{"id":85,"date":"2005-04-12T11:02:00","date_gmt":"2005-04-12T18:02:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.wildbluesky.com\/blog\/?p=85"},"modified":"2005-04-12T11:02:00","modified_gmt":"2005-04-12T18:02:00","slug":"i-called-jack","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wildbluesky.com\/?p=85","title":{"rendered":"I called Jack…"},"content":{"rendered":"

I was watching 24<\/a> last night when Jack (the main character in the show, for those of you not watching) gave some other guy his cell number. He didn’t “555…” it, so I called the number he gave. I’m a dork, I know. It gave a ‘mailbox full’ message. Instead of a person’s name, it said “Nextel phone for 24” New trend in advertising for cell phone companies? It’s even better than product placement because it requires the viewers to actually do something. I wonder if anyone actually got a real message before the mailbox filled up. I should Google that…<\/p>\n

Speaking of Google, it looks like it’s crawled a few pages but the site search still doesn’t work worth a crap. I found a page the other day that ranks Adsense keywords and how much they’re worth. “Yahoo domains” was at the top of the list. So was a bunch of stuff for laser hair removal. Strange.<\/p>\n

Not a lot else exciting going on… it’s warm again, so the skydiving season has started (yay!) Finally jumped my new Wings… don’t really like it that much. Still want a G4 (sorry Treeboy!)<\/p>\n

I guess I haven’t written much about movies lately… here’s the ones I’ve seen lately:<\/p>\n

Flight of the Phoenix – I realize we all have different perceptions and expectations and likes\/dislikes… but I’m really not sure how anyone liked this movie. I gave it 1\/2 star. Some people on blockbuster.com actually rated it high. Maybe they were. Here’s what I wrote on there:
\n“Easily on the Top 10 list of worst movies ever. It was horrible – so many plot holes, no character development. They try to take you on a rollercoaster ride and just fail miserably. It’s one ‘climax’ after another, with no real substance . Unbelievable situations get thrown in just to create action. Complete waste of time.” F-<\/p>\n

Y Tu Mama Tambien – Back to the foreign films for a moment. It translates to “And your mother too” No dubbing, you have to read subtitles. The director, Alfonso Cuar\u00c3\u00b3n, went on to direct one of the Harry Potter movies after this one. That’s a pretty big swing, considering some of this film could qualify as soft-porn. There’s not a whole lot to the story, but it’s still interesting and seems very real. I’d give it a “B”<\/p>\n

After the Sunset – I was supposed to watch “Before the Sunset” (and of course, “Before the Sunrise”) but I got distracted by this one. I mean, hello? Salma Hayek? Fun movie, that’s about it. C+<\/p>\n

Paparazzi – Another generic ‘fun’ movie. Nothing great about it… your typical revenge story. C-<\/p>\n

True Romance Now here’s a good movie! Written by Quentin Tarantino – actually the first screen play he ever finished. This was long ago, so it’s more “Reservoir Dogs” and less “Kill Bill” – thank god. And the all-star cast: Christian Slater, Patricia Arquette, Dennis Hopper, Brad Pitt, Gary Oldman, Chistopher Walken, Val Kilmer. The fight between Arquette and James Gandolfini (Tony from HBO’s Sopranos) has to be one of the most brutal ones I’ve ever seen. And the whole scene with Hopper and Walken ranks as one of the best scenes ever. Go watch this one. A-<\/p>\n

Get Shorty I had never actually seen this one all the way through, and I want to see Be Cool which is the sequel. Good one-liners, good story, almost perfect casting… all around decent flick. B+<\/p>\n

Ray Go watch this movie. Jamie Foxx is flawless as Ray. It’s amazing. He, and the movie, deserve every award they won. I was really amazed – I wasn’t expecting to really like the movie, but I loved it. I can’t really say anything else about it, you just have to see it to understand. A<\/p>\n

Incredibles I’m a big Pixar fan. I see most of these for the laughs as much as to marvel at the technology that goes into it. I’ve always been fascinated by 3D animation – you almost forget that’s what this is. It’s good for the kids, the ‘grown-ups’ will be laughing at a lot of things the kids will miss… which is fairly normal with these. B-<\/p>\n

Ok… I guess I’ve wasted enough time today…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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