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January 5th, 2010
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 ![[info]](http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif) batnandu: dammit, dammit, dammit. why did i never realize that william hootkins played eckhart in batman? or that he played eaton in raiders?
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October 15th, 2009
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 Can you fill this out without lying? You've been tagged, so now you need to answer all the questions HONESTLY. At the end, choose at least 8 people to be tagged. Don't forget to tag me! To do this, copy this entire message, create a new note, paste these instructions in the body of the note, delete my answers, and type yours. Easy peasy! Next, tag 8 people (in the right hand corner of the app). Click publish (at the bottom). Have fun! :) ( What was the last thing you put in your mouth... ) |
April 14th, 2009
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Tired of all of those surveys made up by high school kids?! 'Have you ever kissed someone? Missed someone? Told someone you loved them? Drank alcohol?' 49 questions for the people who are a little older... ( What bill do you hate paying the most? ) |
March 17th, 2009
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 Based on a recent request for movie recs to add to a Netflix queue, here's a couple from my 5-star rating list: ( 12 Angry Men... ) |
March 10th, 2009
2009.0310.1637::Yet another of the memes that I keep getting tagged with on Facebook |
Yes. Another meme. Not feeling like writing anything beyond a short description of how I'd like to punch anyone and everyone I meet in the balls. So, yeah...meme: ( Four things... ) |
March 6th, 2009
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 Watchmen succeeds in capturing the main plotline of the comic, and there are some lovely sequences where Snyder emulates the slow-paced pull-out that Moore and Gibbons created when introducing a new issue. You can tell that Snyder used the comic as storyboards, using the art to set up angles and shots. There's a bit of over-exposition in a couple of places, where the script has characters Legolas the plot points. The guy playing Ozymandias is at times so soft-spoken and wooden, it robs his particular scenes of power--Ozymandias is supposed to be cool and emotionless for the majority of the plot, but there are a couple of scenes in the books where he emotes more, and I didn't really see any of that in the movie. I would have preferred an older, more mature actor in the role. Pacing was odd--for a three-hour movie, it flowed pretty well, but emulating the comic in plot and focus gave the movie a certain meandering quality, pointing the audience in different directions as to who to empathize with or pay attention to. Not a problem during a 12-issue comic series, but an issue for a largely single-threaded movie. Part of me thinks this would have worked a great deal better as a television mini-series. There were some changes to the ending that I would have preferred unchanged. I'm not talking about THE BIG THING, but the epilogue. I think the changes undermine some of the themes of Watchmen, but for the most part, I thought the movie a very, very good adaptation of the comic. Incidentally, for those of you who haven't read the comic, both the movie and the source are very, very dark and violent. You have been warned. As I've twittered way too many times, "3 out of 4 'HURM's." ( And now, a tagged meme... ) |
January 23rd, 2009
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The Rules:
A. Pick 15 of your favorite movies.
B. Then pick one of your favorite quotes from each movie.
C. Post the quotes in your journal.
D. Have those on your friends list try to guess what the movie is.
NO GOOGLING ALLOWED. EITHER YOU KNOW IT OR YOU DON'T.
E. Strike out the quote once it has been correctly identified and place the guesser's username and the title directly after the quote.( The quotes... ) |
January 16th, 2009
October 29th, 2008
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If you want a truly original Halloween costume, do the following: - Dress up in Sarah Palin clothes.
- Put on Joker makeup.
- Talk in a high-pitched, gravelly-voiced Alaskan-nee-Midwestern accent.
- When people ask you who you're supposed to be, answer "I'm 2008's two most over-done Halloween costumes."
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July 2nd, 2008
2008.0702.1339::Neurologist Dr. Howard Mierzwiak recently hired by Google Mail |
 How happy is the blameless vestal's lot!
The world forgetting, by the world forgot.  Gmail is pulling a Lacuna, Inc., rendering my inbox the virtual equivalent of a crumbling beach house in the night-time. While I'm sure that it's simply a momentary issue with their software, I fear the potential erasure of my entire courtship. Perhaps it will chase me to the throes of my own humiliation, the long-forgotten images of my childhood, and the treasured moments of our pairing. - I really should go! I've gotta catch my ride.
