tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28255450317804821092024-03-19T00:09:40.979-04:00Moog's Movie ReviewsThis ain't Ebert & Roper review. Check your morals at the door, bitch.Moooooog35http://www.blogger.com/profile/13283153659252782869noreply@blogger.comBlogger85125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2825545031780482109.post-39298320442991128352009-07-27T11:44:00.008-04:002009-07-27T12:02:18.604-04:00The Review Update..."Transformers 2," "The Hangover," "Doubt," and "Ice Age 3: Dawn of the Dinosaurs"Because I've been on vacation, and busy, I've been neglecting my movierly (what the fuck?) duties.<br /><br />So...today...<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">YOU GET FOUR REVIEWS!!</span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">FOUR!!</span><br /><br />Sit down and stop clapping...you're embarrassing yourselves.<br /><br />Also:<br /><br />I think I'm hanging up this site.<br /><br />But I want your opinion on it.<br /><br />Because...<br /><br />Two things have come to mind to me recently regarding these reviews:<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">1)</span> <span style="font-style: italic;">I no longer have the time to continue to write the lengthy movie reviews that I do here and...</span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">2)</span> <span style="font-style: italic;">I'm quickly running out of money going to all these fucking movies</span><br /><br />That said, I'm either going to shut this site down shortly...<br /><br />...or try to get some volunteers to help me out.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">* cough<br /><br />* looking at YOU</span><br /><br />Let me know what you think of these shorter, abridged versions and if you think this site is worth continuing if I was to only do them in this shorter fashion.<br /><br />In the meantime, some short reviews of things I've seen recently:<br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">In Theaters:</span></span><br /><br /><span style="font-size:180%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Transformers 2: The Revenge of the Fallen</span></span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">The Pros:</span> <span style="font-style: italic;">1) Megan Fox</span><br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">2) See #1</span><br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">3) Special Effects are excellent</span> <span style="font-style: italic;"><br /><br />4) See #2</span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">The Cons: </span><br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">1) Will someone please call John Turturro and tell him that his career called and wants him back?</span> <span style="font-style: italic;"><br /><br />2) Some scenes don't have Megan Fox in them.</span><br /><br />Seriously...what the fuck?<br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">My Score:</span> <span style="font-weight: bold;">2-1/2 Mooge Splats (out of a possible 4)</span></span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijftXNJv0iCDNtXa0vh4xq5C-i2BaISIo5YbB86g9PZ9TBrPB67BNGs5Di_39HeLD_k1yJPP4tEMed8kM9YefTbPXJHTQw4yJoAZCa6e5qsQbSIXDofuHKwrqzRmvABOGizPkSWX3eEsg8/s1600-h/2+and+half+mooge+splats.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 394px; height: 132px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijftXNJv0iCDNtXa0vh4xq5C-i2BaISIo5YbB86g9PZ9TBrPB67BNGs5Di_39HeLD_k1yJPP4tEMed8kM9YefTbPXJHTQw4yJoAZCa6e5qsQbSIXDofuHKwrqzRmvABOGizPkSWX3eEsg8/s400/2+and+half+mooge+splats.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5363169602550965922" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-size:180%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">The Hangover</span></span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">GO SEE THIS FUCKING MOVIE RIGHT NOW.</span><br /><br />Are you still here?<br /><br />Did you not read what I just wrote?!<br /><br />Get your ass moving!<br /><br />Funniest goddamn movie I've seen in a <span style="font-weight: bold;">LOOONG</span> time.<br /><br />Awesomeness Awesomenicity.<br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"> <span style="font-weight: bold;">My Score:</span> <span style="font-weight: bold;">3-1/2 Mooge Splats (out of a possible 4)</span></span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7BfKNkk1KwBFNx_yzjeaMCPGSWZvRpw5U3fsshzwftb8vU9WzgwiCcGrdRcssvrPfkiiyPkn9dKK9Me7exKvEsp5mNAb1k4cLPUi_fnAmo0VXKrIZsOcmUsKbHmCCOJGTpnrZB_SXub9H/s1600-h/3+and+half+mooge+splats.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 97px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7BfKNkk1KwBFNx_yzjeaMCPGSWZvRpw5U3fsshzwftb8vU9WzgwiCcGrdRcssvrPfkiiyPkn9dKK9Me7exKvEsp5mNAb1k4cLPUi_fnAmo0VXKrIZsOcmUsKbHmCCOJGTpnrZB_SXub9H/s400/3+and+half+mooge+splats.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5363169681058870450" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-size:180%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Ice Age 3: Dawn of the Dinosaurs</span></span><br /><br />I have two kids and therefore am required by law to see stuff like this every so often.<br /><br />However...not as bad as I thought it was going to be.<br /><br />Not as good, either, though.<br /><br />The saving grace, once again, is that stupid squirrel thing, 'Scrat,' which I sometimes call 'scat' because I'm obsessed with poop.<br /><br />Don't judge.<br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"> <span style="font-weight: bold;">My Score:</span> <span style="font-weight: bold;">2 Mooge Splats (out of a possible 4)</span></span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgO3rHnPxUOTWMQSULYve5o-WY_5LhryHUACLSeACToka8pBSdDCSxYzrFBtj167aAnv2VDJZeeCbwoBlUbZZvBVeahtTFZ-EqVNwzmGli4hCUi8FgGmDR95js-j5jVpij3PDFav5SaAYeM/s1600-h/2+mooge+splats.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 305px; height: 132px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgO3rHnPxUOTWMQSULYve5o-WY_5LhryHUACLSeACToka8pBSdDCSxYzrFBtj167aAnv2VDJZeeCbwoBlUbZZvBVeahtTFZ-EqVNwzmGli4hCUi8FgGmDR95js-j5jVpij3PDFav5SaAYeM/s400/2+mooge+splats.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5363169488610983986" border="0" /></a><br /><br />From my Netflix List:<br /><br /><span style="font-size:180%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Doubt</span></span><br /><br />I believe that this was a contender last year for <span style="font-weight: bold;">'Best Picture.'</span><br /><br />Well deserved nomination.<br /><br />Now, I'm not a fan of Meryl Streep, but she was simply fucking awesome in this movie.<br /><br />However, this was also the first movie where I looked at Amy Adams and went..<br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">"Hmm...maybe she's NOT that hot."</span><br /><br />I never want to have that feeling again.<br /><br />Great movie though with an ending that leaves you in...well...doubt.<br /><br />But well worth seeing for the acting, at the very least.<br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">My Score:</span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">3-1/2 Mooge Splats (out of a possible 4)</span></span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7BfKNkk1KwBFNx_yzjeaMCPGSWZvRpw5U3fsshzwftb8vU9WzgwiCcGrdRcssvrPfkiiyPkn9dKK9Me7exKvEsp5mNAb1k4cLPUi_fnAmo0VXKrIZsOcmUsKbHmCCOJGTpnrZB_SXub9H/s1600-h/3+and+half+mooge+splats.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 97px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7BfKNkk1KwBFNx_yzjeaMCPGSWZvRpw5U3fsshzwftb8vU9WzgwiCcGrdRcssvrPfkiiyPkn9dKK9Me7exKvEsp5mNAb1k4cLPUi_fnAmo0VXKrIZsOcmUsKbHmCCOJGTpnrZB_SXub9H/s400/3+and+half+mooge+splats.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5363169681058870450" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Again...<br /><br />I'm not sure where I'll be going with this site moving forward...<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">BUT</span> any and all guest posts are welcome.<br /><br />Also...money is welcome, too.<br /><br />These tickets are getting expensive.<br /><br />Moog out.<br /><br /><br />***********************<br />Want to be a reviewer? <a href="mailto:midgetmanofsteel@yahoo.com">Send me a review!!</a><br /><br />Want a movie reviewed? <a href="mailto:midgetmanofsteel@yahoo.com">Let me know!</a><br /><br />Email me <span style="font-weight: bold;"><a href="mailto:midgetmanofsteel@yahoo.com">here</a></span>, or via the link on the right of the page and we'll see what we can do.<br /><br />***********************<br />Haven't had enough?<br /><br />Come swing by and see me at my other blog, <a href="http://midgetmanofsteel.blogspot.com/">Mental Poo</a>.<div class="blogger-post-footer">**********
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http://midgetmanofsteel.blogspot.com</div>Moooooog35http://www.blogger.com/profile/13283153659252782869noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2825545031780482109.post-91901306972369906652009-07-07T07:00:00.000-04:002009-07-07T07:00:38.838-04:00"Pan's Labyrinth" and "The Orphanage" - A Guest ReviewOnce again, I let my readers do the reviewing...<br /><br />...as I basically sit back and masturba...um...relax.<br /><br />Yes. I'm relaxing.<br /><br />What?<br /><br />Regardless, today I have a guest review from <a href="http://kmeadrandomrants.blogspot.com/"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Kimberly Mead over at TwentySomething</span></a>.<br /><br />She's reviewing the movies:<br /><br /><a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0457430/"><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Pan's Labyrinth</span></span></a><br /><br />..and..<br /><br /><a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0464141/"><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">The Orphanage</span></span></a><br /><br />Thanks, Kim!!<br /><br />Read on!<br /><br />***********************<br /><br /><span style=";font-family:arial;font-size:130%;" ><span style="font-weight: bold;">Pan's Labyrinth</span></span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8MOnrrB9R2fM8p3Oxmt4-R-3VERPe9ku-irbVpNJxq_XyG0WL-rKLZOXicFdQMSX21koEr2rFW6UdalCYiXNVnHNN-T8tfyR1YUo96Z2MkPoUpwDzAWmBZWT6QrHrN1YMCbYVIp6UonX4/s1600-h/pans_labyrinth_ver6.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 272px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8MOnrrB9R2fM8p3Oxmt4-R-3VERPe9ku-irbVpNJxq_XyG0WL-rKLZOXicFdQMSX21koEr2rFW6UdalCYiXNVnHNN-T8tfyR1YUo96Z2MkPoUpwDzAWmBZWT6QrHrN1YMCbYVIp6UonX4/s400/pans_labyrinth_ver6.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5354207746342334898" border="0" /></a><br /><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">Last year sometime, I saw <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0457430/"><span class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1246622517_0">Pan's Labyrinth.</span></a><br /></span></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"><br /></span></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">I thought it was a great movie - though not at all what I originally expected.<br /></span></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"><br /></span></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">The previews made it seem as though it was on the same page as movies such as <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0363771/"><span style="color: rgb(0, 102, 153);"><span class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1246622517_1">Narnia</span></span></a>, when really it was a thriller / gruesome story about a little girl (Ofelia) who created a fantasy world to deal with the harsh reality she was living in.<br /></span></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"><br /></span></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">In her harsh world – 1944, in Spain – she has just come to live with her military stepfather who doesn’t care for her at all, because he is waiting on the son that her mother was (hopefully) pregnant with, and her mother was struggling with her pregnancy and bedridden.<br /></span></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"><br /></span></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"><span style=""> </span>This is not something you want your kids to see.<br /></span></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"><br /></span></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">There are no sweet, sarcastic beavers like in Narnia.<br /></span></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"><br /></span></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">Instead there are fairies that die if you eat forbidden food, and a scary dude with eyeballs in the palms of his hands that <span class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1246622517_2">will chase</span> you out of his lair.<br /></span></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;font-family:arial;"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;font-family:arial;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRW-TgbcifWLUl9nVr2rwU2lD2qAoXj0nlJu-eNHbcW4cg6kCFjPrP1hkIMeyK3xHyn7E-GPllK-NIZeGVQFpBcTvVnea7V89SJKVreIu8VkURat909QL3hcGw_jOu18nIuTUrjRs7xRii/s1600-h/kid+friendly+pans.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 318px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRW-TgbcifWLUl9nVr2rwU2lD2qAoXj0nlJu-eNHbcW4cg6kCFjPrP1hkIMeyK3xHyn7E-GPllK-NIZeGVQFpBcTvVnea7V89SJKVreIu8VkURat909QL3hcGw_jOu18nIuTUrjRs7xRii/s400/kid+friendly+pans.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5354208072842067682" border="0" /></a></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">Ofelia’s ally is the faun who tells her to complete certain tasks to prove she is the princess of an underground kingdom. <span style=""> </span><span style="font-style: italic;">(Cue the guy with the eyes in his hands and dying fairies)<br /></span></span></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;font-family:arial;"><br /><span style="font-size:100%;"><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"><span style="font-style: italic;"></span></span></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"><span style="font-style: italic;"></span>The ending is surprisingly uplifting, even though it comes after considerable violence.<br /></span></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"><br /></span></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">The movie was written and directed by <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0868219/"><span style="color: rgb(0, 102, 153);"><span class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1246622517_3">Guillermo del Toro</span></span></a>, in Spanish with subtitles. <span style=""> </span>It was intriguing, scary, a little gory and overall rentworthy. </span></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">*****************</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; font-weight: bold;font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"><br /></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; font-weight: bold;font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">The Orphanage</span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;font-family:arial;"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;font-family:arial;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAx85DXFVhIV15rqLamSl7c1QCwYR0LhWN11c9SZLhyphenhyphenev1uw30JC-z2WWQX8Y9lOUmkCxmr64LFdToKxYVqLbuJNn-wquCe27E20MGCJqkStK0W9QRKGbWGBqDT_YIhyphenhyphenZNeIm-HghQFz7a/s1600-h/the-orphanage-poster-800.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 283px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAx85DXFVhIV15rqLamSl7c1QCwYR0LhWN11c9SZLhyphenhyphenev1uw30JC-z2WWQX8Y9lOUmkCxmr64LFdToKxYVqLbuJNn-wquCe27E20MGCJqkStK0W9QRKGbWGBqDT_YIhyphenhyphenZNeIm-HghQFz7a/s400/the-orphanage-poster-800.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5354208196332572642" border="0" /></a></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">So, on <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://blockbuster.com/"><span class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1246622517_4">blockbuster.com</span></a>, I found another movie <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0868219/"><span style="color: rgb(0, 102, 153);">Guillermo del Toro</span></a> worked on - <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0464141/"><span style="color: rgb(0, 102, 153);"><span class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1246622517_5">The Orphanage</span></span></a>.<br /></span></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"><br /></span></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">It had a similar feel to <span style="border-bottom: 1px dashed rgb(0, 102, 204); cursor: pointer;" class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1246622517_6">Pan's Labyrinth</span> in that it was a thriller / scary movie and had a pretty dark story line. <span style="font-style: italic;">(And, also in Spanish with subtitles.)<br /></span></span></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"><span style="font-style: italic;"><br /></span></span></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"><span style=""> </span>Basically, The Orphanage starts with a little girl named Laura who lives at an orphanage and is being adopted.<br /></span></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"><br /></span></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">Cut to 30 years later, and she has her own son and husband.<br /></span></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"><br /></span></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">She has just bought the house the orphanage was in 30 years ago and plans to open her own home for children.<br /></span></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"><br /></span></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">Her son, who is also adopted and suffers from an illness, has imaginary friends that are a bit too real to him.</span></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"><br /></span></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" face="arial" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"> Laura struggles with her rational/mother mode and support of her son when she plays along with his 'imagination'.<br /></span></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" face="arial" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"><br /></span></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" face="arial" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">Tragedy / a little bit of mystery strikes the family, and the rest of the movie takes you through their ordeal. It’s a bit nuts – you see the things the mother does to solve the mystery and wonder – when are the men in white coats coming to take her away??<br /></span></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" face="arial" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"><br /></span></span></span></p> <span style=";font-family:arial;font-size:100%;" ><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"><span style=""> </span>It was not at all predictable - which is refreshing since so many movies can be figured out before they are over. <span style=""> </span><span style=""> </span><br /><br />If you can stand a few jumpy scenes and creepy masks - I would recommend renting this.<br /><br />Just a heads up - I watched it during the day and was creeped out by the masks!</span></span></span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUqo_dHvjA5poRhjUGOhh8QeNIwrBd00kiH4zdsuBmFa6cEk4kXFcM1ENlX2btEIvV_6GQ5TLTNCuSuXtURD_jBKQaxpK0t16wzWpTYZpyas5mISY1ncFdtAVQe4yDg5xQa-SNWc3YZkQM/s1600-h/large_orphanage.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 332px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUqo_dHvjA5poRhjUGOhh8QeNIwrBd00kiH4zdsuBmFa6cEk4kXFcM1ENlX2btEIvV_6GQ5TLTNCuSuXtURD_jBKQaxpK0t16wzWpTYZpyas5mISY1ncFdtAVQe4yDg5xQa-SNWc3YZkQM/s400/large_orphanage.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5354208324645192082" border="0" /></a><br />***********************<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">BOO!!</span><br /><br />Did I get you?<br /><br />Probably not. Okay...back to mastur..<br /><br />Relaxing.<br /><br />I'm relaxing.<br /><br />Thanks, Kim! Great reviews!<br /><br />And go give Kim a read over on <a href="http://kmeadrandomrants.blogspot.com/"><span style="font-weight: bold;">TwentySomething.</span></a><br /><br /><br />***********************<br />Want to be a reviewer? <a href="mailto:midgetmanofsteel@yahoo.com">Send me a review!!</a><br /><br />Want a movie reviewed? <a href="mailto:midgetmanofsteel@yahoo.com">Let me know!</a><br /><br />Email me <span style="font-weight: bold;"><a href="mailto:midgetmanofsteel@yahoo.com">here</a></span>, or via the link on the right of the page and we'll see what we can do.<br /><br />***********************<br />Haven't had enough?<br /><br />Come swing by and see me at my other blog, <a href="http://midgetmanofsteel.blogspot.com/">Mental Poo</a>.<br /><br />***********************<div class="blogger-post-footer">**********
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http://midgetmanofsteel.blogspot.com</div>Moooooog35http://www.blogger.com/profile/13283153659252782869noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2825545031780482109.post-46365062239766342872009-06-30T07:00:00.001-04:002009-06-30T07:00:06.663-04:00"Twilight" - A Guest BOOK Review!Well, we've branched out.<br /><br />I've had plenty of Guest Reviews for movies before.<br /><br />But here, we get our first Guest <span style="font-weight: bold;">BOOK</span> Review.<br /><br /><a href="http://pkmntrainerj.blogspot.com/"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Thanks, PkmnTrainerJ.</span></a><br /><br />Here, without further ado, is a book review from <a href="http://pkmntrainerj.blogspot.com/"><span style="font-weight: bold;">PkmnTrainerJ</span></a> for:<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Twilight<br /></span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOv6QnfWYBaW6Eo7ptTdklzEstgHu7l02G_6RpIXYYkq03Ms8q5pPFScWfqw1Cam6ee9TvuWNhjbHv1BmkM_D-gqwYjTXR-fYG1IPlpxEpb2sQEv0rjiBJsA_EL3SLIh7aTSk-JCXiGlm3/s1600-h/twilight_book_cover.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOv6QnfWYBaW6Eo7ptTdklzEstgHu7l02G_6RpIXYYkq03Ms8q5pPFScWfqw1Cam6ee9TvuWNhjbHv1BmkM_D-gqwYjTXR-fYG1IPlpxEpb2sQEv0rjiBJsA_EL3SLIh7aTSk-JCXiGlm3/s400/twilight_book_cover.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5352810935544641554" border="0" /></a><br />FYI...<br /><br />If you're <a href="http://moogsmoviereviews.blogspot.com/2008/12/twilight-and-chick-who-hated-it.html"><span style="font-weight: bold;">looking for a guest MOVIE review of Twilight, you can find it here</span>.</a><br /><br />************************<br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">The email:</span></span><br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Hey moog,</span><br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">So long as there's a picture of the book at the top, and some thing highlighting how much of a fag that Robert Pattison/Patterson(?) is, I think this should be fine with a bit of your moogy magic.</span><br /><br />************************<br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">The review of Twilight:</span></span><br /><br /><span style="font-size:100%;">What a load of utter bollocks.<br /><br />People claimed that the Twilight series would be the ‘next Harry Potter’ and I should have learned to ignore the whole ‘next </span><big name="" here=""><span style="font-size:100%;">’ advertising by now, especially with Heroes being spread about as the next Lost, when it doesn’t come anywhere near close.<br /><br />Ah Lost, you are so damn sexy. Mmm...Lost.<br /><br />Back to Twilight.<br /><br />If you don’t know, Twilight is a book series by Stephanie Meyer, and is now also a film series.<br /><br />In it, there’s a pale emo girl called Bella, some vampire guy called Edward I think, and in later books some werewolf comes in to make a love triangle. How you can screw up great science fiction/fantasy figures such as vampires and werewolves this badly is beyond me.<br /><br />The best description I’ve ever heard for this book is “self-insertion fan fiction” from someone I follow on Twitter.<br /><br />When you’re seeing things on websites like “oh, I want to be with Edward sooo much lolololol” & “I wonder what Bella’s baby will be called, I hope it will be half werewolf” etcetera, etcetera it certainly holds true.<br /><br />I started up the book with an incredibly slow start, and I set it down for a few days and tried to get back in to it later on. I stopped again soon after and wondered whether the allure was just for female folk as mentioned above, but I could watch something like Buffy easily, and basically liked the Underworld films which utilised the whole vampire romance thing + werewolves, so thought that must be it.<br /><br />Then, a colleague at work came in early, and said he was reading Twilight while waiting for his shift to start.<br /><br />I thought of two things.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">A)</span> <span style="font-style: italic;">He’s a big queermo, in which case all the things he’s said to me have not been in jest</span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">B) </span><span style="font-style: italic;">Maybe it’s just me that doesn’t get the book.</span><br /><br />I told him it was the worst book I’ve ever read, and he started to defend it.<br /><br />Our conversation was finished with me saying “Vampires. That. Glitter” and then he didn’t speak to me for the rest of the shift. Or again...oh well, no big loss.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">THEY FUCKING GLITTER. NO DEATH. JUST GLITTER AND SPARKLES.</span><br /><br />So, I tried picking it up once again when I got home, and just couldn’t do it.<br /><br />It’s so terribly shit.<br /><br />It’s the kind of stuff you’d expect from someone in Year 4 or 5 <span style="font-style: italic;">(about 5th Grade for America)</span> if they wrote a short story that had to include, themselves, two fantasy races and a love story.<br /><br />I only managed to get about 150 pages in to it, before I could see where the story was going, with the weird lab, the pale girl and the vampire bloke, and didn’t give a shit.<br /><br />I wasn’t invested in the story because Bella hadn’t been built up very well at all. This is the only book I’ve started reading and never finished. It was that bad.<br /><br />If you’re a guy, I wouldn’t advise getting this book.<br /><br />If you have a girlfriend, don’t get her this book.<br /><br />If you’re a woman, you already have this book, and will comment to complain at me.<br /><br />***********************<br /><br />So, I don't get it, PkmnJ...did you like it or what?<br /><br />I guess it's a mystery.</span></big><br /><br />Anyway, that's <a href="http://pkmntrainerj.blogspot.com/"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Pkmn's</span></a> take on Twilight for my first ever Guest Book Review.<br /><br />Thanks, dude!<br /><br /><a href="http://pkmntrainerj.blogspot.com/"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Go check him out, folks</span></a>. He's a good guy and apparently has issues with really shitty books.<br /><br />Moog out.<br /><br />***********************<br />Want to be a reviewer? <a href="mailto:midgetmanofsteel@yahoo.com">Send me a review!!</a><br /><br />Want a movie reviewed? <a href="mailto:midgetmanofsteel@yahoo.com">Let me know!</a><br /><br />Email me <span style="font-weight: bold;"><a href="mailto:midgetmanofsteel@yahoo.com">here</a></span>, or via the link on the right of the page and we'll see what we can do.<br /><br />***********************<br />Haven't had enough?<br /><br />Come swing by and see me at my other blog, <a href="http://midgetmanofsteel.blogspot.com/">Mental Poo</a>.<br /><br />***********************<div class="blogger-post-footer">**********
