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Friday, September 5, 2008

Dark KNight Review

2 months later my review ..... but I didnt want to get caught up in the hype and give a bad review. I watched again today to see if I still think this is the best movie of the decade .....

I think it is. What this movie is what Empire Strikes Back was to the Star Wars franchise... the Dark Knight is to Batman and comic book movies overall. The story is fast paced and intriguing enough to keep you on the edge of your seat and yet not too complicated to bore you.. there's a reason this movie will make 1 BILLION dollars world wide.

This movie depicts Batman to its truest form ..... I would even say its so damn good it adds to the Batman lore of the comics. Its *that* good.

Performances:
Maggie Gylenhal is a way better Rachel Dawes than Katie Holmes , she has that Kristen Dunst , realistic look to her. I still think the character seems a little immature to be the top DA in Gothem but thats knick picking.

Christian Bale is easily the best Bruce wayne w/o getting sentimental with Adam West. They didnt go middle aged guy or proven star.. Christian Bale when casted was a no name. He owes his career to Batman like Harrison Ford owes his to Star Wars.

Heath Ledger.... absolutely brilliant. The. Best. Villian. Ever. Easily best villian for comic book movie ... maybe a contender for movie villian ever. Truly is worthy of Oscar nomination.. my favourite scenes were anything with the Joker... enthralling. I cant say enough about Ledgers farewell perfomance.. he out does Nicholson and its not an impression. He gives the Joker a new life that I wasnt expecting. The expectations to play the most profilic comic book villian in comic book history is extremely high and Ledger met them.. and superseded them. Loved every single scene he was in.

Aaron Eckart. Fits nicely into the movie. Cant say anything bad about his performance as Harvey dent/Two Face but cant say he stole any scenes either. Cant have too many chefs in the kitchen so its not a bad thing he didnt steal any scenes. This movie was all about the Joker.




Result:

This in my opinion has overtaken Spider-Man 2 as the best Superhero movie of all time( notice both are sequels). Its abosultely brilliant. The cinetography , the action sequences , characters , story , performances.. its beautiful. Batman has entered my exclusive realm of geek worthy movie fandom. Meaning I will buy the DVD and watch this movie 50+ ties in my life to memorize every intriquette detail.



as of Sept 2008 , The Dark Knight is my pick as 'MOvie of the Decade'.

Wednesday, July 30, 2008

China.... why?

With the Olympic s less than two weeks away , China sucks in eco management. They wont change their industrial blue print despite the obvious clear damage its doing to the enviroment and living beings.

Now , China is also banning dogmeat on resteraunt menus during the Plymnpics. I say FUCK THIS. Im not saying I eat dog meat but dont sell your culture short caz snobby white people might think your savages... fuck whitie and their goddamn self righteous ignorant ways. Who made them god? god? fuck that.

Sorry white people , some parts of the world people eat whatever is local.. that includes dogs. You dont like? who gives a fuck. White pople put dead animal oils on their face like clowns and call it "make up" .. you look like alien whores.

Fuck you if you think you're above eating insects , all mammals and thinknig people who do are lesser than you. You fucking moron... your probably the same fucking moron who thinks God and his god like penis is planning everything for you hence why you're blessed and we're not. Right? you think every thing happens caz its in Jesus' plans.. right? fucking moron. Yeah Im sure the 5 yr old prostitutes who get raped and killed that nobody knows about is all part of the bigger plan... right? FUcking morons.

Fuck you white people aka anybody who acts like a white person so Im talking to you too you fucking banana bread sellouts. Im sick of you invading the world and trying to stick your fucking religion and culture down the world's throats. So you what .. Dogmeat is on the menu... "EWWWWW".. yeah , you eat chemicals and artifical garbage wrapped in fancy wrappers that make you fat , obese and mental... yeah.. EWWW natural dogs but leats eat licerice. Fucking morons.

Tuesday, May 27, 2008

Indiana Jones 4 Review


Kingdom of the Crystal Skull *Non Spoiler* review - by Gordy Locke

Score: 8.5/10

Indiana Jones is still Indiana Jones. Dont expect anything more or less from the 4th edition to the series. Lots of fast paced action , adventure and pure entertainment for the Indy fans.

They didnt fill the movie completely with reference jokes to the triology but there's enough to please the diehards and enough new material to declare itself a stand alone edition and addition to the series.

It will not disappoint new fans nor old though old fans may be more chatty and critical of plot/storylines.

Performances:

Kate Blanchett : 9/10... I would say she's probably the best female co-lead since her co star Karen Allen. She was a decent villianess , good on screen presence and very appealing.

