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Re: Movie Quotes: John McCain

SeanBreaksItDown — Sun, 29 Mar 2009 03:14:15 -0000

Greatest character played by the greatest actor... but I'm pretty sure Bruce Willis plays John McClane and not the 138 year old 2008 presidential candidate.

Re: The Quest for Bruce Begins

SeanBreaksItDown — Sun, 29 Mar 2009 03:27:46 -0000

Interesting story Aragoctis... I mean (wind hits a bag of doritos half filled).
As his former agent, I would assume that you would know everything about Bruce Willis, but you are his agent and his agent only. If you were his manager, he would've told you about his plans and perhaps brought you with him to this emerging market we call Earth, or Hollywood for short.
I'm betting you never knew Bruce's real name, which isn't as hard to pronounce as yours.
His name is Ros Welles.
He is a direct descendant of the royal family of Roseir Welles, ancient emperor of Actoria, his home planet.
Unknown to most people, if not all, is that the town of Roswell is actually named after Bruce Willis, or Ros Welles, in honor of Ros's arrival to our lowly planet.
The UFO incidents are simply a cover up or a superficial explanation of the events that occurred pon Ros's arrival.
Now for the name Bruce, Ros was simply fond of the name and the fame that came along with it, as evident from his life-long friend Xarios Swiftkick, or Bruce Lee as we know him on Earth, who landed on Earth a few years before Ros.

There ya go, now good luck on getting Bruce Willis, I mean Ros, back as your client dorito bag.

Re: Top 10 Actors I Wouldn’t Fight

SeanBreaksItDown — Tue, 31 Mar 2009 02:49:52 -0000

Happy you posted this up. I'm looking forward to the list being slowly compiled daily. I wonder who #1 will be. But not to get ahead of myself, I'll just drown myself in anticipation for #10. It better not be Bruce Willis... I mean Ros Welles.

Re: #10: Actors I wouldn’t fight

SeanBreaksItDown — Tue, 31 Mar 2009 02:50:33 -0000

I'm surprised Jackie Chan is #10... I would definitely have put him a little higher on the list; at least single digit. Nonetheless, your reasoning for him being #10, or even being on the list, is still valid. I agree I would never fight Jackie Chan, even now in his 50s because as the Chinese day - "Ginger is still the most potent when its old" (loosely translated).

The video provided is even further proof not to F*%@ with Jackie. The man provoking him didn't take the last Turboman, but is rather a lawyer threatening to sue. It's obvious that most people hate lawyers (unless they're representing you), and it's even more obvious that the way to piss someone off the most is to threaten to sue them.

You know Jackie is someone to be reckoned with when the police officers know him by first name, and even walk away when Jackie is breaking the law and beating someone up. The police don't even want anything to do with Jackie.

Lastly, the only scenario I could see myself in that would cause me to stand up and fight Jackie Chan is if he were attacking a family member, such as my mom, dad, or brother, but even then it's only if Chris Tucker isn't around...

Re: #10: Actors I wouldn’t fight

SeanBreaksItDown — Tue, 31 Mar 2009 18:04:09 -0000

I definitely like the idea of a top 10 greatest movie duos list... but for now I just can't wait to see who's #9. I hope its WIlliam Shatner from the Priceline commercials.

Re: Top 10 Actors I Wouldn’t Fight

SeanBreaksItDown — Tue, 31 Mar 2009 18:06:08 -0000

true.. he did take down a helicopter by driving a car into it in one of his movies.. i mean documentaries...

Re: #9: Actors I Wouldn’t Fight

SeanBreaksItDown — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 12:18:29 -0000

Haha, I knew Wesley Snipes would be on the list. He is pretty gangster, just based on the fact that when the sprinklers at the Halloween party decide to shower everyone with free fruit punch, Wesley is the only one untouched. Wesley is so gangsta that even fruit punch is too scared to stain his outfit.

