Movie Reviews

The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor  

I thought the story and effects were good but the fact that Brendan Frazier only looked about 10-15yrs (at most) older than his son sort of didn't work for me. I would have liked to see more of Jet Li but my favorite characters were the snow creatures they showed in the trailers.

Clockstoppers

think this is a good family movie. It's works for young teens to adults, because there's no nudity or profanity. There's some decent special effects with a subplot about family. There's some laughs, especially in the night club scene, to go with the action. It's worth checking out.

Catacombs

This is a terrible movie. It's very boring and easy to guess what's really going on. Like previous reviewer stated it is very repetitive with the main character running around screaming and crying. Please don't watch this movie if flashing lights bother you or makes you have seizures! Not worth the headache this movie gave me a headache.

Doomsday

This is a decent sci-fi/action movie. It seems to take aspects from the "Mad Max" movies, "Escape from New York," and the "Resident Evil" movies. There's one scene where you see a naked lady in a bathtub shooting at people, some people find that attractive, but that's all you'll get there. There's plenty of shooting, bombs going off, and a nice "Bentley" getting torn up a highway. It's a good movie to watch late at night with some friends when you're wanting one of those "no brainer" movie.

Single White Female 2: The Psycho

This is a poor sequel to the original. There's of course a love triangle and at least one of the girl's in this one has mental issues...maybe more than one. The women are nice looking, but doesn't make up for the bad story line. I would skip on this one next time.

Punisher: War Zone

This is a decent movie. It's hard to call it a sequel because it's a different guy playing Frank Castle. I like it for the action and just blowing *hit up! It's a good movie to watch late at night or with the guys, but NOT a date movie.

X-Men Origins: Wolverine

I liked this prequel to the X-Men trilogy. There's a lot of background into Wolverine's life and some insight into how Xavier gets the X-Men started. You meet Sabertooth, Deadpool, The Blob, Toad, Cyclops, Agent Zero, and many more from Marvel comics. It's got a love story in it so the ladies might tolerate it but it's mostly just for the guys.

Are you happy with your job? I'M SO HAPPY I HAVE A JOB!!

Have you heard or read the unemployment rate ROSE to 9.8%, highest since 1983, according to Washington (see Yahoo article). They say this is the worst recession since 1930's.

With everything in my life, this just makes me appreciate my job even more!

What about you? What do you do? Is the next job just around the corner or is months or years away?

I don't see me leaving my job anytime soon. I have benefits, good pay (at least for my area), some pretty good people, and at times I really do enjoy my job.

I don't see me winning the lottery anytime soon but if I do I would still work...hopefully for myself rather than someone else. Until that day comes I plan on being happy with my job, being able to pay my bills, and keep a roof over my family's head. What about you?

I feel like ranting about TV shows I like....and ones I don't like

Let me first ask what tv shows do you enjoy now or have ever enjoyed?

We didn't have cable growing up, well not till I had my first apartment at 18 and while I can say now that just means I still years to "grow up." I remember watching shows like KNIGHT RIDER, A-Team, DALLAS, SANFORD & SONS, GOLDEN GIRLS, GUNSMOKE, THREE STOOGES, VOLTRON, G.I. JOE, GOBOTS, SILVERHAWKS, THUNDERCATS, FRIENDS, ER, MASH, and more I can't remember the names of. More recently I enjoy EVERBODY LOVES RAYMOND, KING OF QUEENS, HOUSE, BONES, NCIS, CSI, NUMBERS, HELL'S KITCHEN, IRON CHEIF/IRON Chief AMERICA, AMERICAN CHOPPER, AMERICAN HOT ROD, UNIVERSE, GANGLAND, SONS OF ANARCHY, THE FORGOTTEN, and NIP/TUCK ... more to come as the new season has started and there are some shows that look entertaining.


Sometimes I even enjoy watching sports: football, basketball, baseball and racing. My family and I like to go see the local team at the park and I sit there eating my peanuts and rooting for the home team. I watch the Olympics when they come around once all the pomp and circumstance is over. I enjoy watching people to extraordinary things that they have dedicated their lives to do for a very short time.

