Below you will find a compilation of news stories about the rise in gas prices. Not too bad…definitely a boredom killer. Enjoy 
05.15Slow and Steady
I’ve always enjoyed slow days, but not boring days, just slow days. The weeks seem to accelerate when you’re older, and I’m constantly trying to slow things down. It’s not an easy task, but I try to work on it whenever I can.
I finished the Ron Jeremy book i was talking about earlier. I do admit that it wasn’t 100% porn and sex, it was definitely a look into someone’s life and times without glorifying it too much. Sure there are moments when Jeremy makes it sound like he’s had a heck of a time, but there are a lot of lonely moments, saddened times, and overall drudge that makes his world not so enviable anymore.
Maybe when I was 15…but as a 25 year old, I’m most certainly glad I’m not Ron Jeremy.
I’ve been slow on the draw in regards to movies this week. I’m actually going out of town later today, so in anticipation of that, I didn’t watch a lot of films this week. Instead, I read my books, and watched the Seattle Mariners lose game after game, even with a flurry of runs in the later innings. Being a sports fan is rough, when your team isn’t exactly the greatest ever. But I’m sticking by them, I’m sure the Mariners can pull it through, they have hundreds of games to go.
So what did I watch?
I watched a few television shows, none that I will mention here until I finish the seasons to write an appropriate review.
I also worked, yep, just worked. I’m growing uneasy about encapsulating my whole purpose at work to try and sell objects. It’s not a taxing job in a lot of ways, but it is definitely not the most pride inducing positions I’ve ever had. I’m definitely far away from paying off my student loans, that’s for sure.
The updates on here are slower than my skateboarding blog, that’s for sure, and my wrestling blog has picked up a little too. I do in fact go around posting on my horror movie blog, and well…this one is not exactly my prime focus these days. With little communication in the comments, and lack of interest in denoting the details of every single movie and book I read, I am starting to grow tired of the formulaic postings.
Then again…i’m diving into more written word than ever, so maybe I will dish out more reviews…but for the next four days, I’m taking a break from the blogging world…at least a little break. We’ll see how the mini-vacation pans out.
I miss working at the video store, I loved being a clerk.
Related PostsLast year I reviewed 1250 movies through my other movie blogs. After some major fall out with google, time constraints, moving, and a brutal shoulder injury from skateboarding, I consolidated all my sites into two. I have a horror movie review website, and I also have this site.
In an act of desperation, I accidentally deleted ALL my previous reviews from other sites. So in order to recap, instead of watching and writing all new reviews, I present to you, all 6 readers, Fast Movie reviews. These are done dirt cheap, and easy. I’ll also include purchasing options if you’ve been meaning to purchase any of them. I’ll do five at a time, and we’ll work our way through all thousands of movies I’ve seen….and then some.
Trust me…I’ve seen more movies than you can imagine.
Here’s four quick ones for the inaugural run:
Ong Bak: The Thai Warrior – This film is what fight fans have been craving for a long time. The story is basic: someone steals an ancient statue, and its up to one man to get it back. Along the way he has to fight several bad guys, run through town and get chased by all sorts of people.
Ong Bak: The Thai Warrior, ushered in a new fighting style to the big screen and dvd circuit. Action movie fans have grown weary of kung fu cinema, moving once stars to the straight to dvd market. (Segal, Van Damme, and many others) But to refresh the style, Tony Jaa does Thai Kickboxing, and does it so well, you believe that every kick is real.
Is it worthwhile?
YES.
Ong Bak is the real deal and worth checking out and purchasing. It is a breath of fresh air in the realms of action and martial arts cinema, the likes you’ve not seen before. Just don’t look for an academy award winning plot or style. It’s fast paced, easy to watch, and even poetic at times.
Pick up Ong Bak the Thai Warrior on dvd, as it is available now in special formats.
Ravenous – A lot of people missed this one, but I didn’t. This cannibal moving has a distinct style and premise; An isolated Army Base in the heart of the Rocky Mountains receives a distress call from a young man, who turns out to be a cannibal, and slowly starts to eat people!
As the officers begin to start disappearing, it is up to one man to stop him, and if you think you’ve figured it all out, a bear trap wakes you up.
This movie is raw, but is filmed in such a wonderful way. It is not a low budget horror fest, it is paced nicely, well acted, and eerily creepy. A serious film with great tone, and presence, it deserves a second or even first look.
Ravenous is available on dvd and is well worth the price of admission.
Inside Deep Throat – Not everyone is so open minded in this world, and many did not even consider picking up this amazing documentary about the infamous film “Deep Throat”. Sure the story is about a porno movie, but some might argue on behalf of the art in porn, rather than the vile nature of it all.
This film is Rated R, and even the unrated version doesn’t show penetration or anything truly bad.
I’ve seen the movie Deep Throat, and while some are quick to judge the film, others might consider it an interesting movie on all artistic values.
You have to consider that this documentary really digs deep to find information about the era, the movie, the makers, the actors and so much more. It truly is fascinating, but you have to open your mind a little, as it is not a documentary that will be shown in most history classes. Even though this movie tells a lot about the world we live in; past and present.
