The Zombieslayer

OK, I went off on Harry Potter 6 how disappointed I was.  So you may be wondering what I’d actually recommend.  Here are a few…

Gran Torino - Clint Eastwood directed, produced, and starred in this one about a bitter old man who hates his kids, his neighbors, and pretty much everyone else in the town he lives in.  His neighbors are Hmong and have very strange customs to him.  He plays an old Korean War hero who’s now quite old and occasionally coughing up blood.

The movie has a few unexpected turns, some sympathetic characters, and a bunch of characters you root against.  All in all, good writing, good acting, good direction, good movie all around.  This may be the best movie I’ve seen in ‘09.  8 dead zombies.

The Watchmen - Are you as sick as I am with superhero/comic book movies? Probably not, but still. I’m sick of them. If I can go several years without seeing another comic book movie, it would probably be a good thing.

Spiderman 3 dragged. X-Men 3 sucked. The latest Batman was overhyped, overrated, and really not that good. Both Hulk movies sucked. The last Punisher sucked. Yeah, WTF am I doing watching all those movies anyways? Well, because they’re $1. If I had paid $10 for any of them, I’d be tempted to drive over to the director’s house and beat his ass.

The Watchmen though is an exception. Everyone else I saw it with thought it was slow. Well, I was the only one there into History, and to me, it worked.

You get to see an alternate universe where Nixon (God forbid) is in his 3rd term as President of the United States of America, we won the Vietnam War, we’re still in the Cold War because it’s the mid-80s, and the people have had it with costumed heroes. Good philosophical questions abound, and I got to really hate some of the costumed “heroes” in this movie, which was a good thing because I think that’s what they wanted.

I won’t tell you which ones, but those who know me could guess which ones. I’ll give you a hint - I hate anyone who abuses their power (like law enforcement and career politicians for instance).

Sure you can say the special effects weren’t so impressive but if you go to a movie for special effects, I severely question your intelligence.

Like Gran Torino, good writing. Good character development. It’s no coincidence that the actual comic book is supposed to be the best comic book ever written. That of course doesn’t say much (there goes my geek audience). The film reflects that.

7 dead zombies

I haven’t seen Milk yet. It’s something I keep looking out for but the rental box never has it.

Oh, Taken was pretty good. Not bad for a pure action film. Liam Neeson kicks ass, and he looks cool doing it. Another 7 dead zombies for Taken.

Small note on my rating system - 5 or 6 is an average movie. 7 is good. 8 is really good. 9 is a must see. 10 is a classic. Most movies are in the 4-6 range with my rating system.

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Hot Italian Babe Monica Bellucci

Yes, I like Italian and Spanish women.  I like Columbian, Argentine, and Brazilian women as well.  But right now, let’s not go off on a tangent and get back to Italian women.

Here’s Monica Bellucci.  I was telling Lime awhile back that of my faves list when it comes to hot babes, I think only one was in her 20s.  I like a woman who can hold a conversation with me, and one who has life experiences.

Bellucci has been trying to cross over into American cinema for awhile now and it has been, well, let’s just say unspectacular.  It’s too bad, because she actually can act and is drop dead gorgeous.

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All these images are NSFW (Not Safe For Work for those internet noobs), so don’t be clicking on them at work unless your boss rules (or you are the boss).

waterfall

lying in water

lookin’ great in black and white

reflection in water

By request, I’ve decided to bring back Babes, something I had on my original blog when it was hosted by Blogger.

I don’t want to go too political and always wanted to maintain a level of cheese.  Plus, this blog doesn’t have enough images.  I keep telling people I’m going to post photographs of my outings and I never get around to it.  So while I keep dragging, I’ll at least put some Babes on my page.

Salma

So for my very first Babe on the new blog, here’s Mexican hottie Salma Hayek.  I’ve always had a thing for her, first from the Robert Rodriguez film Desperado, then with one of the sexiest scenes ever filmed with Rodriguez directing and Quinten Tarantino writing himself into the scene (in the movie From Dusk ‘Til Dawn).  Heh.  Very clever Tarantino.  I want to get killed in a movie by an undead Salma Hayek.

Cool thing is, she’s now an American citizen, but I give credit where it’s due. Mexico gave birth to her and started her career. If you don’t know already, Mexico has a damn good film industry with some of the world’s better Directors.

Sexiness and Salma Hayek

I said it before and I’ll say it again. Sexiness is like coolness. You either are sexy or you’re not. Same thing with cool. You’re either cool or you’re not. If you try to be sexy, you’re not sexy. If you try to be cool, you’re not cool.

Jessica Simpson tries to be sexy. She’s not sexy. She appeals to the lowest common denominator in American culture. Now, Salma has “it.” She’s sexy. She doesn’t have to try to be sexy. She just is sexy.

Same thing with cool. Sean Connery is cool. He doesn’t have to try to be cool. He just is cool. Nickelback tries to be cool. They’re not.

So if you want to know why my first babe is Salma, it’s because when I hear the word “sexy,” she’s the very first person who comes to mind. From Dusk ‘Til Dawn had hands down the sexiest moment I can remember in the last 20 years.