I like shows that are original. Most of the ones I have mentioned have spin-off’s and HOLLYWOOD is getting less and less original whether it's TV or movies. A lot of TV networks and movie studios are coping each other or things from past. Now don't get me wrong TRANSFORMERS and it's sequel are great movies but would someone have come up with the idea if it had not been for the original cartoon from the 80's?

"Reality TV" as it's called is a prime example of the DECLINE of our creativity in HOLLYWOOD. Maybe it's because they are taking the arts out of schools or the increase in the strength of illegal drugs or that people are trying to be healthier so they are drinking less Starbucks or the crazy energy drinks? The only "Reality TV" show I've enjoyed every season since it started is the popular AMERICAN CHOPPER about the family run company of Orange County Choppers. They don't seem to be acting when they fight, yell, throw things, run over stuff with their trucks, or build a chopper or two. AMERICAN HOTROD is off the air because the famous Boyd Codington passed away. He made some awesome hotrods over the years and seemed to be a nice guy in the cut throat world of hotrod building. HELL'S KITCHEN stars Gordon Ramsey one of the top chiefs of the world. I enjoy cooking for friends and family (recipes to come later) so I enjoy this even though things seem over the top at times. Have you ever worked in a kitchen over a hot stove with servers yelling at you for orders? Well if you have you'd know he's just trying to be like a military Drill Instructor who makes his soldiers strong enough to handle to stress of battle. Now I'm not sure how IRON CHEIF AMERICA classified but I consider it to be a "Reality Cooking Show" but I enjoy watching them run around making some incredible dishes off the top of their heads and under the stress of a time limit and having to make 5 dishes. I get a lot of recipes off of www.FoodNetwork.com to try at home.

I don't like the other "Reality TV" shows because they do seem scripted and feel fake...like they are just saying what the producers want. You can see this if can catch some out takes. I told my wife that John and Kate would feel stupid if their marriage didn't work out, but I guess instead they are bigger that before. It's almost like they decided the only ways to keep the show going was to have more kids or get a divorce. Neither parent ever seemed happy to me, except on the RARE occasion but with that many kids it would be hard to find time for yourself so I can understand feeling depressed or overwhelmed. MTV's shows mostly seem scripted and are getting less different and more similar. I would say that goes for CBS also with shows like SURVIVOR and BIG BROTHER. They are both about how low will someone go to win some money that winners are on the show because they are too lazy to work for the money like most Americans.

Well it's late at night and only info-mercies are on so I'm going to watch a classic SWORD IN THE STONE and then get some sleep...have to work tonight so look for a new post this weekend.

Take care....

Movie Reviews

I enjoy movies and here are some of my movie reviews:

Red Belt

It's about one man's struggle to be true to himself versus doing what everyone else wants/expects him to do. His love for his "art" versus his love for his family & friends. His whole world is crumbling and he tries to help, but it just keeps getting worse. He tries his only way out, but finds out it's a lie. He was betrayed by his family, which causes him to loose one friend; but will he loose his honor or will he keep it? It's a good twist at the end and worth watching over and over.

Surfer Dude

This movie is not funny. There's plenty of topless girls and a seemingly endless supply of weed and beer. I'm with some of the other people I don't get why Matthew McConaughey did this movie.

The Tattooist

This has "echoes" of "Stir of Echoes." This one is about the ancient art of tattooing,which was started in the Pacific. This is a story about love, honor, and respect. I am a person who appreciates the art of tattooing so I might have enjoyed this one more than someone who doesn't get why people really get tattooed, but it is at least some what an original story and very nice looking cast to back it up. Check it out because I don't think you'll be disappointed.

Alpha Dog

This is based on true events. I think it was a bit slow going in the middle. It's worth checking out if you like movies based true events. The actors seem to do a decent job. There's just enough nudity/sex to keep you watching to figure there would be more, but you'll be disappointed.

Never Back Down

This is a good movie, but it does remind me of "Karate Kid" from the 80's. It's about a guy who's dealing with his feelings in the wrong ways. The single mom moves her family to benefit her younger son, and probably to get away from memories of her dead husband. The main character has survivors guilt about the father's death, and he has to get over it. There's some "eye candy" for the ladies and gents, so it could be a date movie. I sooner think it's more for just the fellas. Enjoy this one.

