The arrogence of the Pre-sequel or a sort of review of priest

Hey folks this subject is one of great concern to me and that is the Pre-Sequel. This is the act of writing a movie with intent of a sequel before the movie even comes out. This is stupid as if it makes no money we are left with a unfinished story and that's weak.



I recently saw the sci fi action flick ""Priest" which was if left as is a half a movie. This movie was guilty of a sin that is one of my biggest pet peeves right now and that is the "counting the sequel before it is made". This is cheap on so many levels one it allows for a underwhelming ending as why resolve anything when you can just have a pithy "it,s just beginning". That line if not followed by another movie is cheap and crap as now you as the film maker more or less made me pay to see not even the beginning of the conflict. This movie starts off fine enough with a load of exposition which is done with a animated sequence illustrating the set up of a alternate universe where we have been openly fighting vampires throughout history. this movie is based on a Korean graphic novel so trying to translate all of that info and mythos could not of been easy. The movie follows the exploits of one of priest who were the secret weapons of the church in the war. This is where the movie kinda coasts to the "this is just beginning" line at the end as they feel that explaining anything is a job for later installments to deal with. I mean it was ok otherwise the always great Karl urban was the main villain who in true BS Pre-sequel fashion escapes. I HATE that as now if(and when) this is the last movie we are left hanging on pretty much everything as no story was given closure at all. As long as Star wars looms as the point in time where arrogantly making a movie with the conceit that the story spans 3 whole movies there will always be Pre-sequels.

A Review of Thor

Hello folks its review time again and the movie we are reviewing is the mildly anticipated Marvel studios Thor. This movie is what I call the summer herald which is the first of the blockbusters and historically it is never as good as the mid summer stuff and never as bad as the late summer stuff. With all that said this movie did not deviate from that model much. The movie starts out in the middle of nowhere with Natalie Portman in a textbook "making payments on the house role" as a astrophysicist. She in a role that anyone could of done is tracking down proof of wormholes a sort of shortcut through space and in doing so runs over the newly banished Thor. This leads to the beginning and telling of how Thor was banished and what I believe was the biggest issue with this film. The Asgard(home of Thor and the asgardians) scenes where filled with great action and the story was very compelling. The father son story and the sibling rivalry was well played as well as the conflict with the frost giants. However when the story shifts to earth its grinds to a halt. First off the romance between Thor and Portman,s character was shallow and the action was too spaced out to be of any use. When they would zip back to Asgard you were reminded of what the earth scenes missed with a actual narrative that made sense and stakes that you invested in. All in together though it was not that bad as I said in the beginning of the post this was much better then what we will see in august and that's a fact. Some good things are the casting of most of the asgardians save Loki who I felt was a Emo band cast away and not the personification of malice and trickery the character is. I also like the care they are showing building the avengers up with every movie the adding a little bit to the puzzle and taking their time building it up. In closing I would say this is not daredevil or elektra but what is really? Should you spend money and time with this? I would say yes but if this choice is after June first and the much supiorior X men First class or Green Lantern is out then no. as always my email is danielcrudup@rocketmail.com for any questions or comments.

Top 3 moments from Total recall(Timeless classics)

I Love Arnold movies and I love this Arnold movie as its a movie fueled by 1980,s coke and arrogance that pores out of every shitty synth riff and over acted line and pseudo science explanation. I could do 100 moments of this movie and still not have scratched the surface on this flicks awesomeness.

1)Mars face


This was Effing amazing how the act of being on the surface of Mars cause not just your death but a 4-5 min transformation of your face where your eyes and tongue swell and bulge and pop out of your face. This situation leads to some of the funniest most improbable situations in the movie. Apparently when your exposed to the environment of Mars your face contorts but if you get a whiff of some alien ice that's been flash heated your traumatic event is reversed instantly with no lasting effects to your body



2)Benny the Cab driver

This was hard as I was really torn between three breasted hooker and the "two weeks" lady but I settled on Benny the cab driver who is from the moment he popped on screen talking about his 5 kids to the last time on screen where he was killed with a drill to the side. He was all types of funny from the old slave style cowardice to the old slave style treachery he was a delight to us all. Lest mot forget his reveal as a villain as he shot the revolutionary in the guys guts the understated quato(sp) he showed he is more then a cowardly sidekick he is also a gleefully traitorous coward as he then drops the bombshell of his not having kids and "hell I aint even married" confession blowing our collective minds.



3)The party man himself Richter

unlike number 2 I had no problem with this one. Richter played with deft hand by micheal ironside is a character that all at once shows rage and the willful love of house parties thrown by Ronnie Cox that no one other then ole Mike Ironside could pull off. He was the guy tasked with getting Quiad to Mars and to chase him unsuccessfully scowling for the whole movie. With that said this is not why he is on the list its more for the love of parties that he exudes. This is based solely on his attitude change from mad to happy after being foiled all movie losing both his sidekick and girlfriend to violence and being yelled at by his boss. The mention of the titular house party thrown by Ronnie Cox had Richter going from mopey to AMAZING in 2 homemade party mix Cd,s and a punch bowl. I like to imagine him with a calender with the day marked down as (The Big Day) with X,s counting the days down. I also like to imagine him digging out the board games and citronella candles and a kiss the cook BBQ apron. I digress though as his last scene which was him having his arms torn off by a elevator his love for parties was echoed in the one liner Quaid said as he fell to his death. "see ya at the party ricter" see you at the part indeed.

review of game of thrones season 1 so far.

