Comic for Monday, May 11, 2009

Posted: 6:30 am, Monday, May 11th

Man, first things first, Star Trek was like a warm blanket. After the shitstorm that was the prequels and the absolutely forgettable mess that was the Crystal Skull, Star Trek was better than anyone had a right to expect. It was fast, it was exciting, it was funny, it was true to its roots, and it kept the fucking mood spot-on throughout. Anyone griping about it really just needs to loosen up and stop working on their PhD on Klingon mating rituals. There was literally a dude in a red shirt whose sole purpose was to get killed. If you haven't seen it yet, I won't say anything else, but I highly endorse it to anyone with a drop of dork in their veins. Kirk was a hotshot horndog, Spock was torn between his human and Vulcan sides, McCoy said, "Dammit, I'm a doctor, not a ---" at one point... I dunno how else to get across how much I liked this film. I'm not saying it's an Academy Award winner, but .. OK, it's the first movie in a long time I can see myself buying the DVD of. How about that? (And the Enterpise was clearly designed by Apple.)

Second things second, 2.0 and I caught this absolutely bizarre Swedish vampire film called Let the Right One In over the Netflix, and, wow. It was the most slow and ponderous film on vampires I've ever seen. It also backed up every preconception I've ever had about the Swedes, none of which I realized I had. Watching Let the Right One In, though, you will never doubt that you are watching a Swedish film. It is very good, just very, very weird.

I'm sure I've disappointed Ondy with the clean-shaven Wolfman, but we'll be getting to that.

Do I have other things to say? I'm not really sure I do. I liked Star Trek, I mentioned that... I've got two classes left in my grad course for the semester, but you don't care about that... Yeah, I guess that's all. Oh, I finally rooted for the winning team on a reality show - Tammy and Victor won the Amazing Race last night, and I really turned in their favor in the past few weeks. What, so I watch the Amazing Race. Shut up.

Awe. Some.

I was sitting next to the Lowest Common Denominator in the theater the other day, by the way. Every preview was a sure-fire hit. GI Joe, which looks to be the second-shittiest movie of the summer (dammit, we've all seen the Matrix, not everything needs to be the Matrix), she "had to see," Transformers 2, which looks to be the shittiest movie of the summer (hidden signs at "ancient sites all over the world"? wtf?), looked awesome, and Night at the Museum 2 looked like "it has a little of the original in it - that's good!" Fuck my eye.

Oh, I know what else I noticed at the movie. The Virgin Megastore at Union Square is closing. This is the end of an era for me. In my early 20s, I spent an abnormal amount of time meeting up with friends at Union Square, and it would always be at the Virgin Megastore. I don't know where 23-year old Bullfrogw would meet before a night out these days. Somehow, the sushi section of Whole Foods doesn't have the same ring to it as the sale rack of Virgin. I'm pourin' a 40.

Yeah, I think that's it. Happy Monday.

bullfrog

Zero -- Monday, May 11 2009, 09:47 am

Paps.

That was a great performance last night, considering he pitched himself up against a wall.

What the hell is that shit on Wolfman's face? Is he pulling a Chad Gaudin?

Wolfman now has the same facial hair as my boss. Is there a name for a beard like that? We were debating it in a meeting the other day and couldn't come to any conclusions.

I'd call it the Shaggy.

I'd call it the Youkilis Junior. Or Junior Youkilis. Either.

Chin pubes.

BF: thought you might like this comparison.

http://www.ranyontheroyals.com/

That is some great shit, Treemont.