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3/27/07
Jeff, Nick, and I saw TMNT this past Sunday and I have to
say that I was pretty blown away by it. I really had no expectations for
it up until about a week before its release, but even then I was
surprised by how good it was. It had its fair share of campy,
eye-rolling humor, but given its family-friendly nature, I expected all
that. However, I expected a lot more of it than it actually contained,
and some of the humor had me laughing out loud. The overall plot
actually surprised me at parts and was a lot less predictable than I
thought it would be.
While Donatello and Michelangelo took a definite backseat to Leonardo
and Raphael, I didn’t mind one bit, because I think that Leo and
Raph’s feud was the highlight of the whole movie. It was done
remarkably well and they’re eventual confrontation was nothing short
of amazing.
Like I said, I was completely blown away by TMNT and I think it was far
better than all of the live action movies. If you’re a turtle fan at
all, you’ll love the hell out of it.
Holy shit, did you see the season finale of Battlestar Galactica? I
don’t want to go into any details, for fear of giving away something
to someone who hasn’t watched it yet. If anyone ever spoiled anything
of this magnitude, I’d shove a spoon in there ear and wiggle it around
in their brain; that’s right, murder. I think it was definitely one of
the best, if not the best, episode of Battlestar I’ve ever seen.
I had read that Monday’s episode of 24 jumped the shark. My first
thought was that’s fucking
awesome. If anyone could jump a shark, it would be Jack Bauer. It
turns out that’s not what they meant at all, and the show is ruined
now.
Jack interrogates a mentally retarded man who informs him that he enjoys
peanut butter, unicorns, and providing terrorists with secret access
codes that he gets off of the internet. Then Jack hatches some crazy
scheme to use the poor guy to lure the terrorists in, placing the
country’s safety in the hands of someone who has some mutated form of
autism.
I used to love 24. The first few seasons (and season five) were
extremely well-written and made for some excellent television. It went
downhill in parts, but nothing even close to this. And tonight isn't the
only night that it’s been bad. The show became a parody of itself a
while ago and I’m honestly not sure why I keep watching.
The T-shirt
Hell “Torsoless Ted” mascot contest is still open to votes and
if you haven’t voted for Jeff’s entry yet, please do so! His entry
is entry number 5.
-Dylan
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