really random and irregular musings (blurb #16)

recent media encounters

music

yeah yeah yeahs "is is" - absolutely awesome, track 2 "down boy" is my favorite, though i love them all. when will there be more? i want more!

movies

simpsons - loved it, i mean it wasn't amazing but it did a great job of not sucking, and most movies that come from tv shows suck, it was a veritable laugh riot for the first twenty minutes and really pretty great for the rest of the time, it was like an episode of the tv show, only longer, bigger, a bit better graphics... really, go see it

epic movie - funny, sometimes, sorta, don't bother

ghostrider - really pretty bad, but i've like nicholas cage ever since i saw leaving las vegas so i watched it

stranger than fiction - great for the first 30-45 minutes, so-so after that, make sure you are in the mood for not just a comedy but a bit of sappiness and you'll do just fine

transporter 2 - straight up action, good as long as you don't need realism, the scene where the plane is tumbling out of the sky for minutes is hilarious, also after it crashes, the underwater scenes, wow, enjoyable, mindless

my super ex-girlfriend - eh, funny, til they broke up, which is suprisingly far in, didn't really keep my interest in the second half

books

"rant: an oral biography of buster casey" by chuck palahnuik -- great, same ole deal, a story filled with wonderfully obscene twists. time travel gets thrown in near the end, delightful to read, loved the way it he constructed the story by intertwining snatches of conversationally toned "interviews"

"stardust" by neil gaiman - delightfully fun, cute, magical and all those other words people use for absolutely perfect little fantasy novels, now i'm excited to see the movie

posted: Aug 4 2007 00:21

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