| The Dark Knight |
[Jul. 18th, 2008|02:57 am] |
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Wow...
So, the big question is...Heath or Jack? Who is better? Well, I can't answer that. They are two completely different versions of the same twisted character. What I can say is this: Heath is closer to the elemental nature of The Joker, whereas Jack has that pop-comic feel. Jack made me laugh because he made me forget that what I was laughing at was a psychopath...Heath made me feel like a bad person every time I laughed, and then showed me how wrong I was for laughing by scaring me just a little in the very next instant.
The point is, they were equally good at portraying someone who is inexplicably the greatest thorn in Batman's side. They made it believable that they could rattle Batman so easily and have such a difficult time keeping the "Clown Prince" under lock and key.
Now, as for my overall assessment of the movie... It was incredibly smart and filled in several parts of Batman's personality / mind / ability that were missing. Granted, it didn't go the full distance...much like Batman Begins, Bruce Wayne / Batman's intelligence is very watered down. He is portrayed as having a brilliant tactical and resourceful mind, as well as his budding detective skills, but there was little development or mention of his knowledge of science in either movie. He pretty much defers to Lucius Fox for most of the really technical stuff. Of course, I think Nolan has brought the character very much down to Earth, grounding him solidly on the not-quite-extreme edge of what is plausible. This gives him a lot of room to play, because he can then do what he did with this movie: take a superhero movie and instead turn it into a crime drama that happens to have a "super" hero in it. "The Dark Knight" is a very heavy movie; most definitely not a "popcorn" flick. I don't really think there is a lot in it that someone under the age of 13 or so would even like, except some great fight scenes and fx. The story wouldn't really keep a child involved, and I doubt too many kids would be awake by the end of the movie. There's just too much of a psychological factor to it...a deeper level of enjoyment that only adults could really get into. Twists and turns abound!
I won't be giving anything away, don't worry. Just go see it. You'll understand what I mean. Oh, and incidentally, The Joker is one helluva magician...HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HAHAHAHAHA!!!!! |
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| Home! |
[Jan. 19th, 2008|02:22 pm] |
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We made it home safely.
Zod got voted off Project Runway, so I can put away Gay Wayne now. Sucks to be Zod, but hooray for me! |
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| A DM's Musings... |
[Dec. 21st, 2007|05:34 pm] |
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Kathamakon Swiftslayer Thakegoa’makuu was born |
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| Bum Rush Party |
[Dec. 19th, 2007|11:55 am] |
For anyone bored and having extra free time:
http://thebumrushparty.blogspot.com/
I've been running a D&D 3.5 Eberron game for a few months now. Recently, we decided to start up a blog about it. In just a few days, it has resulted in some amusing commentary and creative exerpts. For those that are interested...enjoy! |
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| Par-tay |
[Dec. 9th, 2007|12:47 pm] |
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So, I went to a party last night hosted by my boss...Chrissy accompanied me. It was a blast! After some chit-chatting, listening to Christmas music, and people other than me drinking...a lot...we broke out the karaoke machine. I won't go into it all that in-depth, but I did Baby Got Back and Like a Virgin. Chrissy and I dueted Come to My Window. The best was when the wife of a co-worker got completely smashed and insisted on singing "harmony" with everyone, regardless of the song and whether or not she knew it. FYI...YOU CAN'T HARMONIZE WITH BABY GOT BACK!! It just...doesn't work. The same thing goes with female involvement in the song "Beer for my Horses" (a Toby Keith/Willy Nelson duet). So...you can all take that little nugget of wisdom home with you.
I did try one alcoholic concoction, though. It was something Layne (MSgt Nelson, my boss) had come up with at some point in his life. It was this yellowish alcohol that smelled of licorice (Chrissy knows the name...I have no clue what it is called) and hot coffee mixed, with whipped cream on top (that ultimately ends up blending into the drink). It's meant to be taken in a small cup or shot glass...we used small plastic cups. Anyway, I expected it to taste like raw @$$, given that it had alcohol and coffee (two things I'm not big on) mixed...but it was actually pretty good. I sipped it initially, but then downed the rest in shot-like fashion. And, despite my jovial nature for the duration of the evening, that was the only alcohol I imbibed. Of course, I'd only had about 6 hours of sleep in a 48 hour period at that point, so I was probably as "drunk" as anyone else there, but it was a (mostly) alcohol-free stupor. Good times.