Plus, the last time someone confronted Wesley Snipes, they ended up missing. Who you is dumb enough to try to confront Wesley Snipes you may ask? No one. For it wasn't any someone, but a group of idiots called the IRS that showed up at Wesley Snipes house to audit and arrest him. That was the last time we heard anything about those IRS guys and Wesley.

I bet you Mr. Snipes left the country for his own private island after butchering the IRS guys.

And btw, half the people from the IRS team that showed up at his house.... are the guys in the video posted above... just FYI.

Re: HOUSE BUNNY for the majority

SeanBreaksItDown — Thu, 02 Apr 2009 13:12:39 -0000

Before I go into my analysis of this movie, I just want to say that, if you enjoy Teen/College Romp films and if you also like Anna Faris, then you would definitely enjoy this movie and a few good laughs. But if the above description does not fit you, don't waste your money on either renting or buying the DVD, it's best to wait for its "World Television Premiere" on Comedy Central 2 years from now.

Now, here are my thoughts.

Personally, I do enjoy Anna Faris, seeing as how I've only been exposed to one aspect of her range as an actress. She reprises her character/personality in the Scary Movie franchises but this time she has added bunny ears to her appearance. She is a playboy bunny that is tricked in thinking that the great Hugh Hefner does not want her anymore because she got old. She runs away and stumbles upon a college campus and ultimately, a broken down sorority house in desperate need of help. As usual, her innocent charm and bunny-like cuteness makes the movie. I think the only reason this movie did not go straight to DVD is because of Anna Faris. The movie consists of a bunch of B-list movie actors that look familiar and causes people to ask "Where do I know this person from?" (except for Colin Hanks, but even with him it's sort of iffy).

You know how some movies are considered "slap stick" comedy? Basically the comedic elements are not inherit in the storyline or the acting, but on the outrageous physical actions and reactions of the characters that make something funny. Back in the day it usually consisted of accidents that would have normally killed a human being in reality but due to the fact that the actor is fine in the movies, it becomes funny (i.e. Three Stooges).

I don't know what it's called because the term temporarily has slipped my mind but what I wanted to say is that HOUSE BUNNY is somewhat like slap stick comedy, but instead of the comedic elements of the film relying on exaggerated physical actions, it relies on out-of-this-world, borderline mutant of characters. The sorority that Shelly (Anna Faris) attempts to become the house mother is a failing sorority with mutants instead of sisters. It's borderline insulting to see what types of women they fill this sorority with. One does not talk and hides in her room the whole time, another is basically a high school goth chick with more piercings than skin (which by the way, from my personal experiences, goth seldom, if at all, exists after high school, this is one style that is really just a phase), one has a body brace of sort where her whole upper body and spine is attached to a metal contraption, another is a barbarian woman transported from the past to the present (which just shows how desperate they are in need of sisters/pledges), and lastly, THEY HAVE A MIDGET!!

Like I said, it's borderline insulting what this movie has did... borderline. And I only say that because I did laugh a few times when the barbarian woman grunts and runs around.

The leader of the sorority, Natalie(which I don't remember if they said anything about her being president or anything), is played by Emma Stone (Jules from Superbad). Emma Stone is only person other than Anna Faris that brought charm to this movie. There are points where she tries too hard to play a nerd and act geeky but perhaps it's because she did a great job in Superbad that you can't help but think she's cute (in her geeky mode) and sexy (after the make over).

Speaking of the make over, which is the most F*%&ed up thing in the movie, Anna Faris gives all the girls a make over. She puts on make up, changes their hair, clothes, nails, etc. She basically showers them with name-brand clothing and make up, in the end making them look like stereotypical sorority sisters. Which then they begin to get popular and get guys to come to their parties. I was expecting a moral at the end on the lines of outer vs inner beauty but NO! Anna Faris makes the girls look hot and they get their freakin sorority back because they have a surplus of pledges wanting to pledge their house.

In other words, this movie is fucked up, but the scenes with Anna Faris are the ones worth watching, because as always, she's just so cute and clumsy.

Re: Watchmen

SeanBreaksItDown — Fri, 03 Apr 2009 23:53:34 -0000

I'll be upfront and honest... I read the graphic novel before I saw the movie which definitely created some bias on my part. I went into the movie with excitement and was totally convinced that it was going to ROCK!. And I was right...

