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Red Sox Acquire Eric Gagne
July 31st, 2007 by david lay
The Red Sox reached a deal with the Texas Rangers today - just before the trade deadline - to acquire reliever Eric Gagne for starting pitcher Kason Gabbard and two minor leaguers, including prospect David Murphy.
This sets the Red Sox up with the best deep relief in baseball with Gagne added to All-stars Jonathan Papelbon and Hideki Okajima. How the assignments will change remains to be seen, but I expect Gagne to fill for some middle relief and the occasional hold or save opportunity during winning streaks.
The Red Sox also parted ways with much-maligned reliever Joel Pinero. Pinero was dealt to the Cardinals for cash considerations and a player to be named later (He had been reassigned to triple-A a couple of weeks ago).
I’m not expecting the Sox to pick up anyone through waivers, but there could be some more interesting moves made in the couple of weeks.
Posted in Baseball, Red Sox, Sports | 2 Comments
The Simpsons Movie
July 27th, 2007 by david layAfter 18 years, America’s favorite family has come to the big screen. Behind a massive marketing campaign, The Simpsons Movie was a huge deal well before the curtain fell. Any show that can hang on (especially on Fox) for 18 years, is bound to produce a movie that will be a mega-hit.
This movie definitely did not disappoint. The diehard Simpsons fans as well as the casual movie goers will all be incredibly impressed with this big screen animated comedy. Matt Groening and company went all out for this one, creating a film that is FAR more than “just an hour-and-a-half version of the TV show.” The comedy is really top-notch.
The writers were at the top of their game when creating the classic satirical humor that The Simpsons has become famous for. There is a great mix of satire and low-brow humor – just enough to appease the Beavis’s of the world, as well as the Frasier’s. As with the television show, the movie does get fairly political at times, but keeps it funny and never gets preachy.
The creators kept a tight lid on the plot of the movie throughout, which really help to add to the excitement of the experience. As usual, Homer creates a monumental problem that threatens life in Springfield as we know it. It is then up to…well, Homer… to solve the problem. The plot centers around Homer and his newly acquired pet pig, as well as the Environmental Protection Agency and their attempts to solve the pollution problem of Springfield. After a series of events (including a giant dome over the city, a sink hole, and a near mass hanging by the townsfolk), the Simpsons end up in Alaska only to realize, some more quickly than others, that Springfield is their home and is worth saving.
The greatest voice-over actors in the history of the universe came together to form this ensemble cast and their talents were really on display. From Dan Castellaneta and Nancy Cartwright to (my personal favorites) Hank Azaria and Harry Shearer, this cast is awesome. These are the standard Simpson’s voice-overs, but I think that they deserve TONS of respect for the work they’ve been doing.
Tom Hanks and Green Day have cameos in the film, and Tony Mantegna and Albert Brooks are also cast.
I absolutely loved this film. I am not a diehard Simpsons fan, but I do enjoy the show when I get a chance to watch it. I’m no expert in animation, but it seemed that the creators stepped it up a bit in The Simpsons Movie. Obviously, it’s still 2D, but I think they took some extra steps to make it more “theatrical”.
This movie was really everything that I was hoping for. It brought together all of the great things that we love about the Simpsons and really left me wanting some more. The humor continues throughout, and after the credits roll. I loved it, and I highly recommend that you go see it.
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Marketing in the 21st Century
July 25th, 2007 by david laySometimes I don’t know how I feel about advertising… I work for an online marketing company and I certainly know that a business can hardly succeed these days without some pretty aggressive advertising strategies. But what I don’t get - what sometimes bugs me to the point screaming - is the way that commercialization seems to be infiltrating every aspect of our lives.
Whatever happened to ballparks like Tiger Stadium and Comisky Park? They’ve given way to Minute Maid Park and Citizens Bank Field. College Gameday is “built by The Home Depot”, and TV shows and movies are chock full of product placement. Growing up, I would watch the Fiesta Bowl. Now, I watch the Tostitos Fiesta Bowl. I once heard a BYU Football game broadcast in which they scored a touchdown in the “Zion’s Bank end zone” and then kicked a “Sierra West extra point”… It’s True! We are getting a little carried away folks.
As any of my friends would tell you; I’ve said for years that, if we have empty space, we’ll find a way to fill it with Ads. For the most part, I’m ok with this. If the space is empty, and you’re clever enough to discover a way to use it, more power to you (one exception to this is sports team uniforms – let’s leave those be, please). I saw an example of this clever use of space a few days ago that really had me thinking.