- So go.
- I did. I thought maybe you were a nut... but you were exciting.
- I wish you had stayed.
- I wish I had stayed, too. NOW, I wish I had stayed. I wish I had done a lot of things. I wish I had... I wish I had stayed. I do.
- Well I came back downstairs and you were gone!
- I walked out, I walked out the door!
- Why?
- I don't know. I felt like I was a scared little kid, I was like... it was above my head, I don't know.
- You were scared?
- Yeah. I thought you knew that about me. I ran back to the bonfire, trying to outrun my humiliation.
- Was it something I said?
- Yeah, you said "so go." With such disdain, you know?
- Oh, I'm sorry.
- It's okay.
- Joely? What if you stayed this time?
- I walked out the door. There's no memory left.
- Come back and make up a good-bye at least. Let's pretend we had one.
...Bye Joel.
- I love you... Meet me in Montauk. |
April 30th, 2008
April 23rd, 2008
April 22nd, 2008
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Right now I need a Boombox and some Peter Gabriel. |
December 6th, 2007
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 Regarding this article, I'm just way too lazy to register an account to post the following comment: A m00se 0nce bit my sister. |
November 8th, 2007
2007.1108.1606::Tabs that I have in my browser that I should really, really post about |
Eso es todo. |
August 28th, 2007
August 4th, 2007
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Over on the Suicide Girls Newswire, some person named "TheCoolerKing" has a list of projects that The Coolest Man in the World should be contributing to. An excerpt: Making and selling handcrafted, custom belt-buckles. Yep... Maybe this one isn't immediately obvious. Basically, I'd like to be at a party sometime, when a random lady looks me up and down before saying, "Nice belt buckle."
At which point, I'd get to say, "Why thank you... BRUCE CAMPBELL MADE IT." I don't know what would happen at that point. But I can tell you it would be awesome. |
July 12th, 2007
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THE RULES: - Leave me a comment saying anything random, like your favourite lyric to your current favourite song. Or your favorite kind of sandwich. Something random. Whatever you like.
I'll respond by asking you five personal questions so I can get to know you better.</li>- Update your LJ with the answers to the questions.
- Include this explanation and offer to ask someone else in the post.
- When others comment asking to be asked, you will ask them five questions.
From countessmary, ( my first set of questions... ) |
June 29th, 2007
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Well, Michael Bay brought Peter Cullen back to play Optimus Prime--here's hoping that this will still involve the disembodied voice of Mr. Feeny. |
April 29th, 2007
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ABC Family is currently showing a version of one of the greatest 80s movies Better Off Dead in which they cut from Lane's failed first attempt of the K12 after seeing Monique ski it, to his trying to repair his ski right before the paperboy accosts him. WTF? |
April 11th, 2007
April 7th, 2007
2007.0407.1916::The things you can get accomplished when you're bedridden |
 I threw my back out on Thursday morning, so I've pretty much stayed at home since Friday morning, relegated to bed. Unfortunately, my WiFi is acting wonky, so I only had time to do the following: - Watch this week's Lost.
- Read The Little Book of Common Sense Investing by John C. Bogle.
- Read The Little Book That Beats the Market by Joel Greenblatt.
- Watch Aqua Teen Hunger Force Vol. 1: Disc 2.
- Watch Negima: Magic 601
- Watch An Evening with Kevin Smith 2: Evening Harder Disc 2.
- Watch Touching the Void.
- Finish Prince of Persia: The Two Thrones.
