The Metal Maniac

Austin Powers. I didn't even find the first movie funny, because I had literally already heard every single joke from it beforehand.

Eh, shits and giggles. AC/DC - 0 Accept - 0 Aerosmith - 0 Alice Cooper - 0 Anthrax - 8 Black Sabbath - 8 Blue Öyster Cult - 0 Deep Purple - 0 Def Leppard - 0 Dio - 0 Dream Theater - 4 Guns N' Roses - 0 Helloween - 0 Iced Earth - 7 Iron Maiden - 19 Jimi Hendrix Experience - 0 Judas Priest - 7 Kiss - 1 Led Zeppelin - 0 Manowar - 3 Megadeth - 3 Mercyful Fate - 3 (oops) Metal Church - 0 Metallica - 10 Mötley Crüe - 0 Motörhead - 1 Ozzy Osbourne - 2 Pantera - 6 Queen - 0 Queensryche - 0 Quiet Riot - 0 Rainbow - 0 Ratt - 0 Riot - 0 Rush - 0 Savatage - 0 Saxon - 0 Scorpions - 0 Sepultura - 0 Skid Row - 0 Slayer - 3 Testament - 1 Thin Lizzy - 0 Twisted Sister - 0 UFO - 0 Uriah Heep - 0 Van Halen - 0 Venom - 0 W.A.S.P. - 0 Whitesnake - 0

For the record, I'm almost positive that is Barlow doing those backing vocals. It's hard to be sure, because there's obviously a few other vocals mixed in there, but Barlow is given credit in the liner notes as a back-up singer, so he MUST have sung something, and that sounds closest to him. I'm starting to wish I had bought the 2-CD set...I didn't realize it had an actual whole extra song on it, I thought it just had the acoustic version of "When the Eagle Cries". Turns out that "Waterloo" is fucking badass, but I got it downloaded at least, so that's something. Oh, and I wanted to point this out... That's a rather odd statement to make, as Schaffer has ALWAYS been THE driving force behind the band. That, and Iced Earth right now is a TOTALLY different band then they used to be. Not only did the vocalist change, but I don't think they even HAVE a lead guitarist right now (Schaffer plays mostly everything, guitar-wise, on the album except a few solos, though oddly, Icedrealm.de says Ralph Santolla is the lead guitarist, but I don't think he's listed in the liner notes as being part of the band; could just be there for live shows, I guess) and the bassist is different then the one they had for Horror Show, but he was a studio musician to begin with. So really, the only members who made it from Horror Show to The Glorious Burden were Jon Schaffer, and the drummer, Richard Christy. I dunno, it just seems like an odd statement to me to say that the band, then Schaffer as if he were a side-note, still have it, especially considering that it's not the same band by any stretch of the imagination. I'd say Schaffer still has it, and he's still got enough other people to back him up. That's just me though.

A movie about a ten-year-old boy having sex got canned, and you need to WONDER about the reason? Also,I'll point out that if nothing else, Simpsons NEEDS to stop stealing their OWN jokes. I've seen more then one example recently of them using a bit that's almost word-for-word out of one of the old episodes.

Correct me if I'm wrong, but doesn't executing people cost more due to the costs of the appeals they're guaranteed to make, and all that jazz?

Because he's a pro wrestler. The physics of their world are different from ours.

I know. See? Out of curosity though... Which ones? Some I can probably guess, but I'm honestly curious.

I think we just proved a point; wrestling is heavily based on opinion, period. Is there a somewhat standard set of criteria to look at? Yes, because there are factors that you can easily contrast and compare. BUT, that doesn't mean that from that, you can derive an exact list of who's good, who isn't, and exactly what order of goodness they're in. Hell in the Cell entertains me, and a lot of others. Ray's arguments against it seem to amount to the fact that he finds the match boring and cartoonish. Well, what's boring to one is not always boring to another (that IS a fact), and as far as some people are concerned (like me) wrestling is cartoonish to begin with, so a little bit of extra bounce in your bump when you're supposed to be getting the biggest shit-kicking of a lifetime isn't a problem. I mean, there's nothing wrong with debating who's a better wrestler...but it's both silly and pretentious to say that (X) wrestler is the best ever, period, can't question it, because what it all boils down to, in the end, is opinion. And for the record, I perfer Benoit to HBK. Actually, you could even argue that makes sense in the context of the match. Had HBK been quick enough, he could've made it to the top of the cage, and then, knowing the 'Taker would be behind him, turned around and stomped on his hands. Running away would have acheived nothing except throwing the match, and with it, the title shot. And I didn't realize that judging someone who wrestles for NOAH was the same as judging All Japan. Silly me.

1. What's wrong with the story then? Obviously you believe there's something wrong with it - so what is it? 2. HBK overselling was the point. He was in the cage to get the everlovin' shit beaten out of him. It woulda looked silly if he had done anything but. 3. Undertaker no-selling is part of his character, and always has been. Besides that, it told a critical part of the story. When HBK superkicked the 'Taker, he thought he had won, but when 'Taker got back up, HBK realized he was totally fucked (even his best weapon couldn't put the 'Taker away) and thus, he ran like a bat outta hell through the open door, with Undertaker in quick pursuit. 4. I wouldn't exactly call offense that involves a gorilla press on top of the cell and a top-rope chokeslam boring, but that's just me. Besides, it wasn't like 'Taker's intention was to dazzle people; it was to beat the piss out of HBK. 5. I never judged All Japan; just Misawa.

