Things I learned from the movie "Warrior"

The movie last week was "Warrior" I would describe it as a trying to do better, while following in the footsteps, while hating your father, while being down on your luck kind of movie.

Mike, Angie and I did it up right that night, got there a little early even, which was a nice change from the usual for this rag-tag group of heathens.  So with peanut butter M&Ms in hand here is what I learned form the movie "Warrior"


YAAAAARRRRRR THERE BE SPOILERS DOWN BELOW, SO PROCEED WITH CAUTION. YE HAVE BEEN WARNED.

• I learned that Paddy Conlon doesn't have a woman around not because he doesn't like them, more because they can't take a punch like they used to.

• I learned that I didn't recognize Tom Hardy with hair after seeing him in "Bronson" (which I recommend as a mind eff along the lines of "A clockwork orange".

• I learned that Tom Hardy must lift a few weights in real life.

• I learned that Kurt Angle can play a really convincing Russian bad ass..

• I learned that the youtube video of Mad Dog getting beat up wasn't a fluke.

• I learned that if you did on the street what happened to the Mad Dog in the ring, you'd go to jail.

• I learned that Tommy liked his dad better when his dad drank.

• I learned that Tommy found out he was wrong.

• I learned that Paddy wanted Ahab to turn his boat around.

• I learned that Brendan used to be one of those animals.

• I learned that there is a difference to fighting in a parking lot next to a strip club and fighting in a strip club.

• I learned that the superintendent of schools might not agree with that.

• I learned that if you somehow go AWOL from a battle zone and they find you much later using a different name they will let you finish your fighting tournament before taking you into custody

• I learned that not only will they wait until after the tourney, but after the fight they will let you walk back to the locker rooms and all of the MPs will be nowhere to be seen.

• I learned that Tommy took a lot of pills.  You could tell how many bottle he was carrying just by the sound.

• I learned that that Tommy must have the strength of 100 men, as he tore the door of a sinking tank.

• I learned that you have to have a training montage, even rock had a montage.

• I learned that it is sometimes funny seeing people play themselves in movies.

• I learned that Tapout seems to be doing fine without Mask.

• I learned that 2 unknown people will just be let into a 16 man tourney to find the best fighter in the world. 

• I learned that the bank can't help you if the city re-values your house at a lower price.

• I learned that the banker doesn't know how lucky he is scoffing at a high school physics teacher's decision to spend the extra money from his refinancing of his home to pay for a life saving procedure on his daughter. As the teacher will turn out to be the baddest man on the planet and could have easily chocked the banker to death.

• Lastly, I  learned that at the time I thought this movie was great, but as the days have passed by I now think this movie was fine.  A little silly, a lot formulaic, and kind of boring.  I give it a B-, also it is better than "Transformers 3"

Next movie I am guessing will be "Moneyball" because hey, I love the A's, and it looks to be pretty good.

Song of the day, let's take it to a darker place this time:

hmmmm embedding disabled on my first choice: http://youtu.be/v_09wFxoaeQ
so we will go like this for number 2! Best Metal song ever IMO:

Things I learned from the movie "Apollo 18"

Well, the Merle Hay Cinema had "Apollo 18" on the big screen, so it was decided that was the movie for the night.  I was going to be joined by Keith, Mike and Angie for this awesome movie experience.  I beat the other three to the movie theater, bought my ticket and was the first one in.

I know it is hard to see, but it is kind of a creepy place when you are the only one in there.

I got the reaction I was looking for when I hear Mike laughing all the way from the back as I had chosen to sit in the front row right in the middle.  I am not sure why as children we ever thought that was a cool place to be, maybe because to the bigness of it all, maybe because kids are dumb, I guess I will never know.  After moving to the perfect seats both visually and sound wise we settled in for the movie. see below for the trailer that grabbed my attention the most.

With that here are the things I learned from the movie Apollo 18:

YAAAAARRRRRR THERE BE SPOILERS DOWN BELOW, SO PROCEED WITH CAUTION. YE HAVE BEEN WARNED.

• I learned that in preivious moon mission 840 pounds of rocks were brought back to earth.

• I learned that most of those rocks were given away as gifts to foreign leaders or stolen

• I learned that Apollo 17 was the last official trip to the moon.

