Bruiser Chong

No, they have a fixation on guys who are perceived to be better than they really are. Signing him isn't the end of the world, but I'm less crazy about the idea of having him around for three years. Cubs will really get nothing for Patterson if they try to dump him now.

That nigga was in shape. All the T-Rex battling left him with a body that could never explode on impact. A whole article about people with ADD.

As I recall, the Giants only cut ties with him because he refused to take a demotion to the pen.

The Jaws thing didn't do much for me. This is the first time I can remember a great deal of the pop culture references not only failing to get a laugh from me, but being downright unfunny.

I was thinking it'd be off for the week, since Bush came on to reiterate blah, blah, blah. Nothing was that great, although I had a real LOL moment when Peter was on the 'roids. Dammit, Meg!

That'd be hiliarous if Rueter is the reason why Grudz is no longer with the team.

Where'd you get to see it on the big screen? That's what I dislike about my local. There aren't any theaters that'll run a great number of classics. There's one downtown that used to play one each weekend, but because of financial constraints, it's usually reserved for special occasions (i.e. they showed It's A Wonderful Life last Thursday).

I thought it was a nice moment of innocence before the beginning of the end came. In a way, that scene was like their swan song, since everything from that point on was an uphill battle.

The natives were some of the most disturbing humans I've seen in a non-horror film. When we first see the child, it doesn't seem that bad, but then as the crew realizes they're surrounded by them and we get shots of indvidual natives, it's revealed just how grotesque these people look. I didn't even think of the racial aspect of it. I guess I was too busy being creeped out and thinking, "wow, if I were in that position, I'd be scared out of my mind." I didn't have beef with the opening. The opening in the original wasn't all that brisk, either, but it didn't bother me then. This just seemed like it wanted to establish several characters so that the viewer could get the feeling that they know more about them than the basics. The relationship between Ann and Kong wasn't disturbing to me, either. I didn't think of it so much as her feeling any attraction to him; just a caring individual who sees there's more to Kong than the exterior and thus, doesn't want to see him harmed by others. I link it to women who are intense animal lovers. Do their actions and behaviors always seem normal? No, but at the same time, I don't begin to think they wanna get in bed with the animal.

That's because he's an idiot. Anyone in Saginaw who knew the guy already knew this, but he's showing his intellectual shortcomings off on the grand stage now.

Just took in the midnight showing and while I'll elaborate on things later, here's some quick notes: - Didn't drag at all. Anyone who cites the length of the film as a strike either doesn't have a concept of good cinema or just a really bad attention span. I'm not the kind who can sit there and watch just anything, but Kong held my attention through the duration and there weren't any points in which it dragged. The plane sequence during the Empire scene was probably more extended than necessary, but a minor quibble. - Amazing action sequences. I don't like most action films. Seeing tons of amazing things that a computer created doesn't interest me. But the action scenes on Skull Island were amazing. There were some points where it was difficult to suspend disbelief (i.e. the dinosaur chase), but I was surprised at how suspenseful these portions were for me, a non-action sorta guy. - I know it sounds sappy, but the part on the Empire State Building where Kong does the sign for "beautiful" was touching. Trying to develop anything close to a romantic reporte between a woman and giant gorilla is walking a fine line, but it was handled well. - The set designs in New York were fantastic. The first few shots of the film made it clear what era we were viewing, which made posting a date and location unnecessary. Thankfully, Peter Jackson must've felt this way, since no such thing was done. So yeah, I'm not sure if it's my favorite film of 2005, but it's going to be big. It's a perfect example of a movie being able to go beyond three hours and not seem excessive. Thumbs up for the big man. He did a bang-up job.

As disgusting as his actions were, it's not your place to go lay him out just because you happen to work with him. Unless you wanna get on the wrong side of the law, I'd let it go.

I know you're the resident Wu guru, but I have to disagree on a couple of points. The minimal Wu involvement is a bit disappointing, but there's still a similiar sound, lyrically and musically of their older material. Still, a few of the unknowns hold it down nicely, especially R.A. The Rugged Man who exhibits a strong flow, which compliments some fine production in "Give It Up." I'm a fan of RZA's work on the boards, too, but I don't think his work not dominating the album hurts it. There's still plenty of catchy beats to be found and like I said in the initial post, there's a similar sound between this and the Clan's catalog.

So this dropped back in October, but no one ever really talked about it (if at all). Only recently did I get to sit down with the album, and it's a definite treat for any fan of the Wu. Lyrically, it's not an entirely balanced affair, but the production throughout is smooth and basic, much like the group's previous works. The concept of the album was to bring in Wu members and pair them up with underground rappers. The results are worth listening to and at times, feel like a trip down memory lane for anyone familiar with the Wu-Tang. Recommended tracks (from me, anyway)... - Lyrical Swords - Still Grimey - Think Differently - Biochemical Equation - Preservation - Give It Up This is one of those rare albums I downloaded and will eventually pick up the real deal.

This is one of those instances where you see a picture of the lead singer and he looks nothing like you had expected him to. The first time I saw a group picture, I thought I had missed Rob Zombie being a member of the band.

Watch Nomar sign with the Astros and rekindle his glory days.

You'll be happy to know the silent version's be included in the three-disc Ten Commandments DVD set dropping on 3/21 (my birthday, incidently). That's edition No. 3 of this for those of you keep score at home.

I think the story's ridiculous and that's what kept me from even listening to them for as long as I did. Their latest album is versatile, though, so I wouldn't let The Suffering be indicative of what the album's all about. It seems to offer up a variety of things for a variety of folks. Their sound's become a bit more refined since they signed on to a bigger label, but the music itself is still some of the more complex material of its genre. The lead singer's voice is actually one of the strikes for them in my eyes. I just don't dig the emo-ish voices, regardless if the group could be defined as that or not. As an aside, I never thought the day would come when I'd make a post defended Coheed.

Yeah, that's an open mind.

I think I just saw on ESPN News that the Royals have signed Paul Bako, Mark Grudzielanek, Scott Elarton and Doug Mientkiewicz. That's some hefty spending to do so little.

How in the world can you not like Marge Be Not Proud?

Wow. All we need is the entire board to pitch in like 20 bucks and it can be ours!

Yeah all video game stuff is only 10 percent off, but the rest is marked at 20. I'd imagine we'll see some more serious discounts as the close date nears.

Since it sells books, movies, music, and a lot more, I wasn't sure where to throw this. I'm aware that while they aren't all over the place, Media Play has a nice selection of stores around the US. They're closing down all of them at the end of the year, so they're currently liquidating their stock. No deals are to be found on new music, video games or movies, since they raised the prices to all new merchandise up to MSRP, thus negating any values that would've been had by the 20 percent off discount around the store. But there's still some good deals to be found around the place, specifically used stock. The DVDs were pretty picked over when I went in today, but there were lots of great finds in the used CD racks. Picked up: The Roots: Phrenology Michael Jackson: HIStory...Book I Boyz II Men: II Dead Prez: Lets Get Free Total came to $25. I'm stoping in again tomorrow since I was in a rush today, but for those with Media Plays around you, it wouldn't hurt to give a look.

I went back today to scoop up some more CDs and browse more in-depth. Much to my surprise, all of my CDs rang up as 50 percent off. Since I didn't buy anything else, I don't know if other items would've done the same or even if the CDs should've gotten that discount. But if that's the case, there's some other things I wanna pick up before they close their doors. Those are the types of savings I was expecting when I heard about all of this. Winner of the crop I got today was the remastered Ready To Die with bonus DVD from Biggie that wound up being $3.50.