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http://midgetmanofsteel.blogspot.com</div>Moooooog35http://www.blogger.com/profile/13283153659252782869noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2825545031780482109.post-6166302498955450582009-06-23T07:00:00.000-04:002009-06-23T07:00:34.523-04:00"He's Just Not That Into You" - (Thank Christ)Today I'm reviewing a movie off my Netflix list:<br /><br /><a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1001508/"><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:130%;" >He's Just Not That Into You</span></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYBfEsFqt3MVoRU93YKs5eoYrquRt3KRMB082cre4rhvhWLI0vUefVKasQID07sefyW8g9Lpcy4_o5mophbm7vU0bbLRxDjrU3659p84E9Ldwe1IahHmCSOhKP46VERnDeWRzJGm1nUbTa/s1600-h/hesjustnotthatintoyou-final-poster-full.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 270px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYBfEsFqt3MVoRU93YKs5eoYrquRt3KRMB082cre4rhvhWLI0vUefVKasQID07sefyW8g9Lpcy4_o5mophbm7vU0bbLRxDjrU3659p84E9Ldwe1IahHmCSOhKP46VERnDeWRzJGm1nUbTa/s400/hesjustnotthatintoyou-final-poster-full.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5348629950170156466" border="0" /></a><br />Let me get this out front and say that the <span style="font-weight: bold;">ONLY</span> fucking reason that it was on my Netflix list is because my wife wanted it there.<br /><br />Sometimes I let her win.<br /><br />Regardless, let's get to it.<br /><br />See that movie poster up there for the movie?<br /><br />It could easily be replaced with this one:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2fb-OgWpNj_LEDznLSrbmyaaVKmhwb0rNQrWgFS1Lpw0xk_ndfp-gutQjltyuDu8n94iDmrTmCVKYtxsWvrU9sUG4VhUM3vnsgsyddTWj9I75xNyMHlL952cIQQ0y2gC8l5MfaoGvNBck/s1600-h/hes+just+not+that+into+you+is+a+giant+pile+of+shit.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 298px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2fb-OgWpNj_LEDznLSrbmyaaVKmhwb0rNQrWgFS1Lpw0xk_ndfp-gutQjltyuDu8n94iDmrTmCVKYtxsWvrU9sUG4VhUM3vnsgsyddTWj9I75xNyMHlL952cIQQ0y2gC8l5MfaoGvNBck/s400/hes+just+not+that+into+you+is+a+giant+pile+of+shit.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5348630948034134658" border="0" /></a><br />What a giant piece of dogshit.<br /><br />Listen, you know a chick flick is shit when the woman who wanted to watch it in the first place says this at the closing credits:<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Wife:</span> <span style="font-style: italic;">"Well. That was a giant waste of two hours."</span><br /><br />Two hours?<br /><br />Try two hours, nine minutes.<br /><br />Killing myself would take less time, and I'd probably laugh more doing it.<br /><br />The two bright spots:<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">1)</span> <span style="font-style: italic;">Scarlett Johansson is in it <span style="font-weight: bold;">AND</span> getting her boobs groped while wearing a bra!</span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">2)</span> <span style="font-style: italic;">See #1</span>.<br /><br />There were more fucking people in one of the most convoluted <span style="font-style: italic;">'he said'/'she said'</span> plots than <a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1124348/">Jon and Kate</a> discussing who they were going to have an affair with next.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3N88FPrFL7kRzlnAhCwDIRqejcbqIrHanF24ZnHq0DHhQT3cL07RlqEbUoZI9-SYlyE2S4CrBX0TgQ8YRFEpk6eSLDifclR9KuAgU6Pv-kmdvZlUer1faI3Pcie7Zlwkk1QqUaUm6u-5W/s1600-h/jon+and+kate.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 295px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3N88FPrFL7kRzlnAhCwDIRqejcbqIrHanF24ZnHq0DHhQT3cL07RlqEbUoZI9-SYlyE2S4CrBX0TgQ8YRFEpk6eSLDifclR9KuAgU6Pv-kmdvZlUer1faI3Pcie7Zlwkk1QqUaUm6u-5W/s400/jon+and+kate.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5348644747402809074" border="0" /></a><br />Mmmm.<br /><br />Kate.<br /><br />Sure, it would be like screwing an open window after her 8 kids...but whatever.<br /><br />Regardless, this crapfest makes it on my <span style="font-weight: bold;">'Moog's Awful Movie List.'</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">My Score:<br /><br />1 Mooge Splat (out of a possible four)</span></span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHM8rO6PxXZXQi5whxAhRhLrpziwkyrVNpGLGvNrqle62yHa_XVBFkVokrSDe8vbz7Mrtwyme7O6UQd-hq7BMO3fcmsan0pJwJwO9vcEjXdJl7ysu_sg-NO_NEjQjji_3QBD7YNdqgTxJY/s1600-h/1+mooge+splat.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 145px; height: 132px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHM8rO6PxXZXQi5whxAhRhLrpziwkyrVNpGLGvNrqle62yHa_XVBFkVokrSDe8vbz7Mrtwyme7O6UQd-hq7BMO3fcmsan0pJwJwO9vcEjXdJl7ysu_sg-NO_NEjQjji_3QBD7YNdqgTxJY/s400/1+mooge+splat.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5348645221432726098" border="0" /></a><br />The single splat is simply to acknowledge Scarlett's sweet, sweet boobies.<br /><br />So, I guess there <span style="font-weight:bold;">WERE</span> two reasons to like the movie.<br /><br />Her left one, and her right one.<br /><br />Moog out.<br /><br />***********************<br />Want to be a reviewer? <a href="mailto:midgetmanofsteel@yahoo.com">Send me a review!!</a><br /><br />Want a movie reviewed? <a href="mailto:midgetmanofsteel@yahoo.com">Let me know!</a><br /><br />Email me <span style="font-weight: bold;"><a href="mailto:midgetmanofsteel@yahoo.com">here</a></span>, or via the link on the right of the page and we'll see what we can do.<br /><br />***********************<br />Haven't had enough?<br /><br />Come swing by and see me at my other blog, <a href="http://midgetmanofsteel.blogspot.com/">Mental Poo</a>.<br /><br />***********************<div class="blogger-post-footer">**********
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http://midgetmanofsteel.blogspot.com</div>Moooooog35http://www.blogger.com/profile/13283153659252782869noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2825545031780482109.post-66566907023845541762009-06-16T07:00:00.000-04:002009-06-16T07:00:00.934-04:00"The Day the Earth Stood Still" - Less Keanu, More Big Robot, PleaseToday I'm reviewing a movie off my Netflix list:<br /><br /><a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0970416/"><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:130%;" >The Day the Earth Stood Still</span></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6aNO1W32UTGKQ7TGnTha3jPTLsYWxui-so3SSNIJSewNjrGQCXvO4fgrCvhyphenhyphenJA1jX-p09qRn4_eNViI-7JTXkaANrSvcV8qA2KaO8EwdRMSKth2I8s5GlFXDAi_wxbvz6LhfQiZQQnEgx/s1600-h/dtess_intposter.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 282px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6aNO1W32UTGKQ7TGnTha3jPTLsYWxui-so3SSNIJSewNjrGQCXvO4fgrCvhyphenhyphenJA1jX-p09qRn4_eNViI-7JTXkaANrSvcV8qA2KaO8EwdRMSKth2I8s5GlFXDAi_wxbvz6LhfQiZQQnEgx/s400/dtess_intposter.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5338645526523224802" border="0" /></a><br />Further proof that <a href="http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000206/"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Keanu Reeves</span></a> is a phenomenal acting talent.<br /><br />On a related note:<br /><br />Sometimes I make myself laugh.<br /><br />I had never seen the original movie and, therefore, did not know what to expect from this one.<br /><br />However, <a href="http://rottentomatoes.com/">Rottentomatoes.com</a> lists <a href="http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/day_the_earth_stood_still/">the approval rating for this flick at 21%</a>.<br /><br />That means only 1 out of 5 people liked this movie.<br /><br />I was one of those 5.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJmAXXCGtZX7jaKUV6HI__bgBB2motj4_c1NV8vO9-f9w_YAiMywya6Tj1vr6LdO4SXO6cYc_QwVoKleUU3ODmYj10ZmpKqokEKzQluFMNuRydc4ENbHIrqPBUnOg7eoJ1QlO_kRYSonHb/s1600-h/mike-jacobsen-bad-chewie-l.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 365px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJmAXXCGtZX7jaKUV6HI__bgBB2motj4_c1NV8vO9-f9w_YAiMywya6Tj1vr6LdO4SXO6cYc_QwVoKleUU3ODmYj10ZmpKqokEKzQluFMNuRydc4ENbHIrqPBUnOg7eoJ1QlO_kRYSonHb/s400/mike-jacobsen-bad-chewie-l.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5338654088657807666" border="0" /></a><br />I mean..it was not <span style="font-weight: bold;">REALLY REALLY REALLY</span> bad...<br /><br />...but it also was not a little good, either.<br /><br />Keanu Reeves plays an alien representing a larger faction of Aliens concerned with the state of our planet.<br /><br />As such, Keanu comes to Earth to save it.<br /><br />The key here is that he's saving <span style="font-weight: bold;">the EARTH</span>...not necessarily the people on it.<br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">(queue porn music)</span><br /><br />Woops..wrong music.<br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">(queue suspense music)</span><br /><br />Keanu really stretches his acting skills here by having absolutely <span style="font-weight: bold;">NO</span> inflection in his voice in any of his lines...<br /><br />...and I think that maybe I actually saw him turn his head once.<br /><br />Did someone say Oscar nomination?!?!<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">*cricket</span><br /><br />Sorry.<br /><br />Stupid question.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvqZZPX7DTSmGP9-44uiTmhBan4L4I4-Nb33xFL1KnV7l7-rEJ8jawOz4D8lgFeWgiHE9rSEJtbSgjcYtGPlGnKOhBeTyzeAGPhHNBJgux_P2Ne_2LLmCpcGQ12wfngEnJdiNBLsaNAXMQ/s1600-h/keanu+delivers+a+line.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 345px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvqZZPX7DTSmGP9-44uiTmhBan4L4I4-Nb33xFL1KnV7l7-rEJ8jawOz4D8lgFeWgiHE9rSEJtbSgjcYtGPlGnKOhBeTyzeAGPhHNBJgux_P2Ne_2LLmCpcGQ12wfngEnJdiNBLsaNAXMQ/s400/keanu+delivers+a+line.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5338654685960534898" border="0" /></a><br />Helping to not get Keanu killed by angry Americans is <a href="http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000124/"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Jennifer Connelly</span></a>, reprising her role in another movie as an <span style="font-style: italic;">'is she hot...or would she be really really hot if she just trimmed those fucking eyebrows?'</span> chick.<br /><br />Seriously...those eyebrows.<br /><br />They're, like, caterpillar thick.<br /><br />I'm still on the fence about her.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWoJgwOq1AV67mIp_B-k5-S0bD2jsxRnS6-0AKzG8rsfVmKjFeEoJZPQbgn7_qSb0fH3UNsZQo1N3nCJDZZOJGZX6lRvu9LeZ3usFCEXWNlRJnC2tCNg3HZmeQyeyi_15jz6xkqwakjto4/s1600-h/giant+caterpillars.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 254px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWoJgwOq1AV67mIp_B-k5-S0bD2jsxRnS6-0AKzG8rsfVmKjFeEoJZPQbgn7_qSb0fH3UNsZQo1N3nCJDZZOJGZX6lRvu9LeZ3usFCEXWNlRJnC2tCNg3HZmeQyeyi_15jz6xkqwakjto4/s400/giant+caterpillars.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5338655686984050866" border="0" /></a><br />Regardless...she tries to change Keanu's mind about destroying civilization in order to save the planet.<br /><br />Does she do it?<br /><br />Will Jennifer Connelly's eye-caterpillars live to see another day?<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh57zAL-JZypkiA9rMj_6FCiM4o3GqCf9TCUvj5HXAwUX1Gem-wEJxQExX13_4u1QcZUnYjstStGeZLk81zvCNiPCKTxfNDuXKwHWVMjjQxVo9sZgVknxCjO6QUdE7Z-U9Ml0YT19kMxVt2/s1600-h/jennifer-connelly.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh57zAL-JZypkiA9rMj_6FCiM4o3GqCf9TCUvj5HXAwUX1Gem-wEJxQExX13_4u1QcZUnYjstStGeZLk81zvCNiPCKTxfNDuXKwHWVMjjQxVo9sZgVknxCjO6QUdE7Z-U9Ml0YT19kMxVt2/s400/jennifer-connelly.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5338655975458135618" border="0" /></a><br />You'll have to watch it to find out.<br /><br />Unless you don't want to watch it.<br /><br />Which is probably a good idea.<br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">My score:</span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">1-1/2 Mooge Splats (out of a possible four)</span></span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg144zTJp8xqxq1kcJsymAbMjYElhcbZtc9NdFxUxmNCHlSJSg3W_3jo4QUGh6RhIB1PWFP5srQA7h9edb1fMxcCbbhgMK6BzfybgvU23-OgRhCswAoWog0-t0QmEQF8bgZd1mle0qfc986/s1600-h/1+and+half+mooge+splat.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 283px; height: 132px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg144zTJp8xqxq1kcJsymAbMjYElhcbZtc9NdFxUxmNCHlSJSg3W_3jo4QUGh6RhIB1PWFP5srQA7h9edb1fMxcCbbhgMK6BzfybgvU23-OgRhCswAoWog0-t0QmEQF8bgZd1mle0qfc986/s400/1+and+half+mooge+splat.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5338656114496537602" border="0" /></a><br />Please excuse me now.<br /><br />I have to Google more pictures of Jennifer Connelly.<br /><br />This mystery ain't gonna solve itself, people.<br /><br />Moog out.<br /><br />***********************<br />Want to be a reviewer? <a href="mailto:midgetmanofsteel@yahoo.com">Send me a review!!</a><br /><br />Want a movie reviewed? <a href="mailto:midgetmanofsteel@yahoo.com">Let me know!</a><br /><br />Email me <span style="font-weight: bold;"><a href="mailto:midgetmanofsteel@yahoo.com">here</a></span>, or via the link on the right of the page and we'll see what we can do.<br /><br />***********************<br />Haven't had enough?<br /><br />Come swing by and see me at my other blog, <a href="http://midgetmanofsteel.blogspot.com/">Mental Poo</a>.<br /><br />***********************<div class="blogger-post-footer">**********
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http://midgetmanofsteel.blogspot.com</div>Moooooog35http://www.blogger.com/profile/13283153659252782869noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2825545031780482109.post-25702623779988267222009-06-09T07:00:00.000-04:002009-06-09T07:00:00.391-04:00"Terminator: Salvation" - Don't Bale if You Like the SeriesToday I'm reviewing:<br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Terminator: Salvation</span></span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHbMh64jzzvJA_zG7CMOtpq690RCq-X8j_lVrow9rHsmZCYTJ4WHAAl83646g41ihNurg6RuGOM8NbZhGc1MEDODunzMfcJvK3ENCh55o-9cHpR46nJYHA1Ut3b-SZ8Wp3bzmeeBpKu0-l/s1600-h/terminator-salvation-20093.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 242px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHbMh64jzzvJA_zG7CMOtpq690RCq-X8j_lVrow9rHsmZCYTJ4WHAAl83646g41ihNurg6RuGOM8NbZhGc1MEDODunzMfcJvK3ENCh55o-9cHpR46nJYHA1Ut3b-SZ8Wp3bzmeeBpKu0-l/s400/terminator-salvation-20093.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345013881840887410" border="0" /></a><br />We're gonna keep this one really short today for two reasons:<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">1)</span> <span style="font-style: italic;">I'm working</span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">2)</span> <span style="font-style: italic;">I have to poop</span><br /><br />I guess I could have combined those two since I really put a lot of effort into my shits.<br /><br />Whatever.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGWgW81dBd2CvxKsV1jjh09_z5qAO_wFcV4y-2dtJi0h_B9CWranJRL_MmaRywE_vbvoIb4HXjshnJD7CgzKn35h7amy2hjZa_WactNHcVUiSZgwm07A2KXBwWLimXQwOYDgvj3o7Iv2C2/s1600-h/multitasking.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 296px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGWgW81dBd2CvxKsV1jjh09_z5qAO_wFcV4y-2dtJi0h_B9CWranJRL_MmaRywE_vbvoIb4HXjshnJD7CgzKn35h7amy2hjZa_WactNHcVUiSZgwm07A2KXBwWLimXQwOYDgvj3o7Iv2C2/s400/multitasking.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345014494328329586" border="0" /></a><br />I got a chance to break away this weekend and see<span style="font-weight: bold;"> Terminator: Salvation</span>.<br /><br />I was pretty bummed out after seeing <span style="font-weight: bold;"><a href="http://rottentomatoes.com/">rottentomatoes.com</a></span> reviews of it...which pretty much said it sucked more ass than Ellen Degeneres trying to save Portia De Rossi from a runaway anal hamster.<br /><br />Wow.<br /><br />I'll be dreaming of that shit tonight.<br /><br />Hooray for me!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7O3iC40a_vtTk0AgCOvEgsb34cK_y1Vff1ese8rudEXy430wu3AugROdZgh5lyOCNEvFSVrvGTU6wQeU-4M4uFq3pyFOq-IOxCynqkwVj0PZCadGZ0aicex_ETuTp53tZLbfR4DexsFiL/s1600-h/ellen-degeneres-and-portia-de-rossi.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7O3iC40a_vtTk0AgCOvEgsb34cK_y1Vff1ese8rudEXy430wu3AugROdZgh5lyOCNEvFSVrvGTU6wQeU-4M4uFq3pyFOq-IOxCynqkwVj0PZCadGZ0aicex_ETuTp53tZLbfR4DexsFiL/s400/ellen-degeneres-and-portia-de-rossi.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345014970678897602" border="0" /></a><br />Regardless, I went to see it anyway because I had a free pass to the movies.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Hint:</span> If you complain about <span style="font-weight: bold;">ANYTHING</span> at the movies, they give you free passes.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Noisy fat assfuck with his hat on fucking sideways in the front row?</span><br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Free pass.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">No sound for 3.4 seconds of the previews?</span><br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Free pass.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Popcorn too salty?</span><br /><br />Listen...I know I was the one putting the salt on the popcorn but, seriously, you don't have <span style="font-weight: bold;">ANY</span> warning labels about the speed of the pour on the shakers.<br /><span style="font-style: italic;"><br />Free pass.</span><br /><br />You're welcome.<br /><br />I've digressed.<br /><br />Here is my synopsis in a nutshell:<br /><br />If you are a fan of the Terminator series (and I am one of them), you will like this movie.<br /><br />There are tie-ins to every single other movie - some subtle, some not so subtle, and some you go <span style="font-weight: bold;">HOLY FUCKSHIT</span> that was cool!<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Guy yelling "Holy Fuckshit that was cool!" in the movie?</span><br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Free pass.<br /></span><br />Doesn't matter that it was me.<br /><br />Regardless, since <span style="font-weight: bold;">Christian Bale</span> actually stars in about 5 minutes of the fucking movie, don't ignore it just because you can't fucking stand him.<br /><br />He's almost a non-character.<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br />HOWEVER...</span><br /><br />If you know very little or nothing about the Terminator series, this is <span style="font-weight: bold;">NOT</span> the place to learn.<br /><br />You'll be lost and it will just look like a movie with lots of robots and fighting and shit.<br /><br />Which is still fucking cool but since you didn't see the other Terminators you fucking loser you're gonna be lost.<br /><br />Then you can complain that the movie was confusing.<br /><span style="font-style: italic;"><br />Free pass.</span><br /><br />I have to give this one two scores:<br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">My Score for Fans of the Terminator series:</span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">3 Mooge Splats (out of a possible four)</span></span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6BUMcatPwgMmOi4nZ3ffbGylVcJOCtqRyqa4pZjxTzn_IrgGypMxPzEef9ePg_DKXkMzeZgaiPy5OxMbU-aJcgvH5MFoS5xl8UhSixUti3tInCn1_Qo4INcw_Hvp7FA8lOeKOOFIzSuXF/s1600-h/3+mooge+splats.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 113px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6BUMcatPwgMmOi4nZ3ffbGylVcJOCtqRyqa4pZjxTzn_IrgGypMxPzEef9ePg_DKXkMzeZgaiPy5OxMbU-aJcgvH5MFoS5xl8UhSixUti3tInCn1_Qo4INcw_Hvp7FA8lOeKOOFIzSuXF/s400/3+mooge+splats.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345015122319561682" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">My Score for newbies </span><span style="font-style: italic;">(i.e., losers - seriously...Terminator? What the fuck is wrong with you not knowing fucking TERMINATOR?!):</span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">1-1/2 Mooge Splats (out of a possible four)</span></span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTRqfETs0Il-JYn08TKEFsvieVgysDeOMDY_AMMVUNebyHLnjqmt4Ffu90czdWKm5dbLpxUKrAn7XrhvAiCwbfSwyE0qfkq4vO7Ow9RsGQp-kzOh56ZW2tqEXlxXsJ-cOTfqBKDXfmUTP-/s1600-h/1+and+half+mooge+splat.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 283px; height: 132px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTRqfETs0Il-JYn08TKEFsvieVgysDeOMDY_AMMVUNebyHLnjqmt4Ffu90czdWKm5dbLpxUKrAn7XrhvAiCwbfSwyE0qfkq4vO7Ow9RsGQp-kzOh56ZW2tqEXlxXsJ-cOTfqBKDXfmUTP-/s400/1+and+half+mooge+splat.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345015399101459506" border="0" /></a><br />Don't like my two scores?<br /><br />Free pass.<br /><br />Seriously. Try this shit.<br /><br />You're welcome again.<br /><br />Moog out.<br /><br />***********************<br />Want to be a reviewer? <a href="mailto:midgetmanofsteel@yahoo.com">Send me a review!!</a><br /><br />Want a movie reviewed? <a href="mailto:midgetmanofsteel@yahoo.com">Let me know!</a><br /><br />Email me <span style="font-weight: bold;"><a href="mailto:midgetmanofsteel@yahoo.com">here</a></span>, or via the link on the right of the page and we'll see what we can do.<br /><br />***********************<br />Haven't had enough?<br /><br />Come swing by and see me at my other blog, <a href="http://midgetmanofsteel.blogspot.com/">Mental Poo</a>.<br /><br />***********************<div class="blogger-post-footer">**********
