Tuesday, March 15, 2011

Poetry: "I'd Like To Be A 'Blog of Note'"

Poetry: " I'd Like To Be a 'Blog of Note'"

I'd like to be a 'Blog of Note'
For every post I ever wrote
Then perhaps I'd buy a boat
And wear to it a Gore-Tex (TM) coat
I'd put down my tv remote
My female fans would start to dote
Perusing my blog they would devote
To my critics I then could gloat
I'd even move to Terre Haute
And swim across a fetid moat
My words others would often quote
By those who use a Laptop tote
Posts I've done could then denote
I'd grab my readers by the throat
If I won the Blogging Vote...









Sunday, March 13, 2011

Sci-Fi Bri's Movies: "Battle: Los Angeles"

Sci-Fi Bri's Movies: "Battle: Los Angeles"

Characters/Actors: Staff Sergeant Michael Nantz, USMC (Aaron "Thank You For Smoking" Eckhart) , Sergeant Elena Santos, USAF ( Michelle "Avatar" Rodrgues), Michelle (Bridget TV's "Blue Bloods" Moynahan), etc.

An attack by mysterious alien entities originating from falling meteors happening simultaneously around the globe culminates in a huge battle between a heroic platoon of U.S. Marines led by Staff Sergeant Michael Nantz (Aaron Eckhart) out of Camp Pendleton near Los Angeles, California and malevolent aliens from another planet. Sergeant Nantz is a medal winner with some notoriety due to tragic deaths among some of the soldiers he once led into battle about to retire from the military when he is called into combat. A constant running battle from the first five minutes to the end. Like a combination of "War of the Worlds", "Skyline" and "Platoon" or similar war films. Similar but in my opinion not quite as good as "Skyline" which came out several months ago and which I positively reviewed. Whether you like this movie will probably depend on your enjoying war films, science-fiction, and movies about aliens from out of space with hostile intent.

Poetry: "How the World Is Now" A work in progress

Poetry: "How the World Is Now" A work in progress

A river caught fire
Due to political liars
Our American Dream is burning on a monumental pyre
Our situation is becoming increasingly dire
Most industries here are refusing to hire
While the economy is in a quicksand-like mire
Our elected leaders act like aristocratic sires
And they ought to get hit by spinning car tires
Terrorists make bombs without any wires
And the Common Man feels a frustrated ire
Wondering, "Can I ever afford to retire?".

"Got Stabbed in the Leg" A work in progress

I tried to beg
To buy a keg
Met one of society's dregs
Got stabbed in the leg
Was treated by a nurse named Meg
There goes my Nest Egg... (tbc?)

Friday, March 11, 2011

Poetry: "Bury the Bodies" A work in progress

Poetry: "Bury the Bodies" A work in progress

Bury the bodies
Mourn for the dead
Wake up in the morning
And curse destiny's thread
Bury the bodies
Mourn for the dead
Drink 'til the morning
And fall out of bed
Bury the bodies
Mourn for the dead
Cry 'til the tears stop
And life goes ahead... (tbc?)

Thursday, March 10, 2011

Poetry: "My (Overactive) Bladder Is a Nuisance" A work in progress

Poetry: "My (Overactive) Bladder Is a Nuisance" A work in progress

My bladder is a nuisance
I always have to go
I'd get an operation
But I don't have the dough

My bladder is a nuisance
I always have to pee
Sometimes when I'm outside
I have to go next to a tree

My bladder is a nuisance
I always have to go
At 3 a.m. I must wake up to make the urine flow
My bladder is a nuisance
I always have to go
When no one's there
I often change the color of the snow.
My bladder is a nuisance
I always have to go
I can't afford the operation
So I'll maintain the status quo.

Tuesday, March 8, 2011

Sci-Fi Bri's Movies: "Drive Angry" in 3-D Rated R



Sci-Fi Bri's Movies: "Drive Angry" in 3-D Rated R for Violence, Profanity, Profanity and Sexual Situations

Characters/Actors: John Milton (Nicolas Cage), Piper (Amber "The Pineapple Express" Heard), The Accountant (William "Prison Break" Fischter), Jonah King (Billy Burke), etc.

John Milton (Nicolas Cage) is a man who escapes from Hell to avenge the murder of his daughter and the abduction of his infant granddaughter by a messianic Manson-like cult leader who intends to sacrifice the child in order to bring "Hell on earth." An arguably fun Grindhouse picture with campy sex, violence and nudity. This film is not for everyone and is certainly not for kids. Movies like this are Nic Cage's forte ( "Con Air", etc.) along the way he catches a ride with a badass waitress (Amber Heard) who becomes like his sidekick. They end up killing a couple cops, and are soon pursued by cops, the murderous cult, and a guy known as "The Accountant", an emissary from Perdition (sort of like the Grim Reaper) who wants to bring Milton back to Hell where he probably belongs. There is a high body count and a lot of mayhem along the way. Nothing, not even Hell, is going to stop John Milton from getting his revenge and saving his granddaughter from the insane cult leader and his henchmen and women. Depending on your tolerance for violence and nudity, this movie may be worth seeing on either the large screen or eventually on home video or cable.

Movie News: AMC Theatres to end or amend their "Moviewatcher Card" Program

I recently got an e-mail that AMC Theatres will end their Moviewatcher Card program, in which a patron would get free movies or refreshments when presenting a Moviewatcher Card. When I recently attended a movie at an AMC Theatre (I used to work at the AMC theatre in Braintree, MA) I found out that the new program will cost $12 a year. The old program was free to join. I am not too thrilled with having to pay the $12, especially on an annual basis. I don't know if I will continue in the program, because I live at least eighteen miles away from the nearest AMC Theatre and I only attend movies at these theatres about 5 or so times a year.

Wednesday, February 2, 2011

Poetry: "American Nightmare"

Poetry: "American Nightmare"

Your mortgage is upside-down
And you work way out of town
You just may lose your land
And you expect to see the Repo-man
Beware of your bookie
What happened to nookie?
If you don't get sick
You better get working quick
Don't spend on your whims
Or you'll be stressed out on a frail limn
If you don't watch out
You could be homeless without a doubt
You once believed in the 'American Dream'
Now you just want to scream... (tbc?)