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Basically, Metal is what society needs in order to thrive. It provides excellent building materials, and one of the few genres of music which still require an inkling of talent to be famous in.

Thank God

Thank Satan

The film "Spinal Tap" was one of rowdy humor, raunchy humor, and repeated humor. Also the musical part was pretty cool, in a vernacular kind of sense. Obviously there was a large comedic element in the film, from the many drummers' deaths to one of my favorite lines "..well, it's because we've got armidillos in our trousers". Who could ever forget that classic?

Comic Batman vs. Movie Batman vs. Me

I thought that the comic version of Batman Begins was - as I'm sure many would agree - far far better than the movie version. At least the comic book version of Batman didn't wear (or forget to wear) his make up. The comic book version was also much more action-packed in my opinion, probably because, unlike the film director, those involved in producing the comic were actually not drunk.

Another huge bonus to the comic version is the artistic style which is a lot more attention-grabbing than the film.

But seriously Batman.. eye shadow?

Pop Culture, or Pop Financial Planning to Undermine the Youth for Solely the Purpose of Corporate Financial Gain Which Rather Irks Me.

The title is included in word count right?

This post is referring to the film we watched on how Pop Culture is considered a market for many clothing and advertisment firms. Of course, most of us already knew that as a generation we are a large target for products, and advertisement of such products. I was somewhat surprised at the lengths people went to for information on upcoming trends, and the self-destructive cycle of creating new trends.
Screw Trends.

MiniReview of The Big Lebowski

A film created from the essence of film-making genius. But then again, what would you expect from the Coen Bros? I thought this movie was just a real knee slapper, a gas if you will. From the deeper recurring themes such as the therapeutic role of bowling to the darker humor - like nihilist sodomy - this movie had my attention captured like a perfect moment on Kodak film. Personally, my favorite scene was the one where Walter pulls a gun on Donny in the bowling alley. Haha, good times..

Now it's my turn!

Are you ready? Do you have your mind helmet on? Are you buckled in? No? TOO BAD.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=meWH7c_PsHY (because I'm not downloading it and then uploading it.)

Did you have a nice crawl back here after being blown away to the edge of the sea? Probably not.
Have you finally, truly experienced what "Glorious" means? You bet your bottom dollar.

Just a few minutes ago you (better have) listened to a piece of audible chocolate known as Crystal Ann/Alison Hell by Canadian artists Annihilator. In the opening we hear a melodic guitar intro, overlayed on another guitar, dipped in fudge and sprinkled with golden tears of Zeus. I really don't know what more to say about it, because if you haven't noticed the artistic extremity and playing ability of this band by now, you may need to hear..

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oSBcaKWgVBM&feature=related

Do you know what that sound is? That's everything you've ever listened to cowering in fear of Pheonix Rising. Not only have Annihilator gone into a totally different sound from the rest of the album "Alice", but they have made the cross-over in this song better than a lot of famous stars. Is it the lyrical genius? Partially. Is it the articulate, exact, playing? Partly so. But what does it all come down to?

This.

Whats the Big Deal? (Citizen Kane)

Obviously a mile-stone on the path of film-making, Citizen Kane (1941) rocks the casbah with a plethora of well planned shots, and interesting story line. +50 points for each of these, but -25 points for the over-the-top acting of some (and by some I mean all) of the cast.

Alfred Hitchcock revolutionizes the idea of film with his non-linear story, as it begins and ends at the end. I find that some of his most effective tools for his directing are his very varying type of camera angles, imagery, and subtle humor.
He makes effective and timely use of different shots, using different angles and distances, and subject placement. I find that the name "Citizen Kane", coupled with his over-bearing, almost dominating totalitarian character is like a reference to Soviet dictators. It is similar in a lot of ways to the story of the USSR.. then again so is every story with a prospective beginning and tragic end.
Personally, one of my favorite moments include the scene where he is smashing furniture, and fails to lift the bookshelf, and settles for cracking a table. Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha.
Good times.

The Big F***in' Lebowski

A classic film, The Big Lebowski (1998) is like a goldmine of things that aren't gold, except for one of the things in there which is the movie in it's entirity. Instantly noticable when watched is the common-place use of vulgar language, the steady flow of booze and pot, and a thick web of sexual references and themes.

A paper once asked me, "Does TBL deserve a 14A rating? If so, Why?". This is my response.

First let's tend to the language in the movie. Obviously most guardians wouldn't want their teen to be exposed to consistent and common use of foul four letter words. For that reason alone, I think that the film is worthy of a 14A rating.

Sex, Drugs, and Alcohol.. and bowling. Most parents and guardians , again, would probably not want their young teen exposed and admiring the sort of lifestyle that Jeff Lebowski and his homeskillets live. With teen sexual activity and substance abuse beginning at ever-younger ages, it's probably a smart idea to keep this content to teens at least in grade 10.

Desert Island Bl0gzoramic

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Desert Island Media Choices - Act 1, Scene 1.

Enter Scraggly Man, stage left. A dolphin jumps in the background. An island in the foreground, beachy. Clear day, moderate wind. Several palm trees sit around doing tree things.

Scraggly Man: Boy oh boy am I ever hungry out here.. and talking to myself, GET A GRIP MAN!
Offstage: YEAH GET A GRIP

Scraggly Man: ...

SM is shocked.

A box washes up on the beach, in a beautiful display of inertia and friction, a shining spectacle of granulated wood boxery against a beach upon which pirates once ate, drank, and were merry.

SM: Hot diggity dog, a box!
SM opens briskly walks over, opens box. Removes smaller box, opens. Removes Christmas bag. Removes a stack of books.

SM: Hah, some Christmas this kid would've had!

Boxes are terrible Christmas gifts, you see. Even more plain lame are books. However, for someone such as I, a Scraggly Man, in this certain situation could quite duly do with a book with which to examine written word in an analytical fashion.

Exit SM front. Tsunami gradually getting closer in background.

Curtain.

Books are grand and a most preferable type of media for several reasons. For one such as myself who lives isolated in Paris where nobody at all lives, they provide a long lasting sort of engagement.

Personally, my most passionately followed form of media would be that of the internet,statistically speaking.

PopCulture today was not the same as it was yesterday. It is constantly changing. Take the internet for example, Barell-O'-Uses is what it is. Used for many things such as E-Mail and Instant messaging, research, and also acts as a massively accesable virtual hard drive. I use it for a heck of a lot of things. Research, communication, entertainment, information, and even education.

Desert Island Choices - My 3

If i was in a similar position to Scraggly Man, and had to choose only 1 material from 3 different categories of media, they would be; Toa Te Ching in the form of literature. Mainly because this would provide insight to oneself, and secondly because it would be possible to spend days weeks and months deriving the actual meaning and application of each passage. In musical form, I would have to have a "Best Of" album of Rage Against The Machine (RAtM). RAtM would be a good choice because it's the kind of music you listen when things need to get done, and being on a desert island, a lot of things would have to get done. As my 3rd and final choice I would choose a portable radio. Reasons being that 1) I could listen to the news, music, and world events. 2) I could possibly modify it to broadcast and get my lonely butt off the island.

Yep.