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http://midgetmanofsteel.blogspot.com</div>Moooooog35http://www.blogger.com/profile/13283153659252782869noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2825545031780482109.post-35382492261494980382009-06-01T10:44:00.008-04:002009-06-01T11:40:32.275-04:00"Up" - Get Up and GoToday I'm reviewing the movie:<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:130%;" >UP</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtzudHxuJkDdebOiROyUrn-Mtzw6tVdLuXid6EG53AXl0xfCXIAxmAQtaKzU_aLB-HRUbdyRE2rZffFk1y7jeMohdsz3iHqIJVBJfl-4079vSEN4TqFAi8Jet62out6NWegGuLzc1bdDrY/s1600-h/1952-UpMoviePoster.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 270px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtzudHxuJkDdebOiROyUrn-Mtzw6tVdLuXid6EG53AXl0xfCXIAxmAQtaKzU_aLB-HRUbdyRE2rZffFk1y7jeMohdsz3iHqIJVBJfl-4079vSEN4TqFAi8Jet62out6NWegGuLzc1bdDrY/s400/1952-UpMoviePoster.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342378374992541058" border="0" /></a><br />Finally.<br /><br />After seeing the horrible fuckshow known as <span style="font-weight: bold;">"<a href="http://moogsmoviereviews.blogspot.com/2009/05/night-at-museum-2-battle-of-smithsonian.html">Night at the Museum 2</a>"</span>...<br /><br />...I get a movie that is <span style="font-weight: bold;">WORTH</span> seeing.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Well worth it.</span><br /><br />Suffice it to say, <span style="font-weight: bold;">"Up"</span> has earned a place in my top 20 movie list of all time.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Easily.</span><br /><br />Yes.<br /><br />A Pixar animated film has justly joined the ranks of such greats as:<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">1)</span> <span style="font-style: italic;">Jaws</span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">2)</span> <span style="font-style: italic;">Braveheart</span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">3)</span> <span style="font-style: italic;">The Fugitive</span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">4)</span> <span style="font-style: italic;">Dr. Gonzo's Six-Hour Anything Goes SexFest Extravaganza</span><br /><br />Six hours...plus lesbian action...three ways...<span style="font-weight: bold;">AND</span> anal?<br /><br />You don't get much better that <span style="font-weight: bold;">THAT</span>, my friends.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjKtitQWsQqplAlpmTt-a89WulT1UdhQYBEkDYLpYwzG3-14OJ97Bsya6vFeafZHbg-Pjv6BQDCFjZSnSgPFifEmiMa2uGr-0RwwCwZb6P9nWjEeG7z9k6Ew-2Ub3Q228DIXJdfGnfiyCE/s1600-h/spent_book.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 376px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjKtitQWsQqplAlpmTt-a89WulT1UdhQYBEkDYLpYwzG3-14OJ97Bsya6vFeafZHbg-Pjv6BQDCFjZSnSgPFifEmiMa2uGr-0RwwCwZb6P9nWjEeG7z9k6Ew-2Ub3Q228DIXJdfGnfiyCE/s400/spent_book.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342383662765874514" border="0" /></a><br />Where was I?<br /><br />Oh.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Up.</span><br /><br />To be honest, the movie may be a bit slow and/or confusing for those kids 5 and under...<br /><br />...as the first 20 minutes of the movie outlines the main character, Mr. Fredrickson, from childhood to old age.<br /><br />In this period, he meets his wife as a young boy...and the beginning of the film outlines their life together and, eventually, her death.<br /><br />During this period of the movie, there is VERY little dialog...so very young ones may find themselves fidgeting a bit and needing to have the synopsis here explained.<br /><br />That being said:<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">GO SEE IT ANYWAY.</span><br /><br />Mr. Frederickson takes it upon himself to see to it that his wife's desire for a life of adventure not go to waste.<br /><br />This is similar to my desire for adventure.<br /><br />Unfortunately, <span style="font-weight: bold;">'adventure'</span> for me means <span style="font-weight: bold;">'getting the mail.'</span><br /><br />I'm sad sometimes.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTiWpyaSlNz4pSo5h4BDOdq_OyQJoT_vC61qE2iFpbYHPlOHpETKey2nJfkoSCtMLslaR3aMPcJB1g9o_89uHKrNhlxSn5lJwJ9F7MDnjx4q7abqbjOEM0zssmGLdQW8XZzvrQBmKzij8W/s1600-h/my+grand+adventure.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 365px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTiWpyaSlNz4pSo5h4BDOdq_OyQJoT_vC61qE2iFpbYHPlOHpETKey2nJfkoSCtMLslaR3aMPcJB1g9o_89uHKrNhlxSn5lJwJ9F7MDnjx4q7abqbjOEM0zssmGLdQW8XZzvrQBmKzij8W/s400/my+grand+adventure.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342384394586072674" border="0" /></a><br />Mr. Frederickson thusly rigs his home (on the verge of destruction by a local builder) with enough helium-filled balloons to transport him to the land of <span style="font-weight: bold;">"Paradise Falls,"</span> a mythical place in South America where he and his wife always dreamed of going.<br /><br />Things go awry, though, when a local Cub Scout named <span style="font-weight: bold;">"Russell"</span> becomes an unwanted stow away.<br /><br />Long story short, the house eventually lands on <span style="font-weight: bold;">"Paradise Falls"</span> which is populated by a rare animal, a man who is trying to hunt it and his pack of obedient dogs outfitted with collars that allow them to talk.<br /><br />Mr. Frederickson and Russell take it upon themselves to help save the animal from the hunter and - in the end - find their own adventure and a true and lasting friendship.<br /><br />This movie has something for <span style="font-weight: bold;">everyone</span>, and is definitely worth the price of admission.<br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">My Score:</span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">4 Mooge Splats (out of a possible four)</span></span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiC6Qc3vqjOTJp26QFy9lRaIv4ZeHAu4FJPLjccfqlohr6cZBLUpUWQTzDgPMIXJ9HtlwFJRr8pYuVa0ipQ7lXqFNZOFRMIna3vCH0mvyM1kq8aK478lTLboOFEBgU0MNZI0hgY1mijmk5w/s1600-h/4+mooge+splats.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 85px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiC6Qc3vqjOTJp26QFy9lRaIv4ZeHAu4FJPLjccfqlohr6cZBLUpUWQTzDgPMIXJ9HtlwFJRr8pYuVa0ipQ7lXqFNZOFRMIna3vCH0mvyM1kq8aK478lTLboOFEBgU0MNZI0hgY1mijmk5w/s400/4+mooge+splats.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342377694282530530" border="0" /></a><br />Now...excuse me...<br /><br />I still have 5 hours and 45 minutes of my Dr. Gonzo video to watch.<br /><br />At 5 minutes per viewing, this is gonna take me forever.<br /><br />Moog out.<br /><br /><br />**********************<br /><br />Want to be a reviewer? <a href="mailto:midgetmanofsteel@yahoo.com">Send me a review!!</a><br /><br />Want a movie reviewed? <a href="mailto:midgetmanofsteel@yahoo.com">Let me know!</a><br /><br />Email me <span style="font-weight: bold;"><a href="mailto:midgetmanofsteel@yahoo.com">here</a></span>, or via the link on the right of the page and we'll see what we can do.<br /><br />***********************<br />Haven't had enough?<br /><br />Come swing by and see me at my other blog, <a href="http://midgetmanofsteel.blogspot.com/">Mental Poo</a>.<br /><br />***********************<div class="blogger-post-footer">**********
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http://midgetmanofsteel.blogspot.com</div>Moooooog35http://www.blogger.com/profile/13283153659252782869noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2825545031780482109.post-25071438330709514662009-05-28T08:12:00.008-04:002009-05-28T08:42:43.624-04:00"Night at the Museum 2 - Battle of the Smithsonian" - Amy Adams in Tight Pants!!Today I'm reviewing the movie:<br /><a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1078912/"><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Night at the Museum 2 - Battle of the Smithsonian</span></span></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_lzFm1x-m_xdSKoNfCvDlPneOrOuGfA2_Zc4q-EcdHZYeBJhSl1sjkQb6CN-dtK6Negi4ydS7L8WLjaFq2jKAnBbcCqzHPgjbvSLDwtiHuUFa4kRxuLTHbphTum75NwaH9EUxKuJ8fD-X/s1600-h/night-at-museum-2-poster.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 268px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_lzFm1x-m_xdSKoNfCvDlPneOrOuGfA2_Zc4q-EcdHZYeBJhSl1sjkQb6CN-dtK6Negi4ydS7L8WLjaFq2jKAnBbcCqzHPgjbvSLDwtiHuUFa4kRxuLTHbphTum75NwaH9EUxKuJ8fD-X/s400/night-at-museum-2-poster.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5340847358796214274" border="0" /></a><br />Ugh.<br /><br />Let's cut to the chase on this one, shall we?<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:130%;" >Is the movie good?</span><br /><br />No.<br /><br />No it's not.<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">Is the movie funny?</span></span><br /><br />The movie has, <span style="font-weight: bold;">maybe</span>, two funny parts in it.<br /><br />Both of which involve a squirrel.<br /><br />Ironically, my favorite porn movie also has a squirrel in it.<br /><br />Perhaps I've said too much.<br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Is it funnier than the first movie?</span></span><br /><br />Fuck no.<br /><br />If you didn't think the first movie was even a little good/funny...you will friggin' hate the shit out of this one.<br /><br />Yes. You will hate the shit out of it.<br /><br />I'm coining that phrase.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKG4MgC_6FPI59plxjIy4PahH41lgYFM4hENL0kO4WGD-CXd6SJ_k-xx6rY-EFSV3prMLpJlXF8fneLgUFSwEM__dp8rn6b5yfM7N4viOEqxc8cTip6Mz5El61V5wxNN5r9S62XkB0DwFs/s1600-h/not_funny_cert.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 308px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKG4MgC_6FPI59plxjIy4PahH41lgYFM4hENL0kO4WGD-CXd6SJ_k-xx6rY-EFSV3prMLpJlXF8fneLgUFSwEM__dp8rn6b5yfM7N4viOEqxc8cTip6Mz5El61V5wxNN5r9S62XkB0DwFs/s400/not_funny_cert.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5340851993079377122" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:130%;" >Will the kids like it?</span><br /><br />My son, who turns 6 in July, was bored out of his mind until the last 20 minutes of the movie when the actual <span style="font-style: italic;">"Battle of the Smithsonian"</span> takes place.<br /><br />Come to think of it, so was I.<br /><br />So, no.<br /><br />Unless your kids enjoy being bored for an hour and a half, they probably won't like it.<br /><br />They will <span style="font-weight: bold;">SAY</span> they like it after it's over because, well, kids are stupid.<br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Is there ANYTHING to like in the movie?</span></span><br /><br />Actually, yes.<br /><br />There are three things that I found enjoyable:<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">1) Amy Adams wears tight pants</span><br /><br /><a href="http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0010736/"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Amy Adams</span></a> plays Amelia Earhart in this movie.<br /><br />Throughout the movie, she wears skin-tight pants.<br /><br />This is a good thing.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzXeiBigeibnVoUMSDAM-Xz-3XvsZmbLoWB-pEB5E9dpkShwSCV43DyBpXmiLldEQcqN5gk_OOTgOYE5kk6-MgaI5oonGMGXpC89kE2D6Y1dNCFF83pQTXAJgRZXEui1rsMMgXS7Pp6nws/s1600-h/night-at-the-museum-2_448x581.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 308px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzXeiBigeibnVoUMSDAM-Xz-3XvsZmbLoWB-pEB5E9dpkShwSCV43DyBpXmiLldEQcqN5gk_OOTgOYE5kk6-MgaI5oonGMGXpC89kE2D6Y1dNCFF83pQTXAJgRZXEui1rsMMgXS7Pp6nws/s400/night-at-the-museum-2_448x581.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5340854300634699106" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">2) <a href="http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0352778/">Bill Hader</a> is in it</span><br /><br />If you've seen <a href="http://moogsmoviereviews.blogspot.com/2008/06/too-much-penis-too-much-penis.html"><span style="font-weight: bold;">'Forgetting Sarah Marshall'</span></a> <span style="font-style: italic;">...<br /><br />(and if you <span style="font-weight: bold;">HAVEN'T</span> seen <span style="font-weight: bold;">'Forgetting Sarah Marshall'</span> then seriously what the fuck is wrong with you?!) </span><br /><br />...or <span style="font-weight: bold;">Superbad</span>, then you know who <a href="http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0352778/"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Bill Hader</span></a> is.<br /><br /><a href="http://moogsmoviereviews.blogspot.com/2008/10/sarah-marshall-redux.html"><span style="font-style: italic;">(see my latest review of<span style="font-weight: bold;"> Forgetting Sarah Marshall </span>here)</span></a><br /><br />He's awesome.<br /><br />Here, he plays General Custer, and has some decent dialog - especially when he's trying to say Sacajawea's name.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">3) It ends</span><br /><br />Thankfully, this movie ends and you get to leave the theater.<br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">My Score</span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">1-1/2 Mooge Splats (out of a possible four)</span></span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggCIP0w3qh_l7Eyns4im9ds-xc-rm8X3eJ4vvh8BVuDQzOBs73-JAuisIVL61yST5eHZlbB06d-pjAe1T3xSZncZbe5tb0QDUCU2PXAoquvNaixjyj9biRtOKT4y5QekWHmbzxVpWJhbin/s1600-h/1+and+half+mooge+splat.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 283px; height: 132px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggCIP0w3qh_l7Eyns4im9ds-xc-rm8X3eJ4vvh8BVuDQzOBs73-JAuisIVL61yST5eHZlbB06d-pjAe1T3xSZncZbe5tb0QDUCU2PXAoquvNaixjyj9biRtOKT4y5QekWHmbzxVpWJhbin/s400/1+and+half+mooge+splat.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5340850460627656066" border="0" /></a><br />Excuse me...<br /><br />I have to Google some pictures of Amelia Earhart to see what SHE'D look like in tight pants.<br /><br />* 2 minutes later<br /><br />Not good.<br /><br />Not good at all.<br /><br />Moog out.<br /><br />**********************<br /><br />Want to be a reviewer? <a href="mailto:midgetmanofsteel@yahoo.com">Send me a review!!</a><br /><br />Want a movie reviewed? <a href="mailto:midgetmanofsteel@yahoo.com">Let me know!</a><br /><br />Email me <span style="font-weight: bold;"><a href="mailto:midgetmanofsteel@yahoo.com">here</a></span>, or via the link on the right of the page and we'll see what we can do.<br /><br />***********************<br />Haven't had enough?<br /><br />Come swing by and see me at my other blog, <a href="http://midgetmanofsteel.blogspot.com/">Mental Poo</a>.<br /><br />***********************<div class="blogger-post-footer">**********
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http://midgetmanofsteel.blogspot.com</div>Moooooog35http://www.blogger.com/profile/13283153659252782869noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2825545031780482109.post-13181221065720781852009-05-19T07:00:00.000-04:002009-05-19T07:00:00.621-04:00"Quantum of Solace" - Um...Wha..?Today I'm reviewing a movie off my Netflix list:<br /><br /><a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0830515/"><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Quantum of Solace</span></span></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHrcW78bvE2t1fLj-FkTxUf2t7DFYiDW-HdfRrjUriuSJWMkHcQpwJttLUOWaHtFdKUW2-03XmfKMYUkOtQ3LiVScOn3Wd3f1cQm3vOWOT_39jBm5nc4G_D-Fw5eM9tw9OSTHLHILraqEj/s1600-h/quantum-of-solace-teaser-poster-full.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5330544687568989634" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 269px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHrcW78bvE2t1fLj-FkTxUf2t7DFYiDW-HdfRrjUriuSJWMkHcQpwJttLUOWaHtFdKUW2-03XmfKMYUkOtQ3LiVScOn3Wd3f1cQm3vOWOT_39jBm5nc4G_D-Fw5eM9tw9OSTHLHILraqEj/s400/quantum-of-solace-teaser-poster-full.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />Listen, I'm not a huge James Bond fan.<br /><br />I'm also not gay.<br /><br />However, I've seen both <a href="http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0185819/"><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Daniel Craig</span></a> versions and I have to say this:<br /><br />Sometimes, I look into his dreamy blue eyes and chiseled body and want to be a <span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Bond Girl</span>.<br /><br />I wish that last sentence never left my fingertips.<br /><br />Did I mention I'm not gay?<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpy1MYxTSlE0SU0sYkc2geP4Kr6JDgt4FXtC92uZRqkp0wDzKKmGOtnBlBc2veQqYK7555-uBhseyQRpVQjqTHKX4rxEgk3INx9FbTEzS1-_6krhLgPA2ytIFMG2sSlfasptD0EF0Nd784/s1600-h/me+as+a+bond+girl.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5330545226511858706" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 254px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpy1MYxTSlE0SU0sYkc2geP4Kr6JDgt4FXtC92uZRqkp0wDzKKmGOtnBlBc2veQqYK7555-uBhseyQRpVQjqTHKX4rxEgk3INx9FbTEzS1-_6krhLgPA2ytIFMG2sSlfasptD0EF0Nd784/s400/me+as+a+bond+girl.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />I also mentioned I'm not a James Bond fan.<br /><br />However, I kinda liked <a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0381061/"><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">'Casino Royale,'</span></a> even though my knowledge of poker extends to these two things:<br /><br /><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">1)</span> <span style="FONT-STYLE: italic">You use cards</span><br /><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">2)</span> <span style="FONT-STYLE: italic">You must use only your feet unless you're the goalie</span><br /><br />One of those may be wrong.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuBkXAAAbGCzIaOetGXe7Js2n8MzsQI7Eywqq8cYAKOAugH5Wy9bfadOpjiRmmVWqP7Hzfm0OAGCW5z6aMggWmwWacb5dYzFHie-QzCjTNFEY53ufSwkFtQRvX7Nm9hURxWocPPlt0f-uo/s1600-h/my+poker+buddy.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5330549616873033186" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 290px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuBkXAAAbGCzIaOetGXe7Js2n8MzsQI7Eywqq8cYAKOAugH5Wy9bfadOpjiRmmVWqP7Hzfm0OAGCW5z6aMggWmwWacb5dYzFHie-QzCjTNFEY53ufSwkFtQRvX7Nm9hURxWocPPlt0f-uo/s400/my+poker+buddy.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />So, with me kinda liking <span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">'Casino Royale,'</span> I decided to rent <span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">'Quantum of Solace.'</span><br /><br />How was it?<br /><br />Three minutes into the movie and I was completely fucking lost.<br /><br />You know, I should have figured this shit would be over my head when the name of the movie sounds like the title of Stephen Hawking's thesis.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjK7_aTWGozaiY845GumPob9jMI6trXiZIdIZ6a_xfoODUZJvK8gqLBhVDX6uVwx_KyCvxgOlYLHLJ6LqzeSQTAaAj8F0EEO2v4RFLHeDvXvxLtyLD-H1kY4f7JJ8ZYxMPrgAUtgpyG2Juo/s1600-h/stephen+hawking.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5330550999261318114" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 390px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjK7_aTWGozaiY845GumPob9jMI6trXiZIdIZ6a_xfoODUZJvK8gqLBhVDX6uVwx_KyCvxgOlYLHLJ6LqzeSQTAaAj8F0EEO2v4RFLHeDvXvxLtyLD-H1kY4f7JJ8ZYxMPrgAUtgpyG2Juo/s400/stephen+hawking.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />However, there was enough jumping and chasing and shit for me to keep going:<br /><br /><span style="FONT-STYLE: italic">"Oooh. Cool jumping."</span><br /><br />...and...<br /><br /><span style="FONT-STYLE: italic">"Oooh. Cool chasing and shit."</span><br /><br />There was some plot that involved some weird looking bad guy, and Bond trying to get revenge for the death of the chick I forgot who died in Casino Royale, and something about water in the desert and...<br /><br />..hold on...<br /><br />...more jumping.<br /><br /><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Cool.</span><br /><br />Okay. I'm back.<br /><br />As far as the '<span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold"><a href="http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1385871/">Bond Girl</a></span>' in this one?<br /><br /><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">OH. MY. GOD.</span><br /><br />Here she is:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh07sGJ5Bqnl87Qp7Sf0JdQpluLutlCrX4X1sM2v3u-UAkr3pWIJPrLWgWCu6AoL7hGulM5Z7IKihbQc2peeYg27aACqZpqxLWjWk7XU24_Esfp6wPrFSv3l7m6kky00CY4ylVFIkTxaxJL/s1600-h/bong_girl.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5330551841202188674" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 337px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 371px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh07sGJ5Bqnl87Qp7Sf0JdQpluLutlCrX4X1sM2v3u-UAkr3pWIJPrLWgWCu6AoL7hGulM5Z7IKihbQc2peeYg27aACqZpqxLWjWk7XU24_Esfp6wPrFSv3l7m6kky00CY4ylVFIkTxaxJL/s400/bong_girl.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />Whoops.<br /><br />Wrong picture.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1385871/">Here she is</a>:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwrzibn_g-V53VKU0cLNKXAdnZrpxFlReO-0jYCLgvH3zcQL4RvuXdI3yNfDoyIT_OMwgdhGq-mNTsa7l3FNNMX18hmPqP5h4nhap8VTJJCEd72IKn5Y0NFPCmVrdz3QEDRU9wuhxLlchG/s1600-h/olga_kurylenko_6.0.0.0x0.432x542.jpeg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5330551452618106402" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 296px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwrzibn_g-V53VKU0cLNKXAdnZrpxFlReO-0jYCLgvH3zcQL4RvuXdI3yNfDoyIT_OMwgdhGq-mNTsa7l3FNNMX18hmPqP5h4nhap8VTJJCEd72IKn5Y0NFPCmVrdz3QEDRU9wuhxLlchG/s400/olga_kurylenko_6.0.0.0x0.432x542.jpeg" border="0" /></a><br />Holy fuckshit, Batman.<br /><br />Now I <span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">KNOW</span> I'm not gay.<br /><br />Mostly.<br /><br />Regardless...between all the jumping and chasing and hot chicks and incoherent plot and fucking stupid title...<br /><br />I give it my score.<br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">My Score:</span><br /><br /><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">2 Mooge Splats (out of a possible four)</span></span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXwlZ9H5Y6rggQxd7BTxZbEzaAnb0KrGFJ7Uon_LCCMMr8C2MOhzU0D4IGDa9LE044lCQO1HeTtQQ6Dcbktjr0A2kbJFj3VZY81wj31_Ys7yavUfEuW0gohzgnCEmB7PO1Ac7yQr28-7d1/s1600-h/2+mooge+splats.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5330551955455675250" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 305px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 132px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXwlZ9H5Y6rggQxd7BTxZbEzaAnb0KrGFJ7Uon_LCCMMr8C2MOhzU0D4IGDa9LE044lCQO1HeTtQQ6Dcbktjr0A2kbJFj3VZY81wj31_Ys7yavUfEuW0gohzgnCEmB7PO1Ac7yQr28-7d1/s400/2+mooge+splats.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />You can raise that to <span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">2-1/2 Splats</span> if you value action over being able to understand what the fuck is going on.<br /><br />Now, excuse me...<br /><br />I'm working on my own thesis.<br /><br />It includes that Bond Girl and a lot of lube.<br /><br />I'm totally winning an award for this.<br /><br />Moog out.<br /><br />***********************<br />Want to be a reviewer? <a href="mailto:midgetmanofsteel@yahoo.com">Send me a review!!</a><br /><br />Want a movie reviewed? <a href="mailto:midgetmanofsteel@yahoo.com">Let me know!</a><br /><br />Email me <span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold"><a href="mailto:midgetmanofsteel@yahoo.com">here</a></span>, or via the link on the right of the page and we'll see what we can do.<br /><br />***********************<br />Haven't had enough?<br /><br />Come swing by and see me at my other blog, <a href="http://midgetmanofsteel.blogspot.com/">Mental Poo</a>.<br /><br />***********************<div class="blogger-post-footer">**********
