A little something funny to pass the day away.

I have a lot of red shirts...

Rise.

This movie is worth every single dollar you've made for the past 20 years. Go see it.Christopher Nolan brings his Batman trilogy to a beautifully executed ending. Bringing back the epic cast of Bale as Bruce Wayne, Caine as Alfred, Oldman as Gordon, and Freeman, as Fox, he adds Tom Hardy, Joseph Gordon Levitt, and Anne Hathaway to the conclusion. Was I excited to see these people added to this movie? Not really. I still remember Star Trek Nemesis, G. I. Joe, And the Princess Diaries 2...excuse me for a second. Almost threw up from the pain Nemesis caused me. Just Nemesis. Why would I ever subject myself to a movie that Marlon Wayans is in and one that is Disney drivel? But I digress.
 I've been finding that I am slowly gaining respect for Joseph Gordon Levitt and Tom Hardy as actors. Since they were in Inception they've shown that they have some talent. Well, at least when Nolan is involved with the movie they have some talent. Dark Knight Rises increased it my opinion of them greatly.  Hardy as Bane wasn't campy or over the top at all. He bulked up and even with the scuba mask portrayed a great intelligent monster. Levitt did a good job as Officer Blake, showing such disgust in a scene that you physically get a bit sick too. Then there's Anne Hathaway. Yes she is a hottie with a body. Yes she does a good job as Selina Kyle. If I say anymore about her it's probably gonna take a turn to how great her ass looks in that "Catwoman" outfit. It does. It is one well sculpted caboose. Damnit. Sorry. Tried to stop myself from that. Can't change the past so moving on.
 Now when it comes to Christopher Nolan you need to look at the fact that he's never made a bad movie. Ever. And Dark Knight Rises is no exception. Christopher Nolan has done a fantastic job of handling of nearly 80 years of comic book history. The conclusion of his Batman universe is a testament to how good of a cinematic storyteller he is. Fanboys everywhere should bow and pay homage to him for what he has created. Yes there are changes. Some big and some small. But when you look at it all you need to tell your fanboy is to shut his fucking noisehole and enjoy what is before him. The Nolanverse is pretty much the greatest Batman movies ever made. My suggestion to you is to get off your ass and go see this in the theater. Then when it comes out on DVD go buy it. Do it now. It's something you need to do before you die.

5 ways to shut a Nerd up and make it squeal with joy.

 I caught myself thinking about this today so I figured I'd post it on the Interwebz (it's made of tubez). What are the five best comic book movies? So I grabbed a tradepaperback and went to my Thinkin' Seat and I thought good and hard. Here's what I came up with:

#5: Scott Pilgim vs. The World
 The comic book, written and drawn by Bryan Lee O'Malley, was inspired by the Plumtree song 'Scott Pilgrim' (Duh). I know it's a goofy, video game of a movie but it's just so damn fun. I love it. The soundtrack. The cast. The good Culkin and Chris Evans. Hell, I even loved Michael Cera doing his Michael Cera thing. It's the story of one dudes quest to defeat the seven evil exes of the woman he has fallen head over heels for. It is nicely transferred from the page to the screen by Edgar Wright. Yeah. The guy who did Shaun of The Dead (One of the five greatest movies ever!), Spaced (If you haven't seen Spaced I hate your face), and a nice variety of sweet ass movies. The soundtrack, put together by Beck, features sweet bands like Metric, Frank Black, and Sex Bob-Omb. I love every aspect of this movie.

Scott Pilgrim vs. The World Trailer

#4: Sin City

 Here is where Robert Rodriguez earned mad nerd respect and Frank Miller earned the right to kill his movie making career all on his own. A shot for shot reproduction of the story lines The Big Fat Kill, That Yellow Bastard, The Hard Goodbye. This movie brought Mickey Rourke back from the dead, Bruce Willis out of the mediocre funk that his career was steering towards, and Josh Hartnett out of that goody goody, puppy dogs and rainbows movie guy he was becoming. With Carla Gugino, Benicio Del Toro, Brittany Murphy, Clive Owen, Elijah Wood playing the creepiest dude ever, and many others filling out the cast of this movie I'd be amazed if you haven't seen it. Yes it's shot in black and white with some hints of color at times. Yes it is, exactly, shot for shot from comic to movie. That's what makes it awesome. Somehow, this group of people, violated all the laws of entertainment physics and produced something completely awesome. Bravo.

Sin City Trailer

#3: Spiderman 2

 Thank you Sam Raimi. Thank you for making this. It helps me to forgive you for making Spiderman 3. This was one of the greatest comic book movies ever. Some good drama, great characterization, and a story that takes it's time and marinates to get the fullness of all it's flavors. Also some sweet ass Spidey on Doc Ock fight scenes. Sam Raimi gave it to us in this one. Alfred Molina, Tobey Maguire, and James Franco, each, show us their good sides and act the crap out of this movie. This movie hits me in all the right places. It gives you that nice Spidey feeling that you get when you read the comics.

