actually reward the best movies and performances? What do you say?
And finally Slumdog Millionaire. This is definitely one of the worst best picture winners in the last twenty five years. Easy. Not because the quality of the movie isn't good, because it is. But because of the superior quality of the movies that didn't win. There were much better movies this year that didn't win and didn't even get nominated. Like i previously stated in another blog, i think the academy just got caught up in the little movie that could story, and didn't really pay attention to more beautiful films that were better executed and more subtle. Good movie no doubt, but best picture? You have got to be kidding me. Oh, and to Dustin Lance Black (the writer of Milk, who used to be LDS by the way) get off your damn high horse and sit down. Don't get up there and preach to me how my church devalues people because they are gay. This isn't an a.m. talk radio show so i don't care about your politics. Sounds to me like if you thought people in the church were devaluing you, then those are insecurities you were carrying around. Don't put that off onto other people. Yes, people can be gay in their own homes if they want to but don't you dare try to make me accept that lifestyle. I don't hate gay people, I don't even have any harsh feelings toward them at all, but just because i think a boy touching another boy's wee wee is disgusting doesn't make me hateful, and oppressor, or a bigot.
Also just letting you all know that this will be one of the last movie posts i post like this on this blog because in the future they will all go on my movie blog and the blog that i now share with chris. So for those of you that don't necessarily enjoy reading all my egomanical commentary on movies, you won't be subject to it that much longer. It may be sad or pathetic or whatever you want to call it, but i am very upset so i am going to bed. Thanks for all your obvious biases Academy. How about next year we actually reward the best movies and performances? What do you say?
Sunday, February 22, 2009
My Goatee
Happy Academy Awards day everybody!!!! Not only do i want to win our little contest and those tasty chocolates, but i also have my goatee riding on the best picture winner. If the Curious Case of Benjamin Button wins then Jesse Wins and that means that i have to shave. Of the 5 best picture nominees it is my favorite, and i think it's the best, but with the thought of having to shave i am not sure what i want to happen. But i think i would rather have to shave then have it not win.
Friday, February 20, 2009
and...
and the Ghirardelli Milk Chocolate with Caramel Filling bag has a bonus Peanut Butter Wrapped Sample Inside! No lie!
Academy Awards
Time is running out people. If you haven't already, please email us your Academy Awards ballots to heapofloser@yahoo.com
We have our picks locked in, we won't steal your guesses, promise. The prize is a lovely bag of Ghirardelli Milk Chocolate with Caramel Filling Chocolates for the one who guesses the most right. It's just too exciting! Ah!
We have our picks locked in, we won't steal your guesses, promise. The prize is a lovely bag of Ghirardelli Milk Chocolate with Caramel Filling Chocolates for the one who guesses the most right. It's just too exciting! Ah!
Don't watch "Silence of the Lambs" right before bed
I know, it seems pretty obvious, but I thought I could handle it. I mean, I'm a grown up. But what scares me the most is that I didn't dream about being chased/tortured/killed by Buffalo Bill or Hannibal Lector, I dreamt that I was chasing/hunting serial killers as Clarice. Time for a career change? I think not. It was a very restless night, reeking of anxiety. I woke nearly every hour, in between various dreams, checking the time almost deliriously. Not fun.
I'm a very vivid dreamer already, needing no extra help imagining horrible things. Let this be a lesson to me. Never again will I watch something scary right before bed. Gotta slip a "Friends" episode in between there. Anybody else have this problem? --Jesse
I'm a very vivid dreamer already, needing no extra help imagining horrible things. Let this be a lesson to me. Never again will I watch something scary right before bed. Gotta slip a "Friends" episode in between there. Anybody else have this problem? --Jesse
Bryan Should Play This Song
I decided after rocking out to it many times today, that you should learn to play Johnny Be Good. I mean how awesome is this song, and how awesome is the opening of this song? It's ridiculous, and sounds like it would pose a little challenge. Everybody should agree with me so bryan will play it.
Tuesday, February 17, 2009
Join Me in Hating Bill Maher!!
Last week i watched the newly out on dvd documentary "Religulous." For those of you that don't know, it is done by Bill Maher and he walks around the world and basically tells people they shouldn't be religious because it's stupid. He tries to find out why they do believe and all that other crap. Two things are very evident in this "documentary," 1-Bill Maher is a very bitter and jaded man, 2-He clearly didn't do any research or fact checking and just spewed garbage that he got from say-whatever-you-want-and-pass-it-off-as-fact.com. I say this because he did a little section on the mormons and i have never felt so upset in my life. He talked with two ex-lds members and none of them clearly had any idea what they were talking about. These are things that Bill Maher said in the movie that the mormon church believes. 1-Mormons believe that dark skin is a curse and if you remain faithful and religious your skin will get lighter. 2-Mormons wear magic underwear that they believe protects them from fire, knives, bullets, and satan. 3-The mother Mary wasn't a virgin. God The Father came down and had actual physical sex with her to impregnate her. 4-The Mormons baptize the dead and here is a list of the people they have baptized; Joan of Arc, Genghis Khan, Joseph Stalin, Adolph Hitler, and some others i don't remember right now. Then in the special features he compares Mormonism to scientology in that the leaders of our church will just say anything to make a dime and are making so much money off of the followers naivity. This completely outraged me. I couldn't believe he was passing this crap off as fact. What happened to fact checking? If i write something in a newspaper about people that is just completely made up i can get sued for it. How is he allowed to blatantly make this crap up and get away with it. Hate this movie and i wish i never would have watched it. Now the LDS faith is going to have all new things believed about them. What a freaking moron. I really want to write Bill Maher a letter but it won't do anything, he won't read it anyway. Bill Maher is a moron and this "documentary" is crap. At the end he actually calls up for the agnostics and the atheists to try and destroy religion because the human race can't progress with religion. Religion is going to destroy the world and blah blah blah. Bill Maher, the hate mongerer.
Sunday, February 15, 2009
Official Academy Awards Blog
Ok, so we are going to lay it down like this....i don't know why i said that, i just wanted to sound cool i guess. Anyway, i have been contemplating writing about the academy awards and my brilliant thoughts about them for sometime but i didn't want to give anything away for when i do my justademy awards next monday. But i have to. Way too much stuff boiling in my brain. I have to write it down or it's going to drive me nuts. So i am going to give my four cents (yes, my opinion counts for four cents instead of two, simply because it's worth more) but i am not going to give away my winners and favorites and stuff like that. Ok.
**Warning: This blog contains adult content. Now you can't be offended. I warned you.**
So to start out we must just establish right away that this is the worst year for nominations on record. They are an absolute joke. Now that i have seen just about every movie from last year that is worth seeing so many obvious biases are proven with the nominations. Bias number 1. Can't nominate a "super hero" movie for best picture. Why? I don't know. Just can't. The Dark Knight is easily one of the best five films of the year. If you don't want to give it the award that's fine, but to not nominate it is inexcusable. Bias 2. Kevin Bacon. They will never forgive him for footloose and his very large manhood (thanks for that wild things). His performance in Frost/Nixon is very impressive and is far superior to some of the nominees in that category. But we will get to that in a second. Bias 3. Clint Eastwood. This one isn't really a bias but it kind of is. The reason that it is is because they decided before his two films even came out this year (Gran Turino and Changeling) that no matter what, they were not going to nominate him because of all the attention he has received from the academy. I will expound on this in a minute as well. Bias 4. Make any movie about sensitive political issues, regardless of the quality, and you will get a best picture nomination. 3 out of the 5 nominees are political and one of them is an absolute joke. Bias 5. If your name is stephen daldry you will get nominated regardless. More on this in a minute. Let's move on and criticize the academy in each of the six major categories. This is going to be long. I hope you have plenty of time on your hands. Ooh, you may want to make a sandwich too....with spicy brown mustard.....and cheese.....on a crescent....and then bring it to me.
