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Got my car back from the body shop. WOOT! (Comparison: driving the rental was like when I'd go camping in Boy Scouts, wearing my sturdyhiking boots -- unwieldy, but able to be adjusted to. However, when I'd get home and put on my sneaks, I felt like I could fly. Same thing here between the boat-like Pontiac Grand Prix and my awez Toyota Matrix.) Spent some time hanging with awez gf ![[info]](http://p-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif) ka_crow, and admired her new tats. Forced aforesaid awez gf to watch some Justice League: specifically, the 3-part pilot and "This Little Piggy." BTW -- kingofbreakfast, I do not know if you actually read me, but YOU WARPED HER MIND! "TLP" is possibly my fave JLU ep; I am happy to inflict it on others. HOWEVER, given Misty, I believe you, sir, are hacking the Matrix. ;) No dresden-work tonight, oh my droogies. Tomorrow. Tomorrow, after day-job work is handled, the laundry is in the machino, and the cats' ass sand has been scooped. Tags: batman, day-job, dresden, game design, gaming, work journal
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( Image behind the cut )Made for the cartoon, but next time I see the movie, I may try this. Updated to Add:Perfect example of why you can't trust Roger Ebert's Jim Emerson's review of Speed Racer: To us, this show was just filler between after-school reruns of "Gilligan's Island" and "The Munsters." We watched it because it was on, and it was in color.Anybody who considered Speed Racer filler and The Munsters and freaking Gilligan's Island the meat... I. Have. No. Words. (If he'd said The Addams Family, Batman, or Star Trek, I might be able to agree mildly. But then, the latter two were definitely not in rerun when Ebert was a lad.) Tags: movies, silly
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Speed Racer is a horrible film. Speed Racer is a kinda lame movie. Speed Racer is possibly the most perfect flick ever produced. MACH-A-GO-GO!In other words: I love it when people make movies just for me. (Check my movies tag, and especially this post for my cinematic tastes.) Lemme scroll back. When my plans for the day fell apart, I hied myself to a matinee of Speed Racer. I had initially been worried by reviews I'd seen in my F-list, and was unwilling to risk the cash on a full price admission. I. Was. Wrong. Spock. Speed Racer the flick is a visual love-letter to the Speed Racer cartoon, created with thought, craft, and art. It is better than the cartoon, without a single misstep against the cartoon. It improves upon awesome, becoming liquid awesome with xylitol. True! One could even say FACT. Indeed, I am not angry at those who didn't like the flick as much as I. Instead, I feel... pity. Pity that they could not appreciate this summation and explication of a key piece of my childhood. De gustibus... and all that, but yet: I feel sad that the naysayers got little to nothing out of this masterpiece of flick-dom. That being said, here is the calculus of viewing: * If you have never seen the Speed Racer cartoon, or do not like it, give this movie a pass. See it if it's on cable and you have nothing better to do. * If you have seen the Speed Racer cartoon, but do not like its silly or wacky bits, consider the local cheap theater or Drafthouse Cinema. If you're feeling generous, rent it. * If you have seen the Speed Racer cartoon, and glory in its silly or wacky bits, matinee (if feeling cagey) or full price show. Speed Racer has entered into my list of favorite films. So there. Tags: 240 dollars worth of puddin', fact, movies, underkoffler's overviews
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