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http://midgetmanofsteel.blogspot.com</div>Moooooog35http://www.blogger.com/profile/13283153659252782869noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2825545031780482109.post-87343049213061442982009-05-11T07:50:00.013-04:002009-05-11T08:37:17.724-04:00"Star Trek" - "Lost" in SpaceToday I'm reviewing the <span style="font-weight: bold;">NEW</span> movie:<br /><br /><a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0796366/"><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:130%;" >Star Trek</span></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikqQsvAuwGyItSch3N2nGRJqWYXiLaQ31jDNUU0NBkwPnu0ldaxrPMXx1BjNSEuE1AyjBSp-RpKwY_tfhYy5-mGK7RpGSko5LULleJQsXqsptP-geb17BmYZLLdczdPB5o-fxfPAWsub44/s1600-h/trekmovieposter1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 325px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikqQsvAuwGyItSch3N2nGRJqWYXiLaQ31jDNUU0NBkwPnu0ldaxrPMXx1BjNSEuE1AyjBSp-RpKwY_tfhYy5-mGK7RpGSko5LULleJQsXqsptP-geb17BmYZLLdczdPB5o-fxfPAWsub44/s400/trekmovieposter1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5334533431330084914" border="0" /></a><br />I wanted to <span style="font-weight: bold;">LOVE</span> this movie.<br /><br />I wanted to see this movie badly enough to stick my wife with the kids and the lawn mowing duties on Mother's Day while I went to see it.<br /><br />I'm a good husband.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtgjvLTr7lbvTJXQTdFKlcxqVxwViy9RpmE2RNXGY5EM_irAL3kCny_Vb3wLAxTQxJO5Pu3e2TEW3H24eZc0Vfp5igPvNawRBFOge1eKNAe5AGHEBR8vX06L6oxwsNy6mU6UDf3Yv_mjMD/s1600-h/mothers+day.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 303px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtgjvLTr7lbvTJXQTdFKlcxqVxwViy9RpmE2RNXGY5EM_irAL3kCny_Vb3wLAxTQxJO5Pu3e2TEW3H24eZc0Vfp5igPvNawRBFOge1eKNAe5AGHEBR8vX06L6oxwsNy6mU6UDf3Yv_mjMD/s400/mothers+day.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5334538936223972146" border="0" /></a><br />If you're familiar with the original TV series, the movie introduces us to all of the characters we already know...but gives them a backdrop on how they came together to form the Enterprise crew.<br /><br />If you're not familiar with the characters, you won't get a few subtle references...but the plot is written out fairly well so you get an introduction to them all and get to know their characters.<br /><br />The plot?<br /><br />Well...let's just say that the overriding plot point is what did the movie in for me and turned it from an:<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">"OH MY GOD I HAVE TO SEE THIS MOVIE" </span><br /><br />...to...<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">"It was very good...not pee your pants fantabulous."</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwX_fUMendtkOmR5hp1jMr9zlNI0BPyeSrbGYKrQtdzOHl7iaul0SIdqBADjCrIxXE0UQ6AO-Ntw8m48TQqG0FTSimpnFSdyfbmrGMyxhyphenhypheneKoXxnlIGwANHQgn3BPWhD2Fpus5-Mw1ugUy/s1600-h/girl+peeing+seeing+star+trek.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 343px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwX_fUMendtkOmR5hp1jMr9zlNI0BPyeSrbGYKrQtdzOHl7iaul0SIdqBADjCrIxXE0UQ6AO-Ntw8m48TQqG0FTSimpnFSdyfbmrGMyxhyphenhypheneKoXxnlIGwANHQgn3BPWhD2Fpus5-Mw1ugUy/s400/girl+peeing+seeing+star+trek.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5334539298438776898" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">The Pros:</span></span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">1) </span><span style="font-style: italic;">The opening scene BEFORE the title sets the stage for the action that will follow</span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">2)</span> <span style="font-style: italic;">The special effects are fantastic. At NO point did I watch this thinking, <span style="font-weight: bold;">"oh...blatant cartoon shit."</span></span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">3)</span> <span style="font-style: italic;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zoe_Saldana">Lieutenant Uhura is a goddamn <span style="font-weight: bold;">FOX</span></a> in this version. Holy shit</span>.<br /><br />There's an entire '<span style="font-style:italic;">black hole</span>' reference that can be made, but I'll refrain right now.<br /><br />Um.<br /><br />Woops.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJ2XhdwejmqqpCX3NjZhZJ2Dt4-k0gW2h9K925hJLBB8ikqJzkSW02gsPM8Fdajf21SApmjtRavqJkER1Pwez6Pm-e7FM2Vf_o3KftS9J0Fg6Yn2hZHYQZaVoZU5C-waPDplMdx9HzId-y/s1600-h/uhura.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 279px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJ2XhdwejmqqpCX3NjZhZJ2Dt4-k0gW2h9K925hJLBB8ikqJzkSW02gsPM8Fdajf21SApmjtRavqJkER1Pwez6Pm-e7FM2Vf_o3KftS9J0Fg6Yn2hZHYQZaVoZU5C-waPDplMdx9HzId-y/s400/uhura.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5334539865186386706" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">The Cons:</span></span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">1) </span><span style="font-style: italic;">The plot</span><br /><br />Listen.<br /><br />I watch <span style="font-weight: bold;"><a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0411008/">'Lost.'</a></span><br /><br />If you watch Lost, and you're starting to get sick of all the "time travel jumping back and forth shit", you're probably going to do the same thing I did when I realized that half the story in this movie involved "time travel jumping back and forth shit":<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Me:</span> <span style="font-style: italic;">"Jesus Christ. Time travel back and forth shit?"</span><br /><br />If you <span style="font-weight: bold;">DON'T</span> watch Lost, then just know there's time travel back and forth shit.<br /><br />Hey, J.J. Abrams:<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">WE GET IT.</span><br /><br />You have a fucking thing with time travel in your stories.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">GET. OVER IT.</span><br /><br />Please.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuWwP5weYvEJ81YrH2ByMaTIWA4ZOrbCbhFkwFWnAxKMINGGhZO8ZoFKww8TdUdkH_qjM6xxfiSYgasm6BMs8yb6GNt_OyEztoZijSCe-R-1yBxdf4i3BvIpuop0bjL_1pongWOs-R7Nq2/s1600-h/LostLogo_.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 257px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuWwP5weYvEJ81YrH2ByMaTIWA4ZOrbCbhFkwFWnAxKMINGGhZO8ZoFKww8TdUdkH_qjM6xxfiSYgasm6BMs8yb6GNt_OyEztoZijSCe-R-1yBxdf4i3BvIpuop0bjL_1pongWOs-R7Nq2/s400/LostLogo_.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5334542903368977458" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">2)</span> <span style="font-style: italic;">The guy playing Dr. McCoy tries too goddamn hard</span><br /><br />If you know the original series, probably the best character out of that was <a href="http://www.imdb.com/character/ch0001514/">Dr. Leonard McCoy (Bones)</a>.<br /><br />Here, in the movie, <a href="http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0881631/">the guy playing Bones</a> tries<span style="font-weight: bold;"> SO HARD</span> to get down Bones' mannerisms and speech that you feel like he's at a roast doing impressions of the guy.<br /><br />It was a little over the top for me.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgV6MWTG7-mhpq6Yd2FzJ-Tpgp8gv4pLJDQ1lA-30V3W10Hy7CBtcZbLEl3az9o9u6ub-OT6mcRsYz6eNbiAX4KZYg6z4RdD7slT06txM0qdFfQThYqIIoBMtMs-6RSzIUNhQTQfAyhmBJq/s1600-h/RichLittle.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgV6MWTG7-mhpq6Yd2FzJ-Tpgp8gv4pLJDQ1lA-30V3W10Hy7CBtcZbLEl3az9o9u6ub-OT6mcRsYz6eNbiAX4KZYg6z4RdD7slT06txM0qdFfQThYqIIoBMtMs-6RSzIUNhQTQfAyhmBJq/s400/RichLittle.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5334543739957391586" border="0" /></a><br />However, again, if you didn't watch the series, you'll probably find him funny <span style="font-style: italic;">(as he was in the show).</span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">3) </span><span style="font-style: italic;">Leonard Nimoy. Really?</span><br /><br />Seriously...in a <span style="font-weight: bold;">BRAND NEW</span> movie remaking the thing from scratch...<br /><br />...they have to bring in one of the original members for - <span style="font-weight: bold;">NOT JUST A CAMEO</span> - but a<span style="font-weight: bold;"> VERY LONG</span> and involved character?<br /><br />Oh.<br /><br />That's because he's from the fucking future.<br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">(see bitch #1)</span><br /><br />J.J. Abrams....you're fucking killing me.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:130%;" >HOWEVER...</span><br /><br />That said, it was a good movie. The special effects and action alone probably make it worth seeing.<br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">My Score:</span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">3 Mooge Splats (out of a possible four)</span></span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuedYMSiZ6fkySb8r9JCPfLRoVUR9_NiWi3oFYqB-fBJwRrHic6b9XLUjWcK2MeQO-eRpYIf-d5RZEeRLvuC6NRyN9oFTVPsuscAoCf4OdSKYtsMPoWS60yesEJPBuGCuSmRUwH111vVe6/s1600-h/3+mooge+splats.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 113px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuedYMSiZ6fkySb8r9JCPfLRoVUR9_NiWi3oFYqB-fBJwRrHic6b9XLUjWcK2MeQO-eRpYIf-d5RZEeRLvuC6NRyN9oFTVPsuscAoCf4OdSKYtsMPoWS60yesEJPBuGCuSmRUwH111vVe6/s400/3+mooge+splats.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5334543940442131826" /></a><br />Now excuse me...<br /><br />I have to go rewatch last weeks' episode of "Lost."<br /><br />Seriously...this shit's starting to confuse the fuck out of me.<br /><br />Moog out.<br /><br /><br /><br />***********************<br />Want to be a reviewer? <a href="mailto:midgetmanofsteel@yahoo.com">Send me a review!!</a><br /><br />Want a movie reviewed? <a href="mailto:midgetmanofsteel@yahoo.com">Let me know!</a><br /><br />Email me <span style="font-weight: bold;"><a href="mailto:midgetmanofsteel@yahoo.com">here</a></span>, or via the link on the right of the page and we'll see what we can do.<br /><br />***********************<br />Haven't had enough?<br /><br />Come swing by and see me at my other blog, <a href="http://midgetmanofsteel.blogspot.com/">Mental Poo</a>.<br /><br />***********************<div class="blogger-post-footer">**********
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http://midgetmanofsteel.blogspot.com</div>Moooooog35http://www.blogger.com/profile/13283153659252782869noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2825545031780482109.post-69566663782191369922009-05-05T07:17:00.007-04:002009-05-05T08:58:09.672-04:00"X-Men Origins: Wolverine" - Leaves you...well...speechless.Today I'm reviewing the movie:<br /><br /><a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0458525/"><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">X-Men Origins: Wolverine</span></strong><br /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioeC2l5xuQHbPXOWC27PpDa149jCvOPEH3dN-Hakf7-sNshQeU5gJESFpqJyGoQWtmxrGIQ9vVQ4OA_mUgeTXrC94g1wuU5ao0O9Oky38-MYFsk1DcOOHfAnvXxRioMoRIXCEw3z8aPpCi/s1600-h/wolverineposter.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 270px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioeC2l5xuQHbPXOWC27PpDa149jCvOPEH3dN-Hakf7-sNshQeU5gJESFpqJyGoQWtmxrGIQ9vVQ4OA_mUgeTXrC94g1wuU5ao0O9Oky38-MYFsk1DcOOHfAnvXxRioMoRIXCEw3z8aPpCi/s400/wolverineposter.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5332301296533555074" border="0" /></a><br /><br />I admit it.<br /><br />I'm a sucker for superhero movies.<br /><br />So is my son.<br /><br />Which is why I brought a five year old to see a PG-13 movie that has such lines in it as:<br /><br /><em>"I'm going to cut your head off. See how that works."</em><br /><br />...and...<br /><br /><em>"Where are you going to stick THAT?!"</em><br /><br />Whoops. Sorry.<br /><br />That last one is from XXX-Men.<br /><br /><em>(personal collection)</em><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzSuW77ahudvdIG2VJIjld4El-_RwJRhRpp1aQeiGO5auera7z8wBRVija2Sw9Sj0AmGrZCVLr_klQs99b67LDDRRk0aQV8Tp3yd-dgM6HkWPfDCRJ3ykin81sBQ845o2DZIIF1m9TnFKz/s1600-h/xxx-men.bmp"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 286px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzSuW77ahudvdIG2VJIjld4El-_RwJRhRpp1aQeiGO5auera7z8wBRVija2Sw9Sj0AmGrZCVLr_klQs99b67LDDRRk0aQV8Tp3yd-dgM6HkWPfDCRJ3ykin81sBQ845o2DZIIF1m9TnFKz/s400/xxx-men.bmp" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5332301852533390498" border="0" /></a><br />Regardless, I wasn't expecting much, and - therefore - wasn't all that disappointed.<br /><br />Although the movie doesn't actually <span style="font-weight: bold;">EXPLAIN</span> most of Wolverine's powers <em>(why he's invincible...doesn't age (or, to be more accurate, <span style="font-weight: bold;">STOPPED</span> aging on or around the age of 40)')</em> and how he got them...<br /><br />...it did touch on the basic points on who he is and why.<br /><br />The best parts of the movie:<br /><br /><strong>1) <a href="http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000630/">Liev Schreiber </a>playing Sabertooth</strong><br /><br />He gets his point across that he's a really really bad guy...even though his dialog is restricted on basically one-liners and growling while he leaps around like Madame Pain during my Thursday night sessions.<br /><br />Perhaps I've said too much.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKujYV52dCGa1zOJ-kgzUUnxcJgygH4bnxys1jvsnuFahJgzCguRv9DSNn3WCX4PiVSDRIOnuF0x1VAEY9vTz7_q0LMR_cBY1jx_GgBti8-CTtjGLw8szOSoz-KjgLutO4RShWW-Fqk9l8/s1600-h/liexsabertooth1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 328px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKujYV52dCGa1zOJ-kgzUUnxcJgygH4bnxys1jvsnuFahJgzCguRv9DSNn3WCX4PiVSDRIOnuF0x1VAEY9vTz7_q0LMR_cBY1jx_GgBti8-CTtjGLw8szOSoz-KjgLutO4RShWW-Fqk9l8/s400/liexsabertooth1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5332322395229255442" /></a><br /><strong>2) Riggins is a superhero!!</strong><br /><br />Yes. Riggins.<br /><br />The guy who plays <a href="http://www.imdb.com/name/nm2018237/">'Riggins'</a> from one of my favorite TV Shows of all time, 'Friday Night Lights' plays Gambit.<br /><br />My wife said, <span style="font-style:italic;">'How was he?'</span><br /><br />I said:<br /><br /><em>"He was like Riggins...but, you know...a superhero."</em><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKFf_xbg9M9uAAMEEbIOF0Ys1JTWXrwBSICBdmdr42JWHVm8O-CTMiM7P6QlK9IJvvZMiOZyXL0Y3c-Qpxdjh2ARO0AXqBNHGaqIb5OEVdYQf1tbzRtzu22MUvqdtAzfJs5SrnbcoYLX26/s1600-h/riggins+and+gambit.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 286px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKFf_xbg9M9uAAMEEbIOF0Ys1JTWXrwBSICBdmdr42JWHVm8O-CTMiM7P6QlK9IJvvZMiOZyXL0Y3c-Qpxdjh2ARO0AXqBNHGaqIb5OEVdYQf1tbzRtzu22MUvqdtAzfJs5SrnbcoYLX26/s400/riggins+and+gambit.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5332321682755406770" /></a><br />Now, I'm not gay or anything...<br /><br />..but when I dream of myself in a 3-way with Jessica Alba and Scarlett Johansson...<br /><br />..I look like that guy.<br /><br /><strong>3) <a href="http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1211488/">Lynn Collins </a>playing 'Silverfox' (Wolverine's girlfriend)</strong><br /><br />Holy crapshit. She's hot.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEim5dAbFVl0lkthWR2MILIpLOZvx0DGS1Mx1V8o9Ktm2ZHgPtl-vc2TI9OYZXWBWaI1mkwXTrurO5g2U-WD2ZGPg7-hZemJTwOSwvbUjcZ2Tm1dgRGaRxpRKqJyBKCjx_WPJ7xTzWIv7Ya8/s1600-h/silverfox.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 396px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEim5dAbFVl0lkthWR2MILIpLOZvx0DGS1Mx1V8o9Ktm2ZHgPtl-vc2TI9OYZXWBWaI1mkwXTrurO5g2U-WD2ZGPg7-hZemJTwOSwvbUjcZ2Tm1dgRGaRxpRKqJyBKCjx_WPJ7xTzWIv7Ya8/s400/silverfox.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5332322985080769842" /></a><br />Notice that I did not mention <a href="http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0413168/"><strong>Hugh Jackman</strong> </a>here.<br /><br />Hugh Jackman pretty much calls it in here.<br /><br />I can sum up watching Hugh Jackman like this:<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />There you go.<br /><br />On a different note, though...the guy is <span style="font-weight:bold;">JACKED</span>.<br /><br />Overall, not a <span style="font-weight:bold;">BAD</span> movie...not a good movie, either.<br /><br />Just kind of...<br /><br />Eh.<br /><br /><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">My Score:</span></strong><br /><strong><span style="font-size:130%;"></span></strong><br /><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">2 Mooge Splats (out of a possible four)</span></strong><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiX9iODDcz1vnSPoP3ULeq8QLv2B_mO56sur2wqcTznrOOWH4XJ98cXNwj29sOF6qB6OgmalBSx3HeBUQGxfC4SmyQuLw5yxhzJNDzBOVJZsiSuHZajDyp5_G_ISSn-lI76iZr6v1Uc-8ra/s1600-h/2+mooge+splats.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 305px; height: 132px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiX9iODDcz1vnSPoP3ULeq8QLv2B_mO56sur2wqcTznrOOWH4XJ98cXNwj29sOF6qB6OgmalBSx3HeBUQGxfC4SmyQuLw5yxhzJNDzBOVJZsiSuHZajDyp5_G_ISSn-lI76iZr6v1Uc-8ra/s400/2+mooge+splats.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5332323178961322786" /></a><br />Now, excuse me...<br /><br />The Star Trek movie comes out this weekend.<br /><br />This means I have to break out my sci-fi porn so I can remember the characters.<br /><br />Spock is hung.<br /><br />Moog out.<br /><br /><br />***********************<br />Want to be a reviewer? <a href="mailto:midgetmanofsteel@yahoo.com">Send me a review!!</a><br /><br />Want a movie reviewed? <a href="mailto:midgetmanofsteel@yahoo.com">Let me know!</a><br /><br />Email me <span style="font-weight: bold;"><a href="mailto:midgetmanofsteel@yahoo.com">here</a></span>, or via the link on the right of the page and we'll see what we can do.<br /><br />***********************<br />Haven't had enough?<br /><br />Come swing by and see me at my other blog, <a href="http://midgetmanofsteel.blogspot.com/">Mental Poo</a>.<br /><br />***********************<div class="blogger-post-footer">**********
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http://midgetmanofsteel.blogspot.com</div>Moooooog35http://www.blogger.com/profile/13283153659252782869noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2825545031780482109.post-45540330503691707052009-04-27T11:29:00.008-04:002009-04-27T13:10:17.660-04:00"Slumdog Millionaire" - Vijay Patel says Wha?Today I'm reviewing:<br /><br /><a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1010048/"><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:130%;" >Slumdog Millionaire</span></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZbxQkkPTFEhqGFvS_mPqClURtTA1fHxatd6bgadD25aFDklW59xrYyOkNOXY6cXUdpoTSelDOEGy7-uvj4WUZaUrIrIk5ZZofAnehKvZFNFC43wGNWUhWx-6iZbIhY3v5DM2k9REn6Mqv/s1600-h/slumdog_millionaire.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 270px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZbxQkkPTFEhqGFvS_mPqClURtTA1fHxatd6bgadD25aFDklW59xrYyOkNOXY6cXUdpoTSelDOEGy7-uvj4WUZaUrIrIk5ZZofAnehKvZFNFC43wGNWUhWx-6iZbIhY3v5DM2k9REn6Mqv/s400/slumdog_millionaire.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5329399635187500818" border="0" /></a><br />I have to admit, I was a little hesitant to see <span style="font-weight: bold;">"Slumdog Millionaire"</span> at first.<br /><br />I know it won <span style="font-weight: bold;">Best Picture</span>, but two things started to turn me off to it before I even rented it:<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">1)</span> <span style="font-style: italic;">I saw a preview that showed the cast dancing that stupid fucking Bollywood shit dance stuff</span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">2)</span> <span style="font-style: italic;">I've been in the computer/technology industry for, like, 15 years now and - really - I thought I pretty much new every Indian person on the face of the planet since I'd worked with most of them.</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-BiYfLs90LMJoSUC7RX9D8poOj2QZJT0uw64rRYE0iO8iGnz8T-JY2_ZHA_JDrabMGcFTDUX7jUEzLNuehsMm3CvbFusy2vwK_eOpfLdJDKEqhFhIEMUpkxqwVf5sQR5GbqCrVePh2ZOd/s1600-h/out+tech+support.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 248px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-BiYfLs90LMJoSUC7RX9D8poOj2QZJT0uw64rRYE0iO8iGnz8T-JY2_ZHA_JDrabMGcFTDUX7jUEzLNuehsMm3CvbFusy2vwK_eOpfLdJDKEqhFhIEMUpkxqwVf5sQR5GbqCrVePh2ZOd/s400/out+tech+support.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5329400621048202322" border="0" /></a><br />Wrong on both counts.<br /><br />That's right.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">I was wrong.</span><br /><br />Mark your calendar, folks, it doesn't happen often.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Slumdog Millionaire</span> is one of the best movies I've ever seen.<br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">(FYI- that stupid dance shit happens in the credits, thank Christ.)</span><br /><br />Once I got past the dialect thing.<br /><br />You see, I suck with accents.<br /><br />If you have even the slightest accent, I'm totally fucked in any conversation with you.<br /><br />Movies with Scottish/Irish actors?<br /><br />Fuck it. Forget it. I give up after the first five minutes.<br /><br />I have no fucking clue <span style="font-style: italic;">(or, as you Scottish say, "Feeeckin gloo")</span> what the Hell you're talking about.<br /><br />How <span style="font-weight: bold;">Braveheart</span> managed to be one of my favorites is still a mystery.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">FREEDOM!!!!</span><br /><br />Sorry.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKDyiItBiZCw7eXBe5wP53EMvKpCZNSomrEGcpk2cGxf0eJ6Bgv2kssDmpao6UisNTbI38M-qMlSgxM9aBEPfjVcF2b4jdi7VzzzrYtEo5Xsoofh-gRD3Jhw2E2Jhxgt7yZbn_mIqpEDWF/s1600-h/melgibson_narrowweb__300x462,2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 212px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKDyiItBiZCw7eXBe5wP53EMvKpCZNSomrEGcpk2cGxf0eJ6Bgv2kssDmpao6UisNTbI38M-qMlSgxM9aBEPfjVcF2b4jdi7VzzzrYtEo5Xsoofh-gRD3Jhw2E2Jhxgt7yZbn_mIqpEDWF/s400/melgibson_narrowweb__300x462,2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5329401367919230306" border="0" /></a><br />Regardless, it took me about 10 minutes to acclimate to the accents.<br /><br />But once I did...<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">WOW.<br /><br />RENT. THIS. FRIGGIN. MOVIE.</span><br /><br />It's an excellent story set in mostly 'flashback' mode about a poor Indian boy <span style="font-style: italic;">(termed a 'slumdog' - and you'll see why in horrible detail)</span> who gets on the Indian version of the show 'Who Wants to be a Millionaire.'<br /><br />Listen.<br /><br />My last rental was fucking <span style="font-weight: bold;"><a href="http://moogsmoviereviews.blogspot.com/2009/04/marley-and-me-honeyhave-you-seen-my.html">Marley and Me</a></span> and I still find myself crying myself to fucking sleep some nights.<br /><br />Stupid dog movie - why must you emasculate me so?!?!<br /><br />So it was good to see a well acted, well written and excellent movie overall.<br /><br />See it.<br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">My Score:</span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">4 Mooge Splats (out of a possible 4)</span></span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqJcjiWKpDBmZQkYuLvyLihBG2dmqcS7_lWxsm_-GE-hjvlX0diWommTf2A6rUlQd-X1StG0YHxziMsgEjkaD-6G-kvKbWJGnOjqkfdBd93L7X5AoalM4veFvwDcla2NOdOxxB9Is7lLzV/s1600-h/4+mooge+splats.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 85px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqJcjiWKpDBmZQkYuLvyLihBG2dmqcS7_lWxsm_-GE-hjvlX0diWommTf2A6rUlQd-X1StG0YHxziMsgEjkaD-6G-kvKbWJGnOjqkfdBd93L7X5AoalM4veFvwDcla2NOdOxxB9Is7lLzV/s400/4+mooge+splats.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5329401527205924994" border="0" /></a><br />Now excuse, me...<br /><br />...Vijay Sangesh Patel needs some help in the lab.<br /><br />I think.<br /><br />I'm not sure...I can't understand what the fuck he's saying.<br /><br />Moog out.<br /><br />***********************<br />Want to be a reviewer? <a href="mailto:midgetmanofsteel@yahoo.com">Send me a review!!</a><br /><br />Want a movie reviewed? <a href="mailto:midgetmanofsteel@yahoo.com">Let me know!</a><br /><br />Email me <span style="font-weight: bold;"><a href="mailto:midgetmanofsteel@yahoo.com">here</a></span>, or via the link on the right of the page and we'll see what we can do.<br /><br />***********************<br />Haven't had enough?<br /><br />Come swing by and see me at my other blog, <a href="http://midgetmanofsteel.blogspot.com/">Mental Poo</a>.<br /><br />***********************<div class="blogger-post-footer">**********
