There’s just nothing going on…

It could be that work is getting busy again-which always makes me restless-but doesn’t it seem like there is absolutely nothing going on these days? No stand out new movies, no really good TV, just….meh. Outside of gaming and work, as well as a few comics here and there there really isn’t much to comment on. But I’ll try it anyway, in another episode of…

Here’s what I’ve been into lately….

(doo…doo…doo….doo….oooo…ooooo…oooooo….yeah…)*

Super Smash Bros. Brawl

If you know me at all, this is an absolute given. A lot was riding on this game being “all that”-is that still decent slang?-and it sure as heck delivered on all accounts. Sure, it’s essentially the last game again with a ton of changes. But it’s those changes that make it work so well, especially for me and mine, raised partially by Mario and all his friends. It’s been a long while since I remember playing one game for nearly 5 hours straight with a group of friends, realizing how long we’ve been playing, and then still keep going for two hours more. And the one liners that have come back (”don’t get too cocky!”) or were created (”I done stole yo hat, monkey”) while playing this game adds to the memories and made the price of admission well worth it.

No Country for Old Men and Southland Tales

Two movies I recently saw. Both were great for different reasons:

This flick held my attention and my booty on the edge of the couch all the way up to the end. That’s saying a lot for someone who has the attention span of a gnat and gets bored with most movies very quickly. The greatest thing about it? It creates a world and lives in it. Everyone is committed to what they do and it makes that universe so real it’s scary. Easily the best movie I’ve seen in weeks.

On the other hand…

I can’t decide whether Southland Tales is amazing or horrid. Many people have already made there decision, but I’m still a bit unsure. The minute I decide to like it, I remind myself of reasons to hate it. And visa versa-always wanted to type that- when I think I hate it, I think of reasons to like it.

If you don’t know anything about this movie, it’s from director Richard Kelly, who made a cult name for himself with his first feature, Donnie Darko. So my, along with many others, expectation where high. It’s a tough call.

I will say I learned two things from this movie: Justin Timberlake and Stifler can actually act if they need to and pimps don’t kill themselves, mostly because, ya know, they are pimps.

Marvel Comics

I’ve read comics on and off since I was, geez, 10 years old. Recently, with their revamp of Spider-man (that luckily, for the most part, worked out) and the idea that everything that has been going on for years is possibly building into one huge event with the upcoming alien invasion of Earth - which I so called by the way- makes reading Marvel books now just as much fun as there were when I was a kid.

I have high hopes for what’s to come…so for now make mine Marvel.

As I said, not much going on. So until next time….

*apologies for the very random and obscure Janet Jackson reference.

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