The teaser trailer for the live-action Transformers movie came out this week. I watched it, kind of intrigued by what little they showed us. As the title came up, I almost had feelings of interest. Then “A Michael Bay film” came on the screen. Yeah, definitely not thinking this is gonna work. I’ve said it before, not a lot of confidence in this thing. And any time I might change my mind, “A Michael Bay film” brings me back to pessimism. If you don’t believe me, check out the greatest movie review of all time to confirm that Michael Bay is not a good director. But you can go to the movie’s official site, click on the “announcement”, to check out the teaser yourself.
“Did we have to let ‘em detonate three quarters of the ship?”
“Seeing as how they would have detonated four quarters, I think it was a good choice.”
I got a chance to see the new Superman movie last night and it gets a thumb’s up from me. To avoid spilling the beans, I won’t get to much into my view of the film. It’s pretty similar to the Goat’s take on Singer’s work, and MOe’s points in that comment section. I definitely think Ebert was in the wrong theater when he wrote his review, but this did not threaten other contenders in my mind for best comic book movie. Still, this is very much a love letter to the first two Donner films and will definitely be in line for Singer’s next go-around with the Man of Steel.
I did want to prepare folks who are going to see this weekend that the movie is not action-packed, and is much patient in it’s pacing. Also, the movie doesn’t wrap-up so much as… just end. In these two aspects, it’s very much like the first Superman movie. So, Brian Singer accomplished that.
While I am pretty stoked about the first Superman movie, there is another hero trying to upstage the Man of Steel’s debut: the Spider-Man 3 trailer is out. The movie’s not due until next year but this preview looks pretty complete. And pretty kickass.
Speaking of upstaging, it looks like there’s about 3 villains in the trailer (Sandman, Venom, and some kind of Goblin), with the possibility of even more. Hope the movie doesn’t get too crowded. But I have faith in Sam Raimi. He made 2 of the best comic book movies of all time. I’m sure he has an idea of what he’s doing.
Anyway, that’s not until 2007. Back to the guy who’s movie is actually out now. I’ll try to get some kind of reaction to the Superman movie up tomorrow.
“I cried like a baby when you played Cinderella.”
“That was first grade.”
You know you made a major mistake getting dressed that day when I stop what I’m doing, get out my camera, and take a picture of you because I have never seen something so bad and want to preserve it for future generations. I had to capture this image because there is no way I could have done this justice with words.
And that’s another thing. Look at who’s criticizing this man: ME! I have a better chance of understanding quantum physics than fashion. Yet, it was obvious enough to me with my learning disabilities that maybe this wasn’t the best ensemble.
And despite the LA Lakers shirt, this fellow was at a Reds game. I’m sure he didn’t realize that because, as you can tell, he has confused tendencies. Man, the mistakes just keep piling up. What else did I miss?
“Oh, and here’s a tip. A beard is not a substitute for a jawline no matter how you trim it.”
Last night finally saw the second season premiere of Venture Brothers. For those who haven’t seen it yet, I’ll try to be vague. But you don’t want to go here before you see it. Needless to say, I was stoked by the episode. Jackson Publick and crew certainly crammed a lot into that small 30 minute timeslot. I thought it was pretty funny how they touched on the major three theories so, even as the show went on, you never really knew which way they would go Actually, I still don’t know what opening credits we’ll get next Sunday so there’s still a couple things that are leaving me hanging. They did a good job keeping fans in the dark with the images and news they leaked before the premiere. I’m just glad that I’ll have a fresh offering from the Venture Brothers before the work-week begins for the next couple months.
“That means you two will have extra-retard babies.”
10:30 Eastern Time, be at your Television set. Or just TiVo it, I don’t care. Just watch the bestest show when new episodes are shown for the first time in, like, a decade. I’ve prepared by pouring over the Season 1 DVD with all it’s commentary and extras. The guys who voice the characters even dress up as their counterparts for a “Behind the Scenes”-type mockumentary. Too bad Patrick Warburton didn’t also take part in the fun and dress up as Brock. Couldn’t have been any harder than being the Tick. Although, what would be harder to wear: Brock’s mullet or the Tick’s antennae?
The guys who put together the show have some interesting things to say while recording the commentary. Half the time, they’re just ripping on the animation that came back from whatever overseas country did the artwork. I’m also surprised how little they seem to put into the actual writing of the show. The mythos or continuity seems to be an afterthought compared to the music or other aspects of the show. I wonder if that will change now that they seem like they might spend some more time on The Guild of Calamitous Intent and other aspects of the show they touched on in the first batch of episodes.