Best Supporting Actress: Not a lot to say about this but seriously, why on this planet is Viola Davis nominated?!?!? Freaking seriously?! She has ONE scene in doubt. Yes, i said ONE. And she doesn't even do a majority of the talking in that scene. In no world should you be able to put forth so little acting and get rewarded for it. The academy is notorious for this crap though. Last year they nominated the old lady from 'American Gangster' and she had a total of like 3 minutes of screen time, and did less than this lady. In 2005 they nominated William Hurt for 'A History of Violence,' he also only has one scene in that movie. Once again, nothing special. And in 2003 or 2002, i don't care to look it up, they nominate ed harris for 'The Hours' and, yep, you guessed it-one scene. It's ridiculous. And Penelope Cruz's performance in 'Vicki Cristina Barcelona' is nothing special. I would have nominated the girl that plays Rachel in 'Rachel Getting Married' over both of those two. But don't even get me started on that movie. What a waste of my time. I am pretty sure part of my soul died, as did my libido.
Best Actress: This category bugs me. The two front runners are Kate Winslet and Meryl Streep. Why? I could never explain that to you. First of all, I absolutely love Kate Winslet but her role in 'The Reader' isn't even a leading role people!!!! I guess they decided if they nominated her for 'Revolutionary Road' her role wasn't difficult enough to merit her defeating Meryl Streep, so how did they get around that? They nominated her for a holocaust movie. Nice work. But why would they do all of that? Because they all decided before hand that it was time to give Kate Winslet an oscar because she has been awarded so many times and never one. What a joke. She only got nominated because they uglied her up and she is naked through the entire movie and having an affair with a 15 year old boy. My biggest problem is that they are the two front runners. The obvious best performance of the year is from Angelina Jolie in 'Changeling.' Seriously. It will blow your mind. She really proved she can act and Clint Eastwood definitely brought that out. But why isn't she the front runner? Because she is not well liked in hollywood and has the image of a sex symbol and not a "real" actress. Her performance is so far above the other nominees it's ridiculous to even talk about. The best performances from these ladies goes like this: 1-Angelina Jolie, 2-Anne Hathaway, 3-Melissa Leo, 4-Meryl Streep, 5-Kate Winslet. Word.
Best Supporting Actor: This category causes fire ants in my pants. How on this earth did Robert Downey Jr. get nominated for a role that ANY comedic putz could have played. Seriously. Wow he can do a pretend black voice and be offensive. So can chris rock! This is one of the dumbest nominations of the year. Especially considering the people they passed over to nominate him. Kevin Bacon, Michael Sheen, John Malkovich, and Jason Butler Harner who will chill you to the bone as Gordon Northcott in 'Changeling.' Oh woo-freaking-hoo Robert Downey Jr. actually kept himself out of jail this year long enough to be in some movies so let's reward him for being a good boy. That's great if you want to do that. But give him a cookie, not an academy award nomination. Seriously, me and austin at game crazy do his stupid "black voice" all the time and we both do it pretty flawlessly. What more proof does anybody need that that nomination is unwarranted. And Michael Sheen's performance as David Frost in Frost/Nixon is one of the best performances of the year and i can't believe they had the chutzpah not to nominate him. Embarrassing. But nobody's performance in this category even touches heath ledger's so whatever i guess.
Best Actor: This category is basically correct with the exception of Richard Jenkins for 'the visitor.' The only award this movie should have been nominated for is the dullest movie ever made on this or any other planet that nobody should be subject to. Shoot me. And he does a good job, but absolutely nothing special. Cue Clint Eastwood snub #1. This nomination should have gone to Mr. Eastwood. He is awesome in Gran Turino and really earned this nomination. And the award better go to Mickey Rourke. His performance in 'The Wrestler' is absolutely amazing. It seems like he isn't even acting, but rather he is that character. I am telling you, it is insane. One of the most heartbreaking, hearfelt, emotional, and beautiful performances you will ever see. I did realize though, that it may not be all of that if you don't know the life story of Mickey Rourke. His fall from grace and all that good stuff. Anway, his performance absolutely broke my heart and gave me chills when he was speaking on the mic at the end of the movie. I understand why everybody is asking where the character Randy "The Ram" Robinson ends and where Mickey Rourke begins. And now i know why he can't answer that. I can't say enough about this film. It's beautiful. And Mickey Rourke didn't even get paid for this movie. The budget was so little and he isn't a draw at all anymore in hollywood that they couldn't afford to pay him. The one selfish part of me though is annoyed because now there will be Mickey Rourke banwagon jumpers. I have loved him for years thank you, even though he has only been in two good movies in the last twenty three years, and both of those came in the last four years. Anyway, if it ever comes on tv, don't miss it.
Best Director: This category is plain ridiculous. Remember stephen daldry that i mentioned earlier? Yep. He is nominated for 'the reader' and nobody can ever justify this. The academy obviously has a love affair with this guy. Why you ask? Well thank you for asking i shall now tell. Because this wank has only made THREE movies and ALL THREE have been nominated for best picture and ALL THREE times he has been nominated for best director, and NONE of the three movies are good. Billy Elliot (yep, dance around in your little tights fairy boy), 'The Hours' (drinking cow urine is more pleasant than this movie), and 'The Reader,' which if you value the time that you have on this earth at all, don't watch this movie. Love affair with good ol bloke Stephen Daldry. Nothing impressive about any of these three movies or the directing within them. Cue Clint Eastwood snub #2 and/or #3. Yep, he gets two snubs here because he should have definitely been nominated for either 'Changeling' or 'Gran Turino.' Both of these films are absolutely fantastic and wonderfully directed. I can understand an argument for not nominating him for Gran Turino because some of the supporting actors do lousy work and that can be attributed to the director but there is no argument for not nominating him for Changeling except for the one previously stated in the introduction. And one of the biggest snubs of all time is not nominating Christopher Nolan for The Dark Knight. One of, if not the best direction of the year. This film looks fantastic in every way shape or form. It flows well, is well acted, the transitions are natural and fluid. There is no reason he should not be nominated. And how the cow pie does darren Aronofsky not get nominated for 'the wrestler?' Wake up you hypocritcal morons. Absolutely fantastic. Ye all bunch of crackers. Not you readers, the academy.
