Tuesday, July 27, 2004
Arisen From Yonder Grave!
A thousand hearty hellos, fellow Evil Brian-ites! Indeed, it HAS been quite a long while since my last update. I've been in the middle of moving 4 years worth of accumulated college crap from upstate NY back to Home Sweet Shitehouse Connecticut. At the same time when my parents tried to sign up to SBC Yahoo DSL Internet which, coincidentally, has had thier registration servers down for 2 weeks. So, fed up, the folks ordered Cox Cable Internet. So here I am, busily catching up on about 2 weeks' worth of webcomics and bloggitude. I'll have fun updating more as soon as I get my room situated and my computer up and running.
For now though, courage.
Oh, and (providing I find a decent copy of Adobe Illustrator), plans are in motion for the possible creation of my very own webcomic. Details to follow...
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A thousand hearty hellos, fellow Evil Brian-ites! Indeed, it HAS been quite a long while since my last update. I've been in the middle of moving 4 years worth of accumulated college crap from upstate NY back to Home Sweet Shitehouse Connecticut. At the same time when my parents tried to sign up to SBC Yahoo DSL Internet which, coincidentally, has had thier registration servers down for 2 weeks. So, fed up, the folks ordered Cox Cable Internet. So here I am, busily catching up on about 2 weeks' worth of webcomics and bloggitude. I'll have fun updating more as soon as I get my room situated and my computer up and running.
For now though, courage.
Oh, and (providing I find a decent copy of Adobe Illustrator), plans are in motion for the possible creation of my very own webcomic. Details to follow...
Monday, July 05, 2004
No celebration of the United States is complete without blowing something the fuck up.
The good people....person....Matt over at X-Entertainment has put up a review of all the classic non-firework fireworks that we all know and love. Check it out RIGHTCHERE; it's your duty as a citizen of the United States
Oh, and while I'm at it: Happy BELATED 228th birthday America.
(This would have been up...oh...approximately 24 hours ago, if Blogger would've let me POST anything yesterday. Seems they've now got everything under control. Good for them.)
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The good people....person....Matt over at X-Entertainment has put up a review of all the classic non-firework fireworks that we all know and love. Check it out RIGHTCHERE; it's your duty as a citizen of the United States
Oh, and while I'm at it: Happy BELATED 228th birthday America.
(This would have been up...oh...approximately 24 hours ago, if Blogger would've let me POST anything yesterday. Seems they've now got everything under control. Good for them.)
Friday, July 02, 2004
Couldn't Refuse That Last Offer...
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Thursday, July 01, 2004
This Movie Will Piss You Off
Visceral. Intense. Disgusting. Outrageous. Assaulting.
These were the first five words I could come up with to describe Michael Moore's "Fahrenheit 9/11". And I must say, I've never been conversely happy and angry about a film being made like I am with "F9/11". Angry because this should never have to have been made in the first place, and happy because someone did make it and did release it nationwide. I kinda wish it wasn't Michael Moore behind it, but that's a horse of a different color.
This touched on everything: the election fraud, Bush's first 8 months on the job (most of which were spent on vacation), the US Patriot Act, National Security's failure before and after 9/11, Halliburton, the Bush Family's Saudi money, the War in Iraq. It's probably the most disjointed of all Michael Moore's works, but it's amazing nonetheless. You've gotta give it to the man, he knows powerful imagery. Probably the most uncomfortable part of the film is towards the beginning, where it shows George W. Bush at a photo-op in a Florida classroom after the first plane hit the World Trade Center. He is then informed about the second plane hit and, looking as dumbfounded as ever, instead of getting up and leaving and trying to take care of the situation, he sits there for seven full minutes, a totally blank stare on his face as the teacher reads "My Pet Goat" to the class. It has to be seen to be believed.
Also, that nut John Ashcroft singing "When the Eagle Soars"? One of the simultaneously creepiest and funniest scenes ever put to film. I swear, just looking at the dude's face gives me chills.
