Coffin Surfer

I've always liked Duncan(until this season) and you could make an argument for him being the best of the post Jordan era so far, but best PF ever? Not sure on that one, but it's certainly more believable than best 7 footer ever! Jabbar, Wilt, Hakeem, , and even pre-injury Walton to name a few would more than dispute that type of undue bullshit.

Did you know Tim Duncan is the greatest 7 footer to ever play the game? I swear I can't even watch these games with the sound on anymore. Yeah, the NBA wants to create superstars and some hype is necessary but come the fuck on with this bullshit! Maybe I heard that wrong yesterday during the commentary of the Spurs/Jazz game or that's not what the guy meant to say but it would be nice if they actually called the game instead tossing out verbal blowjob after verbal blowjob. All it does is make the league look desperate and pathetic, which isn't far from the truth. Anyway, it would be nice to see Utah pull this off but I doubt it. I would love to see Sloan get a ring and the Utah fans get rewarded so I don't have a problem rooting for them...even if it's in vain. Fuck the next next next we hope were right this time Jordan, fuck the the uninspired Pistons, and fuck the punk ass Spurs.

Taylor will probably try to take the Calzaghe fight this time( because: a bitch smacking>getting completely crushed), assuming Joe still wants it which is highly doubtful at this point. I knew Pavlik was dangerous but I didn't expect him to dominate Miranda that brutally. Truth be told, Miranda probably would have knocked out Taylor if they fought and it would be scary to see what would happen if he faced Pavlik like that. Quote of the night: "This is the boxing equivalent of flag football." -Merchant on the Taylor/Spinks fight.

Yeah, Tony killed Chris because he fucked up way too many times and he even explained how the babyseat bit was the last straw. Anyway, it looks like the war is finally coming. AJ's mellow drama was indeed great comedy; especially his over the top reading of that war book out loud in his bed. Tony's predicted "spiritual awakening" was handled reasonably well, and I'm glad they understated it....for now.

How is Cage playing a younger version of anybody? He's 42 and looks it. Capone died in his 40s while in prision.

Not sure what to make of this one, weird stuff. I like how it was the tree branch through the babyseat that finally woke up Tony to the fact that Chris was a problem that should have been delt with a long time ago. The Vegas stuff gave me the impression that Tony was somehow trying on Chris' shoes in a better attempt to understand him, than there's all that odd heaven and hell religious imagery.... Did the bathroom light scene remind anyone else of Tony's apparent vision of Hell from last season?

I assure you that Cave In's debut "Until Your Heart Stops" and the follow up "Jupiter" is one of the bigger stylistic leaps you'll ever hear in such a short time. They went from noisy Avant Garde thrash to a space rock n roll band almost overnight with little if any foreshadowing. And while "Antenna" retains some of the sound from "Jupiter", the approach is completely different.

Fuck Cthulhu, prey this isn't a pack of Shoggoths on the loose. Unstoppable Eating Machines they be. They've wiped out advanced civilizations before, and they will again.

I actually think Cage was trying in the Wickerman, maybe far too hard to imitate Woodward's performance in the originial. Woodward was really over the top as well, but he did it with so much credible conviction that he created a convincing asshole/lunatic of a character. Cage looked like he was reaching for that intensity but ended up just making an ass out of himself as a result. A really bad role for him, but that's what he makes a living doing. Cage seems to do his best when he's free to play up to his off beat look and style. I don't like Matchstick Men too much but oddball characters like that are always a great fit for him...Wickerman not so much. I don't mind his goofy antics in action movies as it's good for a laugh but it does make me long for the days of guys like Arnold, who could poke fun at themselves and the genre without being so obviously ironic.

The final scenes of the family dinner and Michael staring into the void...brilliant, point made. The several hours leading up to it is a drone that I find impossible to be involved in. I just don't feel the same level of rising subtle tension and drama that drove the original Godfather, nor does everything feel as purposeful and necessary. And while I understand the important contrast of the two stories of Vito and Michael, it is as heavy handed as it is long winded. Those closing scenes speak volumes more than watching Vito's entire life story contrasted with every tedious aspect of Michael's new life as the Don.

For the youtube nerds, has anyone else watched the Wickerman Remake Kung Fu Trailer? Not as good as the "feel good comedy" one linked here but still pretty funny. WTF is up with those weird facial expressions? It really does look like he's trying to channel Bruce Lee or something. And lol at the coke scene from Face/Off! Reminds me of his performance in "Vampire's Kiss," a crying bug eyed Cage limping around the streets of New York begging random people to stake him in a cheesy Transylvanian accent is certainly one of his more interesting moments. "It's ok.....I'm a Vampiiiiiiiire!" Bahahahaha. Easily one of the few moments, his bad overacting actually worked for a movie. And Cage did rule in the otherwise horrid "Kiss of Death" remake.

Yeah, "Antenna" struck me as a dumbed down version of "Jupiter." "Jupiter" on the otherhand is a modern classic, and "Until Your Heart Stops" is a decent hardcore album.

Con Air: "I keep thinking that god doesn't exist." crying dude with superficial wound. "I'm gonna show you that god does exist." than procedes to walk through gun shots without his deadpan facial expression ever changing. Face/Off: "CAUSE I'M CASTOR TROY......HA HA WHA.....WHOO!" In high pitched squeel: "DIEEEEE....DIEEEEEE......DIEEEEEEEEE!" "I want his face.............OFF!"

Actually, I find most Cage movies to be unintentionally hilarious. He's always struck me as a cheesy overreaching charactor actor mysteriously thrust into traditional leading man roles; resulting in comedy gold. When cast to his strengths, he's more than capable in stuff like "Raising Arizona" and even "Adapation." But most of the time, he either bugs the hell out of me or draws a good laugh. I've avoided this movie like the plague but it might be worth a free rental on two for one days. There is something so oddly appealing about the original "Wickerman." The fact that it is essentially a musical with kick ass folk songs, Christopher Lee's nice guy act, Woodward successfully walking the fine line between camp and dead serious, all the female nudity, the shocking ending and absurd one of a kind visuals, certainly one of the most unique film experiences ever.