I pulled into a parking lot in Salt Lake City and, as I stepped out, I noticed that the white paint that typically outlines the parking spaces was being used as an advertising medium for Nationwide Auto Insurance. The Nationwide Logo, along with the “Life Comes at You Fast” slogan was printed on either side of the stall, and on every stall in the parking lot. I have never seen anything like this before.
As I started to think about it, I realized how clever it really was. Its visible, ubiquitous advertising, and its far more targeted than most other advertising methods. Think about it: 100% of the cars that park in that parking lot have a driver, and all drivers need auto insurance, so the audience is pre-qualified and has been brought right to the advertisement. Amazing.
So, as carried away as I think we are as a marketing society, there are still some pretty cool, unobtrusive advertising techniques out there. Maybe I’ll be clever enough to think up one someday.
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Lester Pitches a Gem in Red Sox Return
July 23rd, 2007 by david layIn his first start of the season, Jon Lester pitched six solid innings for the Red Sox in their 6-2 win of the Cleveland Indians. Lester returned to Boston’s rotation after being diagnosed with a form of non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma, called anaplastic large cell lymphoma - a rare, but treatable form of cancer. This was his first majo
r league start in 11 months, as he was diagnosed in late August of 2006.
“It felt real good,” said Lester. “A lot of emotions, a lot of excitement. It’s been good to be back with these guys again and being able to play up here again. I think once my first pitch went, after that it settled down and started to calm down a little bit and I got everything in check.” There were a lot of emotions, both from a large contingency of Red Sox fans in Cleveland, as well as from Indians fans who cheered for Jon as he warmed up in the bullpen.
In his 6 innings, Lester gave up 5 hits, 2 earned runs 6 strikeouts and 3 walks (Grady Sizemore’s 2 run Homer was his only real blemish). “As we’ve seen before, he doesn’t give in,” said Red Sox manager Terry Francona. “He made pitches. He just really competes. Keeps his composure.”
The emotional win, may be what the Red Sox need right now, having begun the second half of the season at 6-5, before last night’s win against the Tribe. The rotation has been struggling as of late, with the absence of Curt Schilling and the recent downward spiral of Julian Tavarez. Schilling has made some huge strides in his comeback from shoulder tendinitis, and should be back in the rotation soon. This should leave Boston with the solid starting five that they’ve been just shy of so far this year.
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I Now Pronounce You Chuck & Larry
July 22nd, 2007 by david layI Now Pronounce You Chuck and Larry brings together Adam Sandler and Kevin James, two of our days funniest actors into the summer cinema scene with the most confused theme of the summer. Dennis Dugan (the standard director for Adam Sandler movies) somehow managed to make a movie that is half pro-gay rights and half homophobic. The movie is pretty one-dimensional, with nearly all of the jokes referring to homosexuality, or homophobia. At times, it seems more like a sequence of gay jokes than a film. But it works – for the most part…
Larry (James) convinces his best friend, Chuck (Sandler) to become his Domestic Partner in order to ensure that his benefits would go to his children in the event of his death. Chuck, a womanizing playboy from Brooklyn agrees (adhering to a “code” among firemen because Larry saved his life) and they wed in a silly ceremony performed by a ridiculous Asian chapel owner portrayed by Rob Schneider in his obligatory role. But, when their gayness is contested by the city, they hire the quintessential hot lawyer chick (Jessica Biel) to help them fight for their (gay) rights.
It’s not long before they are under a full investigation by the city’s appointed “gay verification specialist” played by Steve Buscemi, who plays sleezy and greasy like none other. Chuck begins to fall for Alex (the hot lawyer) and Larry struggles to let go of his wife who died several years ago. These plot lines, obviously, make it very difficult for the two to hide their scam, and much hilarity ensues.
I found I Now Pronounce You Chuck and Larry to be a pretty standard Happy Madison movie, and I must say that I got what I expected. No surprises at all. A lot of the best jokes were given away in the previews, but there were still some funny moments.
There were several other stars of note in the movie as well (and some fun cameos). Ving Rhames plays a fellow firefighter (who is actually gay). Dan Aykroyd is the Fire Captain and Rachel Dratch (who I personally loathe) plays (the only role she knows) a ditsy office worker who mugs to the camera a lot.
Dave Matthews has a small non-speaking part as a gay shop owner. He is quite a good actor, and he does well in his scene. David Spade shows up a couple times… Lance Bass also has a small cameo – because he’s gay.
