Good Afternoon Ladies & Gentlemen,
I have been almost depressingly lazy the past day or so. Friday night, I watched a movie...and Saturday, I watched a few more...and some videos of my trip to China...and that's really about it. Well, I did make a pretty impressive grilled chicken breast for lunch and some FANTASTIC Hamburger Helper for dinner. What kind you ask? Philly Cheesesteak...but with Ground Turkey instead of Ground Beef. I know. Delicious, right? Even added some onions and peppers to it, you know, to make it REAL Philly Cheesesteak style. JL Clyde & I also went to Simply Sushi for dinner...but because I had dinner already, it wasn't quite the epic all-you-can-eat like when I went with the Wingman (only three rolls this time). Still delicious and worth the money though. Other than that, let's see. My mom & I are gonna stop by Denver when I visit next weekend for a night so that we can have a few birthday drinks with my cousin Ranae. That should be fun. It finally rained again. That was awesome...and really gave the air that wonderful cool, crisp, brisk smell & feel that I love. That's really about it. So yeah, movies that I watched.
First up was "Munich" starring Eric Bana, Geoffrey Rush and an ensemble cast directed by Steven Spielberg. About a decade ago, I went to Munich and visited the Olympic Stadium (and swam in the pool where Mark Spitz won his gold medals) and it was briefly mentioned about the whole massacre of the eleven Israeli athletes there. It was kind of like, "Over there is the Olympic Village where the athletes stayed...yet probably most famous for the situation with the Israeli athletes who tragically died while staying here." "Wait, WHAT? What happened? How did they die?" "To your left is the stadium where they held the track & field events..." "Eine moment, bitte. What happened to these athletes?" "Now we will go to the gift shop." So yeah, I looked it up afterwards...and for those of you who don't know, Palestinian terrorists broke into the Olympic village...and long story short, executed them...and this movie is about the retaliation efforts taken by Israel. They send a Mossad officer (Bana) along with a few other specialists to basically assassinate eleven men responsible for the events...but nothing goes according to plan...and it's a really intense & thought-provoking movie about revenge and politics and covert operations and humanity and just everything that you look for in an action-thriller like this. You may enjoy it, you may not. You may see a lot of parrellels with today's war on terrorism, you may think it's a lot of overblown hogwash. It's really just what you take into it. However, it is based on true events...and like most things that are...it shows many sides of the story...and that's what makes it so thought-provoking. Very few people (if any) do things because they're evil. Most do things because they think they are doing the right things. Anyway, check it out if you want. It took me over four years to think about checking it out...so no rush.
Another somewhat similar movie that I say this weekend was "Frost/Nixon" about the famous interviews between a British talk show host David Frost (Michael Sheen) and the disgraced former President Nixon (Frank Langella). The movie's directed by Ron Howard, so you know that it's good...and has a great cast with the likes of Sam Rockwell, Kevin Bacon and Oliver Platt among others. The story's basically set between Nixon's resignation and the entire process of arranging these interviews. At first, it seems like Frost is just arranging this interview as a publicity stunt to be seen by half a billion people...but then he soon realizes that it's a LOT bigger than that. He finds that what the American people want...is an apology...and the man that he's interviewing isn't a dumbass (like later Presidents). Say what you will about Nixon...but it's a fact that nobody that hideous looking can make it all the way to President without being just about the craftiest mother lover alive. Anybody who really knew him will tell you the same thing. I mean...think about it. Anyway, it's a great flick...and I highly recommend that anybody check it out. I did find it quite hilarious that Frank Langella has now completed the Holy Trinity of Villains though. First, he was Count Dracula, then Skeletor...and now, Richard Milhouse Nixon (who was also played by Hannibal Lecter a few years back, coincidence?). Really a great dramatic movie...with a dash of comedy here and there...but overall, I think it'll really open your eyes to a lot of things. Much like "Munich" but with less explosions.
Regretably, I followed that up with "Obsessed" starring Beyonce & Ali Larter. I have no idea what I was thinking. I had seen the preview...and honestly, by the end of the opening credits, I could tell you scene by scene how the movie was going to play out up to the final catfight. Hmm, that's probably why I watched it...for the catfight...and it was pretty disappointing too. Anyway, getting ahead of myself. It's about a well-to-do business man who has the perfect wife (Beyonce), perfect child, perfect job...and basically the perfect life. Well, a she-devil temptress (Larter) with a twisted view of reality comes in...and screws everything up (ever seen "Fatal Attraction" or "Single White Female"? Yeah, it's the same mold). Really predictable, really slow, really bad decisions made, and just to prove my point, Jerry O'Connell stars in it...and is the friend giving him advice. That should tell you right there that it's a bad movie. I may be a little too harsh on it...but I wouldn't recommend this to anybody. Ever. There's really no point to this movie. Even if you're looking for a catfight or brief nudity.
No "G.I. Joe: Rise of Cobra" today because my dad's been under the weather...but I went to visit him for a few and we had fun. We're actually probably going to watch "Inglorious Basterds" before we go Joe now, since it comes out on Friday. Really nothing else to talk about...so hey, I'll end it for the day. Don't worry. Tomorrow I should have some entertaining anecdotes or something. I usually do. Have a great day everybody!!!
