Dystopian Paradise

I’m not really sure what hulu.com is up to, but it looks interesting. Full length episodes on-line, full length feature films, really? OK. Sure, I’ll watch “Monty Python’s Meaning of Life,” thank you very much. Waiting for the shoe to drop.

[Edit:] Apparently, Hulu is a joint venture between NBC(Universal) & Newscorp(Fox), and they’ve signed agreements with several other production houses.  I’m pretty impressed with it overall. We watched a bit of “The Meaning of Life” tonight, honestly just from about 22 minutes in to around 35 minutes (nudge nudge, wink wink, say no more), but the resolution’s pretty good (not fully DVD quality mind you, but full screen is watchable), and it’s able to very quickly scan to wherever in the show you’d like to pick up.  All in all the web site is well done, and if they get more content I can guarantee that I’ll be back.

I saw V is for Vendetta again last Friday night, at the Alamo no less, and again it ROCKED! There is so much to talk about with this movie, but I won’t bore you with a complete run through of the plot. Suffice it to say that I find it very entertaining to be rooting for the the terrorist in this film.

On top of all of this, graphically, the Wachoski brothers have created a stunning film. The contrasts are clear between V and his accomplice Evey, and without a doubt in my mind Hugo Weaving has done a stellar job of acting given that he never shows even an inch of his real skin in this film. His ability to emote from behind the Guy Fawkes mask is so unmistakeable, so prevailing it’s downright amazing.

If you haven’t seen it yet, and you’re not afraid of a film that will make you think about your role in this national process, and you aren’t afraid of some very well done action sequences, I highly recommend V. Of course, you don’t have to take my word for it…Take a look, it’s in a book. A Reading Rainbow.

It’s been two months and I figure I ought to catch you up, so here goes: “I’ve been working.” That about sums it up. I’ve been putting in extra hours at work to finish a really big project for NI, but this blog isn’t supposed to be about work, so I’ll move on.

Harry Potter & the Goblet of Fire was incredible. That was always my favorite book of the first four. I haven’t tried to compare it to number Order of the Phoenix or Half Blood Prince. I’m not entirely sure how you do that sort of thing, since they build on eachother so much, it just doesn’t seem fair. But this HP movie was far and away the best of the four so far. The acting was so much better, Fred & George are spectacular both in the books and in the movies, and they crack me up so much.

In the spirit of rambling through several topics, Thanksgiving is coming up, and we’ve got family staying with us for the week. It’s been so great having family here in town, La Madeleine, Chuys, all the great food. It’ll be a miracle if I don’t gain an absolute ton of weight this holiday season.

Well, I need to crash. I’ve gotta be at work at 7:30 in the morning. Things are slowing down there, so hopefully I’ll get some more time for this endeavor. Til then.

So, time to get back in the habit of this. I’m not sure how others remember to do this. I guess I should set up some sort of schedule on when I’m going to update it. I guess let’s pick Thursday’s. Now that Kassy’s going to band practice on Thursday nights I have a few moments to myself, and I typically relax most of the night.

Well, I just finished watching the LOTR trilogy again the past few weeks, and I can’ t believe how great those films are. I can’t wait until I have “The Hobbit” to add to my collection. I don’t know if others do this or not, but I have this weird habit of turning on a movie (or TV) when I’m trying to get some work done. I used to do this in college, and watched “Empire Records” so many times that I can honestly quote every single line in the movie from beginning to end, and my VHS cassette is somewhat worn out.

Lately I’ve been putting in crazy amounts of hours for work, and so I brought back this tradition, as a matter of fact I’m watching “Hit Me Baby One More Time”, a show about one-hit wonders who come on the show, perform their classic hit and then their rendition of a popular song from today. The audience chooses their favorite performer, and the “winner” get’s to direct $25,000 to the charity of their choice. I think it was/is originally a BBC program, as most any original TV in the States is anymore anyway.

Guess I need to get back into the habit, before I can take one topic and turn it entry, as opposed to giving you some stream of conciousness fluff. Anyway, I’ll try. :)