The Secret Files Of Sherlock Holmes

… if you thought “Thr Giant Rat of Sumatra” was weird, wait’ll ya read these

Yes, I have some website related plans for things Holmesian.

So far, today is off to a really slow start for me. Grace is out mystery shopping her butt off, The Girls are having their Pre-Park Walk Nap and I’m still waking up. Part of my lethargy I attribute to a pretty sore facial sunburn that I got in the UVB booth yesterday after forgetting to bring in a towel to coner my face during the 7+ minutes I was baking. Stupid me. Still, I should be ok by this evening. Sunburns don’t trouble me for very long.

We watched “Watchmen” again Thursday night and I still think they did a good job adapting it. Pity that the “League of Extraordinary Gentlemen” movie couldn’t have been done by the same director.

And now, I’m off to shower and then stroll with my bitches.

Walking Through The Bacon Tree Forest

…where you get hungry every 15 minutes

Geek Media Update

1: The latest “Twilight” movie is out. Millions of pre-teen and teen girls experience orgasm.

2: The new version of “V” is losing viewers with each episode. That would be because is sucks.

3: The new version of “The Prisoner” is getting mixed reviews from various of my geek friends. Not being able to see it myself, I’ll wait for it to come to Netflix.

4: “Fringe” is still one of the best new shows on TV. Hopefully, this will continue to be so for many years.

5: “Heroes”, from the few scenes I’ve watched this year, is still in a screaming death dive.

6: “Planet 51″ looks like it will be pretty funny. I might have to rob a bank so I can go see it.

Are Two Women Aged 20 The Equal Of One Woman Aged 40?

…I think not, but I’d really have to try all three:)

Ugh! Slept for shit last night due to going to bed at 1 AM and then being awakened 4 times throughout the night. Winker woke me twice, Grace woke me once and that middle aged need to get up and take a leak got me once. It’s gonna be a long day.

In the nearly inevitable other news, I’ve decided to re-read books I’ve only read once or haven’t read in at least 25-30 years. First up is The Hobbit, followed by The Lord Of The Rings. I’ve only read them once, back in late September 1976, while I was waiting to get out of the Navy. Thanks to some creative thinking and decisive action, I managed to have 10 days with nothing to do before I got out on October 4, so among other things, I read those books. It will be interesting to read them again at a more leisurely pace (I read them in 4 days flat the first time) and with movie images now firmly burned into my brain.

In final news, I still have not watched Doctor Horrible’s Sing Along Blog yet. Will do that tonight.

Out, Out, Damned Spot! That Goes For You Too, Rover! And You Too, Kitty!

…but the goldfish can stay

I just watched “Superman Returns”, which we got from Netflix.

My capsule review: Most. Boring. Superhero. Movie. EVER!

Man, am I ever glad I didn’t pay to see it in the theatre.

It’s All Fun & Games Until Vegetable Oil Goes Sticky

…don’t ask

Last night, I took My Sweet Little Chocolate Frog Of Love to see Harry Potter And The Half Blood Prince. We both enjoyed it, despite the fact that they had to compress and cut parts of the original story in order to avoid a 5 hour movie. They did capture most of the feel of the book and the alternating between ominous and funny worked pretty well. Not my favorite of the movies, but still quite worth seeing.

We saw several trailers before the movie. The best of all was the one for the new Sherlock Holmes, starring Robert Downey Jr as the Great Detective. Looks very interesting and action packed. I told Grace that it should be titled Sherlock Homes, Consulting Asskicker due to the fight scenes.

There was also a trailer for 2012, the new end of the world flick from the same guy who directed The Day After Tomorrow. It lost me when it began, talking about the Mayans as the “world’s first great civilization”. Yeah, cos the Chinese, the Romans, the Greeks, the Egyptians and about 100 others just didn’t do anything great. Also, I’m pretty much done with end of the world movies, especially those based on mystic shit.

Now, Uncle Doc must be hitting the road for several mystery shopping adventures. More blogging later.

Neon Vampire Princess Miko

…more fake anime

Grace and I went to see UP tonight. A very fun flick, full of adventure, laughs and a bit of sadness. Yet another jewel in Pixar’s crown. Note: We did not see it in 3D, cos 2D was cheaper and the 3D version was at another theatre.

We both agreed that if anyone ever invents a dog collar that can make canine thought into speech, we don’t want our girls to have them. Why? Cos after a couple of days of “I’m hungry. Can I have Food For Dogs now?” and “Pleeeeaaaase rub my tummy!” and “I’ve gotta pee!” and “Mommmmmm! Sister is in my chaaiiiirrrr!”, we would go nuts. Now, if the dog got smarter as time went on, that might not be bad. For ordinary dogs? Nope. And not for cats, either.

