*Note. I heard the term Tits and Giggles as a play on the British saying Kicks and Giggles. I believe I heard if from a British man...they say tits a lot. Anyway, just clearing up the term.
Also, no I do not recall where I heard the saying. Also, do not Google tits and giggles to find said origin. It's regrettable.
One of my favorite (living) authors, John Green, once coined the term In My Pants. He learned a beautiful fact after getting cream cheese in the grooves of his pants to which a friend exclaimed, "You got cream cheese...in your pants." He learned that if you had in my pants to things not meant to be funny they become quite funny. Oh, and your is interchangeable for my. So, in my pants is the same effect.
Most effectively, books.
This is a list of books on my bookshelf or in my pants:
-the Hindu philosophy book: Courage and Contentment in my pants.
-Monster in your pants.
-Looking For Alaska in your pants (a John Green book!).
-An Abundance of Katherines in my pants (a John Green book!).
-When the Tripods Came in my pants.
-The Hard Goodbye in my pants.
Also, album names!:
-Take Shape in my pants.
-Sticky Fingers in my pants.ew.
-Big Ones in your pants.
-Strange Weirdos in my pants.
-Thick as a Brick in my pants. Okay that's a song...
Also, movies!:
-Grumpy Old Men in my pants.
-12 Angry Men in your pants.
-The Lost Boys in your pants.
-Milk in your pants.
-Zack and Miri Make a Porno in your pants.
-Sexy Beast in your pants.
-The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants in my pants.
So try this to anything in everything and hopefully it will brighten up your day.
That is all in my pants.
Martin.
Sunday, August 30, 2009
Important Thing: What you should be listening to. PART DEUX.
Hello friends.
This is a follow up music post about various recommendations of music that I love and that I want YOU to love!
Now this list ranges from different genres of music, some of which some people may not enjoy. Read the blurb, and if it appeals to you give it a try.
-The Dreadful Yawns: I recently discovered this indie band and I have been listening to them frequently since then. Their album Take Shape has songs often covering upbeat rock and more somber punk. My favorites on Take Shape are: Expecting Rain, Kill Me Now, and Catskill.
-Grizzly Bear: Oh just listen to them.
Check out: Veckatimest
-Pixies: Often very moody, very loud, and very different, Pixies is a band that experiments in different genres and sounds.
Check out: Hey, Debaser, Where is My Mind, and Here Comes Your Man.
-Wolf Parade: With different, often haunting vocals, Wolf Parade, is a band to listen to when maybe you're dealing with a variety of emotions.
Check out: I'll Believe in Anything (one of my favorite songs), Shine a Light, This Heart's on Fire, and Modern World. As well as the album all these songs are on Apologies to Queen Mary.
-Clap Your Hands Say Yeah!: This band...is a very acquired taste. They take the strange vocals of Wolf Parade to a whole new level...I don't know many people who like them but hey, maybe you'll be one of them. Probably not.
Check Out: Satan Said Dance, Over and Over Again, Gimme Some Salt, and Home On Ice.
-Matisyahu: A Hasidic Jew who voices ideas of Judaism and peace through Reggae, Rock, and Hip Hop sounds. He is someone not to be missed or overlooked. He also grew up right across the Hudson in White Plains. So, we're all practically famous.
-Kings of Convenience: Taking things down a notch, KOC is a quiet, melancholic, and personal group focusing on more jammin slow tunes.
Check out their albums Riot on an Empty Street and Quiet is the New Loud.
-Frightened Rabbit: Having just heard about this group yesterday, I don't have much to say for I haven't listened to them at great lengths. But from what I have heard I've liked. Check them out.
I've been listening to their album The Midnight Organ Fight.
Okay, that's enough for this post, hope you found some new artists to check out.
Thanks for reading.
Martin.
This is a follow up music post about various recommendations of music that I love and that I want YOU to love!
Now this list ranges from different genres of music, some of which some people may not enjoy. Read the blurb, and if it appeals to you give it a try.
-The Dreadful Yawns: I recently discovered this indie band and I have been listening to them frequently since then. Their album Take Shape has songs often covering upbeat rock and more somber punk. My favorites on Take Shape are: Expecting Rain, Kill Me Now, and Catskill.
-Grizzly Bear: Oh just listen to them.