All in all, I got what I expected from this movie. It’s not going to be the best comedy of the year, but it is good for some laughs.
My ePrison
July 19th, 2007 by david layWith the most anticipated event in literary history coming up this Friday at midnight, millions and millions of people worldwide are preparing for Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, the 7th and final book in the heralded Harry Potter franchise. For the past several weeks spoilers have been popping up here and there, most of them fake or pure speculation. But earlier this week, it was confirmed that DeepDiscount.com inadvertently shipped some copies of the book to customers who had pre-ordered them.
By Wednesday morning, the book was all over the internet. Someone took pictures of each page of the book and posted them online. Torrents of the image files were made available on Demonoid.com and soon, people were transcribing the chapters and making the text available as well. Several of the country’s prominent newspapers, including the New York Times, published early reviews of the book as the wildfire continued to spread.
Being a Harry Potter fan, and being one who never reads the end of a book first, I began to fear that at some point between Wednesday morning and Friday night, I would accidently stumble upon, or overhear a discussion about how it would end…
This has led to a considerable amount of paranoia and has held me captive in my self-created, Potter-free bubble. Luckily, my friends and co-workers understand and have been nice enough to not discuss their findings with me (though I have endured numerous taunts and jokes – all in good fun). But, I have been avoiding blogs, message boards, and even legitimate news sites in order to curb any possibility of being met by a troll who would enjoy spoiling it for me.
I work for an internet marketing company and spend at least 8 hours a day in front of a computer – this adds to the difficulty of trying to avoid these sites.
I was supposed to take a trip to BFE, New Mexico this week – which would have helped shield me – but the trip was canceled a couple of weeks ago and, alas, here I am, doing all I can to avoid 99 % of the internet.
In the past 2 days, my internet surfing has been entirely limited to gmail, my own blog, OrangeSoda.com, and clients’ websites that I am working with. This has made for some seriously dull internet time… I have even been avoiding YouTube because I was told that there are spoiler videos there that leak the ending (after a seemingly unrelated beginning).
I’m sure that this is all irrational to most of you, but if I make it to the end and learn it all the hard way, it will be worth it. It will make the read so much more fun. If I knew the ending before I began, I would be missing so much of the excitement that I enjoy from these books. This is the last one…There will be no #8 for people to spoil, nor will it be there for me to enjoy. I have to make the best of this one, and that’s what I intend to do.
The internet’s invisible bars won’t be able to hold me for long.
Posted in Yada Yada, Books, Events | 1 Comment
Vick Indicted…Suspended?
July 18th, 2007 by david layAtlanta Falcons quarterback Michael Vick was officially indicted by a Federal grand jury yesterday for organizing, conducting, and participating in a dog fighting ring. Among the charges Vick faces are illegal gambling, training dogs for fighting, conspiracy, and taking the illegal enterprise across state lines.
The dogfighting operation was named “Bad Newz Kennels,” according to the indictment, and the dogs were housed, trained and fought at a Surry County, Virginia property owned by Vick.
NFL commissioner Roger Goodell has been very stern on the thugs of the NFL so far. Both PacMan Jones and Tank Johnson have been suspended this offseason by the commissioner - Jones’ suspensions came without a conviction.
So, this raises the question: Will Goodell suspend Vick, even without a conviction? In the spirit of fairness, he absolutely should. If you are going to set a precedent to your league, you need stick with it. David Stern and Bud Selig have let their sports get out of control to some degree and Goodell has made a concerted effort to nix that in the NFL.
But, there’s a catch… Michael Vick is a superstar. PacMan Jones is a very good player, but Vick is one of the faces of the league, and he has been for several years. Will he get the “superstar” treatment when it comes to whether or not his indicment will lead to a suspension? or will justice be served and will Vick be treated sternly and, more importantly, fairly by the new Commish?
Joey Harrington anyone?
We’ll just have to wait and see.
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NCAA Division-I Playoff?
July 17th, 2007 by david layThe New York Post reports today that there WILL be a playoff in College Football. According to the Post article, its not a matter of IF, but WHEN the playoff system will be implemented. The four team playoff would include two semi-final games and a championship game. This would be a huge jump forward for the NCAA post season and for College Football.
I would LOVE to see this happen, but it is the Post – Not the most reliable paper… I am hopeful, but I will definitely Not get my hopes up until I hear something from a more credible source. Surely the University presidents are not on board with this – They have always been adamantly against this. We’ll have to watch and wait…
Here’s Hoping!!! How great would it be to see a True Undisputed National Champ!!
