Something Old, Something New...

I finally watched Clerks 2.  I wasn't expecting much, but it was actually pretty good.  Kevin Smith is clever, albiet raunchy as hell.  Most people either love his stuff or hate it.  There's usually no middle ground.  His new movie, Cop Out with Bruce Willis, starts this Friday, 2/26/10.  Some say he's a Sell Out but, in this economy, you've got to get the work where you can.

New to video is Couples Retreat with Vince Vaughn, Jon Favreau, Jason Bateman and Kristen Bell.  Saw this the other night and it is pretty amusing.  Laughed out loud a few times.  My only complaint is that it was nearly 2 hours long.  That's fine for some movies but, for a comedy, it was about a half hour too long.

Finally, finally, almost done with the Dan Brown book.  It's lived up to all the hype.  This one should make a good movie.

I've recently been re-discovering Led Zeppelin.  I know...I know...Its really old school, but I'd forgotten how good they really were.  They only released 9 studio albums but every one has some great music on it.  You don't realize how many hits they had until you really start to dig into their library.

Ugh!  American Idol preempted Human Target tonight!  Glorified karaoke and its still on the air after all these years.  Does anyone even care what Randy or Simon have to say anymore?  Turned to the Olympics and what were they covering?  Cross-country skiing.  The announcer even said out loud (this is absolutely true) "This is a boring race".  I'm not sure if he knew his microphone was on or what.  For a network that admitted that they stood to lose millions on this deal, you'd think NBC would try to liven it up a bit!

Everything is...like 3D, man.

Thought I better chime in for 2010. And I say twenty-ten, by the way, but that's another discussion.
Well if you haven't heard about Avatar, you've been hiding under a rock on Pandora. 3D is now becoming the standard with studios standing in line to make all of their movies in the format. Why? I'm fine with 2D for most features. 3D should be reserved for the eye-popping epics that deserve it. I don't really need to see something like The Hangover 2 in 3D and, what's this, George Lucas wants to transfer the Star Wars flicks to the format. The dude has totally wigged out (he's going to be remaking them till he dies).

Well, enough of that. Avatar was great, as was Sherlock Holmes. Robert Downey Jr. has really turned his life around in recent years. I always knew he could do it. Just check out Chaplin sometime.
Watched Moon with Sam Rockwell. Excellent job on that low budget gem. Saw Funny People and it didn't live up to its name. Viewed a handful of others over the past couple of months, but nothing too memorable.
The Wolfman is out with underwhelming reviews, but Percy Jackson looks to be doing well. Funny how Chris Columbus launched both Harry Potter and Percy. Tim Burton's Alice in Wonderland will open soon. He needs a hit under his belt. I haven't been too impressed with him lately. Summer blockbusters will be here before you know it. Only 77 more days until Iron Man 2!
24 is back on the air and is another good season so far. Things really picked up when Manny Coto took over daily operations on the production a couple of seasons ago. Production has been halted for a week or so while Kiefer Sutherland undergoes an elective surgery to clean up a small ruptured cyst (Eww!). Also, LOST has returned for its final season and is starting to answer some questions. The new Fox action series, Human Target, is not bad and more new episodes of Fringe will be aired starting April 1st.
Still trying to make it through Dan Brown's new Book, The Lost Symbol. It's really good, trying to find the time to read it is the problem.
Well, hope all is well with you, my minions. Let me know if there is anything you'd like to hear me chat about. Later...