Review of Hitch (Widescreen Edition)

Well simply put this is just another romantic comedy with a feel good ending. The thing that makes this movie special is the banteran the rules. The rules for dating, for meeting and what really works. The fact that this movie easily dispells the myths of dating along with bringing to light the facts. Now you can enjoy this movie for what it is, and that is a romantic comedy with one of todays finest actors. Well that is as long you can forgive The Wild Wild West. But Will Smith is a talented actor, and he pulls of the role of Hitch flawlessly. So enjoy the movie.

[Review] Serenity (Widescreen Edition)

OH MY FRIKKEN GOD!!!
This is a continuation of one of the coolest TV series ever made. Serenity is a spin-off from a great TV series called Firefly, and it is simply the coolest and the funnest(yes I know that aint a real word, but it works)and the most exciting series ever made. It has a bit of Sci-fi with a touch of western feelings, but mostly it's a dialogue inspired and fueled adventure to everywhere. in my opinion, when Buffy left the UPN...all we had left was Angel on the WB. But that wasn't enough...well not for me. Than Firefly came about. I was taken a back by the great filmaking, the great dialogue and the most complete story telling there was. Than a few years later....Serenity came out. And I was completely fulfilled. It was and is an awesome movie. This coming from a fan of Firefly. And if you never saw the series, you can still enjoy the movie...so what does that mean? Well, if you watch this movie, you'll always be a fan of the series, without knowing it. So rent or buy this movie, either way you'll become a fan. So watch it...like it...love it...either way you'll be walking side by side with me.
Jose

OH FOR THE LOVE OF GOD pt 2

She had a migraine...and they said go home...she also had a sinus infection...and gave her antibiotics. Wow, that was ER room material. Uh...I guess so was that sinus infection. Sadly, I guess being the prick that I am...I feel nothing...oh well.

Jose

OH FOR THE LOVE OF GOD

Today my sis called me, to tell me that my aunt, my cousin and his wife, have instructed me to come over, because my mother is having a migraine. Than 30 minutes later they call to tell me that my cousins wife is going to take her to the ER (emergency room). For a frikken migraine. Now I know sometimes that migraines can be very bad, because they have laid me out for days at a time. But...I also know that all an ER visit will do is the ER staff will tell you "go home" in the end. "There's nothing we can do". So I said when my sis called was "call me and let me know what happened", and she says "OK". Well I heard nothing at all...so either mom is dead and no one wants me to know, or it was nothing more than a migraine and they don't want me to tell them "I told you so". So for now Season and I will watch movies, cuddle and than go to sleep. Enough said...see ya!

Jose

THE COMIC SHOP BOYS

Today I decided it's about time I visited the comic store. I hoped both John and OJ would be there, since OJ hadn't met Season yet, and I really wanted him to meet her. You see OJ wasn't just a friend, he was more like family, and I wanted to him to meet the woman who I want as my wife. Well I was in luck, you see, they were both there, and in 15 miutes I recapped the past year and a half. You know, I realized that my life has been a soap opera. That kind of bums me out. Here I thought I was boring, but no, not me. Well to get back on my original train of thought, we spent about an hour or so there, and I realized that I did miss hanging out with my friends. I thought that they had mostly written me off, but I was wrong. I don't know if it's true or not, but it felt like they accepted me back right away. Also, I also realized that I have been out of the comic book loop for waaaaaaay too damn long. So in a 2-3 more weeks I'm going to go back. I also realized that I miss comic books in general. But unlike my first forray into the comic book-verse, this time, it's for enjoyment. Not as an escape from my life, but as a true hobby. Something that I will use to add to my life. It's like adding spices to a bland meal, unlike before when it was just my meal. Well for today I'm done...be back in a bit.

Jose

[Review] The Man

The Man
17 January, 2006 — $18.96 — DVD








Hello and howdy my lil chickadees. This has been a big movie week...well, actually 2 weeks, but I'm getting there. First to be reviewed will be The Man. It's simply a comedy of oppisites. The dork and the tough guy. This could have quickly fallen on it's face, but luckily the on screen chemistry of the two main actors makes this movie work. From the first gag till the last one, the movie works. It's as funny as it is tender. Samuel Jackson and Eugene Levy work. This is one of the few movies where I would love to see a sequel or at least another movie starring these 2 gifted and talented actors, only to see if the banter was natural. Or if these two men are just that good that they make a stereo typical buddy movie that much better. Watch it, what have you got to lose?

Jose

GOT THE CHORES DONE

Now it's movie time...well that and snuggling. It's the weekend. ya know...'tis the season...be back on sunday with the beginning of 10+ movie reviews. ...ok see ya

LINKS

LOL...look what I learned to do today. I learned how to make links...and I did. I hope you likey. Cos me likey a lot.

Jose

SKY HIGH (Widescreen Edition)

Review of Sky High (Widescreen Edition)

Warning this entry is very link heavy.

Kurt Russell's return to family movies with Disney wouldn't be complete with out a far fetched campy movie with a little bit of heart. Kurt has had a long relationship with the "House that the Mouse built" started with Disney's live-action feature Follow Me Boys! (1966). His association with the studio lasted through 1975. Along with all of these films:
Mosby's Marauders aka Willie and the Yank (1967)
Guns in the Heather aka Spy Busters aka The Secret of Boyne Castle (1968)
The One and Only, Genuine, Original Family Band aka Family Band(1968)
The Horse in the Gray Flannel Suit (1968),
The Computer Wore Tennis Shoes (1969)
Dad, Can I Borrow the Car (1970)
The Barefoot Executive (1971)
Now You See Him, Now You Don't (1972)
Charley and the Angel (1973)
Superdad (1973)
The Strongest Man in the World (1975).

