Saw Episode 2. And, like the thousands of other blogs and journals and reviews probably saying the same things (I'll be brief), I can only say wh0a This lived up to all the expectations I had going into it. No spoilers here. First off, I gotta say the scenery and CG shots were one of the best parts of the movie. Anything in between battle scenes was made more interesting by the MASSIV backgrounds and "pefect," polished scenery. For the casual goer, it's easy to just tune out and check out the background for most scenes! I still remember the flying highways. People complaining about "slow" parts need to get some more patience. The movie is still VERY well paced, and isn't a snooze-fest like we saw in certain Episode I bits. I like a slow build, especially something with such a nonstop action payoff at the end. Random fanboy comments: Yoda = Ass-kicking Mexican Jumping Bean. You think there's no way Yoda can look cool while holding a lightsaber? Think again. Samuel L. Jackson steals the movie with The Line (you'll know it when you hear it) Anakin/Amidala chemistry was a little flat, but who sees Star Wars for that? The yak/buffalo/fat thing Anakin rides on had me cracking up. Simple things for simple minds. LOTS of humor--I was surprised. The vibe around the packed theatre made the laughs easier, too. Gad, there was some hilarious stuff in this...for fanboys especially. MASS DECAPATATION Action scenes up the wazoo--the movie definitely put the "war" in Star Wars. Unlike the badly spliced up three battle scenes at the end of Episode I, the all out WAR towards the end looked awesome. When you've seen it, comment and agree with me that the best overall scene (Yoda fighting was a "part", not a "scene" =P) was inside the droid factory. Fan-f'ing-tastic. Coolest part of the day: While walking past the building wrapping line, and I hear "Heh, a Mr. T-shirt!" Second coolest part: While walking out past a line of the same size for the later show, the group I was with got in a few "I can't believe they killed Natalie Portman! She was hot!" and "I can't believe Obi-Wan was gay!"
	>> posted by CaptainCanada at 5/17/2002 10:58:35 PM

	DDR Freak post of the day: dancing styles Possible job applications I picked up today: Jamba Juice, Blockbuster, CompUSA, Fresh Choice, and a bunch of other crappy ones. Maybe in the future I could make enough money for this momma. There isn't much else to say right now...just trying to make it through the last few weeks of school. We had the AP Biology exam today, ugh. At least my highlight of the day came from it: Test Administrator: "Now don't panic, I'm sure you've all been given adequate training for this test..." And the entire room just bursts out laughing, since there wasn't one person in there who doesn't think our Bio teacher is a complete ditz. Kinda cool to see everybody letting out a year's worth of "I Hate Ms. Brock" laughter. w00t, I passed two more 9-footers this weekend (Lupin the 3rd '78 and Dead End). I was all 0hg0d and Jeff's all vvvtf an we got hella plastered after an And if anybody could answer this in comments, that'd be great--is Yearbook crew supposedly one of those "geek" clubs that's always stereotyped (then again, I'm in Chess Club, and hoping to start a DDR club next year...so I guess it doesn't matter)? I was considering doing it next year, since I'm SICK of seeing past yearbooks' utterly stupid captions, popular people lining the entire thing, bad spelig, and the like. Plus, the photography part might be fun. And it looks good on transcripts (even though it's a little LATE for that--fox). Anime isn't real.
	>> posted by CaptainCanada at 5/14/2002 07:55:29 PM

	Having nothing better to do than read really stupid posts on DDR Freak and watch this video over and over again in hopes that some of that guy's utter coolness will rub off on me, I'll give you a recycled list of stuff that pisses me off. In no particular order... - Waking up for school - Bad spelling, grammar, laziness to capitalize or double check a post (yes, I'm a dick when it comes to this stuff) - xBoyx xspelledx x"BoI"x xandx xthex xrestx xofx xthex xAzNx xspellingsx - people who try to write like e.e. cummings on livejournals by not capitalizing anything to be cool and goth - Acid soaked jeans or whatever (the trendy kind that are faded in certain areas so it looks like the girl sat on a barbeque grill) - Overweight chicks wearing skimpy clothing, so their flesh sticks out of every possible gap - Anorexic looking skinny chicks who believe that not eating is sexy - Tough guys who throw each other into lockers during mating season - Ass-hugging cargo pants that give non-sagging cargo pants a bad name - People who look over your shoulder to see what you're typing, and then read it out loud - Laughing at stuff that isn't funny just to be nice - The good old "glasses = SMRT" stereotype. - Come to think of it, the "AzN = SMRT" stereotype. - Whenever the above is painfully true. - Chapped lips - Pencil tips breaking - The movie ad slogan, "THE #1 MOVIE IN AMERICA!!!" - Fat southerners in casinos/motels - Hip hugger jeans, ripped and designed to show the wearer's ugly thong when they sit down - Farmer's tan. At least it's not completely white, but DAMMIT why does my upper arm have to be a different color than my lower? - IGNORANT CANADIAN BASHERS who have NEVER been to Canada, thus never learning that "eh" is not said every other sentence, and "aboot" is usually pronounced "aboat" - The over-use of "but I digress..." online - DVDs without commentary tracks - Cramps during a long distance run - The phlegm that collects on the roof of your mouth while you sleep, and then you have to spit it out in the morning before you brush your teeth, and then sometimes it kinda hangs there before falling in the sink... - Toast crumbs in butter - AIMers with names like "bouncyluvmuffie_20025" who constantly annoy you with "hi" and then proceed to say nothing interesting except one-word answers. - YGGs whose names are intentionally spelled wrong to make them "unique." - YGGs who see a friend and screech their name across the hall (BRITNEEEEEEEEEEEEY), and their friends who call back (KOURTNEEEEEEEEEEEEEEY!!!). - Realizing you didn't put enough milk in the cereal bowl - Middle aged adults (usually on the news) discussing video games (M.A.P.1: "Oh! So what goes on in these "Final Fantasies?" M.A.P.2: "And shouldn't they change the name to Not-So-Final Fantasy?" Both: "AH HAHAHAHA!") - Middle aged "touchy" people who put their hand on your shoulder a lot - People mispronouncing easy words in general (a recent classmate said "con...fordable?" off a paper that said "comfortable"--NOOOOO) - People who waddle when they walk. - 12 year olds wearing way too much makeup - Come to think of it, middle schoolers who grow up too fast in general - People late to jump on the bandwagon for flash movies/net phenomenons (WHAT'S WRONG WITH THIS PIC!??!?!) - Most things on TV. - Realizing I still can't freestyle to Conga Feeling. Something that doesn't make me want to punch a monkey (no), though: Hulk smaash mile time to 4:48, become 6th fastest in county, party at Applebees after for chicken of fried chicken. RRAAH Go see Gattaca.
	>> posted by CaptainCanada at 5/13/2002 08:38:57 AM