Why So....much Fun?

I remember when "Batman Begins" came out, and as I sat there in the dark theatre my smile just kept getting bigger as I thought to myself "Finally they got got it right!". At the time that was the best Batman movie ever made. It was set in a "real world" for lack of a better term, it was faithful and respectful of the source material and most of all Joel Schumacher and George Clooney were nowhere close to it. So going into the theatre last night with the Hetero-life mate to see THE MOST anticipated movie of the summer(and maybe the year so far) I had me some expectations. I was NOT disappointed.

Director Christopher Nolan has out done himself with "The Dark Knight". This movie is BIG, and one word that keeps going around is epic and it just so much the perfect word. There are so many layers to the story, you almost have to see it twice just to get everything. Christian Bale is great as Batman/Bruce Wayne as he was before, but really the performance that everyone will talk about is that ,of course, of Health Ledger as The Joker. Ledger's Joker is really truly an outstanding performance, he so perfectly captured the true essence of The Joker in a way that I am not sure if it can ever be topped. Nolan also did a great job of addressing the relationship between Batman and The Joker, it comes down to they need each other. I don't want to go to much into the story but this movie was head and shoulders above "Batman Begins" it does so many things so well.

There is one thing though, I can see how people(those that are fans of the big action movie) might walk away a little disappointed. If you watch any big summer blockbuster it always has that big action sequence that makes you go "WOW", you know like in "Superman Returns" when he rescues the plane, or the big final epic battle in "Transformers", this is a character driven piece, well written, well directed and superbly acted, but it doesn't have that big popcorn-summerblockbuster-wow-thing and that is perfectly fine. It doesn't need it This movie is what a well written story arc in a Batman comic was like. This movie could very well be the best, most epic, comic book movie ever. period. (Until Watchmen comes out next year!..lol)Stop reading and go see this movie..

The Trailer Park

Watchmen





The New Bond



A little Clooney/Malkavich/Pitt/ Coen Brothers goodness..




Now it's Dark Knight Friday...go see this damn movie...but don't tell me about it I can't see it till tomorrow.

What did I get myself into?

So last week we had a work dinner at the owners house. It was a nice BBQ and all were having a good time, a little shop talk and talking about the big local social issues it was a nice evening.

As we all eat our fill the discussion suddenly turns to Diet pop. Not sure how it got there but it did. It started out as a conversation as to how diet pop can actually lead to weight gain and so on. That's when the words were uttered, just a quick little blurb of a sentence but it stared the ball rolling on what came next. The Boss said "I need to stop drinking Diet Pop", now she drinks probably as much Diet Coke as I do, so this was significant, one of the other co-workers said "Well if you give up Diet Pop, I will give up coffee", not one to back down from a challenge as of late(i.e losing weight and going to the gym)I found myself saying "I want in on that action!".

It was at that point that I found myself entered into a last person standing take all $200 a person bet to give up Diet Pop. No Diet Ice Tea, Coke, nuthin. I don't think I have ever drank as much coffee and water as I have in the last week. But damn it I will win thing. $400 extra bones is a big trip to Best Buy after all...

by the way only 10 days till this comes out...start lining up now..I CANNOT WAIT!!