Ok, children, I'm off to California for the Okayplayer Reunion 2002.
I will probably find a business center in the hotel to post something but if not, you can find me and my Dedaly Venom Spitterz comrades at our new home for spitting venom.
http://www.dropheavy.net
Maybe I'll stay in Cali until the "terror warnings" subside...
It's not safe here.
Friday, May 24, 2002
Wednesday, May 22, 2002
Monday, May 20, 2002
Guess who's back...
Ok, I STILL haven't seen Star Wars: Episode II: Attack of the Clones but from what I am hearing I am absolutely going to love/hate it. Everyone who loves it pretty ignore the fact that there apparently isn't any acting what-so-ever for the fact that after 25 years we get to see some Jedis whip some ass.
I think I will see it out in California at the famous Mann's Theater barring my companions whilst I am out there.
But I did see the movie I really wanted to see...
About A Boy
While it completely changed the ending of the book into something cute and silly, I understood what they were trying to do and they kept the heart of the novel in the screenplay.
It's a shame this movie came out the same week as Star Wars. I know the premise of counter programming but they didn't even try to advertise this movie to get it into the public consciousness. This movie, released in November, would have made an easy 100 million and got somebody in that movie nominated for some acting award (most likely Hugh Grant). But, they fucked up a perfectly good opportunity.
According of RottenTomatoes.com, more then 90% of critics gave it a favorable review.
What a waste.
-So Bush/FBI/CIA knew to some extent.
Duh!
They were pretty quick to finger Osama Bin Laden for something they had no foreknowledge of. His name came up with hours of the Twin Towers attack.
More proof they knew? The alleged "20th Hijacker" was arrested before 9-11 because of his suspicious flight school training.
Mark Thursday down in you calendars...it's Democrat Christmas
They are gonna tear him apart.
I can see the Election 2003 ads now.
"Democratic Party: We didn't know"
Of course, Bush and the Republican's defense was that Clinton received a similar warning when he was president.
True
But in 1994, almost 10 years ago.
Nice try
Also, how come every time Bush or Ashcroft are under criticism, we are issued a major terror warning.
Bush II is gonna be a one-term president like his father if he doesn�t start watching Wag the Dog.
-Ben Affleck as Daredevil
-The funniest shit I've seen in awhile (requires Quicktime and speakers)
Ok, I STILL haven't seen Star Wars: Episode II: Attack of the Clones but from what I am hearing I am absolutely going to love/hate it. Everyone who loves it pretty ignore the fact that there apparently isn't any acting what-so-ever for the fact that after 25 years we get to see some Jedis whip some ass.
I think I will see it out in California at the famous Mann's Theater barring my companions whilst I am out there.
But I did see the movie I really wanted to see...
About A Boy
While it completely changed the ending of the book into something cute and silly, I understood what they were trying to do and they kept the heart of the novel in the screenplay.
It's a shame this movie came out the same week as Star Wars. I know the premise of counter programming but they didn't even try to advertise this movie to get it into the public consciousness. This movie, released in November, would have made an easy 100 million and got somebody in that movie nominated for some acting award (most likely Hugh Grant). But, they fucked up a perfectly good opportunity.
According of RottenTomatoes.com, more then 90% of critics gave it a favorable review.
What a waste.
-So Bush/FBI/CIA knew to some extent.
Duh!
They were pretty quick to finger Osama Bin Laden for something they had no foreknowledge of. His name came up with hours of the Twin Towers attack.
More proof they knew? The alleged "20th Hijacker" was arrested before 9-11 because of his suspicious flight school training.
Mark Thursday down in you calendars...it's Democrat Christmas
They are gonna tear him apart.
I can see the Election 2003 ads now.
"Democratic Party: We didn't know"
Of course, Bush and the Republican's defense was that Clinton received a similar warning when he was president.
True
But in 1994, almost 10 years ago.
Nice try
Also, how come every time Bush or Ashcroft are under criticism, we are issued a major terror warning.
