so...after an extensive process Teh Wife and I are back in school. not just school, but a compressed schedule, intense, comprehensive trade school. full sail university will provide us with what we need in order to be successful both for our personal satisfaction and financially for our kids.
that bieng said, my time, divided between 8 to 10 hours of schoolwork a day, and six kids, has become quite the commodity. i tried pretty desperately to find the time to write up a few more reviews and rants, but time has eluded me. i dont plan on shutting down quite yet, as i really enjoy writing up these little morsels. i will try to update once a week or so, maybe, no promises. perhaps a comic review, or a movie review, a rant here or there.
my apologies to you 3 who "followed" me. and to you who read anonymously. perhaps on the few breaks we get from school, we can meet once again to wax poetic on subjects no one cares about :)
Teh Mort
Tuesday, May 11, 2010
Tuesday, May 4, 2010
more setbacks
sorry folks, i have not had the chance to update since florida, im still here and we will still be pounding out the nerditry. we have been dealing with illness, new phones (iphones!) and setting up our schooling...next week at best! thanks for your patience, and i promise it will be a good one!
teh mort
teh mort
Sunday, May 2, 2010
i has returned
aight...im back now...i had an amazing time in florida hangin' with my parents, and now it's time to get back to business! expect a new post up in the morning/early afternoon...
teh mort
teh mort
Thursday, April 22, 2010
randomness
as my trip to florida nears i find less and less time to sit at the captain's chair, and put together a coherent group of sentences. the trip was coincidentialy scheduled for the week after every appointment, home visit, and outing was set; so it's been non-stop since the latter half of last week, through this week, and culminating with a nice long car ride, and an even longer plane ride. the best part is i'm going down to help my parent move and settle in to their new home. whoever said "there ain't no rest for the wicked" wasn't fucking kidding. in the least bit. he said it without even a smirk on his face. and he was lookin' me straight in the eye. like a bastard.
it's because of this sillyness that i have not had a chance to sit and think of a proper subject, but have come up, rather, with a few tidbits here and there. enjoy!
first of all...is there anyone on the planet that doesn't believe that ol' jake g. didn't stick a few needles in his ass to achieve the mammoth size he hit for prince of persia? that dude is all skin and bones, and like the day after they announced the movie there were shots of him putting vinny d to shame. seriously, there is only one explanation for this. ONLY ONE. it involves shrinking testicles and get really, really pissed at the smallest things at the drop of a hat. i really can't spell it out any plainer. *cough*(steroids)*cough*
and speaking of prince of persia...HASSASINS? really? seriously? fuck you. in really uncomfortable places. (like the back of a volkswagon) what the hell is a hassasin exactly? what does the "h" do? does it denote a rank? does everyone's name start with an "h"? is the prince's name the same? but with an "h"? i was completely borderline with this flick, and i gotta tell ya, even though this is minor, its a dealbreaker. it's little things like this that will take a movie and leave its ass sore. hassasins....the next thing you know gyllenhaal will affect a shitty english accent in a middle eastern mov...oh...
next are a few random links i found while toolin' around the web, i still can't figure out what i'm doing wrong with my shortcuts or if its just blogspot's add a link tool or if the world is against me, so you'll have to copy and paste. everything is safe for work, etc.
there's a new batman toon coming out, this one dealing with the death of jason todd, one of the least liked replacement sidekicks in the history of comics. apparently mr. todd returns as the red hood and hands everyone their asses. dc has a history of tossing out amazing feature length cartoon movies, so im raring to go on this one.
link to the preview here:
http://www.comicsalliance.com/2010/04/20/batman-under-the-red-hood-animated-trailer-arrives/
if your not waching supernatural you should be, its not quite this humurous at the beginning, but moments like this make this show SO worth it: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HsyMtYoSkC0&feature=related
this whole film was done with a still picture camera on burst mode, its amazing what peope can do with a few bucks and a whole lot of imagination: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o-5cJse8_Zk&feature=player_embedded#!
and finally some star wars goodness from star wars weekends at mgm studios orlando or whatever the hell they call it these days: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PXJHnv_SiKg&feature=fvw
stay safe folks, i'll try and have something more interesting before i leave on monday. good luck and good night!
