Well, I haven’t blogged much lately and I’m absolutely NOT a sports fan, but I will be recording the Superbowl tomorrow as I do every year to see the advertisements. However, one that I was very keen on checking out has hit the net. Thanks to Atomic Popcorn for pointing it out…
The trailer for G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra has hit a bit early even though it will premiere tomorrow.
The trailer looks quite good and I’m encouraged by some of the cast that was pulled together here. Now, the real question is can the plot hold up, but I bet it will be one hell of a ride regardless.
Tonight, after putting Ben to bed, I sat down to watch the Blu-ray of Eagle Eye that was delivered from Netflix today. I didn’t really know much of anything about the movie beforehand, but wasn’t terribly impressed afterwards either.
The general idea is that Shia LaBeouf and Michelle Monaghan play strangers who through thoroughly unbelievable circumstances are forced into running from the law & military by a unknown individual that seems to control all technology around them. I won’t spoil the plot that truly stretched my willingness to suspend disbelief, but suffice it to say, not all is at appears and more is uncovered by supporting actors such as Rosario Dawson and Billy Bob Thornton.
The movie is a heavy handed attempt to prey on the fear of surveillance, the Patriot Act, and the current climate of guilty until proven innocent. However, it isn’t terribly intelligent in handling these issues. I think many theatergoers, probably missed some of the point.
On the positive side, I think Shia LeBeouf’s acting is improving. Now don’t misunderstand me, he’s not likely to be winning any awards for the performance, but I thought it was somewhat more believable than I have seen from him previously…
All in all, not a great movie, but somewhat entertaining…maybe worth a watch on a quiet night?
Movie poster courtesy of the Internet Movie Poster Awards.
Well, it’s been a hohum kind of day. I don’t really want to talk about it, but I’m not really feeling it right now. Also, the Apple Keynote at MacWorld really left me wanting. There was nothing big at all. I will say the iPhoto/iMovie changes sound nice and I’m pre-ordering the new iLife suite as a result, but the new 17″ MacBook Pro…meh and the iTunes Music Store going DRM free…slightly less meh.
UPDATE: iLife ‘09 preordered. Yes, this one does excite me the more I think about it.
Cool new features:
- iPhoto
- Face detection/tagging
- Geotagging
- Place/Person organization
- Facebook & Flickr uploading
- iMovie
- Precision editing (about time this was brought back from the old iMovie and hopefully it actually works)
- Themes
- Travel Maps
- Garage Band
- Artist Lessons (Yes, this may be gimmicky, but heck I wouldn’t mind being taught by Sarah McLachlan, Norah Jones, or Ben Folds to play their songs)
NOTE: My opinions are mine and mine alone…
Published on
January 5, 2009 in
Personal.
Well, I have been doing a downright lousy job of posting while on vacation. So, I guess…Happy New Year to all!
It’s been a busy week and a half, we traveled to South Carolina and Atlanta, GA. We got to spend some quality time with family. I got to take a boatload of videos and photos and have been posting those quite a lot. All in all, it’s been a good time that hasn’t lasted long enough, but getting back to work tomorrow should be good and I’m looking forward to seeing what 2009 has in store.
We did a couple of things this weekend in that we picked up an animated, lighted polar bear for Christmas decorations next year, but I’m still hoping to pick up more as Ben loves some decorations as of this latest Christmas. Then, we did something that is likely long overdue. We picked up a pretty nice elliptical from Dick’s Sporting Goods. I’m waiting for delivery next week, but this should be very good. I never seemed to have time to work in the gym much around work & family, but now, I should have 0 excuses as I’ll be able to watch TV, DVDs, or video podcasts while exercising. Hopefully, I will get back into the swing of things quickly.
