Music Time

Ok, now movies are my main thing. As many of you know who read this, I'm actually attending film school and I start today. Yeah! I'm anxious as hell, but I really think I can do some great things. Time will tell. But I love music, and any time I think of a certain scene that would require music, some tune pops into my head.

Music has been my second most important outlet and was my first true love. I bought my first guitar during my sophomore year of high school, established that I was mediocre at best, put it down, picked it up here and there, but mainly let the real musicians do the work.

My friend Mike is doing his Top 100 albums on his blog. I don't think I know 100 albums so more power to him, but I have been kicking around a rating system for CD's in my head for a couple months and I think I've come up with something satisfactory. I have always been good at numbers, and I wanted to see if my numerical rating for a CD lined up with my overall view of it.

But anyway, here is the rating system.

Zero - Skip it

2 - Moves the CD along

4 - Great song

6 - Classic

An extra category popped into my head which really completed my system, and it's called "Cohesion." And this number can very between a 0-6.

For an album like Radiohead's Kid A. I would give it a 6. So even though few songs are 6's in my opinion, the CD gets a huge boost not from one given song, but from the album as a complete work.

Now an album like Doolittle from The Pixies has several 6's in my mind it but gets maybe only a 1 or 2, in Cohesion, because they throw in two Zero's and one 2 in a row which really kills the rhythm of the CD.

You can be as stringent with this system as you like. Some may love music so much that 6's pop up everywhere. Now for me, a great CD usually usually has 2-4 6's on it. But rate the songs however you like. Just be consistent.

You can exclude any tracks from the CD which include talking, or tones, or just a quick jam. Just stick to the songs. But all that little stuff added in does factor into your Cohesion. The Fugees "The Score" had a hilarious skit on it about some ghetto guys trying to order take-out at a Chinese restaurant. Shit hits the fan, ass stomping begins. That skit alone would add a couple points to Cohesion. I'll never forget it. "Like Burger King, have it your way."

So anyway, I'll be rating CD's here and there (if I have anytime with school). I'll mention the 6's and give an overall Cohesion score which should lead to a summary of the CD. Just to give some sort of guideline to show where my overall scores range from, I'll pick a couple of my favorite CD's and just give the numerical values in my next blog.

But obviously the overall score is your total tally of points for every song plus the Cohesion score divided by the total tracks rated.

CD Score = (Track Points + Cohesion) / Total Tracks

I just think it's a cool way to see where CD's rank. Give it a shot.....(and Mike, try the system with your top 10 and see if the order holds true. I'm just curious).

Thanks all!!!

Inglorious Basterds

Ok, so Tarantino is at it again. Let me get this straight out of the gate: it's stellar. It's interesting, absurd, gross, and I had an unbelievable time. The premise is simple. A rogue group of about 8 Jewish-American soldiers drop in to Germany occupied France with one objective in mind: killing NA-zis. You'll get the awkward spelling once you see the movie.

Brad Pitt does an unbelievable job, playing a great role that suits him well. He's hillbilly Lt. Aldo Raine. A hard nosed, often hilarious, luietenant in charge of the group. Several of the rogue soldiers have memorable names, and memorable moments/scenes. Tarantino always does a great job of developing unforgettable characters, and this show has several.

The only thing that holds this movie back from a 100 is the fact that Tarantino loves himself. That's not really a bad thing necessarily. He's terribly unique and is allowed to think so, but his dialogue scenes can wind just a tiny bit too long. The point could be made slightly quicker, but he likes his dialogue and likes to just "let go."

That's really all I can pick out of the movie as any type of criticism. As usual, you have no idea how it's going to end. And I didn't have super high expectations for this movie. It looked like it coolhave been a terrible mess. But once the movie came to a close 2 1/2 hours in, I wish it actually wouldn't stop.

Ken's Score: 95
Metacritic: 69

District 9

Sorry for becoming side tracked from writing reviews through this blog. I've actually become relatively addicted to posting quick reviews on Netflix. It's neat because it shows how many people have rated your movies and you have on overall reviewer rank. Currently I'm rated 1,100,042. So all I can go is up (I hope anyway).

But I saw District 9 a little over a week ago, and I had the highest of expectations for it, considering the initial and even final reviews were stellar. It seemed like it could be an extremely thought provoking sci-fi classic.

When you go in with such high expectations, a lot of the times they are tough to be met. And I went in knowing this, so I tried to slow my heart rate, take a couple deep breaths, and lower the adrenaline a bit, and just "experience" the movie.