I wish I could have known I would throw my back out--then I'd have planned to have more stuff on the TiVo to kill time. |
March 30th, 2007
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 Over the past three weeks, I've somehow lost some of my stuff. I'm pretty sure my 6GB flash drive is somewhere amongst the random piles in my place, but two of my rings are missing. I have this nagging suspicion in the back of my mind that some hairy-footed short people are sneaking into my home and stealing them, but that's just nonsense. No, I haven't checked my oven. |
March 9th, 2007
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 batnandu: btw, for the record, any story--movie, book, tv show, song--that's 100% historically accurate isn't a story, it's history
batnandu: which is why i like batman |
March 8th, 2007
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In a clear example of the problem with Wikipedia, following my viewing of 300 Monday evening, my search through the content surrounding The Battle of Thermopylae has lead me to the urge to listen to Iron Maiden's Somewhere in Time. Points to whoever can trace the train of thought... |
February 27th, 2007
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A few notable stories from Angry Asian Man A marketing firm, SnapDragon, has released Ten Things Every Brand Should Know About Asian-American Youth. Of particular note: The 15 minutes of seemingly benign American Idol fame for William Hung had a surprisingly negative effect on Asian-American students. There's a feeling that Hung perpetuated the worst stereotypes about Asian people and gave non-Asians permission to indulge in two years of racial stereotyping and mocking. To which I say, NO DUH. I didn't watch the Oscars, but the announcer indicated that Best Adapted Screenplay winner The Departed was based on a Japanese movie. Bzzt! Infernal Affairs (with Andy Lau from House of Flying Daggers) is a Chinese movie. Yes, I know we all look alike, you uninformed, ignorant round-eye. The New York Daily News reports on a Chinese students' participation in the recent NYU College Republicans' 'Find The Illegal Immigrant' stunt. The piece recounts some of the troubling history of Chinese immmigration in America: ( As early as 1850... ) Beau Sia, an Asian poet, posted an open letter to all the rosie o'donnells in response to her defense and half-hearted apology of her own 'ching-chong' remarks on The View. O'Donnell, after viewing the piece, has apparently taken his message to heart and sincerely apologized, all the racist, sexist, and ignorant shitcocks on YouTube, notwithstanding. |
February 10th, 2007
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 I'm watching The Legend on Spike right now, which, for those of you who don't know, is the English-dubbed version of Jet Li's Fong Sai Yuk. It lacks both the humor and the drama of the Chinese language version, and hell, I only understand one-third of the dialogue at best, and have to read the subtitles most of the time. They've mucked up the soundtrack, the tone and everything. It pains me. |
February 2nd, 2007
January 31st, 2007
December 1st, 2006
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Regarding the batnandu-forwarded link of this football player's name: lazystars: is he a Bond girl?
thepeopleseason: ROFLMAO
lazystars: are you going to post my response?
thepeopleseason: probably not.
lazystars: Okay
thepeopleseason: because if he finds me he'll kick my ass at 5'9" and 208 lbs.
lazystars: uh, you are bigger than that
thepeopleseason: heh
thepeopleseason: I mean, he's shorter and heavier, which means he has mass and power.
lazystars: yes, but the force is with you |
November 2nd, 2006
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 Regarding this: PinkGator: when we have a daughter, can she be Princess Leia for Halloween? Although, I gotta wonder why she even needs to ask... |
October 31st, 2006
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After Pinky informed me this morning that the British consider Dr. Bunsen Honeydew and Beaker as their top fictional scientists (beating such keen scientific minds as Spock and Dr. Emmett Brown), we had the following conversation: Me: You know, Bunsen Honeydew is just made to look Asian--he's got glasses, a round head, he's kinda yellow--
Pinky: --He's GREEN!
Me: Well, he's *kind of* yellow... and the lack of eyes are clearly meant to imply some squinty-ness. Pinky continues to disagree, however, so I'll leave it to you, fair readers--do you think Dr. Honeydew (graduate of Carnegie-Melonhead University) is Asian? Researching further into this, I also learned that in the unlikely event of a water landing, Beaker can be used as a flotation device. In other news, some guy had such an obsession with Better Off Dead's '67 Camaro, that he hunted it down and restored it. I wonder if he can build a space shuttle out of household items... |
October 20th, 2006
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 Pinky and I caught the sneak preview of Marie Antoinette last night at the Midtown Art Cinema. Contrary to what she thought of my opinion of the movie, I thought the time spent watching the movie was worthwhile--the movie itself is quite picturesque and the characters likable. I've never been one to criticize a work because of historical inaccuracies (indeed, the movie does get points from me for including a pair of Chuck Taylors in the shoe montage). We found ourselves, however, lamenting the movie's interminable length. Sofia Coppola seemed far too enamored of the aforementioned picturesque locales and actors. It may be a novel conceit to pair the scenes of this historical drama with modern, new-wave and punk hits. She lingers too long on these moments, however, basking in her own cleverness. I found myself in supreme discomfort as the last twenty minutes or so ticked away thinking, "Good heavens, cut off their heads already!" A group of girls behind us thought less of the film than I did, but as Pinky and I worked our way out the entrance to the theater, I heard better reviews from the murmuring in the crowd. It made me pause to consider if my bad review was a result of the seating we ended up in--2nd row from the front with retro-fitted cup holders jutting into my knees from the row in front. Perhaps we would have enjoyed the movie more if we had seen it in a theater with stadium seating, where our legs could stretch out comfortably, and our necks weren't sore from craning to watch the screen. Or perhaps filmmakers should make films where you can enjoy it from any seat in the house... |
September 28th, 2006
September 19th, 2006
August 25th, 2006
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 Some things I was disappointed to learn (feel free to guess at the movie and the disappointing sequel): - The guy who would lead the revolt was a whiny brat.