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Captivity
July 14th, 2007 by david layWith Harry Potter pretty much dominating the entertainment world this week, there was really only one other movie of note released. Elisha Cuthbert brings the sexy back in Captivity, the newest “gore for the sake of gore” horror flick to come out of annals of a dark, disturbed Hollywood. Now, I have seen (and to some degree enjoyed) the Saw series, but this stinker of a flick was just too much.
Its not just that th
is movie is grotesque, its that it is also completely pointless, endless, and just plain stupid. Director Roland Joffe, from The Killing Fields and… *ahem* Super Mario Brothers: The Movie, puts it all on the line in this modern day story of torture, kidnapping, betrayal and…Love?
But seriously, this is one flawed film. Aside from the direction, the acting was terrible. Cuthbert was far better in The Girl Next Door and Daniel Gillies, who peaked in 2004’s Bride and Prejudice, adds absolutely nothing to the movie.
There were several overly-gory scenes in this movie and they had me gagging… literally. I generally have a semi-high tolerance for such things and I am a Huge fan of gratuitous violence, but it was just gross to me – I don’t know, maybe I’m getting old. I never had the feeling (as I did watching Saw) that this was morbid in the exciting way. I felt that it was contrived, forced and simply an attempt to shock the audience into forgetting that they just paid 9 bucks to see this.
The plot was also ridiculous. It centers around Jennifer, a model/actress who is mysteriously drugged and kidnapped and taken to that same dark, dank stone-walled room that we have all seen a million times before. But here, she is not alone. She discovers that, just in the next room, is another captive — Gary. They quickly bond, due to their shared status as “prisoners” and their hatred for their captor. So naturally, they fall in love within a span of 4 days.
I don’t want to ruin it for either of you will watch this movie, but the plot is paper thin (my friend and I both figured it out very early on). That said, it was a slightly different take on the gorefest movies of years past, so I guess I do respect that at least.
So, all in all, this movie was pretty freaking bad! It may appeal to some of you, but I don’t expect that there are many people in this world that get the least bit of entertainment out of it. Cuthbert is quite the hottie, but that’s about all this film has…
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Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
July 8th, 2007 by david layOk, let it be known… I am a Harry Potter fan. I love the books…and the movies. Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix is the 5th movie in the Harry Potter series, and because I’m a huge fan of the books, it is really hard for me to separate the books from the movie. But, that notwithstanding, I did like this movie. I’m not sure it was the THE best of the franchise, but it was top 2, for sure.
For starters, the acting was actually pretty good. Daniel Radcliffe is starting to come into his own, and the supporting cast was better than in the previous films. Now, don’t get me wrong, no one from this film will be nominated for an Oscar (or even a Golden Globe), but it was fairly good, especially for a “family friendly” fantasy movie. The movie was well cast, with several huge stars (Ralph Fiennes, Gary Oldman, Alan Rickman) returning. As well as Helena Bonham Carter excellently cast as the purely evil Bellatrix Lestrange. The new-comer, Evanna Lynch, played Luna Lovegood well (though I think she may have been playing herself). All in all, they all got the point across, which for a movie like this is sufficient.
Imelda Staunton (from Vera Drake) was cast as Dolores Umbridge. I HATED her! And that’s a good thing. From the moment she was introduced (and she coughed), I loathed her character. Umbridge is perhaps the most hated character in the book series, and Staunton played the role to a T. I enjoyed hating her every single time I saw her on the screen. Perfectly cast and well executed –Almost exactly as I had pictured her.
David Yates, a little-know Brit, directed this film and did a decent job, though again, not superb. He’s definitely no Alfonso Cuarón. I like the act transitions that used the Daily Prophet newspaper clippings. The action sequences were good - The final fight was very close to how I had imagined it from the books. I did feel like some of the scenes were really choppy. I think that, in an effort to include as much of the book’s story arcs as possible, he may have tried to cram too much into some scenes, which made it a little awkward to watch at times.
As a Harry Potter book fan, there were a lot of creative decisions that bugged me, but I won’t judge the movie against the book, but there were some things that were just wrong. I feel that most of them were done in an effort to keep our attention on the main players and even perhaps to help set up the final two movies, but as a loyal fan, I wanted everything to play out the way I had envisioned it.
The movie ended in a very “to be continued” kind of way, which I liked. The books, as well as the movies, are all really one story and there is no true resolution until the series is over. I hate to think that there are people out there who watch the movies and don’t read the books, because the movies, to me, are more supplemental. You should really read the books as well to get the whole story.
