The Newest Dodd

A special, late post.

I have become an Uncle to a nephew once more! Gavin Henry Dodd made his debut this evening weighing in at 6lbs, 12oz with a reach of 19 3/4 inches(from head to toe).

Here is a photo of my brother Ken, the proud papa, and Gavin. Gavin's Mom, Jeanne Dodd, was unavailable for a comment due to what is known in the medical community as "fucking exhaustion!"

 

Gavin's older brother Tristen also was not available for comment. Eyewitness reports claim that Tristen was in a corner of the waiting room mourning the loss of his "only child indulgent" status.

Please join me in welcoming Gavin to this plane of existence. It sure beats swimming in amniotic goo in a dark womb.

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Who Wanted Some?!

Saw Wanted. Kicked and displayed Angelina Jolie ass! Nuff said!

But I'm going to anyway.

First James McAvoy.

Mr. Tumnus found a way out of Narnia and lost the parasol for a pair of Desert Eagles.

Angelina Jolie.

She doesn't have a lot of lines to chew on, but she's simply amazing! She can beat on my face with brass knuckles anytime!

Timur Bekmambetov.

Gotta give it to the Russkie. He knows how to direct action. I loved his Nightwatch and Daywatch films and he has made the transition to the Hollywood studio system with style. His movies are eyegasmic and this one is no exception. I bet he could make The Sound of Music kick you in the balls with ecstasy!

So see this one!

Somebody Shoot this Mother ....!!!

Going to see a midnight screening of Wanted tonight. The movie is getting great reviews so I can't wait!!

I'll post a review tomorrow. Check out this red band trailer for a glimpse of the kick in the groin, adrenaline rush, celluloid euphoria I hope this movie is going to be. Plus it has a wet, back tatted Angelina Jolie.

Don't Make Me Angry...

I'm going to see the new Hulk movie on Friday.

New Hulk movie, new RandomTroy banner.

I have higher hopes for this film. I wasn't a fan of the Ang Lee pyschological mess Hulk of a few years ago. I don't want a Sigmund Freud Hulk. I want a Chuck Norris Hulk (minus the beard).

I know this film throws a shout out to the TV series, but I hope it throws a shout out to some serious Hulk smashing!

I do approve of the recasting of Bruce Banner from Eric Bana to Edward Norton.

I never bought Hector as a nerdy scientist.
But Smoochy...I'll buy that for a dollar.
However, I'll take Jennifer Connolly over Liv Tyler any day of the week and twice yesterday.





<<<<<<<<< Delicious!
Pointy!>>>>>>>>

Don't Talk to Strangers!

How pathetic am I? I just spent the last 2 hours watching Steve Jobs keynote at the WWDC on the iPhone. I learned about the new Apps Store, the MobileMe web client and the new 3G iPhone. And I don't even own an iPhone!

What!


I saw a free screening of The Strangers the other night. It was sponsored by Creative Screenwriting and had a Q&A with writer/director Bryan Bertino. Unfortunately, the highlight of the evening was the Q&A as the movie was underwhelming. Lots of "cats in the alley" scares but nothing more. Really, really unbelievable circumstances that are more contrived than an Oliver Stone screenplay.

You can hear the Q&A here.



The little ghost from The Orphanage grew up to be a stalker of Arwen.

What Are You Supposed To Be? A Lion Tamer? No, I used to Be Indiana Jones.

Per my last post, here is my review of Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Dull Skulls.

There you go!

Seriously, I was disappointed. I went in with low expectations and came out deflated and empty. The action is anti-climatic, the dialog is tired and mundane. Then there's Shia LeBouf.

Not even gonna go there.

The only minutely enjoyable thing about the movie is Harrison Ford. It was nice to see Karen Allen as Marion Ravenwood again, but the character is a shell of her former "I can drink more fermented yak piss than a mongol Yeti" self. Steven Spielberg's directing shows up for a cameo or two, but like an M&Ms dinner, it's enjoyable but too brief to satisfy.

Unfortunately, the movie reeks with the heavy hand of George Lucas. It's tragic that a filmmaker that I idolized as a youth has denigrated to Star Wars Ep. 1-3 and now Indy 4. It's time for the man to hang it up and retire with his fortune to Skywalker Ranch and pass the Force on to a younger generation (I won't fuck up Star Wars Ep. 7-9 George. I promise!).

If you are a die hard Indy fan, then you will see this movie in the theater. Nothing I write here is going to stop you and I understand that. I am a Indy loon. Raiders of the Lost Ark holds the distinction of being the first movie I saw twice in the same day in a theater (and the only film I have seen back to back). The only other movies I have seen twice in one day at a theater is Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (though not as good as the original, I loved the action scenes!), The Last Starfighter (is dead!) and Darkman (Sam Raimi baby!).

However, if you are just a passive Indy fan, skip this one or see it at home. I can't believe I just wrote that. Damn you George Lucas! Damn you to hell!

Giddy As A Schoolboy!

Guess what I'm going to see tonight?


Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull!!!!

Technically, I'm seeing it tomorrow since it's a 12:46am screening but who wants to argue semantics.

To herald the arrival of the first Indy flick in 19 years, Ray has created another fine banner for the blog.I'm going in with low expectations since George Lucas had a say in the script. I just don't trust him anymore. Ever since Star Wars Ep. 1-3, Lucas has been dead to me (if there are any fanboys reading this, please refer to my last blog post).I'm just hoping that Harrison Ford and Steven Spielberg found a way to make magic despite George Lucas.

I will post my impressions on Friday. You can also subscribe to my twitter feed for a realtime update

If anyone else is seeing the film tonight, leave a comment or email your thoughts!

Gotta go catch an Ark!