Happy Friday Ya'll! I'm back with some more FFR with the hardcore Jack Daniels of awesomeness- T.M.
The Rocky Horror Picture Show
So Rocky Horror is now enter it's 35th year anniversary. Woah. I've never been a fan of going to the Rocky shows at my local theater but I do enjoy the movie and of course, all the songs and dancing.
I haven't had the chance to catch the new version of V but I'm a big fan of the original so if you're one of those people who like to catch up with an original before seeing a new/remake/whatever version of something. Here's your chance!
My non-horror pick of the week. It's no secret that I'm crazy in love with Kevin Smith. I don't care if that tubby bitch is married with a kid, he's still ranks high in my celeb crush list but ah, anyway, this is Smith's follow up from the brilliant Clerks.
And random moment: I overheard someone in line at Comic Con say to his friend "Hey, remember in Mallrats, Scene 20, when Brody...." True story. This guy said "Scene 20" and officially out-geeked me by a million points.
Young girls witness a murder by their freaky classmate, Milo. Sixteen years later the girls reunite, believing that Milo died years ago but then poof they are being terrorized by the still young psycho Milo. Good times.
So I graduated high school in '99 and shit wasn't as cool as they are in these movies. Oh well. So the first Class of '99 was a classic but this one...it's Cody from Step by Step, WIN!
Hello folks. Just a head's up. I'm still working on my Comic Con post. Between recharging my eternal batteries, working between two laptops and having issues upload over 200 pics, I'll have something pulled together this week. Hopefully tomorrow but this week for sure. Moving on.
Hello readers! I'm doing an actual post live from Comic Con! I told myself that I was going to have fun and stay away from any computer activities but I find myself on Chicago time and hours to kill before my day starts. Also I didn't have a blog post ready for Saturday so this is going to be an amazing filler.
So my last panel of the night was Scott Pilgrim vs. The World. It was a fun panel and I was even given a super cute button. By the end of the panel people with a certain button got to go to a special screening. And yes, I had the very same special button! So I'll cover more on the panel when I do my official CC update but on to this review.
I've mentioned several times before that I'm really bad at video games. When it comes to shooting, running and jumping, I just can't seem to press the right buttons at the right time and I die a lot. Woe is me. But I lived in a house with two brothers that loved playing video games. They spent countless amounts of hours trying to get to the next level and defeat the big bad person. I spent those very same hours watching them with an intense visual fascination that not even porn can provide.
I'm sad to say that I never got a chance to read the SP books. The story seems like something I could easier get into and really love. So if you don't already know the story, here goes it:
Scott Pilgrim, a laid-back rocker, meets the girl of his dreams, literally. He finds out that if he's going to date her, he has to defeat a league of her evil exes. The girl, Romona, is intriguing and exciting to Scott, so he's all about trying to win her over. With each ex battle, Scott learns more about Romona and he starts to fall in love with her. Awww. Like video games, each level get more hard to beat but Scott fights his way for Romona's heart and for his own self-respect.
Putting my love for Edgar Wright and everything he touches aside for a minute, I really love all the elements that put this movie together. The music and video game sound bytes complimented every scene and added a fun touch to the movie. The old-school Batman-like "POW!" and "BAM!" action texts added a lot of charm and feel to every action as it flew on the screen for every time the phone rang or someone was hit. The characters offered quirky greatness and endless hilarity. And also, the fight scenes were hot!
Wright is such a fan boy to everything he does and it shows in this movie. He created a perfect balance of his personal style and the vision of the comic book creator, Brian Lee O'Mallory and he made this movie fantastic. I highly recommend this to everyone and I can't wait to see this again once it hits theaters!
Before I split town for SDCC, I met up with my favorite sidekick T.M. at his neighborhood brothel/waffle house and together we bring you this week's FFR picks and his wisdomisms.
Here goes:
Brutal Massacre: A Comedy
Harry Penderecki, a washed up horror director is looking to get back into the Hollywood light. Harry is given another chance to make either his best film or last film. This fake-a-mentory includes some horror greats like David Naughton, Ellen Sandweiss, Betsy Baker, Ken Foree, Gunnar Hansen, Mike Garris and Fango former editor and convention host Tony Timpone.
Every town has their spooky story of the house you're not to walk by etc. In The Shortcut, two dudes move to a new town where they learn about the neighborhood shortcut they're not supposed to take.
For a basic teen-ish horror flick, this one isn't too shabby.
My non-horror pick/welcome to my childhood pick of the week. I so wish I had a pet dog dragon thingy to terrorize people for me. Oh that would have been so effin' sweet.
T.M.- "Is that the one that goes on, and on and on and on and on and on (this conversation went on and on for a solid five minutes)
Hey! Look Behind You! has received the Versatile Award from the very awesome The Mike and The Spooky Vegan!
The rules attached to this award are:
• Thank the person who gave it to you
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• Contact the blogs you picked and let them know about the award. (this is a pre-dated post, I'll contact peeps when I'm back in town)
Well folks, I've been waiting for this moment for about a year now and it's finally here. I am going to COMIC CON!!!!!
This is my first time attending SDCC and I can't even express the amount of excitement I feel without needing a diaper or a clean up on aisle: my pants.
When I return I'll do a major post or posts on my excellent adventure. At the moment going over the schedule, I'm completely overwhelmed with all the awesomeness that I'm going to experience. I'll be sure to take lots of pics and report back whatever news I get from whatever panels I go to/get into/etc.
But anyway, I'm leaving early tomorrow morning so during my departure I will have some posts running so feel free to check back here throughout the week.
