A Couple of Days Not Long Studying To Do

So haven't posted in a while, here's what has been happening.

1) Football, fantasy and bet wise went awful. I'm making a couple of moves in the keeper league, but the whole Arizona QB debacle is hurting me bad.

2)Heroes premiere: OK got to be honest here, by about 2/3 of the way just wasn't into it. I think if the story is just rehasing last year but with a new Sylar count me out.

Fun Friday-LONG POST

Candi took off on Friday since on my actual Bday I had to work, go to Cub Scouts and all the normal boring stuff life just seems to be full of. So we went and saw the new Halloween at a 1:25 show which is the way to go, us and one other person was in the theatre. I liked it actually a little better than the 1978 Halloween. Are there parts that make no sense? Yes, but hello it is a movie. It actually made me scared in parts. You go to the movies to be entertained and it was entertaining. I've seen a lot of posts/internet writing trying to pin Rob Zombie as a misogynist because he always is showing women naked in all his movies, but truth be told, I don't think of him that way because at least all the women he is showing are natural. In other words, I think the nudity is part of the film, in theory it could be cut out but come on it's 2007. However, he is not just showing some woman with 36dd and a 20" waist to show her naked. The women in his film all have realistic body proportions(though they do tend to be a little on the thin side, but look at his wife). That being said I don't think an appreciation for the female body or showing nudity within the realms of your art makes one a misogynist. But enough controversy. He's definitely progressed tremendously as a director, though the movie could be about 15 minutes shorter. It's not like Devil's Rejects which could have been about 40 minutes shorter. It does suffer from one of my two major flaws with modern films, the no real setting flaw. With all due respect, it's less derivative and condemning socio-economically than the 1978 version(though I guess since that was one of the first slasher films I can't really say derivative but I will see below; ) ), or else I just really think teenagers today are just wild and these kids were relaxed. It kind of plays with the whole "pure evil" nonsense from the 1978 film and you start to wonder if maybe Dr. Loomis had that all in his head. One thing that made it much scarier than the 1978 movie was the sheer size of Michael Myers, hello he's taller than Big B and about 150 lbs heavier. I'd be pretty scared if he was coming after me. The characters do suffer from cis(character induced stupidity) alot. Hello, if there is one thing I have learned from all these movies when the bad guy is down make sure he is down.


Overall, it wasn't Transformers, but it wasn't Mr. Bean's Holiday either. Though it is less gory than even watching it you think it is(I know that sounded strange what I mean to say is you see a lot less gore than you think you do), the level of violence does sort of make the 300 look like Sesame Street. It was good escapism which ultimately is what movies are supposed to be. It probably cracks my top 100 horror films of all time probably at like number 72. Rob Zombie is definitely progressing as a director, I think his next film(live action, I know he has an animated film in the works) might even crack my top 100 ever, which currently only has about 3 horror films in it(TCM-the original, Psycho-the original, Birds).

One last thing, though I really claim to not like Will Ferrell movies, it's amazing how often I quote them. They just fit everywhere, it's strange. Doug's whole "Your My Boy Blue" team sort of makes me want to watch Old School again(besides which it stars the replacement Candi, Juliette Lewis), just to hear the quotes I am missing. So here is your weekly Will Ferrell quote.


Will Ferrell (Ricky Bobby):
... with all due respect, Mr Dennit ... I had no idea you had gotten experimental surgery to have your balls removed ...
Molly Shannon (Mrs. Dennit):
... ha ha ha ha ha ...
Greg Germann (Larry Dennit, Jr.):
... what, what did you say, what was that, what was that?
Will Ferrell:
... woah woah, I said with all due respect ...
Greg Germann:
... no, that doesn't mean you get to say whatever you want to say to me ...
Will Ferrell:
... sure, sure as heck does ...
Greg Germann:
... no no, it doesn't mean that ...
Will Ferrell:
... its in the Geneva Convention, look it up ...

Turning 35 and Other Interesting News

So yesterday, 9/20 I turned the big 35. In general I had a pretty good b-day. Can't complain, who'd listen anyways.

Best thought on football of the week, doesn't come from Donovan McNabb, it comes from Ed who said, "The thing that should scare teams about the Lions and Texans is they have been losers so long, if they win 3 or 4 at the beginning they(the Lions and Texans) might actually think they can do something." I completely agree with this statement, and speaking of Donovan guess who the Iggles play? Yes, the Lions, who have the big man, God himself on their side, according to Kitna. I look for wins from Lions, Redskins, and a closer than people want to think victory from the Ravens.

Fantasy football wise, Laurence Maroney should be on a short leash. All the experts say he is a guarantee for a buck and a TD this week. Forget it, I got him in but I fully expect the 7-8 points and next week Marshawn goes in.