Bush II is gonna be a one-term president like his father if he doesn�t start watching Wag the Dog.
-Ben Affleck as Daredevil
-The funniest shit I've seen in awhile (requires Quicktime and speakers)
Monday, May 13, 2002
Sorry children, it's been awhile since I posted but (ugh) things have gotten really busy at work. Actually I could have done it at work but I didn't want to admit to myself that I had nothing to do and that really wasn't my fault because the work I was doing was contingent on another person and that person in another office decided not to be very helpful giving me nothing to do...
*sigh*
So Wednesday was me and F2's one year anniversary...I know bananas. So we decided to go out on a "date" of sorts where I picked a nice restaurant and was going to surprise it with the rest of the evening.
So we went to this Korean vegetarian spot midtown that had a Zen vibe to it that was really cool.
You're probably thinking "Mel, I thought you were a carnivore"
I am but to quote Jules from Pulp Fiction: "... my girlfriend's a vegetarian. Which more or less makes me a vegetarian, but I sure love the taste of a good burger."
But anyway it was cool, I have grown to like heavily flavored tofu...emphasis on flavor. Flavorless tofu is like chewing air. It's like there is something in your mouth but you can't taste it.
Anyway, after dinner and spending like 25 minutes trying to catch a cab (Yeah, "New" New York my ass)...I took her to see...
Yes, Topdog/Underdog, the critically-acclaimed Broadway play starring Jeffery Wright and Mos Def. It won a Pulitzer Prize apparently.
Must have been a slow year for competition.
Don't get me wrong. It had it's moments. Best when the focus was humor but the drama was lacking...mostly because Mos Def Wasn't good at emoting. I would have liked to have seen it when Don Cheadle was playing Mos' role. Anyway, needless to say, we were disappointed.
What should I expect from a play from the women who wrote Girl 6...
-Spider-Man made $200 million dollars in 9 days. Jesus (pronounced "Hey Zeus"). I don't know. Even Lucas knows that it is not going to beat that record. But, after next week, we will have a better idea as to who will be the winner in the end. Star Wars still has the bigger incentive to watch 2-3 times (although I only saw The Phantom Menace once in the theaters and that surprised even me...not really...it sucked).
I think I am gonna hold out on Episode II. I'd rather catch About A Boy stress-free. I'm going to Cali next weekend so I think I am gonna try and see it at Mann's Theater which would be cool...even if it sucked.
I don't think it is going to suck. I think it will be satisfying on some levels. Seeing Sam Jackson whip ass as a Jedi (or Yoda for that matter), seeing all the Jedis fight, seeing Ewan McGregor finally get a handle on being Obi-Wan, seeing the future unfold....
But two things scare me...
Written by George Lucas and Jonathan Hales
Directed by George Lucas
Yeah, he got help writing but from the guy who wrote The Scorpion King.
Imagine me the skeptic...
He needs to just admit there isn't some great story he thought of 25 years ago (first it was a nine part sags then he backtracked and said it was only a six part saga) but something he is making up as he goes along.
He needs to admit that there is an obvious reason why The Empire Strikes Back was the best. Look at the credits, buddy.
He is a great visual artist. But anyone who can't get a good performance out of Liam Nesson, Ewan McGregor and Natalie Portman, all great actors, is just a bad director.
We shall see soon enough...
The box office have begun.
*sigh*
So Wednesday was me and F2's one year anniversary...I know bananas. So we decided to go out on a "date" of sorts where I picked a nice restaurant and was going to surprise it with the rest of the evening.
So we went to this Korean vegetarian spot midtown that had a Zen vibe to it that was really cool.
You're probably thinking "Mel, I thought you were a carnivore"
I am but to quote Jules from Pulp Fiction: "... my girlfriend's a vegetarian. Which more or less makes me a vegetarian, but I sure love the taste of a good burger."
But anyway it was cool, I have grown to like heavily flavored tofu...emphasis on flavor. Flavorless tofu is like chewing air. It's like there is something in your mouth but you can't taste it.