Spiderman 2 Trailer

#2: Dark Knight

Anyone who disagrees is a Commie. The writing. The directing. The acting. Every part of this movie is pure, undiluted awesometown. A  movie that takes a comic book and makes it feel like it's happening in the real world. Greatly developed and portrayed characters. A gripping story. And finally a Joker that Batman is afraid of. This movie also adds itself to the few movies that have escaped the rule of the sequel. Dark Knight is the Empire Strikes Back/Aliens/Godfather 2 of the Nolanverse trilogy. It's the best. The greatest. The most awesomest.
The Dark Knight Trailer

#1: Superman

Fuck you if you don't like Superman: The Movie. It's the movie that made me believe a man could fly so it will always be here.
Superman opening 

Any nerd everywhere will have a special place in their brains and hearts for every one of these movies. They're there to fill us all with wonder and joy. So please...don't be a Commie. Go watch them and enjoy.

It's been a while. Don't care.

Since I haven't posted in a while and Neil Armstrong just passed I'm posting this.

Hot Taco. Yeah. It's pretty hot baby.

There I was, parking for a show at the Fillmore, when I saw it. A new place to eat. Let us see what is up with this. Walk in and it looks a bit unfinished. Not in a bad way but in a "We're done with the basics but can serve food safely." kinda way. Simple set-up. Counter with stools. Wall tables with stools. A simple get in, get your food, and get out kinda place. Luckily it smells good so I'm gonna see what this is all about.

 Looking at the menu I gotta say they have an impressive array of meats. Steak, fish, chorizo, TWO different types of chicken?! Be still my carnivorousness. Since this is my first go I'm gonna keep it simple. I'm getting the Hot Taco chicken, a steak, and a chorizo. The chorizo one is a bit dry but all in all these tacos were pretty sweet. They were tasty, also fit in my hand and in my belly in that good way. Definitely gonna come back again.

 And I did. I got the pork taco and fish taco. The pork taco was quite possibly the best pork taco I've had. BBQ pork, mango salsa, cheese, and onions coming together in a way that made my belly sing. I really want another of these tacos and the staff does not judge me in any way when I get another. They're friendly, but not super quick. It's not that they're slow it's just that they take their time. It's okay. I'm good with waiting as long as the wait is worth it.

 Prices here aren't that bad. You can easily grab a few tacos for 6 to 7 bucks. They're warm, tasty, and hit the spot before or after an event in Detroit. A nice change from the everyday bar places that surround the Fillmore/Fox/Comerica Park area. My suggestion is go there and taste it for yourself. It's located on Park, directly behind the Fox. Right where all that parking is. I'm thinking the next time you go to see the Tigers play that sport they play (Is it rugby? I really don't know sports) you should go try it out.

Hot Taco

Tacos Tacos Tacos

3.5 out of 5

http://hottacodetroit.com/hottaco/menu.html

The Guild: I'm the One That's Cool

I feel the urge to post this here because I haven't posted in a bit. I love Felicia Day and have since she was Vi in Buffy. One day I'll become super-rich, build a nerd stronghold, and declare my love to her. I think she'll be really impressed by the replicas of Narsil and the array of lightsabers I'll have. Also the HUGE comic book and DVD collection I'll get.

Oh JT. You got some great abs dude.

 Time as currency. Interesting concept. Interesting movie. Oh snap! It's written and directed by Andrew Niccol! That guy did Gattaca. I like it already. Let's see if it's any good. It's got JT, Cillian Murphy, Amanda Seyfried, Vincent Kartheiser, Johnny Galecki and whoa, there's some Olivia Wilde. Didn't know she was in it. And she isn't given billing or a ginormous part. Good on her.
 Basic premise is that sometime in the future the human race has become so genetically engineered that time is now the currency. You age until you're 25, your clock having only a year and what ever you work to add to it, then when you hit 25, stop aging, and your clock starts counting down. Your clock runs out. You die. Time is now the currency. You use it to buy everything. Food. Shelter. Cars. Clothes. Everything. Will Salas (JT) lives with his mother Rachel (Wilde) in the ghetto time zone. They live day to day, barely making enough time to live. Will sees a man (You'll probably know him as Matthew Bomer, or Bryce Larkin if you watch Chuck) in his after work bar, who's sitting around with over a century on his clock, flashing it around for all to see.  Especially The Minutemen (Think of them as a gang) who break up the crowd and try to take his time. JT saves him and they have a nice bonding moment while hiding. In the morning, the man gives JT his time, essentially committing suicide and the hi-jinks go on from there.
 I liked the movie. Even though it has the EASILY predictable Bonnie and Clyde storyline going I liked it. Visually appealing, thanks to Niccol's sweet style. The story flowed well. Over all I'm gonna say see this movie. If you liked Gattaca (Which if you DON'T like Gattaca what the fuck is wrong with you?) you'll like this movie. Go get it.

In Time
Blu/Ray DVD
Rating: 3.5 out 5