Adventures from my Netflix queue: The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou

broderic on August 9, 2006

The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou. Not one of Wes Andersons best. Funny. Especially the filipino pirates.

Here’s a question, “What would their movies be like if Wes Anderson did Coen Brothers scripts and vice versa?” It was all I thought about while watching this flick. Both directors have a manner in their storytelling and in their filming. What would The Big Lebowski have been if Wes Anderson and his cast of regulars did the film? What about this flick done by the Coens? John Goodman in the Klaus role or would it be better filled by John Torturro? And what part would Steve Buscemi play? The intern?

Anyway, it wasn’t as fun as Bottle Rocket or as sweet as Rushmore, but it did have its moments. And it is imaginative.

3 of 5 stars.

Mac Pro

broderic on August 7, 2006

Is this the desktop for me?http://www.apple.com/macpro/MMMMMmmmmm.

broderic on August 3, 2006

Read this site while at work and not have to worry about the boss
unless, of course, you use a Mac.http://www.workfriendly.net/

Reeeeberrrrrrrrrr!!!!

broderic on August 2, 2006

It’s going to be a busy weekend. A cousin is going to be married. So we have the rehearsal and the rehearsal dinner on Friday. The wedding takes place on Saturday. Congratulations are forthcoming when it happens. This is the preview.

Unfortunately, we will miss Otakon 2006. We’re missing the chance for the the Max and Mirya special edition valkyrie. We’re missing the chance to get Gunslinger Girl shirts. Hentai! Damn. Couldn’t their wedding have been in February like all cool kids do nowadays.

Looking towards September and I find that the Baltimore Comic Con occurs the same weekend as The Civil War Century. I can’t buy a break here.

My Super Ex-Girlfriend (Whaa?!)

broderic on August 1, 2006

2 of 5 stars.

For the review see below.

Why was this was posted again? Well, blogger fucked up. I sent the review in last Tuesday via email, but look at when it got posted! The review you read is when I just cut and pasted it myself.

Damn blogger.

Commuting in Seattle via a bicycle

broderic on July 27, 2006

One of my favorite bloggers, David Neiwart at Orcinus has written an article about bike commuting in Seattle. It’s not a bed of roses as they make it out.

But I, myself, would like to bike to work. Except work is 30 miles from my home by freeway. And Baltimore is terrible place for public transport not to mention bike commuting.

I should find a place that’s close to work. And bike to it.

One Less Car.

50 Movies to see before you die

broderic on July 26, 2006

Update: Checkout Capitol Swell and The seed for their fifty.
Someone in the UK conducted a survey to see which 50 movies your MUST
see before you die. I am not going to argue about which films were
included. I am just going to mark which ones I have seen. How many have you seen? 1 Apocalypse Now (y)
2 The Apartment
3 City of God
4 Chinatown (y)
5 Sexy Beast
6 2001: A Space Odyssey (y)
7 North by Northwest (y)
8 A Bout de Souffle (y)
9 Donnie Darko
10 Manhattan (y)
11 Alien (y)
12 Lost in Translation (y)
13 The Shawshank Redemption
14 Lagaan: Once Upon A Time in India (y)
15 Pulp Fiction (y)
16 Touch of Evil
17 Walkabout
18 Black Narcissus
19 Boyz’n the Hood (y)
20 The Player (y)
21 Come and See
22 Heavenly Creatures (y)
23 A Night at the Opera
24 Erin Brockovich (y)
25 Trainspotting (y)
26 The Breakfast Club (y)
27 Hero (y)
28 Fanny and Alexander
29 Pink Flamingos (y)
30 All About Eve
31 Scarface (y)
32 Terminator 2 (y)
33 Three Colours: Blue (y)
34 The Royal Tenen-baums (y)
35 The Ladykillers
36 Fight Club (y)
37 The Searchers
38 Mulholland Drive
39 The Ipcress File
40 The King of Comedy
41 Manhunter
42 Dawn of the Dead (y)
43 Princess Mononoke (y)
44 Raising Arizona (y)
45 Cabaret
46 This Sporting Life
47 Brazil (y)
48 Aguirre: The Wrath of God
49 Secrets and Lies
50 BadlandsI’ve seen 27 out of 50 and I am 34 years old, therefore I expect to die
around 68. Hmm, I guess I should update my Netflix queue.
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