1. Mastondon “Bedazzled Fingernails”
2. Ernest Scared Stupid Theme
3. Black Sabbath “Electric Funeral”
4. Screamin Jay Hawkins “I Put a Spell on You”
5. The Searchers “Love Potion No.9″
6. Giant Drag “Wicked Games”
7. Harvey Milk “Sunshine (No Sun) Into The Sun”
8. John Murphy “In a Heartbeat”
9. James Brown “I Got Ants in My Pants”
10. Melvins “Amazon”
1. Marilyn Manson “Sweet Dreams (Are Made of These)”
2. Danzig “Thirteen”
3. Cradle of Filth “Hallow Be Thy Name”
4. Strapping Young Lad “Room 429″
5. Melvins “Boris”
6. Witch “Soul on Fire”
7. Ramones “Somebody Put Something In My Drink”
8. Nick Cave & Neko Case “She’s Not There”
9. Johnny Cash “God’s Gonna Cut You Down”
10. Siouxsie and the Banshees “Pulled to Bits”
The Green Lantern movie isn’t as terrible as I thought it would be, but it’s definitely not good either. It was a study in mediocrity.
Problems: While shooting the movie director, Martin Campbell, had said he wasn’t a fan of CGI. In my opinion less CGI with a focus on costumes and sets is always better. For example, compare Lord of the Ring, and the original Star Wars trilogy to the Green Lantern and the Star Wars prequels. LOTR and original Star Wars are heavy on special effects, but they also have sets and costumes for the actors to see and act with. The Star Wars prequels and Green Lantern movies consistently bombarded the viewer with special effects; but they don’t add anything to the overall quality of the films. I think it makes it extremely difficult on the actors as well to interact with the set and characters, not only that, but the actors are not reacting to whatever else is added in post-production. This movie cost $200 million to make, and it looks like shit. District 9 only cost $30 million, less than half of what the Green Lantern cost and District 9 looks amazing. The score is also terrible. It sounds like left over takes from rock music they use on Fox News.
The death scenes are also unintentionally hilarious. As a young Hal Jordon watches his dad’s plane explode, his father is about to exit the cockpit followed by a second explosion leading to his death. It is cliché and usually a device a writer puts in a sketch comedy show. When Tim Ribbons dies by fire it’s also a good laugh. The Hector Hammond character is really uncalled for and doesn’t really add anything to the movie. I expected him to be a tool for Parallax to use; but that’s easily fixed by leaving Hammond out of the story and using the Sinestro Parallax pairing like in the comic.
The definitive Green Lantern is Geoff Johns’ vision, which is still fairly new. Before Johns the Green Lantern comics didn’t have that much depth to them besides Hal Jordon’s home city being destroyed and becoming the evil Parallax. Compared to Batman, Superman, X-Men, and Spider-Man etc.; the Green Lantern was severely lacking in enough material to make a full length film. I don’t believe the writers for the Green Lantern film understood Johns’ universe. A Green Lantern movie would need to change things to get to the meat and potatoes story lines,
What I would have done: This movie should have been Star Wars: A New Hope meets Training Day. I believe viewers would want to see Hal Jordon become “The Greatest Green Lantern” over time, not in one movie the same way Luke Skywalker becomes a Jedi over three films not one, or Harry Potter confronts Voldemort over eight movies. One of the main complaints about the film is Hal Jordon doesn’t do much once he becomes the Green Lantern and he also doesn’t interact much with other Green Lanterns. The script should’ve been more focused on the Green Lantern Corps.
Hal Jordon is the main character but showing him train with other Green Lanterns and riding along on missions with Sinestro, would have given us more insight into what made Hal Jordan a Green Lantern. It would have been interesting to have Sinestro pull a Denzel Washington from Training Day and unleash Parallax at the end of the film. Hal Jordon can then have his blowing up the death star moment by defeating Sinestro, leading up to full blown wars between the Green Lantern Corps and the Sinestro Corps in sequels.
Whoever designed Parallax for the film also has never seen Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer. Otherwise they would’ve known how stupid turning a comic book villain into a gigantic smoke monster is (it’s even a little silly in Lost).