Check out: Veckatimest
-Pixies: Often very moody, very loud, and very different, Pixies is a band that experiments in different genres and sounds.
Check out: Hey, Debaser, Where is My Mind, and Here Comes Your Man.
-Wolf Parade: With different, often haunting vocals, Wolf Parade, is a band to listen to when maybe you're dealing with a variety of emotions.
Check out: I'll Believe in Anything (one of my favorite songs), Shine a Light, This Heart's on Fire, and Modern World. As well as the album all these songs are on Apologies to Queen Mary.
-Clap Your Hands Say Yeah!: This band...is a very acquired taste. They take the strange vocals of Wolf Parade to a whole new level...I don't know many people who like them but hey, maybe you'll be one of them. Probably not.
Check Out: Satan Said Dance, Over and Over Again, Gimme Some Salt, and Home On Ice.
-Matisyahu: A Hasidic Jew who voices ideas of Judaism and peace through Reggae, Rock, and Hip Hop sounds. He is someone not to be missed or overlooked. He also grew up right across the Hudson in White Plains. So, we're all practically famous.
-Kings of Convenience: Taking things down a notch, KOC is a quiet, melancholic, and personal group focusing on more jammin slow tunes.
Check out their albums Riot on an Empty Street and Quiet is the New Loud.
-Frightened Rabbit: Having just heard about this group yesterday, I don't have much to say for I haven't listened to them at great lengths. But from what I have heard I've liked. Check them out.
I've been listening to their album The Midnight Organ Fight.
Okay, that's enough for this post, hope you found some new artists to check out.
Thanks for reading.
Martin.
Friday, August 28, 2009
Movie Review: Inglorious Basterds, or if you graduated fourth grade, Bastards.
The name Quentin Tarantino has become synonymous with words like: violent, ultra violent,nostalgic, and entertaining. And his newest film Inglorious Basterds is no exception.
The film is a totally recognizable Tarantino film however at the same time it's not a Tarantino film.
Let me explain. Much of the dialogue, although mostly subtitled, is recognizably Tarantino as well as the soundtrack. Sporting killer bass lines and huge over the top orchestra pieces, just hearing the soundtrack will make you realize that you're watching a Quentin Tarantino film.
However, what we get here is a more, I don't want to say mature, but sophisticated Tarantino. Not sophisticated in the sense that it is tame and clean but sophisticated in the sense that he focuses more on smart, drawn out dialouge scenes, the best ones dealing with Christoph Waltz's character Col. Hans Landa. Now that is not to say there arent classic, twisted, intense, Tarantino action scenes, there are, but what the migority of the film is, is several (almost over long) talking scenes. All of which I heavily enjoyed but the point I'm trying to stress here is that it isn't a typical Quentin Tarantino flick, which unfortunately is what it's advertised as.
I mentioned Christoph Waltz playing a character known as The Jewhunter. He BY FAR does the strongest acting here, and I would not be surprised if he got a Best Supporting Oscar nomination for his work here. Everyone else here is also quite good. Brad Pitt is funny and charismatic, all the basterds do a good job of scalping people, and most extras all do very capable jobs.
Oh yeah remember the Jewish nerd from Freaks and Geeks?:
He kills Nazis in this. No, not with a dummy.
Another quick note is that the twisted director of films like: Cabin Fever, Hostel, and Hostel 2, Eli Roth, plays one of the basterds known as the Jew Bear, who specializes in killing Nazis...with a baseball bat...Awesome.
Now, it's funny, because I say, "yeah! Kill those Nazis!", which I'm sure many people who watch this film will do. However there is a certain amount of irony in this film and even though Tarantino says he doesn't put messages or morals into his films, in this one, he certainly shows an ironic parallel. The irony comes into play with a German film within a film called Nation's Pride. The film consists of a German sniper shooting American soldiers as they scream and fall off of stuff. Now we see whilst this film is being shown, the Germans watching it, are laughing and cheering about Americans being murdered. HOWEVER that is the same thing WE are doing to the Nazis e.g "Nazis being killed by a baseball bat. Awesome".
The film manages to remain comically violent and funny throughout the entirety while still being serious throughout the entire thing. However when you're dealing with the subject matter of WWII, I can see how many people will be offended by this film.
All in all, it's entertaining, it's escapism, it's bloody, and it is a good time.