Teh Mort
it's because of this sillyness that i have not had a chance to sit and think of a proper subject, but have come up, rather, with a few tidbits here and there. enjoy!
first of all...is there anyone on the planet that doesn't believe that ol' jake g. didn't stick a few needles in his ass to achieve the mammoth size he hit for prince of persia? that dude is all skin and bones, and like the day after they announced the movie there were shots of him putting vinny d to shame. seriously, there is only one explanation for this. ONLY ONE. it involves shrinking testicles and get really, really pissed at the smallest things at the drop of a hat. i really can't spell it out any plainer. *cough*(steroids)*cough*
and speaking of prince of persia...HASSASINS? really? seriously? fuck you. in really uncomfortable places. (like the back of a volkswagon) what the hell is a hassasin exactly? what does the "h" do? does it denote a rank? does everyone's name start with an "h"? is the prince's name the same? but with an "h"? i was completely borderline with this flick, and i gotta tell ya, even though this is minor, its a dealbreaker. it's little things like this that will take a movie and leave its ass sore. hassasins....the next thing you know gyllenhaal will affect a shitty english accent in a middle eastern mov...oh...
next are a few random links i found while toolin' around the web, i still can't figure out what i'm doing wrong with my shortcuts or if its just blogspot's add a link tool or if the world is against me, so you'll have to copy and paste. everything is safe for work, etc.
there's a new batman toon coming out, this one dealing with the death of jason todd, one of the least liked replacement sidekicks in the history of comics. apparently mr. todd returns as the red hood and hands everyone their asses. dc has a history of tossing out amazing feature length cartoon movies, so im raring to go on this one.
link to the preview here:
http://www.comicsalliance.com/2010/04/20/batman-under-the-red-hood-animated-trailer-arrives/
if your not waching supernatural you should be, its not quite this humurous at the beginning, but moments like this make this show SO worth it: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HsyMtYoSkC0&feature=related
this whole film was done with a still picture camera on burst mode, its amazing what peope can do with a few bucks and a whole lot of imagination: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o-5cJse8_Zk&feature=player_embedded#!
and finally some star wars goodness from star wars weekends at mgm studios orlando or whatever the hell they call it these days: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PXJHnv_SiKg&feature=fvw
stay safe folks, i'll try and have something more interesting before i leave on monday. good luck and good night!
Teh Mort
Tuesday, April 20, 2010
kick-ass was...well...it was pretty kick-ass
I've decided to follow up my less than glowing review of clash of the titans with by expounding on the virtues of kick ass. while the latter was by no means the perfect movie, it was decidedly better than the former. As always: SPOILERS ON THE HORIZON!!!
kick ass is a genre movie. (yeah, i think at this point we can agree that superhero movies generated enough huff to have their own genre) it is also very much a niche movie. this is not your typical power and responsibility fare. as the protagonist wittily points out, there is no device of vengeance. at its core, the movie is about doing the right thing. the extreme version.
the movie is exellently over-acted with the bad guys providing a special treat in dexter fletcher; of band of brothers fame (sgt. martin) who has a neat, but short lived cameo as a one of the bad guys' goons. evan peters, one of, like, the two good things in never back down along with clark duke (the amazing chubby mack daddy from sex drive) provide plenty of comedic relief as dave's clueless and complete asshole bff's. there is also the wholly underrated and pigeon holed christopher mintz-platz of superbad fame, who provides a fairly convincing turn as red mist, a character who has as much of an origin story and fleshing out as our hero, kick ass.
speaking of our main man, what a gem this guy is. someone grab this guy quick before he gets fucked into every concievable type of shit teen movie on the planet. he played the uber awkward blossoming hero perfectly. some of his scenes actually made me wince with discomfort, such as the moment when dave "finally gets the girl" and can't figure out how to grope her breasts with his costume gloves on making her square up on him so that he can get his groove on. here's hoping we don't have another michael cera on our hands. i would really like to see this likeable guy strike out and make something of himself.