Anyway, after dinner and spending like 25 minutes trying to catch a cab (Yeah, "New" New York my ass)...I took her to see...
Yes, Topdog/Underdog, the critically-acclaimed Broadway play starring Jeffery Wright and Mos Def. It won a Pulitzer Prize apparently.
Must have been a slow year for competition.
Don't get me wrong. It had it's moments. Best when the focus was humor but the drama was lacking...mostly because Mos Def Wasn't good at emoting. I would have liked to have seen it when Don Cheadle was playing Mos' role. Anyway, needless to say, we were disappointed.
What should I expect from a play from the women who wrote Girl 6...
-Spider-Man made $200 million dollars in 9 days. Jesus (pronounced "Hey Zeus"). I don't know. Even Lucas knows that it is not going to beat that record. But, after next week, we will have a better idea as to who will be the winner in the end. Star Wars still has the bigger incentive to watch 2-3 times (although I only saw The Phantom Menace once in the theaters and that surprised even me...not really...it sucked).
I think I am gonna hold out on Episode II. I'd rather catch About A Boy stress-free. I'm going to Cali next weekend so I think I am gonna try and see it at Mann's Theater which would be cool...even if it sucked.
I don't think it is going to suck. I think it will be satisfying on some levels. Seeing Sam Jackson whip ass as a Jedi (or Yoda for that matter), seeing all the Jedis fight, seeing Ewan McGregor finally get a handle on being Obi-Wan, seeing the future unfold....
But two things scare me...
Written by George Lucas and Jonathan Hales
Directed by George Lucas
Yeah, he got help writing but from the guy who wrote The Scorpion King.
Imagine me the skeptic...
He needs to just admit there isn't some great story he thought of 25 years ago (first it was a nine part sags then he backtracked and said it was only a six part saga) but something he is making up as he goes along.
He needs to admit that there is an obvious reason why The Empire Strikes Back was the best. Look at the credits, buddy.
He is a great visual artist. But anyone who can't get a good performance out of Liam Nesson, Ewan McGregor and Natalie Portman, all great actors, is just a bad director.
We shall see soon enough...
The box office have begun.
Tuesday, May 07, 2002
So now the big question in the industry is...can Star Wars: Episode II make more than $114 million next weekend.
As of yesterday, i was convinced it would never happen. I don't think there ius as much of a "must see" with Star Wars since The Phantom Menace scared people away. It's not the die-hards that they had to worry about but the people who would have gotten into the franchise if the movie was good...but it wasn't.
But, two factors I haven't taken into account:
1) The Star Wars nuts may take this as a challenge (even though they failed to make The Phantom Menace the top-grossing movie of all-time)
2) I believe the trailer for this will be shown atthe previews for Star Wars and if that's the case, game over.
As far as Spider-Man is concerned, i don't think it will make over $250 million. I don't see a lot of repeat viewings which is what gets a movie into the Top Ten of All-Time
-I know it's early but the yankees are kinda sucking. What's up, Giambi? Mariano? I hope he isn't going Mark Wohlers on us. He's on my fantasy baseball team and we are in last place.
thanks Mo
As of yesterday, i was convinced it would never happen. I don't think there ius as much of a "must see" with Star Wars since The Phantom Menace scared people away. It's not the die-hards that they had to worry about but the people who would have gotten into the franchise if the movie was good...but it wasn't.
But, two factors I haven't taken into account:
1) The Star Wars nuts may take this as a challenge (even though they failed to make The Phantom Menace the top-grossing movie of all-time)
2) I believe the trailer for this will be shown atthe previews for Star Wars and if that's the case, game over.
As far as Spider-Man is concerned, i don't think it will make over $250 million. I don't see a lot of repeat viewings which is what gets a movie into the Top Ten of All-Time
-I know it's early but the yankees are kinda sucking. What's up, Giambi? Mariano? I hope he isn't going Mark Wohlers on us. He's on my fantasy baseball team and we are in last place.
thanks Mo
Monday, May 06, 2002
Well, I am worn out form my weekend. Stayed out late on saturyda and lifted heavy furniture on Sunday. Why oh why do I need a job? I am playing the lottl every day til i win like 100,000 bucks. Then I'll buy a comic book shop get some 15 year old punk who can't read and count (so I can pay him below minimum wage and he won't be able to read the signs that I have to post up saying what minimum wage is...if you are wondering how he will work the register...bar code scanner).
