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Friday, February 15, 2013
Stephen Colbert has some fun with Marco Rubio
Senator Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) is supposed to be the savior of the Republican Party. So, he was tasked with the job of delivering the Republican response to President Barack Obama's State of the Union speech. And well, it didn't go off that well. If you recall Rubio acted like he was sweating as he brushed his forehead and chin. Then he had dry mouth. This led to the water bottle moment where he reached for a bottle of water. That's not so bad but what was is the look of fear and his bizarre effort to keep looking at the camera. Anyway, Stephen Colbert had some fun with it on Wednesday's Colber Report.
A Good Day to Die Hard review
If you read the reviews by other film critics of A Good Day to Die Hard, you would thing it was the second coming of Plan 9 From Outer Space. There are always the line by critics of a movie that it doesn't have a plot. But A Good Day to Die Hard does have a plot. And it's a good one. So the next question is whether the film is any good?
A Good Day to Die Hard starts out with New York policeman, John McClane (Bruce Willis) traveling to Russia to see his son, Jack (Jai Courtney) who seems to be in legal trouble. We learn that Russia is about to have a trial of a former government scientist, Yuri Komarov. (Sebastian Koch) He's being pressured to give up an incriminating file by a corrupt official, Chagarin (Sergei Kolesnikov) But Jack is really a CIA agent whose mission is to evacuate Komarov. McClane accidentally stumbles on Jack and Komarov as they are trying to get away from assassins. And after a long car chase, the three flee to a CIA safe house where they plan to find a way out of the country.
Bruce Willis returns as McClane for the fifth time since the first Die Hard. And frankly, it's clear the part holds no interest for him. His wisecracks in this movie are tired and became condescending. Jai Courtney is good in a tough guy role but he's given very little to do. But any problems with the dialogue lie with screenplay writer, Skip Woods. Sebastian Koch's Komarov is very good as an old Russian scientist making an attempt to expose corruption.
But A Good Day to Die Hard suffers from the disease that bad modern action movies have. Director John Moore uses handheld camera and fast cutting to punch up the action. But why? The car chase in Moscow suffered severely because Moore won't keep the camera still and the cuts add to the chaos. It's hard to follow the action. A good car chase allows the audience to get a feel of where the cars are going. The speed and collisions of the car chase are enough. Instead, Moore doesn't trust the audience. Another example where the fast cutting sabotages the movie is where Jack and McClane are about to get executed. On their knees, Jack is able to overpower his captors. But the problem was Moore doesn't stage the scene well and basically lets his editor tell the story. The result? One wonders how Jack overpowered the bad guys. It was disjointed. Another problem with Moore's direction is that actions scenes have no build up. Most of the time, they're thrust upon you. The result is that the movie is at times, a confusing mess.
Look, A Good Day to Die Hard is not bad movie. I found the plot interesting enough to keep my attention. That makes it an okay time waster. The grade is B minus.
Note that the film trailers have different dialouge than the movie.
A Good Day to Die Hard starts out with New York policeman, John McClane (Bruce Willis) traveling to Russia to see his son, Jack (Jai Courtney) who seems to be in legal trouble. We learn that Russia is about to have a trial of a former government scientist, Yuri Komarov. (Sebastian Koch) He's being pressured to give up an incriminating file by a corrupt official, Chagarin (Sergei Kolesnikov) But Jack is really a CIA agent whose mission is to evacuate Komarov. McClane accidentally stumbles on Jack and Komarov as they are trying to get away from assassins. And after a long car chase, the three flee to a CIA safe house where they plan to find a way out of the country.
Bruce Willis returns as McClane for the fifth time since the first Die Hard. And frankly, it's clear the part holds no interest for him. His wisecracks in this movie are tired and became condescending. Jai Courtney is good in a tough guy role but he's given very little to do. But any problems with the dialogue lie with screenplay writer, Skip Woods. Sebastian Koch's Komarov is very good as an old Russian scientist making an attempt to expose corruption.