Shia Labeouf: 7.5/10 ... I was very nervous about this role and casting. Speilberg played it by the book , worked him in slowly and built up some likeable empathy for him. By the end , Indy represented the fans , when he accepted Labeouf the series accepted him. Still a little nerouv that he can actually carry this series.

Karen Allen : 7/10... the return of INdy's true love. She was comical and still fit the character. She was really a older version of her old self.

Ray Whinstone : 6.5/10 He played Indy's new partner in crime... a little cliched and predictable but thats what the series is. Its really for young audiences so you want campy cliched characters. With that being said , I fault him points for playing it safe...nothing special or rememberable about Mac.

John Hurt: 8/10 ... he's a hall of fame actor but the character could've been played by anyone. I would've liked to seen John Hurt play Mac and bring him to life.

Harrison Ford: 10/10... its Indiana Friggen Jones. Nuff said.

Tuesday, May 20, 2008

Most Overrated SNL cast members

I was thinking of classic SNL and thinking of cast members that are so overrated caz they're nt that funny and their careers after SNL proves it..... Im talking about cast members who were regulars for a few seasons , there's been plenty of one year busts (Gilbert Gottfried , RandY Quaid , Anthony MIcheal Hall , Robert Downey Jr, ...)

In no particular order

Jimmy Fallon - why is he funny ? why is he considered talented? .. I think he aws at one time called the next Mike Meyers.... ok first off he's not canadian , secondly that means he's not funny and sucks.

What he did good: screwing on purpose to make fake bloopers on SNL which would make others laugh which makes for cheap funny skits.



Chris Kattan - He had his moments(Gay Hitler , Roxbury Boys,... ) but he's a snivveling whining little rat. Look at his career after SNL... he's got nothing without good writing and lead man ( Wil Farrel)

what he did good: Being the gay sidekick to Wil Farrell.


Horatio Sanz - Overrated caz he was on for like 5-7 years.. how did he last so long , he's not funny.

what he did good: doing the SNL christmas song.



Billy Crystal - There , I said it... I dont think he's that funny. I think he's casually humorous , he makes for great company but as a big money draw? He had a great career after which makes it hard to knock him , just saying thats part of the overrated thing , how did he get so popular?

what he did good: "you look mmmmarvelouuus"


Colin Quinn- He's best known for being arubaly the worst Weekend Update anchor in SNL history

Tim Meadows - the longest serving cast member in SNL history ( 10 years)... and why?

what he did right The Lady's Man.. anything else?

Victoria Jackson - the weak link in the golden regime with Carvey , Nealon , Hartman , Meyers , Miller , Hooks , Dunn , ... but maybe every strong team needs a weak link ?

What she did right: she had no classic sketch.

Joe Piscopo - how is he at all consdered a comedian????????

what he did right: steriod without dying.

Ellen Cleghorne , Julia Sweeney and most (not all ... looking at you Sara Silverman *wink wink*) of the girls in the Prestine Period of Sandler , Spade , Macdonald , Farley , Bruer , Schneider

what they did right: Sweeney did Pat... other than that , the girls were non factors in this era..


Tracy Morgan : what the hell was he doing on SNL for all these years? how did he maintain a job for so long? he has no legacy or classic sketch to live on....

what he did right: Brian Fellows? maybe.

Julia Luis Dreyfus - Dont get me wrong , I love Elaine (Seinfeld)and I understand she's an awesome person in real life but her stint on SNL was bunk. Again I ask , what did she do?

what she did right: made friends at NBC...

Wednesday, March 26, 2008

why bible thumping dumbasses are pathetic

Parents pray for their daughter instead of getting scientific help aka medicine .... and she dies though it was treatable diabetes

For those who dont understand why I call christians the creepiest(amongst other adjectives) people on earth. THey believe a magical power will help those "he" (caz God is a man with penis and testacles) likes.. he wont help dying childern but will bless Beyonce to win a grammy apparently.

Praying is the least somebody can do while doing the least to actually help.

Idiots. yeah yeah , dinosaurs never existed... right?

Wednesday, March 19, 2008

I hate white hollywood

some of you know i cant stand white hollywood , the constant casting of white people and the next story is a prime example why I hate it.

there's a Kevin Spacey movie coming up called 21 , based on the book 'Bringin down the house ' which is based on a true story

the true story involves 4 asian americans ... (part of the article....)

Although the four main characters in Bringing Down the House were Asian-Americans in real life, studio executives have cast mostly white actors to portray them in the film. Ben Mezrich, author of Bringing Down the House, has noted a "stereotypical" casting process on the part of Hollywood.[1] In the book, Mezrich explicitly states that a young white man betting large amounts of money stands out, while a young Asian or other minority would be less conspicuous. Asian Week called the casting a "whitewash," pointing out that if it were black people replaced by white people, there would be more vocal protest. [1] Two of the main characters from Bringing Down The House, Kevin Lewis and Jason Fisher, are in real life Jeff Ma and Mike Aponte.