I'm not really getting the impression that Tony is losing it, it's more like everybody else is losing it while he is the one that is overcoming his problems and looking at the bigger picture. Remember, Hesh was the one that suddenly went paranoid last week. And before that it was Paulie who was freaking out while Tony finally realized how pathetic he was. Now we see Chris going psycho and AJ apparently following in his father's footsteps and not for the better.

"honestly though...when was the last time there was a credible white boxer to hold any black or latino down" Someone doesn't follow the heavyweight or cruiserweight divisions. Anyway, trash talking can a be a fine art form when done right; as well as good fun. Some fighters are bad at it and some are good, Ali was great outside of some the more bitter moments that went beyond just selling fight. It is sad when you see guys that are bad at it and they just come off as pathetic offensive morons that do more harm than good by opening their mouths, see Shannon Briggs and the "faggot" outburst.

I'm gonna predict Oscar by a pretty convincing decision though I have no idea what the cards will reflect. His size will be problem for Mayweather and he has the smarts to catch him and hurt him.

Dallas' offense has really been disorganized all year, and I was certain it would be a problem come playoff time. Dirk isn't to completely blame as the offense hasn't been ran through him like it should have the entire season, he's actually been fazed out with Terry and other speedy ballhandlers taking over. The best player on the team needs touches everytime down the court, end of story. Of course Dirk's too blame for being passive in the playoffs but that's how things have been ran the entire year, and I place the blame squarely on Avery. You can't expect him to suddenly step up now and dominate now, he's a great player, but he's not a Bird or Jordan. Hell, even they had systems that ran through them. It didn't matter who they faced, it was only a matter of a time. I thought they would at least squeeze past the Warriors, but damn is this sad. What really surprised me was the slow lazy defense though, but that has alot to do with them simply being crushed and giving up. I say bring a real point guard into Dallas and see what happens, or at least better utlize Dirk as the go to man.

Truth be told, I'm probably far more in love with Murray. Sophia is surprisingly capable and Scarlett is easy on the eyes, but Bill is the one that really makes the movie.

Eh...I think Lost in Translation is great. Nice atmosphere, Bill is incredible and Scarlett was still sexy in a real woman way. Great understated romance and some very funny scenes. I'll throw in Hard Candy. Incredibly annoying performances, by no means disturbing or suspenseful. Great set up, weak developments and pay off. Boondock Saints-Outside of DaFoe's human cartoon act, this movie is ass. Crap action sequences, repetitive episodic layout that never seems to develop the characters or story, grows tiresome quick. Godfather II-Zzzzzzzzzzzzzz Seeing Tokyo Fist and Bullet Ballet kind of ruins Fight Club for me. Fight Club is by no means a rip off but Shinya manages to cover the same ground so much better.

This should probably read is Boxing dead in America? Boxing does seem to be past it's heyday in this country though it's history is one of ups and downs, but there is still plenty of talent out there putting on exciting fights. This is true in the lighter weights especially. The heavyweight division has been in rapid decline in both quality and popularity since the terribly disappointing Lewis/Holyfield matches, Lewis/Tyson at least being the last major successful PPV draw. Still, I believe there is finally life in the division with interesting talent and Wlad/Brewster II if marketed right could be a decent PPV draw...though I don't see it happening. The biggest problem is too many interest groups with everybody doing what's best for themselves instead of the sport. King is but one of many. Though I doubt it will ever become a single promotion, at least not in the near future. Too much money to be lost by individual groups for that to happen. And Oscar/Floyd will no doubt disappoint many as I see this being a defensive fight with neither guy getting in serious trouble. All this attention will most likely cause a huge backlash, but hopefully I'm wrong.

Pretty fun game, good to see Dirk take over for once. The officiating was about as bad as usual, nothing screamed consipiracy on this one, and I doubt the NBA is going to give a Cuban owned team any favors. The game was really done over when Jackson got ejected anyway.

"Why would people hate that film? Its awesome." The film's critics like to point out that it's when the franchise went from horror to over the top goofiness and one liners. Apparently, they never saw the first two films. I actually think its the best of the bunch.

"Angel Heart - I think this is Mickey Rourke's finest performance." DeNiro and the treatment of his character is the only thing that really holds this back me. Way too cheesy and obvious in both performance and writing, an even more obvious and stupid injoke from DeNiro(I wander who he could be doing an impersonation of?), and than there's the glowing eye nonsense. A more subtle approach would have been welcome. Other than that, a fine hidden gem. Rourke is awesome, supposively the scene where he's interogating the guy and violently stabbing at a block of ice scared the hell out of the actor and set workers for real. As for me, I'll try to stray from little known but well praised movies or those with too large of a cult base: Commando Stone Cold(THE badass action movie.) Crossroads Ginger Snaps Seed of Chucky The Last Tempation of Christ(fuck the Passion) Karate Kid II Exorcist III(shit studio tampering aside, a true hidden gem) A Nightmare on Elm Street III Hills Have Eyes remake Violent Cop to name a few....

You might as well ask why Jordan didn't win anything before 91? It is rhetorical. Proof of the Dream's dominance? Wow. Well, he made MVP season Robinson and young Shaq his bitch. Was a monster defender(even 7th all time in steals!) , fantastic passer and unstoppable scorer. Along with often injured Sampson, he turned the Rockets from losers to Finals runner ups in just a few years; taking them to the titles twice when he got a good supporting cast. Not a bad resume.