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http://midgetmanofsteel.blogspot.com</div>Moooooog35http://www.blogger.com/profile/13283153659252782869noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2825545031780482109.post-7213609998456363002009-04-21T07:00:00.002-04:002009-04-27T13:10:30.826-04:00"Marley and Me" - Honey...Have You Seen My Testicles?Today I'm reviewing:<br /><br /><a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0822832/"><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:130%;" >Marley and Me</span></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLlJfpTBwsW3SEvOMAb3Zz41gX12Wohg0vHSvZf4vhJE4TDz6MzP05t3ycDU6bHfAt1Yp2tckTThrMZEVPXy8sw4Zl1P6wclqyFzxYQCghvqO8NPq1TWs2OMAZPnz9EhsAq5q9AkKOfYcY/s1600-h/MarleyMe200806b09.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLlJfpTBwsW3SEvOMAb3Zz41gX12Wohg0vHSvZf4vhJE4TDz6MzP05t3ycDU6bHfAt1Yp2tckTThrMZEVPXy8sw4Zl1P6wclqyFzxYQCghvqO8NPq1TWs2OMAZPnz9EhsAq5q9AkKOfYcY/s400/MarleyMe200806b09.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5324247389383672162" border="0" /></a><br />Fucking Ay.<br /><br />Marley and Me.<br /><br />I'm going to go off on a tangent here and instead of giving you <a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0822832/">the plot and characters and shit</a>, I'm just going to give you a quiz.<br /><br />Here goes:<br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /></span><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:130%;" >Q: How do you know if you should rent Marley and Me?</span><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">1)</span> <span style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">Are you male?</span></span><br /><br />If you answered 'yes' to this, then <span style="font-weight: bold;">RUN</span>.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">RUN AWAY, MY FRIEND.</span><br /><br />Run away from this movie and never ever look back.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuINy5L0WZdBOD56hAew6j5LYtXRSRPsVVrLuUBecZodlibhhHtnANzF5Ptdc1xyrPaDStEbYiIC2pMEwSu2nA1qOGSD98k0LfrdAqrhuyP4RtlF4TpNtW3XixUfJ3ls31TZL9di38Zw8V/s1600-h/mens-room.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 299px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuINy5L0WZdBOD56hAew6j5LYtXRSRPsVVrLuUBecZodlibhhHtnANzF5Ptdc1xyrPaDStEbYiIC2pMEwSu2nA1qOGSD98k0LfrdAqrhuyP4RtlF4TpNtW3XixUfJ3ls31TZL9di38Zw8V/s400/mens-room.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5324247956896192722" border="0" /></a><br />Because there is no fucking way in Hell that you're <span style="font-weight: bold;">not</span> going to turn into a fucking testosterone-free, ball-less, pussified blubbering jackass woman-like piece of jell-o by the time this movie is over.<br /><br />If you get through this movie and you're not bawling like 5 year old fat kid who just dropped his Sno-Cone on the hot pavement in mid-July after spending his last 50 cents on it...<br /><br />...then let me be first to congratulate you on your choice of career in the slaughterhouse industry.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTFntNc5d_QUVO2-VKe4kjInVFN3EOZs3ZAnRsv9KNLT148g-jZKGjrAUM6mhMWI5iNsPlvixJrjHB3tdKGEe0l_pW2tCCvZQz9zORIcd_H1txhaUHszBWEANMfeQApCJerBAm3fqUV8Db/s1600-h/chuck+norris+cried+during+marley+and+me.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 355px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTFntNc5d_QUVO2-VKe4kjInVFN3EOZs3ZAnRsv9KNLT148g-jZKGjrAUM6mhMWI5iNsPlvixJrjHB3tdKGEe0l_pW2tCCvZQz9zORIcd_H1txhaUHszBWEANMfeQApCJerBAm3fqUV8Db/s400/chuck+norris+cried+during+marley+and+me.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5324248563376826578" border="0" /></a><br />My wife wanted to see this in the theater.<br /><br />Thank Christ <span style="font-weight: bold;">'The Dark Knight'</span> intervened or otherwise I would have been exiting the fucking lobby looking like I'd just been pepper sprayed for three hours straight.<br /><br />There's no fucking way, dude, you can watch this and somehow try to maintain the<span style="font-weight: bold;"> 'head of household'</span> or <span style="font-weight: bold;">'man'</span> portion of the relationship.<br /><br />Luckily for me, I gave that up years ago.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">To the Ladies:</span><br /><br />Unless you want to see your man reduced to a slobbering corpse of what he once was, do <span style="font-weight: bold;">NOT</span> make him watch this.<br /><br />Especially if he has a fucking dog. Holy shit...I don't even like my fucking dog and I was damn near close to knitting her a fucking sweater at the end of this movie.<br /><br />Our time...so...fleeting.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">OH SHE SHIT ON THE FUCKING CARPET AGAIN?!?!? MOTHER OF CHRIST!!</span><br /><br />Fucking dog.<br /><br />Overall - the story was, eh.<br /><br />By the way....it is <span style="font-weight: bold;">NOT</span> a movie for kids.<br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">My Score:</span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">2 Mooge Splats (out of a possible four)</span></span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtsAIZ6RTsoxzJe1ta_0GyFaYxcDSvVSWuVHC0m1xmvzKZYIlQe5NLhaq0ymae91vZzyfxAwnrVdeRsswEaTmDguZ16kMPaQ06ENot5V-Tp13RQSwCDbRZeCUSZsA__lqahkVPzDFjVmVW/s1600-h/2+mooge+splats.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 305px; height: 132px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtsAIZ6RTsoxzJe1ta_0GyFaYxcDSvVSWuVHC0m1xmvzKZYIlQe5NLhaq0ymae91vZzyfxAwnrVdeRsswEaTmDguZ16kMPaQ06ENot5V-Tp13RQSwCDbRZeCUSZsA__lqahkVPzDFjVmVW/s400/2+mooge+splats.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5324247026705269858" border="0" /></a><br />Excuse me now.<br /><br />I only have one booty left to knit and my dog's outfit will be complete.<br /><br />Don't know what you've got til it's gone, ya know.<br /><br />Stupid dog.<br /><br />***********************<br />Want to be a reviewer? <a href="mailto:midgetmanofsteel@yahoo.com">Send me a review!!</a><br /><br />Want a movie reviewed? <a href="mailto:midgetmanofsteel@yahoo.com">Let me know!</a><br /><br />Email me <span style="font-weight: bold;"><a href="mailto:midgetmanofsteel@yahoo.com">here</a></span>, or via the link on the right of the page and we'll see what we can do.<br /><br />***********************<br />Haven't had enough?<br /><br />Come swing by and see me at my other blog, <a href="http://midgetmanofsteel.blogspot.com/">Mental Poo</a>.<br /><br />***********************<div class="blogger-post-footer">**********
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http://midgetmanofsteel.blogspot.com</div>Moooooog35http://www.blogger.com/profile/13283153659252782869noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2825545031780482109.post-62470887250750420412009-04-14T07:00:00.000-04:002009-04-14T07:00:01.107-04:0088 Minutes - The Three-Line Review!Today I'm reviewing a movie I watched while killing time at home with my newly broken hand waiting for the Percocets to kick in:<br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">88 Minutes</span></span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhm5tLNIUgleODU9lqAnIBvKWGX_ujMhkx7F3X5wzS5cfx-G1w2TEW9qrG7vD6VLCn4hQiLwYKZ7r05XVvug0DB7l1wt8veWaKj-G-Z1UEVzu1fZBzOYv9X_lYMEZlJKGDUKBWdMp_UktAC/s1600-h/88minutes.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 279px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhm5tLNIUgleODU9lqAnIBvKWGX_ujMhkx7F3X5wzS5cfx-G1w2TEW9qrG7vD6VLCn4hQiLwYKZ7r05XVvug0DB7l1wt8veWaKj-G-Z1UEVzu1fZBzOYv9X_lYMEZlJKGDUKBWdMp_UktAC/s400/88minutes.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5317926815975908450" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold;">Synopsis:</span><br /><br />In "88 Minutes," <a href="http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000199/"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Al Pacino</span></a> plays Dr. Jack Gramm, a forensic psychiatrist who sends a serial killer to prison.<br /><br />9 years later, on the eve of the man's execution, a series of copy-cat murders begin and it appears that the man will be set free.<br /><br />To complicate this, Dr. Gramm's friends and coworkers begin to join the body count - and he receives a mysterious phone call saying that he, too, will be one of the victims.<br /><br />In 88 minutes.<br /><br />He's being framed...but by who? Did he put the wrong person in prison? Will he find all this out before he dies in 88 minutes?!?!<br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">(queue porn music)</span><br /><br />Woops. Wrong soundtrack.<br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">(queue suspense music)</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGSZydTkJQ5odrVbD5x1Zl1YuxqAiVE4IOs-HhGerMsuVX9ds-seMjbVYUhkQYecSWcgz7xLjLIk86V-s5o4tFdXgD76T-EduyGjkJSET2biRz7HVfe_eu3obz-376mFjbCkOJHR-JR7lV/s1600-h/080421_88minutes.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 307px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGSZydTkJQ5odrVbD5x1Zl1YuxqAiVE4IOs-HhGerMsuVX9ds-seMjbVYUhkQYecSWcgz7xLjLIk86V-s5o4tFdXgD76T-EduyGjkJSET2biRz7HVfe_eu3obz-376mFjbCkOJHR-JR7lV/s400/080421_88minutes.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5317928693746143858" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">My review:</span><br /><br />88 Minutes? <br /><br />Yes. 88 minutes of my life right down the fucking shitter.<br /><br />Don't see it - I had a better time breaking my fucking hand.<br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">My Score:</span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">1 Mooge Splat (out of a possible 4)</span></span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8-5OUxTHkYJu4kTk9v8kbzeyA8_qmTYNZcVtTQzX_D1VtyWgsciaPr-OOEoWQdRTmEC4tpfmhsCkuihWSvi2I2E6fA4t_BQX_uGdivqKD7mOiUQPf5pBW4tB5Qqbw90bUXaYitvVfT9gl/s1600-h/1+mooge+splat.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 145px; height: 132px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8-5OUxTHkYJu4kTk9v8kbzeyA8_qmTYNZcVtTQzX_D1VtyWgsciaPr-OOEoWQdRTmEC4tpfmhsCkuihWSvi2I2E6fA4t_BQX_uGdivqKD7mOiUQPf5pBW4tB5Qqbw90bUXaYitvVfT9gl/s400/1+mooge+splat.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5317929088345455858" border="0" /></a><br />Here.<br /><br />You want to solve a mystery? Solve this one:<br /><br /><a href="http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0005447/"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Leelee Sobieski</span></a> is in this movie.<br /><br />Is it just me...<br /><br />...or does Leelee Sobieski look like what <a href="http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000166/"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Helen Hunt</span></a> would have looked like if Helen Hunt got the attractiveness gene instead if the <span style="font-style: italic;">"what the fuck is wrong with your eyes to make you somewhat ugly"</span> gene?<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2UmhHTeyvsUTmma3nYQR0zq_pFI-s4bRpAn1kKHD8fOWJNVOfyAUYpV1M8QRb7ZnNKYz0D3tKnu6k-JfELoOwXD7emmP9vNegH_MtXQd7ntcK_pPPyyFUlQOzMdsLT2MhDpvveLkZQRgV/s1600-h/E_HelenHuntLeeLee_325.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 292px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2UmhHTeyvsUTmma3nYQR0zq_pFI-s4bRpAn1kKHD8fOWJNVOfyAUYpV1M8QRb7ZnNKYz0D3tKnu6k-JfELoOwXD7emmP9vNegH_MtXQd7ntcK_pPPyyFUlQOzMdsLT2MhDpvveLkZQRgV/s400/E_HelenHuntLeeLee_325.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5317930452347223986" border="0" /></a><br />Discuss.<br /><br />Moog out.<br /><br />***********************<br />Want to be a reviewer? <a href="mailto:midgetmanofsteel@yahoo.com">Send me a review!!</a><br /><br />Want a movie reviewed? <a href="mailto:midgetmanofsteel@yahoo.com">Let me know!</a><br /><br />Email me <span style="font-weight: bold;"><a href="mailto:midgetmanofsteel@yahoo.com">here</a></span>, or via the link on the right of the page and we'll see what we can do.<br /><br />***********************<br />Haven't had enough?<br /><br />Come swing by and see me at my other blog, <a href="http://midgetmanofsteel.blogspot.com/">Mental Poo</a>.<br /><br />***********************<div class="blogger-post-footer">**********
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http://midgetmanofsteel.blogspot.com</div>Moooooog35http://www.blogger.com/profile/13283153659252782869noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2825545031780482109.post-69294566150873507592009-04-07T07:00:00.000-04:002009-04-07T07:00:00.199-04:00Role Models - Paul Rudd is my heroToday I'm reviewing another movie off my Netflix list:<br /><br /><a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0430922/"><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:130%;" >Role Models</span></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhM7yC2_2gehOoTBRdL8TnspUj7tjrXtuD01u18g_RZ8wW7RSQFb36ayQAPZ7FUBnWSvfAjK6g9GmWjUm7WykDpBKb8Zk5ugNTD4ejHAHEKCyu4DIchHoXJWWx9ST2E6cs58p4WSYErtm-E/s1600-h/role-models-movie-poster.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 270px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhM7yC2_2gehOoTBRdL8TnspUj7tjrXtuD01u18g_RZ8wW7RSQFb36ayQAPZ7FUBnWSvfAjK6g9GmWjUm7WykDpBKb8Zk5ugNTD4ejHAHEKCyu4DIchHoXJWWx9ST2E6cs58p4WSYErtm-E/s400/role-models-movie-poster.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5317916860366298338" border="0" /></a><br />Yes, hot on the heels of my reviews of <a href="http://moogsmoviereviews.blogspot.com/2009/03/i-love-you-man-yesyes-i-do.html"><span style="font-weight: bold;">"I Love You, Man"</span></a> and "<span style="font-weight: bold;">Monsters vs. Aliens</span>"...<br /><br />...I present you with my third <a href="http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0748620/"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Paul Rudd</span></a> movie in three weeks.<br /><br />Complaints?<br /><br />None here, bitches.<br /><br />Paul. Rudd. Rules.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEG8duRmyHpw-JhqRODb0jpbridoM2xaN0v5rb1pXNaYxcRsuxFMfQ2R-2MxzNxKZtUlyd6k5IJ439tw25kX1AcO93bZnrAscnUp9FQToNRSZJy02BfcaENSEyHSylsnP3Zjion0XE9QgL/s1600-h/paul_rudd_98@.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 327px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEG8duRmyHpw-JhqRODb0jpbridoM2xaN0v5rb1pXNaYxcRsuxFMfQ2R-2MxzNxKZtUlyd6k5IJ439tw25kX1AcO93bZnrAscnUp9FQToNRSZJy02BfcaENSEyHSylsnP3Zjion0XE9QgL/s400/paul_rudd_98@.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5317918208538879490" border="0" /></a><br />Guy fucking kills me in every movie he's in.<br /><br />In <span style="font-weight: bold;">Role Models</span>, Paul Rudd plays <span style="font-style: italic;">"Danny Donahue"</span>, and teams up with <a href="http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0005405/"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Seann William Scott</span></a> ("Stifler" from the "<a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0163651/">American Pie</a>" movies) playing <span style="font-style: italic;">"Wheeler"</span>...<br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;"> (really..? can't this guy get a role where he has <span style="font-weight: bold;">BOTH</span> a first and last name?)</span><br /><br />...as two guys working for the marketing department of an energy drink company.<br /><br />Danny hates his job hawking this product and in a fit of rage, ends up getting both himself and Wheeler assigned to Public Service as pseudo "<span style="font-weight: bold;">Big Brothers</span>" to unfortunate kids in lieu of jail time.<br /><br />They finagle this through Danny's now ex-girlfriend, Beth, a lawyer played by the ever increasingly hot looking <a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0163651/"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Elizabeth Banks</span></a>.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOpSdJN-Q7IG8Ow0ZT65DwO8K9erZar1ar8rh7cPJjxiZri9MP6OSqg3phJWzukkXvMb1qrypSLo2wGsr8plJjEKvE6SHpw5PaQFfYHpZqNy0dylIkQFcHHhiI_IfXrzSRjPVXhLBl8sc_/s1600-h/Elizabeth-Banks1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 178px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOpSdJN-Q7IG8Ow0ZT65DwO8K9erZar1ar8rh7cPJjxiZri9MP6OSqg3phJWzukkXvMb1qrypSLo2wGsr8plJjEKvE6SHpw5PaQFfYHpZqNy0dylIkQFcHHhiI_IfXrzSRjPVXhLBl8sc_/s400/Elizabeth-Banks1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5317920950461606946" border="0" /></a><br />The center is run by Gayle Sweeney, played the crazy hilarious <span style="font-weight: bold;"><a href="http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0528331/">Jane Lynch</a>.</span><span> If you haven't seen Jane Lynch in anything<span style="font-style: italic;"> ("<a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0405422/">40 Year Old Virgin</a>" and her current role as Charlie's psyciatrist on the TV show, "<a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0369179/">Two and a Half Men</a>" come to mind)</span>, then you're missing out on one funny woman.<br /><br />Danny gets stuck with a nerdy Dungeons and Dragons geek played by <a href="http://www.imdb.com/name/nm2395586/"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Christopher Mintz-Plasse</span></a> who you may know better as <span style="font-weight: bold;">McLovin</span> from <a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0829482/"><span style="font-weight: bold;">"Superbad."</span></a><br /><br />Wheeler is stuck with Ronnie Shield (<a href="http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1442928/">Bobb'e J. Thompson</a>) , a kid who swears and throws insults around worse than Richard Pryor.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1HMw6w0l-VR6uNwOu3kFthGATGxC58o9ZvfqNNR9fVPFXFblFGOTbntRZKaUuPuIXXWAH7_L7KTsJROOyYR62thKqCMpFGt06rxtXRvAxkNIvN_2OrTBfKWJFeRMZB2NQolVtFOcwTrC0/s1600-h/role_models06.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 389px; height: 331px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1HMw6w0l-VR6uNwOu3kFthGATGxC58o9ZvfqNNR9fVPFXFblFGOTbntRZKaUuPuIXXWAH7_L7KTsJROOyYR62thKqCMpFGt06rxtXRvAxkNIvN_2OrTBfKWJFeRMZB2NQolVtFOcwTrC0/s400/role_models06.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5317926151019955106" border="0" /></a><br />The movie follows Danny and Wheeler's quest to get out of the mess they're in, get their hours of community service done, and not go to jail.<br /><br />Along the way, though, they find out that they actually have hearts and minds and can make a difference in someone else's life...if not their own.<br /><br />How did I like it?<br /><br />Not bad.<br /><br />When the first lines of the movie are:<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Wheeler:</span> <span style="font-style: italic;">"Guess what I did last night?"</span><br /><br />..and then he sticks his fingers in Danny's nose...<br /><br />...I figured I had a winner.<br /><br />The end got a bit dumb and a little long...but I have to admit that I laughed a lot at the story.<br /><br />Especially when Paul Rudd and Seann William Scott start going back and forth where you KNOW they're just ad-libbing stuff...it gets really funny.<br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">My Score:</span> <span style="font-weight: bold;">2-1/2 Mooge Splats (out of a possible 4)</span></span></span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwfDnN_rxNnFEG63_bSKd6vg_svV9sjBhzTKnNt7wGcsMenHWmJmFIdwImwdpIUVwMcj__xJ427lGi-ZD9tfTj9k3parmpXJoQiMOMchnshJ4rIZC8Di8ydy2sNTi2N47QUCoICVk5XLqK/s1600-h/2+and+half+mooge+splats.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 394px; height: 132px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwfDnN_rxNnFEG63_bSKd6vg_svV9sjBhzTKnNt7wGcsMenHWmJmFIdwImwdpIUVwMcj__xJ427lGi-ZD9tfTj9k3parmpXJoQiMOMchnshJ4rIZC8Di8ydy2sNTi2N47QUCoICVk5XLqK/s400/2+and+half+mooge+splats.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5317924129729521058" border="0" /></a><br />Now..excuse me.<br /><br />This Paul Rudd vs. Elizabeth Banks debate may kill me.<br /><br />I'm going with banks.<br /><br />Hey.<br /><br />Guess what I did last night.<br /><br />Yeah.<br /><br />I wish.<br /><br />Moog out.<br /><br /><br />***********************<br />Want to be a reviewer? <a href="mailto:midgetmanofsteel@yahoo.com">Send me a review!!</a><br /><br />Want a movie reviewed? <a href="mailto:midgetmanofsteel@yahoo.com">Let me know!</a><br /><br />Email me <span style="font-weight: bold;"><a href="mailto:midgetmanofsteel@yahoo.com">here</a></span>, or via the link on the right of the page and we'll see what we can do.<br /><br />***********************<br />Haven't had enough?<br /><br />Come swing by and see me at my other blog, <a href="http://midgetmanofsteel.blogspot.com/">Mental Poo</a>.<br /><br />***********************<div class="blogger-post-footer">**********
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http://midgetmanofsteel.blogspot.com</div>Moooooog35http://www.blogger.com/profile/13283153659252782869noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2825545031780482109.post-79937860090991076242009-03-31T07:00:00.002-04:002009-03-31T07:00:00.232-04:00"Monsters vs. Aliens" - Gooey Goodness in 3DToday I'm reviewing the movie:<br /><br /><a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0892782/"><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:130%;" >Monsters vs. Aliens</span></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWVBq_DXECVClYriFnHwg9z-3xtF1VroPhXj6Hsf7J38P_V97t_ldZDyn_s9rW7PBX7vsiDPT7OIdt-e4kkzQDDwOPk1g4ON5448XgxadDzvn7KPmyYLFAFXAIx379ZwZkWWmNSktuYFOM/s1600-h/Monsters-vs-aliens(2).jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 269px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWVBq_DXECVClYriFnHwg9z-3xtF1VroPhXj6Hsf7J38P_V97t_ldZDyn_s9rW7PBX7vsiDPT7OIdt-e4kkzQDDwOPk1g4ON5448XgxadDzvn7KPmyYLFAFXAIx379ZwZkWWmNSktuYFOM/s400/Monsters-vs-aliens(2).jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5319012104294204370" border="0" /></a><br />Because I'm still doing this shit one-handed, I'll make it quick.<br /><br />My wife hears this every third Saturday night.<br /><br />She cries sometimes.<br /><br />Regardless, we took the kids to see "Monsters vs. Aliens" at an IMAX Theater.<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br />IMAX + 3D = HOLYFUCKSHIT</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;"><br />(sorry for the math)</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijIxD1WW3tMsDFFTyx646Ub8VPMqrHUQR6g0WadpNarufmp990pHcQf4ZU08DOv2D_T5jNvxrmKekTwGo9wskgL51d39-10DgQzSM_faBnKTpDydBAyMHfGHUMbiQQxHXwOrI9xj4l1hn7/s1600-h/giant-sunglasses-big.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 390px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijIxD1WW3tMsDFFTyx646Ub8VPMqrHUQR6g0WadpNarufmp990pHcQf4ZU08DOv2D_T5jNvxrmKekTwGo9wskgL51d39-10DgQzSM_faBnKTpDydBAyMHfGHUMbiQQxHXwOrI9xj4l1hn7/s400/giant-sunglasses-big.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5319014829973196130" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">Synopsis:</span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Monsters vs. Aliens</span> revolves around a central character, Susan <span style="font-style: italic;">(<a href="http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000702/"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Reese Witherspoon</span></a> successfully animated to have her weird chin removed)</span> who is hit by a meteor on the day she's supposed to marry he fiance, Derek <span style="font-style: italic;">(<a href="http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0748620/"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Paul Rudd!</span></a> Hooray!)</span><br /><br />The meteor infuses her with an alien element that causes her to become ginormous. Of course, the military steps in - captures her - and puts her in a super-secret facility with several other "monsters" they've captured.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIgTK9pbNtcdf2N5WMKDOG8QvxRpYUw8JtXfHE5x0s0172INs0RkEY5zPZYShZVISc7Dvy8BS1OhYTsdw8CqOluDQCLOnGPI-ZuaJVW02ekpGNL0j3BIinfxHOgX1zBbG-drZUmviFlOTl/s1600-h/mva_promo.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 223px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIgTK9pbNtcdf2N5WMKDOG8QvxRpYUw8JtXfHE5x0s0172INs0RkEY5zPZYShZVISc7Dvy8BS1OhYTsdw8CqOluDQCLOnGPI-ZuaJVW02ekpGNL0j3BIinfxHOgX1zBbG-drZUmviFlOTl/s400/mva_promo.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5319015509584830530" border="0" /></a><br />When an alien actually detects the presence of this element on Earth (inside Susan) , he begins his quest of retrieving the element and destroying the planet in the process.<br /><br />When the military fails to destroy the alien invasion, it calls upon the monsters to do the job.<br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">My Review:</span></span><br /><br />It was good, not great.<br /><br />The 3D effects and animation, combined with the monster, B.O.B, <span style="font-style: italic;">(voiced awesomely by <a href="http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0736622/">Seth Rogen</a>)</span> save this movie from being somewhat shitty.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVXyuUW1HAuHJJidjoEa6JAvHSijrg6b-8IZXFH2tiDK_NF0wVZGKo0X9JGrvhR0t363HJ8bOMN64PMHIxo5Vw2Wz7X6j7Qu5yx37KPHfYfPDftEIb1dwzk6xq1RCvIyT2U01eLlc9sqeh/s1600-h/seth+rogen+and+oprah.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 270px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVXyuUW1HAuHJJidjoEa6JAvHSijrg6b-8IZXFH2tiDK_NF0wVZGKo0X9JGrvhR0t363HJ8bOMN64PMHIxo5Vw2Wz7X6j7Qu5yx37KPHfYfPDftEIb1dwzk6xq1RCvIyT2U01eLlc9sqeh/s400/seth+rogen+and+oprah.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5319017288204593074" /></a><br />I think the majority of laughter I heard was coming from adults in the theater, but my wife said my she had never heard my 5-year-old son laugh so hard in a movie before.<br /><br />The movie starts off slow and may be a little confusing for kids at first - but it picks up when Susan is thrown in with the monsters and ramps up from there.<br /><br />If your kids like movies and animation, take them to see it - the 3D alone is very impressive.<br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">My Score:</span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">2-1/2 Mooge Splats (out of a possible 4)</span></span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhU3UjFwpxPOTx6KvnUN6WeAgQ2fHrvL4GEeIHc5dc4jxsD8mdIKBourFHJJ0fupXH2lzL8I6nl49xh8-D-Qyrg3dwohuSQCWwt1NOsl9eEOsFKX_aBcLPWMLd_OlGcUAv7B8KFrxeHOgW/s1600-h/2+and+half+mooge+splats.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 394px; height: 132px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhU3UjFwpxPOTx6KvnUN6WeAgQ2fHrvL4GEeIHc5dc4jxsD8mdIKBourFHJJ0fupXH2lzL8I6nl49xh8-D-Qyrg3dwohuSQCWwt1NOsl9eEOsFKX_aBcLPWMLd_OlGcUAv7B8KFrxeHOgW/s400/2+and+half+mooge+splats.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5319017379044129826" /></a><br />3D is the way to go.<br /><br />I'm just gald they didn't digitize Reese Witherspoon's chin.<br /><br />I can't imagine that thing coming right at me.<br /><br />Moog out.<br /><br /><br />***********************<br />Want to be a reviewer? <a href="mailto:midgetmanofsteel@yahoo.com">Send me a review!!</a><br /><br />Want a movie reviewed? <a href="mailto:midgetmanofsteel@yahoo.com">Let me know!</a><br /><br />Email me <span style="font-weight: bold;"><a href="mailto:midgetmanofsteel@yahoo.com">here</a></span>, or via the link on the right of the page and we'll see what we can do.<br /><br />***********************<br />Haven't had enough?<br /><br />Come swing by and see me at my other blog, <a href="http://midgetmanofsteel.blogspot.com/">Mental Poo</a>.<br /><br />***********************<div class="blogger-post-footer">**********
