neither here nor there
I don't want to continue on a negative train. This blog, has become a place for me to whine about stuff, and I don't want that to be the case all the time. So I will make this part short. I had another "altercation" with my boss. He became rather aggressive and flat out disrespectful and inappropriate. I was upset for about five minutes and then it passed. This almost daily ritual of foolishness has made me decide that it doesn't really matter. So whether it be callouses that I have developed or the realization that I can't change his thinking, I have decided to let it go. I am even resolved to be ok with the idea that his soul purpose is to make me quit. Frankly it doesn't matter.
On to some good news. I am done with my Undergraduate degree. That is right. It happened with the whimper of a passed CLEP test and the strange feeling that I was done but yet was not. It makes me smile when I think about it, but I don't really feel it. I have felt done for a while. like the last three months of my senior year in high school. But alas I am finished, just in time to start Grad School. "Where?" might you ask...not sure. I don't want to move, but I do. So there...
In the trivial but important world of Professional Sports, I am riding high. My Steelers won the Super Bowl...the creme de la creme. The Cavs are looking like freaks and will at least make it to the Finals (no prediction about the outcome) and the Penguins are looking pretty good. There is a chance that I will have the personal trifecta this year...good times. (If you are wondering about Gaysball, I mean baseball, well frankly I am so happy when October rolls around and any team wins the title, I leap for joy no matter who wins because that means I don't have to watch anymore "top plays" on SportsCenter or hear about a pulled hamstring someone got while running in a straight line for 60ft.)
Movie Season. Every year, the first four months of the year trick me into believing that I don't like going to see movies. Then May rolls around with the glorious series of highly anticipated garaunteed blockbuster that will rejuvinate my love affair with the big screen. Every year seems to be more anticipatory than the last. Although I realize that there will not be a genre shattering tour de force like The Dark Knight this year there are a slough of movies that I know will go into my top of the list category. A little insight into my excitement and my list of most anticipated.
6. Wolverine
Of all the recent reboots or first time Superhero franchises, this ranks among my least favorite. Perhaps it is the myriad of characters that makes it hard for me to get behind. These films have been good, but not the greatest and so I look foreward to this to sort of break me into the movie season. Also, they chose easily the most compelling (and freakin dead sexy) character to focus this film on. I have heard that it is less spectacle more story...good in my book.
5. Star Trek
I was way too young to get into this franchise in its hayday. Quite frankly compared to Star Wars there is no reason to watch. The origin story is always the best and the new look and feel may give this film the good time factor needed to be cool.
4. G.I. Joe
I may be more exited to see this film than Transformers, but I cannot decide. This movie holds the unknown. As long as they toss in "...and Knowing is half the battle" I'll be a fan. This one could go either way...we'll see.
3. Transformers
The story was actually good in the first film...not great. What makes this such a good time is the sheer amazinglyawesomeness of the spectacle of the robots. And of course Optimus Prime could be renamed Optimus Primeavel, as in he speaks to the primeavel good and "I wanna kick the crap out of bad gys" in every human being. Plus the first was was pretty funny.
2. Harry Potter
This was hard to bump to second. It may end up being better than my number one, but we'll have to wait and see. I held off being a fan. The movies have goten better right alongside the books. This could be a freaking good movie with a lot of emotional twist like a delayed second act in this seven part saga. This sets the stage for movie seven which has the youngsters in a more perolous world like that Luke and the Rebels find themselves in Star Wars and Frodo in The Lord of the Rings...stuff freat stories are made of.
1. Angels and Demons
A book taylor made for me, this is far and away Brown's best work. All the greatness of a treasure hunt, all the beauty of Rome and Reniassance Art, all the intrigue of an ancient secret society with powerful connections, and all the histroy of the Catholic church and you have my favorite types of stories all wrapped up into my favorite book of all time. This has the potential to be among my favorite movies of all time worth a place of honor in my DVD collection and the respect that only a thousnad viewings can bestow. Hopefully my self induced hype will not prouce a let down. My prediction is that I will like it anyway...it is a good story with lots of stuff that I will enjoy regardless. Summer movies here I come.
1:03 PM
On movies. I don't know that I can list them by most excited for order. . . although, all the ones listed I am game for, save Harry Potter. I didn't read the books and have gone to all of the movies with Julie. They were enjoyable, but much like I was with Lord of the rings, I will be glad to see it, and it will be a good time, but am not gushing over it.
Now that I am thinking through it, I think I could do a list. . .
6-1 HP, Angels, trans, wolverine, GI joe, star trek.
I really liked the first two x-men, they were dark enough, faithful to the comics and yet good enough story for adults. the first one espescially dealing with wolverine was really cool so, I anticipate it being pretty cool, plus Leiv Schreiber is in it and he rocks.
It ranks ahead of trans. because the first one, while visually awesome and nostalgic, sort of let me down in bringing the story into a 'real' feeling, course how 'real' can that really be. Maybe if they had a New Yorker change into a sweet "james bond' spy robot.
Angels also my favorite Dan Brown book, but the first movie sort of sucked, and while this one should be better, you know better than to throw Willie Parker the football.
Which bring us to Gi Joe and Star Trek. Both of these are clean slates, both have unlimited potential and both, based on previews, have taken the unoriginal ideas and seemingly brought them to a new place. Both look sweet visually. GI joe though has a bigger chance to be dumb though.
While I too was not a Trekky, i feel like this version could be a cool way to redefine the characters and Zachary Quinto (who is from Pittsburgh) is growing on me fast. top