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Sunday, June 12, 2005
I Feel Like An Uncle!
Congratulations to my good friends Tim and Lidia on the birth of their daughter Ana! Read more about it on Tim's blog!
"Mr. and Mrs. Smith" is not a good movie.
I foolishly spent $8.50 to see "Mr. and Mrs. Smith" last night and realized that not only had I paid too much for it, I couldn't think of any movie that is worth $8.50 to see.
I've seen the reports that talk about how it's a hit, but I must ask the question: When will people realize that a high gross on opening weekend has absolutely no correlation to the quality of that movie?
This movie is formulaic at best and pointless at the end. It is a bunch of silly couples therapy jokes strung together with PG-13 choreographed fight sequences. And then to top it off, the wrinkle in the plot that is introduced about midway through the movie goes completely unresolved when the credit finally roll. But the writers threw in one more couples therapy joke at the end to make you forget about how lazy they were in not bothering to actually resolve the plot. And what bothered me more was that people actually clapped in the theater at the end of the movie and it wasn't sarcastic!
I give up! Hollywood you win! I won't go see anymore crappy summer "blockbusters" if you promise not to ruin any more movies and TV shows with unnecessary remakes and/or adaptations. Uh-oh! Too late! The deal is off!
I've seen the reports that talk about how it's a hit, but I must ask the question: When will people realize that a high gross on opening weekend has absolutely no correlation to the quality of that movie?
This movie is formulaic at best and pointless at the end. It is a bunch of silly couples therapy jokes strung together with PG-13 choreographed fight sequences. And then to top it off, the wrinkle in the plot that is introduced about midway through the movie goes completely unresolved when the credit finally roll. But the writers threw in one more couples therapy joke at the end to make you forget about how lazy they were in not bothering to actually resolve the plot. And what bothered me more was that people actually clapped in the theater at the end of the movie and it wasn't sarcastic!
I give up! Hollywood you win! I won't go see anymore crappy summer "blockbusters" if you promise not to ruin any more movies and TV shows with unnecessary remakes and/or adaptations. Uh-oh! Too late! The deal is off!
Thursday, June 09, 2005
Free Katie!
The Free Katie! campaign has begun to "liberate Katie, a young, gifted, actress held captive by forces we may never understand. Even one summer of captivity is too long for one so bright!" Hollywood gossip is a terribly annoying past-time, but this story will just not go away because Tom Cruise seems to be making a point of letting everyone know that he and Katie Holmes are for real. You be the judge: Crazy In Love or Just Plain Crazy? Of course "Option 3" is that this is all just an elaborate stunt to promote yet another lazy Hollywood remake.
Wednesday, June 08, 2005
The Hybrid Man
I read a story this afternoon about the "Hybrid Man" and I must say, that this is a load of crap!
"We are watching the birth of a hybrid man. ... Why not put on a pink-flowered shirt and try out a partner-swapping club?" asked Le Louet, stressing that the study had focused on men aged between 20 and 35.
I agree that there is no reason for men to not be emotional or infallible but what is this crap about swingers clubs? Is it so hard to be in a committed relationship with one person? Or is this crap just an excuse by French fashionistas to try to justify their decadent lifestyles.
Maybe I am in the minority, but I don't think that's the case. There seems to be an overwhelming push by media types to advocate lifestyles that are contrary to traditional moral values under the guise of promoting individuality and freedom. But I believe that this is a disingenuous attempt to prop up what traditionalists would call immoral or unacceptable behavior.
Why is monogamy viewed as a negative to these people? Is it that these Hybrid Men are so enlightened that they see that there is no need to be committed to one person? I tend to think it is actually insecurity and jealousy of not being emotionally capable of committing to one person for the rest of one's life. And that is just sad. I believe in Love and that when you have found the right person, there is no one else in the world that can satisfy you emotionally or physically. That's not to say that there wouldn't be thoughts of experiences with others, but to engage in such activities would devalue the original relationship. I know a lot of people that think that they could engage in that behavior, but given the opportunity causes them to have a natural guilty reaction. In my opinion, anyone who wouldn't feel guilty does not have enough of a moral and psychological grounding to experience true Love in the first place. They are only capable of shallow and baseless relationships. To me that's not a hybrid of anything...that's just sad.
"We are watching the birth of a hybrid man. ... Why not put on a pink-flowered shirt and try out a partner-swapping club?" asked Le Louet, stressing that the study had focused on men aged between 20 and 35.
I agree that there is no reason for men to not be emotional or infallible but what is this crap about swingers clubs? Is it so hard to be in a committed relationship with one person? Or is this crap just an excuse by French fashionistas to try to justify their decadent lifestyles.
Maybe I am in the minority, but I don't think that's the case. There seems to be an overwhelming push by media types to advocate lifestyles that are contrary to traditional moral values under the guise of promoting individuality and freedom. But I believe that this is a disingenuous attempt to prop up what traditionalists would call immoral or unacceptable behavior.
Why is monogamy viewed as a negative to these people? Is it that these Hybrid Men are so enlightened that they see that there is no need to be committed to one person? I tend to think it is actually insecurity and jealousy of not being emotionally capable of committing to one person for the rest of one's life. And that is just sad. I believe in Love and that when you have found the right person, there is no one else in the world that can satisfy you emotionally or physically. That's not to say that there wouldn't be thoughts of experiences with others, but to engage in such activities would devalue the original relationship. I know a lot of people that think that they could engage in that behavior, but given the opportunity causes them to have a natural guilty reaction. In my opinion, anyone who wouldn't feel guilty does not have enough of a moral and psychological grounding to experience true Love in the first place. They are only capable of shallow and baseless relationships. To me that's not a hybrid of anything...that's just sad.
Shark Season Is Upon Us!
It's not officially summer until a surfer is bit by a shark and a media frenzy is whipped up. So Sunday was apparently the first official day of summer. The AP is reporting that a surfer was bitten by a shark off the coast of New Jersey on Sunday. It was the first reported shark attack in New Jersey in 30 years. And it might have a been a young Great White shark! Stay tuned to the news for Jaws themed reports on the story.
About a year ago, I read the thoroughly interesting chronicle Twelve Days of Terror of a series of gruesome shark attacks in New Jersey in 1916. Now that was a frenzy! Although the type of shark was never determined conclusively, most experts think it was either a Great White or one or more Bull sharks. What was truly horrifying about the story is that the shark(s) not only attacked people in the ocean, but also attacked swimmers in an inland canal. The idea of being eaten by a shark in a river is terrifying!
By all accounts, that summer was worse than anything that has been seen in Florida, California or Hawaii in the past few years. Maybe it is morbid curiosity, but sharks are fascinating. These ancient creatures are truly amazing. But they are definitely not going to keep me out of the ocean this summer.
About a year ago, I read the thoroughly interesting chronicle Twelve Days of Terror of a series of gruesome shark attacks in New Jersey in 1916. Now that was a frenzy! Although the type of shark was never determined conclusively, most experts think it was either a Great White or one or more Bull sharks. What was truly horrifying about the story is that the shark(s) not only attacked people in the ocean, but also attacked swimmers in an inland canal. The idea of being eaten by a shark in a river is terrifying!
By all accounts, that summer was worse than anything that has been seen in Florida, California or Hawaii in the past few years. Maybe it is morbid curiosity, but sharks are fascinating. These ancient creatures are truly amazing. But they are definitely not going to keep me out of the ocean this summer.
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