tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20371572836278704592011-12-02T21:29:23.092-06:00Talking about all the movies, TV shows, books, music, video games and comics I waste my time and disposable income on.Brianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00323242987768137014noreply@blogger.comBlogger291100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2037157283627870459.post-71896250628955179112011-04-08T15:54:00.003-05:002011-04-08T16:08:58.092-05:00

I've loved Justified since the pilot. It's an AMAZING pilot, right up there with Lost's.But I never thought it would get to the point where it is potentially my favorite show on TV.The last two week's episodes have been incredible. Great characters, smart stories, brilliant moments, it's all come together so perfectly.We kinda played around in the initial eps of the sesason. They were good,

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There is a perfect ending to this movie.It's IN the movie.Then they fuck it up by trying for a MORE perfect ending.sigh...But other than that, really good movie. Duncan Jones, the son of David Bowie!, is turning into quite the director and is already one of those guys who I'm totally ready to follow, movie to movie. I hope Source Code makes bundles of money so he can get his next movie, this

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It was just some guacamole. I needed to test it, make sure it wouldn't kill guests.Now, as for the movie...I liked it. Now, let's be honest: I only really watched it because of the spoof on community. Man, they did a good job with the parody! It's interesting to see how subtly influential this Andre is. It's around 30 years old at this point. And it's just two dudes talking, for the most

Brianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00323242987768137014noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2037157283627870459.post-73013360646800514952011-03-16T10:19:00.004-05:002011-03-16T10:27:59.344-05:00

I recently spent the weekend in Houston with a friend, mostly drinking beer and watching movies.It was kinda rad.My friend and writing partner Tim lives in Houston. We haven't gotten together to write and bullshit it over a year, so I took my first vacation since having a new job and spent a couple days down there.Mostly, we were lazy bums. Hanging out on the couch, eating pizza rolls and

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Oh, I'm so clever.RED is remarkably ok. There's nothing great about it. There's nothing too terrible about it. It never reaches high highs or low lows. I guess, in today's market, there's something to be said for that.Is it just me, or is Bruce Willis getting even harder than he was Die Hard era? He looks weirdly chiseled here. Like he's doing the male version of Pilates. Anyway, totally

Brianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00323242987768137014noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2037157283627870459.post-91757556516451220262011-02-23T09:44:00.003-06:002011-02-23T10:01:15.249-06:00

I'd heard about this documentray. About how it leaves you in a quivering pile after sucker punching you in the heart for an hour and half.They weren't lying.Andrew Bagby was loved by all. Friends and family and even strangers were seemingly sucked into the wake of this charasmatic young man. He went off to Canada to pursue a medical degree and came to a dark place. During this time, he got

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Shawshank is occasionally my favorite movie. It or Fight Club.Seeing it on the big screen last night, and seeing it for the first time in about 5 years, has not changed my opinion.If you break it down, Shawshank falls into the same category that Rudy and Field of Dreams live in - chick flicks for guys. They're unabashedly emotional and set to prey on the things that make all dudes cry or at

Brianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00323242987768137014noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2037157283627870459.post-50941701576997492492011-02-21T12:30:00.005-06:002011-02-21T12:45:15.037-06:00

I'm a terrible blogger. If I can, I'm going to do my best to get back into it. So, let's talk about Summer Wars.I've heard VERY good things about the director's previous work, The Girl Who Lept Through Time. And after reading a very positive review at Screened, I added Summer Wars to my Netflix queue.Now, I'll accept some coincidence in my movies. But major coincidence tops my media pet peeve

Brianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00323242987768137014noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2037157283627870459.post-44512767991386088112010-02-17T20:41:00.003-06:002010-02-17T21:02:59.461-06:00

Hey! Just thought I'd let you know. This movie SUPER GORY. Like, mega-ultra gory.It's also totally awesome.I watched this last weekend and, man. It's still really balls out. When he get up on the .50 cal at the end and just turns half of Burma into red mist, it's kinda insane.I'm still a titch bored by the first 20 minutes or so, but once John Rambo starts pin cushioning tiny Asian men, it

Brianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00323242987768137014noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2037157283627870459.post-11051249789379656882010-02-15T03:10:00.003-06:002010-02-15T03:15:30.281-06:00

