Blockbuster, Superman and the Lost Boys

Have we all forgotten our passwords? Matt put in a few last ditch efforts to give this blog some life, but only a hint of a pulse remained deep embedded in our memories with cotton candy, Bill Cosby, and Lincoln Logs. I'm an obsessive person, I like to come back and try things over and over again, as I will try for a pulse in this blog here.

Blockbuster
I know one person who works for them. No offense against him. It is, however, official. Blockbuster sucks ass!! These arrogant asses always tend to get a little anger fueled inside as every time I go back, I walk out less happy than I walked in. For months I frequented the Blockbuster near the apartment until they finally closed down. The last few times I was met by employees with arrogance. First off, .... news flash, you work at Blockbuster, therefore, not qualified for arrogance. As I cashed out tonight, Jabba the Hut made sure my application was - whatever - while I waited and scanned the store from the fully stocked ice-cream vendor cart that read - DO NOT EAT - ICE CREAM IS BAD - to the 5 guys walking in the store that looked like a scene out of Reservoir dogs - (I watched them - waiting for guns to come flinging out of their trench coats.) And Netflix became a little more worthy of investigating.

Superman
Saw the 2006 release of Superman Returns on DVD. Disappointed. Superman now must deal with shared weekends with the kid, lustful feelings for his ex, who has now re-married, and a few other "NOW, THESE DAYS" issues of life. For instance, even though children on the street of Metropolis can snap a picture of Superman with Parker Posey, both Jimmy and Clark Kent still dress and act like it was 1976 and they were in the original Superman movie. Someone please tell these actors plagiarism is not good character. Metropolis has an era-identity crisis. And Superman has an identity crisis too. Sometimes, he's animated; maybe a little too animated - like in 3D. Yes, while we may now laugh at Christopher Reeves hung on strings surrounded by green screens - we may further laugh when Superman appears like he just got out of the Polar Express movie. And one final thing - there is a new Superman - (due to the passing of C. Reeves) - and maybe two new Superman's (the other accused animated Superman - played by ?Tom Hanks?) - all due to the dead-lead-role due-process theory of casting. So my question is why couldn't Gene Hackman come back as Lex? I'll give Kevin Spacey props on studying the old movies with the actors who played Clark Kent and Jimmy, but they really could have kept Hackman in for a little consistency. For any consistency besides the Daily Planet Globe and Superman. Is Hackman too old now? New casting law - if the actor who made the part lives - try to cast him first. Maybe he just read the script and got smart.

To tie it up, I anticipated this movie for at least the 13 minute drive home, but in the end - something wa missing - and my professional critics review - " .... eh."

The Lost Boys
There's Jay, and Brian, Craig and Bo, Jesse, Bri, Jason, and Matt, Susie and Alva. They are in never never blogging on this blog again land. Kidnapped by Captain Hook and accused of growing up. Windows are shut. Open them tonight. Throw some never-pants on, lift up your never-dresses, and come never-blog with us. I mean blog with us here in never never land, sometime. today. whenever, just as long as it ain't never. The bad never. I'm sending my faries over to help you fly, just think happy thoughts. You know what my happy thought was? Check the Pizza.

Oh yeah, choose your old Blogger account - forget the new Blogger/Google thing.