Best Picture: Remember those fire ants in my pants? Yeah, they get real crazy on me in this category. Some of the biggest snubs in the history of the best picture category and a couple senseless nominations. Cue Eastwood snub #4 AND #5. Both Gran Turino and Changeling should have been nominated. Especially changeling. That movie is ridiculously beautiful, and even more ridiculously accurate. I loved how the critics tried to give this movie bad reviews so they could justify not nominating it. Not one of them has an argument as to why this isn't a brilliant film. Because it is. They said things like, "this movie is too dramatic and emotional for the times. With the situation of the economy and the state of America, we need happier material." Oh sorry the filmmakers wanted to tell a story about a horrible event that happened to a lady in the 20's and 30's. You're right, her hardship is an incredible inconveniance. Let's put away all the history books and not talk about that stuff either, becuase it isn't all cream puffs and rainbows. Actually, the only critics that didn't like this movie belong to rottentomatoes.com which is a website i strongly urge people to avoid. You wanna talk about fourth and fifth rate critics trying to pretend like they are in the game, then go read the pretentious crap on this website. This is the least credible site on the web. Hate it. Anway, i am yet to encounter any real person that doesn't just follow the critics around with every little thing that doesn't love Changeling. It's beautiful and heartbreaking and very historically accurate (as we know is a huge rareity in hollywood.) Then we have the dark knight getting snubbed. What the crap people? You all know how i feel about this and i have blogged about it before so i won't go into it. Then we have the beautiful and almighty film 'The Wrestler.' This is beautiful filmmaking at its finest. Such an honest, heartfelt, fantastic movie. The academy likes to pretend that they award originality, but tell that to the director of the Wrestler Mr. Darren Aronofsky. He has made three absolutely fantastic movies (Pi, Requiem for a dream, and the wrestler) and has been overlooked every time. All honest, brutal, and original films. There is no way this should have been passed over. Let's see, the reader sucked and how many films were better this year. Gran Turino, Changeling, The Dark Knight, The Wrestler, Revolutionary Road, and i am sure there are more. Those five films are so much better and so superiorly made it's not even funny. All five of those are also all better than Frost/Nixon (Which i do really really like so it's nomination is ok), Milk, and Slumdog Millionaire. I feel Slumdog is ridiculously overrated, but maybe it's just because i saw it after all the hype.... Either way i think the academy got caught up in the feel good story of the little movie that could and that's why so many nominations. Danny Boyle absolutely deserves his directing nomination for it though. It's very very good. But the movie is just good. For me.
There you have it. Take my four cents and cherish it. And the academy awards are this sunday people. That leaves you only six days to fill out your ballots and email them to jesse or me at jessekaylaws@yahoo.com or justinbbv@yahoo.com. We want you all to participate even if you are just blindly guessing. Fill them out. The winner may get a cookie cookie. And bragging rights, and that is the most important. Come on, doesn't the thought of beating me just turn you on a little bit? But Jesse is the defending champ so she is the one to beat, not me, so stop picking on me. And, i did give some really good hints in my above words of wisdom. Pay attention and you too can become a jedi movie master. Wow, that is sign number one that i must stop. Amen.
**Warning: This blog contains adult content. Now you can't be offended. I warned you.**
So to start out we must just establish right away that this is the worst year for nominations on record. They are an absolute joke. Now that i have seen just about every movie from last year that is worth seeing so many obvious biases are proven with the nominations. Bias number 1. Can't nominate a "super hero" movie for best picture. Why? I don't know. Just can't. The Dark Knight is easily one of the best five films of the year. If you don't want to give it the award that's fine, but to not nominate it is inexcusable. Bias 2. Kevin Bacon. They will never forgive him for footloose and his very large manhood (thanks for that wild things). His performance in Frost/Nixon is very impressive and is far superior to some of the nominees in that category. But we will get to that in a second. Bias 3. Clint Eastwood. This one isn't really a bias but it kind of is. The reason that it is is because they decided before his two films even came out this year (Gran Turino and Changeling) that no matter what, they were not going to nominate him because of all the attention he has received from the academy. I will expound on this in a minute as well. Bias 4. Make any movie about sensitive political issues, regardless of the quality, and you will get a best picture nomination. 3 out of the 5 nominees are political and one of them is an absolute joke. Bias 5. If your name is stephen daldry you will get nominated regardless. More on this in a minute. Let's move on and criticize the academy in each of the six major categories. This is going to be long. I hope you have plenty of time on your hands. Ooh, you may want to make a sandwich too....with spicy brown mustard.....and cheese.....on a crescent....and then bring it to me.
Best Supporting Actress: Not a lot to say about this but seriously, why on this planet is Viola Davis nominated?!?!? Freaking seriously?! She has ONE scene in doubt. Yes, i said ONE. And she doesn't even do a majority of the talking in that scene. In no world should you be able to put forth so little acting and get rewarded for it. The academy is notorious for this crap though. Last year they nominated the old lady from 'American Gangster' and she had a total of like 3 minutes of screen time, and did less than this lady. In 2005 they nominated William Hurt for 'A History of Violence,' he also only has one scene in that movie. Once again, nothing special. And in 2003 or 2002, i don't care to look it up, they nominate ed harris for 'The Hours' and, yep, you guessed it-one scene. It's ridiculous. And Penelope Cruz's performance in 'Vicki Cristina Barcelona' is nothing special. I would have nominated the girl that plays Rachel in 'Rachel Getting Married' over both of those two. But don't even get me started on that movie. What a waste of my time. I am pretty sure part of my soul died, as did my libido.
Best Actress: This category bugs me. The two front runners are Kate Winslet and Meryl Streep. Why? I could never explain that to you. First of all, I absolutely love Kate Winslet but her role in 'The Reader' isn't even a leading role people!!!! I guess they decided if they nominated her for 'Revolutionary Road' her role wasn't difficult enough to merit her defeating Meryl Streep, so how did they get around that? They nominated her for a holocaust movie. Nice work. But why would they do all of that? Because they all decided before hand that it was time to give Kate Winslet an oscar because she has been awarded so many times and never one. What a joke. She only got nominated because they uglied her up and she is naked through the entire movie and having an affair with a 15 year old boy. My biggest problem is that they are the two front runners. The obvious best performance of the year is from Angelina Jolie in 'Changeling.' Seriously. It will blow your mind. She really proved she can act and Clint Eastwood definitely brought that out. But why isn't she the front runner? Because she is not well liked in hollywood and has the image of a sex symbol and not a "real" actress. Her performance is so far above the other nominees it's ridiculous to even talk about. The best performances from these ladies goes like this: 1-Angelina Jolie, 2-Anne Hathaway, 3-Melissa Leo, 4-Meryl Streep, 5-Kate Winslet. Word.
Best Supporting Actor: This category causes fire ants in my pants. How on this earth did Robert Downey Jr. get nominated for a role that ANY comedic putz could have played. Seriously. Wow he can do a pretend black voice and be offensive. So can chris rock! This is one of the dumbest nominations of the year. Especially considering the people they passed over to nominate him. Kevin Bacon, Michael Sheen, John Malkovich, and Jason Butler Harner who will chill you to the bone as Gordon Northcott in 'Changeling.' Oh woo-freaking-hoo Robert Downey Jr. actually kept himself out of jail this year long enough to be in some movies so let's reward him for being a good boy. That's great if you want to do that. But give him a cookie, not an academy award nomination. Seriously, me and austin at game crazy do his stupid "black voice" all the time and we both do it pretty flawlessly. What more proof does anybody need that that nomination is unwarranted. And Michael Sheen's performance as David Frost in Frost/Nixon is one of the best performances of the year and i can't believe they had the chutzpah not to nominate him. Embarrassing. But nobody's performance in this category even touches heath ledger's so whatever i guess.
