Y'know I have to admit that so far December has kicked my ass in terms of mainstream cinema. First there was "I Am Legend" which I thought was the best attempt to make the book into a movie to date(comparing to the other two). Then "Walk Hard" damn near made me piss myself a few times. Then came the Hot Topic born Sweeney Todd , which for a musical/drama was pretty good. But then last night I saw Juno...I'm dead serious when I say movie of the year.

Now I may just be influenced by the subtle fact that the movie mirrored my current life damn near pound for pound(her due date is my gf's due date o.O ). But putting that aside I have not seen better acting from an actress in one seriously long time. Ellen Page's ability to make you laugh and then go "Wow that sucks" is epic in scope. Her and Michael Cera's(who was barely in the film) are quite possibly the best representation that I've seen of a teenage couple ever. And let us not forget Jason Bateman and Jennifer Garner's damn near macabre execution of "The perfect couple".

Without giving too much away I'd say that the movie does the best job that I've seen in a while of combining the harrowing task of questioning adoption with the struggle of dealing with underage pregnancy. Take it from someone who has been there first hand and seen someone close to him work uphill against it and being with someone who is questioning it now.

The ideal film to take your significant other to. Or a flick to see with the boys for a few good laughs. Juno gets my "Taking it 11" award of the year.

Rating: 10/10

Comedy: 9/10
Drama: 8.5/10
Horror: N/A
Score: 8/10
Casting: 10/10

-Rev

I decided to do my runs through the net while I'm stuck at the mother-in-laws and I came across this

http://www.gamespot.com/news/show_blog_entry.php?topic_id=26106051&sid=6184071&action=convert&om_clk=latestnews&tag=latestnews;title;4

Granted they are Cashwhore...but that article is kinda funny.

-Rev

So I'm sitting in my bed , sipping some urban courvoisier (orange koolaid), and watching my fiance play Rock Band...when all of the sudden I had the urge to assassinate Britney Spears. Now I'm fairly certain that this random outburst of violence lends itself to the variety of tabloid BS that my mom brings home. While most people shrug it off as second hand shit talk on paper you would be surprised to see the accuracy ratings of some of these modern mags.

Now I usually find myself reading them while in the shower with nothing better to do then read into the erotic lifestyle of some coked up pre-teen who managed to squander away the last of their million dollar signing bonus on a Lambo Murcielago LP640 , 43 1/2 pounds of Colombian grade nose powder , and twelve hookers who are willing to recant their wild night of speed , sex , and "snowballing" to the closest author. One target of interest that the mags tend to focus on because of her wild lifestyle would be miss pears herself. From her wild sex room to her "considering adopting Chinese twins" I've found myself questioning her sanity on a much more frequent basis and now I'm wondering all together if certain people are past the brink , beyond saving , and are in general a blight on society...yea

So in general , opinions?

-Rev

Now I would not call myself an avid sports enthusiast by any stretch of the imagination. I enjoy football and know enough info to barely get myself out of an in-depth analysis or conversation. But when the Ravens or the Eagles play I do get a little amped up , put down Call Of Duty or Portal , grab my Batman mug and hit the couch...such was the case last night...I'll do a slight recap for those who don't know.


