Child reenactments of nominated Oscar films #9

Les Miserables

Child reenactments of nominated Oscar films #8

Zero Dark Thirty

Child reenactments of nominated Oscar films #7

Django Unchained

Child reenactments of nominated Oscar films #6

 

Amour

Oscar Reviews part 3

 

Django Unchained: Even if I had no idea Tarentino directed this film, I would quickly surmise his handy work has behind it. It's shot in true Tarentino fashion, violent kills, quick witted dialogue, questionable language, interesting film techniques and angles to keep it fresh and original. Also there is the trademark Tarentino cameo as well, but lose the Australian accent Quentin.

 

In a perfect world this movie, or Silver Linings Playbook win best film, but it's not a perfect world is it? Maybe Quentin adds to his original screen play Pulp Fiction win, but we'll have to wait and see.

 

Lincoln: Spoiler alert! Lincoln dies! No hunting vampires this time around so I found it a little boring...no wait a minute...I found it a lot boring. In fact it put me to sleep almost as fast as watching The Master with Philip Seymour Hoffman did. OK, sure Daniel Day Lewis will get an Oscar for best actor and sure it might snag a few others in the process, but where is the fun Steven Spielberg? This movie needs Gremlins and Extraterrestrials and yes...vampires- but not the shirtless kind, just to keep me from punching z's.

 

It's lost a lot of steam so I don't see it winning best pic.

 

Argo: Spoiler alert! Six Americans make it out of Iran! I really enjoyed this movie, but I have to ask a serious question; Do the Americans have to shit on everything Canada does? I'm always skeptical when I see phrases like "based on a true story," because you know creative licence comes into play and for the sake of entertainment liberties are taken and stretched. Sure, there must have been a lot of behind the scenes jostling going on at the time, but I'm old enough to remember this story and it seems to me there were a number of inconsistencies.

All in all, a good movie that will win best picture this year.

Oscar Reviews part deux

 

Life of Pi: Again I didn't see it, but I saw the trailer. The effects look great so it will probably get some tech awards. It also looks like it has that dude from Big Bang Theory in it. I wonder if he sings as well as Russell Crowe? Just a thought.

 

Won't win best picture, but maybe Ang Lee snags the Best Director Oscar out from under that prude Steven Spielberg...or better yet...let's see...The Academy Awards are in a theatre...Spielberg directed Lincoln...I got it! Ang Lee assassinates Spielberg!

 

 

 

Silver Linings Playbook: I actually saw this one and liked it even though it's a chick flick disguised as something guys would watch because there's lots of talk about football in it. Jennifer Lawrence should pull out a win for best Actress, but Bradley Cooper can't beat DDL for best actor so don't even bother buddy.

 

As far as best picture is concerned, I don't believe they have a play to call for that.

 

Zero Dark Thirty: Spoiler alert! Osama Bin Laden dies! It's an OK movie, it's just that I'm so tired of 911/ terrorist/ OBL documentaries that I found I wanted this movie to end toward the middle. I also found the ending a little anti-climactic when it should have been the most intriguing. I didn't find it was as good as Bigalow's last movie...and may I ad Oscar winner "The Hurt Locker".

We feel sorry for your time married to James Cameron, Kathryn, but come on...you've already won in more ways that we can count.

 

 

Oscar linkage

Before they were famous.

Conan's Oscar movie reviews.

The Nicolas Cage Awards.

Oscar Reviews part 1

So I've tried to cram all the best picture Oscar nominated films into one week of watching...and well...I didn't quite make it. So I will do my best to tell you what I think.

 

Amour: This is a film, so I am told, that is about a couple of married, retired, music teachers. One gets ill but doesn't want to hang in a hospital...something about clean sheets and all...so the other...the dude I think...has to take care of his wife at home. It's frustrating, sad and depressing since their kids aren't much help and since you have to read subtitles the whole movie because it's all in French.

 

Yup, this won't win, but it will win best foreign film since that's where it belongs in the first place.

 

 

 

Beasts of the Southern Wild: I'm guessin' some sort of African-Slumdog Millionaire-Atonement-Steel Magnolias-Chariots of Fire-English Patient-Shakespeare in Love-Notebook- Dances With Wolves-Texas Chainsaw Massacre kind of tear-jerker chick-flick with quaint black people?...Yes...that's right...that covers it.


Again, not going to win, but good for you, little film that could!

 

Les Miserables: Again didn't see it mainly because there are no muff shots of Anne Hathaway, but I did see the live performance which was exceptional! I hear the movie is kind of drawn out and boring, but not the stage play which was exceptional! I also heard Russel Crowe can't sing which I found stange because I thought he had a wonderful vocal range- like an angel in, "A Beautiful MInd"...or did I dream it? Did I mention the live performance of Les Miserables was exceptional!?

 

But anyhoo...another looser here. When was the last time a musical won best pic anyway?