Kudos to Zack Snyder doing a great job in bringing this paperback graphic novel to life on the big screen. From his experiences directing 300, the fight scenes in Watchmen were outstanding, while staying humble and not taking away the limelight from the story. The action was well-balanced and complimented the overall story. One thing that was definitely surprising was how gruesome the fight scenes and injuries were. When Night Owl II and Silk Spectre II were harrassed by thugs in the alley way, they were severely outnumbered, and even though I knew the outcome of the battle (because I read the novel), I did not expect bones being broken out of their skin, blood splattering everywhere from a round house kick from Silk Spectre (I'm assuming it was a homage to Chuck Norris, but if not it was still sweet), and just massive amounts of limbs and joints being bent the wrong way.

I'm happy EhabM noticed the same thing as I did in terms of the movie being a murder mystery. Even though the main characters are superheroes (and by no means along the likes of those extravagant and flamboyant superheroes of the rest of the DC and Marvel Universe), they are the most realistic 'superheroes' I have seen portrayed. The movie starts off with the murder of The Comedian, one of the more prevalent members of The Watchmen. Another member of The Watchmen, Rorschach, the enigmatic superhero who is the only one who has his identity concealed from the public as well as from the audience, attempts to solve this crime. So essentially this is a superhero murder mystery, and for the first half of the movie, is even shot like one. Everytime a new character is introduced, director Zack Snyder appropriately intercuts flashback scenes of the character interacting with The Comedian. The flashbacks are by no means happy memories. Essentially, it provides a platform that outlines potential reasons as to why the characters may have murdered The Comedian or atleast wanted him dead..

The story also takes place in an alternate universe, a realistic vision of how history would have played out if indeed these masked vigilantes, The Watchmen, do exist. The Vietnam war ended in a week, President Nixon remains in power and was never impeached, thus enabling him to slowly manipulate the government into allowing changing the constitutional laws and extending his term past the legal limit which we know of today. Cold war with the Soviet Union continues to escalate and threats of a nuclear holocaust lingers over the minds of the American people. This alternate vision is very well thought out and I applaud the imaginative premise as well as the grim warnings it serves as for our present world.

Those who have read the graphic novel know that the story is immensely rich and deep. Many philosophical and theoretical concepts on society and human nature are examined in the story. But with the fundamental differences existing between print and film, much of the rich and in-depth details that exist in the novel were unable to be delivered in the film. Rorschach's journal, for example, contains some of the most intriguing insights into society and human nature while also providing an exclusive view into the mind of a one-of-kind vigilante. While reading, you can reread anything to understand the story better. But in the movie, Rorschach's journal (which is narrated at certain parts throughout the movie) were short and easily drowned in the scene by other elements. When watching the movie, I was noticing every detail occurring throughout the scenes. Thus when his journal entries were being narrated, it was pretty easy for the words to whiz right by.

There were articles as well as reviews that mention the fact the ending was slightly altered by Zack Snyder and is different from what occurred in the graphic novel, so this shouldn't be considered a spoiler. Even though the ending was altered, it still fit well into the story and achieved the same effect and message the novel intended. In the novel at more science fiction approach was taken and instead of nuclear-esque bombs going off in major cities throughout the world, creating an apocalyptic event forcing the world to forget their petty differences, aliens were used instead to wreak havoc on Earth.

