The Incredible Hulk

broderic on June 19, 2008

The Incredible Hulk did boffo box office numbers, but yet it still wasn’t that good.

While Hulk is bigger and badder, it played well for fan boys. They had some tv show stuff. They had some marvel stuff. They even had the leader. I want more big forehead dude in my movies.

What it didn’t have was a purpose. Was it a resetting of the Hulk franchise? Or was it another spandex hero movie? I don’t know, but it was always moving forward. It hit the ground running. I thought the opening montage was extended throughout the movie. No need for a plot. Hulk just goes.

2 of 5 stars.

iPhone kills Flash dead

broderic on June 18, 2008

Here’s an interesting link to understanding why running flash on iPhone sucks.

For all you stupid people complaining about Flash support on iPhone. The number one reason is that Flash is a performance pig. You may not feel it with an octocore Intel Mac, or whatever the latest is for Windows, but it cripples older computers like no ones business. On my PPC Macs, the performance meter is spiked. On my PC in the lab at work, a four year old Dell, it spikes the task manager. Flash is just the suck.

Hopefully, once everyone has iPhone, Flash will go the way of RealMedia — a dinosaur in the days of mammals. Suck it Adobe!

Quote of the Day [6.17.08]

broderic on June 17, 2008

“You’d better flush out your head, new guy. This isn’t about freedom; this is a slaughter. If I’m gonna get my balls blown off for a word, my word is ‘poontang’.”

Animal Mother, Full Metal Jacket

Link of the Day [6.17.08]

broderic on June 17, 2008

I think I love reading manga better than watching anime.

For today anyway.

I’m on the lookout for sights that can point out some good manga. I know the genres. I just don’t know what’s good, worth spending my money on, worth reading, or worth getting wrapped up around.

http://www.mangablog.net/