I don’t hate the actors or the director of this movie. I hate the writers and the producers, DC heroes rarely get their own movies with the exception of Batman and Superman. There was no rush to get this movie done the way Marvel pumps out movies and reboots. I would think after seeing how effective the Christopher Nolan Batman movies are, the producers would get the idea of taking their time and building sets. It was a huge missed opportunity for DC and Warner Brothers, but I guess in the world of remakes and reboots there is no reason to get it right the first time.
I have no idea how to run a professional wrestling business, I am a merely fan that can’t understand more than half the business decisions that are made by WWE and TNA.
Jeff Hardy was sentenced to 10 days in jail, probation, and a large amount of money for trafficking drugs. Hardy also showed up to a TNA pay-per-view completely screwed up on drugs, causing his “main event” match with Sting to be a minute long. There are a few choices management could make, they could fire Hardy, or suspend him and make sure he is in a proper rehab facility getting real help. TNA makes a lot of horrible booking decisions, so of course they did neither and Hardy is still on the TNA payroll because he is insanely popular. TNA executive, Eric Bischoff said “It’s a question of whether or not he can find a way to deliver and live up to what he has to live up to in order to gain everybody’s trust. I don’t know, I Hope so, I really hope so.”
Now let’s look at Jeff’s real life brother Matt who was recently fired by TNA. Matt recently received a DUI and crashed his car. (TNA wrestler Kurt Angle has received a number of DUIs and has never been in trouble with management at TNA.) Bischoff in the same interview said “I think it was a great decision by TNA to release Matt Hardy. I honestly thought Matt was a questionable talent to begin with, not that he didn’t have any value. In my opinion, there was a liability there and it manifested itself. We’ve [seen] how Matt’s issues and the baggage he brought to TNA evolved in the last few months, and there [are] a few people that wanted to pull the plug on Matt Hardy sooner than they did. I think once TNA made the decision to pull the plug, I was quite honestly happy about it and thought it was long overdue.” Bischoff is clearly on way better drugs than both Hardy brothers. I’m not saying Matt Hardy showed up with a perfect attitude backstage or that he left his personal baggage at the door, I do know that Matt probably didn’t show up to an event so intoxicated he couldn’t wrestle, and that Jeff also brought way more baggage and problems to TNA than Matt did. Both Hardys clearly need help and are in a dark place. They are real life brothers and Matt gets treated like a red-headed step-child. Jeff is the golden child in TNA’s eyes; this just makes TNA look as stupid as ever. Enabling one and firing the other isn’t going to help Jeff or Matt. If they don’t want real help they should both be fired with the option for rehab and therapy, if they change their minds.
Mastodon returns again with another weird album, that I’m sure will turn off many fans. Those fans who are turned off shouldn’t be given much attention. They are the same fans who consistently yell at bands to play their favorite songs, mosh to songs that shouldn’t be moshed to and only like the first album any band puts out.
I have never ever liked any Mastodon album on the first listen through only on repetitive listens have I noticed how amazing they are. The Hunter, their latest album, is no different.
When the single “Curl of the Burl” was released my initial response was “This sounds like the Foo Fighters trying to do a Mastodon song.” The third time, I listened, it was amazingly catchy and really groovy; I mean metal groovy like Pantera or White Zombie.
The title track, The Hunter, is haunting and beautiful. I challenge any other metal band to use Beatles lyrics like Mastodon does (“The love I take is equal to the love I make.”)
“The Octopus has No Friends” and “Bedazzeled Fingernails” offer weird jazzy math metal (or whatever you like to call it); while still fitting the Hunter’s short poppy format.
I’m sure “Spectrelight” will please all Mastodon fans and features the Mastodon album standard Scott Kelly of Neurosis appearance.
Song subjects range from having sex in space (Stargasm), meth heads cutting down trees (Curl of the Burl), they ask what if cyclons from Battlestar Galactica started a band (Bedazzeled Fingernails) and swamp creatures (The Creature Lives.)
In “Blastorid” guitar vocalist Brent Hinds screams “I want to drink some fucking blood I want to break some fucking glass I want to scream until you’re inside out” it’s juvenile but it feels so right.
In interviews, Mastodon always has a sense of humor, yet their albums are so serious. This album definitely shows the sense of humor while still being taken seriously.
