Mr. Hakujin

Wow, the GL one actually has me believing they could pull off a real GL film--with Nathan Fillian! WB will likely go for a younger star that can last w/ the franchise; however, RDJ is Iron Man and he ain't no spring chicken. Oh, and does anyone know what movie/show they took that last scene from w/ Nathan Fillian talking to the black dude?

I'm just saying, if you're itching to spend money and want the actual CD that's the best way to go. The Japanese editions of new CDs from Japanese artists are usually YEN2800-3400 (which is about $28-$34 US and as you know increase even more so when they're "imported" over here) but the same CD (sans the insert w/ Japanese lyrics or some other superfluous packaging gimmick like a sticker that the J-record companies occasionally use to justify the inflated price) the Korean versions are much cheaper and are an identical CD to the Japanese version.

I think I'm in luv.

oh most defintely i pick and choose files outta packs. but the thing is w/ packs that big you get less seeders and not everyone DL's every file, so it tends to go slow. demonoid usually lists individual books or packs of much smaller sizes (usually 5-10 books per). i use uTorrent v. 1.6.1 it's an older version and doesn't have any of the ads or other shit later versions are loaded down w/. azureus/vuze tends to make my other web applications run super slow, so it's shit for use when multitasking in my experience.

Thanks for the link, Nick. I basically just use Demonoid, and I stopped using PB for comics b/c they usually only have the gig torrents packs and those take forever to DL. For instance, the link above is a 3.5 GB torrent and I want one lil' 11.4MB file., and it's DL'n between like 0.4-1.2 kb/s This DC++ is news to me and I'd definitely appreciate a tutorial.

gracias, bro. but i'm dl'ing an epic giga torrent from demonoid w/ all the samurai champloo artists' albums. check it: http://www.demonoid.com/files/details/1427300/368947/ Import prices are an effin bitch. The best way to buy any Japanese music is to try and get the Korean import version, which usually run about $14-$20 US. That's how I originally got the Champloo OSTs.

ah, i thought i was up to date w. issue #4 b/c that's the most recent torrent i could find on demonoid as of monday. i'll have to do a search for issue #5.

A friend at ye olde comic book store was telling me about this last week and I just finished the first four issues. To quote Eric Cartman: Da fuck!?!? Issue #1: Issue #2: Issue #3: Issue #4: Where will issues 5 -9 go? What depths of fucked-up-ness can Ennis mind go to? At the rate this book appears to be coming out we should know sometime in 2010.

Like alot of people in the US, I first heard his music on the [adult swim] bumpers. Now I have all 4 Samurai Champloo OSTs on my iPod and my chill playlist is Nujabes heavy. When it comes to setting the mood Nujabes hasn't let me down yet. I've also got his album Metaphorical Music, but that's it. This thread got me curious about Nujabes again and I did some searching. Apparently he has 4 albums out now (not including the Champloo stuff) and 2 compilations. I'm seeing a few torrents for him on demonoid & piratebaydotarrgh I'll have to check out.