Honestly, this was one of the most moving films I've been privilege to experience. I felt sick to my stomach at points. I wanted to cry, to scream, to vomit out of disgust. It truly shook me. It was one of those movies where it felt long, but then you couldn't quite believe it was over.
To sum it up, this film was not nearly as entertaining as it was absolutely horrifying. If you can watch this film, then look at me square in the face and say you're still going to vote for George W. Bush, I will shake your hand because you have no soul.
I also just came back from Spiderman 2, and let me say this: the movie kicked a dick and a half. I honestly can't wait to see how in the holy hell they're going to pull off Spiderman 3 (and you KNOW there's gonna be a Spiderman 3). Doctor Octopus is the shizznit as far as supervillains go; he was acted and rendered perfectly. The story is awesome, and the acting is actually really good.
One word of caution though: wait a little bit to go see it. I went tonight to see it at 10:20. I was stuck in a theater full of high school and middle school kids, and they ALL decided to talk during the fucking movie. I don't know, but when I went to the movies, I shut the fuck up and watched the movie, only opening my mouth for food or to laugh. Kids fucking suck.
God, I feel old.
EDIT: You can tell the Fahrenheit 9/11 is worth seeing. Why? Because ultra-conservative Christian groups absolutely fucking hate it.
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Visceral. Intense. Disgusting. Outrageous. Assaulting.
These were the first five words I could come up with to describe Michael Moore's "Fahrenheit 9/11". And I must say, I've never been conversely happy and angry about a film being made like I am with "F9/11". Angry because this should never have to have been made in the first place, and happy because someone did make it and did release it nationwide. I kinda wish it wasn't Michael Moore behind it, but that's a horse of a different color.
This touched on everything: the election fraud, Bush's first 8 months on the job (most of which were spent on vacation), the US Patriot Act, National Security's failure before and after 9/11, Halliburton, the Bush Family's Saudi money, the War in Iraq. It's probably the most disjointed of all Michael Moore's works, but it's amazing nonetheless. You've gotta give it to the man, he knows powerful imagery. Probably the most uncomfortable part of the film is towards the beginning, where it shows George W. Bush at a photo-op in a Florida classroom after the first plane hit the World Trade Center. He is then informed about the second plane hit and, looking as dumbfounded as ever, instead of getting up and leaving and trying to take care of the situation, he sits there for seven full minutes, a totally blank stare on his face as the teacher reads "My Pet Goat" to the class. It has to be seen to be believed.
Also, that nut John Ashcroft singing "When the Eagle Soars"? One of the simultaneously creepiest and funniest scenes ever put to film. I swear, just looking at the dude's face gives me chills.
Honestly, this was one of the most moving films I've been privilege to experience. I felt sick to my stomach at points. I wanted to cry, to scream, to vomit out of disgust. It truly shook me. It was one of those movies where it felt long, but then you couldn't quite believe it was over.
To sum it up, this film was not nearly as entertaining as it was absolutely horrifying. If you can watch this film, then look at me square in the face and say you're still going to vote for George W. Bush, I will shake your hand because you have no soul.
I also just came back from Spiderman 2, and let me say this: the movie kicked a dick and a half. I honestly can't wait to see how in the holy hell they're going to pull off Spiderman 3 (and you KNOW there's gonna be a Spiderman 3). Doctor Octopus is the shizznit as far as supervillains go; he was acted and rendered perfectly. The story is awesome, and the acting is actually really good.
One word of caution though: wait a little bit to go see it. I went tonight to see it at 10:20. I was stuck in a theater full of high school and middle school kids, and they ALL decided to talk during the fucking movie. I don't know, but when I went to the movies, I shut the fuck up and watched the movie, only opening my mouth for food or to laugh. Kids fucking suck.
God, I feel old.
EDIT: You can tell the Fahrenheit 9/11 is worth seeing. Why? Because ultra-conservative Christian groups absolutely fucking hate it.