Baby Gone Baby

I think this movie is a break out role for Casey Affleck and a break out directing movie for Ben Affleck. With that said I think the story is predictable. I didn't have it ALL worked out by the end but I figured out a lot of the twist really early. If you've seen "Freedomland" before this one, I think you'll figure it out early. It's a good one to check out, and it really does make you think. Check it out.

Stop Loss

This is a very dramatic movie. It has a lot of strong emotions, and if you know someone in the military I'm sure it'll strike home. I think this is Ryan Phillipe's strongest movie. This movie is about family, friends, and honoring both. This movie should really make you think about what's going on here in the families at home and the military people everywhere.

The Eye

Jessica Alba is still a young star in Hollywood and is trying to show she can do a serious role after her less serious roles. I think she does a good job, but I didn't enjoy the story so much. This movie is really about someone who needed to appreciate what she has/doesn't have; and someone who just wanted to help people even if those people didn't want her help. There is some creepy scenes with "death," and check out the extras to see how their made and that's even more gruesome.

Stay posted for more reviews or leave questions you might have about other movies.

Back at this...

How was your weekend?
Friday:Mine started out stressful because I had to call into work on Friday because my wife has been experiencing pain & numbness in her left arm...I found this out Thurs. night/Friday morning after she got up because she couldn't sleep. Well she went to see her Primary Care Physician on Friday who scheduled her for an MRI but couldn't really treat the problem. Friday night about 6-6:15pm my wife starts talking to me about her arm bothering her and she'd rather me not go into work just in case...well I "out sick" as little as possible because if read my previous post know I have my own health issues...so I told her if I called in I was going to take her to the ER at one of our local rackets, oops I mean Hospitals. She said she'd go so I called out of work.
We get to the Hospital about 7pm and they seem pretty busy, but I would expect that from all my previous visits to this same ER.
We wait...wait some more...the triage nurse sees her and forgets all about my wife's pain in her arm and concentrates on why she hasn't take some anxiety meds per PCP prescribed for her so I pipe up and tell the nurse she was worried about taking the meds because I SHOULD be at work leaving my wife to take care of our 2yr old son alone. At this time I think the light bulb came on and she acted like she understood why we were there. We got told to more to the next area and wait...wait some more...they call my wife's name to go see the doctor and have test..."oh sir you can't come back to the green area, no visitors allowed," well she's my wife and I don't think she wants to be alone but ok...I wait some more...about 30mins and no word so I go up to the counter to inquire about my wife...sir I can't tell you because our computer system is down. I told the nice lady to reboot the computer or have someone reboot the server because I need to know what's going on with my wife because NO ONE has told me anything. She explained what the "Green" area is...well simply put it's for patients who aren't in serious need of care and they think they can get them out faster than others. I was somewhat relieved so I sat down and read in my "City of Ashes" novel I had been reading in since we got there, and I think I had already ready about 3 chapters (sorry I read slow). About another 30mins go by and no one comes out to tell me anything and still no wife. I return to the counter to ask the nice lady AGAIN about my wife...guessing their system was up this time because she told me that my wife had a couple of x-rays taken and was waiting on the Radiologist to read them. I again returned to my seat and began to wait... She came out a few minutes later to tell me that the diagnosis was strained muscles. Like I said a RACKET!
Saturday:
I started this day off badly enough...guess I woke up on the "wrong side of the bed" but since I sleep alone because I work nights it's hard to say what's the "wrong" side. I was mean to my mom, wife, and son...well I guess all three anyways, and I'm sorry for that but I can admit it at least!
I ate, got ready for work, and got there ok. Things seemed to calm down and I thought it would just be like any other weekend at work.
I called my wife to check on her and she gave me the news that my SISTER was in the Racket, oops Hospital ER, with EXTREME pain is her right side...here I go again.
I called my mom and she informed he what was going on which didn't give me any details but enough to know I wouldn't need to leave work. My sister's kids were with their father (she has two girls & one boy). I told my supervisor what was going on but that I hoped she'd be ok so I didn't need to leave. I didn't hear anymore that night.
Sunday:
I got off from work and was driving home, so I called the same Hospital I had taken my wife to on Friday only to find out that she had been discharged...go figure it's a RACKET!
I called my mom and left a message.
I got home, got cleaned up, and went to bed.