I don’t think it’s fair to judge a movie against a book or for that matter against another movie or especially real life. It’s all about expectations and what you, as a movie goer, deserve. Judging this movie solely on its own merits, and not against the book series, I think it was good. It tells the story — We start at point A and end at point B — and we have some fun on the way. The Acting was good, the action was what it should be, and the effects were better than expected. Take it with a grain of salt, don’t expect too much (remember how the book was the most anticipated and the least well received of all) and I think that you will be pleased.
Supplimental Links:
J.K. Rowling’s Official Site - a very cool site with tons of easter eggs.
Official Harry Potter Book Site
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Evan Almighty
July 8th, 2007 by david layI can sum up Evan Almighty in two words: Bad.
Ok, so that was only word. I guess I over-estimated. Just like many people did with this movie. I mean, after all, look at all the things this one had going for it. Bruce Almighty was funny, wasn’t it? Steve Carell is one of the funniest men alive, right? It has a boat load of animals, that’s funny, isn’t it? How could it go wrong? Ohh let me count the ways…
But first I’ll tell you the good things it has going for it: It has a good message. Its really all about family and sticking 
together trought hard times and adversity. Its PG rating and cast full of animals, it is definately kid safe and probably would be enjoyable to most children. Also, the special effects in the flood scene (about 3 mins) are actually not bad at all I didn’t expect them to be as good as they were.
And now for the Bad… I’ll abbreviate, because I don’t have all day.
The plot was dull, boring, and forgettable. It was just stupid (feel free to add your own negative adjectives here). I know I should never expect a great plot from a comedy, but come on! Give me something…
Basically, Evan Baxter, (formerly a News Anchor) is now a Freshman US Congressman who has just moved, with his wife and three children, to Virginia (Washington DC area). He says a prayer and wakes up the next day and hangs out with God, who is again played by Morgan Freeman. Evan then starts to be followed by animals and then builds a boat. The movie gets a little political at times, but nothing too pushy. Then the flood comes, but not they way you would think… Eventually, the credits roll and we all get to leave!
The acting was terrible. Again, its not supposed to be good, but it was beyond bad!
It wasn’t funny…at all. This is its major flaw…comedy=funny, right? Apparently not always. I think I smirked at one joke the entire time (something Wanda Sykes said about the Bee Jees).
Its just too bad…The Office is the funniest show on TV right now, and I liked The 40 Year Old Virgin, but this this movie was just NOT good!
I know I was harsh on this one…but it really is a bad movie. I was really hoping for more…not much, just something…anything.
Steve Carrell, you can do wrong…Better luck next time!
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Ocean’s 13
July 8th, 2007 by david layDanny Ocean and crew are back…again.
Ocean’s 13 is not the best of the Ocean’s movies - Nor is it the worst. It fits comfortably between Ocean’s 11 and Ocean’s 12. The original is still the best of the franchise, but 13 is far better than Ocean’s 12. Got that? Good.
Oceans 13 focuses on the crew and their bid for revenge. Al Pacino stars as Willie Bank who has just opened a new super-luxurious hotel/casino on the 
Vegas strip which he ventured into with Reubin (Eliot Gould). Bank double-crosses Reubin just before the project gets off the ground and the anxiety of the situation causes Reubin to suffer a myocardial infarction. Once Daniel and Rusty get wind of the situation they conclude that revenge is definitely in order.
Andy Garcia enters the movie a third of the way in as Terry Benedict, who is propositioned by the Ocean clan because they run into some serious financial woes. Benedict is willing to back them, pending some specific demands, because Bank is his bitter enemy in the hotel/casino industry and his new hotel casts a (literal) shadow on his resort’s swimming pool.
The details of the heist in the movie are oftentimes hard to follow and very elaborate. But the plotline in general is kind of weak and there are some twists that are easily exposed well before they should be. Just as in the other Ocean’s movies, the 70’s cinematic style and scene changes are pretty cool and make it a pretty fun movie to watch al-in-all.
As in all the other Ocean’s movies, this movie is loaded with stars. Don Cheadle is my favorite, as Basher. I can’t help it, I just like him. Matt Damon is witty as Linus, Elliot Gould is always fun to watch, Al Pacino is…well, Al Pacino and Garcia is good also in a very abbreviated role.
Like them or not, Brad Pitt and George Clooney have great chemistry. The real life friends share their scenes really well and their dialogue is very realistic and almost makes me think they are just re-enacting actual conversations from their real lives.