Than...
The Fox and the Hound (1981)
Miracle (2004)
...and that Brings me to Sky High (2005).

That also brings Kurt Russell back, to making movies that may not be that good, but are chock full of family goodness. But mostly they are entertaining and fun as hell.
So what happens when you cross the campiness of the Batman television series, the sappiness of a John Hughes teen melodrama (onplete with 80's music) and the visual effects of Star Wars. You get Sky High.

It's simply a fun movie where the "Sidekicks", affectionately called Losers or to be more precise "Hero Supprt" do what the "Heroes" can't. That's save the day. It has all the cliche's. The loner (who can generate fireballs), the heir (who by the end of the movie can fly and has super strength), the best friend who (who can make plants grow and control them) is in love with the main character, the nerd (who turns into a puddle), the lil freak (who can shape shift...into a guinea pig), the surfer (who glow's), the bad guy (who is a girl and has power over electronics), a speedster (who happens to carry a few extra pounds), a cheerleading squad (who happens to be one girl who can replicate herself) and of course the stretchy guy. But, we can't forget about the families and faculty. The understanding proncipal who becomes a comet, the gym teacher who's power is simply to be very very very loud, mom and dad who of course are the greatest heroes ever, the mad scientist who teaches...what else but science and lastly the sidekick teacher, who has no superpowers at all. Like most teen style movies, this one is the jocks against the nerds, they just give them a different titles. It's a fun way to spend 100 minutes of your life. I enjoyed it a lot...and having Lynda Carter, making cameo's as "Principal Powers" and easily saying one of the greatest lines in the film

Principal Powers: There is absolutely nothing more I can do for you. [as shes leaving the detention room]
Principal Powers: I'm not wonder woman you know.

It's simply a gold movie for fun. Hope y'all like it. I did.

Jose

THE REASON GEEKS DON'T GET ANY

Big brain means small testes, finds bat study

12:16 07 December 2005

NewScientist.com news service

Gaia Vince

The brainier male bats are, the smaller their testicles, according to a new study. Researchers suggest the correlation exists because both organs require a lot of energy to grow and maintain, leading individual species to find the optimum balance.
The analysis of 334 species of bat found that in species where the females were promiscuous, the males had evolved larger testes but had relatively small brains. In species, where the females were monogamous, the situation was reversed. Male fidelity appeared to have no influence over testes or brain size.
Both brain tissue and sperm cells require a lot of metabolic energy to produce and maintain. The different species appear to have evolved a preference for developing one organ more than the other, presumably determined by which will help them produce more offspring.
“An extraordinary range of testes mass was documented across bat species - from 0.12% to 8.4% of body mass. That exceeds the range of any other mammalian order,” says Scott Pitnick, from Syracuse University in New York, US, one of the research team. Primate testes vary between species from 0.02% and 0.75% of body mass.
Energy knife-edge
Efficient use of energy is crucial for bats, says Pitnick: “Bats really exist on an energy knife-edge: they are small with a large surface area, and they need to fly around, particularly during the mating season.”
Pitnick and his colleagues had predicted that, in species with promiscuous females, males would require bigger brains in order avoid being cuckolded. So they were surprised to find the opposite: “Perhaps monogamy is more neurologically demanding.”
Harry Moore, a sperm researcher at the University of Sheffield, UK, says that testis size is normally related the amount of sperm produced.
“In species with promiscuous females, the males are competing to fertilise her eggs and so need to produce a lot of sperm," he told New Scientist. “And this may be especially true in some species of bats where the females store sperm for several months.”
Journal reference: Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences (DOI: 10.1098/rspb.2005.3367)

WELL THE DAY IS ALMOST DONE

And it's still a shit day. I'll be back tomorrow.

IT'S ALREADY A BAD DAY

Good god!! Woke up to bad things, waiting for a call from "Rivendale", stuck here AGAIN!!, DAMNIT!! I'm pulling out the green label now. Will be back when I'm nice and toasty.

THE TRUTH

Love never dies a natural death. It dies because we don't know how to replenish it's source. It dies of blindness and errors and betrayals. It dies of illness and wounds; it dies of weariness, of withering, of tarnishing.

Anais Nin

I'M STILL IT

Made another call today. Now I HAVE to call my counselor. Talk to him. So he can talk to my OWI assesor. Now I'm waiting for him to call back. FUCK!! I HATE this crap. Be back when I calm down a bit.

Jose

I HATE PHONE TAG

Had to call my OWI assesor today. Frankly because, the counselor I had, was inept. Now I have to stay home, and just wait. Another day wasted waiting.

Jose

A CLEANING DAY

Yup a day wasted with the mundane duties. Be back tomorrow.

ANOTHER FUNNY

WHAT IS...

....stranger than the truth? Nobody could come up with a plot like this!
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/4624444.stm

Season

UGGGGGGHHH!!!!!!!!

Still not feeling that great. I've come to the conclusion that being sick SUCKS!!!! I think my fever's gone now, but I'm still cold. Could just be the whole wintery feeling, ya know. And the achey feelings have started too, along with the lack of appetite, makes for a crappy second day. The only plus is that I've taken the time to check out some very cool things. The frist being the Superman Returns trailer which looks awesome. And the V for Vendetta trailer which actually took my breath away. I guess there will be a couple of reasons to drop 3o+ bucks at the theater this year. That's all for now. Sitting up and typing has me even more achey than I was before.

Jose

SICK

I'm getting sick...I don't like that...going back to bed.