Other than the lack of attention on Rorschach's journal entries and the slight alteration of the ending, I only have one more issue with the movie. Towards the climax, when Night Owl II seems to be getting closer to solving the mystery of the superhero killer, he and Silk Spectre decide to go out for patrol but before going, they have sex. After sex, they go on patrol and end up saving people from a burning building. After saving those people, they have sex again. Then they decide to go to prison and break Rorschach out (which he was framed and arrested earlier). Fortunately, they didn't have sex after the break out. I am sensitive to sex scenes per se but I like to see some attractive people do it sometimes. The movie is very revealing at least to American standards. Other than Dr. Manhattan's blue schlong swinging around in the background of most of the scenes he's in, Night Owl II is slightly overweight and kind of chunky around the midsection and buttocks, so the last thing I wanted to see in the movie is his fat ass - pardon my language, but I meant it literally. Don't get me wrong, this is what happened in the novel and Zack Snyder pledged himself in staying as true to the original novel as much as possible. But what I'm trying to say is that if you can change something as important as the ending, you can definitely cut out some of the middle-aged sex scenes going down between fights. Simply put, it felt awkward and somewhat threw off the tone of the movie.

On to what I loved about the movie, other than the outstanding action scenes, which as said before, did not dominate the overall story but rather complimented it very well. I loved the characters/heroes for all of them represented an element that makes human beings unique, as when it boils down, these masked heroes are still fundamentally human, even Dr. Manhattan.

For example, Dr. Manhattan, even though being transformed into god-like being, still retained one of the human qualities that he seemed to value highly, and that is logic and love. His only interest in the planet's fate revolves around his love for Silk Spectre II. So when Silk Spectre II left him, he left the planet. Overall he relies on what is logically sound in making his decisions.
Silk Spectre II and Night Owl II both are following in the footsteps of their original counterparts. Silk Spectre is replacing her mother and Night Owl is taking over for one of his own heroes. So what they represent is also duty and justice. Even though they openly detest their hero alter identities, desiring a normal life, deep down inside they miss the days where they saved the day.
Ozmandias represents the ever lasting internal conflict of morality. Do the end justify the means or are the means the only factor that matters? Is all life equal or is it right to sacrifice few for the better of the majority? The Comedian is a realist. He sees the world for what it is and says that everything is a joke. It's a joke to think that the world can ever be a lovey-dubby place with white picket fences and everyone singing along and violence does not exist. And lastly, Rorschach is the one who represents truth and true justice. As he himself put it, when asked what makes him different than Night Owl and the others? He answers that "he doesn't conform in the face of temperance". He would rather die than hide the truth from the public about the atrocious plan Ozymandias has for the world to bring it in unity and end the cold war.

Out of all the Watchmen, my two favorites were The Comedian and Rorschach. I love the character Rorschach and the fact that he is simply gangster as hell and no one can F with him. Also his persistence in his values and the fact that he will never sacrifice his character or values simply to please or conform with the majority is what really made me drawn to him. But with the Comedian, even though he only existed in the flashback scenes (with exception to the opening fight scene), his philosophy is not much different from Rorschach. He wasn't out to make friends but to simply "do him". He did what was in his best interest which may appear self-centered but his reasoning behind his actions and decisions also made a lot of sense, as eerie as it may be. His ruthlessness when dealing with the public riots in one of the flashbacks spoke to me the most. He was violent and destructive but he claims that he is just part of the American Dream, and he wasn't being sarcastic, he really believed that the American Dream has come true, as daunting as it may seem.

So in conclusion, I apologize for this long comment and thoughts on this movie but this movie really rocked. I wanted to say more but even I don't want to type an essay here. Anyways, the action was amazing and the message behind the movie is also thought-provoking. I am really impressed with the fact that this story is part of the DC universe, as it is obvious with the exceptions with a few superheroes such as Superman, Batman, Flash, and Green Lantern, that the DC universe, according to most people, does not compare with the Marvel Universe. I love movies that transcend the simple realm of entertainment and attaches itself with social commentary.

I definitely recommend this movie and regarding all the people who told me that this movie sucked, I'm sure they're the ones who thought "The Women" and "Paul Blart: Mall Cop" were cinematic classics.

Re: #8: Actors I Wouldn’t Fight

SeanBreaksItDown — Sat, 04 Apr 2009 00:07:27 -0000

Nathan Jones is not human. He is a beast of a man. The reaction when I first saw him in the movies was a first time experience entirely different from seeing Shaquille O'Neal or Yao Ming for the first time. When I saw Shaq or Yao, I simply said, "Holy -ish, genetic engineering has prevailed again". But when I saw Nathan Jones, I simply shat my pants.