Child reenactments of nominated Oscar films #5

Agro

Child reenactments of nominated Oscar films #4

Beasts of the Southern Wild.

Child reenactments of nominated Oscar films #3

 

Life of Pi

Child reenactments of nominated Oscar films #2

Silver Linings Playbook

Child reenactments of nominated Oscar films #1

 

 

Lincoln

Warming up to the Oscars

 

The official Oly Moss 85th anninversary Oscar poster.

Oscar Buzz- Between Two Ferns with Zack Galifianakis (part 1)

Oscar Buzz- Between Two Ferns with Zack Galifianakis (part 2)

Mattress Mick

 

 

The sky is falling

Skyfall: Honest trailer.

Love sucks...for 5 seconds

Valentine's Day honest trailer

Valentine prep links

The greatest internet Valentine cards of all time.

Valentines day cards for bitter married couples.

Other uses for the penis cake pan.

Valentine prep links

Game of Thrones Valentines.

A brief history of women wooing men with music.

Star Wars Valentines Day cards.

Valentine prep by the numbers

 

15 unbelievably racist antique Valentine cards.

6 ways your brain is sabotaging you sex life.

The 8 most expensive virginities.

Feeling Dead today

The Walking Dead return tonight. Here are some links to get you pumped.

Before and after pictures of walkers.

Prepare your own zombie themed treats.

Dead yourself.

Never fear

If you missed the Super Bowl last week, you can always watch again in Taiwanese animation.

Weekend linkage

 

Unflattering celebrity photos. Go on, you know you want to look!

Tiny dads.

Man tries to make horse baby abd obviously fails. Good reading.

And now for something completely different

A naked dude hugging a porcupine.

A numbered Thursday

The 25 funniest Netflix suggestions ever.

21 pictures that can't be unseen.

1 pizza, 1 minute 1 Super Bowl party.

Excuses why you're fat #2

Get your mind out of the gutter

 

Dirty mind test.

Amazing roles almost played by Nick Cage.

Absurdly inappropriate cake inscriptions.

Aftermath

So once again Ol' Strange's prediction crashed in a fireball of ruin. In fact, since I have forecast Baltimore's infinite demise in every round since the playoffs began they are responsible for 4 of my erroneous guesstimates.

Well...on to better stuff. If you didn't see any of the Super Bowl commercials yesterday because, like me, you live in a country that sells advertising to local boring companies then here is a link to all the gold: 2013 Super Bowl commercials including the banned sodastream ad. Bonus: Will Ferrell's low- budget Old Milwaukee commercial that only ran in a few small markets.

Enjoy.

Super Bowl Sunday

The super "bowl" haircut.

The beer flavor wheel. You'll most definitely need that today.

Prediction:

With a playoff prediction record of 4 out of 10 I don't expect anyone to be waiting with baited breath for my guesstimate today. However, there are important factors to consider: 4 out of 10 would net me multi millions in baseball. 4 out of 10 would also be fairly impressive even with a wingman at your local pub/dance club/what-have-you.

With that said you can bank on an absolute today, a Harbaugh is going to win the Super Bowl...but I suppose you want specifics? SO, I predict Beyonce' will suck the life from an otherwise entertaining game even with a Destiny's Child reunion, Ray Lewis will retire...at last and a coin flip will take place where one team will elect to receive.

More specific?

Geesh!

San Fran 27 over Baltimore 24

Standing alone on the numbers.

Gary Busey shows the love...literally

Thursday links

 

If there were cereal mascots for booze.

The worst photos ever taken according to Google...well, that is until I upload my vacation pics.

T-shirts that shouldn't exist in kid's sizes.

True Trailer: Inception

The Tuesday numbers.

20 kid's shows made filthy with needless censorship.

The 30 most awkward children's photos ever.

The 30 sexiest women in Primetime.

Chuck Norris monday #756

Greetings from Chuck Norris.

Getting your bowl on

New Orleans welcomes Super Bowl with float of Goodel...being eaten by a giant vagina.

You need a snack stadium.

The Harbaugh treatment.

Yup, winter officially sucks.

 

 

Boner deep freeze.

Fire and Ice photos.

Photos of snowmen on fire.

Bad lip reading: Inaugaration edition

Happy Birthday GIGC

Just kidding....bitch.

Excuses why you're fat #1

True Trailer: Indy's Crystal Skull whatevs

What did he say?

Even though GIGC doesn't celebrate her birthday til Tuesday, I thought I'd post a little something to appease her football fix.

NFL Playoff picks

So Ol' Strange did a little better in his picks last weekend, but I'd hardly call an overall record of 3 for 8 stellar.

This weekend I plan on moving back to 500 with the following no-brainers- which will also apply if I'm wrong.