Inside Deep Throat is available on dvd now, and is worthwhile.
For the bad…
FEED – The movie feed is controversial in many ways. But the biggest draw to the film, is also the greatest negative vantage point you can get in the realm of cinema.
The movie revolves around a serial killer who feeds his victims to death, while running a gambling website where people bet on how fat the victims will get before they die. It is graphic in nature as you are seeing fat women, naked, bound, tied and force fed very fattening food. On the flip side, you also see very graphic masturbation scenes by the main character, and a sub plot that involves a near pornographic love scene between the main detective and what you believe is his girlfriend.
This film is disgusting on many levels, but intriguing in the way it projects a social climate and satire about the world we live in.
Not for everyone, and therefore a bad movie for most, but if you can “stomach” this film, you’re going to see a piece of noir that is not easily found in a lot of movies today.
Feed is available on dvd, and is very sick in many ways; but some people love that. If grindhouse movie theaters existed today, this would be one of the features.
If you’re interested in picking up any of these films, you can do so by clicking on the box art, going to the official sir Jorge amazon store, or your local video store.
For The Netflix fund - For the moment, I’m watching a ton of films, writing reviews and reading books. You can too, and if you order some stuff through my official webstore (powered by amazon) you can get stuff that you already are going to buy, and amazon will tip me a few cents...no pressure, just trying to pay the bills.
Related PostsOnce again, I return to this blog of mine and entertain all 2 of you out there that comment on a regular basis, and all 20 or 30 of you that stumble in here through rss feeds….this time I’m talking about the second of many films that are just complete garbage and unwatchable.
I love bad movies, and I’ve even dedicated a website that deals with b-movie horror, and scary films. You can scope out that dark website of horror or simply ignore it.
The movie I’m talking about this time around is titled “In the Company of Men”. The premise sounded interesting enough, so I picked it out in Netflix and was sorely disappointed with the way things worked out.
The story revolves around two office workers who go out on a trip to develop a start up company and make a pact to seduce an introverted clerk and then dump her on the same day, right before they leave.
Not so bad, I think, but in execution this film is horrible. The characters are usually in one of two sets, and the sets are not even porno worthy! Not even gonzo porn worthy!
Now don’t get me wrong, a low-budget movie is always fun for me, but this is a new low…where dialogue takes the place of setting and action and reaction are just so horrible that you want to sleep.
Cruelty aside, this film is just not worth watching. I’d never recommend this film…but then again…maybe you’re a glutton for punishment.
Here’s a trailer that might be better than the actual film itself:
It’s horrible.
It’s surprising to see one of the actors went on to play Two Face in an upcoming Batman flick that has me re-reading “The Long Halloween”…you should pick that up, and avoid watching this film. Trust me…it is way better.
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This weekend instead of going to the movies, I enjoyed a round of live music. My wife’s friend was in town and we all went to a hxc show. It wasn’t all that great….
The bands that played were:
Heroes Amongst Thieves
Radio Suicide
No Bragging Rights
Madison Drive
Moneta
We only stayed for 3 bands, and then left…
The bands sucked. These bands, although trying hard to fill a genre that is heavy, don’t do a very good job at it. I grew up around this type of music and social scene, and it’s gone to crap now. These bands, although at times interesting, carry an overall lack of musical ingenuity and sound.
I’ve been listening to hardcore and punk for 15 years now, and I’ve heard it ALL. I’m not some idiot that is new to musical genre’s, so much so that if I were single I’d be working at a record store, patronizing stupid music buyers that come in the store asking for any cd’s from the above bands…although I’d sell the cd’s to them, but not without giving them a hard time about not knowing their roots….plus most of these bands all sound the same now anyways…and while I hate that excuse, I really hate it when it’s blaringly obvious…
oh well…
I did manage to find out that one of my favorite bands of yesteryear are coming through the same venue, but unfortunately the tickets after fees are $48.75! I used to pay $10 to get into see them…i give up….no wonder older people don’t go to these shows, it’s too expensive.
I didn’t go to the movies this weekend.
I did however get a new book! I’m still working on the last book I’ve been reading “The Freedom Manifesto” but I got a new book, and I’m already half way through it.
It’s a great book, easy to read and follow and offers great insight into the life and times of Ron “The Hedgehog” Jeremy.
At first glance many people will shy away from this book because he talks about having sex with a lot of women…but if you get past the initial stages of his pornographic lifestyle you start to see glimpses of American Sexuality, freedom, religion, and storytelling that transcends average biographical book.
The sociological aspects of this book cement my interest higher than any t & a that could be expected from such subject matter. Ron Jeremy does a fantastic job in illustrating his life so far…since I’ve read half the book already. An easy read, a great subject matter, I recommend this so far…Ron Jeremy might not be the first name that comes to mind to the average person in regards to pornography, but he’s definitely an icon on many different levels. The book is titled Ron Jeremy: The Hardest Working Man in Showbiz and is available for sale everywhere. So far so good, a great read.
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