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06.13.2008.HULK.SMASHED!

Saw the mid-night screening of THE INCREDIBLE HULK last night with Burgundy and some good buddies.
I went in with HIGH expectations honestly. Love the trailers. Love Edward Norton. I also loved IRON MAN (saw it twice) which got me excited about this new HULK movie. I was not disappointed. My expectations were exceeded.

If you saw the 2003 snore fest titled HULK, toss it to the side and bury it. THE INCREDIBLE HULK trumps it in every way. An important aspect about the Hulk is you have to care about Bruce Banner as much as you want to see Hulk smash things up. Edward Norton does a fantastic job at it. Where in Ang Lees version Eric Bana was as dull as the film. Ok, no more comparison to that film anymore...a Hulk film needs action, drama and a tiny bit of romance-director Louis Leterrier (The Transporter 2) delivers all.

THE INCREDIBLE HULK starts out with Bruce Banner in hiding trying to find a cure to his Hulk problem while learning to control his anger. Soon he encounters General "Thunderbolt" Ross ( WIlliam Hurt, who nails it) who pretty much wants to capture Bruce, as his body is"...property of the United States Army." This takes Bruce back to America where he Hulks out a whole lot more, has a potential adversary in a military superstar Emil Blonsky (Tim Roth) who after testing similar to Bruce Banner, becomes an abomination of his own.

There is some cool background things you may look over if you do not pay attention. There is talk of a Super Soldier serum that they Army is trying to replicate since WW2 (which is what Banner was working on when he got Gamma Radiated), which is what made Captain America. Marvel is being really clever at building towards an AVENGERS film. There is a clever cameo by Tony Stark (Robert Downey Jr) at the end which paints the picture just a bit more about that team up.

So if you have plans to see a great movie this weekend, go see THE INCREDIBLE HULK. Avoid The Happening. bad, bad reviews...

06.12.2008.Bat.pic.001

I am going to ape my friend David and steal his idea. He posts a Superman pic every week or so. I like checking out what he posts.

Batman is my favorite and he is such a strong visual character that I think I can post a new pic for everyday of the year if I felt. Please comment if you would like. Even if you hate comics.

This one is from Batman:Year One. The origin story of Batman by Frank Miller (Sin City, 300) and artist David Mazzucchelli. My favorite Batman story ever. if you liked the film BATMAN BEGINS, a lot of it was taken from this. The comic is superior to the film though. This also inspired my first tattoo...I wish it looked as good as this cover.

So enjoy.

06.12.2008.obamarama.6

Barack Obama (our next president) has started a new website that refutes all the lies that are spread about him by fearful ultra-conservatives and the ignorant.

I encourage you to visit FIGHT THE SMEARS.

Obama said this on June 3rd:

"What you won't hear from this campaign or this party is the kind of politics that uses religion as a wedge, and patriotism as a bludgeon – that sees our opponents not as competitors to challenge, but enemies to demonize. Because we may call ourselves Democrats and Republicans, but we are Americans first. We are always Americans first."

If you have any questions about Mr. Obama, I highly recommend you checking out the above site. Ignore the forwards people send you! Saying Barack is an underground Muslim holds as much validity as saying if you do not forward this email to 10 loved ones you will have bad luck for 5 years.

Though if you decide to vote for McCain, we will have at least 4 more years of George W. Bush=)

06.03.2008.hulk.slurp!

Matt Richey and I went to 7-11 for a break today. They had INCREDIBLE HULK slurpee cups.

Sweet!

Dang! 2 HULK posts in a week...

I so want that HULK standee when they are done with it. It would look great in my kitchen...right babe?

06.02.2008.art.is.good.for.you.

You know you want to be hip. Deep down you want to be that person who is cool. The person that knows about all the underground music and wears cool hats and has silly facial hair. Yeah.
So take the next step to being that person. Go see Matt Weybright show off his skills and support local artists downtown. Your now one more step to cool.

05.29.2008.smash.

I am not just about Batman this summer. The Incredible Hulk looks really good. The last one was really boring and overly drawn out. This one seems to be the "HULK SMASH" that people really want to see. I encourage you all to check it out.

05.23.2008.you.beans.

Here is the new video by WEEZER for their "Pork and Beans" single. How many youtube stars can you find? I saw the Chocolate Rain guy, the Shoes girl/guy and the annoying Chris Crocker. Check it out.

05.22.2008.scripture.4.

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05.21.2008.who.twitters?

Please answer these!

Do you twitter?
If so, what or why do you post?
Have you even heard of twitter?
Do you read or follow people on twitter?
What age group do you think twitters?
What are the benefits?
What are the negatives?

Please reply. It is for some research...

05.19.2008.hah.

How cool is this? I would not take the kids to see this though...