54: stimuli for October 25, 2008

DVD: "Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull": While not the cinematic rape depicted in South Park (BTW, nice reference to that in this week's episode: "A friend of ours was raped in Peru."), it's not quite a return to form for ol' Indy. Nice nostalgic ride, but nothing truly memorable.

"The Incredible Hulk": Ed Norton transforms into a CGI steroid addict and fights a mutated (and genital-less apparently) Tim Roth. Not as psychologically interesting as the previous Hulk movie, but enjoyable enough.

TV: "The Shield": The last couple of episodes were great, but this week's episode was unbelievably good. Like "what The Sopranos should have been in it's last season" good. And to believe there's only five episodes to go...

MUSIC: AC/DC, Black Ice: Yes, every AC/DC album is pretty much the same thing, but why mess with a winning formula?

CONCERT: Stone Temple Pilots, 10/22/2008: Man, what a great show that was! Two hours (and an encore) of solid rock and roll.

53: stimuli for October 13, 2008

DVD: "Forgetting Sarah Marshall": Sunny vacation spot, a puppet musical, a wince-inducing break up, and frontal male nudity? Sign me up! (long pause to rethink previous statement) Um, not so much for the male nudity, but the rest is OK.
"Iron Man": I had an idea to run around in a metallic super suit with lasers coming out of it...until some rich sicko did it first. One of the better comic book films ever made.
"L.A. Confidential": Just rewatching one of my favorite films ever. I saw this in theaters when it first came out, and its still a personal favorite.
TV: "South Park": Indiana Jones being raped, offensive Chinese stereotypes, and men being shot in the mommy/daddy button. Well, I can say I didn't expect to see ALL of that in a half-hour before now.
MUSIC: Lewis Black, "Anticpiation": Angry rambling brought to comic brilliance.
Nickelback, "Gotta Be Somebody": Peppy, and sure to irritate me six months from now, when it's played to death on the radio and everywhere else.