Im boycotting this movie.. I am so sick of seeing pretty white boys get all the lead roles.. this was a story of 4 oriental men... JEZUZ FUCKING CHRIST... god. Nice they added a asian girl caz everyboyd knows asian girls fuck everybody and asian men only sleep wit refugee looking asian woman , mainly caz asian men are refugees themselves.... according to hollywood. GEESH...


I hate WHITE HOLLYWOOD.

Tuesday, March 11, 2008

I dont want to be your friend , miss

So I was explaining this to some ignorant girls who never thought of this situation like I presented. I disclosed my view on the ever so popular and seldomly talked about topic of " I only like you as a friend so lets be friends"....

which is fair and its been said many of times to me and from me ... here's where I differentiate from most. I feel the rejected person has the right to say " na , Im cool , thanks anyways...caio"... because as I explained to the ladies , hypothetically as much as say I want to just be friends with rejected girl , she has the right to say " I just want to fuck"... fair? yes.

Me , I have lots of friends and I am happy. Im not going to parties and bars looking at females thinking "lets be friends".. Im there caz I want to fuck. Relationships and friendships? dunno , dont care , if it happens it happens but its not what Im planning. Make sense? of course.

So in turn when somebody says "lets be friends".. the other person has the right to say " fuck no... just wanted to fuck you"..its a two way street. So again hypothetically I dont like you as a girlfriend , well she can say I dont like you as a friend.. you're arrogant , annoying and an asswipe... understandable? Yes.


See , I converted many people with this explanation and gave them a new perspective and understanding on why rejected people are not obligated to be my or your friend. Take off the hypocrite crown and think of it like this: If you were rejected , are you fine with just being friends and never looking at that person "that way" again? ... or do you play along with being "friends" and hope to win them over eventually and ruin their relationships with others.. is that more pathetic and worse than coming off like a scorned rejectee? Yes.

Ask somebody out , if they say no.. perfect , if they say no lets be friends... tell them no thanks.. and suddenly you will cure your rejection within a heart beat and move along the "moving on " process in a hurry. There's even a therapuetic justifcation to it.

.... doesnt it all make sense from so many different ways????

I think so.

Friday, January 4, 2008

....

I didnt forget to blog about this caz I blog to forget about real life stuff sometimes like the current news. My old hockey buddy Hady Quan , I played with him and his brother long ago , is currently missing in the Dom Rep. He jumped into the water to try to save somebody but was dragged under himself and never seen again.

This happened last week , and I was just chatting with a mutual friend about it.. I still cant believe it. Its hard caz everybody hopes for a miracle , or he'll show up somewhere but its been so long. Its like Bob Gaineys daughter...

CTV News

My thoughts are with you my friend.

God Damn , too young.

Wednesday, January 2, 2008

New Years Resolutions

I totally forgot to post my resolutions and thoughts

The general feelings from the general public are life changing resolutions like new diet , starting new chapter in life , blah blah ... Im not going there. I seriously dont want a serious relationship , I love it the way things are . Im not getting too optmistic about anything else , just roll with reality , like when I quit smoking and got back into shape , I never made it a "resolution" i just did it.. so no serious topics for me.

1) Buy a new car , I really need one now.
2) Win BIG in Sportsaction, I've been dying to get my name on their big winners list. I feel it coming.
3) not in my power but I want to see the Canucks win the Stanley Cup
4) Kick the crap out of somebody , call me barbaric and silly but I want to punch people in the face.
5) Officially denounce my candidacy for president of the United States.
6) Join the Klu Klutz Klan until they figure out Im not suppose to be in there.
7) Produce a internet phenom , whether its a podcast or a song or video , I want to see my work get spread around and enjoyed by celebrities.
8) Be in a porn. I always stick this in there and hopefully one day.
9) Write out one of my screen plays/short stories
10) Learn more about nerd language aka computer programming so I can make my own Indy Game.

first rant of 2008

News Article

Basically some guy bashed his sister in the head caz he thought she had a demon inside her head.

My rant? once again.. religion. This is why religious people are the most dangerous , creepiest , scariest people in the world. Any person who actually believes there's a ghost of great power who has the ability to speak to you should be locked up.

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My name is Gord and I blog comic and graphic novel reviews for Horror Happy Hour. Im just a passionate fanboy since the glorious 80s. Im not a writer as you can tell with my butchering of the engrish language just love geeking it up with comics. Horror Happy Hour is a devoted group of horror enthusiasts started on Facebook , website to come.. and I do the comics commentary. Woot woot