M.I.A - Paper Planes
This song is from the upcoming film Pineapple Express (IMDb)
Archive for July, 2008
July 30, 08 by Don Wilson
A Professor stood before his philosophy class and had some items in front
of him. When the class began, wordlessly, he picked up a very large and
empty mayonnaise jar and proceeded to fill it with golf balls. He then
asked the students if the jar was full. They agreed that it was.
So the Professor then picked up a box of pebbles and poured them into the
jar. He shook the jar lightly. The pebbles rolled into the open areas
between the golf balls. He then asked the students again if the jar was
full. They agreed it was.
Before I really delve into anything too deep about the movie, I’ll go ahead and warn you that I intend to not hold back any of the spoilers. A full review of a movie requires one to talk about every bit of the gory details - this review included.
Now that that is out of the way, allow me to preface this review with a small statement: Dark Knight is the best movie I’ve seen in a number of years and likely will see in the foreseeable future. It is the best comic-based movie ever made. The summer is done as far as movies are concerned (and it’s only mid-July!). Now that’s out of the way, back to the review -
As a fan of basically any movie ever made, I’ve seen hundreds of films in recent years and none of them has had the amount of hype and desperate urge to be watched as The Dark Knight. The first thing I wondered when Heath Ledger died was: “Wait… he’s in Batman, did he finish filming his role as Joker?” Not too sentimental of a statement about one of the most promising could’ve-beens (especially after this film) but I think it speaks volumes about the level of secrecy surrounding the movie.
I’ve recently started reading books for entertainment and couldn’t enjoy anything more when I’m in my time of solitude, right before bed. I first started with a short story collection by Stephen King entitled Everything’s Eventual. Instead of rambling on why you should read (if you currently don’t), I’m going to write a few thoughts about each story in the book as that seems slightly more interesting.
Everything’s Eventual
Autopsy Room Four
King has the skill to be extremely detailed when describing visual and audible happenings in a story, and this couldn’t ring any more true in the story of a man who is alive during his autopsy.
The Man in the Black Suit
The story is set back in the 20s/30s of a kid, while trying to fish, comes across a man in a dark suit: the Devil.
All That You Love Will Be Carried Away
Typical Stephen King, a story that can be told in 2-3 ends up lasting 40+ pages. A traveling salesman tries to commit suicide in a rented hotel after dreaming of what his life should be like.
I’m going to clean up the blog from annoying rants and other uninteresting things that I had to get off my chest. I promise to post on more interesting things 
I intend to write about: book reviews, movie reviews, web development stuff, news, and (interesting) thoughts.