Intro – This is a decent track, but it doesn’t feel like one of those good openers like Nas’ ”Get Down” where the listener imedeitally wants more.
Blunt Blowin – The production sounds like a leftover track from Kanye’s 808s and Heartbreaks. The main course sounds like it should be explosive but the music makes it seem tame.
MegaMan – It sounds like Wayne is just trying to see how many advertisements he can fit into one song. Home Depot, Burger King. He later goes on to say “I go so hard, I go so mean, I’m so New Orleans.”
Really? Didn’t you move to Miami? Didn’t you say something along the lines of “I didn’t give a fuck about Katrina I wear more money around my neck than the money I have invested in New Orleans.” Wayne later admitted he didn’t realize hurricanes could kill people and wipe out homes. I recommend you see the full depth of his intellect and watch Lil Wayne Behind the Music, it’s insane.
6 Foot 7 Foot featuring Cory Gunz – Pretttttty, preetttttttttty, good.
Nightmares of the Bottom – “If I knew I was going to jail, I would’ve fucked my attorney.” Again, Wayne is running around with guns and drugs what the fuck did he think was going to happen?
“Don’t call me Sir, Call me Sir-vior, call me a killer because I make a killing.” Uuuummmm, so which is it sir-vior or killer? This is also the second and third time in the album he tells us what the F does and doesn’t stand for in Weezy F Baby.
She Will featuring Drake – “Now jump up on that dick and do a full split.” Pretty funny. I dig the beat but I really fucking hate Drake. I couldn’t finish listening to this song, I had to skip it
How to Hate featuring T-Pain – T-Pain’s music and songs featuring T-Pain always sound like they could be on a Super Nintendo Game. Lil Wayne really should be a comedian with lyrics such as “When it Waynes it Pours.” Wayne tells us what the F means, for the fourth time if your keeping track. I love misogynistic rap music as much as the next person, but I think “How to Hate a Bitch” sung over an R&B beat is a new contender for the female bashing anthem.
Interlude by Andre 3000 & Tech N9ne – No Lil Wayne on the track, but an appearance from Andre 3000, dope.
John featuring Rick Ross – I think Rick Ross is up there with Bun B, where he just makes a track instantly better by being on it. I’m going to have to give this song kudos, plus the Hook is originally from a Rick Ross Song “I’m Not a Star.”
Abortion – Jesus, Lil Wayne rambling in auto-tune is one of the funniest things ever (for more Lil Wayne auto-tune rambling check out Prostitute 2.)
“Jumped on the Celly, Called Machiavelli He says he was gravy I said I was jelly.” What the fuck does that even mean? I really have no idea what abortion has to do with anything in this song.
Quick note: A person would expect songs titles “How to Hate a Bitch” and “Abortion” to have beats that sound mean and dirty, not poppy and clean.
So Special featuring John Legend – Another R&B type song, isn’t Lil Wayne suppose to be a lyrical beast?
How to Love – More weak songs, Lil Wayne is trying to be a rock star again, and he fails. Lil Wayne only has two short verses and the music doesn’t change, there’s no reason this song needs to be four minutes long.
President Carter featuring Jimmy Carter – Jimmy Carter doing the main chorus, Weezy really is insane. Wayne later raps “I change the stars on the flag into crosses,” sounds more like a republican type thing to do. It’s not a terrible song it’s not great either.
It’s Good featuring Jadakiss & Drake – I didn’t realize Jadakiss was still alive. Aw shit, it’s Drake again, “Rikers Island on this flow” bitch you’re a Canadian actor on a teen drama settle down. Later in the song Weezy raps “Nigga I’m straight, my girl a faggot, potato on the barrel, pop pop potato salad.”
What the fucking fuck? This song and overall the album makes zero sense.
Outro by Bun B, Nas, & Busta Rhymes – Bun B, Nas, and no Lil Wayne on this track for the win. But there are still 3 more songs, why is the song called Outro?
I Like the View – This is boring, you’re boring, why are you boring everyone?
Mirror – Yawn, this album really should’ve ended at Outro
Two Shots – really, this album is still on?
Verdict: I still don’t get the hype about Lil Wayne. There are four good songs and half of them don’t even feature Lil Wayne. He continues to be an overrated piece of trash.
