World of Meh!

If you manage to walk away from Taken having learned one lesson, that lesson would be to never fuck with Liam Neeson.  If you do, you will die so hard that your ancestors will feel it.  Seriously.

Well, it’s Monday, and it’s 11:00 A.M.

I am pleased to announce that the First Place winner of Harry Potter is – deaf omega! You will be receiving 1 of the Harry Potter posters and the slap bracelet. Hope your little one enjoys!

Today we are feeling charitable. Very charitable. Right now is the start of our first giveaway during the Blogathon.  You guys and gals are competing for some very cool goodies.

How might one win these great freebies?

Post a comment!

If you’ve been living under a rock, then you wouldn’t know that the genius known as Tim Burton has been working on Alice in Wonderland.

If you are aware of Mr. Burton’s endeavours, then you probably know that today a trailer for it was released onto the internet. It spread like wildfire, only to be deleted by Disney (because they suck).

Tonight, Lindsey and I were treated to an advance screening of Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince.  Details of our good fortune can be found here.  We sat to watch the film with many of our Twitter friends, such as @leftybrown and @mrsleftybrown, @ChrisHangsleben and @KarmaKaze7, @DanielDanger, and more!  Before the film began, however, came a series of trivia questions from @mikeoz of the Fresno Beehive.  I managed to answer the question directed at my group, “Who played Dumbledore?”  I quickly raised my hand and answered, “Michael Gambon.”  I was rewarded with a Dark Mark LED pointer, and a pair of Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince posters.  Very cool swag!

Browsing around on Youtube, I came across this video that made me laugh so damn hard. It’s from RecklessTortuga, a sketch comedy group from Los Angeles. If you are a fan of either Twilight (gag) or Harry Potter (yay!), be sure to watch this video (it also pretty much solidifies my reasons for NOT wanting to watch Twilight).

In the days of my youth, I was told what it means to be a man.

Midnight premieres.

I have been to many midnight premieres in the years that I have walked upon the earth.  I revel in the atmosphere of a midnight premiere.  I rejoice in the opportunity to interact with my people.  The true believers, not just in the content, but in the medium itself, make themselves known.  This is the ultimate movie-going event, save one.

Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince, a film adaptation of the book with the same title, will appear in theaters in 28 days!  If you haven’t seen the first five movies, but plan on seeing this one, then please, I beg of you, watch the first five movies before going to the sixth.  If you haven’t read the books, then you need the first five movies to provide a great deal of back story and character development that will help you understand the dynamics in the sixth movie.  If you have read the books, the movies vary slightly from the books, and it will be helpful for you to connect with the characters and become accustomed to the environments presented in the films.

UPDATE: Congrats to @spookygirl!! Thanks to everybody who played and we will try to have more contests/giveaways in the future!

Tonight at Sierra Vista Cinemas, otherwise known as Criterion 16, they are having an advanced screening of Away We Go starring John Krasinksi and Maya Rudolph.

Why does the movie industry feel the need to saturate viewers with movie remakes?  Why not do something original more often?  The last few years, especially, has seen a veritable explosion of movie remakes, and it seems the trend is far from over.