>There’s a book joke at the beginning of The Expendables. When I saw the film today, I was the only one who laughed. There’s a joke in the movie about Arnold Schwarzenegger’s political aspirations in the film; everyone laughed. I think that probably says a lot about the crowd in the theater when I saw […]
>The plot of One Piece: The Desert Princess and the Pirates: Adventures in Alabasta is functionally identical to that of Lord of the Rings, or even Henry V. When I weep at One Piece, it’s no different than when I sob through the entirety of Branaugh’s interpretation of that latter tale. The Dancer, the Detective, […]
>Guys, Daybreakers is really bad. Painfully bad. The same night I rented it (for a dollar, from the bounty of the Redbox) I also purchased three DVDs for a full cost of $10 from the Smith’s where I do my grocery shopping. Those films (Knight Club, Spreading Ground, and Meet Market) are all completely unknown […]
>Spoilers exist below, albeit in a somewhat subconscious way. Beyond mention of a few critical scenes that you might not see coming, I’m mostly just pointing out where things in one of these films find their way into the other. It’s cool, kids. Anyone possessed of a familiarity with either myself in general or EgoPoisoning […]
>The credit card was slippery in my sweaty fingers. My brow was moist with a feverish flush of heat. My finger hovered over the button… My computer saved me from re-subscribing to WoW, however, by simply refusing to download the bastard. I tried for two days while visiting my girlfriend (Because, see, that meant I […]
>I saw Clash of the Titans today. Simply googling that title further bolstered my already formed thrust for this review. Gentle Giant John Meo (I don’t know if John Meo is a gentle giant. I don’t know anything about John Meo) suggests that it will be a much-hyped bore; he apparently draws this opinion in […]
>A Confession: I was maybe 20 minutes into The Crazies when I found myself asking…myself…the following question: “Why am I watching this?” It’s important to stress that this is a compliment. The Crazies scared me several times, and left me deeply unsettled throughout. At one point I actually considered closing my eyes, which is a […]
>Once Perfect World was running on my system, I set out to make a charac…wait, no. Before I jump into character creation, I should acknowledge two pernicious bugs that impair playing PW on a Mac running Crossover. The first is that the game client itself, upon launching, occasionally opens in a windowed mode. Perhaps there […]
>I spent the last week in an MMO frenzy. I was ravenous to play something online, with rpg elements and a persistent story. The fact that I read WoW.com daily, and haven’t played WoW since 2008, probably has something to do with this. The fact that I read Massively.com on the daily as well does […]
>As much for my edification as the enjoyment of my avid audience, I’ve been going through my auld Livejournal and re-reading the musings of a younger, fro-ier me. When I come upon something I particularly enjoy, I’m porting it over here. Don’t fall into the trap. I’m constantly skirting the edge of the trap, but […]
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