Then And Now

Portal and Portal 2

Portal and Portal 2 are computer games. Very silly, lots of fun, mentally stimulating.

And, yes, there are spoilers ahead.

This clip from YouTube is the final cut scene (a cut scene is a geek term for short movie that plays automatically once a player reaches a certain point in a game) and the closing credits from Portal. Even without knowledge of the game itself, you'll be able to pick up the humor in it.

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The portal turret is this sweet little chap. ROFL LMAO Again, you see the humor. This next clip from Portal 2 features turrets in action - not only the standard functioning turrets, but also some defective ones that cycle through a number of wise-cracking and funny comments.


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The closing credits of Portal 2. Same composer. Also funny.

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Finally, I had to include the ending of Portal 2 which features an enormous choir of turrets. It's... well, it's gorgeous.

Should've Seen These Long Ago

Sunset Boulevard - ★★★★  Anyone determinedly seeking fame after viewing this film is nuttier than Norma Desmond.

X-Men: First Class - ★★★★★  I went in with absolutely no expectations.  And I had a Marvel-ous time.  Hindsight being 20/20, I would infinitely prefer to see this film repeatedly than ever have seen The Avengers.  (Note:  This is the first of the X-Men films I've seen to date.  Being that the film's premise is the very beginnings of the X-Men, I wanted to start with this installment.  Musings on the others in the franchise to follow.)

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Now You Don't...

Whilst taking a nap during a break in shooting his latest film, Sir Michael Caine was inadvertently locked in a makeshift dressing room overnight.

Ironically, he is currently working on a film entitled "Now You See Me."

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"Poe" (2007) (Short) - One Word Review

NOE.

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Vidi, vidi, vidi, vidi, vidi = Bucks

The mathematics of James Wan's original short film "Saw" (2003):

00:09:27 in length

Total franchise box office, worldwide: $873.3M

00:09:27 = 567 seconds

when divided into the total worldwide box office...

$873,300,000 ­­÷ 567"

equates to a short film that burgeoned into a franchise that,

if based on the original short film's length,

would be currently valued at: 

ONE
MILLION
FIVE
HUNDRED
FORTY
THOUSAND
TWO
HUNDRED
ELEVEN
DOLLARS

(and sixty-four cents).

PER

$E¢OND.

Myself, I like the short.  It merited 9'27" of my attention.  AND I watched it on YouTube, so I didn't have to fork over any cash, so I'm good.

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What Is Wrong With American Cinema

from Kids In The Hall

Bruno Ponce-Jones (Dave Foley) and Francesca Fiore (Scott Thompson) share their views regarding what is wrong with American cinema.

The Lost Boys (1987) - A Single Sentence Review

I just lost an hour and thirty-seven minutes.

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Apartment 143 - Vacant For A Reason

The best way to describe Apartment 143 is to say it is an "I-would-like-to-speak-to-the-manager.-I-consider-your-ticket-price-to-be-a-damage-deposit-and-am-requesting-refund-in-full." flick.

If you waste your time on this clone of Paranormal Activity, you'll be experiencing the old cliché first-hand:  "Burn me once, shame on you.  Burn me twice, shame on me."

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John Carter - A one-sentence review.

You call it Helium; we call it "corn."

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