The first 1:15 minutes sucked me in, and exceeded my expectations, even my unrealistic ones. The documentary style, the quarantined alien slum, watching the aliens treated subhuman (I guess that shouldn't be a stretch), and the tension amongst the unit sent in to relocate the alien race. It was gripping, and I expected this movie to rank amongst the greats with me.

Not that the movie really fell apart, but it went in a direction that I hoped it wouldn't. It fell back on action. Not a bad thing. But from the previews and the way it was set-up. I didn't expect the standard blowing up of human after human, cars rolling, bad guy, good guy ending. The alien race wasn't really explored, which I thought it could have been, had a little more thought gone into it.

It was a really good movie. "Fun" is what I'd like to call it. I just thought I'd have my mind challenged a bit more while having a little action mixed in. It turned out that I didn't have to think much about it at all, and I ended up with an action movie with an interesting premise.

Extremely well done, but not what I was looking for.

Ken's Score: 75
Metacritic: 81

Valkyrie

Ok, so the ending is predictable, if you have any concept on history whatsoever. So renting Valkyrie was an afterthought. I Netflixed it mainly because it was in Blu-Ray. I saw average reviews and watching a failed assassination of Hitler didn't seem intriguing.

I was extremely surprised by how well the movie was done. There was nothing amazing about it, but it had great amounts of tension and an unrelenting pace to it which I found quite enjoyable. You know the attempt will not succeed, but the way the attempts are shot, and not really knowing what will happen to Colonel Stauffenburg (Tom Cruise) still kept me guessing.

Cruise played his role well, but the character was a bit too limited to really pull me in. Cruise is appalled by Hitler and his antics and wants to do something about it.

He is the main handler of the briefcase bomb which was supposed to end Hitler's regime. Cruise was good, but it was like he was constantly moving forward, always had the objective in mind, never wavering. It just came across like he was a robot. But that might have been how the actual character was, but at points I was thinking, "are you really that dense." And I saw a picture of him and his wife on the poster I downloaded which didn't make tons of sense because their relationship was developed so minimally.

I like to be surprised, but the ending is already known. So it loses it's steam from the get go. But the ride was enjoyable enough, that it's definitely worth a watch.

My Score: 70
Metacritic: 56

Funny People

So they say Judd Apatow is growing up, taking a step away from his goofy comedies, mainly "The 40 Year Old Virgin" and "Knocked Up." I never finished the 40 Year Old Virgin but I did see Knocked up. I actually thought Knocked Up was wittier and smarter than Funny People. It had more heart. Funny People is simply darker, and it has too many wiener jokes to say that he's taking a step in a completely different direction.

It is funny though. Enough to recommend seeing it in the theaters. It's engaging and Adam Sandler, as George Simmons, plays an interesting character: an uber famous comedian, that's let stardom get to his head in every way, and he just happens to be dying from a rare blood disease. So he's obviously got a lot going on at once. He's trying an experimental treatment as a last resort. The treatment has "positive results" in 8% of patients. Will he be one of the lucky ones?

Sandler can be a pretty good actor when he tries. He pulls the part off well. Seth Rogan comes in as a nobody comedian, who just happens to catch Simmons at the right place at the right time, doing just the right bit. Simmons takes Rogan in as a joke writer for him. Rogan gains confidence as a comedian, and really comes along well as a character.

The movie runs almost 2 1/2 hours. Extremely long for a comedy, but Apatow tries to do a lot with more character development and extra story lines than he's done in the past. It feels like it should be longer than the standard 1 1/2 hour romp, but somewhere in the middle would have been perfect. There just seems to be a half hour of fat that could have been trimmed. I didn't particularly find the relationship with Simmon's first love to be all that engaging, and that's mainly where I think it runs long.

But it's worth a watch. A lot of people gave it stellar reviews, some thought it was a poor effort. It made me laugh, it worked in general. Not a homerun, not a strike out, but more like a ground rule double. (That analogy is for my friend Mike, who would appreciate a baseball reference.)

My Score: 70
Metacritic: 60

Let the Right One In

Ok, so I don't watch many foreign flicks, similar to old movies. I just don't get their vibe for whatever reason. Don't know what it is, if it's the pacing or the cinematography. But for whatever reason, I've been searching for good thriller/supernatural/horror movies of late. It's a genre that has many bad movies, so I haven't given it much thought.