Best Actor: This category is basically correct with the exception of Richard Jenkins for 'the visitor.' The only award this movie should have been nominated for is the dullest movie ever made on this or any other planet that nobody should be subject to. Shoot me. And he does a good job, but absolutely nothing special. Cue Clint Eastwood snub #1. This nomination should have gone to Mr. Eastwood. He is awesome in Gran Turino and really earned this nomination. And the award better go to Mickey Rourke. His performance in 'The Wrestler' is absolutely amazing. It seems like he isn't even acting, but rather he is that character. I am telling you, it is insane. One of the most heartbreaking, hearfelt, emotional, and beautiful performances you will ever see. I did realize though, that it may not be all of that if you don't know the life story of Mickey Rourke. His fall from grace and all that good stuff. Anway, his performance absolutely broke my heart and gave me chills when he was speaking on the mic at the end of the movie. I understand why everybody is asking where the character Randy "The Ram" Robinson ends and where Mickey Rourke begins. And now i know why he can't answer that. I can't say enough about this film. It's beautiful. And Mickey Rourke didn't even get paid for this movie. The budget was so little and he isn't a draw at all anymore in hollywood that they couldn't afford to pay him. The one selfish part of me though is annoyed because now there will be Mickey Rourke banwagon jumpers. I have loved him for years thank you, even though he has only been in two good movies in the last twenty three years, and both of those came in the last four years. Anyway, if it ever comes on tv, don't miss it.
Best Director: This category is plain ridiculous. Remember stephen daldry that i mentioned earlier? Yep. He is nominated for 'the reader' and nobody can ever justify this. The academy obviously has a love affair with this guy. Why you ask? Well thank you for asking i shall now tell. Because this wank has only made THREE movies and ALL THREE have been nominated for best picture and ALL THREE times he has been nominated for best director, and NONE of the three movies are good. Billy Elliot (yep, dance around in your little tights fairy boy), 'The Hours' (drinking cow urine is more pleasant than this movie), and 'The Reader,' which if you value the time that you have on this earth at all, don't watch this movie. Love affair with good ol bloke Stephen Daldry. Nothing impressive about any of these three movies or the directing within them. Cue Clint Eastwood snub #2 and/or #3. Yep, he gets two snubs here because he should have definitely been nominated for either 'Changeling' or 'Gran Turino.' Both of these films are absolutely fantastic and wonderfully directed. I can understand an argument for not nominating him for Gran Turino because some of the supporting actors do lousy work and that can be attributed to the director but there is no argument for not nominating him for Changeling except for the one previously stated in the introduction. And one of the biggest snubs of all time is not nominating Christopher Nolan for The Dark Knight. One of, if not the best direction of the year. This film looks fantastic in every way shape or form. It flows well, is well acted, the transitions are natural and fluid. There is no reason he should not be nominated. And how the cow pie does darren Aronofsky not get nominated for 'the wrestler?' Wake up you hypocritcal morons. Absolutely fantastic. Ye all bunch of crackers. Not you readers, the academy.
Best Picture: Remember those fire ants in my pants? Yeah, they get real crazy on me in this category. Some of the biggest snubs in the history of the best picture category and a couple senseless nominations. Cue Eastwood snub #4 AND #5. Both Gran Turino and Changeling should have been nominated. Especially changeling. That movie is ridiculously beautiful, and even more ridiculously accurate. I loved how the critics tried to give this movie bad reviews so they could justify not nominating it. Not one of them has an argument as to why this isn't a brilliant film. Because it is. They said things like, "this movie is too dramatic and emotional for the times. With the situation of the economy and the state of America, we need happier material." Oh sorry the filmmakers wanted to tell a story about a horrible event that happened to a lady in the 20's and 30's. You're right, her hardship is an incredible inconveniance. Let's put away all the history books and not talk about that stuff either, becuase it isn't all cream puffs and rainbows. Actually, the only critics that didn't like this movie belong to rottentomatoes.com which is a website i strongly urge people to avoid. You wanna talk about fourth and fifth rate critics trying to pretend like they are in the game, then go read the pretentious crap on this website. This is the least credible site on the web. Hate it. Anway, i am yet to encounter any real person that doesn't just follow the critics around with every little thing that doesn't love Changeling. It's beautiful and heartbreaking and very historically accurate (as we know is a huge rareity in hollywood.) Then we have the dark knight getting snubbed. What the crap people? You all know how i feel about this and i have blogged about it before so i won't go into it. Then we have the beautiful and almighty film 'The Wrestler.' This is beautiful filmmaking at its finest. Such an honest, heartfelt, fantastic movie. The academy likes to pretend that they award originality, but tell that to the director of the Wrestler Mr. Darren Aronofsky. He has made three absolutely fantastic movies (Pi, Requiem for a dream, and the wrestler) and has been overlooked every time. All honest, brutal, and original films. There is no way this should have been passed over. Let's see, the reader sucked and how many films were better this year. Gran Turino, Changeling, The Dark Knight, The Wrestler, Revolutionary Road, and i am sure there are more. Those five films are so much better and so superiorly made it's not even funny. All five of those are also all better than Frost/Nixon (Which i do really really like so it's nomination is ok), Milk, and Slumdog Millionaire. I feel Slumdog is ridiculously overrated, but maybe it's just because i saw it after all the hype.... Either way i think the academy got caught up in the feel good story of the little movie that could and that's why so many nominations. Danny Boyle absolutely deserves his directing nomination for it though. It's very very good. But the movie is just good. For me.
There you have it. Take my four cents and cherish it. And the academy awards are this sunday people. That leaves you only six days to fill out your ballots and email them to jesse or me at jessekaylaws@yahoo.com or justinbbv@yahoo.com. We want you all to participate even if you are just blindly guessing. Fill them out. The winner may get a cookie cookie. And bragging rights, and that is the most important. Come on, doesn't the thought of beating me just turn you on a little bit? But Jesse is the defending champ so she is the one to beat, not me, so stop picking on me. And, i did give some really good hints in my above words of wisdom. Pay attention and you too can become a jedi movie master. Wow, that is sign number one that i must stop. Amen.
Jesse's Shattered Blog Dream...and it was all Nic's fault...well, it was more Google's fault but let's not assign blame.
So, Nic said...
"Here's a quick quote for ya from the Blogger terms of service:
'By submitting, posting or displaying Content on or through Google services which are intended to be available to the members of the public, you grant Google a worldwide, non-exclusive, royalty-free license to reproduce, publish and distribute such Content.'
So be careful. Google owns your stuff now."
Therefore, I'm not going to be putting my creative stuff on heapofloser.blogspot.com anymore. I'm working on moving it all to somewhere safer. I'll let you know when it's up. Until then, heapofloser.blogspot.com is a dream in the wind. A shattered dream in the wind. Like confetti.