The Girlfriend Experience B- The film has received a lot of buzz for casting 21-year-old porn star Sasha Grey as the lead in this film about the life of a high priced NYC escort that takes place over a few days leading up to the 2008 Presidential election. Guys out to see Grey in a Hollywood sex scene will be sorely disappointed as there are exactly zero such scenes and the film only has a few brief moments of nudity. In fact this film as much concerned with showcasing the worries over our nation’s current economic crisis as it is in examining the life of someone who sells intimacy (not just sex) for a living. This film will not be everyone’s cup of tea; it’s definitely an indie arthouse film. It also has a jumpy narrative timeline that can make discerning what happened when and who said what to whom a bit confusing. The film also has a very distinct and bland feel about it—no showy shots of NYC skylines or glitzy nightclubs. Even when characters are zipping to Vegas on private jets or going on expensive shopping sprees it’s shown in a very ordinary, non-glamorous way. I feel director Steven Soderbergh likely cast Grey for this sort of detached blandness in her demeanor rather than her acting prowess. In fact Grey’s most dramatic scene in the film—in which she ends a committed relationship with her long-time personal trainer boyfriend—her entire body is obscured on camera by a sofa. This is another effort to show how Grey’s character isn’t really a part of her own facile life. Soderbergh also cast a real magazine writer as a journalist that interviews Grey’s character and an actual film critic as a man who runs an Internet message board that reviews high priced escorts. I believe he did all this to further emphasize the banality of the escort’s lifestyle which so many people seem to be fascinated with and our media never fails to glamorize, dramatize and exploit. But capturing facileness on film doesn’t make for an especially entertaining movie going experience. Most people would much rather have their time spent watching Julia Roberts in Pretty Woman than the stark reality of Sash Grey’s recession era escort. We’d much rather pay to see a movie that let’s us escape from the truth than pay to see a film that shows us the plain truth. Fanboys C This is a comedy by Star Wars fans for Star Wars fans. What it unfortunately is NOT is a particularly funny or interesting film. As for the plot, it’s basically if Jay & Silent Bob Strike Back was about a road trip to break into Skywalker Ranch circa 1998 to see Episode I six months before it was released in theaters. The film may be short on humor and weak on plot, but it does have enough cameos to keep hardcore nerds geeking throughout the film as well as the payoff of seeing Kristen Bell in a Slave Leia outfit at the end of the film.

Land of the Lost B- This is a film that remains true to the spirit of the classic(?) cheesy Saturday morning series with a pretty ridiculous plot yet it definitely earns its PG-13 rating with a lot of sexual humor. I was a bit disappointed that Danny McBride wasn’t used to better comedic effect, but the scenes he was featured in did shine—let’s just say he gets in some “trippy” hijinks with ape-boy Chaka. If you’re a Will Ferrell fan and you check your brain at the door you shouldn’t be disappointed in this cosmic comedy and its slow moving lizard-men aliens and dinosaur chase scenes. He’s Just Not That Into You B+ This is a well written film that takes a look at male/female relationships at various stages through various intertwining couples and seeks to offer insight into what’s really going on in the opposite gender’s mind during these stages. Despite A-list names in the cast, it’s the B-listers that deliver the most memorable performances. This is a clever, but predictable, date flick. But be careful who you watch it with as it may end up shedding more light on your relationship than you want.

^^ Why didn't he just shoot Supes in the head when he got up close? Lame.

There's only 11 episodes this season? I thought I read somewhere online they were doing like 20 or something this season, no? Anyway, episode 8 was fantastic. I still need to watch this week's episode (#9). I also thought episode 7, which basically explained why they hadn't even mentioned Tommy's youngest daughter for the first 6 episodes, was great. This season has surpassed S4 so far in my opinion and I like the ongoing subplots w/ minor characters like Lou & Frenchie, Franco's conspiracy theories, Gherity's health, Sheila's therapy, & Sheila's son becoming a firemen. The whole bar thing was a bit meh though and ditto for the Black Sean Collen thing--which seemed like one big excuse to set up that Tommy's lil' girl is a freak in bed.

Shwing!

Annnnnnnnnd we all know what happens when you assume: you make an ass out of you and Peter Parker dancing in the streets of NYC as if he'd just downed a pocket full of Quaaludes.

The "4" poster is for Spider-Man IV.

hells yeah. i'll put it into rotation on ye olde iPod. you've got the U2 cover she did from her MTV unPlugged, right? it's from like 6 years ago.

Check yer balls after you watch this one cuz they were likely rocked off!

Those clips were awesome. Nick! I'd like to see her record that song w/ a slightly better mix--keep just the piano and guitar though. And that woman is a fiend at Tetris. She beat 26 out of 30 people. I don't think I could stand to play 30 games in a row let alone wine almost all of them.

My bad, it's going to be finished in OML: Giant Sized Special. I corrected the mistake in my original post where I wrote it would be in OML #1. So, no, it will not likely be an ongoing title. However, knowing Marvel, there will likely be another mini series based on this alterna-verse Millar has created much like they are doing w/ Marvel Zombies. But that's just speculation on my part--no official word from Marvel on it...yet.

issue #72 hit stands this week. It's chapter 7 in the OML storyline. The actual story will conclude in--get this-- OLD MAN LOGAN "Giant Sized Special"!!! This is what Marvel did when Whedon ended his run on Astonishing X-Men. So issue #74 will conclude the storylines in issue #73 (which came out 2 weeks before issue #72). And apparently the book will continue with the title WOLVERINE, but begin telling tales of Daken w/ issue #75. The fuck, Marvel? SRSLY!!?!? *sigh* Rants aside...as for thoughts on the story for issue #72 only one word is needed: snikt!