Man, I needed some hard-boiled crime in my life and Criminal Volumes 1 and 2 filled that void admirably.Excellent writing.Bold coloring.Deep shadows.Bullets and broads, crime and corruption, this is some great stuff to get into.Each volume is a separate story arc. There's nothing that really connects the two except for the same dive bar. If I had to pick the better one, I think it would Lawless

Brianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00323242987768137014noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2037157283627870459.post-59219367359874953822010-02-15T00:42:00.004-06:002010-02-15T03:09:51.698-06:00

Ok. It's James Bond versus Cthulhu. If that doesn't sell you, you better pray that when Dread Lord Cthulhu returns, you are among the first to be driven mad with his divine insanity.Yeah, Lovecraftian horror is kinda cool.This is the second in a series, the first of which was The Atrocity Archives. They're both pretty cool books, based around technomancer Bob Howard and his work for the

Brianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00323242987768137014noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2037157283627870459.post-80577669694482591712010-02-05T04:42:00.004-06:002010-02-05T04:49:35.966-06:00

For some horrible reason, TV networks have decided to air about 75% of the TV I watch on one night a week. Thursday.Community. Parks and Rec. The Office. 30 Rock. Fringe. Supernatural. Burn Notice. Archer. Important Things with Dimitri Martin.Guys, it's ok! You can put stuff on Monday and Tuesday nights! I don't really watch things then!As for content, Community continues to be the funniest

Brianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00323242987768137014noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2037157283627870459.post-33972259260353392162010-02-05T04:27:00.002-06:002010-02-05T04:35:57.778-06:00

It's nice when the game's protagonist sums up your reactions with a simple line of dialogue.What. The. Fuck.Indeed, Desmond. But isn't that kinda cheating? Is this Ubisoft trying to explain away the insane shit that happens at the end...ok, the entire game? I mean, the story is complete garbage.Get this. The last boss? The dude you fight at the end to end the game? THE FUCKING POPE. And

Brianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00323242987768137014noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2037157283627870459.post-51923315365475260852010-02-04T02:14:00.003-06:002010-02-04T02:20:30.378-06:00

In a lot of ways, this reminds me of the first Ong Bak. Flashy, brutal action. Nonsensical dialog. Kinda stupid story. But, damn. It's pretty fun.The way they do the action is something I noticed this time. Much like Ong Bak, it's almost a stunt reel with some story plastered around the holes. There's the multiple shots of someone doing something sweet. The high speed camera shots. Every

Brianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00323242987768137014noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2037157283627870459.post-60785038012790501322010-02-02T03:22:00.002-06:002010-02-02T03:30:09.312-06:00

Finished up Lost Season 5 tonight to get all excited-y for the start of the (finally) final season.There's a lot of good stuff in the season, and I totally dig time travel, but man, just like any season of Lost, there's a ton of bullshit. Especially at the end. Oh, the stuff with Locke and Jacob and cronies is cool. Weird and supernatural. But Jack blowing up the island cause he wants another

Brianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00323242987768137014noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2037157283627870459.post-81918747073388524522010-02-01T19:46:00.001-06:002010-02-01T19:48:45.798-06:00

I liked Scott Pilgrim, the First. I like it even more after the Third. It's a little too hipster, but it's older hipster, so way less annoying hipster. And still MAD nerdy, which is totally fun. At this point, before I start reading Vol. 4, I can totally recommend this series.

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Read through some Punisher MAX comics cause I found a review that mentioned Duane Swierczynski and Victor Gischler were doing some runs. Big fan of Duane's two books, The Wheelman and The Blonde and Gun Monkeys by Gischler was solid.Both entries were the same blood soaked Punisher stuff I expected since Ennis took over and did not disappoint. Duane's was better, but the art in Victor's was

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So, in hopes of reviving this, I'm doing my best to keep track of things. Including all the media that I ingest this year. Books, movies, music, TV, games...everything. Hopefully this will in vigor me and I'll actually write more.

Brianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00323242987768137014noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2037157283627870459.post-76675985419863671052009-06-05T02:58:00.002-05:002009-06-05T03:00:20.469-05:00

Burn Notice is ridiculously fun and entertaining and tonight, it was back with the start of it's third season, which is already starting off ridiculously fun and entertaining. Except for being a little exposition heavy up front, no worries. Always great to to awesome TV back on the air.