I have never seen any Child’s Play movies and due to restraints on Netflix I went with “Child’s Play 3.” I’m assuming Child’s Play 3 follows the events of Child’s Play 1 & 2, Chucky is back, and Andy has been sent to a military school. While trying to get back to Andy via mail (Hey Don Mancini should sue the shit out of Pixar) Ronald Taylor, a younger boy at the school, finds out that it’s a Good Guy doll and decides to keep it for himself. Chucky decides he wants Ronald’s body instead of Andy’s. The school is filled with all the standard clichés love interests, bully, a nerd who won’t stand up for himself. I like that Chucky is kept at low level and they show how a group of people are reacting to this in a less an ideal environment. One of the best scenes Chucky is about to kill an old man but he just has a heart attack dies, and Chucky replies “You’ve got to be fucking kidding me?” The gore and killings in this movie aren’t too graphic or elaborate. They even managed to work in a creepy carnival scene for the finale of the movie. There is a weird creepy guy, who cuts hair, but it’s a horror movie, it needs at least one weirdo. Well reading about it on the internet it’s seems Child’s Play 3 is the most hated of the series until seed of chucky. It’s a movie about a killer doll; did people want Hamlet when they went to watch this movie? I’ve seen a lot of shitty movies and in no way is Child’s Play 3 a shitty movie, it’s a rare horror movie ending in 3 that is solid, well paced, and for being a movie about a killer doll plays it pretty straight.
“Don’t Be Afraid of the Dark” is the latest film produced by Guillmo Del Toro who also wrote the screenplay, those looking for an original Del Toro picture will be disappoint as this is a remake of a made for TV movie by the same name. The film focuses on Sally (played by Bailee Madison) as she moves in with her father, Alex (Guy Perce) and his girlfriend Kim (Katie Holmes.) Eventually evil tooth fairy creatures try and kidnap Sally. I wanted to like this movie, but little things kept popping up that made the film feel cheap and illogical. Director Troy Nixey is horrible Perce and Holmes seem like they are just running through the motions and Madison can’t figure out if she wants to be a 10 year old girl or angst filled preteen and for some reason she takes adderall, which adds nothing to her character, with the exception of Perce taking shots at Sally’s mother for “over medicating” her child and the family dog, which also adds nothing to the film’s story or characters. Holmes and Perce also seem really insensitive towards Madison and are obsessed with rebuilding the house they live in to make the cover of “Architect Monthly” or something along the lines of that. I understand there are horrible parents in the world and this is a likely scenario in real life, but when it’s a movie and I’m suppose to care about the three main characters who might die I think a different route should be taken. The tooth fairy creatures are creepy but my main problem with them is they know how to use tools and speak English, shouldn’t they have a better society than one based on waiting year and years to eat people’s bones? Why can’t they eat dead people’s bones as to keep a low profile? At one point when Holmes decides to research the creepy house the family is living in a librarian gives her the low down on the house, the crazy artist who use to live there and even the tooth fairies (This guy is way more useful than wikipedia), and there is a line that completely lost me the librarian tells Holmes something along the lines of “In 1920 the pope made a deal with the creatures that children would leave teeth under their pillows in exchange for silver dollars.” These Tooth Fairy creatures are smaller than humans and have a weakness to the light and we as a human species can’t kill them off? We have to make deals with them. Why can’t the pope molest young boys and then feed them to these creatures so there is no evidence left behind. Did these creatures wise up and figure out the pope and the Christian religion is bullshit and went back on their truce. If this line was left out of the movie I actually would’ve liked it more but it just makes it seem wacky. The movie looks beautiful and there are some genuinely scary moments in the film, if you have an interest in checking it out I would still recommend watching it. The shitty acting and the pope making deals with the creatures wrecked the movie for me. I can’t think of another movie were one line of dialog wrecked it for be as bad as this film, just trying to think of how the pope and these creatures meet and working out and deal and nobody else on the earth having a better idea on how to deal with these creatures is mind blogging. If I was a producer here’s my sales pitch after reading that line “The only way this is forgivable is drop the line completely from the film or we go the crazy route replace Perce with Nick Cage and we flesh out this insane truce even more in a flash back.”