But I do know the law of averages and I know some good one's creep through. I've been scanning my review websites, MetaCritic and IMDB, and I've found some interesting ones to watch recently. If you've been paying attention, I've had very favorable reviews for Drag Me to Hell and The Others.

Well I got ambitious one day and I found a movie on Netflix "Watch Instantly." Long story short, it meant I didn't have to put any effort into watching it. Just point an click. It's a vampire movie, a subgenre that I haven't seen many movies in. I saw it got great reviews, 82/100 I think. But I don't put much into that on MetaCritic, because many foreign films get incredibly high reviews because they are based on many less reviews, and the ones that leak through are normally only the positive one's.

It's a movie based on a 12 year-old girl vampire. Well she's not 12, she's been frozen that way for quite awhile. I think the movie is based in Norway, so the scenery is quite drab. But I must admit the movie deserved every great review it received. The subtitles weren't painful at all, because the dialgoue is very simple with most of it coming from kids.

You know, the "Hey what's up? Give me your lunch money," type stuff. So there weren't any punch lines that you don't catch the nuances from because you don't understand the language.

The story is very strong, and the thing is filled with so many haunting but tasteflly done (well, as tasteful as a haunting image can be) images. It's creepy in an extremely gratifying way. A cute relationship develops inbetween the gore with the vampire girl and a human boy.

But like I said before, there are four or five separate scenes (all of them visuals) that will stick in my mind, which I've been able to tell some friends about. And if you've learned anything from my reviews, I really watch movies for great scenes more than anything. An average script, or a slightly slow story, can redeem itself completely with some bad ass visuals or a great liner.

I can pick out many parts of movies that weren't great, but had great moments. But the special one's are always filled with a handful which this movie had. The story is slow in developing, which I did think the pace could be picked up a bit, so that's the only very slight negative. This movie rocked and I'm not giving anything away, but it finishes with one of the most memorable scenes I've ever watched.

Ken's Score: 95
MetaCritic: 82

Rapper's Delight

So I was at work a couple days ago, and I was having a conversation about rap with one of my coworkers. Part of my job requirement is collecting e-mails, and the first person's email I needed to collect began with "teapot." But being in the rap mode I actually typed it "t-pot." The lady was elderly and quite confused. I didn't know how to explain the blunder, so I just said I flaked out and typed it the way it obviously should have been...so based on this error, I decided if I were to have a rapper alter ego, I will be named "T-Pot"...I would love to have some sort of posse, like most famous rappers do, so I am taking applications for two sidekicks which will be name "Short" and "Stout". Let me know if there is any interest.

So I actually came up with my first song, the lyrics anyway. I don't have a beat, maybe "Short" or "Stout" could provide that, but I've supplied the mad rhymes. So read and enjoy.


I like banana's with my seven ten splitz
I'd eat cheese by itself if it wasn't for the Ritz
I eat gritz

It's a southern style far from Eight Mile
But I like Eminem's not by the piece but by the pile
It's just my style

I weigh in at two hundred six
And it's not from nibbling on celery sticks
I eat Twix

I don't want to break the flow
But I make the dough
It's not the type you think
It rises not sinks

But you must add yeast
Don't forget to cook some meats
Then it's time to feast
I drop beets

On the table, cuz I'm not able
To eat that funk
My M.O. is junk

I hope you had some fun
But remember cholesterol's no fun
So I'm done

AKA finished
My belly's pushed the limits
So I need to quit
Cuz it's time to shit...on the real.


OK...so that's that. I think I may have a career opportunity here. I just need Kanye or something, maybe Dr. Dre if I'm desperate to lay the track.

Sorry I had to end on a vulgar note...I need to have an edge, and I need to keep it real...for the homies.

I don't know if I'll ever have another installment from T-Pot or not, I feel I might be more like a one hit wonder. But it was fun anyway.

The Others

My main criticism of the movie Frost/Nixon was the fact that it took too long (in my opinion) to go anywhere. It just seemed like the movie was mainly set up of the characters, with a great 20 minutes at the end. So I liked it in general, but I don't like movies that need to catch up.

The Others is similar in that regard. It takes awhile to develop. I really think I'm just impatient with movies in general, liking to be drawn in from the get go, so it's not necessarily a criticism of the movie. It's actually more of a compliment that I was put off by the beginning, but ended up liking it so much more.

The movie has a twist and that's all I'll really say. For those who've seen it, they get it, and for those who haven't, I like letting people experience it for themselves. But it's not obvious and is truly a surprise. And it works so very well. Everything falls into place, and it's something you go over in your mind to find any holes to it, but I couldn't. It was an extremely satisfying well put together movie that works on so many levels.