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http://midgetmanofsteel.blogspot.com</div>Moooooog35http://www.blogger.com/profile/13283153659252782869noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2825545031780482109.post-14335306359417310352009-03-23T11:38:00.004-04:002009-03-27T13:15:58.290-04:00"I Love You, Man" - Yes...yes I do.Today I'm reviewing:<br /><br /><a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1155056/"><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">I Love You, Man</span><br /></span></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEho0MXaylTCddij_sY5uJDJPzbHT6h7aApGN9VQKMoiz6rJv52dEEvOyEtukOLXZIo7ZlXw1oatP9zNqqCSz1JKVXTYIw_Vqu7VIEJaSBm6Efr-H4HvdoAoNdDoPAMRHZZUWhp_S8Iuzr7m/s1600-h/i_love_you_man.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 270px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEho0MXaylTCddij_sY5uJDJPzbHT6h7aApGN9VQKMoiz6rJv52dEEvOyEtukOLXZIo7ZlXw1oatP9zNqqCSz1JKVXTYIw_Vqu7VIEJaSBm6Efr-H4HvdoAoNdDoPAMRHZZUWhp_S8Iuzr7m/s400/i_love_you_man.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5316408964111936066" border="0" /></a><br />I'm gonna make this short today.<br /><span style="font-style: italic;"><br />(that's what Lorena Bobbitt said)</span><br /><br />Because I'm typing one-handed...<br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">(and not for the reason I want to...my hand is broken (and not for the reason I wanted to for that, either))</span><br /><br />...I'm tired of hunting and pecking.<br /><br />Now I sound like my wife.<br /><br />Regardless, we went to see <span style="font-weight: bold;">"I Love You, Man"</span> this weekend.<br /><br />It's about a guy named Peter Klaven (<a href="http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0748620/"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Paul Rudd</span></a>) who's marrying an uber-hottie (<a href="http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0429069/"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Rashida Jones</span></a> - a.k.a. the other hot chick Jim was fucking in "The Office").<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzZqJnw-8gNfOKo6kxmFZizKDq_xlzYbttUSnaxPxUm3oJGWetLVgKbnPGmKwFjl9uweuLhH_u2ZTEC5CYq89eTpYkuUNKQgBFSbWTFmFcNxTSocdYXtxgUFPKicIg3_K5uNR_dx7MrNmq/s1600-h/rashida_jones_image.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 326px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzZqJnw-8gNfOKo6kxmFZizKDq_xlzYbttUSnaxPxUm3oJGWetLVgKbnPGmKwFjl9uweuLhH_u2ZTEC5CYq89eTpYkuUNKQgBFSbWTFmFcNxTSocdYXtxgUFPKicIg3_K5uNR_dx7MrNmq/s400/rashida_jones_image.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5316413641079908658" border="0" /></a><br />Peter realizes that - during the wedding planning - that all his friends are guys...and that he has no real guy friends.<br /><br />Thus, this movie sets him out on this quest.<br /><br />He inevitably finds himself paired with a guy named Sydney Fife (<a href="http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0429069/"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Jason Segel</span></a>), and the movie takes off as they begin their newfound friendship.<br /><br />It's basically a chick flick for guys.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">But it's fucking hilarious.</span><br /><br />It starts off slow...but picks up in twenty minutes and just keeps going.<br /><br />Keep an eye out for <a href="http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0269463/"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Jon Favreau</span></a> who is his regular genius as an asshole.<br /><br />Granted, it's not as funny as <a href="http://moogsmoviereviews.blogspot.com/2008/10/sarah-marshall-redux.html">"<span style="font-weight: bold;">Forgetting Sarah Marshall,</span>" </a>but well worth seeing if you love Paul Rudd and Jason Segel movies.<br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">My Score:</span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">3 Mooge Splats (out of a possible 4)</span></span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgELu66fK6jFCf8rhTR3JB-scWJwiN1pChzJ70rr01zYVGDyW3pc9J0OQ75zrxg63abVHoz5aNHgPeByKAQGPcPLikzTYtIZN4IMv3sbDagu4-Myo4NIca4EcZMqpxbr1_mRfEUhTfKv45S/s1600-h/3+mooge+splats.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 113px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgELu66fK6jFCf8rhTR3JB-scWJwiN1pChzJ70rr01zYVGDyW3pc9J0OQ75zrxg63abVHoz5aNHgPeByKAQGPcPLikzTYtIZN4IMv3sbDagu4-Myo4NIca4EcZMqpxbr1_mRfEUhTfKv45S/s400/3+mooge+splats.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5316411857193042770" border="0" /></a>One more tip:<br /><br />Don't leave before the credits.<br /><br />There's another 5 minutes of movie as they roll.<br /><br />Now, excuse me.<br /><br />My fucking hand is killing me now.<br /><br />Hope you appreciate it.<br /><br />My penis sure doesn't.<br /><br />Little guy's been lonely.<br /><br />Moog out.<br /><br />***********************<br />Want to be a reviewer? <a href="mailto:midgetmanofsteel@yahoo.com">Send me a review!!</a><br /><br />Want a movie reviewed? <a href="mailto:midgetmanofsteel@yahoo.com">Let me know!</a><br /><br />Email me <span style="font-weight: bold;"><a href="mailto:midgetmanofsteel@yahoo.com">here</a></span>, or via the link on the right of the page and we'll see what we can do.<br /><br />***********************<br />Haven't had enough?<br /><br />Come swing by and see me at my other blog, <a href="http://midgetmanofsteel.blogspot.com/">Mental Poo</a>.<br /><br />***********************<div class="blogger-post-footer">**********
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http://midgetmanofsteel.blogspot.com</div>Moooooog35http://www.blogger.com/profile/13283153659252782869noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2825545031780482109.post-18347064312505177192009-03-17T07:00:00.000-04:002009-03-17T07:00:00.261-04:00Ghost Town - What Is David Duchovny Thinking?!Today I'm reviewing a movie off my Netflix list:<br /><br /><a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0995039/"><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Ghost Town</span></span></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8ilGyiFFCn4CvMNECY06Belpmj-5jM2eOpUBeJD332Y5WDMDBmfa_ENzrvwuPBhvkKyrN4q3-5RkKfRvqkibCv241Q50NmQAtktn6aJhWTebXO-VRlQc_Z09LaQr0yYkFDOlsWlcZV8-7/s1600-h/ghost_town.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 270px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8ilGyiFFCn4CvMNECY06Belpmj-5jM2eOpUBeJD332Y5WDMDBmfa_ENzrvwuPBhvkKyrN4q3-5RkKfRvqkibCv241Q50NmQAtktn6aJhWTebXO-VRlQc_Z09LaQr0yYkFDOlsWlcZV8-7/s400/ghost_town.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5299684178383392402" border="0" /></a><br />Here is the synopsis from IMDB:<br /><br />"Bertram Pincus (<a href="http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0315041/"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Ricky Gervais</span></a>) is a man whose people skills leave much to be desired. When Pincus dies unexpectedly, but is miraculously revived after seven minutes, he wakes up to discover that he now has the annoying ability to see ghosts.<br /><br />Even worse, they all want something from him, particularly Frank Herlihy (<a href="http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001427/"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Greg Kinnear</span></a>) who pesters him into breaking up the impending marriage of his widow Gwen (<a href="http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000495/"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Tea Leoni</span></a>). That puts Pincus squarely in the middle of a triangle with spirited results."<br /><br />Blah..blah..blah...<br /><br />You got my attention at <span style="font-weight: bold;">"Tea Leoni."</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi87G7tmvpPKmd1ybm-RJU3JzxU3-zvabUQQzRkR6o_0WM7xle9qtuSAg_EjQetiPfUK4SJf6FGnjqa_ZuucigQJJt0qXlhVVVGS_HNLFxH3l_gDYAyCM6K9birKc06hwdH55WqAwJFcBhL/s1600-h/teal0727vs.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 280px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi87G7tmvpPKmd1ybm-RJU3JzxU3-zvabUQQzRkR6o_0WM7xle9qtuSAg_EjQetiPfUK4SJf6FGnjqa_ZuucigQJJt0qXlhVVVGS_HNLFxH3l_gDYAyCM6K9birKc06hwdH55WqAwJFcBhL/s400/teal0727vs.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5313845796295844434" border="0" /></a><br />David Duchovny let this go?<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">MULDER!!!</span><br /><br />I...I no longer believe.<br /><br />Idiot.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoGOPZ1bU-JCtCw0pNoYv6gUqLbLaRF6citXXm0IyjkTCwCLOjAjMU9nqGDmUz3G5RkJ_nbYo4TFAQgTaOJYp9Y5pdMJmZb4TCy94Z8vpQ_v_vfXpYEOeOUU03GldTrHe7plDO1kY91TS5/s1600-h/david_duchovny_05.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 334px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoGOPZ1bU-JCtCw0pNoYv6gUqLbLaRF6citXXm0IyjkTCwCLOjAjMU9nqGDmUz3G5RkJ_nbYo4TFAQgTaOJYp9Y5pdMJmZb4TCy94Z8vpQ_v_vfXpYEOeOUU03GldTrHe7plDO1kY91TS5/s400/david_duchovny_05.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5313847139100251554" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Regarding the movie:</span><br /><br />Eh. Not that good.<br /><br />Ricky Gervais has some good lines in it, but the movie is pretty predictable and forgettable. Greg Kinnear's character is just weird.<br /><br />I'd say rent it <span style="font-weight: bold;">ONLY</span> if there's nothing else on...and you have low expectations.<br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">My Score:</span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">1-1/2 Mooge Splats (out of a possible four)</span></span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSxID7Tm37d0uvUtO1Zdh5LDNChuaBhTj4byZ-SndMpJBs2pXN4jyPGO-ljoUGQSKTRIsD6njXQx6MrUSFJz6dz8pRuPnId_NweYAsQowBTvM5Zooa51TYa0IQqk1myzHNS14DKrSaOKQ2/s1600-h/1+and+half+mooge+splat.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 283px; height: 132px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSxID7Tm37d0uvUtO1Zdh5LDNChuaBhTj4byZ-SndMpJBs2pXN4jyPGO-ljoUGQSKTRIsD6njXQx6MrUSFJz6dz8pRuPnId_NweYAsQowBTvM5Zooa51TYa0IQqk1myzHNS14DKrSaOKQ2/s400/1+and+half+mooge+splat.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5313846808635755954" /></a><br />Excuse me, now.<br /><br />I have to go do something with this Tea photo...<br /><br />...anyone know how to Photoshop away this cloth thing she has wrapped around her?<br /><br />Thanks in advance.<br /><br />Moog out.<br /><br />***********************<br />Want to be a reviewer? <a href="mailto:midgetmanofsteel@yahoo.com">Send me a review!!</a><br /><br />Want a movie reviewed? <a href="mailto:midgetmanofsteel@yahoo.com">Let me know!</a><br /><br />Email me <span style="font-weight: bold;"><a href="mailto:midgetmanofsteel@yahoo.com">here</a></span>, or via the link on the right of the page and we'll see what we can do.<br /><br />***********************<br />Haven't had enough?<br /><br />Come swing by and see me at my other blog, <a href="http://midgetmanofsteel.blogspot.com/">Mental Poo</a>.<br /><br />***********************<div class="blogger-post-footer">**********
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http://midgetmanofsteel.blogspot.com</div>Moooooog35http://www.blogger.com/profile/13283153659252782869noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2825545031780482109.post-33186535940029508562009-03-09T08:07:00.009-04:002009-03-09T09:39:48.250-04:00Watchmen - Long Movie, Long SchlongToday I'm reviewing:<br /><br /><a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0409459/"><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Watchmen</span></span></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivK30kORRvk8qJtv95XkeNClnj3KNPkHmtXPWj7jjCByuXLUBNRVeeJd0xG5G2kE0zUv3vZgOIeb56xhrnQClkD0Xw5nr6vMx9AkwgBwqc4z7vTp2mo2jlbjGhURcZpJ88z3BkYoP1sDj8/s1600-h/watchmen+poster.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 270px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivK30kORRvk8qJtv95XkeNClnj3KNPkHmtXPWj7jjCByuXLUBNRVeeJd0xG5G2kE0zUv3vZgOIeb56xhrnQClkD0Xw5nr6vMx9AkwgBwqc4z7vTp2mo2jlbjGhURcZpJ88z3BkYoP1sDj8/s400/watchmen+poster.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5311154116903056866" border="0" /></a><br />I was pretty excited to go see <span style="font-weight: bold;">The Watchmen</span>, even though I had never read the book or had no idea what it was going to be about.<br /><br />Good marketing is my achilles heel.<br /><br />On a related note:<br /><br />I have no idea why I'm drinking this Dr. Pepper right now.<br /><br />Tastes like Alec Baldwin's ass after a marathon.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">BUT I LOVE THE COMMERCIALS!!</span><br /><br />See? This shit just sucks me in.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijO0qWOGOoYLTDv5xYbKMXvV5WOGE0StdUn29BjwF15FHwli2JyWy77o7Hy8J5afRkAvp4e04IyU-8QLG9idz6vIzP8jxDm7n9LPJ7fZm6o0CgSeeMu9Q3jvEK39pSdJJkU3OE9nNJEk_m/s1600-h/dr+pepper+commercial.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 322px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijO0qWOGOoYLTDv5xYbKMXvV5WOGE0StdUn29BjwF15FHwli2JyWy77o7Hy8J5afRkAvp4e04IyU-8QLG9idz6vIzP8jxDm7n9LPJ7fZm6o0CgSeeMu9Q3jvEK39pSdJJkU3OE9nNJEk_m/s400/dr+pepper+commercial.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5311153377414962946" border="0" /></a><br />Regardless, I almost DIDN'T go because when I checked it out on <a href="http://rottentomatoes.com/">rottentomatoes.com</a>, I noticed two things:<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">1)</span> <span style="font-style: italic;">It wasn't getting rave reviews</span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">2)</span> <span style="font-style: italic;">It was 2 hours and 43 minutes long</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br />Two Hours. Forty Three minutes.</span><br /><br />What. The fuck.<br /><br />If you're a reader of my reviews, you know that 2 hours is pretty much my cut-off.<br /><br />I've given specific passes on this rule for awesome movies like <span style="font-weight: bold;"><a href="http://moogsmoviereviews.blogspot.com/2008/05/hard-as-iron.html">Iron Man</a></span>, though, on the basis that the movie was <span style="font-weight: bold;">JUST SIMPLY FUCKING AWESOME!!! WOO HOO! IRON MAN, BABY!!</span><br /><br />Ahem.<br /><br />Sorry.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCCuSdrio-2RPUjdjbF5KKifzhj8bYbnQx7oyrFio0zRJYiB_Gk9mBgJZznVH6x3x9Fxfv1oWqXavN7JGIozTEixRWPmt97dW1YNiNjSAMUOeNj9np9Upf440WN5hjis68SsCe5iT5tXAA/s1600-h/I+would+ass+fuck+iron+man.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 259px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCCuSdrio-2RPUjdjbF5KKifzhj8bYbnQx7oyrFio0zRJYiB_Gk9mBgJZznVH6x3x9Fxfv1oWqXavN7JGIozTEixRWPmt97dW1YNiNjSAMUOeNj9np9Upf440WN5hjis68SsCe5iT5tXAA/s400/I+would+ass+fuck+iron+man.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5311155104485295074" border="0" /></a><br />The plot is set in some weird mutated past and revolves between the 1940's and the 1980's.<br /><br />In this ficticious history, Richard Nixon is serving as President through the Vietnam War, and continues to serve in this capacity through his <span style="font-weight: bold;">FIFTH</span> term.<br /><br />For some reason never really explained <span style="font-style: italic;">(I think)</span>, he has outlawed masked vigilantes (superheroes), thus forcing into retirement a particular high profile group based in New York known as <span style="font-weight: bold;">'The Watchmen.'</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjV7FLvyo9lHyX1b8BTMJUnU2vZhtPfjfPtxj1XmHAN61TmjcVSQGp162yexvY1TsB79WN_SGknJ2jwuaAK1GbfoIeMGQLUMa_x_0RRynDmtTtHBhrNg8wIpa8IaOzMo1JPP7KJzSPHMrC/s1600-h/watchmen.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 256px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjV7FLvyo9lHyX1b8BTMJUnU2vZhtPfjfPtxj1XmHAN61TmjcVSQGp162yexvY1TsB79WN_SGknJ2jwuaAK1GbfoIeMGQLUMa_x_0RRynDmtTtHBhrNg8wIpa8IaOzMo1JPP7KJzSPHMrC/s400/watchmen.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5311157557131193874" border="0" /></a><br /><br />The Watchmen are made up of these characters:<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">1)</span> <span style="font-style: italic;">Ozymandias (<a href="http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0328828/">Matthew Goode</a>)</span><br /><br />Some rich smart guy who would not look out of place on <a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0358332/"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Queer Eye for the Straight Guy</span></a>.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizN2hNfau0JiyIEPCj4A9V5hXk_cxfG5xWJj34gFSjxIGMFlCWB7b608vwf1O7fIdSYvyff6KKx_90Zy00GRpQa5-g4ICqmdG69k6KFDChEEYRR155cBQgBXutgYgIzHr8ED34Cufp-v2e/s1600-h/queer+eyes+new+cast.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 355px; height: 264px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizN2hNfau0JiyIEPCj4A9V5hXk_cxfG5xWJj34gFSjxIGMFlCWB7b608vwf1O7fIdSYvyff6KKx_90Zy00GRpQa5-g4ICqmdG69k6KFDChEEYRR155cBQgBXutgYgIzHr8ED34Cufp-v2e/s400/queer+eyes+new+cast.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5311159353144874274" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">2)</span> <span style="font-style: italic;">The Comedian (<a href="http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0604747/">Jeffrey Dean Morgan</a>)</span><br /><br />Rough guy with major morality issues who looks just like a beefed up older Robert Downey Jr.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">3)</span> <span style="font-style: italic;">Night Owl (<a href="http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0933940/">Patrick Wilson</a>)</span><br /><br />The last time I saw Patrick Wilson was <a href="http://moogsmoviereviews.blogspot.com/2008/09/hard-candy-squirm-factor-5.html">when I rented "Hard Candy.</a>"<br /><br />Another fucking weird movie.<br /><br />However, I'm assuming this character appeals to all the fat out of shape nerds who believe that someday, somehow, they'll be able to fly and beat up people and fuck Malin Akerman.<br /><br />Because this guy looks like shit for a superhero.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiYGfu1cwAU468BTO9aKF2Le6i3LA0qogYHvXkKY_c4hFRqZnPvuk1n4bk1kTX7M7vPDzbW6w9cmdiL7Qf4ulGYfAUXyWcblZfejtyCxvd4NcmLOn4fnGNjiBgldwTYUQiwW7Lywl2jGKR/s1600-h/night+owl+fat+shit.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 270px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiYGfu1cwAU468BTO9aKF2Le6i3LA0qogYHvXkKY_c4hFRqZnPvuk1n4bk1kTX7M7vPDzbW6w9cmdiL7Qf4ulGYfAUXyWcblZfejtyCxvd4NcmLOn4fnGNjiBgldwTYUQiwW7Lywl2jGKR/s400/night+owl+fat+shit.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5311161877430862226" border="0" /></a><br />Which brings me to...<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">4)</span> <span style="font-style: italic;">Silk Spectre (<a href="http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0015196/">Malin Akerman</a>)</span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">* penis goes boinnng!</span><br /><br />I like this character for two reasons:<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">a) </span><span style="font-style: italic;">She is the only superhero I've ever seen wear a suit that has a garter belt</span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">b)</span> <span style="font-style: italic;">She gets laid, like, 3 times in the movie...and we get boobie each time</span><br /><br />That's good enough for me.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTM0P-COpstku056YZU3MxRCsn9jYdWiBm_UdxqfcdRLsJf2PO_-wU9X8lMl7S5lHI3Z3iUrq4WaoqxkJljshbpWin7aP6E1MukTrDO5lQDttORRMadj-B9LxOWo2sbow_sHud_wIWXGaI/s1600-h/malin+akerman+please+bear+the+fruit+of+my+man+juice.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 296px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTM0P-COpstku056YZU3MxRCsn9jYdWiBm_UdxqfcdRLsJf2PO_-wU9X8lMl7S5lHI3Z3iUrq4WaoqxkJljshbpWin7aP6E1MukTrDO5lQDttORRMadj-B9LxOWo2sbow_sHud_wIWXGaI/s400/malin+akerman+please+bear+the+fruit+of+my+man+juice.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5311163202871731330" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">5)</span> <span style="font-style: italic;">Rorschach (<span style="font-style: italic;"><a href="http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0355097/">Jackie Earle Haley</a></span>)</span><br /><br />One of the best characters. <span style="font-weight: bold;">Ever.</span><br /><br />Bad-ass good guy.<br /><br />My problem was that I thought this guy was Danny Bonaduce.<br /><br />So I spent most of the time watching him with his mask off trying to figure out if it was Danny Bonaduce or his brother or cousing or some shit.<br /><br />So I probably missed some plot points.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqReiRytzRxoJXwUlpsH04hgi942xa-i7PdGj5t31Al3Oha3uobdUMj7RQCL1pDiVDT3j2ryiXNoxqTapIwpFSrhFbcK0JD6I1NXGHXe58YnLszdnd2f0T5PIgkqo1b43jOGS6nHk3T5qT/s1600-h/rorschach+and+danny+bondaduce+are+separated+at+birth.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 313px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqReiRytzRxoJXwUlpsH04hgi942xa-i7PdGj5t31Al3Oha3uobdUMj7RQCL1pDiVDT3j2ryiXNoxqTapIwpFSrhFbcK0JD6I1NXGHXe58YnLszdnd2f0T5PIgkqo1b43jOGS6nHk3T5qT/s400/rorschach+and+danny+bondaduce+are+separated+at+birth.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5311164894308215154" border="0" /></a><br />Danny Bonaduce fucks my day up yet again.<br /><br />Long story.