Hate

Roger Ebert. The man has no shame. Here's what he had to say about Batman Begins:

"It's the best and darkest of the Batman pictures."

Wrong on both counts fucko. Now, I know Roger Ebert is getting pretty fucking old, and his memory may not be what it used to be. But you'd have to have goddamned Alzheimer's to take Christain and Liam over Michael and Jack. Plus, Basinger was way, way better than Mrs. Tom Cruise. And that's only the beginning. (cough) Batwing (cough) Jesus! Has the whole world gone mad? Dark? Not likely. Batman Returns takes that honor. What a dick.

Drax out.

P.S. The 3rd season finale of Nip/Tuck was pretty satisfying. I did predict the ending halfway into the first hour, but hey I watch a lot of fucking TV. Overall, the 3rd season was a bit weaker than the second, but that's only because the 2nd season was beyond brilliance. Here's looking towards 2007. In the meantime, bring on The Shield and Rescue Me!

No Hate

Nip/Tuck. Hooray for Tuesday. Only 3 new episodes left! What will I do when the season is over? Probably wait patiently for new episodes of FX's The Shield to start on January 10, 2006. Plug!

Drax out.

Hate, No Hate

X-Men 3. If you wander over to Apple's Quicktime site you may catch a glimpse of the new teaser trailer for the latest and probably last X-Men movie. I did. Still not having any part of it. Don't get me wrong; it's an effective presentation - one that would get just about anyone pretty goddamn excited about the movie. The action looks well rendered. There are plenty of new characters to chew on. And Brett Ratner & Co. appear to have given this third installment a far greater scope than Bryan Singer's two more economical ventures. But I digress. The Drax is not "just about anyone" and will not be won over by Brett Ratner eye candy. This movie has all the makings of an ostentatious, disjointed mess - heavy on action, little on substance. Now before you berate with comments like:

"Drax, it's a comic book movie. How much substance does it have to have?"

"Drax, you're no fun. You Nazi! That looks awesome."

"Drax, get your head out of your ass"

Let me just say that structure is important at some point. If I want a story imbued with mindless action briefly punctuated with witty character "showcase" moments, I'll rent Fantastic Four, again. Actually, let me clarify that last point. I have never rented Fantastic Four. I mean c'mon. Who doesn't think that this movie will merely be a series of "mutant X does something cool, Mutant Y does something cooler"? Jesus. Then in place of real characterization, the writers cough up some cheap, cop-out plot developments designed to compensate for lack of imagination. What if (shock) we hook up these two X-Men and kill some major characters in the process? Won't that blow your mind? Won't that make this movie an epic? Sadly not.

Drax out.

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