Not only is he huge but he is borderline like a Greek God. If they made a Scifi Original Movie called Ares: God of War, he would be perfect. I can just see him rampaging through Greek cities stepping on cities and leaving things exploding in his footsteps.

This video doesn't do much justice in the sense that he doesn't do anything crazy other than show off how freakin' enormous he is. But I understand this choice mainly because he gets messed up in the other movies, but once again, I don't think anyone on this list so far can win in a fight against Jet Li or the Greek tragic hero Achilles.

In other words, if he led an Army to attack my kingdom, I wouldn't even bother sending my army and avoid him on the battlefield. I would simply surrender and offer a huge feast to welcome our new dictator and poison his food, in hopes that him getting diarrhea from the massive amounts of rat poison I put in his fried elephant drum stick can buy me enough time to get a new identity and escape to the east and seek refuge under Jet Li's arms.

Re: New Releases for Apr. 3

SeanBreaksItDown — Sat, 04 Apr 2009 00:20:13 -0000

1. I'd probably give AdventureLand a chance mainly because it does have a Superbad feel to it. I wouldn't be surprised if Judd Apatow has a hand in it. Plus the fact that I like Ryan Reynolds; I've never seen a movie with him in it that I didn't enjoy.

2. I've heard good things about Fast & Furious but even before that I've actually wanted to see it. I really enjoyed the first one. Attempted to kill myself during the second. And the third was alright but it was weird that Vin Diesel kept making appearances at the end of both sequels. Anyways, even though I want to see this because it has all the original cast and the trailer looks sick, I wouldn't set a day aside to see it. I'll wait for it on NetFlix.

3. I know I won't see Sugar because I'm not a fan of biopics of people I've never heard of. It took a lot for me to purchase a movie ticket to see Will Smith in Ali, so imagine how much it'll take for me to see Sugar about a man I have never heard of.

4. Gigantic... umm no. Don't like the premise. I know chinese babies are in, but so is reality tv, and you'll never catch me watching reality tv shows.

5. PARIS 36. Another no. French musical? Moulin Rouge 2? I'll pass.

6. Alien Trespass is sort of on the same level as Fast & Furious, meaning that I would like to see it but I'm not gonna go out of my way or plan a night out at the movies for it. I like the premise and the cast seems alright, but the major motivation for me to see this movie, either in the movies (highly doubt it) or on DVD is the fact that me and my boy are writing a script with a similar but premise in terms of aliens and a small town. I would like to see whether parts of our idea has been done or to simply see what our competition is like.

7. I don't know about this movie. The premise isn't appealing and I'm not familiar with the cast, even though Joseph Fiennes sounds familiar. Their marketing department has to work extra hours with no overtime to convince me to watch this movie.

Re: #7: Actors I Wouldn’t Fight

SeanBreaksItDown — Sun, 05 Apr 2009 02:20:04 -0000

Arnold is definitely someone I would never fight, regardless of whether people might say that he has passed his "prime" so to speak. Arnold would still kick my ass. What I'm trying to say is that Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger can do anything he wants because he's the freakin' terminator. A terminator is in our government! If he wants to enjoy a night out on the town and hit up one of the local dive-in bars butt-naked, he can! I won't make fun of him and put out my cigar on his chest. Seriously, why the f$*% would anyone do that?

You do that to anyone else who walks into your bar butt-naked. But if it's Arnold, just pay him no mind, step aside, and hope that he doesn't talk to you.

Guy #1: "Hey, look it's Arnold Schwarzenegger. Why is he naked?"
Guy #2: "I don't f&*%ing know. Does it matter?"
Guy #1: "You're right, it doesn't. *sigh* I hope he doesn't come over here."

Arnold, I'm a big fan, please put on some clothes when you go to the bars.

