Wolfman Weak

I watched Wolfman in its debut on Cinemax tonight and I have one word: yawn. I did continue to see the movie out to its conclusion. In part, because Benicio Del Toro and Anthony Hopkins are good actors and Hopkins does a great job playing the creepy, mysterious father in the movie, but unfortunately the star power is the only thing that makes this pic somewhat enjoyable as it is probably a decade late in being made.

The transformation of the werewolves is interesting, but I’ve seen similar stuff in other movies already and, let’s face it, werewolves (and vampires) have been a bit overdone in the past five years. If this had been put out 10 years ago, it would have been a huge blockbuster.

Spanning Comedy & Drama

It appears it has been over two months since I have written in this space. I keep meaning to, but just never get to it, settling for occasional facebook posts for the general stuff or tweets for soccer. But watching last night The Last Samurai, which features Tom Cruise’s character keeping a journal, inspired me to once again put fingers to keys (as opposed to pen to paper) with real ambition for this site.

It had been a while since I had seen that movie. I caught it about a quarter in while flippin through the channels so I figured I would pull out the dvd and give it a spin. I have to say it is the last great movie Cruise has done.

Collingwood clobbers as St Kilda feels pain of the Buffalo Bills, sort of

A week ago, it was a fantastic finish to the 2010 Australian Football League season with St Kilda making a fantastic rally from 24 down to pull level with regular season champion Collingwood in the AFL Grand Final. Except… it was not over. By the rules of the league, a draw in the Grand Final results in a replay of the championship game, something that has only occurred twice previously with the last time 33 years ago in 1977.

The replay likely may be the last by the way the talk had been last week following the final horn as it was a surreal scene with exhausted and bewildered looks upon the players’ faces on the ground.

Recommended Movie: Sleep Dealer

'Plug into the new American Dream.' So after watching the typical boring Indy blowout I came across a little film on Cinemax on demand that was pretty interesting despite a one-line promo description that made it seem a little questionable. I am glad I took the leap and selected Sleep Dealer (probably should have used a different title).

The 2008 picture revolves around a future in which a young man, Memo (Luis Fernando Pena), accidentally does something that results in the death of his father, who manages the small family farm in a tiny Mexican village that has been ruined by the corrupt corporations that have taken control of fought-over water sources and dammed the river they relied upon.

A picture worth a 1,000 head-crushing songs

I can hear the ringing in my ears right now. This is a photo I never thought I would see… a shot of the head men from Slayer, Anthrax and more importantly, rivals Metallica and Megadeth. Four of the heaviest metal bands of all-time, the originals really, are together for a series of shows that in this time of the World Cup equal the must-see scenario of a semifinal set of any of the following… Spain, Brazil, Germany, Argentina and England. These guys are legends that every metal band aspires to be or emulate… and they are still kicking ass. I loved Megadeth’s Rust in Peace, which they are currently on their own special tour celebrating the anniversary of, as well as Metallica’s Master of Puppets and Justice for All, but even the latest releases are good and heavy and are regularly spinning in my cd player. I’ve always been more of an Iron Maiden and Testament man instead of Anthrax and Slayer, but I’ve got mad respect for what the two have done as well, and they certainly make the show a must-see as each of the Big Four brings something different to the stage. A whole new generation of music was essentially born from the Anthrax-Public Enemy collaboration on Bring the Noise, which fused metal and rap. Anyway, here’s a link to Megadeth’s Facebook photo gallery which has shots from the Rust in Peace anniversary tour and the promotional pics featuring the leaders of the Big Four and the entire bands.