San Fran vs Atlanta -At this point as much as I respect the Falcon's home record and as much as my heart wants Tony G. to get a ring before he hangs 'em up, I can't ignore what the 49er's did to Green Bay last week. It really comes down to a mobile QB and Kapernick can run and surprise a lot of defenses. So I'm picking San Fran in a squeeker here. 49ers 31- Falcons 30.

Baltimore vs New England - At this point as much as I don't respect anything the Patriots (Tom Brady) do and as much as my heart would like to see Ray Lewis, (at this point) see the big show one last time before he hangs 'em up, I can't ignore all the N.E. weapons. It will really come down to the health of the Gronk and the perfection of Brady/Welker, but I don't see a problem here with another Patriots return *yawn* to the Super Bowl. Ravens 21- Partiots 38.

Twice in one week

It is unusual, but we have a rare Chuck Norris Thursday.

Man vs on coming train. Who do you have?

Getting ready for the Oscars

The 10 craziest moments in red carpet history.

If Oscar nominated movies told the truth.

The Oracle of Bacon. Any actors connection to Kevin Bacon at your finger tips.

Rejected Denny's movie-themed menu items #7

A return to Chuck Norris Monday

The Sunday sports thingy

The most embarrassing plays of the 2012 season.

The drunkest athletes ever photographed.

The biggest NFL QB controversies of alltime.

Rejected Denny's movie-themed menu items #6

NFL picks for the weekend

Needless to say, last week's picks were a disaster and I hope no one put some serious cabbage on the games based on what I had to say.

Yes, I ashamed to say I went 1 for 4 on my predictions. This week however, I vow will be different. I will rely more on facts and less on instinct.

All that means is, even though I hate Atlanta so much, I will pick them to roll over Seattle with ease. Look for a 28-14 victory for the Falcons.

Likewise, even though I hate New England, I will pick them to reign victorious over the Texans by a 35-17 margin.

As for Denver, I have trouble seeing anyone beating Payton Manning who has so much to prove and has done so this year without skipping a beat. Broncos will bid Ray Lewis farewell 32-10.

The only game I see being relatively close is San Fran hosting Green Bay. Yet, how can I take a rookie QB over Rogers- the seasoned vet. I can't. Packers 28-27 over the 49ers.

Rejected Denny's movie-themed menu items #5

Mid week and the numbers

The 6 geekiest sex toys.

16 videos of brides doing keg-stands at their weddings.

The 31 greatest things ruined by misspelling a single letter.

Rejected Denny's movie-themed menu items #4

New week, new numbers

The 5 creepiest things done with a fake medical degree.

The 30 greatest job titles in the history of mankind.

10 snack foods originally sold as medicines.

This week's picks

So I had some trouble yesterday with the internet and couldn't post my football picks.
You'll just have to take my word for it that yesterday's picks were on the up and up.

Vikings vs Packers and Bengals at Texans. I predict Packers will win 24-10 and the Texans will win 19-13. Wow! I can't believe I got those bang on...and neither should you. Actually I did predict the Green Bay victory but I thought it might be a little closer. I thought the Packers would win by 9 points, (30-21) the same amount of yards that A.P. fell short on the record. So that's one for moi.

However, I did predict Cincinatti walking away with a win from Texas to the score of 17- 14 and although it was close, I was on the losing end of that one.

Now, on to today.

Colts 14 at Ravens 10. I believe this will be the most defensive battle of the playoffs, but I think Indy will rely on their Luck and pull this one out...plus I just really hate Baltimore and the big bore.

Seahawks 21 at Redskins 24. My faith for the battle of the rookie QBs falls on the shoulders of RGIII. This is not Seattle where the 12th man resides, this is Washington and that is good for a last minute field goal to ice this one.

Rejected Denny's movie-themed menu items #3

1st time on the links

 

If famous albums were retitled with brutal honesty.

The socks covers tmblr.

Wind in the face blow job.

The first numbers

 

10 strange things found in the anus.

The 25 most important full frontal nude scenes in movies.

How to eat corn in 10 seconds.

Rejected Denny's movie-themed menu items #2

New year, or same old same old?

I wish I had a dime for every quarter I spent, for the times I wondered aloud, or in the quiet desperate whispers near the cat bowl in the ungodly wee hours of the morning...man! I'd probably have close to $20 bucks by now. Just think of all the pork I could buy?

I guess...what I'm trying to say really is...I've been blogging for several years now...how many?---I've lost count. Let's just say alot.

Anyhoo, somewhere along the line life got in the way and let's say, I've been lacking on seriously thoughtful posts for sometime now. Every year I threaten to return to form of my earlier years, but sadly, the truth is 2013 will probably see a continuation of the familiar---boob shots, quick links and a foray into someone elses madness while mine is left virtually unexplored.

Personally I wish I had more time to get directly involved, but I don't...so is what I'm currently posting that bad? Visitation is still increasing, so thanks for that.

Yet the days where I am back to being more than a sideline blogger may be gone for good.

That said...have an excellent 2013.