Oops... (haha)

Diebold Accidentally Leaks Results Of 2008 Election Early

Creepy but hilarious

Ahh, married life. An absolutely hilarious video from funnyordie.com

Fight the power...

One of the first movies fighting "The Man" (who actually has a name, Jim Taylor) was directed by Frank Capra. Mr. Smith Goes to Washington is a wonderful movie with a great story. Starring the young James Stewart as a newly appointed senator who is expected to smile and nod during his time in office. He ends up uncovering a scandal and feels the wrath of corrupt politicians and those that control them. It's a real feel-good, "yay America!" movie and deserves some 4.5/5 pledge allegiances y'all!

So many to talk about

It's the 1st of December, brrrr! I'm anxiously awaiting a gargantuan snowfall predicted for today, there seems to be no doubt among all the weather sources that a large dumping is going to take place. BRING IT ON!

Some time has passed since I last posted and I have seen a few movies. I'll do a brief recap of what I watched and what I thought. Let's begin.

Ben-Hur, an epic classic. I attempted watching this in college and only go through the first half of the movie and I've always been meaning to finish it. Well it took me three viewings to make it through this 3 hour 40 minute film. All in all, it was very entertaining. I watched the first half on my 7inch portable DVD player, not the proper medium for watching this movie which was filmed in a very wide aspect ratio, one of the widest ever used according to Wikipedia.

The movie really paced well, which was surprising for it's length, and kept me quite enthralled. I enjoyed Charlton Heston's character and he fit the role well. It featured one of the coolest action sequences I've ever seen (the chariot race) which was a nail-biting sequence. This movie deserves 4.5/5 thong sandals.

I saw Enchanted in the theaters last weekend down in Iowa. Unfortunately I had to miss the first half-hour of the movie because I had to change a flat tire on my car. It was a cute girly movie and I enjoyed it. Big fan of Amy Adams, it could be because she bears a striking resemblance to my wife, but she pulled off the innocent, clueless princess very well. It was fun and deserves 3.5/5 glass slippers, I'm sure 10-year old girls enjoyed it a lot more than I did!

Rescue Dawn, a very good movie. I have never been disappointed by any of the movies I've seen with Christian Bale. It was also very interesting to see Steve Zahn in a serious role. It's a great story of survival and it provides a touching look into the true story of Dieter Dengler (Bale's character) and it includes some gripping profiles of life in a POW camp during the Vietnam War. It deserves 4/5 spanish olives.

Finally, I'll briefly talk about the movie my wife and I watched last night. Marie Antoinette. Pretty good. I was very pleased with Kirsten Dunst's portrayal of Antoinette and it had a very youthy feel to the movie. It was fun and an interesting look into the life of a teenage queen of France. A side note, I have been to the Palace of Versailles, it's one sweet pad. OK, 3/5 pieces of cake. Did y'all know that she never actually said "Let them eat cake". Au-revoir my friends.

License to Ugh...

Well, I recently sat through License to Wed starring Robin Williams, Mandy Moore & John Krasinski. Not much to it at all. At the end of the movie I was left with an overwhelming sense of dissappointment, and I had the strong taste of cheddar (no, was it swiss) in my mouth. (The movie was cheesy... ha ha ha...)

I am a big fan of The Office and Krasinski's character is perfection on that show. He essentially channels the same sarcasm with a lot less wit for his character in this movie and it doesn't work. His acting was a lot worse on the big screen. Also, Robin Williams, one who rarely dissappoints (both on the dramatic and comedic fronts) played a creepy, stalker reverend who enjoys teaching the joys and hardships of marriage through sadistic and psychotic means. Mandy did nothing for me either.

I did enjoy the small cameos played by Brian Baumgartner (Kevin in The Office) and Angela Kinsey (she plays Angela... funny). They added some nice comedic relief offsetting the boring chemistry between Williams and Krasinski. Well, to sum it all up, I'll give it 1.5/5 cans of spam and never watch it again.

Peace and love.

Health food

I just lost a head's up match against my wife in poker. Not too thrilled. But, I've come to terms with it. The first time I ever taught her Texas Hold 'Em, she got pocket Kings on her first hand, and on the second hand, pocket Aces!
She's something all right. Another funny story has to do with a random trip to the casino on a long car trip. We decided to stop at the Ho-Chunk Casino in Wisconsin and see where $20 would take us. We ended up walking out with $300 thanks to her fabulous luck at a slot machine and her watchful eye when I played video poker! Great memory.
Anyway, the reason for the title is that we made a "salad" tonight I've never heard about or tasted before in my life. Snickers Bar Salad, if you follow the link it takes you to the very difficult and strenuous recipe. We skipped the marshmallows, but just three ingredients makes some good eats...

• Snickers Bars
• Apples (we used Braeburn)
• Whipped Cream

I just love the fact that it's called a salad! Well, we're going to let it chill in the fridge overnight and try it tomorrow, can't wait to try it... We ended up not going with Cool Whip (we whipped cream, baby!), but if you'd like to check out this video I found a few weeks ago, it is an interesting find.

OK, I'm done, this wasn't about a movie, sorry to all of you who read this blog every day looking for high quality reviews. You just didn't get one today. :-(

"I'm sorry Shaun..."

Just watched Shaun of the Dead the other night for the 2nd time. LOVE IT!

Hilarious, slightly scary, and downright clever. Can't wait to see Hot Fuzz, I need to rent it soon.

Anyway, this movie gets 5/5 cricket bats. Pure genious.