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Ah. The continuation of all the shit I’ve watched but not blogged about.Let’s start with the big guns first.Up – Fantastic. I am a complete sucker for Pixar (minus Cars) and will follow them to Hell. This is one of their best. Three tear-up moments, those bastards. They make the best animated flicks out there and some of the best flat-out movies and this one does not disappoint.Drag Me To

Brianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00323242987768137014noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2037157283627870459.post-11476917464815215932009-06-03T05:25:00.002-05:002009-06-03T05:27:38.995-05:00

E3 is something that no longer interests me. It should, I'm still a huge video game nerd. But nothing huge gets announced there anymore, 75% of the time is taken up by stupid press conferences and Nintendo just makes me sad now.But, hey, remake of Secret of Monkey Island and new Monkey Island episodes! That's awesome. Might be my most anticipated gaming of the year, now.

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Ok, ok. Catch up time, but for only like half the time. Doubt - Very, very good. Acting is across the board fantastic. PSH is tops, but everyone is great, minus a bit for Amy Adams, but part of that is probably her character. Damn fine flick. Crank 2 - Batshit insane. Wait, the first was batshit insane. This one is batshitter insane. Even ruder, cruder and more fucked up than the first. So,

Brianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00323242987768137014noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2037157283627870459.post-6104809536250087842009-04-07T00:21:00.003-05:002009-04-07T00:23:05.299-05:00

Bakula was really good on Chuck tonight. Chevy Chase was ok. Damn bloated, too.Chuck is fun. More people should watch so it doesn't get canceled. It's a nice, goofy show to just chill to on Monday nights and doesn't suck mountains of ass like Heroes.

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Yes. I know. Talking animals. I understand that it is not real. But I still can't buy the stupid premise of this movie which totally killed it all for me. Maybe it's because I understand how a movie/TV show is made. Maybe it's because they take every chance to shatter my disbelief ("18-39 year old demographics"? They don't fucking believe in a magic goddamn dog ANYWAY!). Maybe it's

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Timecrimes is a great little flick. It reminds me of cool mind benders like The Usual Suspects and Memento and Donnie Darko and mostly, Primer. It's the kind of movie you show friends to melt their brains. And also, great Spanish boobs. They've created a slick time travel flick that has some cool rules and a great looking bad guy, The Scissor Man! All right, not quite that classic villian

Brianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00323242987768137014noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2037157283627870459.post-47810997108582924822009-03-25T02:19:00.004-05:002009-03-25T02:43:34.043-05:00

Danny and I beat Resident Evil 5 the other day.It's ok. Not as good as 4, but solid. There's some really annoying shit in it, though. QTEs that just happen, no warning. Bullshit bosses. Lame bosses. Bullshit AND lame bosses. Weird inventory restrictions.But on the plus side, you shoot A LOT of black people. I mean zombies. I mean black zombies.The biggest kerfuffle about this game was

Brianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00323242987768137014noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2037157283627870459.post-86096126893095533402009-03-25T02:03:00.003-05:002009-03-25T02:18:04.267-05:00

I like Johnny To. Every movie of his I've seen, I've liked. Maybe not loved, but had a good time. PTU : Police Tactical Unit (or Into the Perilous Night:PTU which is just a sillier, cooler title) joins the likes of Exiled, The Mission and Fulltime Killer as movies of Mr. To I had a good time with.I wonder how many of the names in the movie are real vs. bad/lazy translations. Fatty, Bald Head,

Brianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00323242987768137014noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2037157283627870459.post-22302478681417222112009-03-22T05:02:00.001-05:002009-03-25T02:03:37.759-05:00

Maybe this should've been the first post. I don't know. But, what I do know, this is the official first post.What this blog is all about is somewhere to collect my thoughts on the media I ingest over my life. It's not reviews or anything, just snippets of my headspace when I watched a movie or a great line from a terrible book or a song that makes me sad and I don't know why. There's already

Brianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00323242987768137014noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2037157283627870459.post-18933616625623455642009-03-19T02:12:00.000-05:002009-03-19T02:12:00.870-05:00

In a happy turn of events, somewhat controlled by me, I received both Universal Soldier and Rachel Getting Married from Netflix today. I find that awesome, fantastic and amazing. I only briefly wondered which I would watch first. But the obvious choice was, of course, Universal Soldier.But only because it would probably try to kick my ass if I didn't.

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