I have been almost depressingly lazy the past day or so. Friday night, I watched a movie...and Saturday, I watched a few more...and some videos of my trip to China...and that's really about it. Well, I did make a pretty impressive grilled chicken breast for lunch and some FANTASTIC Hamburger Helper for dinner. What kind you ask? Philly Cheesesteak...but with Ground Turkey instead of Ground Beef. I know. Delicious, right? Even added some onions and peppers to it, you know, to make it REAL Philly Cheesesteak style. JL Clyde & I also went to Simply Sushi for dinner...but because I had dinner already, it wasn't quite the epic all-you-can-eat like when I went with the Wingman (only three rolls this time). Still delicious and worth the money though. Other than that, let's see. My mom & I are gonna stop by Denver when I visit next weekend for a night so that we can have a few birthday drinks with my cousin Ranae. That should be fun. It finally rained again. That was awesome...and really gave the air that wonderful cool, crisp, brisk smell & feel that I love. That's really about it. So yeah, movies that I watched.
First up was "Munich" starring Eric Bana, Geoffrey Rush and an ensemble cast directed by Steven Spielberg. About a decade ago, I went to Munich and visited the Olympic Stadium (and swam in the pool where Mark Spitz won his gold medals) and it was briefly mentioned about the whole massacre of the eleven Israeli athletes there. It was kind of like, "Over there is the Olympic Village where the athletes stayed...yet probably most famous for the situation with the Israeli athletes who tragically died while staying here." "Wait, WHAT? What happened? How did they die?" "To your left is the stadium where they held the track & field events..." "Eine moment, bitte. What happened to these athletes?" "Now we will go to the gift shop." So yeah, I looked it up afterwards...and for those of you who don't know, Palestinian terrorists broke into the Olympic village...and long story short, executed them...and this movie is about the retaliation efforts taken by Israel. They send a Mossad officer (Bana) along with a few other specialists to basically assassinate eleven men responsible for the events...but nothing goes according to plan...and it's a really intense & thought-provoking movie about revenge and politics and covert operations and humanity and just everything that you look for in an action-thriller like this. You may enjoy it, you may not. You may see a lot of parrellels with today's war on terrorism, you may think it's a lot of overblown hogwash. It's really just what you take into it. However, it is based on true events...and like most things that are...it shows many sides of the story...and that's what makes it so thought-provoking. Very few people (if any) do things because they're evil. Most do things because they think they are doing the right things. Anyway, check it out if you want. It took me over four years to think about checking it out...so no rush.
Another somewhat similar movie that I say this weekend was "Frost/Nixon" about the famous interviews between a British talk show host David Frost (Michael Sheen) and the disgraced former President Nixon (Frank Langella). The movie's directed by Ron Howard, so you know that it's good...and has a great cast with the likes of Sam Rockwell, Kevin Bacon and Oliver Platt among others. The story's basically set between Nixon's resignation and the entire process of arranging these interviews. At first, it seems like Frost is just arranging this interview as a publicity stunt to be seen by half a billion people...but then he soon realizes that it's a LOT bigger than that. He finds that what the American people want...is an apology...and the man that he's interviewing isn't a dumbass (like later Presidents). Say what you will about Nixon...but it's a fact that nobody that hideous looking can make it all the way to President without being just about the craftiest mother lover alive. Anybody who really knew him will tell you the same thing. I mean...think about it. Anyway, it's a great flick...and I highly recommend that anybody check it out. I did find it quite hilarious that Frank Langella has now completed the Holy Trinity of Villains though. First, he was Count Dracula, then Skeletor...and now, Richard Milhouse Nixon (who was also played by Hannibal Lecter a few years back, coincidence?). Really a great dramatic movie...with a dash of comedy here and there...but overall, I think it'll really open your eyes to a lot of things. Much like "Munich" but with less explosions.
Regretably, I followed that up with "Obsessed" starring Beyonce & Ali Larter. I have no idea what I was thinking. I had seen the preview...and honestly, by the end of the opening credits, I could tell you scene by scene how the movie was going to play out up to the final catfight. Hmm, that's probably why I watched it...for the catfight...and it was pretty disappointing too. Anyway, getting ahead of myself. It's about a well-to-do business man who has the perfect wife (Beyonce), perfect child, perfect job...and basically the perfect life. Well, a she-devil temptress (Larter) with a twisted view of reality comes in...and screws everything up (ever seen "Fatal Attraction" or "Single White Female"? Yeah, it's the same mold). Really predictable, really slow, really bad decisions made, and just to prove my point, Jerry O'Connell stars in it...and is the friend giving him advice. That should tell you right there that it's a bad movie. I may be a little too harsh on it...but I wouldn't recommend this to anybody. Ever. There's really no point to this movie. Even if you're looking for a catfight or brief nudity.No "G.I. Joe: Rise of Cobra" today because my dad's been under the weather...but I went to visit him for a few and we had fun. We're actually probably going to watch "Inglorious Basterds" before we go Joe now, since it comes out on Friday. Really nothing else to talk about...so hey, I'll end it for the day. Don't worry. Tomorrow I should have some entertaining anecdotes or something. I usually do. Have a great day everybody!!!
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