Nicole Kidman as the lead seems straight forward, but by the end, you realize the subtle levels to her character that aren't immediately noticeable. I felt she was kind of boring, but her actions and the actions with her children paint a broader picture by the end. The children were quite engaging throughout the movie as well. I didn't feel cheated or mislead by the conclusion. It all fit together nicely.

It just comes down to the simple statement: well structured, well done.



My Score: 80
Metacritic: 74

Bruno

No pictures will be uploaded. Very little effort into this blog. I watched the movie Hostile several years ago. It was a miserable experience for me...a lot of people liked it...I don't know why, but people have different views on things, I obviously have mine. To me Hostile was a series of brutally honest torture scenes held together by a weak script. I'm sorry, but I don't find torture at it's core an honorable human activity, and even less honorable trying to reproduce the experience just because.

Bruno is the same movie, but in a different genre...Cohen simply goes about being as absurd as possible...anal sex joke after anal sex joke. Swinger parties...whatever. Bruno is nothing more than a series of exploitation skits that you could get the same result just by browsing porn on the internet...it's mindless...easy to do, extremely easy...simply think something as absurd as possible, shoot it, then do it over and over and over for 90 minutes...it's a shame. Any portion of this could give you a laugh in installments of a minute segment, and that's it...but being repetitive it just wore me down worse than a marathon would be. And should be a mockery and an embarrassment to any homosexual out there.

And in this installment, it is completely obvious that none of the skits are real...at least in Borat it seemed like he was really "fooling" people...everyone was acting. I refuse to see another Cohen movie. People always mention that he "pushes" boundaries. I don't consider pushing boundaries being able to fit a wine bottle up your ass...

My Score: 0
Metacritic: 54

People have different views on things. Long story short, I like to laugh. I don't like to feel ashamed for the human race. I would give it a negative...but a zero means unwatchable. Fair enough.

Death Race in YO FACE

OK, so the title of this blog is absurd. But it's fitting. The movie is over-the-top, plus adrenaline, times testosterone. But it's actually held together well enough for me to say, "Hey, that was actually pretty fun." The story is far-fetched, but makes enough sense to pull you in. Make you curious.

Jason Statham makes a lot of movies playing the same character in about every one. The only reason I'm not tired of him is because I usually don't watch his movies, so I haven't seen much. His big break was in Snatch, by Guy Ritchie. To be honest, he is exactly the type of guy needed for this movie. He does a fabulous job of making a completely implausible movie just plausible enough to watch. He believes in the role, you can tell, and he puts forth a solid effort.

It's fun, fast, and the car, or should I say, land tank, races are pretty well done. There's three separate races, and all of them are different enough to keep things interesting, even though it's all on the same track. It really is like watching your friend playing a video game that he's really good at. You can just sit back and enjoy without having to learn the thing yourself. The ending isn't obvious, it keeps you interested, and the stunts are done full scale, with very little CGI (which I learned through the special features on my Blu-ray).

This is "fun". Nothing more, nothing less. There are no hidden meanings. It's ok to watch movies like that. I actually don't like these types that much, but either it hit me when I was in a good mood, but really, I think it was done just right.

My Score: 75
Metacritic: 43

Understandably not well received. But several good critics thought the same thing I did. I'm not really that far outside of the box on this one.

Drag Me to Hell

Ok, so horror movies have never been my favorite, but there has always been some strange part of me that is willing to let go of my fears and give them a shot, once in awhile. But considering it's not a favorite genre of mine, it's extremely difficult to find a good one to watch. Most horror movies don't get good reviews because they just aren't good movies. They go for shock appeal. A lot of times with very little story. And they are by far the majority of B-Movies. So when I saw startling high reviews for the perfectly named, "Drag Me to Hell." An immediate excitment was formed. I didn't know what to expect, except that the movies were directed by Sam Raimi, the director of the Evil Dead movies from the eighties. Which of course were B-movies with a low budget, but they had a strange quirky appeal.

Well the ratings for Drag were spot on. Once Raimi directed the Spiderman movies, the studios obviously didn't mind throwing millions into a project he believed in. So this is Raimi's high budget version of the Evil Dead. There are many frightening, suspensful, moments in the movie where Raimi uses the standard tricks to perfection: dead silence to thunderous noise, shadows creeping, terrifying nightmares, seances, you name it. But what's missing from a lot of horror movies is humor. Many of them take themselves too seriously. This couldn't be further from the truth for Drag.