"Here's a quick quote for ya from the Blogger terms of service:
'By submitting, posting or displaying Content on or through Google services which are intended to be available to the members of the public, you grant Google a worldwide, non-exclusive, royalty-free license to reproduce, publish and distribute such Content.'
So be careful. Google owns your stuff now."
Therefore, I'm not going to be putting my creative stuff on heapofloser.blogspot.com anymore. I'm working on moving it all to somewhere safer. I'll let you know when it's up. Until then, heapofloser.blogspot.com is a dream in the wind. A shattered dream in the wind. Like confetti.
To Jesse's Mama
Hello. I tried commenting on your blog post but it wouldn't work! Maybe we're not meant to comment on each other's posts. I don't know. Anyway, I just wanted to say that I really wish I could have read your comments. I love getting comments.
Scouts must be hard. That would be my biggest fear calling. Which means, that's probably the calling I would get. :) Do you remember when you saw the Wal-Mart employees doing their singing/dancing thing? You were not a big fan. So, the scouts' singing/dancing thing must be pretty hard.
Love you!
Oh, this P.S. is for Dad. I need to be able to comment on your page with my other google account (heapofloser@yahoo.com) so that they will be signed "Jesse" instead of "Justin ampersand (sp?) Jesse" It won't let me because I'm not a team member or something. Why aren't I on the team?
Scouts must be hard. That would be my biggest fear calling. Which means, that's probably the calling I would get. :) Do you remember when you saw the Wal-Mart employees doing their singing/dancing thing? You were not a big fan. So, the scouts' singing/dancing thing must be pretty hard.
Love you!
Oh, this P.S. is for Dad. I need to be able to comment on your page with my other google account (heapofloser@yahoo.com) so that they will be signed "Jesse" instead of "Justin ampersand (sp?) Jesse" It won't let me because I'm not a team member or something. Why aren't I on the team?
Saturday, February 14, 2009
Facebook shmacebook
Thanks to Nic's enlightening blog earlier, Jesse and I are no longer on facebook. Some of you may have noticed but if not i am telling you now. Goodbye facebook, you will not be selling my information if i have anything to say about it. However, i am writing this in an internet explorer browser so nic hasn't completely fixed me yet.
Valentine's Day in a Nutshell
I am the only one who hasn't commented yet on valentine's day so here it is. I don't know how you can hate a day that you know is going to end in sex...
25 Things About Jesse
Alright, as Jesse stated before when she posted her 25 things about me, we are doing this because everyone on facebook was doing it and we couldn't think of 25 things about ourselves so we are doing it for each other instead. That was the longest run on sentence ever. Jesse posted "25 things about Justin" a few days ago, so if you haven't read it, shame on you. It's hilarious. Go read it. Come on what's your damage? Anyway in light of today being Valentine's day I decided to post mine today. So get ready to learn 25 things about Jesse.
25 Things about Jesse
1. She is the fastest reader I have ever encountered. She reads entire books in a single day. For example, she read the entire twilight series in less than 48 hours. And she worked both of those days and didn't just sit and read. It's very impressive.
2. She is so ambitious that it takes her a long time to finish anything. Explain. Because she starts working on an idea that she has, and then she always gets another brilliant idea and starts working on that and so on and so on. She also has thirty million projects going on.
3. She can't be beat on Sing Star. It's just not possible. Seriously.
4. Absolutely adores every member of her family and would go to the ends of the world for every one of them.
5. She is insanely talented in a lot of different areas. She plays volleyball, is awesome at drawing, awesome at painting (water color, charcoal, pastels, etc...), building things out of anything and everything, writing stories and poems, and there are many more.
6. She is an amazing poet. She has been published in three different college literary magazines and one of those she never even attended. She has had about 20 poems published and a short story and some art work that she did last year.
7. Gob is her favorite character on Arrested Development.
8. Has such a huge heart for everybody that she can't watch a movie without crying, or tyra banks show, or maury povich. In fact i am pretty sure she cries through duracell commercials.
9. Loves Harry Potter. If he were real, I would be worried about my position in this house.
10. Is one of the funniest people I have ever met. Half the time she doesn't even know that she's being funny. She has impeccable comedic timing.
11. Is a sucker for 80's chick music. Blondie, Cyndi Lauper, Paula Abdul, Madonna, Debbie Gibson, Pat Benetar, etc.
12. Loves 'The Breakfast Club' as much as I do. And the significance of that can't be properly expressed at this time.
13. HATES sandwhiches. Unless they are on a crescent with real cheese and some avocado.
14. Masters things faster than it would take somebody else just to learn it. She seriously does something for an hour and is already a pro. It's ridiculous.
15. Loves to plan parties and is very good at it. She always knows exactly what she wants to do, but the only problem is that sometimes that is more than we can afford. Her parties are unparalelled though.
16. Has over 6,000 songs on her ipod, and that's pretty dang awesome.
17. Loves classic movies. Some of her favorites include the likes of Audrey Hepburn, Humphrey Bogart, Henry Fonda, Jimmy Stewart, Cary Grant, and Alfred Hitchcock.
18. Absolutely hates leftovers. Won't eat them, won't even poke them with a stick.
19. When she gets excited (which is often) she does this jumping-pick up her legs-twirling arm thing. It's hysterical and everybody should see this once in their lifetime.
20. Thinks Clint Eastwood is sexy.
21. She hates to paint walls but always forgets it. She is the first one to volunteer because she says she loves painting, and then it never fails, five minutes into it she will look at me and say, "i freaking hate painting."
22. Same exact thing with travelling.
23. Had a really unhealthy obsession with *N Sync as a teenager.
24. Named her first cat Rascal Potatohead.
25. When she gets a box of chocolates she breaks them open before she eats them. The problem being she only likes half of them, so there is what seems to be a half eaten box of chocolates that sits around forever.
25 Things about Jesse
1. She is the fastest reader I have ever encountered. She reads entire books in a single day. For example, she read the entire twilight series in less than 48 hours. And she worked both of those days and didn't just sit and read. It's very impressive.
2. She is so ambitious that it takes her a long time to finish anything. Explain. Because she starts working on an idea that she has, and then she always gets another brilliant idea and starts working on that and so on and so on. She also has thirty million projects going on.
3. She can't be beat on Sing Star. It's just not possible. Seriously.
4. Absolutely adores every member of her family and would go to the ends of the world for every one of them.
5. She is insanely talented in a lot of different areas. She plays volleyball, is awesome at drawing, awesome at painting (water color, charcoal, pastels, etc...), building things out of anything and everything, writing stories and poems, and there are many more.
6. She is an amazing poet. She has been published in three different college literary magazines and one of those she never even attended. She has had about 20 poems published and a short story and some art work that she did last year.
7. Gob is her favorite character on Arrested Development.
8. Has such a huge heart for everybody that she can't watch a movie without crying, or tyra banks show, or maury povich. In fact i am pretty sure she cries through duracell commercials.
9. Loves Harry Potter. If he were real, I would be worried about my position in this house.
10. Is one of the funniest people I have ever met. Half the time she doesn't even know that she's being funny. She has impeccable comedic timing.