-So, Spider-Man made $114 million in one weekend.
It has begun.
Marvel Comic books that are in the works already: The Punisher, Daredevil (starring Ben Affleck as Matt Murdock and Michael Clark Duncan as Kingpin (!)), The Hulk (you can see the teaser in the preview before Spidey), The Black Panther (Wesley Snipes has been trying to get this goiign forever but this influx might help it happen), and The Sub-Mariner (I'm serious)
So now that Spidey is out of the way, you might be wondering what Melanism is trying to see this summer:
May:
About A Boy
Star Wars: Episode II: Attack of the Clones
Insomnia
Undercover Brother
June:
Minority Report (maybe..Spielberg is slipping)
July:
Austin Powers in Goldmember
Men in Black II
August:
XXX (only because the significant other sweats Vin Diesel)
Signs
Full Frontal
Simone
Jackass The Movie
A Guy Thing (starring Kevin Smith all-star Jason Lee)
That's about it...
-So, Spider-Man made $114 million in one weekend.
It has begun.
Marvel Comic books that are in the works already: The Punisher, Daredevil (starring Ben Affleck as Matt Murdock and Michael Clark Duncan as Kingpin (!)), The Hulk (you can see the teaser in the preview before Spidey), The Black Panther (Wesley Snipes has been trying to get this goiign forever but this influx might help it happen), and The Sub-Mariner (I'm serious)
So now that Spidey is out of the way, you might be wondering what Melanism is trying to see this summer:
May:
About A Boy
Star Wars: Episode II: Attack of the Clones
Insomnia
Undercover Brother
June:
Minority Report (maybe..Spielberg is slipping)
July:
Austin Powers in Goldmember
Men in Black II
August:
XXX (only because the significant other sweats Vin Diesel)
Signs
Full Frontal
Simone
Jackass The Movie
A Guy Thing (starring Kevin Smith all-star Jason Lee)
That's about it...
Saturday, May 04, 2002
OK,
Spider-Man
It was the perfect beginning...
If it stands alone, it's just OK but you took it like it was the beginning with at least two more movies tomorrow. The movie focused more on Peter Parker and his life than him actually BEING Spider-Man whihc was kinda cool and different. Like imagine Superman if it was mostly about Clark Kent.
The Green Goblin didn't annoy me as much as I thought he would. You get used to the suit and the mask and William Dafoe hekps you look past the design.
But the best person in the movie was J.K. Simmons (from "OZ") as J. Jonah Jameson. He was...perfect.
-My car hates me. Why did I fail my inspection?!? I swear Cammy (yes, I named my car) wants all my money. In 2002 alone, it has undergone almost a grand in repairs and maintainance (not counting gas). That's a down payment on an apartment, damnit.
Anyway, I added a bunch of albums to the Music section and sent the April brief update to the old archives.
Spider-Man
It was the perfect beginning...
If it stands alone, it's just OK but you took it like it was the beginning with at least two more movies tomorrow. The movie focused more on Peter Parker and his life than him actually BEING Spider-Man whihc was kinda cool and different. Like imagine Superman if it was mostly about Clark Kent.
The Green Goblin didn't annoy me as much as I thought he would. You get used to the suit and the mask and William Dafoe hekps you look past the design.
But the best person in the movie was J.K. Simmons (from "OZ") as J. Jonah Jameson. He was...perfect.
-My car hates me. Why did I fail my inspection?!? I swear Cammy (yes, I named my car) wants all my money. In 2002 alone, it has undergone almost a grand in repairs and maintainance (not counting gas). That's a down payment on an apartment, damnit.