Is it as good as Pulp Fiction or Reservoir Dogs? Not at all. Is it better than Kill Bill I and II? Yes.
Martin.
PS: One night, my mom once said, and I'm quoting, "Martin, you look like...you look like one of those Jewish nerds."
Thursday, August 27, 2009
Tits and Giggles: YouTube, Now With More Time Wasting Goodness!
In today's day and age, we seem to be surrounded by the media. In advertising and television, in movies and the world wide interwebz. But now...we have advertising in television...and...could it be? Movies on the INTERWEBZ?!
Either this is a sign of the apocalypse or we just found a new way to rot our brains.
Probably both.
Now, I am not new to movies on the interwebz however what has just popped up, is movies on the video sharing YouTube. Various production companies are giving out their hit films for the YouTube community to enjoy.
Lionsgate, for instance, is sharing such hits as:
Top Dog.
Won an Oscar for the greatest. tag line. ever.
Kickboxer...3!
This guy clearly doesn't know the rules of kickboxing. Sweet tattoo though.
And...Hot Boyz.
Do I need to make fun of this one? It's directed by Master P. It stars Snoop Dogg and a fellow named Silkk The Shocker (graceful).
Some other titles include:
-Cry Sea
-Cannibal Man
-Fast Sofa
-Demon Witch Child
-Hittin' It
and
-Frightmare
That's ironic because those six names were the names I had picked out for my future six kids.
I am dead serious. These are all actual movies, actually on YouTube. Go to youtube.com/movies.
That is all.
Martin.
PS:Cry Sea go clean your room. Demon Witch Child don't put that in your mouth.
Either this is a sign of the apocalypse or we just found a new way to rot our brains.
Probably both.
Now, I am not new to movies on the interwebz however what has just popped up, is movies on the video sharing YouTube. Various production companies are giving out their hit films for the YouTube community to enjoy.
Lionsgate, for instance, is sharing such hits as:
Top Dog.
Won an Oscar for the greatest. tag line. ever.
Kickboxer...3!
This guy clearly doesn't know the rules of kickboxing. Sweet tattoo though.
And...Hot Boyz.
Do I need to make fun of this one? It's directed by Master P. It stars Snoop Dogg and a fellow named Silkk The Shocker (graceful).
Some other titles include:
-Cry Sea
-Cannibal Man
-Fast Sofa
-Demon Witch Child
-Hittin' It
and
-Frightmare
That's ironic because those six names were the names I had picked out for my future six kids.
I am dead serious. These are all actual movies, actually on YouTube. Go to youtube.com/movies.
That is all.
Martin.
PS:Cry Sea go clean your room. Demon Witch Child don't put that in your mouth.
Tuesday, August 25, 2009
NEW WEEKLY POST SERIES: Top Five Weekly: Superhero Movies.
This is a new segment where every week I will post a new favorite Top Five dealing with different categories. They will start from #5 to #1. 1 being the best.
This week's category is:
Top Five Superhero Movies! Ever!
5. Superman II :
To me not only does it surpass Superman: The Movie, but it's the superhero movie that really jump started the superhero movie genre. Sure some of the effects and acting haven't aged well, and sure there are a plenty of weird moments: amnesia kiss?, stupid Niagara Falls kid? cellophane S symbol? But that does not make it any the less great. It's campy, it's fun, and it deals with Superhero dilemmas that have rarely been tackled since then.
4. Batman Begins:
Chris Nolan's first attempt at the relaunch of the Batman franchise. And what a first attempt it was. Equally balancing the origin of Batman with a complete new story, Batman Begins was dark, edgy, real, and a breath of fresh air from uh, this:
The one downside to this film is the editing. Most of the action scenes are so quick and randomly edited that it is hard to figure out what's going on, this weak point pushes it back to #4 however it does have Liam Neeson with a Samurai sword. Awesome.
3. Spider-Man 2:
In my opinion, Spider-Man 2 is one of the best movie sequels behind The Godfather 2 and The Empire Strikes Back. Showing the problems of being a superhero and the physical and emotional tole it has on our hero Peter Parker was brilliantly executed in Sam Raimi's second Spider-Man film. With great action, acting, humor, direction, and writing, Spider-Man 2 steals the #3 spot only to be out ranked by...