11. Is a sucker for 80's chick music. Blondie, Cyndi Lauper, Paula Abdul, Madonna, Debbie Gibson, Pat Benetar, etc.
12. Loves 'The Breakfast Club' as much as I do. And the significance of that can't be properly expressed at this time.
13. HATES sandwhiches. Unless they are on a crescent with real cheese and some avocado.
14. Masters things faster than it would take somebody else just to learn it. She seriously does something for an hour and is already a pro. It's ridiculous.
15. Loves to plan parties and is very good at it. She always knows exactly what she wants to do, but the only problem is that sometimes that is more than we can afford. Her parties are unparalelled though.
16. Has over 6,000 songs on her ipod, and that's pretty dang awesome.
17. Loves classic movies. Some of her favorites include the likes of Audrey Hepburn, Humphrey Bogart, Henry Fonda, Jimmy Stewart, Cary Grant, and Alfred Hitchcock.
18. Absolutely hates leftovers. Won't eat them, won't even poke them with a stick.
19. When she gets excited (which is often) she does this jumping-pick up her legs-twirling arm thing. It's hysterical and everybody should see this once in their lifetime.
20. Thinks Clint Eastwood is sexy.
21. She hates to paint walls but always forgets it. She is the first one to volunteer because she says she loves painting, and then it never fails, five minutes into it she will look at me and say, "i freaking hate painting."
22. Same exact thing with travelling.
23. Had a really unhealthy obsession with *N Sync as a teenager.
24. Named her first cat Rascal Potatohead.
25. When she gets a box of chocolates she breaks them open before she eats them. The problem being she only likes half of them, so there is what seems to be a half eaten box of chocolates that sits around forever.
Friday, February 13, 2009
New Blog
Jesse here. I have a new blog. I know, I'm blog-happy. It is at
heapofloser.blogspot.com
and it is basically about the arts. I'm posting my writing, talking about my projects, and showing my art. If you want to check it out, be my guest!
heapofloser.blogspot.com
and it is basically about the arts. I'm posting my writing, talking about my projects, and showing my art. If you want to check it out, be my guest!
Thursday, February 12, 2009
Motivated by Bryan's comment on Chris' post...
I just read Chris' post "Ramblin'" and then Bryan's comment under it. This also comes from a very long talk Justin and I had. I just want to say, that as a woman, and I know I may be the only one of my sex to say this, but I don't HAVE to have flowers for Valentine's Day. I don't NEED them, but beyond even that, I think it's completely ridiculous for someone to spend that much money on flowers. Justin pointed out that girls have no clue how much they cost, which is true. I had no idea how much they were until I got married and Justin used money from our joint account to buy me flowers last Valentine's Day. My reaction was: jaw dropped...frantically searching for words...INSANITY!
So, anyway, my point is, that although flowers are great, and although most women really appreciate and love being given flowers, I think that most sensible girls would be like me, totally fine with getting some other token of love. It took much talking to convince Justin that, knowing how much flowers are, I would actually PREFER something different. Chocoloates, card, whatever else. Anything else. I hope I'm not the only girl who would agree. Chris, I know you haven't written in detail what you mean by Valentines Day being a sham, but I would say that it's only a sham if we choose to make it that way. All Valentines Day means to me is celebrating love. When we let it become all commercialized, then yeah, it's totally stupid.
Well...for those of you out there that still MUST get flowers for your lady on Valentines Day, I would suggest going to proflowers.com
in upper right hand corner there is a link "HEAR ABOUT US ON RADIO OR TV, CLICK HERE"
then, enter "discount" in the box. You can get a dozen assorted roses for 29.99 or 18 red roses for 39.99 and there are a bunch of other deals.
I would order today, and they deliver to your door, yada yada, and they will get there by Valentines Day. Happy shopping.
So, anyway, my point is, that although flowers are great, and although most women really appreciate and love being given flowers, I think that most sensible girls would be like me, totally fine with getting some other token of love. It took much talking to convince Justin that, knowing how much flowers are, I would actually PREFER something different. Chocoloates, card, whatever else. Anything else. I hope I'm not the only girl who would agree. Chris, I know you haven't written in detail what you mean by Valentines Day being a sham, but I would say that it's only a sham if we choose to make it that way. All Valentines Day means to me is celebrating love. When we let it become all commercialized, then yeah, it's totally stupid.
Well...for those of you out there that still MUST get flowers for your lady on Valentines Day, I would suggest going to proflowers.com
in upper right hand corner there is a link "HEAR ABOUT US ON RADIO OR TV, CLICK HERE"
then, enter "discount" in the box. You can get a dozen assorted roses for 29.99 or 18 red roses for 39.99 and there are a bunch of other deals.
I would order today, and they deliver to your door, yada yada, and they will get there by Valentines Day. Happy shopping.
25 Things About Justin
So...everyone on Facebook has been doing the "25 Things About Me" thing. I tried, Justin tried, and neither of us could write 25 things about ourselves. I got about 10, I think. I don't know what it is, we just couldn't do it. So, I came up with an idea. Justin and I are going to write 25 things about each other. That way, it's much much easier. So, here's mine, hopefully Justin's will follow soon.
25 Things About Justin
1. Justin dances around our house all the time--seriously, he does.
2. Justin is easily satisfied, easy to make happy, not high maintenance at all.
3. He is hilarious and will say anything to be funny, (taboo, offensive, racist, you name it) but it's all in good fun.
4. He is unflinchingly loyal to his family and friends, and would do anything for them.
5. Justin hates confrontation and will joke until it blows over.
6. He loves back rubs, back massages, back scratches--LOVES THEM.
7. One of his favorite things is sitting in the bathroom while the shower's running because it gets really hot and steamy.
8. He loves driving, and is a very safe and cautious driver. When I drive, I scare him to death.
9. Justin knows everything about movies, and is a self-proclaimed snob when it comes to movies.
10. Justin is AWESOME.
11. He told me he wants to be Barney on "How I Met Your Mother"
12. Justin loves playing Singstar as much as I do.
13. Together, we spent many late nights and early morning hours playing and eventually beating an X-Men game on the Playstation. (He was Wolverine, I was Cyclops)
14. When his hair poofs up on top, he says he looks like a dinosaur. Specifically, a brontosaurus.
15. He likes Jorja Fox from CSI, only because she has a gap in her front teeth like he does.
16. Justin has this weird thing where no one will sit by him by choice. In class, movie theatres, everywhere, people will sit in every other seat before they sit by him.
17. Once he starts talking in his "Arnold" voice, he can't stop.
18. He loves doing the Michael Jackson grab-crotch-spin-thing (complete with 'yee-hee' sound effect).
19. Justin refuses to watch director Roman Polanski's movies because he is a known pedophile.
20. His favorite actors are those who have good character as well as talent.
21. He is nearly physically incapable of listening to music he doesn't like.
22. Justin loves chick flicks, and will watch anything with me.
23. He is very creative, though he doesn't think so.
24. Justin can't help it, he has to look up the trivia on the Internet Movie Database for every movie we watch.
25. He thinks he has such bad luck that every team he roots for in any sport will most likely lose.
25 Things About Justin
1. Justin dances around our house all the time--seriously, he does.
2. Justin is easily satisfied, easy to make happy, not high maintenance at all.
3. He is hilarious and will say anything to be funny, (taboo, offensive, racist, you name it) but it's all in good fun.
4. He is unflinchingly loyal to his family and friends, and would do anything for them.
5. Justin hates confrontation and will joke until it blows over.
6. He loves back rubs, back massages, back scratches--LOVES THEM.
7. One of his favorite things is sitting in the bathroom while the shower's running because it gets really hot and steamy.