He makes it fun enough, so when there is a look away moment for some gross scene, say, I don't know, when embalming fluid pours out of a deceased women's mouth onto the face of the unfortunate victim, it's a look away moment with a smile. You hide your eyes in your hands, but look up just enough to find it hilarious. I've never had so much fun watching a horror movie. The story is solid, the acting strong, and it was a complete joy to watch. And I have to admit, I looked away more times than a man should. But whatever.

And by the way, anytime a horror movie can include a talking goat it gets an extra half star in my book.

Ken's Score: 90
Metacritic: 83

Reviewers found the movie just as fun as I did, and for damn good reason.

Revolutionary Road

Not every movie has to have a happy ending. Not to ruin anything for you, if you haven't seen Revolutionary Road. But the whole movie has a relatively negative vibe to it. But I absolutely love the themes of the movie. They yell out to me. They pull me in.

I'm constantly off in my own world, wondering what else life has to offer besides the daily grind. During the entire film, Dicaprio and Winslett, a married couple that's lost their spark, search for something. Anything new. They were dreamers when they were young, and as many, they lost their passions once the kids came along.

Winslett wants desperately to get that back. Her grand idea is up and moving the family to Paris. Dicaprio is shocked by the change this idea brings along in his wife, but just the idea alone rekindles the passion that was lost in their relationship. He eventually agrees.

They both begin to dream big. Opening their minds to new possiblities. Then there's a sudden change of plans. Winslett becomes pregnant with their third child, and all their dreams vanish. Dicaprio refuses to have the child in Paris. Winslett literally falls apart that she was so close to realizing her dream. She even had the plane tickets in hand.

The movie is not just held together, but is made into a classic in my opinion, due to Winslett and Dicaprio's acting. This movie is my version of an action movie. The level of instability in their relationship put me at the edge of my seat. I didn't know how or what would happen. Their exchanges evoke every kind of emotion. I was drained by the end of the movie, and full of sorrow. But it was the kind of sorrow that is inspiring in a strange way, to not make the same mistakes these two did.

There are so many underlying themes that made me ask many questions: What would happen if they actually made it to Paris? Would their relationship succeed? Were they ever meant for each other in the first place?

Long story short, the movie made me think. It's stuck with me, regardless if these are really "good" people or not, they are real. And they were made real by the acting. They just never had a firm grip on the concept of happiness, which is what so many of us search for.

Ken's Score: 100
Metacritic: 69

Many critics didn't like the two main characters. Not the actors, but the characters as people. That's never a consideration to me, because a lot of people aren't great people. These were real people, making decisions that real people come to. It's gritty. One of my favorite dramas.

Taken In

I figured out why I liked Taken so damn much. Luc Besson wrote the movie. He was the writer/director of possibly my favorite movie, The Professional aka Leon. His characters have a simplicity to them and a drive that I like. The action always moves forward with purpose. There are no hidden meanings really. No multiple layers. They are just films that are designed to entertain. Action held together by enough story to move things along. There are different genres of movies for a reason. Taken simply puts Liam Neeson in the driver's seat as a bad ass ex-operative for the government. Long story short, they fucked with the wrong dude. His daughter disappears, yada yada, bodies fly, glass breaks, cars explode. The pacing is perfect. It's shot well. It's clean, does it's job, and left a smile on my face. A simple scene where Neeson visits an old "friend", and sits down to dinner with his chum, a French detective and his wife. The wife remembers him from the old days, makes him chicken and the three sit down to what seems like a very cordial dinner. Within less than a minute, guns come out, and Neeson needs information. First thing he does to prove his point, he caps the detective's wife in the shoulder..."flesh wound" he says. That type of random outburst fits the character, fits the mood, makes you jump back, say "wow", it's just down right fun. The movie never lets up, has a satisfactory conclusion and is believable enough to be a complete joy.

Ken's Score: 80
Metacritic: 50

Metacritic and I simply don't agree with some of Besson's work. Metacritic gave The Professional a 64, while I easily give it 100. Both are large gaps. I don't know if the critics need layers and extensive character development to give a good review or what. Some movies are supposed to be fun. And both of these films are done extremely well. These movies are my view of high quality mindless eye candy entertainment. They don't outsmart themselves, and that's what a lot of reviewers do. They make fun of Neeson for being bland, or his dialogue cheesy. Sorry but everything he does fits his character. Nothing sticks out as improper, and every emotion he expresses his understandable. He did what was expected and drove a powerful action film home. I'm happy I took the time to watch it despite the mixed reviews. If you like fun movies and like to get an "oh shit, can't believe that just happened" type moment every once in awhile. Please check it out.