Anyway, I added a bunch of albums to the Music section and sent the April brief update to the old archives.
Friday, May 03, 2002
Well, I'm still trying to figure out this thing but when I do, you can expect to see regular postings from me again.
"So, Mel how's the job?"
Well I'm glad you asked. It's pretty good.
I mean it could be better: I could be sitting here getting paid to do nothing.
Nothing better than that.
Well, first of all, I can appreciate how little work I had to do a Su(c)kin Law. I mean, compared to that, I was getting paid to do nothing more than take shit occasionally. The rest of the time I could have been reading a book. How I wasted my time there...well, I did do most of this web page from work...so I guess I did make the most of that time. Ha, Lou Cypher. thanks for the funding.
Anyway, it's always busy here but thank God I work faster than the average underling so I can get my work done and surf the net and no one suspects that I am being hindered from completing my duties.
And everyone is just so nice here. They are all smiling and sweet and "please" and "thank you". It's makes it hard for you to get mad at them...but just wait I'll find a way.
-The great thing about this place is me have a super fast Internet connection which allows me to do something I have always wanted to do...
MELANISM'S MP3 OF THE MONTH
Dedicated to Lisa "Left Eye" Lopes,.
It's a song off of her Supernova album that was only released internationally but now that she is dead, be sure that Arista will rush this Bad Boy out.
-The only movie I've seen since the last time I mentioned a movie I saw was...
Panic Room.
It was like Home Alone for Adults. It didn't help that the girl who played Jodie Foster's daughter was the spitting image of Macauly Culkin. Coincidence?
David Fincher is gonna direct the next Mission: Impossible movie. I wonder this one will be missing. The M:I movies seem to accentuate whatever weaknesses a director has:
Brain De Palma - Too confusing
John Woo - Soulless action where you don't care who lives
This one will probably be too dark but I'll love it anyway.
Oooo, I'm so psyched for this
I'm going to see Spider-Man tonight. I'll be sure to let you know how it is.
-I'm so ashamed...I downloaded R.Kelly's upcoming album "Loveland"
It's kinda hot. Best work he's ever done.
Forgive me
"So, Mel how's the job?"
Well I'm glad you asked. It's pretty good.
I mean it could be better: I could be sitting here getting paid to do nothing.
Nothing better than that.
Well, first of all, I can appreciate how little work I had to do a Su(c)kin Law. I mean, compared to that, I was getting paid to do nothing more than take shit occasionally. The rest of the time I could have been reading a book. How I wasted my time there...well, I did do most of this web page from work...so I guess I did make the most of that time. Ha, Lou Cypher. thanks for the funding.
Anyway, it's always busy here but thank God I work faster than the average underling so I can get my work done and surf the net and no one suspects that I am being hindered from completing my duties.
And everyone is just so nice here. They are all smiling and sweet and "please" and "thank you". It's makes it hard for you to get mad at them...but just wait I'll find a way.
-The great thing about this place is me have a super fast Internet connection which allows me to do something I have always wanted to do...
MELANISM'S MP3 OF THE MONTH
Dedicated to Lisa "Left Eye" Lopes,.
It's a song off of her Supernova album that was only released internationally but now that she is dead, be sure that Arista will rush this Bad Boy out.
-The only movie I've seen since the last time I mentioned a movie I saw was...
Panic Room.
It was like Home Alone for Adults. It didn't help that the girl who played Jodie Foster's daughter was the spitting image of Macauly Culkin. Coincidence?
David Fincher is gonna direct the next Mission: Impossible movie. I wonder this one will be missing. The M:I movies seem to accentuate whatever weaknesses a director has:
Brain De Palma - Too confusing
John Woo - Soulless action where you don't care who lives
This one will probably be too dark but I'll love it anyway.
Oooo, I'm so psyched for this
I'm going to see Spider-Man tonight. I'll be sure to let you know how it is.
-I'm so ashamed...I downloaded R.Kelly's upcoming album "Loveland"
It's kinda hot. Best work he's ever done.
Forgive me
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