Buck

I will admit that I was less than excited when the wife cued this one up on Netflix. Having been raised in the rolling open fields of Los Angeles, I have a decent appreciation for horses and cowboys but I am not INTO horses (or cowboys . .  uhh . . . err . . .). 10 Minutes in and I was HOOKED!

This is not a movie about horses and cowboys - it is a movie about the human condition. I plan on buying it and watching it over and over.

I believe this movie might make you a better person if you let it. I also think that if I can learn to treat people the way Buck treats horses, my life would not only be happier but possibly more lucrative as well.



http://youtu.be/IShjmWYuHZ0

Bloody Peasant!

I was reminded of one of my Favorite Monty Python scenes (and now I will resist posting twenty more)




http://youtu.be/rAaWvVFERVA

I cant help it:

http://youtu.be/xOrgLj9lOwk

and:

http://youtu.be/BZwuTo7zKM8

YAY!

http://youtu.be/sED6FRXIHJc

YAY!

http://youtu.be/G0k3kHtyoqc

AAAAWWWEEESSSSOOOMMMMME!

http://youtu.be/6CloKbXtD28

THE HOBBIT IS COMING!

http://youtu.be/FfesknLk5uI

Pixar's Cars 2 is Coming

http://youtu.be/RRz5YDokhzE

Can you spot the secret URL code that leads you to the sneak peek? (Hint: pause at 00:57)

LOTR - Dance Mix Version

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XJfGnqKoXYY

Star Wars (In English)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=06SKvgBu6LA

Hilarious

First the original:


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=66TuSJo4dZM

Now the new:


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zh0QQsIOlKg&feature=player_embedded

A Whole New World

I am against the 3D movies. I have no good reason. When I think about it, I suppose I am against them for the same reason i am against going to the movies in general: Germs. I don't want someone else's germy, ill-fitting, smutz-smeared glasses on my face. "But they clean them!" You say. Well, if the same crew cleaning the rest of the theatre is in charge of cleaning the glasses - no thanks. But that's not the point of this post.

Sea World has a 4D Sesame Street theatre show. Annie loves Sesame Street but I can't imagine her putting up with wearing 3D glasses for half-an-hour. The wife insisted. So we went. And Annie ROCKED IT.

First of all, the first 2/3rds of the movie doesn't require the glasses. When the time came to donne our ocular petri dishes, Annabelle rolled with it. Water sprayed us from the seats in front of us, air jets came out from under our own seats, bubbles, wind and rain came from the ceiling.

It was totally fun and Annie loved it.


But until I get my own personal pair of 3D glasses - I am still against the 3D movies in general . . . unless the wife or wee-one insist . . .

Closet Chick

I have a confession. I watch movies. Alone. I love movies and tolerate TV. Since I have had a little (unemployed) time on my hands these past few months, I have found myself watching about a movie a week on my computer via Netflix. I usually watch action / war flicks that I know the wife would not care for.

Well . . . the other day I found nothing on Netflix that interested me other than this:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ozRK7VXQl-k&feature=player_embedded

The story is about cooking (which I enjoy - all the great chefs are men!). The story is also about blogging (which I also enjoy). Other things I enjoy?: Stanley Tucci, Meryl Streep's depiction of JC and Amy Adams (not hard on the eyes). I also enjoyed the depictions of the two couples' married life - you don't see many happy marriages in the movies these days.

So I enjoyed the movie. There. I said it.

Doesn't make me a chick. Why, just this morning I went to the gym and benched . . . well, the point is I went to the gym . . .

I could take ya.

(and I make a mean pork chop in bbq/raspberry reduction with feta cheese)

Mark Twain

I recently watched a Ken Burns documentary on Samuel Clemens aka "Mark Twain". FYI: "Mark Twain" is a nautical term meaning "two fathoms deep".

I found the story of his life fascinating. At one point, Mark Twain was reported to be the wealthiest author in all of America. He was known world-wide for his books such as Tom Sawyer, The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, Following the Equator and others.

Interestingly, despite all his success, he went bankrupt at the age of 59. Determined to pay back his creditors even though he was not required to under the rules of bankruptcy, he set out on a world speaking tour at the age of 60 with the hopes that he could pay everyone back and start over again at 65.

Mark Twain once said, "I am not an American, I am the American." Watching this documentary, I got the feeling that Mark Twain was America; American ethics and values distilled into one human being. Of course, the analogy should not be pressed too far.

If you enjoy witty, homespun, American common sense, you might want to check out this Ken Burns examination of the life of Mark Twain. I believe the entire thing can be watched on YouTube. Here is part 1:


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zr2rWya5Z5I

Awesome

http://www.neatorama.com/2010/12/02/real-life-wiley-e-coyote-and-road-runner-cartoon/

Advice from a Cartoon Princess

A Small Act

Get Your Geek On

Mash-Up

I am embarassed to say that I like the movie "300". I am not embarassed to say that I also like the movie "Sandlot".

This trailer puts them both together:

The Tin Man - A Morality Play

Heartless: The Story of the Tin Man from Brandon McCormick on Vimeo.

The Evolution of Dad