So I did indeed watch Hellboy II: The Golden Army and Tropic Thunder. Joisey Ken had given me a warning about Tropic Thunder describing how, despite a huge tv screen and a surround sound system, he and his wife and another couple fell asleep watching it. Not promising. But it has Jack Black playing a heroin addict. Ben Stiller, playing a typical Stilleresque doofus character. Robert Downey Jr. playing an Australian actor playing a black soldier.....yeah, it was as bad as it sounds. At least his character was. The concept of the movie wasn't all that bad. A reenactment of Vietnam war hero's story. Then the shoot goes awry and the actors are dropped in Laos or some place drug infested and think they are still shooting the movie, even though the director gets blown up right in front of them when he steps on a landmine. There are few compelling reasons to see this movie, but one is to see Tom Cruise as a balding, overweight, hair armed movie producer. He was pretty funny. The movie all in all is a snoozer, though I didn't actually fall asleep.
Hellboy II was very different though. If you haven't seen the first Hellboy yet, then this one might not be interesting to you. If you saw HB though, the sequel is top notch. Guillermo del Toro and Brooke Burgess make a compelling team with their attention to detail. If you rent this movie, you need to see the extra cut where GdT takes you on a walk through the Troll Market. Awesome scenes and detail. The special effects are outstanding as you might expect. A very entertaining film.
Switching topics to the Bears! Yes, we had a solid win over a terrible team, but a win is a win. We're 6-5 and tied for the lead with Minnesota. Green Bay is a game behind at 5-6 after getting absolutely spanked by New Orleans. So next week we go to Minnesota with first place on the line. Though we beat Minnesota in Chicago, it will be a tough chore to beat them in Minnesota. It should be a good game, but it might hinge on on Orton's ankle. If he's healthy and they can move the ball on offense and keep Minnesota's offense off the field, we'll have a chance. A special teams score could be the difference.
Tonight I downloaded my first songs to my iPhone! Very excited by that accomplishment. Baby steps.....baby steps.....
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Once you become fully integrated with your iphone you will feel naked without it.
or if you see both HB I and HB II back to back - this is a wee bit too much HB
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