<br /><br />But you couldn't miss:<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">6)</span> <span style="font-style: italic;">Dr. Manhattan (<a href="http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001082/">Billy Crudup</a>)</span><br /><br />Dr. Manhattan is a guy who had some type of nuclear accident and can now do all kinds of shit like change things and move shit and teleport himself and fuck Malin Akerman twice at the same time by making three of himself to do it.<br /><br />I'm a little jealous.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6OezdWfhM1S7dC5HNLYZsSS6hX_eUJqI2SZHYi35jsZFnd5TKGp3xLIE7l1Zz0WACsSobgDGqXc1tFeDyvvt7CKr_4wx_vuFGfRnngcVLqmmWdei7ysOTkRl5JW5wQgoTx9w23UkVX9rF/s1600-h/drmanhattan1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 324px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6OezdWfhM1S7dC5HNLYZsSS6hX_eUJqI2SZHYi35jsZFnd5TKGp3xLIE7l1Zz0WACsSobgDGqXc1tFeDyvvt7CKr_4wx_vuFGfRnngcVLqmmWdei7ysOTkRl5JW5wQgoTx9w23UkVX9rF/s400/drmanhattan1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5311166515024572690" border="0" /></a><br />Oh yeah:<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">He's blue.</span><br /><br />One more tip:<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">He's fucking naked for 99% of the movie.</span><br /><br />For all you women out there who wanted to see Billy Crudup's penis for hours on end, this is the movie for you.<br /><br />Me?<br /><br />Not so much.<br /><br />I now know, with distinct clarity, what Papa Smurf's dick must look like.<br /><br />Here's what confused me:<br /><br />In parts of the movie, he puts clothes on. So, it's not like he <span style="font-weight: bold;">CAN'T</span> wear clothes.<br /><br />So I'm not sure why he feels the need to go without underwear when he's, say, working on his nuclear shit.<br /><br />I know when I'm building my fission reactor, I always put on a clean pair of boxer briefs.<br /><br />It's just how I roll.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJFYscHvEHp91K1VNIbgmEOFqwxkOCi8Su9lg-gA2iaNSIa34jlNxszvthAVJshTp6fBlXZTI7GSRRpAWnx26jh-U_XzX_3wlIEfW-AX2Kl4hL3XuaUXp1FmCABFlLvtk91nWkC_2Pnq0M/s1600-h/dr+manhattan+and+his+big+blue+smurf+penis.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 329px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJFYscHvEHp91K1VNIbgmEOFqwxkOCi8Su9lg-gA2iaNSIa34jlNxszvthAVJshTp6fBlXZTI7GSRRpAWnx26jh-U_XzX_3wlIEfW-AX2Kl4hL3XuaUXp1FmCABFlLvtk91nWkC_2Pnq0M/s400/dr+manhattan+and+his+big+blue+smurf+penis.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5311167221622248482" border="0" /></a><br />It's when one of these Watchmen is murdered <span style="font-style: italic;">(known as 'The Comedian')</span>, that the story begins...and the quest to resolve the mystery of <span style="font-weight: bold;">WHO</span> killed him and why drives the movie.<br /><br />In the end, I was, like:<br /><br />It was pretty good.<br /><br />There's not enough fighting or action to keep things going quickly, but the narrative is decent and the character development and history of the characters is excellent.<br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">My Score:</span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">2-1/2 Mooge Splats (out of a possible four)</span></span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1Q77_VhCPoRDKVWHRym2SaygVU9yl9dTFOUn4blWkHhJ654TrzVWCBnkpdW0uN-s9VPlUBTjII3shkF6eKtk2bLOLs1aDYfuAFNxjwIokPy4WolEWDbQ336xM7jRx5tHfLU47PjBAVGv_/s1600-h/2+and+half+mooge+splats.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 394px; height: 132px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1Q77_VhCPoRDKVWHRym2SaygVU9yl9dTFOUn4blWkHhJ654TrzVWCBnkpdW0uN-s9VPlUBTjII3shkF6eKtk2bLOLs1aDYfuAFNxjwIokPy4WolEWDbQ336xM7jRx5tHfLU47PjBAVGv_/s400/2+and+half+mooge+splats.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5311182219011463634" /></a><br />If you like superhero/science fiction...then you'll probably like this.<br /><br />If you don't, you won't. It will be long and confusing.<br /><br />At almost three hours long,<span style="font-weight: bold;"> it feels long</span>.<br /><br />Not as long as Billy Crudup's neon-blue prick...but long nonetheless.<br /><br />Moog out.<br /><br />***********************<br />Want to be a reviewer? <a href="mailto:midgetmanofsteel@yahoo.com">Send me a review!!</a><br /><br />Want a movie reviewed? <a href="mailto:midgetmanofsteel@yahoo.com">Let me know!</a><br /><br />Email me <span style="font-weight: bold;"><a href="mailto:midgetmanofsteel@yahoo.com">here</a></span>, or via the link on the right of the page and we'll see what we can do.<br /><br />***********************<br />Haven't had enough?<br /><br />Come swing by and see me at my other blog, <a href="http://midgetmanofsteel.blogspot.com/">Mental Poo</a>.<br /><br />***********************<div class="blogger-post-footer">**********
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http://midgetmanofsteel.blogspot.com</div>Moooooog35http://www.blogger.com/profile/13283153659252782869noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2825545031780482109.post-55179203093316965742009-03-02T07:00:00.000-05:002009-03-02T07:00:00.473-05:00Wanted - OMG OMG OMG It's Angelina's BUM! HOORAY!Today I'm reviewing another movie from my Netflix list:<br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0493464/"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Wanted</span></a></span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkOC_IsfUAg53xtJ08a4HB0UKcsWgsjwf3aEMhb74if86-mBlUsOMoDVeRNzWttI7Z_8vvP91sOInz-Qo7Yv3CMkVonndZ9sExQwFWBF4wfHdZBxYHVRjKpGdhmqLYcNemymH9G-YEdzBw/s1600-h/wanted-movie-poster-1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 259px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkOC_IsfUAg53xtJ08a4HB0UKcsWgsjwf3aEMhb74if86-mBlUsOMoDVeRNzWttI7Z_8vvP91sOInz-Qo7Yv3CMkVonndZ9sExQwFWBF4wfHdZBxYHVRjKpGdhmqLYcNemymH9G-YEdzBw/s400/wanted-movie-poster-1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5307103750383994738" border="0" /></a><br />Good. Movie.<br /><br />I had heard good things about this movie when it came out, but never got around to seeing it in the theaters.<br /><br />This is probably because my kids made me see some type of animated shit instead.<br /><br />Fuck you, Dreamworks. I'm so through with you.<br /><br />You know...after <a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0892782/"><span style="font-weight: bold;">'Monsters vs. Aliens'</span></a> and <a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1049413/"><span style="font-weight: bold;">'Up'</span></a> and...<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">DAMMIT!</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmNJxft1SzBaHUUZ3MdLIQHEEIiFBd-FTx26RAYzJoibvg_H3mNSdMkHa5bHUyZZPSoxe8_mki2JmmY7d6hj7RAMVAILlNjk8DS7SUbaOVRv4H57yoEtn7IVSZhvgSJBBxgxt-rdMK2BUF/s1600-h/going+to+see+a+pixar+movie.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 301px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmNJxft1SzBaHUUZ3MdLIQHEEIiFBd-FTx26RAYzJoibvg_H3mNSdMkHa5bHUyZZPSoxe8_mki2JmmY7d6hj7RAMVAILlNjk8DS7SUbaOVRv4H57yoEtn7IVSZhvgSJBBxgxt-rdMK2BUF/s400/going+to+see+a+pixar+movie.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5307106692114507826" border="0" /></a><br />Back to <span style="font-weight: bold;">'Wanted.'</span><br /><br />The basic plot is some <a href="http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0479471/">Shia LaBeouf</a> knockoff <a href="http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0564215/"><span style="font-weight: bold;">(James McAvoy)</span></a> finds out that the father that abandoned him when he was a week old was in actuality a top assassin in a group known as<span style="font-style: italic;"> 'The Fraternity.'</span><br /><br />His father was also killed a week ago, and now the person who killed his father is now after him.<br /><br />The Fraternity realizes that he has the same talents his father did and, in an effort to save him, recruits him into the club, trains him, and tasks him with the job of killing this man.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001401/"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Angelina Jolie</span></a> plays another assassin, who trains this kid.<br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">(THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU, casting director)</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIySLSUU1a3aD5wDKrQ2E4gEgN6G2B2njCTESRNUBtLZGz0NVBpZqvlwt02lgzGNPH1NiEA1-PvRm26bWFQJMxmp1zCaBhdXAZSsv7DG3MMk6JwTwgehTXcYuiqvFT7o-iVHrtsqXUXoNV/s1600-h/425.jolie.wanted.082107.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 375px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIySLSUU1a3aD5wDKrQ2E4gEgN6G2B2njCTESRNUBtLZGz0NVBpZqvlwt02lgzGNPH1NiEA1-PvRm26bWFQJMxmp1zCaBhdXAZSsv7DG3MMk6JwTwgehTXcYuiqvFT7o-iVHrtsqXUXoNV/s400/425.jolie.wanted.082107.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5307119211518716194" border="0" /></a><br />There's lots of action, a decent plot, and a really good twist - but I'm not giving it away.<br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">(I only divulge such secrets for sex. Inquire within.)</span><br /><br />I was very happy with this movie for a couple of reasons:<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">1)</span> <span style="font-style: italic;">I got to see an extended shot of Angelina Jolie's bum crack</span><br /><br />Have I said <span style="font-weight: bold;">'thank you'</span> yet to the casting director?<br /><br />Jesus H. Christ. <br /><br />I need to send that person flowers or some shit. <br /><br />Fucking genius.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZd22ZOmLKvRxLx1wj4Ymi1EqzB7CUWceJM4Np-JhrikBi5eERuTVq-7TlrM2iUDRGir_0P_N8iE67ivgfdbInJp3RNCHnGE5IM55FyJMd4-utgyjzfD9ZRSdgazZLcpXJ6I3VNf_vu6LK/s1600-h/for+your+viewing+pleasure.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 293px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZd22ZOmLKvRxLx1wj4Ymi1EqzB7CUWceJM4Np-JhrikBi5eERuTVq-7TlrM2iUDRGir_0P_N8iE67ivgfdbInJp3RNCHnGE5IM55FyJMd4-utgyjzfD9ZRSdgazZLcpXJ6I3VNf_vu6LK/s400/for+your+viewing+pleasure.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5307119641538657458" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">2)</span> <span style="font-style: italic;">It's like '<a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0258463/"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Bourne Identity</span></a>' meets '<a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0133093/"><span style="font-weight: bold;">The Matrix</span></a>'</span><br /><br />Lots of action and car chases and shit.<br /><br />Plus...you know...<br /><br />With the added bonus of Angelina Jolie's ass.<br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">My Score:</span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">3 Mooge Splats (out of a possible four):</span></span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-G67L430NlS3vzTcRuYsZMyWmYLNcjcUitGuzFXNVCsZxNTgLCwJ3zRd0onUPnsgTLgLhydJxdym8Dkq4TVV5Z19N90n_JZT2V5AjTVy4-U30ucrHd8cyIXE9FUOgw1qnu0Hn5asqt_6B/s1600-h/3+mooge+splats.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 113px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-G67L430NlS3vzTcRuYsZMyWmYLNcjcUitGuzFXNVCsZxNTgLCwJ3zRd0onUPnsgTLgLhydJxdym8Dkq4TVV5Z19N90n_JZT2V5AjTVy4-U30ucrHd8cyIXE9FUOgw1qnu0Hn5asqt_6B/s400/3+mooge+splats.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5307120540635015122" /></a><br />Now I have to send this movie back to Netflix.<br /><br />I've had this thing on 'pause' for so long I'm getting TV Screen burn-in of Angelina's bum.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">AWESOME.</span><br /><br />Moog out.<br /><br />********************<br /><br />Haven't had enough?<br /><br />Come swing by and see me at my other blog, <a href="http://midgetmanofsteel.blogspot.com/">Mental Poo</a>.<br />***********************<br /><br />Want to be a reviewer? <a href="mailto:midgetmanofsteel@yahoo.com">Send me a review!!</a><br /><br />Want a movie reviewed? <a href="mailto:midgetmanofsteel@yahoo.com">Let me know!</a><br /><br />Email me <span style="font-weight: bold;"><a href="mailto:midgetmanofsteel@yahoo.com">here</a></span>, or via the link on the right of the page and we'll see what we can do.<div class="blogger-post-footer">**********
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http://midgetmanofsteel.blogspot.com</div>Moooooog35http://www.blogger.com/profile/13283153659252782869noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2825545031780482109.post-79633283169052733772009-02-23T13:15:00.005-05:002009-02-24T07:42:07.508-05:00Mirrors - Shit's Reflection is Still ShitToday, from my Netflix list...<br /><br />...I'm reviewing the <a href="http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000662/">Kiefer Sutherland</a> horror/thriller:<br /><br /><a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0790686/"><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Mirrors</span></span></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAOZUYKdsK74TwnXkv57dvjpep1qSXpqo2WVpU8KP9E-qscBcKNCohytmTASSiFtvJRhk_g_YJkBxblps5rTbtC9rD9FfHHbNIPWyelyFiEaYYU3hEX9SwTQYH3-smwehDoURmIAdSidiC/s1600-h/mirrors-movie-poster.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 270px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAOZUYKdsK74TwnXkv57dvjpep1qSXpqo2WVpU8KP9E-qscBcKNCohytmTASSiFtvJRhk_g_YJkBxblps5rTbtC9rD9FfHHbNIPWyelyFiEaYYU3hEX9SwTQYH3-smwehDoURmIAdSidiC/s400/mirrors-movie-poster.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5306059030265978818" /></a><br />Here's my review:<br /><br />It fucking sucked. Don't see it.<br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">My Score:</span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">1/2 Mooge Splat</span><br /></span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgryvXRzDYgwS9VWXA-I28bwnWVugxGIR3Q3iLwSA_5KHKQNXTi9iRIlwybj6yZMTyqWLIOEkPhktPo1R5JiXBtoHIQ-aXY_cpc_4y3QRG1Ame8nrdLCR_9Rkk6U1eTit8UIRaDw9PDmzhd/s1600-h/1+half+mooge+splat.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 145px; height: 132px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgryvXRzDYgwS9VWXA-I28bwnWVugxGIR3Q3iLwSA_5KHKQNXTi9iRIlwybj6yZMTyqWLIOEkPhktPo1R5JiXBtoHIQ-aXY_cpc_4y3QRG1Ame8nrdLCR_9Rkk6U1eTit8UIRaDw9PDmzhd/s400/1+half+mooge+splat.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5306059129903732658" /></a><br />Fine.<br /><br />Small synopsis:<br /><br />Stupid fucking movie about stupid fucking demons living in fucking mirrors haunting Kiefer Sutherland playing a fucking security guard...<br /><br /><span style="font-style:italic;">(if Jack Bauer was dead (<span style="font-weight:bold;">IMPOSSIBLE!!!</span>) he would be rolling around in his fucking grave right now after this shit)</span><br /><br />...and some incoherent thing about reflections and some crazy bitch and <span style="font-weight:bold;">OH MY GOD I CAN'T KEEP TALKING ABOUT IT.</span><br /><br />This movie has more holes in it than Lindsay Lohan's custom-made lesbian blow-up doll.<br /><br />Two saving graces of this movie that keep it from getting 0 splats:<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">1)</span> <span style="font-style:italic;">Kiefer's wife <span style="font-weight:bold;">(<a href="http://www.imdb.com/character/ch0101134/">Amy Carson</a>)</span> who is hot and has enormous boobies which are showcased wonderfully in a stupid fucking scene where she's soaking wet.</span><br /><br />Yay!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiI-hPnj6WDA5GT4aJCzzhwmzEI4K1oPt3kkpvZlpoCrOvu_R4kXsUppZNnoqH6dMO_zxMvLNy0WkpQC40nAeJ6extq60r-m2tQf-v1DlffW8AfAdHSriS-8qfFHfDxO1S7AsxU8VgVFJN/s1600-h/kiefers+wife.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 294px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiI-hPnj6WDA5GT4aJCzzhwmzEI4K1oPt3kkpvZlpoCrOvu_R4kXsUppZNnoqH6dMO_zxMvLNy0WkpQC40nAeJ6extq60r-m2tQf-v1DlffW8AfAdHSriS-8qfFHfDxO1S7AsxU8VgVFJN/s400/kiefers+wife.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5306342853952196194" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">2)</span> <span style="font-style:italic;">The ending. Not just because it marks the end of the movie (YAY again), but because it's got a decent twist to it.</span><br /><br />Otherwise:<br /><br />Stupid fucking movie.<br /><br />Moog out.<br /><br /><br />********************<br /><br />Haven't had enough?<br /><br />Come swing by and see me at my other blog, <a href="http://midgetmanofsteel.blogspot.com/">Mental Poo</a>.<br />***********************<br /><br />Want to be a reviewer? <a href="mailto:midgetmanofsteel@yahoo.com">Send me a review!!</a><br /><br />Want a movie reviewed? <a href="mailto:midgetmanofsteel@yahoo.com">Let me know!</a><br /><br />Email me <span style="font-weight: bold;"><a href="mailto:midgetmanofsteel@yahoo.com">here</a></span>, or via the link on the right of the page and we'll see what we can do.<div class="blogger-post-footer">**********
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http://midgetmanofsteel.blogspot.com</div>Moooooog35http://www.blogger.com/profile/13283153659252782869noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2825545031780482109.post-55812193348426734502009-02-17T13:50:00.009-05:002009-02-18T07:22:51.784-05:00Coraline - Wait...Are Those...PASTIES?!Today I'm reviewing the movie:<br /><br /><a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0327597/"><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Coraline</span></span></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMU7tOamp69A4FG5dghd6Um2ehwFXbR7qk8-4IUHilBr98qQXWx-cDOoUeO9t59LG3cxvYC4rhyd_tsAHcFZMQRNn_TRfKmp6zUzhB3oHbY5kHYwKOdarSWYxevu4dt-M2GAmSdku5wei5/s1600-h/coraline-comiccon.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 270px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMU7tOamp69A4FG5dghd6Um2ehwFXbR7qk8-4IUHilBr98qQXWx-cDOoUeO9t59LG3cxvYC4rhyd_tsAHcFZMQRNn_TRfKmp6zUzhB3oHbY5kHYwKOdarSWYxevu4dt-M2GAmSdku5wei5/s400/coraline-comiccon.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5303854220175846770" border="0" /></a><br />What.<br /><br />The Fuck.<br /><br />Did I just watch?<br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">No..scratch that...</span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">What did I just bring my kids to?!?!?</span><br /><br />Let's preface this first:<br /><br />I didn't want to see Coraline.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">My kids did.</span><br /><br />Since I will sit in a movie theater to pretty much watch anything as long as I'm paying the early matinee fee <span style="font-style: italic;">($700 per ticket + $2 for the 3D Glasses)</span>, I'll go.<br /><br />So we went.<br /><br />On a related note:<br /><br />I'm stupid.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbN1QrLyHq-tMmyvgED_5H7UcuMjqLrY0qOHp0DzM8m8DkTzBHzf1QJhR5d_K8JiY9naQxw1R4G-ktHC0VyTVoNyHqlgoywgUzfB8l5lXlRUkJa2yUtm63bgji50VUMWxVKt9JoPZn4Cg8/s1600-h/stupid-people.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbN1QrLyHq-tMmyvgED_5H7UcuMjqLrY0qOHp0DzM8m8DkTzBHzf1QJhR5d_K8JiY9naQxw1R4G-ktHC0VyTVoNyHqlgoywgUzfB8l5lXlRUkJa2yUtm63bgji50VUMWxVKt9JoPZn4Cg8/s400/stupid-people.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5303863511439414146" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">The Plot:</span><br />Coraline is a kid (<a href="http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0266824/"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Dakota Fanning</span></a>) who moves into some delapitated old house with her lame parents (<a href="http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000159/"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Teri Hatcher</span></a> and <a href="http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1894655/"><span style="font-weight: bold;">John Hodgman</span></a>) who apparently don't give a shit about her.<br /><br />I haven't seen parent neglect this bad since I put my kids in the closet last weekend so the wife and I could go out.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">OMG! The kids!!</span><br /><br />Eh. They probably still have some water and jerky left.<br /><br />I'll get to them as soon as I'm done this.<br /><br />A neighborhood boy befriends Coraline and gives her a doll that he found that looks just like her...<br /><br />...except the eyes are simply black buttons.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">NO! Not creepy at all!</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxc9l8AOiqMAwKS34kGRCrndyAERJ6LIgcmiR5Bl92eVhYN6-zBR0zHHLvGgwI8_SO6dj2xOnZ_XdfTWskGQIJH9PwEg30zBX5lSLv4YYNhM5JBKSCpnEWjPm6mA7oXKoY45GoDEN9UmSQ/s1600-h/coralinebuttons08-11-20.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 269px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxc9l8AOiqMAwKS34kGRCrndyAERJ6LIgcmiR5Bl92eVhYN6-zBR0zHHLvGgwI8_SO6dj2xOnZ_XdfTWskGQIJH9PwEg30zBX5lSLv4YYNhM5JBKSCpnEWjPm6mA7oXKoY45GoDEN9UmSQ/s400/coralinebuttons08-11-20.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5304111228574743074" /></a><br />This begins an adventure where Coraline discovers a hidden door in her slum shithouse that leads to an alternate world - everything that she knows is there...<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">BUT IT'S BETTER.</span><br /><br />The food is better.<br /><br />The parents are better.<br /><br />The house is better.<br /><br />The crack whores don't have AIDS.<br /><br />Oh. Wait.<br /><br />That last one is <span style="font-weight: bold;">MY</span> alternate world.<br /><br />My bad.<br /><br />The only problem here is that the requirement to <span style="font-weight: bold;">STAY</span> in this world is:<br /><br />Coraline has to remove her eyes and replace them with buttons.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">THIS ISN'T SCARY FOR KIDS AT ALL!</span><br /><br />Here's how to decide if you should take your kids to see this:<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">1) </span><span style="font-style: italic;">Your kids aren't easily scared</span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">2) </span><span style="font-style: italic;">You don't mind your little kids seeing an old woman with Triple-F sized tits walking around in pasties.</span><br /><br />No shit.<br /><br />Here's one of the characters from a scene in the movie:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheXvXV2qV_RKxgkdJBNNPtgr1R1kAvcf9mwPwt1EiSMfinsm-nOAK-wslITty5gZrJz2fGvtGQ6l14ISwZZNLafqzglyOGzZSxloOWhbuETj04oOEocO_0lGk-kTj_1NYS7Bv6L71TjFgF/s1600-h/coraline+pasties.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheXvXV2qV_RKxgkdJBNNPtgr1R1kAvcf9mwPwt1EiSMfinsm-nOAK-wslITty5gZrJz2fGvtGQ6l14ISwZZNLafqzglyOGzZSxloOWhbuETj04oOEocO_0lGk-kTj_1NYS7Bv6L71TjFgF/s400/coraline+pasties.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5304109922215761298" /></a><br />What. The. Fuck.<br /><br />You could hear a collective gasp from the parents in the theater as we all went:<br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">"Heh...heh...um...oh. Oh. Oh that's really fucking inappropriate."</span><br /><br />If I want to see giant tits and pasties on an old broad, I'll go visit my mother.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">3)</span> <span style="font-style: italic;">Your kids don't like to laugh</span><br /><br />This is not a "Finding Nemo." There's not a single laugh in the whole story.<br /><br />The good part:<br /><br />The 3D.<br /><br />The 3D is awesomely done.<br /><br />You know...if your kid can see through his petrified tears.<br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">My Score:</span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">2 Mooge Splats (out of a possible four)</span></span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrUVvZmFJOLJWbLGrhlhieVTGw635uUs0JDOFvwtjA8Gn8B-4U8CNujKzyxaJdKg4EJq640voFSxtE8e2TkBS2r_yr_BkFutVBC4uxi3WOAT5wFemwLXpP09KnV8mvjgjedLjm8xBSBpnS/s1600-h/2+mooge+splats.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 305px; height: 132px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrUVvZmFJOLJWbLGrhlhieVTGw635uUs0JDOFvwtjA8Gn8B-4U8CNujKzyxaJdKg4EJq640voFSxtE8e2TkBS2r_yr_BkFutVBC4uxi3WOAT5wFemwLXpP09KnV8mvjgjedLjm8xBSBpnS/s400/2+mooge+splats.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5304109513561184546" /></a><br />Did I mention the kid ghosts?<br /><br />The ghosts who had their eyes removed and are now dead...<br /><br />...and Coraline has to <span style="font-weight:bold;">GO SEARCH FOR THEIR MISSING EYES</span> in order to set them free to go to Heaven?<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">* cricket</span><br /><br />Or the giant evil spider-lady with black eyes and needles for fingers and legs?<br /><br />Yeah.<br /><br />This isn't scary at all.<br /><br />Moog out.<br /><br /><br />********************<br /><br />Haven't had enough?<br /><br />Come swing by and see me at my other blog, <a href="http://midgetmanofsteel.blogspot.com/">Mental Poo</a>.<br />***********************<br /><br />Want to be a reviewer? <a href="mailto:midgetmanofsteel@yahoo.com">Send me a review!!</a><br /><br />Want a movie reviewed? <a href="mailto:midgetmanofsteel@yahoo.com">Let me know!</a><br /><br />Email me <span style="font-weight: bold;"><a href="mailto:midgetmanofsteel@yahoo.com">here</a></span>, or via the link on the right of the page and we'll see what we can do.<div class="blogger-post-footer">**********