Hey folks This is the way after the fact review of HBO,s fantasy drama and some(me) would say comedy game of thrones. I say that its a comedy not in the its unintentionally bad funny but more of the "god damn that happened" funny. Lets start from the beginning. A Game of Thrones is the first book in A Song of Ice and Fire, a series of epic fantasy novels by American author George R. R. Martin. I have not read this book nor do I want to be frank as this looks like a tough read from all the stuff happening on screen. I been watching the show via on demand at my moms house as I do not have HBO yet(weep for me) but what started as a "there's nothing else on lets see what this is about" to appointment TV has been a welcome surprise.One last thing this is a dense fantasy with a equally dense back story and mythos that just goes with little to no exposition to catch you up. So if you are not a fan of fantasy or don,t have the patience or desire to be lost several times a episode then take a pass on this show.




This show Takes place after war deposing a king who was from all accounts sort of a dick and is seen from the Point of view of several people in this new era in the land. The crux of the show is the death of the kings hand who is kind of a major Domo who handles the day to day business of the king. After he dies the king calls on his old friend a Lord of the northern territory to take his place and in doing so sets of a chain of events that leads to and not limited to (royal incest,royal cuckolding,the crippling of a child,the death of a dog, the flying of a butchers son, and a lot of backdoor politics). As insane as this sounds its played out in a very interesting way that has purpose and is not excessive. while this is going on there is a side plot of the son and daughter of the old king in exile which is equally as good. The daughter is married off to a nomadic tribes king with the promise of the use of his army to retake the kingdom that was lost to him. The daughter who starts off being meek and very much the victim by episode four is able to dictate to her abusive brother that his abusing days are over. This is great how the different stories interact without actually touching in any way. I know I have barely covered the surface but I want to leave some space for episode reviews that I will start with this weeks episode and continue until the end of the season. In closing this show is great but not for everyone as its a load of stuff to keep track of and to recall very quickly or stuff stops making sense.

Re Watching the classics

I am a avid TV watcher both now and then. I just recently watched the chappelle show after I want to say 3 years of never seeing it and I am laughing at it like its my first time. Not every show can be watched over and over again to the same effect. But the time between watching is different between shows i have noticed. Shows that rely on jokes that have HUGE payoffs like sketch comedies(mr show,snl,chappelle show etc..)or seinfeldesque or Simpsons show where the punchline is pop culture in itself. Shows like star trek and dramas are infinity hard to rewatch as the crux of the show is the beginning and the end and the suspense of getting from point a to B. Knowing what will happen up front kills the suspense for me making the show hard to get into a second time. I figure any show that is awesome should be least ready for reviewing in at least a year and gets better every year after.

Baseball is fun...right?

Let me start by saying I love baseball I always have. I loved the yankess and baseball as well long before I even know how football was played but alas even with that history I am a football guy first and a baseball guy second. I realize that baseball what is still the recognized as the national pastime can be slow and boring and a bit overwhelming with its rules and procedures. I am of the mind that baseball suffers from 2 fatal flaws which are coincidentally its greatest traits. Firstly the fact that baseball demands a working knowledge of the game it inspires passion that only soccer can match. The thing is as with soccer most people do not have the working knowledge of the game. Other then strike out and home run most people will not see the skill of the sac bunt and moving runs over and bullpen management. this stuff is not entertaining in the casual way footballs run throw hit dynamic is. You can not tell the diffrence between a cover 2 or a 46 you will enjoy a tackle and if you do not know a shotgun or a I a touchdown is a touchdown. The second reason is the fact that baseball is taught not picked up. This means that you cant be taught baseball on the drive to the ballpark it takes years and a patient teacher(dad or grandfathers normally)I suspect football is learned by most people during a superbowl party or in a social situation football is on(bar,party,etc..) I think the fact that baseball requires the skill and the effort that its impossible to do anything casually let alone follow it. I am a fan but I will admit that I watched 0 pitches of the world series this year and according to the ratings I wasnt alone.

My review of the BBC show "Luther" episode 1

First I would like to apologize as I been updating my blogs twice a week and this week due to travel i was unable to so for that I am sorry. OK with that out the way time to get into the review of episode 1 of "Luther"


I want to start this by saying I am not the biggest fan of Idris Elba the star of this show. I feel his American stuff is heavy handed and poorly acted. With that said and having seen this show I believe that he can act when he is allowed to speak in his accent and when written for. Obviously this is the first show of a series and Theres alot that can go wrong but from what I saw that will be hard to do. This show is awesome and without spoiling it Luther is obsessed and at home in the process of solving murders or the solution more like it. When he is "ON" he is laser focused on the task but with that focus the rest of his life is left to fall to waste. The interactions he has with everyone from his estranged wife who is trying to move on from the man she loves but knows she will never be able to compete with his obsession. Also he interactions with the killer(yes your aware of who did this pretty early as its less about who and more about catching the person. This interaction he has with this person is fantastic as he seems more comfortable sparring with this sociopathic genius who loves creating scenarios as much as Luther loves solving them. I enjoy the fact that he so wants to have a normal life with his wife yet it is obvious to anyone with eyes that he can,t relate with people in a way where that will be possible. I am hoping to see where this show goes to see the progression of the cat and mouse game and juxtaposition of who is cat and who is mouse. I hope you love this show as much as I have at least give it a shot and let me know what you think via comments or email.