Movie Review Format Explained

Ok. So it seems like every time I talk to someone about a movie I just watched, I have to give the Metacritic score. And if someone doesn't know what Metacritic is, well damn it, I'll explain it. It is a website that compiles reviews of a given film, CD, video game, or book. It's basically the consensus overall score from almost every major critic from every major publication. NY Times, Chicago Tribune, Roger Ebert...all the heavy hitters. I agree with the scores in general most of the time, within a 1/2 star normally (I mainly use it for movies). It's a score between 1 and 100. Anything 70 and up is quite good. 80 and up, exceptional. And when you get the rare 90 it's generally considered a classic. I like it because it's not just one random opinion. You can read the review of any specific person from the main page if you'd like. Most major movies compile between 30-40 reviews. So anyway. After I review a movie...I'll give my score, and I'll compare it to Metacritic. I like comparing my feelings against the masses. So that's that.

Dos Equis Commercial Magic

I majored in marketing in college. Gots me a degree and everything. So I appreciate me a good advertisement when one passes by. And if it's good enough and the product has any appeal, I support such products with such purchases. In mass quantities.

Dos Equis and "the most interesting man in the world" is the best commercial I've seen in a very long time. The scenes they come up with are ridiculous and fun. But the one line by itself in the commercial makes it a classic in my mind.

"He had an awkward moment once, just to see what it feels like."

I will never forget that line. So in honor I purchased a Dos Equis Amber draft from a local establishment. It doesn't suck. So I shall continue on drinking it and I'll never forget why I started.

And I think it would be hilarious if the next time you have an awkward moment with someone you just spit out..."When I have an awkward moment, I prefer Dos Equis" I'm sure noboby would get it...but if they did, I'm sure some sort of laughter would follow.

Just remember...Drink well my friends.

The Wrestler

The Wrestler is a simple story about a troubled man. Randy "The Ram" Robinson, which is a fantastic name in my view, is a washed up wrestler, who solely lives for the roar of the crowd. No matter what the venue, how small the high school gym, when he hears the crowd he will stop at nothing to entertain. The ring is his home. When it comes to underground wresting, stopping at nothing results in many extremes. Slicing open a forehead here, why not toss a staple gun in there. There are no limitations.

After an extreme match, Randy has a heart attack and is told he can't wrestle anymore. He tries to do everything in his power to get back into the ring, but his heart just won't let him. Out of pure boredom, he tries to reunite with his estranged daughter. This was the least favorite part of the movie for me because so much of their "family issues" are quite cliche and the topics covered have been done time and time again. But the acting is strong, so it doesn't lose too much steam.

Mickey Rourke carries the movie like no other actor can. He IS "The Ram." When you see an actor play such an engrossing character, it's hard to imagine anybody else besides him pulling it off. Now Mickey Rourke is an enigma, and is about as troubled as the character he plays. I heard Sean Penn was pretty amazing in Milk, which I have yet to see. But if Penn is as good as publicized I would have to give the nod to him for best actor and agree with the academy, considering it's not much of a stretch for Rourke to play a washed up celebrity. Regardless, the role fits him perfectly. He's aggressive, crude, limited in emotion, and all in all, just not that great of a guy. Marissa Tomei does a great job playing Randy's only "friend". She's a stripper who has feelings for Randy, but doesn't want to get involved for obvious reasons.

Like I said, the story is pretty straight forward. But it is totally worth watching, just to see Rourke light up the screen. The ending is extreme and terrifying and is fitting. The Ram goes out, tough as nails, living up to his legacy.

Take Out Food

I was really bored and feeling creative, so I told Hillary to pick anything for me to write a poem about. After several minutes of not caring she finally said take-out food. I laughed and made fun of her because we just ate and then scribbled this bad boy out in about 5 minutes.

I sat in your restaurant, don't mean to be rude, but I wouldn't even touch your take out food.
The chef picked his nose, the bathroom stinks, you say the burgers well done but the whole fucker's pink.
I'll take it to go, lay it on the road, watch the rats dig in, then their bellies explode.
It's hard to digest, me not being fare, but your food kills brain cells, so I don't fucking care.