Yo Ho, Yo Ho!

"Dead Man's Chest" was not a very good movie on its own, but how can you resist pirates??? It suffered very much from middle-movie-itis, where there is too much set-up and not enough pay-off, but that's fine. It was still a lot of fun, even if the coolest part of the movie was the last shot (BARBOSSA??? OMFG WTF WHAAA???). Davey Jones and his crew were just too cool for words, and now that everything's been set up, the final movie is sure to be a blast. Who will Elizabeth fall for? What's the back-story on Davey Jones? Who did he fall in love with? What will happen with Davey's heart? And how will Chow Yun Fat play into the whole thing? I'm betting this movie will be the weakest of the trilogy, but that doesn't mean it still can't be enjoyed to the utmost degree. Arrr!!!

If it were up to me, I would have left the cannibal stuff at the beginning out since it had nothing to add to the plot (even if it had some great action moments). Also, I may have let certain side characters go such as Norrington and those two guys who played the R2 and Threepio role this time around (one of them has a wooden eye). They were fun, but the movie ran too long because of them. I love a long movie, but in this case the pacing was so frenetic it got to be a bit exhausting, and the plot was confusing too at times. I never had a chance for a breath of "air," so to speak. If these extraneous things had been taken out I think the audience would have had more of a chance to really understand the dynamics between all the characters a bit better.

Even so, this "Pirates" at the moment looks well on the way of beating all Spider-Man records (surprise, surprise). A little Depp, rum, and swordplay goes a long way.

A lot of other heavier stuff has been on my mind lately aside from movies, but I'm too exhausted to write about it now. Specifically the sheer amount of work I have been doing is taking its toll a bit on my social life, so that I am too tired to interact with friends when the want to get together. But such is the choice I made...I had to make dough this summer one way or another, and the hours really aren't great as a prostitute. And nobody would buy me anyway.

Drink up me hearties, YO HO!!!

So It Begins...

Apparently Will took my "Blog Wars" challenge seriously. Which is fine. I'll write some comments for him as soon as I think of anything relevant to say.

I had a very fun fourth. In my eyes it essentially boiled down to one of those pool parties you had at your friend's house when you were twelve. We played B-Ball in the water and squirted each other with pool noodles. The only difference was that this time we had wine and margaritas.

Just finished watching "Syriana" with my dad. A very well-made film with some chilling moments. However it just gives you a sense of futility about the whole Mid-East oil mess. The only honorable characters are left with nothing in the end, while the corrupt keep gaining. One wonders to what degree our government is really in cahoots with the oil companies, but I wouldn't be surprised if it's not far-off what is portrayed here. To be honest, I also didn't always understand what was going on, but I think that was the point. The Mid-East oil situation is mind-numbingly complex, and so the movie also was meant to be confusing as well (I think).

Sooner or later we're just going to run out of oil completely, and then we'll be in a real slippery (har!) mess. Provided the planet's still doing OK by that point. I am just keeping my fingers crossed for hybrids to become cheaper and more efficient within the next several years.

Speaking of cars, I noticed that several of my college friends now have vehicles of their own for the coming year. It's cool I guess, but it's also bittersweet. While carting people around last year certainly got tiresome at times (and it was painful on the bank account), I'm going to miss all those "Dan...can you give me a ride pleeeeease???" requests (especially when they involved cute girls!). Also, as busy as I am, sometimes the only times I ever had a chance to catch up with certain friends was when I drove them around.

Even so, I am very much relieved that my car will get a bit of a break next year. Because I won't be getting much of one.

Alert the Amphibious Squadron!

"Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow" was very very laughable and silly, but it was certainly a lot of fun to watch with the right people. Plus it had dinosaurs (sort of), which makes any movie better. As my friend noted, it was just the right blend of "bad" and "fun" that we could easily see it becoming somewhat of a Rocky Horroresque cult movie.

I also saw "Superman Returns" and found it less than super. Still I enjoyed it quite a bit, and it was worth seeing on the big screen. It's just not likely I'll go and watch it over and over again once it hits DVD. I've never been much of a Superman fan, and I'm not all that familiar with him, but this movie certainly made me like the character more than I did before. Brandon Routh also did a REALLY good job as the title character, and Kevin Spacey was fun as Lex Luthor (even if his evil plot made NO sense). Lois Lane, however, was a little bland, which was too bad because I kinda like Kate Bosworth in the bits of chick flicks I've seen her in (such as the last half of "Win a Date With Date Hamilton"--my sister was watching it...sue me).

Still, there really is very little SUSPENSE in a Superman movie. With Spidey or Batman you're always wondering how they're going to save the world (or at least the city) since they have their limitations, but Superman is so omnipotent that you really don't have to worry too much unless there's some Kryptonite around. Also, how does Krpyton DNA and Earth DNA manage to be compatible??? It's a big enough pill to swallow that Superman just HAPPENS to look like Earthlings to begin with. Will says Superman is just like a USB port...although wouldn't he REALLY be the cable? And how did Lois survive getting drilled by Superman anyway?

I've also been leafing through some old files of mine that contain doodles, poems, and such from high school (and earlier). There are some real gems, and it really is a nice walk down memory lane. I may post some of them later.

Tootles!