When I got up I called my mom told me that my sister was still in pain and had to go to her PCP on Monday because the people at the RACKET wouldn't admit her and didn't know what was wrong.

Monday:

My sister went to her PCP who sent her to a OB who sent her to a surgeon who sent her to EXCEL Imagining (ALL part of the RACKET) to have ANOTHER (she had one Saturday at the RACKET) CT with contrast which came up clear so STILL no real answers!

I'm not sure where she goes from here except just take it easy and hope for the best...and this is "Modern Medicine"....sometimes I wonder?!

In the begining...

Today is my first posting and just to let you know I SUCK at spelling! I have a lot to say but not much time. I'm a 30yr. old father and husband who works night shifts, but who's hoping to get moved to days SOON. I'm VERY proud of my son because he's smart, funny, and has started using the "potty." My wife and I have been together since her 18th birthday (except for a couple of months) which was June 13, 2000. We have our ups and downs...especially with me working nights but we love each other. We both have good jobs for our area, and luckily we both have good Health Insurance.

My health problems:

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  Sleep Apnea (when I was tested I stopped breathing 23 times/hour...no wonder I was tired!)
  
  
  
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  Hashimoto's Thyroiditis (my body is attacking my thyroid, ie an autoimmune disease, so hypothyroidism basically)  http://www.healthdiaries.com/thyroiditis.htm
  
  
  
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  Reflux (have had this ALL my life and it BURNS; thank you ZANTAC!!)
  
  
  
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  Overweight (partly because of the sleep apnea & hypothyroidism)
  
  
  
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  bad eye sight (I use a rigid/hard contact which helps mostly)
  
  
  

Surgeries & Broken bones:

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  Heart Closure (yes heart surgery when I was only 1 & 1/2yrs old)
  
  
  
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  endoscopy (first one at the age of about 8yrs old)
  
  
  
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  torn rotator cuff so surgery to reattach the tendon
  
  
  
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  broken 5th metatarsal in my left foot
  
  
  
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  broken 5th metatarsal in my right foot (twice - about 6 months apart)
  
  
  
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  surgery to put a "screw" & bone graft in the 5th metatarsal of my right foot
  
  
  
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  stress fracture of the 4th metatarsal in my left foot
  
  
  
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  arthroscopic surgery summer '08 to have excess cartilage cut out of my left knee
  
  
  
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  stress fracture of the 4th metatarsal in my right foot
  
  
  

Needless to say I have racked up on medical bills. I have a Primary Care Doctor, an Endocrinologist, an Gastroenlogist, an Optomologist, and an Optometrist....not to mention a Dentist in the mix somewhere. Man I burn some brain cells thinking about all those ologist I go to!

Well back to my work schedule, everyone in my family hates it, but it gives me time to do things...like making stuff out of "paracord," washing and folding clothes, reading, watching movies/tv, working out, or cruising the web (mostly ebay or craigslist).

I am a member of a certain online movie rental site and have been on and off since they started. It's an easy way to rent movies without having to worry about late fees killing your wallet, because we ALL forget to take movies back and remember when it's not the best time....so who wants to go out in the pj's?! They mail the movies to you and when you're done just put it back in the envelope they sent it in and mail it. You'll get your new ones in about a day depending on how far from a distribution warehouse you live. You can assign up to 500 movies to be in your "que" which is just their way of saying your list of movies you want. You can even save movies to your "que" that haven't some out yet! I almost always have my "que" full. You can also friend people with similar taste in movies and exchange notes (much like blogging). They also allow you to rate movies based on the 5star system ...one star= it sucks while five stars =it kicks ass. They allow you to make list based on whatever category you want so you can find some cool new releases this way, but the most helpfull option are the reviews that people can type.

It's past my bed time so I'll talk more later....

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