Old Newts

…like in a newt’s paper

My review of “Star Trek“

Ok, first thing you need to know is that I am one of the original Star Trek fans (that is fan with a small f, you’ll note. I lack the obssessive nature to be a Fan of anything except sex). I was right there in front of our bigass black & white television the night Star Trek premiered in 1966. I was 12 years old, a sci-fi reader, a year into the chaos that is puberty, an imaginative kid (and that is putting it mildly) and a devourer of anything even remotely like a sci-fi tv show. I watched “Lost In Space” (altho it often annoyed me that they didn’t just shoot Dr. Smith), “Voyage To The Bottom Of The Sea” (even when it turned into a corny “monster of the week” fest), “Time Tunnel”, “Land Of The Giants” (all series created by Irwin Allen) and “The Outer Limits” every week, sometimes only by virtue of winning a Steel Cage Deathmatch with my sister over who got to watch what. If Doctor Who had been on American tv at that time, I’d have become an instant Whovian.

So yeah, I was there at the very start of “Star Trek” and I loved it. I couldn’t get enough of the bold captain, the grumpy doctor, the Scottish engineer, the hot black chick, the Japanese helmsman…and that totally cool guy with the pointy ears.

So, tonight, Grace and I went to see the new reboot movie that is getting good reviews from critics and geeks alike (with the ever present exception of fans who think that it took their childhood, made it wear funny clothes, suck off the neighbors pitbull and then take an ungreased fist up the ass).

AND I FUCKING LOVED IT!

The plot? It was so thin it made Kleenex look like Kevlar.

The science? Cringeworthy, but still kind of a relief from all of the later series technobabble

The characters and how they meet/interact/develop? Gold, just fucking gold! I had a big ol’ geeky grin on my face most of the time.

The actors? They nailed it, plain and simple. McCoy and Spock were spot on, Kirk was all the beef of Shatner with the ham trimmed off and I actually liked the new Uhura, Scotty, Sulu and Chekov better than the originals. Made of fuckin’ WIN, I tell ya!

The changes to Trek canon? Bold, for sure, but probably a good idea.

So I give this movie 4 thumbs up and can hardly wait for the next one. With Klingons, please.

Spicy Bongo Stories

…for spicy bongos, one assumes

Weekend Recap

1: Monsters VS Aliens was big fun. Lots of nuggets for fans of sci fi and the 3D FX were very well done.

2: In N Out Burger was, as always, great. Man, I’m so glad I don’t have to drive to L.A. for my Double Double Monster fix.

3: Winker is clean and huggable now. Well, she was huggable before, but now you can hug her and not get all dog stinky.

4: Susanne, the Worlds Greatest Neighbor, gave us a ziploc bag full of barbecued ribs! They will be dinner tonight.

5: I waged war with the weeds in my garden. The weedy infidels died in droves, but my holy task is far from done.

6: Grace did much stuff on the computer. Some of it involved cursing. I declined to inquire.

7: I bought and started more seeds for the garden. Corn seedlings in da house, y’all!

8: It was discovered that Winker likes whole wheat bagels.

9: The spaghetti sauce was, as always, darned good…and plentiful. I shall be freezing several quarts of it for later consumption.

10: Went to IHOP for dinner last night (cos we were getting a 50% discount) and let me tell you, the new “Big” country fried steak & eggs is no exaggeration. I was stuffed by the time I was done.

More bloggage later.

The Great Beer Battle And How It Brought Cousin Ollie To Religion

…fortunately for Ollie, he got better about 10 years later

Jeez, ya get sick and a little crazy in the head for a couple of weeks and your LJ content goes to shit. I’ll be trying to do better Real Soon Now, folks.

In other news, My Sweet Little Red Factor Canary Of Love and I will be going to see “Monsters VS Aliens” this weekend…after I go into work at 8 fucking AM on Saturday to take a TSA mandated test along with half of my co-workers.

On Sunday, it’s gaming and more gaming for me. Mostly, for both groups it’ll be character creation time, but still heaps o’ fun.

Now, I’m off to read some webcomics and then hit the hay. More (and hopefully better) bloggage tomorrow.

Who Watches The Watchers Watching The Watchmen?

…now my brain hurts

My Sweet Little Pallid Bat Of Love (Grace) and I went to see “Watchmen” today. Here are the short reviews of it from someone who has read the graphic novel 3-4 times (Me) and someone who did not know it even existed (Grace).

Me: Very well done adaptation of the graphic novel. Any changes or deletions were for the best. Solid acting and great SFX. Lots of violence and sex, including one pretty hot sex scene towards the end. Great soundtrack. You won’t regret seeing this movie.

Grace: Very good movie. Had no difficulty following the story, despite not knowing the source material. Too much graphic violence. Sex scenes well done. SFX well done. Great soundtrack. Go see it.