This is one of the latest "internet phenomenons"...
As I understand it, it started with this first video from Sarah Silverman to his boyfriend Jimmy Kimmel (who has a talk show in the states but I don'y know him):
That's quite good already... But wait...
Said Kimmel answered with this:
Bigger budget, better cast... Good answer! :)
Yet there's nothing better than a good trilogy...
So to finish, comes this is "c#mming" right from the latest Kevin Smith shoot (which I'm really looking forward to btw!!!).
Wednesday, February 27, 2008
Monday, February 18, 2008
Feeling lucky?
Tonio pointed out to me to try to enter "find Chuck Norris" in Google...
You get what you'd expect but its still funny! ;)
You get what you'd expect but its still funny! ;)
Friday, February 15, 2008
Microsoft grammar.
I had a Microsoft update recently and for a while it as been featuring a Malicious Software Removal Tool.
A colleague of mine pointed out an interesting thing: what does the "malicious" adjectives refers to?
If it's to software, then you get a tool that removes malicious software which is good.
Now what if it actually referred to "software removal tool"?
Then you get a malicious tool that removes software. Probably the ones you most use on top of that!
Having observed Windows' behaviour for a number of years now, I think you can honestly ponder which of them is included... ;)
A colleague of mine pointed out an interesting thing: what does the "malicious" adjectives refers to?
If it's to software, then you get a tool that removes malicious software which is good.
Now what if it actually referred to "software removal tool"?
Then you get a malicious tool that removes software. Probably the ones you most use on top of that!
Having observed Windows' behaviour for a number of years now, I think you can honestly ponder which of them is included... ;)
Sunday, February 10, 2008
Maximum The Hormone
Musically, Japan has given me a few bands that count as the best things I've ever heard (The Pillows, Judy & Mary, Thee Michelle Gun Elephant not to name a few).
Maximum The Hormone came recommended by a friend that also had me watch the anime Death Note, for which they did the 2nd opening & ending. After being exposed to the latter, I took it to investigate a bit more on them, to find one of the most @ss kicking and original bands I have heard lately.
They manage to happily mix death metal, punk, J-Pop, J-rock.
Hard to believe but true.
3 of this four piece take lead singing in turn and each of their voice give a different colour to their music. The girl (and hard hitting drummer!) takes the pops parts, the "proper" lead singer raps and screech like a needle on a turntable with his high pitched voice, while the lead guitarist and his rockier and low voice takes the rest.
The bassist is too busy making his insane slap lines... (^_^)
All together, they redefine the true meaning of "rocking your socks off".
I have to say that I'm not a huge fan of death metal, yet they always manage to keep it fun always switching from style to style... Really impressive.
A very welcome UMO (Unidentified Musical Object) in a otherwise too peaceful musical horizon...
Rock is not dead after all!
Thanks Japan!
\o/
-\(^0^)
Maximum The Hormone came recommended by a friend that also had me watch the anime Death Note, for which they did the 2nd opening & ending. After being exposed to the latter, I took it to investigate a bit more on them, to find one of the most @ss kicking and original bands I have heard lately.
They manage to happily mix death metal, punk, J-Pop, J-rock.
Hard to believe but true.
3 of this four piece take lead singing in turn and each of their voice give a different colour to their music. The girl (and hard hitting drummer!) takes the pops parts, the "proper" lead singer raps and screech like a needle on a turntable with his high pitched voice, while the lead guitarist and his rockier and low voice takes the rest.
The bassist is too busy making his insane slap lines... (^_^)
All together, they redefine the true meaning of "rocking your socks off".
I have to say that I'm not a huge fan of death metal, yet they always manage to keep it fun always switching from style to style... Really impressive.
A very welcome UMO (Unidentified Musical Object) in a otherwise too peaceful musical horizon...
Rock is not dead after all!
Thanks Japan!
\o/
-\(^0^)
Wednesday, February 06, 2008
Planet Terror.
Well I would never have thought to prefer a Robert Rodriguez movie over a Tarantino...
But comparing the 2 parts of the Grindhouse project, you have to give it to Robert Rodriguez: he's the one who really embraced the concept of making a movie by the standards of the old gringhouse...
When Tarantino "disguised" one of his movies as a grindhouse one, Rodriguez just did one.
As a consequence, you get a story that doesn't make sense, unidimensionnal characters, defects on the film, a missing reel (at exactly the right time), nonsensic one-liners and all that jazz. But don't get me wrong, it's all this that make all the charm of this movie.
It's all done tongue in cheek, it's all for fun and there's no point refusing to go along.
Because it's all dirt, yes, but it's dirt crafted with a true love of the genre and therefore dirt of the highest quality.
It's a right laugh and it's cool, with a lot of completely crazy concepts and inventive gore.
For example, I could not understand what was the point in replacing a severed leg with a heavy machine gun. Well trust me, after seeing this, I can tell you it IS a cool idea! :)
There's also the fact that the cast is 5 stars (Josh Brolin, Bruce Willis, Michael Biehn...), they all take it very seriously, which adds to the experience.
Rodriguez is right in his element and can pull out his tricks without actually making it feel cheesy (things that could happen in his other movies) because it's supposed to anyway. This might just be for me his best movie yet.
Watch this beer in hands, with a few friends, you're sure to have a good time. :)
But comparing the 2 parts of the Grindhouse project, you have to give it to Robert Rodriguez: he's the one who really embraced the concept of making a movie by the standards of the old gringhouse...
When Tarantino "disguised" one of his movies as a grindhouse one, Rodriguez just did one.
As a consequence, you get a story that doesn't make sense, unidimensionnal characters, defects on the film, a missing reel (at exactly the right time), nonsensic one-liners and all that jazz. But don't get me wrong, it's all this that make all the charm of this movie.
It's all done tongue in cheek, it's all for fun and there's no point refusing to go along.
Because it's all dirt, yes, but it's dirt crafted with a true love of the genre and therefore dirt of the highest quality.
It's a right laugh and it's cool, with a lot of completely crazy concepts and inventive gore.
For example, I could not understand what was the point in replacing a severed leg with a heavy machine gun. Well trust me, after seeing this, I can tell you it IS a cool idea! :)
There's also the fact that the cast is 5 stars (Josh Brolin, Bruce Willis, Michael Biehn...), they all take it very seriously, which adds to the experience.
Rodriguez is right in his element and can pull out his tricks without actually making it feel cheesy (things that could happen in his other movies) because it's supposed to anyway. This might just be for me his best movie yet.
Watch this beer in hands, with a few friends, you're sure to have a good time. :)
Tuesday, February 05, 2008
Hierarchy.
Thanks to Ian for sending me this universal truth:
Translated: "Those at the top looking down only see sh*t, while those at the bottm looking up only see a bunch of @ssholes"
Translated: "Those at the top looking down only see sh*t, while those at the bottm looking up only see a bunch of @ssholes"
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