Adam Lambert...

Since I don't watch American Idol, I have never ever heard of Adam Lambert.  So I found it intriguing that he'd be given the honor of closing out the American Music Awards.  But I'm now beginning to understand that these awards shows are less about the awards (and those who win them) then they are about pushing the envelope with performances and theatrics.  Adam Lambert's finale is proof of that very fact.  His song was astonishingly mediocre and his vocal performance was borderline unbearable (bringing into question how he managed to win American Idol anyway, but whatever).  But thanks to humping one dudes face and tongue kissing another dude, he's an internet phenom and a huge ratings hit for ABC.  Kinda sad, really.  An awards show dedicated to the celebration of good music chooses such a shallow way to represent itself.  The day one of these shock value moments degrades the Grammy's is the day I will really begin to express a concern.

UPDATE: I've been informed that this young man didn't actually win Americal Idol, but was just a finalist.  Either way, you get my point.

Crank + Crank 2: High Voltage Review (So What If I'm Late)

Crank came out 3 years ago, and Crank 2: High Voltage came out 7 months ago.  I'm just now getting around to seeing BOTH these movies.  I have to say, I was highly entertained.  There's nothing like ridiculously over the top action movies that don't take themselves too seriously.  Jason Statham was built for these kinda roles.  Aside from Bruce Willis, no one can really kick ass and deliver slick one liners like this guy.  I usually cringe at overdone Hollywood sequels, but I wouldn't hate a Crank 3 at ALL.

So....Drake

You gonna go from being an underground rapper w/ unlimited potential to singing hooks on Baby's songs and making it rain in his video? I'ono man, that's kinda janky.  If your solo album is anything less than phenomenal, I'm declaring you a first round draft bust a la Jamarcus Russell, Ryan Leaf, etc.

Glamour Shots

If you are an adult in 2009 that goes to Glamour Shots for any reason at all, I've got great news: YOU HAVE FAILED AT LIFE! Congrats!

Hate. Hate. Hate. Hate. Hate. Hate. Hate.

So yea, it's been ten days since my last post.  Been rippin' and runnin' and I kinda sorta felt bad for not updating.  But then again, not really.  Rather than stick to a strict schedule of "omgz I gotta post NOW NOW NOW NOW", I'd rather just write when something comes to mind.  You know, quality over quantity.  That said, it still irks me that it's been TEN FUCKING DAYS...so, in order to maintain my user base before it dips below 3, I'm going to just throw up some random shit that I hate. You may agree with me, you may get offended.  I don't give a shit either way.

• Michael Bay movies.  Don't get me wrong, Transformers was fun to watch.  The first one.  The second one seemed like 60% of it was shot in slow motion w/ overbearing orchestra music playing in the background.  You know in most movies when something important or monumental happens, they cue the orchestra music?  That shit played EVERY TEN SECONDS.  Then there's the slow motion "oh look what's happening" angle, followed by the rotating overview angle...all of these techniques were used OVER AND OVER AND OVER...seeing the Transformers fight one another was cool, but God damn Michael Bay, calm the fuck down.  Keeping with the Transformers theme...
• Meagan Fox.  She's not that cute, and she can't act.  If you're gonna suck at acting, at least be undeniably hot.  Like Angelina Jolie (not that she's a terrible actress, but damn she's hot. So who cares?)
• Beef in Hip Hop.  Pictures of 50 Cent posing w/ Rick Ross' baby mama and their son just hit the internets.  Not cool, not funny. 
• Recessions.  Just an excuse to cut people's hours, deny people jobs, then raise prices so no one can afford anything.
• Hoodrats.  Ugh, make my blood boil. 
• People who can't drive.  Stay the fuck off the road and take the bus.  This includes 95% of old people. And 43% of foreigners. 
• Food Lion.  Everytime I walk in to the store they're all like "welcome to Food Lion".  Wtf...just let me shop in peace, I don't wanna hear shit from you. 

That's all.  For now. 

C'mon Son

I like Chris Breezy, and I enjoy his music.  But...really?

Day After Tomorrow + Spaceships = 2012

I don't pay much attention to the whole "the world is gonna end" thing.  The country was supposed to collapse at the beginning of the new millennium and never did, so I doubt there's any validity to this theory either.  But leave it to Hollywood to blow $200 million dollars exploiting this theory by way of another disaster film.  In fact, this movie seems to be nothing more than a combination of EVERY disaster movie ever made...literally.  I'm talking earthquakes, floods, volcano's, explosions, and spaceships shooting out of the earths crust.  "2012" is nothing more than an excuse to use every disaster special effect in one movie.  I doubt I'm gonna blow $10 on this crap.

Review - "Michael Jackson: This Is It"

Last week was the release of the long awaited Michael Jackson movie "This Is It".  Like everyone else in the country, I got my tickets and hit the theater to see what the fuss was about.  I haven't made much mention of it on this site, but I have a certain view of the entire situation surrounding Michael's death.  I'm not gonna get into that right this second, but I will do what every other reviewer is seemingly scared to and tell the truth about this movie. 

I'll start this off by saying I'm a huge MJ fan.  I own every CD, I've seen every concert, video, etc.  I know his songs/moves like the back of my hand.  So it was VERY easy for me to notice something was off when I first saw the trailers.  Long story short, Sony/AEG is employing body doubles/imposters for a large bulk of this movie.  Additionally, alot of the footage was added after the fact to give the viewer the impression that there was interaction between MJ and the crew (stagehands, dancers, choreographers, etc).  I won't give away which scenes are actually Michael and which aren't, but you'll notice during the film that there are only certain times you'll see Kenny Ortega (the films director) and MJ at the same time.  There's a reason for that.

My guess is this:  When AEG decided they wanted to make this film, they realized they didn't have enough footage of MJ to stretch into a full movie.  So alot of fluff was added, and some of that fluff came in the form of an impersonator (or maybe impersonators), who may look enough like MJ to get away with a paparazzi picture, but completely expose themselves anytime they try to pull of some of MJ's signature dance moves.  Why they'd resort to such drastic and blatantly obvious lengths is anyone's guess.  Taking all of this into consideration, I still found myself enjoying the movie, and appreciating the real TRUE footage of MJ that was included.  My overall opinion of this subject extends far beyond just this one movie, but I'd be typing all day if I were to get on the subject.  Just know; if you go to see this movie, everything is not what it seems.