twitter wank: june picks

there's never a more popular person on the internet than the person who uploads the latest episode of Top Gear to youtube
4:11 PM Jun 22nd from web

facebook group idea: "i always feel hungry after brushing my teeth"
11:03 PM Jun 18th from web

it must be that alanis morissette fans don't lock their doors. there's always dozens of copies of jagged little pill at cash converters
10:42 PM Jun 16th from web

facebook group idea: "I keep my headphones on when the music has stopped to keep my ears warm"
8:08 PM Jun 15th from web

facebook group idea: "during the adbreaks when films are on tv, I read the plot synopsis on wikipedia"
2:45 AM Jun 4th from web

lara bingle isn't hot, she freaks the shit out of me. you could hammer nails with that stone cold stare
5:14 PM Jun 1st from web

the hangover

I've made peace with the fact that I am much more generous with my film ratings than I am with my music ratings. Maybe I am uncultured, or maybe I am just easily amused with visual media. The thing is, I seriously love this film, and The Hangover is easily my favourite of 2009 (so far at least).

Using the premise of not knowing what you did overnight and taking it to the extreme - having it occur in Vegas during a buck show in which the groom is lost - and then stringing together a bunch of scenes where the remaining party try to figure out what happened... that makes for damn funny viewing.

Bradley Cooper was annoyingly frustrating as 'Sack' in Wedding Crashers, and that took a little while to shake off. I found that the dynamic between him and Doug as the 'leader' of the group of dudes was conflicting. But it did not take long for that to be resolved.

A lot of contemporary comedy films rely on the surreal - moments that make moviegoers mutter or gasp to themselves in disbelief. This film does rely heavily on these moments, and if the premise was anything less than trying to remember a whole slew of surreal shit you did while on a bender, it would seem forced and unorganic. "What sort of cheap laughs can we get out of these guys? Taser to the face?" "Yeah, but make sure they do that to Zach Galifianakis - and not before a policeman makes a passing 'fat Jesus' joke" "Out of sight!"

Although in hindsight the mattress on the statue was essential to move the plot forward.

Overall you should take it for what it is. You won't learn anything or gain any respect for the respective acting, screenplay, direction or even editing efforts. It is a senseless experience to evoke some form of water-cooler conversation for the period of time between you seeing it and the next senseless experience to be released.

simpsons episodes, or: another rant about TV

I think I would probably watch more Simpsons if Channel 10 didn't dick around with the air times. Like the regular 6pm repeats with a new episode once or twice a week.

Or new episodes in the 6pm slots like they used to do - when 6pm weeknights were the only airtimes.

I don't get why stations ram it down so hardcore these days. Like tonight TEN has back-to-back SVU eps, last night it was 2 hours of NCIS. 9 is doing the same with Cold Case, not to mention the half a dozen Two and a Half Men episodes every night.

Oh for the days before internet where a certain night was "Seinfeld night" or whatever. A bit of consistency, which itself breeds anticipation. Not a slight glance over the TVGuide to realise there's something on tonight that was on a few nights earlier.

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