8. He loves driving, and is a very safe and cautious driver. When I drive, I scare him to death.
9. Justin knows everything about movies, and is a self-proclaimed snob when it comes to movies.
10. Justin is AWESOME.
11. He told me he wants to be Barney on "How I Met Your Mother"
12. Justin loves playing Singstar as much as I do.
13. Together, we spent many late nights and early morning hours playing and eventually beating an X-Men game on the Playstation. (He was Wolverine, I was Cyclops)
14. When his hair poofs up on top, he says he looks like a dinosaur. Specifically, a brontosaurus.
15. He likes Jorja Fox from CSI, only because she has a gap in her front teeth like he does.
16. Justin has this weird thing where no one will sit by him by choice. In class, movie theatres, everywhere, people will sit in every other seat before they sit by him.
17. Once he starts talking in his "Arnold" voice, he can't stop.
18. He loves doing the Michael Jackson grab-crotch-spin-thing (complete with 'yee-hee' sound effect).
19. Justin refuses to watch director Roman Polanski's movies because he is a known pedophile.
20. His favorite actors are those who have good character as well as talent.
21. He is nearly physically incapable of listening to music he doesn't like.
22. Justin loves chick flicks, and will watch anything with me.
23. He is very creative, though he doesn't think so.
24. Justin can't help it, he has to look up the trivia on the Internet Movie Database for every movie we watch.
25. He thinks he has such bad luck that every team he roots for in any sport will most likely lose.
Shows
Jesse here. So, recently I have noticed that I'm not enjoying movies as much as I used to. Maybe it's because I've watched too many and I need a break, or maybe it's because I've seen every good movie on the planet and now I'm down to watching sub-par movies. Sometimes I truly think it's that one. But, I haven't gone totally entertainment-free. I've gotten really into watching TV shows lately. For me, it's easier to watch 4 episodes of Smallville than it is to watch a 2 hour movie. I don't know.
So, the reason for this post is this. I'm in trouble. I am quickly depleting my shows. I'm running out of material. I've burned through so many shows in such a short period of time, I don't know where to turn next. And since we all love lists, this is the most complete list I could come up with of the shows I've watched. Then, maybe someone can think of something I'm missing out on.
1. Shows that I didn't love, didn't enjoy, or just weren't for me:
Sex and the City
30 Rock
Dancing with the Stars
24
2. Shows that were ok, that I might return to and finish watching someday:
X-Files
Survivor
Big Brother
Simpsons
Sopranos
3. Shows that I'm interested in, that are in my Netflix Q:
True Blood
Curb Your Enthusiasm
Firefly
4. Shows I am currently watching:
Smallville
Buffy the Vampire Slayer
How I Met Your Mother
Doctor Who
5. Shows I love, but they're over
Friends
Gilmore Girls
Invader Zim
Freaks and Geeks
The Office (British)
Extras
Fresh Prince of Belair
Saved by the Bell
That 70's Show
Home Improvement
Seinfeld
6. Shows that I love, and I continue to keep up with them
Smallville
How I Met Your Mother
Flight of the Conchords
Weeds
Heroes
Lost
The Office (USA)
Secret Diary of a Call Girl
Kath & Kim
Project Runway
America's Next Top Model
Burn Notice
Big Bang Theory
Dexter
So, if anyone has any suggestions, please let me know.
So, the reason for this post is this. I'm in trouble. I am quickly depleting my shows. I'm running out of material. I've burned through so many shows in such a short period of time, I don't know where to turn next. And since we all love lists, this is the most complete list I could come up with of the shows I've watched. Then, maybe someone can think of something I'm missing out on.
1. Shows that I didn't love, didn't enjoy, or just weren't for me:
Sex and the City
30 Rock
Dancing with the Stars
24
2. Shows that were ok, that I might return to and finish watching someday:
X-Files
Survivor
Big Brother
Simpsons
Sopranos
3. Shows that I'm interested in, that are in my Netflix Q:
True Blood
Curb Your Enthusiasm
Firefly
4. Shows I am currently watching:
Smallville
Buffy the Vampire Slayer
How I Met Your Mother
Doctor Who
5. Shows I love, but they're over
Friends
Gilmore Girls
Invader Zim
Freaks and Geeks
The Office (British)
Extras
Fresh Prince of Belair
Saved by the Bell
That 70's Show
Home Improvement
Seinfeld
6. Shows that I love, and I continue to keep up with them
Smallville
How I Met Your Mother
Flight of the Conchords
Weeds
Heroes
Lost
The Office (USA)
Secret Diary of a Call Girl
Kath & Kim
Project Runway
America's Next Top Model
Burn Notice
Big Bang Theory
Dexter
So, if anyone has any suggestions, please let me know.
Tuesday, February 10, 2009
2004 Justademy Awards
I contemplated skipping this year all together because the academy actually got the awards right this year. There is one that is debatable between many people but other than that, all are right. So says i. But the reason i decided not to was because they totally flubbed a couple nominations. There are many people and films that didn't get nominated that were very deserving. So changes to the nominees but not necessarily the winners. Oh that was all a spoiler alert by the way. And i must apologize to Kevin Bacon. I threw a tantrum when the nominees came out in 2004 and he wasn't nominated for best actor for "The Woodsman." But when i did mine, i couldn't fit him in either. Sorry Mr. Bacon. There were 7 award worthy performances in this year by leading men. Without any further blabbering on....
Cate Blanchett {The Aviator}
Morgan Freeman {Million Dollar Baby}
Hilary Swank {Million Dollar Baby}
Leonardo DiCaprio {The Aviator}
Clint Eastwood {Million Dollar Baby}
Justademy's 2004 Best Picture Nominees
Million Dollar Baby
2004 Best Supporting Actress Nominees
Natalie Portman {Closer}
Natalie Portman {Closer}
Sophie Okonedo {Hotel Rwanda}
Laura Linney {Kinsey}
Cate Blanchett {The Aviator}
Virginia Madsen {Sideways}
Justademy's 2004 Best Supporting Actress Nominees
Natalie Portman {Closer}
Sophie Okonedo {Hotel Rwanda}
Lily Tomlin {I Heart Huckabees}**
Cate Blanchett {The Aviator}
Julia Roberts {Closer}**
And the Winner is...
Cate Blanchett {The Aviator}2004 Best Supporting Actor Nominees
Morgan Freeman {Million Dollar Baby}
Alan Alda {The Aviator}
Clive Owen {Closer}
Jamie Foxx {Collateral}
Thomas Haden Church {Sideways}
Justademy's 2004 Best Supporting Actor Nominees
Morgan Freeman {Million Dollar Baby}
Alan Alda {The Aviator}
Alan Alda {The Aviator}
Clive Owen {Closer}
Peter Sarsgaard {Garden State}**
Thomas Haden Church {Sideways}
And the Winner is...
