2 Teams Down, 2 to Go....

Assorted thoughts on things...

Summer is heating up. Just collecting my thoughts here on the blog before we get into the thick of the summer. The NBA Playoffs have rendered me useless for the most part during the evening hours. The Mavs have swept the Grizz with no problem. They await the winner of the Spurs/Kings series. Personally I don't really care who we play as long as we make it to the Finals. It would be nice to get that 100 pound monkey called the Spurs off the back, but the Kings are kinda crazy this year. They are scrappy bastards that have flat out played the world champions. That could prove good or bad for the Mavs. I probably won't go to the playoff games this year to save some money, but if they make the Finals consider me there! I can't miss that.

Speaking of the round ball, I really have not talked much about Fort Worth's minor league NBA team here much. The Fort Worth Flyers had an awesome season. I had the great pleasure of working with them in doing player interviews and other video work for them that plays on the jumbotron during the game. I got to meet, work, and hang out with some incredible NBA players, and hopefully next season I will get to do it again. Thanks to Erin, Tommy, and Courtney over at the Flyers office for all the help and opportunities they gave this year, and the great seats too! The Flyers finished in 1st place but fell in the playoffs to the Thunderbirds. I did discover that every time Amy goes to a Flyers game they lose. She may not be going next year...

Here are a few mini reviews of some movies I've seen recently...

AEON FLUX: Not a bad movie. I had no expectations, and it kinda surprised me that it's not a totally dumb movie, but actually had something to say. A decent sci-fi movie with some really interesting action sequences. It ultimately falls short at the end, but I would love to see a sequel to see where the story goes. Not happening I bet. Great sets though and beautiful to watch.

RETURN OF THE LIVING DEAD 4: The Return of the Living Dead flicks have always been cool little tribute sequels to George Romero's Dead quadrillogy. This one is a step back I'm afraid. It has some good zombie action, but the rules of the dead are seriously redefined here and not in a good way. For instance I do not want a zombie fist fight in a movie. Period. The second thing that bothered me more than anything else was Peter Coyote. A really great actor who apparently had some bad work at the plastic peeps in 90210. He has a permanent smile on his face for the entire film. He can't change expressions. It's so distracting that I can't even tell you if this movie is as bad as I thought. I guess Part 5 comes out soon. Ishtar.

KING KONG: Re-watched this to see if I missed something. I didn't. It's still a big bloated idol worship tribute to the original with nothing new to offer. Beautiful to watch, but you can skip the entire middle of the film on the boat and not miss a thing. The ending scene is amazing to watch on the Empire State building though.

If you have not seen the new Superman Returns trailer, head over to bluetights.net and check it out. I have mixed feelings about it now. The acting looks WAY over the top. But the flying scenes look amazing.