The New England Patriots have managed to do something that very few teams can say they have ever done...maintain the "perfect season" , which in laymans terms means that they have not lost once this entire season)the last team to do it were the 1972? Miami Dolphins , which does lend credit to the stellar performance of their club. Now my Ravens on the other hand are on the ass end of a 6 game losing streak that pretty much snagged their shots at any post season glory...I really don't care. I knew damn well that the Ravens were not in "Superbowl prime" this year and all I hoped for were a few key wins here and there to flesh out our wobbly offensive end and to hopefully tighten the screms on "d". Now the Pats on the other hand have been absolutley decimating the opposition with Brady's unholy ability to work miracles in the red zone and when it's hot in the pocket. Of course it helps that their entire club is filled to the brim with near proven if not tried ands tested athletes. None the less me and my friends were hoping for the upset victory of the year last night and to wipe that smug pout off of Bellicheck's ugly ass mug. He is a great coach(when he's not cheating) and has fine tuned a fantastic football team...but he is an absolutely horrid sportsman. He runs the score up , unnessecerrily. When faced with pressure he will often tear at his own clothing(violating NFL clothing policies btw lol). And when presented with a victory...instead of the traditional handshake at the end of the game (that even his players do) he will often storm to the locker room and brood. So even though it's a damn near certainty that NE is going to the bowl it would have been nice to see them be the first possible blemish on the perfect season...and that would have happened had it not been for one Rex Ryan. Rex Ryan is the Ravens defensive coordinator and is resposible for , obviously , maintaining what the Baltimore Ravens are known for which is their defensive end. Now Ryan has been with us since 2005 and had done a mildly decent job attempting to rejuvinate the defense and reworking some of our older plays. But unfortunately for Rex Ryan...he made one fatal error last night that will have his name cursed by Baltimore fans for a while...let me take you there

*wacky Waynes World hand motion*


It's 39 degrees outside and the wind is blowing 35-40 MPH hard up the field against the Pats making kicking and throwing difficult as hell. They are on their 4'th and with their perfect season flashing before their eyes...they know they need to do something. Tom Brady pulls back on the snap

-Stops time momentarrily-

Now the way this works is that if the Ravens stop Brady from moving the ball then it's over. Baltimore would get possession , Boller would most likely hold out on the ball and knee the rest of the game. We would win and me and so many other "Baltimorons" would have gotten our wish...did it work like that. Of course not because if it did I would not have this post.

-Starts time back up-

and the Ravens charge center and move in for the sack...but not quite. Rex Ryan called a timeout before the play was initiated and instead of the play being validated , the jackass referee allows the timeout to go through without even checking to see if it's the head coach, which negates the play and forces a restart on the drive

Basic terms: We stopped NE , Ryan called a timeout which he is not allowed to do , Ref allows it , drive restarts

SO the new play commences and NE moves it up for the first down which moves them even closer into touchdown territory. NE scores and pretty much clinches the upset.

So am I blaming anyone in particular...no. Baltimore has had alot of sideline mismanagement for the past few years and I think that last night brought it to a boil. Did Baltimore win , no. But what they did do is scare the shit out of the Pats and that in and of it'self holds promise. When the Eagles found out how to move against the Pats the entire NFl studied it and the Ravens used that last night to prove that even though you have a perfect season you may not have "perfection". So hopefully other teams will study this and put that blemish there instead of the Ravens...hopefully next week won't be a repeat.

-Rev

So I'm in the market for a new cell phone. My poor Samsung D807 is showing signs of aging and I figured with the holidays coming up that I would start my search for cell phone glory and after about an hour of research I begun to lean toward the Iphone. Now I sell cell phones for a living and when the Iphone first came out I hit up Cnet for some early info , reviews , etc. Upon returning to Cnet and watching some updated info on the Iphone I figured why not hit up Dtoid before wandering back to Xbox Live...well as I left Cnet I noticed a tiny url in the corner of the page with the following title.

"First "Rock-Band" related threat eviction issued"

How could I not read it?


Well apparently these guys were rocking so hard that their fellow tenants decided to complain to he head honcho...what resulted was the following



Now don't get me wrong...I love Rock Band as much as the next guys. But seriously...if you live in an apartment and your playing a group oriented music game then common sense should elude to

A) Volume control

B) Sound Proofing

C) The mas murder of each tenant.

...Think guys?


Source:http://crave.cnet.com/8301-1_105-9824894-1.html?tag=cnetfd.mt

Apparently British PM Gordon Brown has started to take measures to help a teacher in the Sudan who is being held on charges of blasphemy...now here is the kicker. The teacher , Gillian Gibbons , is being held because she allowed her class of seven year old to name their class teddy bear...Mohammed. Blasphemy is punishable with 40 lashes brought onto the blasphemer.

Seems to me that they should be whipping the seven year old...hell they named the bear.

Source: http://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/africa/11/27/sudan.bears/index.html