Things at school have been super busy lately. It reached the time of the year where everything had been assigned months ago became due. Since I made the standard decision of leaving everything to last minute, I’ve been very busy of late.
However, while I don’t have many hijinks to report, I have ingested a fair bit of media. So here’s a quick review of all the stuff I’ve done lately:
Movies:V for Vendetta: I actually really enjoyed this movie. V’s dialogue was brilliant in a very cheesy fashion. The one thing that got me was that the English parliament building was destroyed by a terrorist action in movie. I can’t help but wonder if that would have been allowed if the target had been American.
Metropolis: I’m talking about the 1927 silent movie here; it’s a movie I always wanted to see and it took me about 10 years to finally get around to it. I was actually surprised how entertained I was by it. Being a silent black & white movie, it’s definitely not for everyone though. But if you’re interested in seeing an interesting movie sci-fi movie with a fascinating setting, this is the movie for you. I greatly enjoyed how it managed to both be procommunist and anticommunist at the same time.
The Sentinel: Probably the most forgettable movie I’ve ever scene. The only thing I remember is the dude from 24 was in it.
Frog-g-g: You know for a movie about a man sized frog terrorizing a small town, this movie was extremely slow moving and boring.
Music:Pete Tong: For those not familiar, Pete Tong is an electric music DJ who came to Calgary recently. Travis, Jacqui and I went to hear him spin (I hope I used the right nomenclature there Travis/Carlin). Some people don’t realize how much talent it actually takes to make good electronic music. However I guarantee if you compare the opening DJ with Pete Tong, you’ll quickly realize how much skill it requires. My only complaint with Pete Tong is that I had to leave relatively early to catch the last C-train home and couldn’t hear his whole set.
Bad Astronaut: Don’t feel bad you’ve never heard of these guys. They’re an indie band and I’m not even sure how I got introduced to them, I think I just liked the name when I saw it. Either way I’ve been listening to them a lot lately. Good chill music to study to.
Video Games:Resident Evil 4: I know I’m late on this one, but I have the excuse of being in Switzerland when it came out. By far this is one of the best games I’ve ever played and am currently going through it again.
Final Fantasy XII: I’m only about 10 hours in, but I’m also digging this game. The new combat system removes a lot of the BS and the storyline is good. I love the fact that it’s set in the same world as FF: Tatics (Mont Blanc rules!).
Marvel Ultimate Alliance: The comic book geek inside me has dreamed for a game like this for many a years. The only thing that’s missing is the option to high-five Stan Lee for being awesome. Deadpool is an un-killable machine and I love it. Mike really stepped it up by allowing me to play it on his 360.
Wii: I’ll admit when I first heard about the Wii I thought Nintendo had lost its mind. However, after playing it at Dave’s house, I was impressed by how much fun it was. The controller works really well and is surprisingly intuitive. I’m eagerly anticipating what future developers are going to do with it. It doesn’t completely forgive the stupid name though.
TV:Daily Show/Colbert Report: These shows have been really good lately. The Midterm Election Midtacular is a piece of television gold.
12 oz Mouse: Without question the most abstract, confusing and poorly animated thing ever put on TV. I love it. I just hope the story is actually building to something profound and not just screwing around.
Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip: I love this show. The dialogue is more clever than it deserves to be. Therefore it’s going to be canceled. Stupid TV networks and their audience that doesn’t like to be challenged.
Comics (I’ll be brief):Marvel Civil War: By far the best comic book mega event ever. The best part is there is no way to return to status quo and I have no idea how it’s going to end. I was trying to wait for the trade, but the Punisher showing up was too much for me to handle.
Green Arrow: For those curious, this is my favorite super hero. Too bad I dislike the writer (Winick) who’s been on it for a couple of years now. He has a tendency to write boring, predictable and somewhat insulting plot lines. I miss the old days when Smith or Metzer was on the title. Currently anytime Green Arrow shows up in another title is a good day for Vance.
JLA: Loving the new league.
Books:
The Republic by Plato: I’ve been thumbing through this for about a month now and I can tell that Plato and I disagree on several things. He seems much more optimistic in a leader than I ever will be.
Theater:
Glorious!: A very light but pleasant play. It definitely won’t change your life. But you’ll leave smiling. One of the acts is comedy gold, I won’t say which one though.
