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I’m sorry. Are they really trying to sell the Old School DVD by suggesting that if you get the unrated version you’ll get to see Will Ferrell’s wang? I don’t understand. Who thought that was a good idea?

Went to see the Rocky Horror Picture Show tonight (last night?). Talk about doing the time warp, I tell you it was just like being back in high school again. And that’s true in so very many ways that I can’t possibly describe them here. It was fun, but it was weird too. The jokes are always evolving, so if you’re going to this thing every four or five years (like me) rather than every weekend (like the cast/regulars/whatevers), then you can’t really participate to full effect.

Anyway, here are some poorly lit and framed photos.

I finally got around to seeing the new Matrix today. So many people I know liked it. Matt for instance sure seemed to groove on it. I on the other hand was ready to nod off as soon as the thing started and it never quite lived up to my hopes and expectations (whatever those may have been).

Anyway, Spoilers Ahead:
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I saw an Australian movie called The Castle tonight. It’s pretty funny and definitely worth seeking out. The humor feels sort of British to me. It’s a little like The Office or Are You Being Served. It’s not Mocumentary or anything, but it sort of has that feel.

The Shape of Things is a pretty good movie. There’s this undercurrent of awkwardness running through all of the performances. That makes watching it a little cringe-inducing at places, but I think that’s intended.

It was written and directed by Neil LaBute who also did In the Company of Men and Your Friends and Neighbors. I was indifferent to Your Friends and Neighbors. It was OK, but I had no desire to see it again. By comparison, In the Company of Men made me really uncomfortable in a really interesting way. I left that one feeling like the biggest misanthrope and misogynist in the world.

This one didn’t leave me with as much ambiguity about my own character, but it still raises some interesting questions. After seeing it, I kind of wish I wasn’t such a relativist. Not because I feel like there is a problem with that world view but because I’d be interested in what my reaction to the movie would be if I saw the world differently. I think the movie is intended as a critique of relativism (among other things), but since I think the way I do, I left thinking well, yeah, that sounds about right. I’d like very much to know what my reaction would be if I lived in a world where there are more moral absolutes.

So, Spun has just been added to my Must See movie list.

Why is it that this thing has already opened in New York, and here in Big Ass City, Los Angeles I still can’t see it? Where is the LA love?

Oh, and I’ve now got a clock going on how long it will be before some idiot tries to follow their recipe for speed, kills themselves (or just seriously fries their head) and the parents try to sue the studio. Politicians will protest, the media will make a huge deal out of it, and more people will see the movie as a result.

The clock is running … You mark my words.

I’ve got just three words for you: Monster Super Heros!

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The League Of Extraordinary Gentlemen is either going to be unbelievably great or unspeakably bad. I don’t care which. I HAVE to see this movie! Oh, and did I mention that Sean Connery is in it? Ha..Ha..Ha!!!!!!

The animation in the Wonderful Days trailor looks amazing. I don’t have any idea what the story is, but it sure looks pretty.

Dear Universal Studios Home Video:

I purchased your Bourne Identity DVD, and I am not happy.

You have locked the disk so that I can’t fast forward past your coming attractions trailers.

You’ve now made it less likely that I will ever buy another Universal Studios DVD. If I do buy another Universal Studios DVD, and find that you have again put your goals ahead of the consumer’s goals by locking the disk in that way, I will NEVER buy a third DVD from you, and I will encourage everybody I know to do the same.

Yes!!!

I’ve finally added Party Girl to my DVD Collection. I’ve been waiting for this one for EVER.

It’s full-screen which sucks hard, and the transfer doesn’t look great. Although that could easily be the source they had to work with. It was an independent, and I don’t remember what the quality of versions I’ve seen before looked like. There are also ZERO extras. I can understand not wanting to allocate much budget to production on the thing, but how much could it cost to add a commentary track? I imagine Parker Posey is busy making like 30 movies a year, but it’s not like the director is doing much of note these days. Where’s the pride of ownership? It makes you wonder if the genius of the movie was not in the director.

Now, where is: Valley Girl, Weird Science (claims to be available in DVD, but it’s a lie), Reckless, or Sixteen Candles (which Amazon seems to think may be coming out soon yea!)