Re: Sean Breaks it Down for Apr. 3 Movies

SeanBreaksItDown — Sun, 05 Apr 2009 02:21:22 -0000

Thanks Ehab. It's mad clutch that you gave me my own post. I was just sharing my thoughts on your last post and for those who don't know what movies I'm referring to in this post, check out the last one where Ehab lists movies that are premiering soon.

Re: Liam Neeson Kicks Arson in TAKEN

SeanBreaksItDown — Sun, 05 Apr 2009 15:49:01 -0000

I'm kind of pissed off I missed the chance to see this movie in theaters. The trailer absolutely mesmerized me and I'm also a huge fan of Liam Neeson. He's one of my favorite characters and the premise for this movie is just so fresh and new.

I've also ignored most of the comments here except for the first one by SanaS. I don't want anything to spoil the movie for me but I will respond to SanaS's thoughts on the movie once I've seen it.

Re: Movie Quotes: John McCain

SeanBreaksItDown — Sun, 05 Apr 2009 15:53:29 -0000

I've been doing some extensive research on the Roswell incidents and the origins of Bruce Willis. Yippie Kai Yay was actually the first thing Ros Welles aka Bruce Willis said when he stepped out of his meteor-shaped spacecraft that landed in Roswell so many years ago.

The local residents of Roswell, New Mexico started saying it in hopes of pleasing the god-like alien being and thus it was not the cowboys who said it first, but the cowboys say it because Bruce says it.

Re: #7: Actors I Wouldn’t Fight

SeanBreaksItDown — Sun, 05 Apr 2009 16:01:25 -0000

i wonder if Obama is one of those "young" politicians that are huge Arnold fans?

Meanwhile at the Governor's office...

Secretary: Mr. Schwarzenegger, you have a call from the President on line 2.
Arnold: Yah! Yah, Aghrrr Ahh I'm the Gahvanah of Calafornia! Put him through!
Obama: Hey Arnold! How's it going? Look I need advice, the economy is in the shits, and I don't know what to do!
Arnold: Give me the bailout and I'll make three more Terminator movies! Fuck Christian Bale! Who is he?

I'm pretty sure that was an excerpt from an actual phone conversation between our president and the governor of California.

Re: #7: Actors I Wouldn’t Fight

SeanBreaksItDown — Mon, 06 Apr 2009 17:07:40 -0000

P.S. On the small description under this post on the main page. It says #8 goes to Arnold, when the title says #7. Just noticed a little typo that's all.

Re: New Releases for Apr. 3

SeanBreaksItDown — Tue, 07 Apr 2009 21:10:58 -0000

I don't think that statement can be refuted. And sadly I don't think it's his personal choice. The whole beard thing/shave thing for certain types of movie seems to be a studio decision. Ryan is just following orders from the top dogs, playing the game for now until he becomes big.

I'm really curious about Wolverine though, which is coming out May 1, to see whether Ryan has a beard or not. He's in the movie as Deadpool I believe, and I thought I caught a quick glimpse of him without a beard. This is interesting because I highly doubt Wolverine is a romantic comedy.

Re: Don’t Sleep: Freddy’s Back 2010

SeanBreaksItDown — Sun, 12 Apr 2009 01:31:39 -0000

I loved Jackie Earle Haley as Rorschach in WATCHMEN. I think he has potential in playing deep and dark characters, such as Rorschach. I could see him as the new Freddy and I'm positive that he's gonna do a good job. Whether the Freddy franchise can be revived will be up to the screenwriter and the director.

I do have faith though because of the recent Friday the 13th. It went back to its roots at Crystal Lake Camp and even though I didn't see the movie, I've only heard good things. Also the trailer made it look like it was still respectful to the genre with modern horror cinematic elements.

Re: New Releases for Apr. 10

SeanBreaksItDown — Sat, 18 Apr 2009 22:06:59 -0000

1. OBSERVE AND REPORT - I want to see this just because I'm a big fan of Seth Rogen and his style of comedy. I feel the same about him as I do with Will Ferrel. I'll keep watching their movies until they show signs of falling off. so far, Seth Rogen is still funny and I'll continue to support his movies.