Not their best song, but their latest.

Terminator Salvation C+ An adequate action film with horrible writing. Unlike this summer’s Star Trek, which manages to revive and revitalize a sci-fi franchise with clever writing and fast paced action, director McG’s take on the Terminator franchise has a script with gaping plot holes and cardboard characters that even longtime franchise fans will have difficulty caring about. There are the famous lines and other nods to the previous films (mostly T2) included along with some spectacular (yet unoriginal) action sequences that are lost among a very weak story. s. Darko D If you loved, and I mean loved, the film Donnie Darko then this film might hold some appeal for you. However, if you’ve never seen the aforementioned “D. Darko” or were just a mild to moderate fan of the original film then you can easily skip this sad attempt to continue the “Darko Mythos” that picks 7 years after the last film with the mind numbingly lame escapades of Donnie’s youngest sister. Do yourself a favor and watch the director's cut of Donnie Darko instead of this hackey sequel. The Ramen Girl B This straight to video film starring Brittany Murphy might not be everyone’s cup of tea, but this small film managed to win me over in spite of itself. This is the story of a lost 20-something trying to find herself and essentially grow up by learning the “fine art” of making ramen in Tokyo. The script has a bit of unnecessary cheese thrown in for “feel good” appeal, but the characters are engaging (an outstanding comedic Japanese cast) and the screenwriter and director both obviously have a pretty good understanding of the Japanese people and their spirit. It’d make an excellent companion piece with Lost In Translation if you want to have a “lost white-girls in Tokyo” movie night one weekend.

In Theaters: Star Trek A I own the first 8 Star Trek films and all 7 season of Star Trek: The Next Generation on DVD. So, yes, I’m a Trekker. The other Trek TV shows never really connected with me and I pretty much gave up on the franchise after the last two films—as apparently Paramount Studio execs did because they gave director J.J. Abrams carter blanch to “re-boot” the franchise. Brilliant! This 11th film in the franchise is both a prequel (showing how Kirk and crew first come to be on the fabled Enterprise NCC-1701) and a “re-boot” (a Star Trek plot staple—time travel—plays a part in creating an alternate timeline). And the film makes good on its promise to be friendly to non-Trek fans as it’s basically a non-stop sci-fi action extravaganza. Trek fans, sci-fi fans, and action fans alike should be very pleased with this film. Angels & Demons B This film doesn’t feel quite as grand as Ron Howard’s adaptation of DaVinci Code, mostly due to the subject matter. This film is more or less a big budget Hollywood murder mystery with a treatise on why science and religion should “get along” thrown in for good measure. On DVD Seven Pounds B This film is deceptively “feel good,” almost like what one would expect a European arthouse version of a “feel good” film to be and not your typical Hollywood version. Wil Smith plays a tortured man in search of redemption and he plays this singular emotion well throughout the film. The motives for his mysterious actions are revealed throughout the course of the film and it has a decent enough (if not somewhat obvious) payoff in the end. Synecdoche, New York C+ Screenwriter Charlie Kaufman (Being John Malkovich, Adaptation, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind) makes his directorial debut and once again dives into the themes of self-examination and personal identity. The story involves a man, a miserable playwright, who is granted seemingly unlimited funds to create his masterpiece. The film morphs into a play within a play within a play as time and reality begin to intertwine and become jumbled. A valiant effort, but Kaufman seems to revel in making the film unnecessarily obscure and repetitive. He’s tackled similar themes in much more engaging ways in his previous work, and it’s also been done in the play he pays homage to throughout the film: Death of A Salesman.

"We do get the right Spock though because Leonard Nimoy reprises his role as "Spock Prime" (who I'm guessing turns into a fire truck and leads the Autobots to defeat Unicron after the credits roll.)" My favorite line of the review!