Like sands through some sandy thing, these are some things. X-Men 2, Withnail & I and the Violent Femmes. All seen by me, and all good.
Finally sorted life out earlier enough to get to Alices before they closed and got us some Withnail and I action. And there was much rejoicing. Ah the story? Well read IMDB's stuff and you shall see the plot. It is pretty good, but it is the script and the acting that rule. Also Richard E. Grant acts like a bastard and comes out as the man. James T should see this if he has not already, and all people that know James T should watch it for a glimpse of what he may well become. If he is not there already. Most excellent. It is the film from which "get in the back of the van" hails, although IMDB sees fit to omit this most excellent quote. They also miss "I have just narrowly avoided having a buggering, and I have come in here with the express purpose of wishing one upon you." I found this excellent source of stuff about the movie before I actually saw it and was curious as to how I missed this quote from the stoner friend, only to find that apparently it has been deleted from the rereleased version. Worth seeing, you bastards.
On that note, this whole "good bastards" thing is a pile of shite. I was annoyed enough when Austin Powers seriously harmed "fat bastards" with the scottish horror, but really "good" bastards? What a crock. They can sod off.
Ah yes, X-MEN Two. Wang. It was good. For those peole that see it and don't really follow the ending, or worry about "why that happened" never fair, a comic geek is here. Well no actually I'm not, (well perhaps more than you, but not hard core about it like some people)
I'm pretty confident that X2 is superior to X1. Superior I say. Yes. It has a funkier plot, and funkier stuff going on. It has the original characters, whom we already know about, and more (not many more, but that is mostly good. We certainly wouldn't want to have too many bad guys, for that would suck). I especially liked the increased importance of Mystique. In the first film she was just a shape shifting skank o'Magneto. (not porn oh) In X2 she is actually much more important, as the all singing all dancing all shape shifting hench woman getting who is both useful and cool. Good. The start of the film sees Nightcrawler bounching around inside the whitehouse. He is the man of fighting, and also, more importantly of teleporting. (Peolpe that think that is lame should a) not which XMEN as it involves "mutants," and b) there is no rule number six.) Blah blah, it is good.
Update: After my second vieing of this (with Sara) I have this to note. Notice how all the pilots in this film are female? Storm and Jean Gray take turns flying "the jet," in the early stages of the film and then when they are attacked by US jets the only pilot we see or hear is a woman. (Lt Somefemalename "Raygun" some surname) (listed in IMDB as "F16 Fighter pilot") After that we have Mystique flying the helicopter and after that Rogue flies "the jet" (well crash lands) Someone may note that Cyclops also sits in the pilots seat onboard "the jet" but he never flies it, because by the time it is airborne he is hugging Wolverine.
So..... well nothing, If I was a feminist perhaps I would care, or something, and if I was still taking AMST I'm sure I would have some insight, unfortunatley all I got it what I saw.
Violent Femmes. I'm a Rocker. I Rock Out.
Well Sara and I went to see the Femmes, and you didn't. Nope. You suck. Why didn't you go? Because you suck, because they are cool and you suck for not seeing them. Slobs.
And lo. Someone commented.
Smoking is cool. It makes you look sexy and feel good... Rock on, smokers!
Thanks, Hardcore XTC, you're right on the money there. Cock.
100% of smokers (who smoke near me and or indoors) are cunts. Coupled with this 85% of people that drink beer at public gatherings are dickheads.
Now I acknowledge that there may be some extra caveats, like "I'm in there house they can smoke whatever the hell they want" etc, but in general 100% is an accurate figure. Last night the concert hall absolutely stank of smoke, it filled my lungs and stuck to my clothes it was foul. This was not helped by the (obviously wealthy) people I watched in front of me that lit a cigarette, took one drag and then just held it in their hand. Seriously, they took the original puff and then held it until it died out and they dropped it onto the floor. Dicks.
As for the beer drinking statement, well honestly that is well and truly bollocks. The figure is I'm sure much lower, around the 15-20% mark, unfortunately those people who are ass hats and are drinking are so obnoxious and git like that they give the impression that there are many more of them than there actually are.
Perhaps this makes me a whinger, but I hope not. I don't mind the beer, and its associated pillocks, but the smokers and their associated smoke can fully fuck off.
That is all.
Posted by luther at May 3, 2003 02:53 PM