I feel the need to explain the recent lack of The DBOI Afterthoughts Podcast. I acquired a very cheap microphone cable which has since reminded me of an old adage: you get what you pay for. I have some new cable coming soon, if not tomorrow. It’s of almost the highest quality available. That’s right, Monster Cable. I’ve tried the stuff out and it really is better than the best when it comes to analog pro-aduio. As soon as it arrives I’ll patch it in and start recording my latest thoughts of everything. Never found my pop-filter, so I bought a windscreen for the microphone. That should help out with some of the spolives I’ve been noticing.
Guitar. It’s so cool to play guitar. I’ve got a collection of 3 and a half guitars right now and haven’t been playing any of them. Well, the last few days I’ve been revisiting that old hobby quite a bit. Purchased a few accessories I needed, ordered a new Amp. (Even borrowed younger brother’s Amp, until mine comes in.) It’s been very rewarding playing the last few days.
In other news, I recently watched Race to Witch Mountain and Fast and the Furious. Reviews will be posted this week for both. Still working on the lost Alpha Episdoe of GeekCult.TV for you guys. If it doesn’t get finished by the end of this week, it should be finished shortly after the weekend. So be looking for a new DBOI Afterthoughts in the next 2 days, a couple movie reviews, and that darn lost episode.
Well I’ve managed to talk about politics and the economy, now it’s time for religion’s turn. This podcast focuses more on the argument of “religion in schools”. Enjoy.
I went on a raid to the closest big retail store super late two nights ago and picked a few nice discs.
The White Stripes: Icky Thump CD
Reservoir Dogs DVD
Punisher War Zone Special Edition DVD
Tales of the Black Freighter DVD
Quantum of Solace BluRay
“Bullitt” BluRay
And then in my Netflix today, I received Tenchi Forever: Tenchi Muyo in Love 2.
Ordered a new digital camera from B&H a few days ago, well it arrived yesterday. Today I went and got some new Ink. Here’s a look at the new ink with my 1st ink taken with new Nikon Coolpix s560:
So I thought I’d take this monday to let everybody know what i’m listening to online, on my iPod. Figured I’d might as well say what i’m watching in all available formats as well. So let’s get this list going, shall we?
New things on my iPod: (in no particular order)
Systm
Diggnation
The Tech Guy!
Tekzilla
TWiT
Totally Rad Show
Wine Library TV
The Tudors season 3, ep 1
NINJA 2009 Tour Sampler (Nine Inch Nails & Jane’s Addiction)
What I’ll be receiving from Netflix:
Monty Python’s Flying Circus
Jeeves and Wooster
What’s on the DVR:
House, MD
Doctor Who
The Holiday
To hear what I pick out of the audial ether randomly:
Could it really be as simple as some janky cosmetic company producing some skin regenerative creme’ so that women in their 40’s and 50’s can try to bag guys in their 20’s? Yeah yeah, sounds like the sub plot of Resident Evil’s Umbrella Corporation. Just check this out:
This time I talk about the very basis of what is going wrong with Earth. People need to focus less on consuming and instead focus on contributing to the global good.
My apologies for lack of video. Still having some issues with Camera and software. I’m trying to work it out, but until then enjoy this Audio Podcast of the show.
This episode I discuss theories of innovation and patents.
I’m not in the habit of comparing two new movies such as these, but Push has really picked a fight with Taken. A fight it can’t win. Taken was released first and so I’ll start with it, move on to Push, and then compare the two. I promise, this will make a little more sense in a moment.
Taken. A nonstop action/drama. Mostly action though. It stars Liam Neeson, who is one of the greatest action actors out there. Unfortunately, some of his best characters don’t last 30 minutes in the film. Luckily for everyone, Bryan Mills survives the entire film. The plot, is of course, about someone being taken. The someone is Bryan Mills’ daughter while she is touring Europe on her first top in Paris, France. She is taken by the worst sort of villainy and Bryan ( a former spy-like character ) kills whoever it takes to get her back. This is an extraordinary amount of people as it turns out. It was very reminiscent of a Charles Bronson movie where everyone is a bad guy and deserves to die, and die they do. It is a first class men’s action movie. There isn’t much else to be said, without giving away the movie. But it is definitely a must see in theaters.
Push. A movie that claims it is the “first action movie of ‘09″. The people that wrote that tag-line haven’t seen Taken. Push stars Chris Evans and Dakota Fanning opposite Djimon Hounsou in a hidden world scenario. The main plot revolves around telekinesis and clairvoyancy and how an old government agency is trying to harness this as a weapon. It’s pretty trippy, and they’re are some parts that are a little over the top. All in all, I liked it. Don’t walk into this thinking it’s the “first action movie of ‘09″ though. It’s more of a sci-fi/kung fu movie. Go into it as such and prepare to be rewarded greatly. If that’s your thing, go see it in theaters. Can’t recommend it to everybody though, but what I can recommend is that you rent it or Netflix it.
On with the argument then. Push is mis-advertising itself and receiving terrible scores for it. It’s not a Joe Blow action movie. It shouldn’t want to be. It’s a great sci-fi/kung fu flick. Great I tell you. BUT! Taken is the first action movie of ‘09 and will probably be the greatest non-comic action movie of the year. Both of these movies are must see however, just use your own judgement.
I was very interested to see this movie, as it stars Daniel Craig. A man with the golden touch right now. So, of course, I went into the movie with some preconceived notions about the movie, based solely on his appearance. Do not do this, because you will be disappointed. You must go into this movie very open minded. It’s not just another World War II movie. It’s a very stirring story of violence, revenge, survival, and pacifism. It’s the retelling of the book Defiance: The Bielski Partisans. The true story of four brothers escape to the forests of Belarussia to keep from being killed or captured by Nazis or their own countrymen. They soon begin banding together with more and more fellow Jews until they have a small community in the forrest. They are constantly plagued by internal strife, sickness, hunger, and the elements.
One warning, lots of subtitles. I’d say about one third to half of the movie is in another language.
My overall rating on this film is that it is a must-see. If you’re looking to watch a movie in theaters this week, and Vampires vs. Werewolves isn’t for you, then this movie is for you. If you’re not sure if the setting is right for you, I highly suggest adding it to your netflix queue once it’s available, or renting it from a local rental store.
