Blog Links Fixed

I finally got Joanies link updated. I also removed the True Porn Clerk Stories link. The woman who was writing that got a new job and stopped that column. Oh well.

Bad Blogger

I've been bad at updating things again. Sorry.

I saw Star Trek - Nemisis Saturday night. I'll write a review for that. I also got a new CD, KMFDM - Attak (no i didn't mispell that). I'll review that as well.

What am I doing now? I'm trying to work! Sheesh, let me get back at it! LOL

Top Ten

Joni listed her top 10 search terms on her site, so I thought I'd steal the idea. *grin*

62: fire in photoshop

51: screen destroyer

42: windvr2

31: making fire in photoshop

31: poser gallery

30: poser art

22: flame artwork

19: deathdealer

16: photoshop fire

15: poser images

Seems my visitors are pyros with a taste for death and destruction and poser art (which typically includes naked women).

Movie Review - Queen of the Damned

I really enjoyed this movie.

At first I was disappointed that Tom Cruise was not playing The Vampire Lestat, as he did in the movie, Interview with a Vampire. I thought he was a very good vampire. Wicked and charming. However I don't think the Lestat he created would have fit this movie as well. I believe this movie is based on another Anne Rice book, as Interview with a Vampire was, so there was a connection, but it was fragmentary. They really didn't reference Interview at all, so you could see this movie without the other. Actually it would probably be better if you haven't seen Interview first.

What I mean is that this movie is so very different. It's Rock and Roll Goth. It's the Crow with a little dark romanticisim and a lot of fantasy.

It is a little bloody here and there, these are vampires after all, but it's not gory. The story bounces a little, but keeps on track well.

My complaint, hey you can't have a good review without one, is about character development. The heroin in the movie gets a good amount of development, but poor Lestat is left unclear. Perhaps this was done on purpose, but you don't really get a clear understanding of his motives ever. They seem to swing back and forth from selfish and evil to loyal and strong. I can't say more without giving away important aspects of the movie.

The acting was good all the way around. There was a little uncertainty whether the story made the characters confused at certain times or if the actors didn't portray the right emotions. But that's just nit-picking.

The end of the movie is amazing. It's very simple but if you have a true love, some one who you want to spend eternity with, you'll understand exactly what I mean.

Oh, one last thing. This is not a scary movie at all. There are no moments to make a person jump or creepy scenes. It's the vampire romance that has captivated people for the last 100 years or so.

Out of 5, I give Queen of the Damned a 4.

Movie Review - Scorpion King

I'll upfront say, this is a good action movie. That said you have to let go and just enjoy it. There are things in this movie that simply don't make sence from a historical sense.

The story is pre-pyramids, this places it in the Copper-Age. Yet in the movie they are fighting with steel/iron swords. Ok ok, seems a petty complaint until you realize that this would be like M-16 machine guns during the revolutionary war.

The acting wasn't Oscar quality, but it was adequate. The Amazons and Sorceress were nice eye candy for the guys. The ladies will like "The Rock" I guess. He leaves his "Peoples' Eye" out of the movie, thankfully. I think that trademark would have dropped the whole movie down a notch.

If you can leave those things behind and just enjoy the action it will be a fun movie. It's along the lines of a Conan movie. If you are expecting any reference to the Mummy movies, that this spun off from, you'll be sadly disappointed. This movie does not have the special effects the two Mummy movies had, but the effects they do have were good.

The kids are going to be pretty safe too. There is violence of course, but no blood. The director very smartly left that out. The language was clean as well. There are a couple of near nude scenes with the Sorceress, but you don't see anything more than a lot of thigh. All the "goodies" are covered at all times. It's on par with the older Bond movies. It's rated PG-13, but I think an 8 or 9 year old would be ok. Hell I saw Conan and Red Sonya before I was a teen and I turned out ok. (ok ok that could be questioned. LOL)

Out of 5, I give Scorpion King a 2 1/2.

Sorry

Sorry for the lack of posts lately. I'll try to get back into the swing of things this week. I watched a couple movies Friday night that I want to review. I had some thoughts about education and teaching too. I have a few thoughts about this impending war with Iraq too, but I'm not sure if I have enough info to really comment on it.

Post Pie

Well the pie was good, but wasn't a big hit. The added cranberries made it too tart. I think next time I'll leave them out and just make a regular apple pie. The strawberry thingie wasn't bad, but I realized the morning of Thanksgiving that I totally forgot to add sugar!

As for the cranberry sauce, I still have 90% of it. Anyone want some?? I think I'll try something else next year and leave the cranberries to the people who put it in a can! LOL