Terminator and Terminator 2 (batnandu) - The reason they're different is because they're from another planet.
Highlander and Highlander 2 thepeopleseason: that's basically a sequel that ruins the first movie.
batnandu: oh totally
thepeopleseason: why are they immortal?
thepeopleseason: because they're from another planet.
thepeopleseason: fuck that shit. - She may be able to kick some major ass hand-to-hand, but apparently she has a problem with her wrist flexibility which inhibits her ability to open a throttle on a motorcycle.
The Matrix and The Matrix: Reloaded (batnandu) - He might be all messed up from the war, but that doesn't stop him from going around and killing a whole mess of Russkies!
First Blood and Rambo III (batnandu) - They may look like they'll kick your ass, but throw some sticks and rocks at them, and they'll run away.
Star Wars and Return of the Jedi (batnandu) - His powers only work when he's happy/confident
Spider-man and Spider-man II batnandu: you thought [Spider-man 2] was disappointing?
thepeopleseason: nope.
thepeopleseason: I just meant that that aspect of it was like "wha?"
batnandu: that part of [Spider-man 2] was a rather radical reinterpretation of the text
thepeopleseason: organic webshooters I can handle.
thepeopleseason: spiderimpotence... not so much.
thepeopleseason: oh sorry.
thepeopleseason: spirectile dysfunction. - That stuff that kills him? It just makes him cranky when you replace an unknown component of it with tar
Superman and Superman III (batnandu) - Apparently, criminals, a cowardly and superstitious lot, are afraid of faux-nipples
Batman and Batman Forever and Batman and Robin (fyrdrakken) - The badass bad guy who "killed" the hero's father was a whiny, emo, self-obsessed tool.
Star Wars and Attack of the Clones (batnandu, who adds, "but then, so is the hero") - When those teeth are coming at you, just run--you're faster than it is.
Aliens and Alien3 (dixiebelle)
Any additions? Also, GIP. The Pink Gator absolutely hates this new icon. |
August 23rd, 2006
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 The Rules: A. Pick 16 of your favorite movies. B. Then pick one of your favorite quotes from each movie. C. Post the quotes in your journal. D. Have those on your friends list try to guess what the movie is. NO GOOGLING ALLOWED. EITHER YOU KNOW IT OR YOU DON'T. E. Strike out the quote once it has been correctly identified and place the guesser's username directly after the quote. ( And on with the quotage... ) It's too bad batnandu will get all of these on the first try. |
June 19th, 2006
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 This Saturday, I went to see An Inconvenient Truth, Al Gore's movie about Global Warming with the Pink Gator. Unfortunately, Pinky got a pretty bad headache so we had to cut out early. Luckily, at a party the following night, our friend Ben managed to give us ( a wrap up of the movie ) |
June 4th, 2006
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Why would they even put that on DVD? It's like, the only two people who would buy that are you and me, and so, yeah the only person who would buy that now is me...