But A Good Day to Die Hard suffers from the disease that bad modern action movies have. Director John Moore uses handheld camera and fast cutting to punch up the action. But why? The car chase in Moscow suffered severely because Moore won't keep the camera still and the cuts add to the chaos. It's hard to follow the action. A good car chase allows the audience to get a feel of where the cars are going. The speed and collisions of the car chase are enough. Instead, Moore doesn't trust the audience. Another example where the fast cutting sabotages the movie is where Jack and McClane are about to get executed. On their knees, Jack is able to overpower his captors. But the problem was Moore doesn't stage the scene well and basically lets his editor tell the story. The result? One wonders how Jack overpowered the bad guys. It was disjointed. Another problem with Moore's direction is that actions scenes have no build up. Most of the time, they're thrust upon you. The result is that the movie is at times, a confusing mess.
Look, A Good Day to Die Hard is not bad movie. I found the plot interesting enough to keep my attention. That makes it an okay time waster. The grade is B minus.
Note that the film trailers have different dialouge than the movie.
Wednesday, February 13, 2013
Steven Seagal trains Sheriff' Arpaio's posse
I've written before that I support allowing teachers to carry arms and or to have armed guards to protect schoolchildren. Well, conservative Arizona Sheriff Joe ARpaio wants to use posses to protect them and has hired B action flick actor Steven Seagal to train them. Leave it to Stephen Colbert to lampoon the policy. Funny stuff.
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The Party of Angry White Men
Sam Tanenhaus has written an excellent article for the New Republic on why the Republican Party has and is the party of white people. Here it is. These are not just the musings of a liberal. You have to look to history of how the Republican sought the Southern strategy to win national elections by exploiting racism in the sixties. And don't take my word for it. Conservative senator Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) said, "We're not generating enough angry white guys to stay in business for the long term." This is the major reason why I stopped supporting Republican Party. They've become an explicit in their racism. And don't get me wrong. Not every Republican is racist. But the party has swung hard right. Gone are the Gerry Fords, and the Nelson Rockefellers.
Anyway, Chris Matthews did a piece on the Republicans for Monday's Hardball. And last night, Stephen Colbert covered the Republican woes on The Colbert Report. I like my politics with some humor. Check out the videos below.
Anyway, Chris Matthews did a piece on the Republicans for Monday's Hardball. And last night, Stephen Colbert covered the Republican woes on The Colbert Report. I like my politics with some humor. Check out the videos below.
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Sunday, February 10, 2013
Bill Maher nails Donald Trump over his Monkey Lawsuit
Bill Maher on Real Time destroyed Donald Trump over suing him for failure to pay five million dollars because the Donald had proved he had human parents not orangutans as mother and father. Yes, you heard that right. Maher made a joke teasing Trump for his birther nonsense by offering to pay five million dollars if the Donald would produce his birth certificate showing he was not spawn of orangutans. The Donald took this seriously and sued Maher for breach of contract. Really. Anyway courtesy of HBO and Mediaite check out Maher's hillarious commentary. Update. Maher's "offer" seems to be in response to Trump's offer to President Obama for his student records.
Friday, February 8, 2013
Colbert on Scientology
Stephen Colbert did a piece on Scientology last night. He also interviewed author Lawrence Wright who wrote a book about it. And if you think his description of the science fiction religion sounds incorrect, check out this South Park episode, "Trapped in the closet." From what I've read about this episode, it's fairly accurate as to what Scientologists believe. Colbert videos are below.
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Wednesday, February 6, 2013
Dog on bicycle!
The Pulitzer Prize winning Huffington Post has broken another big story. It's Norman, the bicycle riding dog! He also drives a scooter.
Is this another shameless attempt by me to drive up traffic, knowing that people on the Internet love animal videos? In the words of my muse, Sarah Palin, "You betcha." Guys, I'm not going to post porn. So, expect shameless cute animal videos.
Is this another shameless attempt by me to drive up traffic, knowing that people on the Internet love animal videos? In the words of my muse, Sarah Palin, "You betcha." Guys, I'm not going to post porn. So, expect shameless cute animal videos.
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