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She looks so familiar...it's driving me nuts."</em><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPnIPO79bE-_XGIM_cA71JiOdvk9dDHNNKQ80vWWnSnh3G-ItNg1bnlgzGT9erepNl329fBVJ_jr5GcTXkZrw0NXXWDc_2eFRVOFpKVAEJ_vLXerQliZqqqy5OKJj6og0r-uC_OH80RwaQ/s1600-h/maggie+grace.bmp"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5300768435518465250" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 263px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPnIPO79bE-_XGIM_cA71JiOdvk9dDHNNKQ80vWWnSnh3G-ItNg1bnlgzGT9erepNl329fBVJ_jr5GcTXkZrw0NXXWDc_2eFRVOFpKVAEJ_vLXerQliZqqqy5OKJj6og0r-uC_OH80RwaQ/s400/maggie+grace.bmp" border="0" /></a><br />It finally hit me at 3:00 a.m. on Sunday morning when I got up to pee for the third time.<br /><br />I'm 40.<br /><br />This is what I do now.<br /><br />She was the chick from <strong>"<a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0411008/">Lost</a>"</strong> who played <strong>"Shannon"</strong> - Boone's sister! Except on Lost she had blonde hair.<br /><br />Why am I the only one excited?<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiibpnf9bO_FikQmSEcEdR_emMI4uFTOO5X2douwnkaJE7taaCbd8AW2YaPpEQSfPhf7rb5mtTP3UCK1DKr2ua958zkhN05TzKkgrSN4-7MH_2uQRvjuf2PAA56SmUmBKMxoAIeiUm8G-FN/s1600-h/hotgrace15.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5300769143775231986" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 338px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiibpnf9bO_FikQmSEcEdR_emMI4uFTOO5X2douwnkaJE7taaCbd8AW2YaPpEQSfPhf7rb5mtTP3UCK1DKr2ua958zkhN05TzKkgrSN4-7MH_2uQRvjuf2PAA56SmUmBKMxoAIeiUm8G-FN/s400/hotgrace15.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />The movie becomes a guy-kicking-ass-while-doing-cool-martial-arts-moves movie...<br /><br />...kind of like a cross between the "<strong><a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0258463/">Bourne</a></strong>" movies and <strong>"<a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0071402/">Death Wish</a>."</strong><br />If you like those kind of movies, then this one will NOT disappoint you.<br /><br />Liam Neeson surprisingly sells the fact that he can pull of all of the stuff he's doing...<br /><br />...and eventually comes across as total bad ass.<br /><br />In the end, I had to say that it was a good movie - for that TYPE of movie.<br /><br />You won't get a ton of Oscar-worthy sequences...<br /><br />...but you WILL get a decent action movie and a guy, in Neeson, who totally sells the fact that he WILL KILL YOU if he says he will.<br /><br /><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">My Score (based on this genre of movie):<br /><br />3 Mooge Splats (out of a possible four)</span></strong><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnFHGRI0LuALG0-YZ81Cw2L7bqvT-kwF9Zw4yv2iARqu21pWl9pnyyxF_azGFqTHAbCOS5c2pKkb6RqrAQGS3rvuRF0eWAQr4GdGo5_yDW27clb4WdZ-BL3tqpHRanydmP18qBB8VPp3cW/s1600-h/3_mooge_splats.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5300772341327584290" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 113px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnFHGRI0LuALG0-YZ81Cw2L7bqvT-kwF9Zw4yv2iARqu21pWl9pnyyxF_azGFqTHAbCOS5c2pKkb6RqrAQGS3rvuRF0eWAQr4GdGo5_yDW27clb4WdZ-BL3tqpHRanydmP18qBB8VPp3cW/s400/3_mooge_splats.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Remember, he's a dad going after his daughter.<br /><br />Thank God she's still not on that island...he'd NEVER find her.<br /><br />Well...maybe he would.<br /><br />He's badass.<br /><br />Moog out.<br /><br />********************<br /><br />Haven't had enough?<br /><br />Come swing by and see me at my other blog, <a href="http://midgetmanofsteel.blogspot.com/">Mental Poo</a>.<br />***********************<br /><br />Want to be a reviewer? <a href="mailto:midgetmanofsteel@yahoo.com">Send me a review!!</a><br /><br />Want a movie reviewed? <a href="mailto:midgetmanofsteel@yahoo.com">Let me know!</a><br /><br />Email me <span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold"><a href="mailto:midgetmanofsteel@yahoo.com">here</a></span>, or via the link on the right of the page and we'll see what we can do.<div class="blogger-post-footer">**********
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I had to go back and watch some of the parts I forgot in the movie. One of these days I am going to have to learn how to make those fancy pictures you put up. - Lbluca</span><br /><br />**************<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">The review</span><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Step Brothers </span></span><br /><br />When you have two 40 year old infantile man-children who are delightfully unemployed with the maturity level of a 12 year old that never left home and are then forced to live under one roof after their parents get married there is only two things that are a guarantee:<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">1)</span> <span style="font-style: italic;">You will hysterically laugh and...</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">2) </span><span style="font-style: italic;">You will see a drum set get tea-bagged.</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgip5hUub73zhPsC7rDvO5pgqZwl9jaM-FmHvMfC1XLxPZzvQks9BZuHtCIKXMxoP9aWHuq1zJHIsLq0hB9PHXitb87tS1BxXs-NzjEpAWNHQ18HTkj3ljEPXEN8PSoDtJz47vNIxhl7a_G/s1600-h/stepbrothers.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgip5hUub73zhPsC7rDvO5pgqZwl9jaM-FmHvMfC1XLxPZzvQks9BZuHtCIKXMxoP9aWHuq1zJHIsLq0hB9PHXitb87tS1BxXs-NzjEpAWNHQ18HTkj3ljEPXEN8PSoDtJz47vNIxhl7a_G/s400/stepbrothers.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5299290500516648882" border="0" /></a><br />Every second of this movie is hilarious with non stop laughter that you will make you feel like you are walking on a cloud while your penis is tingling.<br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">(editor's note: Um....?)</span><br /><br />After discovering they both have adult children that won't leave the nest Nancy (<a href="http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0005460/"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Mary Steenburgen</span></a>) and Robert (<a href="http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0420955/"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Richard Jenkins</span></a>) fall in love, get married and make an attempt to blend their two families.<br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">(editor's note: I just realized Richard Jenkins looks almost identical to the guy who plays the President's husband on the new season of "24"....which means I'll never be able to watch that show without thinking of Will Ferrell's ballsack)</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTM5682e6JtmFaz0fZ4oJ0PQC1vjkjOv21J1Hv_5FAEW14Jomc1Cnm-ijPjAUBla7x_WoEWkGUTEdN6p6wB_AzbypcEq-RCb5OZ1fMAb6m6FmgJgGH1tn6LiTcpJoOHJbektvEohnO3Pda/s1600-h/richard+jenkins+and+24+guy+separated+at+birth.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 325px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTM5682e6JtmFaz0fZ4oJ0PQC1vjkjOv21J1Hv_5FAEW14Jomc1Cnm-ijPjAUBla7x_WoEWkGUTEdN6p6wB_AzbypcEq-RCb5OZ1fMAb6m6FmgJgGH1tn6LiTcpJoOHJbektvEohnO3Pda/s400/richard+jenkins+and+24+guy+separated+at+birth.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5299289682093126050" border="0" /></a><br />Brennan (<a href="http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0002071/"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Will Ferrell</span></a>) or as he prefers to be called Night Hawk, is an overly sensitive guy that also loves to sing. Then there is Dale (<a href="http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000604/"><span style="font-weight: bold;">John C. Reilly</span></a>) who likes to go by the name "Dragon" and enjoys playing the drums and being a bully to Brennan.<br /><br />Together while sharing a bedroom with two twin beds they make each others life and their parent's life a living hell. That is until they discover a mutual hatred for Brennan's douchey brother and his even more douchey kids.<br /><br />Once they establish a bond over the love for <a href="http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001764/"><span style="font-weight: bold;">John Stamos</span></a>, bunk beds that provide so much room for "activities" and some freakish sleep walking, the fun begins.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2SZZ5lntn2yODFYpmE-IXAwNjLPB341d4LWtIDsm-u7EFB2vDd_yYBiNM8fEuJmcZcwMwqmGKrBEaWDcIO9UruBxNYY4BmWJfvAXtUOkeIARiksSJWEuTnJ5MKbrA6vEQFIz0TzqtOGdc/s1600-h/large_stepb.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 326px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2SZZ5lntn2yODFYpmE-IXAwNjLPB341d4LWtIDsm-u7EFB2vDd_yYBiNM8fEuJmcZcwMwqmGKrBEaWDcIO9UruBxNYY4BmWJfvAXtUOkeIARiksSJWEuTnJ5MKbrA6vEQFIz0TzqtOGdc/s400/large_stepb.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5299292142704107122" border="0" /></a><br />This movie makes peeing simultaneously in a toilet with your step brother look fun. Even if you are a girl.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Maybe not.</span><br /><br />Eventually the parents get more and more fed up with their childish behavior and tell them they need to get jobs. Good luck. Even with their best efforts to get a job, despite sporting a monkey suits and informing their interviewer <span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">"We're here to fuck shit up!"</span> the job hunt was unsuccessful.<br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">(One of the most entertaining parts of the entire film. May I suggest you wear a diaper when you watch this.)</span><br /><br />Next time my boss asks me what I am doing I plan on telling her that I am here to fuck shit up.<br /><br />I am sure she will tell me I can see myself down to HR for my dismissal papers.<br /><br />Despite there being some "over the top" shenanigans like licking dog poop and being scared of actual 12 year old boys this movie is one of Will Ferrell's best and is a must see...<br /><br />...especially the unrated version.<br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"> <span style="font-weight: bold;">Lbluca's Score:</span> <span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /><br />I am giving it 3 mooge splats.</span> </span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEju89jfP1Ij4iK4KjOVm5kPipUDljAkKDcfMibBbMLLoWdomPJuai_RUANfq5kng_er4dlRYOF1_uFDjEUVRCv8LjD6uuE_dfEKeES_Z1b8qPE41ziC2PLXxD-E8QvvdV2rZI6g3RpVd8oA/s1600-h/3+mooge+splats.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 113px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEju89jfP1Ij4iK4KjOVm5kPipUDljAkKDcfMibBbMLLoWdomPJuai_RUANfq5kng_er4dlRYOF1_uFDjEUVRCv8LjD6uuE_dfEKeES_Z1b8qPE41ziC2PLXxD-E8QvvdV2rZI6g3RpVd8oA/s400/3+mooge+splats.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5299292451901190162" border="0" /></a><br />********************<br />Awesome, Lbluca!<br /><br />FYI - my wife's friend and her husband <span style="font-weight: bold;">COMPLETELY AND UTTERLY HATED</span> this movie.<br /><br />This is why I don't ask them to do reviews.<br /><br />I will say this: If you like <a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0357413/"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Anchorman</span></a> and <a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0415306/"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Talledega Nights</span></a>, you'll like this.<br /><br />If you hate those, you'll hate this.<br /><br />Thanks, <a href="http://lbluca77.blogspot.com/"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Lbluca!</span></a><br /><br />Go read her if you don't already - great blog and a very funny person.<br /><br />Actually, I'll thank her when she wakes up.<br /><br />Four roofies might have been too much.<br /><br />Moog out.<br /><br />********************<br /><br />Haven't had enough?<br /><br />Come swing by and see me at my other blog, <a href="http://midgetmanofsteel.blogspot.com/">Mental Poo</a>.<br />***********************<br /><br />Want to be a reviewer? <a href="mailto:midgetmanofsteel@yahoo.com">Send me a review!!</a><br /><br />Want a movie reviewed? <a href="mailto:midgetmanofsteel@yahoo.com">Let me know!</a><br /><br />Email me <span style="font-weight: bold;"><a href="mailto:midgetmanofsteel@yahoo.com">here</a></span>, or via the link on the right of the page and we'll see what we can do.<div class="blogger-post-footer">**********
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http://midgetmanofsteel.blogspot.com</div>Moooooog35http://www.blogger.com/profile/13283153659252782869noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2825545031780482109.post-2716922699302342752009-01-30T07:00:00.001-05:002009-02-03T11:47:41.526-05:00Hotel for Dogs - Animal Control is the AntiChrist!Yep.<br /><br />A <span style="font-weight: bold;">TWO-MOVIE</span> weekend.<br /><br />Because I took it upon myself to see two adult movies <span style="font-style: italic;">(well…not <span style="font-weight: bold;">ADULT</span> movies…I get those free with my Cinemax subscription)</span>, two weeks in a row (<a href="http://moogsmoviereviews.blogspot.com/2009/01/wrestler-he-says-go-she-says-no.html"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Gran Torino</span></a> and <a href="http://moogsmoviereviews.blogspot.com/2009/01/wrestler-he-says-go-she-says-no.html"><span style="font-weight: bold;">The Wrestler</span></a>), the Gods of Retribution found it necessary to put out the following movie:<br /><br /><a style="font-weight: bold;" href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0785006/">Hotel for Dogs.</a><br /><br />Yep.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Hotel for Dogs.</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6pNJ2Rcuba3KqVGKXMKB3EMtMCZy0WdbNkHfYDwRFBNcLZHclsrZ4NhQO5s3yTILw7id0FiWJixVWK2u5lKeJ3_4Nlcm4KS1nTr3_ahNmF1begKg1FXyXZ2hD4PpblzplWs0-afmdLWS5/s1600-h/hfd_desktop_1_sm.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6pNJ2Rcuba3KqVGKXMKB3EMtMCZy0WdbNkHfYDwRFBNcLZHclsrZ4NhQO5s3yTILw7id0FiWJixVWK2u5lKeJ3_4Nlcm4KS1nTr3_ahNmF1begKg1FXyXZ2hD4PpblzplWs0-afmdLWS5/s400/hfd_desktop_1_sm.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5296036927242025458" border="0" /></a><br />No, I was not drunk.<br /><br />Of course, my kids wanted to see it.<br /><br />In the interest of gaining two hours of silence and being able to eat popcorn, I took them to see it.<br /><br />Honestly...<br /><br />It wasn’t that bad.<br /><br />On a related note:<br /><br />Apparently, I no longer have any standards.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBLikWXEvNL34nhWzVHucTiK3WDfB5B1J5OMDA8CMHO8l_i007zs7NmK9qJRcOokrBpVQTRhGbGfkp4knfZPrzBsq-Zccg1CXU5Y4-eU_LRiaOa2awOtC4uWO2hxz-YHfSxzcpgHZMcufa/s1600-h/low+standards.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 314px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBLikWXEvNL34nhWzVHucTiK3WDfB5B1J5OMDA8CMHO8l_i007zs7NmK9qJRcOokrBpVQTRhGbGfkp4knfZPrzBsq-Zccg1CXU5Y4-eU_LRiaOa2awOtC4uWO2hxz-YHfSxzcpgHZMcufa/s400/low+standards.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5296040648560386546" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Hotel for Dogs</span> is about a brother <span style="font-weight: bold;">(<a href="http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1545471/">Jake T. Austin</a>)</span> and sister (<a href="http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0731075/"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Emma Roberts</span></a>) who live with a hideous foster family (<span style="font-weight: bold;"><a href="http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001435/">Lisa Kudrow</a> </span>(looking like shit) and <a href="http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001143/"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Kevin Dillon</span></a> (<span style="font-weight: bold;">DRAMA!!!</span>)).<br /><br />In an effort to track down where their dog <span style="font-style: italic;">(who they have without their foster parents knowing)</span> ran off to, they discover an abandoned hotel that’s home to a couple of strays.<br /><br />By the way, <a href="http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000332/"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Don Cheadle</span></a> plays a Social Worker.<br /><br />Don Fucking Cheadle.<br /><br />Don. Hey dude.<br /><br />What the fuck?<br /><br />Hotel for fucking Dogs? Is this what it's come to for you?<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQq-EVPpGceppFEarbAnzXFYUwt-Zr0XnsixpSrSHpVDj_witXX92CuKVCZIN44F2OzqsYj78wnCit_FbdU7RBKvZRzd4paDhJYkKkphfcdKdbVQcZ0Kwujoa2Cr86Jq_uNJbZSIddmeTM/s1600-h/don_cheadle.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 334px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQq-EVPpGceppFEarbAnzXFYUwt-Zr0XnsixpSrSHpVDj_witXX92CuKVCZIN44F2OzqsYj78wnCit_FbdU7RBKvZRzd4paDhJYkKkphfcdKdbVQcZ0Kwujoa2Cr86Jq_uNJbZSIddmeTM/s400/don_cheadle.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5296041956236922210" border="0" /></a><br />Sorry. Sorry.<br /><br />The story becomes the kids’ desire to save any stray they can find in the city, and house them in this abandoned hotel – which they keep running via the brother’s inventions and contraptions.<br /><br />They employ the help of a few other kids who work in the nearby pet store or are in the neighborhood, in an effort to keep the dogs safe from the city's <span style="font-weight: bold;">Animal Protection Officers</span> and impending death.<br /><br />Because, you know, nothing says <span style="font-weight: bold;">‘family friendly’</span> more than a couple of kids with dead parents and a bunch of dogs about to be euthanized.<span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7Jq8HpcnZxu5jiVB3XbipxTFRA64tY5BaEHy10GPMrkk7MbUeatdXa_En3guDx_Zc3YeHgMS3GPwK3ICV8VotxjiLK8JTgnlz61RqD2DCqiStu0wcSIgGBHMvpMg3XaONdxz3m7br7Hla/s1600-h/youth+in+asia.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 349px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7Jq8HpcnZxu5jiVB3XbipxTFRA64tY5BaEHy10GPMrkk7MbUeatdXa_En3guDx_Zc3YeHgMS3GPwK3ICV8VotxjiLK8JTgnlz61RqD2DCqiStu0wcSIgGBHMvpMg3XaONdxz3m7br7Hla/s400/youth+in+asia.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5296043371373603538" border="0" /></a><br />My kids both cried horribly during the movie. </span><br /><br />Because of this, I would say that the cutoff age for this movie would be 5 or 6.<br /><br />My son, Cam, who’s 5 was able to keep his attention.<br /><br />You know, when he wasn't fucking crying.<br /><br />The kids cried because I was forced to explain to my 8 year old girl why the Dog Pound sign said <span style="font-style: italic;">‘We Only Keep Dogs for 72 Hours’</span> and why the Animal Control Officer left with a dog into the back room…then came back without him.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Me:</span> <span style="font-style: italic;">“Well..honey..if no one comes to take the dog, they put them to sleep.”</span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Payton:</span><span style="font-weight: bold;"> “<span style="font-style: italic;">WHAT?!?</span>”</span><br /><br />Then…3/4 through the movie…<br /><br />...every fucking dog that we’ve grown to know by name through the film gets fucking caught and brought to the pound.<br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">(Insert crying, hysterical 8-year old girl here)</span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Payton:</span> <span style="font-style: italic;">“<span style="font-weight: bold;">BUT WHAT WILL HAPPEN TO THE DOGS?!?!</span> Will they die?!?”</span><br /><br />Ugh.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Me:</span> <span style="font-style: italic;">“No, honey..no. It will be fine…just watch…it will be okay.”</span><br /><br />You can hear this conversation<span style="font-weight: bold;"> everywhere </span>in the theater.<br /><br />Thank you, Nickelodeon.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">THAT’S</span> a fucking conversation I wanted to have today.<br /><br />Assholes.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiK9RvW97rJ8F1ZAOdKR6vc4hQqHr16wLDGYfTQP6MOj8F7b9KAHXVsJ4EPPd3wVuFtfEPRR4EKe1hDTdT4E05pjhS99-lmM1odrlyZBQnZ7haj_h0lOU8KT1dNi3R3dv9_dw33TKiws5uG/s1600-h/this+would+have+been+easier+to+explain.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 285px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiK9RvW97rJ8F1ZAOdKR6vc4hQqHr16wLDGYfTQP6MOj8F7b9KAHXVsJ4EPPd3wVuFtfEPRR4EKe1hDTdT4E05pjhS99-lmM1odrlyZBQnZ7haj_h0lOU8KT1dNi3R3dv9_dw33TKiws5uG/s400/this+would+have+been+easier+to+explain.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5296044281456110882" border="0" /></a><br />In the end, all the dogs are killed because everyone likes puppies better.<br /><br />I’m kidding.<br /><br />There’s a happy ending…and the kids ended up really enjoying the movie.<br /><br />I didn’t think it was all that bad, really. At least, not as bad as I <span style="font-weight: bold;">THOUGHT</span> it was going to be.<br /><br />Except, now my kids want more dogs.<br /><br />Again…<br /><br />Thank you, Nickelodeon.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Assholes.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">My Score (for kids) :</span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">2-1/2 Mooge Splats (out of a possible four)</span></span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivOrYBeOUhEq3K-4gT3n9FIspr45Ca4Ago6s5O2PtCJQuewVk2PvjdBi5OYN0X-GWq2TXA9G6twp850rduSMNUKG4Z7kC7OWLiN67mnhF6yIZcBh93AKOt_h4W3JuxdJ0akgWRxjaKB1yL/s1600-h/2+and+half+mooge+splats.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 394px; height: 132px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivOrYBeOUhEq3K-4gT3n9FIspr45Ca4Ago6s5O2PtCJQuewVk2PvjdBi5OYN0X-GWq2TXA9G6twp850rduSMNUKG4Z7kC7OWLiN67mnhF6yIZcBh93AKOt_h4W3JuxdJ0akgWRxjaKB1yL/s400/2+and+half+mooge+splats.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5298613723156616290" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">One final thought:</span><br /><br />If you’re an Animal Control Officer, I’m assuming you cannot bring your kids to any movie that involves stray dogs.<br /><br />This is because Animal Control Officers in movies:<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">1) </span><span style="font-style: italic;">Want all dogs in the world to just fucking die</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br />2)</span> <span style="font-style: italic;">Hate children – especially children who like dogs</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br />3)</span> <span style="font-style: italic;">Have trademarked the phrase ‘mangy mutts’</span><br /><br />If I’m an Animal Control Officer trying to keep these animals safe and in shelters, there’s no fucking way I’m taking my kids to this shit.<br /><br />They’ll fucking hate me forever.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Kids:</span> <span style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">“DADDY?!? WHY DO YOU KILL THEM?! WHY DO YOU HATE THE DOGGIES?!?”</span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Me:</span> <span style="font-style: italic;">“I...I...I don’t honey. I only do this to dogs owned by the people at Nickelodeon.”</span><br /><br />Assholes.<br /><br />Moog out.<br /><br />********************<br /><br />Haven't had enough?<br /><br />Come swing by and see me at my other blog, <a href="http://midgetmanofsteel.blogspot.com/">Mental Poo</a>.<br />***********************<br /><br />Want to be a reviewer? <a href="mailto:midgetmanofsteel@yahoo.com">Send me a review!!</a><br /><br />Want a movie reviewed? <a href="mailto:midgetmanofsteel@yahoo.com">Let me know!</a><br /><br />Email me <span style="font-weight: bold;"><a href="mailto:midgetmanofsteel@yahoo.com">here</a></span>, or via the link on the right of the page and we'll see what we can do.<div class="blogger-post-footer">**********
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