2. Iron Man:
Last years MEGA ULTRA FANTASTIC hit Iron Man proved many things. It proved Jon Favreau's directing ability, it proved Robert Downey JR could have a comeback, it proved you can tell an entertaining origin story while still having a central story, and it proved that superhero movies are starting to become a thing not just for geeks, but for the mainstream public, proved by its mammoth box office rake in. Like Batman Begins, Iron Man beautifully juggled the origin of Iron Man and the character ark of Tony Stark. Fun action, charismatic acting by all involved, and a great director gives Iron Man the title of the second best superhero film of all time.
And now...number one...
1. If you don't know what number one is you're a fool:
The Dark Knight is the second highest grossing movie...ever...just under, *sigh* fucking Titanic. CURSE YOU TITANIC. Anyway, what Batman Begins got wrong or did a shoddy job at, The Dark Knight perfected. Christopher Nolan took the nit-picky criticism he received from Begins and far surpassed anything anyone could have ever imagined. Me and every other fanboy had our expectations high for this film. And boy, did it ever deliver. The Dark Knight was not only seen as a great superhero film but a great film in general. It was accepted by audiences world wide and won an Oscar for the late Heath Ledger's performance as the Joker (anyone who says Nicholson's was better is wrong). The main criticism for Knight was it's length. As long as the length is not unnecessary I see no problem with getting more film for my 11 bucks. All these reasons and more makes The Dark Knight the best superhero movie. Ever.
Martin.
This week's category is:
Top Five Superhero Movies! Ever!
5. Superman II :
To me not only does it surpass Superman: The Movie, but it's the superhero movie that really jump started the superhero movie genre. Sure some of the effects and acting haven't aged well, and sure there are a plenty of weird moments: amnesia kiss?, stupid Niagara Falls kid? cellophane S symbol? But that does not make it any the less great. It's campy, it's fun, and it deals with Superhero dilemmas that have rarely been tackled since then.
4. Batman Begins:
Chris Nolan's first attempt at the relaunch of the Batman franchise. And what a first attempt it was. Equally balancing the origin of Batman with a complete new story, Batman Begins was dark, edgy, real, and a breath of fresh air from uh, this:
The one downside to this film is the editing. Most of the action scenes are so quick and randomly edited that it is hard to figure out what's going on, this weak point pushes it back to #4 however it does have Liam Neeson with a Samurai sword. Awesome.
3. Spider-Man 2:
In my opinion, Spider-Man 2 is one of the best movie sequels behind The Godfather 2 and The Empire Strikes Back. Showing the problems of being a superhero and the physical and emotional tole it has on our hero Peter Parker was brilliantly executed in Sam Raimi's second Spider-Man film. With great action, acting, humor, direction, and writing, Spider-Man 2 steals the #3 spot only to be out ranked by...
2. Iron Man:
Last years MEGA ULTRA FANTASTIC hit Iron Man proved many things. It proved Jon Favreau's directing ability, it proved Robert Downey JR could have a comeback, it proved you can tell an entertaining origin story while still having a central story, and it proved that superhero movies are starting to become a thing not just for geeks, but for the mainstream public, proved by its mammoth box office rake in. Like Batman Begins, Iron Man beautifully juggled the origin of Iron Man and the character ark of Tony Stark. Fun action, charismatic acting by all involved, and a great director gives Iron Man the title of the second best superhero film of all time.
And now...number one...
1. If you don't know what number one is you're a fool:
The Dark Knight is the second highest grossing movie...ever...just under, *sigh* fucking Titanic. CURSE YOU TITANIC. Anyway, what Batman Begins got wrong or did a shoddy job at, The Dark Knight perfected. Christopher Nolan took the nit-picky criticism he received from Begins and far surpassed anything anyone could have ever imagined. Me and every other fanboy had our expectations high for this film. And boy, did it ever deliver. The Dark Knight was not only seen as a great superhero film but a great film in general. It was accepted by audiences world wide and won an Oscar for the late Heath Ledger's performance as the Joker (anyone who says Nicholson's was better is wrong). The main criticism for Knight was it's length. As long as the length is not unnecessary I see no problem with getting more film for my 11 bucks. All these reasons and more makes The Dark Knight the best superhero movie. Ever.
Martin.
Thursday, August 20, 2009
Geekdom: Avatar AND Wolf Man trailers!
