Life is screwy, ain’t it? The more I’m inundated with images and sounds from popular culture the more I am reassured of that. From the role of a spectator I will use the blog as a platform of opinion, not in an attempt to sway you to partake in the media I will review. I am by no means a “reviewer,” I hate to be told what to watch or read but I like to share my thoughts and if you see it and find something you like all more the better. Enjoy! or not, it’s entirely up to you.
Thursday, June 28, 2012
Fifty Shades of Grey...
"the little-tapped female smut market"
This snippet is taken from a review of said book...does it strike anyone else as fabulously hilarious.
Wednesday, June 20, 2012
Thursday, June 14, 2012
Seriously... John Stewart?? I expected better of you!
Wednesday, June 13, 2012
Overheard....
"...I'm going to weigh this based on hand measurements..." Totally non-sexual but I gotta go there :)
Wee!!!!
"What if you need a wee though?" tweeted @Benjohncock, to which @isabelwriter replied "Haven't you seen The Secretary? Some things are more important than weeing."
Monday, June 11, 2012
Screwy Ain't It!: B*&%$
Screwy Ain't It!: B*&%$: Does anyone else struggle with the word B*&CH? I do. One of my favorite characters: Lafayette on True Blood throws it around like it's...
B*&%$
Does anyone else struggle with the word B*&CH? I do. One of my favorite characters: Lafayette on True Blood throws it around like it's about to go out of style and I still love him, but I can't bring myself to let that word slip past my lips.
Sadly, there aren't any alternatives that get the point across quite as well as that word. B*&ch is a very versatile word, it can be an insult or an affirmation of female power as in "Queen B*&ch." "She is such a *Diva!" or "What a *Shrew!" lack a certain forcefulness that if you replace the * with B&*ch it can propel it into another linguistic category. There can be an almost grudging sense of respect attached to that word. An episode of one of my favorite show centered around a group of four African-American females (now off the air): Girlfriends, devoted an entire episode to that word. The basic premise was that an outsider called one of them a *b*&ch and it made them re-examine their own usage of the word amongst themselves. I think, ultimately they decided to stop using it but it was an unsatisfactory sort of lesson. There wasn't a good alternative that they could find. Does the dual uses of the word b*&ch, both as an insult or suggestion of female power detract from it's usage in pop culture? It does for me...words have a lot of power and I think that this word is a destructive force that takes away from women more than it gives.
Labels:
Comedy,
friendship,
gags,
irrevrent,
jokes,
one-liners,
sharp,
vulgarity,
women
Saturday, June 9, 2012
Hungover from Hangovers
I just read that they will be making a third Hangover film, this time maybe set in Tijuana, Mexico. So, I’ve decided to re-visit the first film again. I’ve seen it twice before. Once for the novelty and the second time for a special studies class. I haven’t seen the second one yet but will soon. So stay tuned for a review of both films...
Friday, June 8, 2012
Screwy Ain't It!: Review: Snow White and the Huntsman (2012)
Screwy Ain't It!: Review: Snow White and the Huntsman (2012): Review: Snow White and the Huntsman (2012) Dir. Rupert Sanders Stars: Kristen Stewart, Chris Hemsworth and Charlize Theron PG_13 127 min E...
Review: Snow White and the Huntsman (2012)
Review: Snow White and the Huntsman (2012)
Dir. Rupert Sanders
Stars: Kristen Stewart, Chris Hemsworth and Charlize Theron
PG_13 127 min
Everyone knows the basic plot of Snow White so I won't get into it. I was not sure what to expect from a re-telling of a fairytale. They are either hit or miss. This was a fairly good film. I enjoyed the look of the film a lot as well as the little bits of humor. The humorous parts are mostly courtesy of the dwarves, including one of my favorite comedic actors: Nick Frost(Paul, Hot Fuzz, and Shaun of the Dead.)
There are only two things that I disliked:
1. Charlize Theron's accent (What the F*&% is it supposed to be?) Her pronunciation of "girl" as "gullll" is majorly cringe worthy.
2. The anti-climactic ending Kristin Stewart's barely there smile left me thinking is that all there is...?
It's worth a watch for sure, and they are already talking about a sequel.
Wednesday, June 6, 2012
Stephen Colbert's names for Little Stephen...
"...listing euphemisms for his penis: “Turgid man-root … sway-backed blue-veined throbber … rock-hard loin plough … purple-helmeted groin warrior.”
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