Two thumbs down

A few months back I wrote a blog in defense of German director Uwe Boll and the constant barrage of hateful criticism that he is showered with daily. Well, it seems that he didn’t need my protection after all. He has taken matters into his own hands, or should I say gloves, and has challenged the critics to settle it once and for all in the ring. A ten round boxing match should shut most critics up – They are computer nerds after all. Several critics have published open letters accepting the challenge. Here is one of those letters

It may sound rash but Uwe says it’s more for fun that anything else. It's five matches total and they will be filmed. The final result will be used in his latest master piece Seed. Ohh the irony. The very critics who despise him will actually be in one of his movies.

Here’s a clip from one of the matches. This time it’s Dr Boll’s turn to vent some of his anger over the injustices that have been brought upon him by the internet community.

That’s what I call two thumbs down!

The Chris Isaak vs. Paris Hilton case

The summer is officially over for me which means more free time. Free time to ponder the media world around me that is.

For all you people who have spent the summer under a rock it may come as a surprise that the hotel heiress and Guinness book girl Paris Hilton have released a video to her UB40 inspired song Stars are blind.

The video is directed by Chris Applebaum who is a force to be reckoned with within the music video community. So what has this to do with Chris Isaak I hear you ask? Well, I’ll tell you. The question is how much can you borrow before your creation turns from being an homage to being a rip off? Your honor, the prosecution here by presents their evidence in the Issak vs. Hilton case.

Evidence A:



Even if the Hilton image is much clearer here the moving images with the rolling wave is strikingly similar. Some might say that a nice surf wave like that can be found in many summer inspired videos. But your honor, this in only the first of many images that share similarities with my client’s acclaimed video Wicked games.

Evidence B:



Indeed many people have made out at palm trees such as these your Honor. But take a look at the evidence submitted. It would be hard pressed to say that it is mere coincidence that Paris tries to look seductive while grinding herself aginst a palm tree in the same manner as Ms Christiansen did all those year ago.

Evidence C:



Playing in the surf and making out as the water splash around you is an every day occurrence if you listen to the Defense your Honor. But doing it in grainy but stylish black and white just as my client did is pushing it.

The black and white style and the three different themes constitute a breach of integrity on my client’s side. All my client wants is a public confession your Honor. In the world today the kids have no sense of history. They think Limp Bizkit really came up with their hit Behind blue eyes and in the light of that my client want some recognition that it was him, not the factory made pop princess Paris, who came first.

This gives a new and frightening meaning to the old expression Guilty by association.

One of those movie reviews

This is another one of those assignments I took from this blog. Sometimes you need someone to kick you in the ass to get anything done at all. Let this be a lesson to you all.


Clerks 2: With no power comes no responsibility

Twelve years ago Dante and Randal worked at a Quick Stop Convenient Store peddling cigarettes and other indispensable items to the uninterested public. The tag line then was “Just because they serve you doesn’t mean they like you”. It was just two guys working a dead end job while they tried to figure out what they were supposed to do with their life.

Now over ten years later something radical happens to the dynamic duo. Something that will irrevocably change their life forever – the Quick Stop burns to the ground. That leaves them no other choice than move on to another dead end job at Mooby’s. In the real world Mooby’s would have been called Mc Donald complete with the bright colors and the deceptive family themed meals.

Just as the first installment it all takes place in the space of one day. Dante is getting married and is moving to florida with his wife to be, who by the way have a really big clit. To mark the momentous event Randal decides to throw a going away party. Trust me when I say it is going to a day to remember.

The first Clerks were director Kevin Smith’s directorial debut all shot in black and white to save money. It was a dialogue driven story that mixed existential thoughts about growing up with long monologues revolving around subjects such as hermaphrodite porn and Star Wars. The second movie uses the same mix of raunchy language and spot on thoughts about being thirty. The movie really is about taking the final step from boyhood to adulthood. About doing it your way and not the way everyone else want you to. I could not help but smile with a mix of repulsion and recognition as I watched it.

You either love it or you don’t. Either way it is a sweet little tale about two thirty something’s finally growing up... Ohh, that and interspecies erotica.