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Hell Yeah

This article can probably be filed under "MEN." And if there was a gun-punctuation mark it would be in there too. This is a picture of the new A-Team movie's four leading actors: Bradley Cooper (The Hangover) as Face, Quinton 'Rampage' Jackson (UFC Fighter) as B.A. Baracus, Sharlto Copley (District 9) as Murdock, and Liam Neeson (Taken & Batman Begins) as Hannibal. Also not picture is Jessica Biel which is an extra bonus for men. I assume this movie is going to take the route of Transformers 2, which is just to blow shit up and have a sexy chick come in the picture in random places. Fine by me.

This Isn't It, By A Long Shot

(I'd watch a Bubbles movie)

Michael Jackson's final film/concert/goodbye/drainage of money comes out this Wednesday and people can not wait(read here-excuse the grammar, iZ oNlY dA EnTeRnEtT). I for one am not one of those people thank god. I'm gonna get ripped for this but I could really care less to see this movie at all. Maybe when it is on VH1 in a few months I'll give it a look but it still won't be as good as The Jacksons Movie (full video here if you haven't seen it).

People are acting as if this is his farewell message to his fans but it is not. If he knew he was going to die (re: overdose) and recorded a movie saying goodbye and chronicling his last days then it would be completely different. But we can play the if game all day long and this movie still won't be anything other than an attempt to make money off a dead man. I do not want to watch a glorified "practice session." Many people are saying "But this is his LAST movie." I didn't watch any of his other movies anyways so I could care less.

Now I'm not here to shit on arguably one of the greatest entertainers of all time just stating my opinion. So in between Tool Academy, Rock of Love, Charm School, Behind The Music, Anvil, and all the other VH1 programs that instill family values I'll look for This Is It, then inevitably This Is More of It the sequel.

Maybe Your Child Shouldn't Be Such a Fairy

(He's pleasant looking)

"Where The Wild Things Are" was one of my favorite books growing up and I've passed it on to two of my younger siblings. If you are unfamiliar with it it's about a spoiled kid who gets sent to his room and embarks upon a journey of his own imagining. He meets friendly monsters and becomes their king. (It's a short synopsis because it is a children's book, that's all there is)

Recently Spike Jonze (Jackass, Jackass 2, and more) was chosen to direct the big screen adaptation of Maurice Sendak's 1963 book. Personally I have not seen the movie yet but am looking forward to it. Many reviews are positive for the most part except for the fact that some tend to say the film would be scary for young kids. Newsweek brought this up to Mr. Sendak, and well, he will have none of that:

"I would tell them to go to hell," Sendak said. And if children can't handle the story, they should "go home," he added. "Or wet your pants. Do whatever you like. But it's not a question that can be answered."

Except for the fact that he answered it, well in my eyes at least. But he didn't stop there, apparently he had a bone to pick with Disney and that prick Mickey Mouse:

"Sendak also criticised Disney, saying it was "terrible" for children. . . "He did things to Minnie that were not nice. I think what happened was that he became so popular – this is my own theory – they gave his cruelty and his toughness to Donald Duck. And they made Mickey a fat nothing. . . I despised him after a point."

Personally, I see his point, if your kids can't handle Where The Wild Things Are then stop sheltering them. What happens when the kid gets to high school, shit can get a lot scarier there. Having siblings that watch Nickelodeon and Disney it is a lot more refreshing to see something out there that is not cookie cutter. There is no more TGIF on Fridays for kids to watch or even decent Saturday morning cartoons, so yes, if you think this is scary, go to hell.

[Guardian]

It's Not You It's Me

Sorry I haven't updated in forever, I guess people were actually reading this. I'm not gonna try and go back and cover anything so we'll just pretend like I've been doing this consistently. Great.