• I learned that Russian moon landers look and work pretty much like the American ones

• I learned that their suits were not rated to go into the cold of the craters.

• I learned that Russian cosmonauts did not have tread on their boots

• I learned that Russia can just patch you over to the American DoD in real time.

• I learned that flashlights are over rated, using your flash from  your camera is a much better way to search in the dark

• I learned that even in space NASA will require you to shave.

• I learned that putting your balls in a glass of milk can make the jalapeno pain go away

• I learned that the government's need to know basis goes away when they know you are going to die, once they know that they will tell you everything, even though the Russians are still listening.

• I learned that they government will then let you know that they will let your family know you died as a hero.

• I learned that if you make a choice between peas and carrots, you will be given the opposite of what you ask for.

• I learned that his wife left him because he snores

• I learned that he doesn't snore

• I learned that the government will give you a 60 second count down if you are disobeying a direct order to leave your infected friend.

• I learned that moon aliens that look like spiders will make me sing "ROOOOOCK LOBSTER" every time I see one.

• I learned that while "Ice Pirates" had space herpes, it looks like the moon has rock crabs.

• I learned that moon aliens hate flags, and rovers for that matter.

• I learned that if these astronauts hadn't died on a mission that never existed "Top Gun" may have had some different players

• I learned that if the moon rocks are actually spider aliens, the 840 pounds brought back to earth might be a bad thing.
• I learned that if you ever have trouble sleeping, buy this movie on DVD, pop it in the player and nighty night, it is the land of Nod for you.
• Lastly I learned that this movie was better than Transformers 3

So I am sure there are tons more, but this move was pretty "Meh"  like Blair Witch meets Jason X meets Transformers.  I give it a C-.

Saw a few trailers the only one that really stuck out to me was "In Time" starring JT:




Song of the Day, still sad I turned down the guy's offer at the record store to go to Omaha and see them.  I mean why would a 16 year old want to go with strangers to a concert....ugh:


Here is some thing that was just suggested on the side from youtube, and I really liked it. the style gangster country, the genre? High. the result? FANTASTIC!

Things I learned form the movie "Horrible Bosses"

This movie was entertaining, nothing real new or over the top that makes it a must see. But I had a few good laughs. I'd give it a B- for a grade and say that it is a "must see" compared to "Transformers 3". Not for children, drugs and language violence and a little sex.... So with that here are the things I learned watching "Horrible Bosses"

• I learned that when murder is your central theme, the reasons presented feel pretty flimsy when they don't center around revenge and or retribution.

• I learned that Jennifer Aniston is pretty smoking hot, I think even more so now than before.

• I learned that Jennifer Aniston eating a popsicle, banana, and finally a hot dog was pretty sexy.

• I also learned that her eating them in that order is weird, as it isn't a proper meal.

• I learned that if you drag race in a Prius you probably won't win a lot.

• I learned that as much as I love Charlie Day, I don't think he acts, I think he just says lines.

• I learned that Kevin Spacey pretty much crushes anything he ever does, and it probably isn't easy to shoot a scene with him if he is the only other one in the shot.

• I learned that if you are going to use the dust buster to suck up cocaine, you should empty the dust filter first.

• I learned that Colin Farrell can play some pretty funny characters.

• I learned that Colin Farrel playing a coke head sex addict loser seemed to come pretty natural to him.

• I learned that Ron White playing a cop in a movie made me think "Why is Ron White play a cop in a movie?"

• I learned that street name of Mother Fucker Jones, has different meaning than Mother Fuck Over Jones to people not from the neighborhood.

• I learned that Danny DeVitto was in Hitchcock's 'Strangers on a Train'.

• I learned that was actually 'Throw Mamma from the Train' with Danny DeVitto.

• I learned that if you pee on a children's playground at midnight you will end up on the sex offender registry.

• I learned that you will claim is is entrapment to have a playground next to a bar.

• I learned that if you bootleg 'Snow falling on Cedars' you will get 10 years in prison.

• I learned that Americans can't pronounce Gregory's real name.

I am sure there were more, but that is what the comment section is for....
Next "things I learned" installment will be on Harry Potter 7.2