It did help that I knew 9 out of every 10 people there. I tend to clam up initially around strangers. Go Introversion!!
Do you hear that? A whale is crying for help...I have to go. *loosens tie and runs off* (Al Gore's cameo in 30 Rock was great...now if only *he* would have taken up a bid to run for president...) |
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| Back from Californ-i-a |
[Dec. 7th, 2007|01:52 am] |
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| |  jet-lagged & fluey | ] |
I just got back from 4 days and nights in the wonderful land of Monterey, CA. I stayed at the Embassy Suites for a Command Language Program Convention, which was informative, if a little long-winded (I'm the Command Language Program Manager for my Squadron...I manage linguists & take care of their issues & training). The hotel was pretty damn nice. It had a tv in the bedroom *and* the living room area (which were separate)...a little gluttonous, but ok. It had a great breakfast buffet and free happy hour bar (though I don't really drink, so I didn't take advantage of this). The worst part about the trip: I went out there Sunday...by Tuesday morning, I had come down with a bad cold. I'm still getting over it, actually. Most of Tuesday, I was simply miserable. Fortunately, Tucker, the guy I went with (the Wing CLPM), keeps a pharmacy on him, so I bummed some Nyquil liquigels and had a blissful night.
We weren't very adventurous, but we ate at a *really* great Chipotle (real Mexicans and everything!), a pretty decent Mexican restaurant (the name I do not recall), and a few stops at Chili's near the hotel. We ate at the bar and on Monday night (and Tuesday night, but that was uneventful), had an awesome conversation with one of the managers and bartenders (who chided me about my choice of drinks...Schmirnoff Ice). The manager bought each of us a round (otherwise, I would only have had one...oh, I got so plastered!...in my head).
All in all, an ok trip. Worth the flight anxiety? Not sure. I'll probably lean towards the "yes" when I receive my $300 in per diem, though. :-) (Yes, Daniel, that's the money I'm going to buy your 360 with...so don't waste your time asking) |
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| (no subject) |
[Dec. 1st, 2007|06:54 pm] |
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God, give me the strength to avoid buying the X-Box 360 Elite and giving Daniel my current 360... Give me the wisdom to realize that this would just be a really smart purchase and in no way whatsoever a bad expenditure of over $500. Grant me the serenity to accept that I am a consumer whore (and how!) and the courage to find a better deal (though there really isn't one...the Elite is a great deal...). Amen.
I hate you, Microsoft.
God, give me the strength to forgive Microsoft for teaming up with the devil (or ousting him from power and taking over Hell) and battling shamelessly for my eternal soul.
Amen...again. |
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[Nov. 24th, 2007|03:26 am] |
Rock Band...uh...ROCKS!!
I especially love the customizability of characters, though I'm disappointed that you have to play through with each character to earn money for new crap for your closet. Ah well. Tats are free, and you earn some free gear along the way. Also, while I haven't done it yet, the band mode (where 2+ people can play for $$$ & gear) might do what I want the game to do (a generic closet of stuff for any character). We'll see, I guess. The drums rule, singing is fun (though very hard when you don't know more than 25% of the songs), and the new guitar is very sweet. No clicking sounds!! Unfortunately, I've run into a problem with mine...it is doing this double-strum thing. I suppose I'll have to send it in and get a new one. Ah well. I also haven't tested to see if a headset/HALO wireless "bluetooth-esque" headset will work in place of the mic. If so, I see some guitar/singing action in my near future. :-)
The best part about the game is playing with other people, though. Hands down. Now, if only they would take songs from GH 1-3 and from the various KR games and convert them to Rock Band. With the exception of a handful of songs, it just feels like Rock Band got the leftovers.
After the newness of Rock Band wears off and I've unlocked *everything*, I'll move on to Ace Combat 6. I plan on getting into some sweet dogfights with Xander. :-D
Good times. |
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