--batnandu |
April 5th, 2006
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 My officemates and I have just spent the last ten minutes or so making the radios we have on my desk display PC LOAD LETTER WTF IS PC LOAD LETTER?. Hopefully no one in the near vicinity has an RDS-capable radio tuned to the frequency of our low-powered transmission. |
April 1st, 2006
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I'm less than halfway through all the songs on the disc, but you absolutely rule for including "Jaan Pehechaan Ho" in the mix. |
March 18th, 2006
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Via ![[info]](http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/community.gif) metaquotes, mightygodking's review of V for Vendetta pretty much sums up my feelings on the movie and it's relation to the comic: First off, let me preface everything I say by first explaining that V for Vendetta is one of my favorite works of fiction ever. I first read it when I was fifteen or sixteen and it blew my mind, much like many others have had their mind blown by, for example, Catcher In The Rye. I, however, read V before I read Catcher, which is why I have never much cared for Holden Caulfield, who is a whiny bitch who does not stab anybody even once. Another note: When we attended the pre-screening, I got to exercise my geek muscles when a woman passing out free merch prior to the movie asked trivia questions about the work (I got a hat for knowing the name of Natalie Portman's character, "Evey Hammond"). My most self-aggrandizing moment, however, was when she asked what V for Vendetta was before it was a movie; various people answered "graphic novel," and I shouted, "It's called 'a comic book,' you pretentious fucks!" Taxes are done (thank heavens for online tax prep software). Now on to cleaning... |
March 16th, 2006
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countessmary rules for allowing me to join her and others for the advance screening of V for Vendetta. Eso es todo. |
January 16th, 2006
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I remember watching this Japanese Anime Jack and the Beanstalk a long, long time ago. I have fond memories of it, even with its bittersweet ending. It's now out on DVD. Do I buy it, or will I encounter another Star Blazers, where the anti-American, anti-nuclear sentiment which escaped me in my childhood just screams out at me in my adulthood? |
January 8th, 2006
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 But I discovered that watching the latter part of The Iron Giant is quite effective when in need of catharsis. |
October 3rd, 2005
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I managed to catch Serenity three times this weekend--Friday night I met up with leeannslytherin and crazchica. Saturday, I avoided the Florida/Alabama game with another viewing and then met up on Sunday with countessmary (who I wasn't able to sit with Friday night) for a third. In general, the Mandarin in the movie is much better than the Mandarin in the series. Since some of the longer phrases are either spoken offscreen or look a bit like they've been ADR'd, I suspect that they had a dialogue/dialect coach come in to a recording studio and run them through the phrases multiple times and picked the best one. ( Some Mandarin Translations--Possible Spoilers )Like I said earlier, Serenity is good, and much of the success of the movie (and any possible future Firefly-related projects) is dependent on both the first and second weeks of ticket sales. So here's an offer for those of you that read this who have little idea of what I've just talked about. Of the qualifying persons who: live in the Atlanta area and have seen neither Serenity nor Firefly, the first one who comments on this entry will receive: one ticket to a showing of this movie for this coming weekend. I'm thinking the 4:40 showing at Regal Hollywood 24, but I'm flexible. In other news, I watched Mirrormask this Saturday night, and it was good, too. A bit slow at parts, but visually striking. |
October 1st, 2005
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As previously stated, I had plans to see Serenity tonight, and it was good. If anyone in the Atlanta area is interested in joining to see Mirrormask, Neil Gaiman and Dave McKean's new film, I'm planning to see it Saturday night at 9:30 at the MAC. Leave a comment if you want to meet up. And I'm planning to see Serenity again on Sunday. Speak up if you want in. |
September 27th, 2005
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If you're interested in joining in sometime Friday night to see Serenity, comment on this message. In other news, I need to outlay a little under 2k for a new A/C heat pump. Fucking yay. |
September 21st, 2005
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Lauren Graham combines an appealingly goofy wit and crack comic timing in an extremely gorgeous physical form. And if she didn't share a network with so many annoying teenagers, she would have been able to parlay all that into a successful film career. We don't know exactly whom we should blame for Graham's not having become an internationally famous superstar by now, but we suspect that it's all Rory's fault. Stupid Rory.
-- Fametracker.com's Fame Audit on Lauren Graham If you've been wondering where I've been, you need to find better things to do... I'll report on my five-day D.C. trip shortly. |
September 10th, 2005
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We channel is currently showing Big, edited for content and time. They've excised the pork rinds part. What's the frikkin' point?? |
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