Having converted to football fandom a few years back now I must say that I am stoked as hell to have the footballs back! Madden, Sunday games and best of all...Tis fall! I do believe that this is my favorite time of year. When the weather is perfect, TV is entertaining again; alive this particular year with a good year for Chicago sports, and ridiculous election season, and TV shows that are not reruns. I hope the Sox make it, I think the Cubs will make it and the Bears seem to be playing better than anyone expected (though that bubble could burst as it's only week 2 as of this writing) so you've got that. I also haven't given much bloggy time towards much in the realm of pop culture so let's do a little empty-headed, summer round up shall we?
Best Summer Blockbuster: Hands down, The Dark Knight. I liked this movie so damn much that I am now afraid to go see other movies because I already know whatever it is wont be as good as TDK was. What a perfect film, well paced, well performed, well directed and how 'bout that Joker?! Holy fuck! Ledger's Joker made Nicholson's look like Romero's. Actually, none of the big tent poles this summer were too bad which is why I felt it was a pretty great summer movie season. I liked the Iron Man and The Incredible Hulk and even HellBoy II...Hell, I even enjoyed The Kingdom of the Crystal Skull! Though I should point out that my expectations were so low, like Jar-Jar Binks cameo low, that the mere fact that it was serviceable and despite some stupid shit (CG monkies from Jumanji, Interdimensional Aliens, surviving nukular weapons) it really played out alright and I never quite felt like strangling Shea The Bouf. So, a masterpiece I will never forget? Nope. Not a stinking turd that makes my ass itchy with redness so therefore...it's alright.
Best Shit I saw on DVD: Finally saw The Flight of the Concords and as most people would expect; LOVED IT! Bought the soundtrack! Enjoy 'Uckin with my Shi! Also of the ass kicking, laugh out loud variety...Weeds. I cannot get enough of this show though I must confess I have obsession issues with Mary-Louise Parker...Why can she not love me as I her? WHY!?!?! The 3rd season was pretty awesome/hilarious and if you have not indulged and are seeking another cable TV show to get into via the netflix DO IT!
My favorite movies to get via the netflix are the documentaries...There never seems to be a short supply of fucking awesome docs...This summer I saw several I LOVED and heartily recommend: Darkon, The Business of Being Born, War Made Easy, Everything's Cool, A/K/A Tommy Chong, What Would Jesus Buy and The Lost Boys The Tribe (yes, I actually saw it...Don't ask...I don't understand it myself). Additional honorable mentions go to Smart People and The Bank Job...Statham fucking rocks. Darkon is good for those who may have loved The King of Kong last year and is just about as sad/funny as you can get...I nearly busted a gut but again I am a sick, evil fuck though I wager if you read this stoopid blog then you will likely like that movie. Everything's Cool made me a bit depressed but is well worth the watch and similar things can be said about War Made Easy. I strongly urge any parent or parent-to-be to check out the somewhat controversial Business of Being Born as it brought up many questions and inspired much discussion, occasionally heated as it covered stuff I never would ever have thought about (or need to really) but for some reason my curiosity brings me to things like this. What Would Jesus Buy? is also quite funny though it has it's moments that make you feel sad as well...Sad that we are all addicted to buying shit, and more shit, and more shit after that...This flick takes an interesting, performance art approach to addressing that issue. An issue which also bleeds into the credit debt nightmare many of us share with our little nation these days.
Best Summer Read: Traffic: Why We Drive the Way We do (And What it Says About Us) Is a fascinating exploration of driving and how our psychology fucks it up for ourselves and everyone around us. I knew I was a bit of a lead footed driver but now I have a whole new idea as to what kind of driver I am (and hopefully was). A lot of my traffic oriented assumptions turn out to be quite wrong and so will many of yours. If you come across this one and you happen to do a lot of driving then I say CHECK IT OUT!
Best Summer CD: Yeah, I still by CDs like a jerk but the BEST of this summer? Beck's Modern Guilt! Short, sweet and fucking AWESOME!!!!
And on that note I close this post suddenly as it is QUITTING TIME!
*Whistle blows, Tim busts office window, slides down neck of purple brontosaurus and foot pedals his Saturn the fuck outta here!*
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