Morgan Freeman {Million Dollar Baby}2004 Best Actress Nominees
Hilary Swank {Million Dollar Baby}
Annette Benning {Being Julia}
Kate Winslet {Eternal Sunshine Of The Spotless Mind}
Catalina Sandino Moreno {Maria Full Of Grace}
Imelda Staunton {Vera Drake}
Justademy's 2004 Best Actress Nominees
Hilary Swank {Million Dollar Baby}
Natalie Portman {Garden State}**
Kate Winslet {Eternal Sunshine Of The Spotless Mind}
Catalina Sandino Moreno {Maria Full Of Grace}
Imelda Staunton {Vera Drake}
And the Winner is...
Hilary Swank {Million Dollar Baby}2004 Best Actor Nominees
Jamie Foxx {Ray}
Leonardo DiCaprio {The Aviator}
Clint Eastwood {Million Dollar Baby}
Johnny Depp {Finding Neverland}
Don Cheadle {Hotel Rwanda}
Justademy's Best Actor Nominees
Jamie Foxx {Ray}
Leonardo DiCaprio {The Aviator}
Clint Eastwood {Million Dollar Baby}
Tom Hanks {The Terminal}**
Jim Carrey {Eternal Sunshine Of The Spotless Mind}**
And the Winner is...
Leonardo DiCaprio {The Aviator}2004 Best Director Nominees
Martin Scorsese {The Aviator}
Taylor Hackford {Ray}
Alexander Payne {Sideways}
Clint Eastwood {Million Dollar Baby}
Mike Leigh {Vera Drake}
Justademy's Best Director Nominees
Martin Scorsese {The Aviator}
Michel Gondry {Eternal Sunshine Of The Spotless Mind}**
Jean-Pierre Jeunet {A Very Long Engagement}**
Clint Eastwood {Million Dollar Baby}
Quentin Tarantino {Kill Bill Vol. 2}**
And the Winner is...
Clint Eastwood {Million Dollar Baby}2004 Best Picture Nominees
The Aviator
Finding Neverland
Million Dollar Baby
Ray
Sideways
Justademy's 2004 Best Picture Nominees
The Aviator
Finding Neverland
Million Dollar Baby
Eternal Sunshine Of The Spotless Mind**
Garden State**
And the Winner is...
Million Dollar BabyMonday, February 9, 2009
Jake's bothersome blog
Jake, your blog bugs me. I have tried to leave comments several times to no avail. I click on the submit button and it doesn't do anything. At least if it said page couldn't be displayed, that would be something. But no, it does nothing. Jake you must fix so i can leave my all enlightening comments.
Saturday, February 7, 2009
I'm Awesome
So i tell awesome jokes, and unfortunately sometimes they go unappreciated. Today Jesse's best friend Crystalle was visiting with her fiance Joe. They are getting married next month so they are all talking about wedding plans and what not. So Crystalle was talking about stuff they are doing for the wedding and she mentioned that they were doing a wedding video. They talk about the logistics of the whole thing and then she said it was going to cost about 700 dollars. Cue Justin's awesome line. Jesse said, "wow," and then I said, "man that dvd better have awesome special features." Nothing. Nobody cared. No response. That remark was awesome. Get it. C'mon people that line spewed awesomeness all over the room. I'm awesome.
Happier
So I am sitting here working on my favorite songs list and I get to "Happier" by Guster. Guster is Jesse's all time favorite band. We saw them in Vegas back on '06 and they put on awesome show. They play virtually flawless live. And rather than a drummer, they have a bongo player that beats the crap out of those things. It sounds awesome and he is way freaking good. They use drums as well in a lot of songs but i couldn't leave that tidbit out. Anyway, I don't know how many of you have listened to Guster, but i thoroughly enjoy them. They are awesome and their music is fun and good all at the same time.This song is not necessarily "fun" but it sure is awesome. This song though is pure poetry. They are fantastic song writers and so i thought i would share the lyrics of this song with all of you because they are incredible. And the part with parenthesis is my favorite part. The singer is singing slowly and the parenthesis are the back up vocals and they are going fast and it sounds so awesome. Anyway, you should love these lyrics and then download the song because it's amazing. And by download i mean purchase.....legally.....from your local record shop. *wink*
"Happier" by Guster
Say goodbye
Lose your friends
Make them go
Don't need them around
Cause it's time
Lose your friends
Make them go
Was never supposed to be like this
They were too weak too prone to break
Their needs too deep their skin too thin
By now you took what was to take
Tear it apart and start again
So go on
If this will make you happier
It got you this far
Do what you have to
You've wasted
Every moment
Of your saturday's
And your sunday's
You're wasted from the boredom
Was never supposed to be like this
Like your father said
Just do what was done unto you
Always
In your father's steps
You'll do what was done unto you
It won't be hard to start again
So go on
If this will make you happier
It got you this far
Do what you have to
And you're gone now
(Well you've known this would come and you've left me alone)
And did it make you happier?
(Your lost and your gone. don't take it so seriously)
Was it that hard?
(Go on and get going. I'm fine on my own)
Did what you had to
(It got you this far. Finally got it figured out)
One more inch
You son of a *****
Been a waste of my time
Always
Now you're half awake
You bend till you break
And make the same mistakes
Always
So go on
If this will make you happier
It got you this far
Do what you have to
And you're gone now
(Well you've known this would come and you've left me alone)
And did it make you happier?
(Your lost and your gone. don't take it so seriously)
Was it that hard?
(Go on and get going. I'm fine on my own)
Did what you had to
(It got you this far. Finally got it figured out)
"Happier" by Guster
Say goodbye
Lose your friends
Make them go
Don't need them around
Cause it's time
Lose your friends
Make them go
Was never supposed to be like this
They were too weak too prone to break
Their needs too deep their skin too thin
By now you took what was to take
Tear it apart and start again
So go on
If this will make you happier
It got you this far
Do what you have to
You've wasted
Every moment
Of your saturday's
And your sunday's
You're wasted from the boredom
Was never supposed to be like this
Like your father said
Just do what was done unto you
Always
In your father's steps
You'll do what was done unto you
It won't be hard to start again
So go on
If this will make you happier
It got you this far
Do what you have to
And you're gone now
(Well you've known this would come and you've left me alone)
And did it make you happier?
(Your lost and your gone. don't take it so seriously)
Was it that hard?
(Go on and get going. I'm fine on my own)
Did what you had to
(It got you this far. Finally got it figured out)
One more inch
You son of a *****
Been a waste of my time
Always
Now you're half awake
You bend till you break
And make the same mistakes
Always
So go on
If this will make you happier
It got you this far
Do what you have to
And you're gone now
(Well you've known this would come and you've left me alone)
And did it make you happier?
(Your lost and your gone. don't take it so seriously)
Was it that hard?
(Go on and get going. I'm fine on my own)
Did what you had to
(It got you this far. Finally got it figured out)
Wednesday, February 4, 2009
Perks Of Working At Hollywood Video
To me, this is Legen....wait for it.....and i hope you're not lactose intolerant because the last word is dairy.
Sign #16 That You Have The Coolest Wife In The World
When you are watching a movie and a "Pixies" song starts playing and she sings along with the entire song and you didn't even introduce her to them. And the movie played almost the whole song, not just a two second clip.
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