May 15th, 2006 by Izumino
Thank God the body count finally went up! I felt like I was broadcasting the weather report for Los Angeles. Current total is: 171. You can get the straight skinny right here. And no, there’s no count of the people in the sub yet…
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May 8th, 2006 by Izumino
After 21 hours of mayhem, the current body count is 164 . (We actually went down one death when Heller suddenly became the Sub-Mariner). The 21st consecutive annotated kill matrix is here.
The Chloe site.
The Jack/Chloe fan fiction website.
The adult version.
UPDATE: Body count back up to 165, see comments attached. Thanks!
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May 8th, 2006 by Izumino
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May 5th, 2006 by Izumino
Got free tickets from Starbucks buddy to see a sneak preview MISSION IMPOSSIBLE 3 last night. Saw it, and it was OK. My comments are as follows:
Of course I’m already thinking too much and no one cares about this but me, but it is difficult if not impossible to separate this movie from all the recent TomKat publicity, crazy behavior, etc. And while a lot of people go “What a kooky guy” and “Scientology blah blah…”, what I think about is: What is the matter with Tom and his handlers? Are they completely insane? Do they want to blow everything they’ve worked so hard for? As disgusting as this behavior is with the current administration, staying “on message” is the key to successful public relations, and Tom and Co. are doing anything but. All these stories – Katie Holmes silent birth, getting his wife back into shape for their wedding, Katie sneaking out to get a latte – how can they let these stories get out? Every late night quip, every funny My Tube clip of Tom pretending to read his blackberry–well, there’s goes another million dollars off your next movie salary. You don’t hear Letterman making jokes about Nicole Kidman, do you? Why not? Because her people keep her in line! She’s discreet! It is depressing and disheartening to watch this guy self-destruct so much that you can’t really concentrate on his not-exactly-top notch acting.
This one’s directed by J.J. Abrams of LOST and ALIAS fame, and it’s trying for a more emotional core. It doesn’t succeed, of course, but it’s a step in the right direction. The problem is, like every big summer blockbuster, that you never get to know anyone, their motivation, etc. It’s just one speedy action set piece after another. And since there seems to have been a law passed to never actually see any action in action movies in a long shot anymore, it’s mostly just a series of confusing, frenetic close-ups, so you can’t really feel any suspense. What’s the point of shooting in Shanghai if you barely see the place? I mean, there’s more suspense and action in the train robbery during THE WILD BUNCH than there is in this whole flick. But no one in today’s moviegoing audience seems to complain or care, so who’s going to listen to me?
Good things about the movie: Phillip Seymour Hoffman rocked this movie, he was so cool and believable. He was like, super mean. Also the British computer guy was very “real” and funny. Poor lucious-lipped Jonathan Rhys-Meyers was wasted, with barely a line. And I swear to God, if I have to see another close up of Laurence Fishburne’s pock-marked face and crooked teeth, I will take out my own eyes. Can’t they pass a movie law against that?
Why can’t SNAKES ON A PLANE just get here already?
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May 1st, 2006 by Izumino
The body count, after 20 intense hours of counter-terrorism, stands at a robust but unchanged 165. The story behind the numbers is right here.
I’m kinda ashamed of the picture after the break, but, dammit, journalism is journalism… Note: Definitely NSFW…
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