Truly sorry for the amount of delay...I've been starting many posts and just haven't gotten around to finish any of them. I think it's the beach that's 20 feet away from the house I'm staying at. Or it could be my laziness. Probably both. Anyway, today, I have some heavy, heavy Geek/movie news.
James Cameron hasn't made a film in ten years (discounting various documentary projects). His last film being Titanic....*sigh*...I don't care what you say, Titanic is a very well made film, however also a very bad film.
For the past seven years, he has been working on, writing, and directing the new film entitled Avatar.
Starring Sam Worthington (a fellow that is sure to be a gigantic star soon), Avatar is based around a group of soldiers from earth journeying to a planet called Pandora. There they shoot, shoot, shoot, adapt, adapt adapt, shoot, shoot, cry, cry, shoot, adapt, and get eaten, among other things. This is one of the most anticipated films since...well...a while. And FINALLY we have a teaser trailer. Now, it is only a teaser but from the looks of it...well...it looks fantastic.
Check it:
http://www.apple.com/trailers/fox/avatar/
Make sure to watch in HD.
ALSO, this morning we were treated to The Wolf Man remake. Now, generally I am against remakes as well as things directed by Joe Johnston. However, I have been excited for this film ever since I learned of the star studded cast. And now, we have a teaser trailer for it.
And it looks...okay...
Some of it looks amazing and some of it just looks really low budget. I am very disappointed that they chose to make the wolfman transformation scenes in CGI where as it would have been much more successful with practical effects. I kinda digg this trailer, but I guess we'll have to wait for it to come out to judge.
Recognize:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HteUYxycd5k
Hehe it's really stupid when he yells, "I WILL KILL ALL OF YOU." Stupid.
I shall try and have more posts soon in the future.
Martin.
PS: Titanic summary taken from http://www.rinkworks.com/movieaminute/
I did not wright this but boy is it funny:
Leonardo DiCaprioKate Winslet Leonardo DiCaprio Kate Winslet THE END
Titanic sucks.
James Cameron hasn't made a film in ten years (discounting various documentary projects). His last film being Titanic....*sigh*...I don't care what you say, Titanic is a very well made film, however also a very bad film.
For the past seven years, he has been working on, writing, and directing the new film entitled Avatar.
Starring Sam Worthington (a fellow that is sure to be a gigantic star soon), Avatar is based around a group of soldiers from earth journeying to a planet called Pandora. There they shoot, shoot, shoot, adapt, adapt adapt, shoot, shoot, cry, cry, shoot, adapt, and get eaten, among other things. This is one of the most anticipated films since...well...a while. And FINALLY we have a teaser trailer. Now, it is only a teaser but from the looks of it...well...it looks fantastic.
Check it:
http://www.apple.com/trailers/fox/avatar/
Make sure to watch in HD.
ALSO, this morning we were treated to The Wolf Man remake. Now, generally I am against remakes as well as things directed by Joe Johnston. However, I have been excited for this film ever since I learned of the star studded cast. And now, we have a teaser trailer for it.
And it looks...okay...
Some of it looks amazing and some of it just looks really low budget. I am very disappointed that they chose to make the wolfman transformation scenes in CGI where as it would have been much more successful with practical effects. I kinda digg this trailer, but I guess we'll have to wait for it to come out to judge.
Recognize:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HteUYxycd5k
Hehe it's really stupid when he yells, "I WILL KILL ALL OF YOU." Stupid.
I shall try and have more posts soon in the future.
Martin.
PS: Titanic summary taken from http://www.rinkworks.com/movieaminute/
I did not wright this but boy is it funny:
Leonardo DiCaprio
Your social class is stuffy. Let's dance with the ship's rats and have fun.
You have captured my heart. Let's run around the ship and giggle.(The ship SINKS.)
Never let go.
I promise. (lets go)
Titanic sucks.
Thursday, August 13, 2009
Important Thing: Delays.
Currently, my family and I are in L.B.I which means posts will be less frequent than they already have been(I've been slacking). I'll try to post as much as I can and in about two weeks we'll be back to normal (even though I have not been posting that much recently).
Sorry, things will be back to normal eventually (anybody care?).
Martin.
Sorry, things will be back to normal eventually (anybody care?).
Martin.
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