Uh...yes it is. Here's how wrestling works: The bad guy beats up the good guy. The fans all cheer for the good guy to make his comeback, because they want him to win. Then the good guy MAKES his comeback, and the fans go nuts, because it's what they wanted to see. Go watch ANY decent match and, barring a few execeptions, that's just how things work. Period. Is it completely plausible? Hell no it's not. Does it have to be to be entertaining? No, it doesn't. If you want plausibility, go watch MMA. Either that, or find a wrestling fed that doesn't allow irish whips or other ridiculous things that would never happen in a real fight. And though Mike beat me to it...HitC tells a great story, I think. Undertaker, the big face, finally gets his chance to exact revenge on the guy who cost him the title, in a match that, fittingly, is for a title shot. HBK, locked in a cage with a guy he KNOWS is going to kick his ass, gets his ass kicked (duh) and then, in a spot of sheer brilliance, ends up beating the piss out of the cameraman, then running like hell when the door opens. Like, watching the match, it even makes sense for HBK to climb up the cage, as you can honestly believe that he's trying to get away from the Undertaker *that bad*. Then, at the end of the match, the dastardly heel wins, through virtually none of his own effort (HBK just laid on the mat bleeding once Kane showed up, then barely got one arm on the 'Taker) pissing off EVERYONE in attendance, but in a very good way: They all wanted Undertaker to murder HBK, and he didn't. Now, they're going to pay money to see soeone else try to murder HBK. I'd like to know where the fault in that match is exactly. (For the record, this is my favourite match.) And Mike makes another good point...if there's one defining criteria that determines what makes a good wrestler, then it would apply to ALL wrestlers logically, no? It doesn't, because there are different styles of wrestling. Yeah, some people think Misawa is a great wrestler; I think he's a no-selling prick who thinks elbowing people in the face counts as bumping. What makes someone a great wrestler in the fed would not necessairly make them one in Japan, or in some hardcore fed, or on the independent circut...there are different ways to wrestle, so you really can't say "this is the ONLY way to be a good wrestler".

I know...only fourteen states use the chair, and only six use gas, last I checked. And even there, I'll wager they're not very frequent; that doesn't mean that they're NOT used, though.

Neither is strapping someone to a chair, then filling the room with toxic gasses which slowly (well, I've heard about 10 minutes, which is slow enough) asphyxiate you, apparantly. Though if there's one thing I've learned, it's that the guidelines "cruel and unusual" are almost too vauge to bother arguing about. And somehow, I think they planned that...

That's highly debatable though, and more a matter of personal choice then anything else. There have been convicts who FOUGHT for their right to be executed. Do you honestly think that they were being "punished" for their crimes by being put to death, then? I know myself, I'd rather be dead then in prison for 40 years.

That's a good question. How does a bear NOT eat meat? I understand that they can be herbivores, (EDIT: In retrospect, omnivores was the word I was looking for) but that's a little much.. "Animals eat other animals; it's nature!" "No it's not! We taught a lion to eat tofu!" *cough*

I dunno for sure if I still can, but I could beat Mega Man X in under an hour.

Well, considering that everyone else seems to do it all the fucking time, it shouldn't be that much of a surprise. That move is used horribly anyway. If he applies it while standing, it just LOOKS like anyone should be able to roll out of it (partly because everyone DOES) and besides, the whole point of the move is (at least, it was, when Shamrock used it) that if you don't tap out right away, he can and will break your ankle. Doesn't work that way when people just sit in it going "ooooooh" for 5 minutes.

It almost looks like the zombies are the dead risen from WWII or something. Which I think would be sweet-ass, if really fucking disturbing. That's just a guess based on the preview, though.

There are people who would kill to be a main eventer in the fed for a month, let alone two. It seems that you're just complaining because he isn't on top *all the time*. No one is, really, and considering he's only got about 4 years under his belt, he should be damned happy with the time he's had.

Oh my God, I must see this.

I just recently got home from work, and it's snowing outside, so I sure as shit ain't driving anywhere. *despises snow*

That In Flames CD can't be that rare....my local HMV always has it in, but I sure as hell ain't dropping the cash for it. Anyway, as far as I know, shaped discs are designed to play. There's probably less music on them then a normal CD, which would allow them to put it all in a smaller area, leaving the rest of the CD to be shaped as necessary. They make (well, made, at least) shaped records too. Some of the Iron Maiden ones are nuts.

Yeah, Fire Pro is my answer to every question I can possibly answer Fire Pro to. The other ones, I don't care about.

I'm a fan of Raven's crucifix pose, Hall's jumping double-thumbs (you know, when the Razor pyros go off) and HBK's leg-stretch pose.

Shouldn't that make it, uh... worse? Fpr the record, I was raised to believe that Hell was a swear word if you used it in the context of swearing at someone (like, go to hell, burn in hell, etc.) but if you used it just to talk about hell (like, to state that you believe there is a hell, or that satan lives in hell or whatever) then it was ok. The same distinction as taking the Lord's name in vain, really. I would assume this girl's family taught her the same.

This is ridiculous. She's in the second grade. I doubt she's wise enough yet to know that not everyone wants to hear about christian religon. I think, instead of a suspension, they would've done much better to have just taken the girl, sat her down, and explained to her why she shouldn't tell her classmates what will or won't send them to hell.