B-2 Spirit Stealth Bomber Flyby

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B-2 Stealth Bomber, Barksdale AFB 2005.

Canon T2i/550D Cat Photos

Shots of my cat, taken with my new Canon T2i/550D DSLR. These have been edited in Adobe Lightroom. So here's ya some cat pics kawaiininjakat!

2012 Movie Review

2012 Movie Review

The Good:

1. I liked the special effects. What more can I say about that?

2. Los Angeles getting fucked up is worth the price of admission alone. Couldn't have happened to a more deserving (American) city.

3. Woody Harrelson.


The Bad:

1. A bit too long.

2. Also a bit wishy-washy. Big example is when the Captain of one of the boats basically endangers the lives of TWO whole boats to save some people from one. Breaking all the rules in the process... Basically he lets some civilians tell him how to run his ship. Grow some fucking balls, man.

Final Badassian Scale Rating: +1 ALRIGHT (Equivalent of 6 out of 10)

Conclusion: It was a special effects filled disaster movie, that's really all that needs to be said.

The Time Traveler's Wife Review

The Time Traveler's Wife Review

The Good:

1. The concept was interesting. Actually it was a cool idea.

2. I liked the actors in the movies. Rachel McAdams, Eric Bana, Ron Livingston, enjoyed them all.


The Bad:

1. Holy shit the time travel mechanics will drive you insane if you think about them too hard. Shut your brain off and just watch the damn movie.

2. The story itself is actually quite MEH.


Final Badassian Scale rating: + 0 MEH (Equivalent of 5 out of 10)

Conclusion: Feels like it was all concept, little actual story. Basically just short snippets of a couple's life over time.

Green Screen Studio Testing Pics

Here are some photos of me testing out my new green screen studio. Most (or all) of these are from the making of the "Badass Reviews: Avatar" video. It was hot as burning hell in front of those lights.

The Hurt Locker Movie Review

The Hurt Locker Review



The Good:

1. The characters and acting were all really good.

2. The lack of politics. Thankfully, this movie is practically devoid of all politics, which is absolutely fan-FUCKING-tastic. War movies tend to get bogged down with the political or propaganda aspects.

For example, World War 2 movies have degraded to the point where it is all about "saving the world from evil Nazis." Viet Nam war movies suffer from the "anti-war" messages they get burdened with as well. Previous Iraq war movies tended to focus heavily on whether or not it was "right" to have invaded Iraq. Not so here. This movie is solely focused on the soldiers themselves, and that is how I like my war movies.

3. Everything looks VERY realistic and believable. It's very easy to believe you are watching the actual war in Iraq, in the actual locations. It looks like a documentary. Even the actions of the local Iraqi people are very realistic and believable. Watch "Ross Kemp in Afghanistan" and pay attention to the Afghan locals. They look and act EXACTLY like the Iraqi locals in this movie.

4. I really liked the ending. The scene with James in the supermarket is absolutely spot-on. In an unspoken way, it evokes the message that the general public worries about which highly sugared cereal to buy this week, when in reality, it doesn't fucking matter. Military life in general changes your whole outlook on life, and your perception of what really matters to you. The ending of the film reflects this in a poignant way.

5. There were several really well done suspenseful scenes in The Hurt Locker. On top of the ever-present threat of the explosives detonating, you also had to worry about the people looking on. Which ones are insurgents? Is there a sniper waiting to shoot you or the explosives? Is that guy with the cell phone about to detonate the bomb? Seriously, you can see why these guys can be so high-strung and lose their nerve.


The Bad:
NOTHING! The 2nd movie in a row where I cannot find anything really bad with the film. Nothing.

YAY!: I was really impressed to learn that a woman had directed one of my favorite war movies ever. +1 for that.

Final BS Rating: +6 THAT'S HOT SHIT! (to quote the Colonel from the movie) This is actually off the chart of my scale. I think this is the first time something has ever gone higher than the existing scale.

The Hurt Locker was an absolutely fantastic war movie. Reading some other "professional" reviews, I noticed that the only people who were giving the film negative reviews, were the people who have a major bug up their ass about the real-life Iraq war. (and also people who just generally despise war movies)

If you're looking for a movie that points fingers and vilifies George W. Bush, this isn't it. Alternatively, if you're looking for a film that glorifies the war, or Bush, this isn't it either.

I see this as a soldier's movie. A soldier goes to war, and in the end it doesn't matter what political situation got him there. He's simply there, and has to do his job no matter what. Sometimes, it's only the job that really matters.

Up in the Air Movie Review

Up in the Air Review
Video review on Youtube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WOMsJ9g9NtQ

The Good:

1. The actors and acting were all really good. I especially liked George Clooney.

2. The concept was good. It was something I felt like I'd never really seen before.

3. Really liked the scenes where they were firing people.

The Bad:

NOTHING! I could not find anything that stuck out as being "bad" about this movie.

Final BS Rating: +3 HARDCORE

Now, labeling a movie such as this as "HARDCORE" is really strange, yes I know. My scale was designed with video games in mind. In this case you could replace "HARDCORE" with something more like "ENJOYABLE".

Up in the Air was one of those movies where it was hard to really say why it was good. It just was.