tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12483072.post1447515659422350487..comments2023-10-05T18:38:14.859+09:00Comments on Ninja-tek: Every Now and Then Some Magic Creeps Into the Blog...Cutuphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16683158012279780514noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12483072.post-44880834831463472232008-05-25T12:48:00.000+09:002008-05-25T12:48:00.000+09:00I'm shedding a tear right now - this is like some ...I'm shedding a tear right now - this is like some big family reunion, albeit the sort of family comprised of individuals who hate each other and don't talk to each other for years on end except after their parents die and a battle over the will and personal belongings emerges, until - many years later - they inadvertently stumble upon each other again in old age at some sort of family reunion and make awkward small talk and humorous references to past conflicts ("Err...hey, uh, remember that whole 'I want all of Dad's money and you're not getting any of it' thing? That was funny, right? Right?"). We are that family.<BR/><BR/>Sadly I didn't commit suicide but if I had attempted to I probably would have survived anyway because I am inhuman. I was reading a Uwe Boll interview on Rotten Tomatoes earlier today and something he said about Kevin Costner struck me as being particularly poignant: "Mr. Brooks was a pretty good movie." The point is, I just don't think suicide could kill me. I'll probably live forever - if not physically, at least intellectually.<BR/><BR/>Speed Racer was a great movie. I give it 8.1/10 on a Pitchfork rating scale. That Leonardo DiCaprio kid is gonna go far.<BR/><BR/>Indy 4 sucks the big one. The scariest thing in that movie is seeing Karen Allen's face - at first I thought Indy had discovered another mummy or something, until her mouth started moving (it's the only area of her face still capable of free movement, as the rest has been Botoxed and injected-with-various-chemicals to death).<BR/><BR/>Truth be told, I loved the John Zone Livejournal. What's the saying? Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery? I hope you resume it at some point. Maybe a review of "Santa Clause 3" musing on the marvellance (a new word I coined yesterday) of Martin Short's transcendental performance. Or maybe an essay on the subversiveness of "The Village" and why it's a bold artistic statement on male pattern baldness?<BR/><BR/>Sorry for the long comment! I am quite drunk and, to be honest, impotent! But I don't know what that word means. My girlfriend is just always bringing it up and I usually tune her out but I started writing a song and couldn't rhyme "Insolence" and put in "Impotent" and it worked perfectly. And it shut up my girlfriend when I sang it to her! In fact, I haven't seen her in three weeks. I should really write more songs.Johnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01918449085765907791noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12483072.post-24075022161553203332008-05-24T15:59:00.000+09:002008-05-24T15:59:00.000+09:00I was really concerned about John.On an episode of...I was really concerned about John.<BR/><BR/>On an episode of American Idol, the British contestant Michael Whatshisface sang "A Day in the Life" which is a song about suicide. Afterward, the judges criticized the song choice and Michael W. said he wanted to dedicate it to his friend from back home, John Ulmer, who died the year before.<BR/><BR/>Then I saw that his movie review website was down and I couldn't find and reviews on IMDB or anywhere of recent movies.<BR/><BR/>So it's good to see he's still writing movie reviews - and not dead or whatever.<BR/><BR/>Here's a short review of Speed Racer for olde time's sake:<BR/><BR/><B>Speed Racer</B><BR/><BR/>An all-star cast of Christina Ricci and Tim Allen hits this one out of the park and scores a touchdown. John Goodman truly deserves and MVP award for his performance as "Tommy" a deaf, dumb, and blind kid who sure plays a mean pinball.<BR/><BR/>Never mind.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com