the real standout was, of course, chloe moretz, hit girl. chloe filled her "controversial" role's shoes perfectly. fairly exploding with attitude, lightning moves, and spot on line delivery, this is another one to look out for. chloe moretz, remember that name, in about 10 years she gonna be a force to be reckoned with. or she will become a coke addicted lipstick lesbian bald headed whore. either way, it will be an entertaining ride. many decried this role and its actress for the violent acts and foul language involved. it still shocks me that parents can convince themselves that their kids aren't exposed to this stuff daily, everywhere, in every medium.
plotwise the movie came across spectacularly. everything is dealt with neatly, quickly, and with some exellent tongue in cheek jabs at the super hero genre. there are some week moments, of course, but even the dark knight had those moments, so they are forgivable. the exption: any scene with nic cage. how does this bastard continue to find work? someone stop the madness already! kick ass felt very concise and to the point, which i absolutely love. the story was kept fairly realistic and hit some important points that we rarely think upon during our super hero fantasies.
in the end, as the credits rolled, i found the movie thoroughly entertaining and well worth my eight and a half bucks. Teh Wife was equally as entertained, espcially as we didn't go in expecting the bard's latest play.
check it!
Teh Mort
kick ass is a genre movie. (yeah, i think at this point we can agree that superhero movies generated enough huff to have their own genre) it is also very much a niche movie. this is not your typical power and responsibility fare. as the protagonist wittily points out, there is no device of vengeance. at its core, the movie is about doing the right thing. the extreme version.
the movie is exellently over-acted with the bad guys providing a special treat in dexter fletcher; of band of brothers fame (sgt. martin) who has a neat, but short lived cameo as a one of the bad guys' goons. evan peters, one of, like, the two good things in never back down along with clark duke (the amazing chubby mack daddy from sex drive) provide plenty of comedic relief as dave's clueless and complete asshole bff's. there is also the wholly underrated and pigeon holed christopher mintz-platz of superbad fame, who provides a fairly convincing turn as red mist, a character who has as much of an origin story and fleshing out as our hero, kick ass.
speaking of our main man, what a gem this guy is. someone grab this guy quick before he gets fucked into every concievable type of shit teen movie on the planet. he played the uber awkward blossoming hero perfectly. some of his scenes actually made me wince with discomfort, such as the moment when dave "finally gets the girl" and can't figure out how to grope her breasts with his costume gloves on making her square up on him so that he can get his groove on. here's hoping we don't have another michael cera on our hands. i would really like to see this likeable guy strike out and make something of himself.
the real standout was, of course, chloe moretz, hit girl. chloe filled her "controversial" role's shoes perfectly. fairly exploding with attitude, lightning moves, and spot on line delivery, this is another one to look out for. chloe moretz, remember that name, in about 10 years she gonna be a force to be reckoned with. or she will become a coke addicted lipstick lesbian bald headed whore. either way, it will be an entertaining ride. many decried this role and its actress for the violent acts and foul language involved. it still shocks me that parents can convince themselves that their kids aren't exposed to this stuff daily, everywhere, in every medium.
plotwise the movie came across spectacularly. everything is dealt with neatly, quickly, and with some exellent tongue in cheek jabs at the super hero genre. there are some week moments, of course, but even the dark knight had those moments, so they are forgivable. the exption: any scene with nic cage. how does this bastard continue to find work? someone stop the madness already! kick ass felt very concise and to the point, which i absolutely love. the story was kept fairly realistic and hit some important points that we rarely think upon during our super hero fantasies.
in the end, as the credits rolled, i found the movie thoroughly entertaining and well worth my eight and a half bucks. Teh Wife was equally as entertained, espcially as we didn't go in expecting the bard's latest play.
check it!
Teh Mort
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