Ocean’s 13 also stars: Carl Reiner, Eddie Izzard, Ellen Barkin, Bernie Mac, Casey Afflack, Scott Caan, Shaobo Qin, and Eddie Jemison.
All in all, my advice to you would be: If you liked the other Ocean’s movies, you’ll like this one, if not, you won’t. If you are on the fence, go watch it, but keep your expectations realistic. Hopefully you’ll be pleasantly surprised.
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Transformers
July 5th, 2007 by david layJuly 4th. Independence day. A day for celebrating America’s freedom. Fireworks, BBQs, Family, Friends, and Giant Alien Robots that mechanically alter themselves to form cars, trucks, airplanes, and boom boxes and then fight each other to the death on planet earth. What’s not to like?
that being said, I really liked Transformers. It really did live up to the hype, and I predict that, when all the dust has settled, it will be the defining movie of Summer 2007.
***Spoiler Alert***
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Live Free or DIE HARD
July 4th, 2007 by david laySo, John McClane is back…and he’s as bad as ever! The fourth installment of the Die Hard series is definitely worthy of the moniker. Bruce Willis returns to the starring role that made him famous in 1988, and delivers as convincingly as ever in this adrenaline-filled action pic. The non-stop action and amazing effects of Live Free or Die Hard, make this one a guaranteed hit for you action-loving movie goers.
Willis, who also produced the film, is not at all the lone star of this movie. Superb performances by Timothy Olyphant and a gorgeous Maggie Q as a butt-kicking villain with whom my only qualm, is that she wasn’t in the movie more.
Thomas Gabriel (Olyphant) is a computer wielding, evil genius who is hijacking the US government for all its worth. He, along with Mai Lihn (Q) is orchestrating a fire sale – a strategic and gradual breakdown of all the government’s computer-controlled resources. There are only a handful of computer whizzes out there that have the brains to stop them. The problem is: They are being killed off one by one.
Enter Justin Long. Matt Ferrell (Long) is the lone surviving (thanks to McClane) computer genius with the knowhow to stop the Gabriel-led team of equally super geniuses. Long - best known as “Mac” from the uber-hilarious Apple commercial franchise – delivers a solid, but not stellar, performance as McClane’s unwitting traveling companion/partner. Ferrell is the sole focus of the bad guys’ attacks, which lead’s McClane, in signature fashion, to be forced to deal with the annoyance of having to blow some stuff up.
McClane’s always cynical comments and “why me” demeanor make for hilarious banter between he and everyone he interacts with. He and Ferrell, in particular, produce some excellent one-liners that had me rolling!
Kevin Smith plays a bit part as a fellow computer hacker, War10ck, a 30 something, living his is mother’s basement who has flown under the radar, and now finds himself with a cop and an old space camp pal on his front stoop. Smith is the comic relief in a movie, that doesn’t necessarily need any, but welcomes it nevertheless.
The special effects in Live Free or Die Hard are nothing if not extraordinary, though they are ridiculous at times. But keep in mind, I’m not one of those guys who expects art to imitate life, I couldn’t imagine being that guy who can’t enjoy a movie because I’m always saying “that wouldn’t really happen” around every corner.
So, I wouldn’t say that Live Free or Die Hard is the best movie of the year, but it is quite entertaining! As action movies go, this one is solid. Very entertaining and definitely worthy of the Die Hard Name.
Here are some more Links for your clickin’ pleasure:
Live Free or Die Hard Trailers on the Official Site
Buy the previous 3 Die Hard Movies on Amazon
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Brian Regan at Thanksgiving Point
July 1st, 2007 by david layI learned on Tuesday that Brian Regan will be stopping in Utah again this August. This time at Thanksgiving Point’s Waterfall Amphitheater in Lehi, UT.
I made sure I got my tickets as soon as they went on sale, Saturday at 10am. There are still tickets available through all Ticketmaster outlets, by calling 801-325-SEAT, and at the Thanksgiving Point Box Office.
I was lucky enough to see Brian Regan last January at Kingsbury Hall. He was absolutely hilarious and his entire routine has changed from the one’s that we all know and have memorized from I Walked on the Moon and Brian Regan Live.
If this tour is anything like the one last winter, tickets will go FAST. Go get ‘em now. It’s the best $31 you’ll spend this summer.
If you aren’t familiar with Brain Regan, you should definitely check him out. His clean, family friendly banter and observational humor have led him to become one of the most popular, most respected, and funniest comedians around today.
Here are Some More Brian Regan Links:
Comedy Central Presents: Brian Regan
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