2. HANNAH MONTANA: THE MOVIE - No. I won't see this because I have never been a fan of her or her show. She is just like another Olsen twin to me. Nothing personal, I'm just not going to watch this movie because I'm not a fan. It's like people who weren't a childhood fan of Inspector Gadget (which I can't see why someone wouldn't be a fan) not wanting to watch the Inspector Gadget movie (close to a decade ago played by Matthew Broderick).

3. DRAGONBALL: EVOLUTION - A HUGE NO! I grew up reading the comics and gave the cartoon a few tries (only reason why I didn't like the cartoon was because it took 10 episodes to finish up a fight and that's not including 2 extra episodes of Goku powering up into a Super Sayan). But this movie looks like a disaster. I'm already conflicted when Hollywood picks actors who don't fit certain roles - i.e. Samuel Jackson as Nick Fury; Sir Ben Kinsley as Ghandi (he did a great job but there just seems somthing immensely racist about a white man painting his face to play an Indian icon).
I like the kid who is playing Goku but I dread the fact that a white kid is playing Goku and Burma is actually a character in the movie who fights and tries to look gangsta. Just 'cause Hollywood throws Chow Yun Fat in there doesn't mean they'll win the Asian demographic over.
So in conclusion, I will never see this movie. Jackie Chan would be a perfect Goku by the way.

4. ANVIL! THE STORY OF ANVIL - No. Huge fan of documentaries, but when the topic is on a band I've never heard of (especially a Canadian band), there is no reason I would watch this film. It's along the lines of how I feel about biopics. Biopics on people I've never heard of spark absolutely no interest in me. I anticipate Mondays more than documentaries on Canadian rock bands.

5. THE MYSTERIES OF PITTSBURGH - Just reading the synopsis made my nose bleed and my head dizzy. I'm still losing blood as I am typing this. You may ask yourself "Damn, this movie looks interesting, why doesn't Sean like it?" First of all, a just-graduated son of a gangster sets out to explore his life options. You're the son of a freakin' gangster, unless it's like some gangsta from Camden, I'm assuming the dad is like a Corleone. If that's the case, there's no need to explore your life options; every option is out there for you! With the only exception for the police force or FBI. Anyways, as the main character is out to explore his life options, he is put on a romantically confusing collision course with a hedonistic couple... and that's when my nose bled.
So a gangster's son becomes not only romatically involved with a couple, but confusingly involved with a couple. So this is a story about a gangster trying to get in on a threesome.
I know I sound like an asshole, but I'm just giving my initial reaction to the synopsis. Maybe if they made a banging trailer that had more information, it might change my mind.

Re: #6: Actors I Wouldn’t Fight

SeanBreaksItDown — Sat, 18 Apr 2009 22:12:58 -0000

embedding disabled by request pops up when I try to watch the clip attached to this post. maybe it's just something wrong with my computer but just figured I'd let you know.

Re: #6: Actors I Wouldn’t Fight

SeanBreaksItDown — Sat, 18 Apr 2009 22:20:59 -0000

Chuck Norris is freakin' the man. A sign of how you can tell whether a man is "the man" and not to fuck with him, is that you can't tell his age and have some sense that he's been around forever. Chuck Norris has been forever because he is immortal. He roundhouse kicks his enemies just to be dramatic. We all know he can just snap his fingers and blow up the world.

Chuck Norris facts are indeed there for a reason. Our history books acts as cautionary tales left for the future descendants of our past ancestors. Chuck Norris facts serve the same purpose...
Historians remind us of our past so that the curse "History repeats itself" does not come true. Chuck Norris facts serve the same purpose...

I will never F with Chuck Norris because of one reason, and one reason only. I believe in Evolution. And as the Chuck norris Facts say - There is no theory of evolution, only a list of animals Chuck Norris allows to live. I am alive only because he allows me to live thus I will never F with him.

Re: New Releases for Apr. 17

SeanBreaksItDown — Sat, 18 Apr 2009 22:36:47 -0000

1. STATE OF PLAY - I'm not in a rush to go to the theaters for this but I will give this movie a shot, sooner or later. I'm a big fan of Russell Crowe; not a big fan of Ben Affleck. But Russell Crowe is just a great actor that any movie he is in, he lets his character shine and take over the movie.

