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June 11, 2008
Homeowners!
Ashlee and I are now the ultra-mega-and-giddily-proud owners of 4111 Kenwood.
This weekend we'll be painting (as you can see in those photos, it's kind of a necessary thing) and hopefully replacing some bathroom sub-flooring (then adding some new tile -- seen at the right -- it won't be exactly this, but simular... yes, simular). Then the big move is in two weeks.
If you're interested in helping, uh, feel free to give me a shout.
Posted by Seth at 07:43 AM | Comments (10)
June 09, 2008
That New Shama-Lame Movie
Watch this television trailer for "The Happening," then we'll talk.
Did you notice anything missing from that preview? Here's a hint, it's quite possibly his best twist yet!
Yup, you guessed it, there was no mention of the last name Shyamalan. Think M. Night has a complex about something?
I reported a while back that after the miserable failure that was "Lady in the Water," that Shyamalan was considering NOT attaching his name to a future project for fear that his name would make people not want to see it. If there's anything that he's good at, it's knowing that people are tired of his movies coming up lame (see "Signs") and his oh-so-special twist endings.
As you noticed in the trailer, it doesn't mention his name... ever. Rather, it mentions the director's two successful films. As an added bonus, it makes note that this is the FIRST rated-R movie from said director. Double bonus, it comes out on Friday the 13th! Whoa, suddenly I give a crap. Not really, nor does Defamer.
What a surprise, the early reviews aren't good, either. Say bye-bye Shama-Lame. Watch out for those tree-monkey-people, they might come down and snatch you up.
Posted by Seth at 10:23 PM | Comments (3)
June 08, 2008
Money-Maker
This has to be one of the best spam emails I've received lately:
1. Find a girl
2. Invite her to your appartments
3. Use subject product V (or C)
4. Have fun
5. Take her number
6. Profit?
More details -> http://togetherlist.com
I know this sounds dumb and not realistic at all. But, I gave it a shot and it worked. I made about $1700 with this advice. Product V is pretty good, Product C is even better. I've had a TON of fun in all of my appartments and have made so much money. Give it a shot, ya'll. Give it a shot.
Posted by Seth at 08:35 AM | Comments (0)
June 04, 2008
BMN: 88 Minutes
“We see bad movies so that we can truly appreciate the good ones.”
– Someone who (obviously) thinks we’re doing a service.
Bad Movie Night is back in session and how better to start off the season with a movie that was completed in December of 2005, only to be shelved until April of 2008. Couple that with a stupendous rating of 6% on Rotten Tomatoes and you wind up with Al Pacino's latest thriller, “88 Minutes.”
The plot-line is all too familiar – a criminal psychologist puts a killer behind bars, only to be tormented by said killer years later. In this case, the killer (who is in jail on death row) somehow convinces others to do his dirty work and gives Pacino 88 minutes to live.
Crap, I just ruined the film for you. Sorry.
What's worse, this movie had something fundamentally wrong with it – the editors, directors, producers, EVERYBODY, that worked on this film has no concept of time. Honestly. When someone makes a film about someone only having 88 minutes to live, how many minutes do you think they should really have? If it were me, I would go out on a ledge here and suggest they use the full 88 minutes. If you thought like I did (i.e., sanely), you would be wrong.
Luckily, I had my iPod Phone in the theater and we decided to count down the 88 minutes along with the characters in the film. Sure enough, just like a crappy episode of 24, the full 88 minutes never materialized. In fact, they were a full 12 minutes and 36 seconds short. I'm going to demand my money back. That's 12 and a half minutes of Al Pacino thinking he's going to die that I'll NEVER get. Maybe we'll be lucky enough to see that "extra footage" when the DVD is released. HOLD UP!!! I don't have to wait!!! I can already get the DVD in foreign countries!
Forget the fact that the film was shelved for over two years, this isn't wine, it only gets worse as time tick-tocks away. I suppose that when you can't execute the antithesis of your movie for a full 88 minutes, then everything else that sucked is the least of your worries:
- Not creative enough to name a cat? Just call it "kitty."
- Can't find real Asian-American twins? Just get two Asian-American actors and call them twins (most non-Asian people won't know the difference, right?)
- Running out of cat names wasn't enough? Name someone in the film Goober.
- Need a plot device that will progress the story along? Create a technology so you can use a Virgin Mobile phone to break into another cell phone conversation... because THAT'S realistic.
- Need another plot device to progress the story? Hmmm, how about someone who carries around an extra cell phone battery that just happens to fit the phone that Pacino is using?
- If you get in a bind, just do things that don't make sense. Suggestion, drive your car (that has a busted front windshield) away from the crime scene. Then, minutes later, blow it up. Furthering that point, if someone is wanted for two murders, don't arrest them right away. Instead, give them, oh, 10 minutes to solve the case.
When you read reports about a movie getting shelved, and sometimes appearing in foreign countries on DVD, you have to wonder if it's really THAT bad to get shelved in the first place.
In this case, yes, it was. And it only took 1 minute 23 seconds (or 1/88th of the film) to figure that out.
Posted by Seth at 07:53 AM | Comments (0)
June 01, 2008
String Something Together
Yeah, it's been a while since I've really had the need/desire/urge to blog something. That usually means good things in the workplace. Lately, I've been sufficiently exhausted creatively, which usually translates into less need to write. That doesn't mean that things haven't happened lately, because, oh my, have they. Here's a few random snippets of what's taking up my time recently, or, some thoughts I've had.
We Close on June 10
First off, yes, I'm getting back into a house and we close on June 10 (as in a little over a week away). This January I finally paid off my credit cards and now I'm looking to sink my finances into something a little more substantial than just a savings account. Ashlee and I will be moving into Hyde Park and the house is nearly 100 years old. It's a bungalow located right across the street from Gillham Park and it came with two surprises — a darkroom and a printing press. Can you say sweetnuts?
Status Updates and Twitter
There was no question that I was a status update whore on Facebook (I even subscribed to the RSS feed so I could read ALL of my friends' updates whenever I wanted to). That addiction turned into a love for Twitter — yes, the site where you can find out who just ate a sandwich. I feel that Twitter is on the verge of becoming something much more than a glorified Facebook-like status aggregator, so I've been utilizing it for a while. We'll see what becomes of it.
Blueberry Yogurt Craze
We've been to the grocery store two times in the past two days, and both times we've witnessed people buying large amounts of blueberry yogurt. Nothing came to mind as to why such quantities were being purchased and a search on Google turned up zero results as well. What gives?
What's that Smell?
I've never experienced this, but does anyone ever get the urge to go number two when they enter a building that has a specific smell? I say it's weird, others disagree.
Sports Flashbacks
The Lakers and the Celtics are in the NBA Finals again after 21 years. The Royals are still sucky. NASCAR is still boring and golf is great napping material.
Mobile Emails
I'm now greatly entrenched into my iPod Phone and have set up an email address (because for whatever reason you can't send photos within text messages on iPhones). You can reach me at iphone [at] sethgunderson.com.
That's all I've got for now. I hope the summer isn't too hot for you, yet, since it's not really even summer. We'll get there. Oh yeah, Bad Movie Night starts up Tuesday!!! I'm hoping to view 10 stinkers this summer.
Posted by Seth at 05:55 PM | Comments (3)