As we get into the deadest time of year for my entertainment value, it’ll be nice to have the Venture Brothers to look forward to for the next few months of Sundays.
“You think you’re hot shit in a champagne glass, but you’re really cold diarrhea in a Dixie cup!”
You’ve probably already seen this but I found it amusing. This also works well considering the good animated reported by the Goat: new episodes of Futurama will be on their way. It’s good to see that there are still some good things that happen in this crazy world.
“For one brief moment I felt the heartbeat of creation, and it was one with my own.” “We all feel like that all the time. You don’t hear us gassin’ on about it.”
Friend of the Sock Drawer, Lefty Brown, went missing several months ago. His blog inexplicably went blank. I thought he was lost to the internet world. I think others were concerned, as well. If I remember, the cyber-disappearance was even noticed at Progressive Ruin. This saddened me, but somehow I managed to move on. How surprised and stoked I was yesterday when I noticed a comment by one Mr. Brown with a link to his new site. Dyno-Mite! Turns out he just moved to another site. Glad to see you’re still on this wacky internet. Looks like I have some back-reading to do.
So, if you see that any of my links along the side are out of date or just needs to be fixed, let me know. If you link to my site, and I haven’t returned the favor, let me know. If there’s someone I should link to, let me know. I got some work to do to tidy up my little Sock Drawer.
“Why is it every time I need to get somewhere, we get waylaid by jackassery?”
You can decide the next bunch of characters to go into the Mascot Hall of Fame. Yes, that’s a real thing. Of course, you would already know that if you listened to our Unabated Sports show last week when we had on David Raymond, the HOF’s founder and original Phanatic. The Phillie Phanatic, Phoenix Gorilla and Famous Chicken were the members of the inaugural class inducted last year. To be eligible, a mascot must have been in existence for at least 10 years; have a major impact on its sport, industry and community; and have a performance that is consistently memorable and groundbreaking. Go here to vote on the 2006 class. This year’s induction ceremony will take place on August 15 at Love Park in Philadelphia.
“It’s like her own internal soundtrack. House, dance, trip-hop, whatever kids listen to these days. Me, I’m more of a David Hasselhof fan.”
So there’s this Halo 3 preview that’s hit the web last month. Actually, it may have been longer than that. I started to write about this a while ago and haven’t been able to muster the interest to finish it. And that’s kind of the point. For a game franchise that I was so high on, I really have cooled my jets. I was stoked for Halo 2 and snatched up a copy on the first day. So what happened between then and now that keeps the latest brilliance from Bungie off my radar screen?
First, I’ll try to push the blame onto someone else. I guess the game itself underwent some changes I wasn’t exactly thrilled with. A couple of weapons like the pistol or standard rifle were overhauled or replaced with stuff that was a lot less to my liking. Minor tweaks that bugged me just enough to have a hard time getting past it.
Another reason might be that I’m just not that good at it. Therefore, I’m not as gun-ho to play it for fun cause every time I pick up my sticks I get my ass handed to me. I didn’t put the time into perfecting my skills so I was way behind the curve when I was taking on other humans. Especially on Xbox Live, but I’ll get to that in a bit.
And I had a lot of fun with fellow Halo Heads. That was probably the best part of the game, pairing up with friends and shooting the hell out of each other. I can’t tell you how many hours I spent in the Peel’s living room shooting them and their guests. Good times. Normally, the level of competition was pretty even (except for the Goat, of course) so that led to a lot of fun. Heck, we even connected four X-Boxen and had 14-man Halo at Eric’s once. Had an absolute blast. But it’s hard for me to get together with these friends as much as I used to. Besides, most of them don’t have to. They can just meet up on that newfangled X-Box Live. Of course, once you get there, you’re up against foul-mouthed teenagers who can kill me without any effort because they have nothing to do but be online all day perfecting their killing methods.
Of course, the biggest reason I’m not stoked about Halo 3? Only available on Xbox 360. Yeah, I won’t be chomping at the bit to plunk down a few hundred dollars to get the platform before I can even think about getting the game.
So, is it just me? Or are others also having a hard time getting up for the continuing adventures of Master Chief?
“Well it’s out goal here to provide excellent customer service, and I hope that I have done that today. Uh, if you have any further questions about this radio transmission, you can just um, you know call back, say ‘Dude, I’ve got some questions, what’s goin’ on?’ Over and out.”