2. CRANK: HIGH VOLTAGE - Why not? There is no reason why anyone wouldn't want to see Jason Statham grabbing the power lines just to get a kick in the morning. I guess coffee doesn't do it for action movie-stars. I enjoyed the first Crank, not the ending, but nonetheless it was still an entertaining adventure. I'll give this sequel a try.

3. 17 AGAIN - The trailer for this movie made me laugh and just from the trailer, I'm actually kind of impressed with Zac Efron. I enjoyed High School Musical but I was afraid that singing/dancing high school heart throbs was all he could play. He takes a risk by doing this movie, where we see him step out of his type-casted role to play a grown man, turning into a 17 year old, dancing high school heart throb. It's gonna be weird not hearing him sing,but nonetheless I commend him for stepping out of his shell. What's next? Zac Efron in Brokeback Mountain 2 as a singing (no dancing) 17 year old high school cowboy heart throb.
All that aside, I actually will want to watch this movie on DVD because the trailer was kind of funny, I didn't like how they throw in scenes of him dancing and shit but that's because the studio execs want to attract his fan base, but from the random scenes of him interacting with the adult cast, it seems like he holds his own.

4. EVERY LITTLE STEP - No. Just because it claims to be a documentary doesn't mean it'll be any different from a reality TV Show on BRAVO.

5. IS ANYBODY THERE? - Sure why not. Michael Caine is a classical actor who is just awesome in any role he plays. Maybe it's the accent and the fact that he's old that gets to me but I always enjoy his performances.

6. ENLIGHTEN UP - Seems like it's going to be a quirky, awkward comedy, which I always enjoy. I get a Little Miss Sunshine/Big Lebowki feeling about this, which is a good feeling.

7. GOODBYE SOLO - Wow... synopsis was kind of hard to digest. I'm gonna need a lot of a convincing from the trailer and positive reactions from friends to rent this movie when it's out on DVD.

8. AMERICAN VIOLET - Another drama that seems like the movie-watching experience would be exhausting and draining. I'll pass on this one.

9. SLEEP DEALER - This movie looks awesome! I was sort of hesitant when the trailer didn't have any dialogue and only had a narrator throughout the whole thing (which is a bad choice because it causes the trailer to not pull an audience member into the 1-minute experience). But the concept and premise sounds crazy and awesome and the trailer looks good too. I'm down to see this one.

Come on EhabM... get me some free movie tickets!

Re: #5: Actors I Wouldn’t Fight

SeanBreaksItDown — Sat, 18 Apr 2009 22:41:04 -0000

Jason Statham is another dude I would never F with.

the things he would do to prove his manlihood and impress a chick. Obviously he was at the car shop to show off his car, but to cover it up he says he's there to ask Ehab to fix it. there's a chick there and a bunch of dudes, so what does jason Statham do to impress the girl? Walk over and introduce himself? No. He picks a fight with everyone and beats the shit out of them meanwhile taking off his clothes, piece by piece.

"Wanna see my pecs baby? Let me beat this dude up with my dress shit and you'll see them."

Re: Colbert’s NASA run ends?

SeanBreaksItDown — Sat, 18 Apr 2009 22:45:17 -0000

I am a full-fledged supporter of the Colbert Nation, even though I am not a citizen.

I was really disappointed in Democracy when Colbert lost to Tranquility in the name contest for the NASA space module. But to be honest I'm not surprised. Democracy is a fascade. It says that everyone has equal say, but in the disclaimer note for democracy, it says that the evil people who sit at the round table deciding this country's fate has the right to deny any entry who's name is deemed inappropriate. So even though Colbert won, NASA doesn't want the people to feel like they have some power in the decision making, so they name the space module Tranquility. Wow, I would hate to be an astronaut right now... actually no I wouldn't cause being in space would be freakin' awesome and I would work out on my Colbert treadmill everyday.