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this is one of the wisest things i've heard in years...in a VIDEO GAME REVIEW, of all places... credit goes to Ben "Yahtzee" Croshaw,who's reviews can be found at: http:../../..www...escapistmagazin..e...com/..videos/..view/..zero-..punctuation or more specifically: http:../../..www...escapistmagazin..e...com/..videos/..view/..zero-..punctuation/..616-..50-..Cent-..Blood-..on-the-Sand this bit of brilliance was said in a review of 50 cent: blood on the sand "No, I'm not racist, you knee jerk, lemon scented pussy-wipes, believe me Anyone who pulls their pants down around their knees blows all their money on jamming diamonds into their teeth while living in a slum and treats women like dogs that you can put your knob in they're just as much of a ridiculous, poisonous fuckhead whether they're black or white it's very depressing when you can't make honest cultural commentary without having to disavow the assumption that your feelings are movitate by an irrational hatred response to differing levels of melanin you know what? a society where anyone can make jokes about anyone else and where everyone laughs is a truly tolerant society. political correctness chaged censorship only serves to engender resentment and distance between social groups" ...and a funny tongue-..in-cheek ps: "besides, gangster rappers don't need defending....they have guns for that!" when are we gonna realize that MOST of us don't give a flip about race in this country? it should be apparent since we're THE first majority white country that has elected ANY minority race,including a black president. I mean, in many ways we have lived up to Martin Luther Kings dream that we should judge people by the content of their character, not the color of their skin. it's time to disown race pimps like jesse jackson and al sharpton in this country. it's time for all of us to grow up and take responsibility for our own actions!

  (*thanks to ROTTENTOMATOES.COM for the synopsis and many of the reviews.  it's a GREAT site you should check for movies)



SYNOPSIS:  " A complex, multi-layered mystery adventure, Watchmen is
set in an alternate 1985 America in which costumed superheroes are part
of the fabric of everyday society, and the Doomsday Clock -- which... 
A complex, multi-layered mystery adventure, Watchmen is set in an
alternate 1985 America in which costumed superheroes are part of the
fabric of everyday society, and the Doomsday Clock -- which charts the
USA's tension with the Soviet Union -- moves closer to midnight.

        When one of his former colleagues is murdered, the outlawed but
no less determined masked vigilante Rorschach sets out to uncover a
plot to kill and discredit all past and present superheroes. As he
reconnects with his former crime-fighting legion -- a disbanded group
of retired superheroes, only one of whom has true powers -- Rorschach
glimpses a wide-ranging and disturbing conspiracy with links to their
shared past and catastrophic consequences for the future.

  Their mission is to watch over humanity...but who is watching the Watchmen?"

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REVIEW:  i think the best way to sum up the movie is to quote some
famous reviewers that I agree with,and then add my own comments... (64%
on rottentomatoes.com, which is fairly good):



first the POSITIVE QUOTES: "Overall, Snyder has given us a Watchmen
that's visually faithful to the original to the point of panel-by-panel
fetishism, and that may be enough for many members of the cult."

- Ty Burr, Boston Globe -



 "I think Snyder and his writers channel moments of the humanity and humor that's always present in Moore's work."

  - Andrew O'Hehir, Salon.com



"The most pleasant surprise in the movie adaptation of Watchmen is the
pop-art fusion set off by placing superheroes in a 'real' world. "

-Joe Neumaier, New York Daily News



"Mammoth, mangled, violent, confusing, dazzling, dark, excessive and occasionally brilliant. "

- Tom Long, Detroit News

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now the NEGATIVE QUOTES:



"Sad to say, the much-anticipated adaptation of the world's most
celebrated graphic novel is long, dull and sinks under the weight of
its reverence for the original."

- Philip Kennicott, Washington Post



"It wasn’t that I wasn’t engaged in some of the (many) story lines,
it’s just that there was never enough time spent with any particular
one to so as to become emotionally involved … which seem strange to say
about a movie 165 minutes long."

- Sara Vilkomerson, New York Observer



"Watchmen bites off more than a single film can chew, and chokes on its gluttony. "

 -Colin Covert, Minneapolis Star Tribune

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MY REVIEW:

  All of the above quotes (and many more i read) are true of Watchmen. 
The brilliant but "unfilmable" adeptation of the graphic novel by Alan
Moore is both stunning and infuriating.

   For the fanboys,it's reverent enough and there's enough references
to keep them satisfied (for the most part),but the initiated may very
well get lost in the many faceted story line which takes place over 45+
years.  

  The cinematography is BRILLIANT.  Zack Snyder (of "300" fame) is
quickly becoming one of the premier blockbuster directors of our age.
(move the HELL over,Michael Bay!)  it's worth it to see this movie just
for the images.

  Now, down to the nuts and bolts story:

     THE single biggest problem with Watchmen, IMHO, is it doesn't know
what it wants to be.  The movie could have been either an "X-Men"
styled hollywood hit, or 1 of 2 (*or 3) movies ala Lord of the Rings.  

   Instead, Mr Snyder chose to split the difference and try to cram a 4
hour story into 2 hrs and 40 minutes.  He jumps back and forth from
1940 to 1985,then back to 1969, and forward again so often that you get
lost in the jumps.

   It gets worse when the kaleidoscope-like flashback/flashforward
montages of  dr manhattan's mind are shown on the big screen.  They are
not detailed enough to give us new information,but disjointed enough to
throw us off the many story lines.

       Although each scene is brilliantly shot and well worth seeing,
the movie as a whole is too complicated and disjointed for the average
superhero fan to follow. To paraphrase a quote above, "some graphic
novels just don't translate to cinema"



THE BOTTOM LINE:

  To tell the story of  the "Watchmen", Zach Snyder should have either
made 2 epic movies (at least) , or should have gone the hollywood route
and cut out a few B and C stories and made a nice 100 min action movie.


 As is, "Watchmen" is a visually stunning movie that really sticks with
you (I want to see it again at this point),but the story is flawed and confusing and seemingly missing some elements.

  3/5

 _DAVO_

...was the best I had....no more mountains left to climb....

ANYway, here's a REALLY cool fun fact. the German band Wolfsheim got their name from the famous F Scott Fitzgerald novel, The Great Gatsby.

The character was named Meyer Wolfsheim: A notorious underworld figure, Wolfsheim is a business associate of Gatsby. He is deeply involved in organized crime, and even claims credit for fixing the 1919 World Series. His character, like Fitzgerald's view of the Roaring Twenties as a whole, is a curious mix of barbarism and refinement (his cuff links are made from human molars). After Gatsby's murder, however, Wolfsheim is one of the only people to express his grief or condolences; in contrast, the socially superior Buchanans fail to attend Gatsby's funeral.


pretty cool,eh? :-)

more fun stuff to follow....

Hey gang!

  Another fun Wednesday last week at Mephisto's!  I'll occasionally post my playlists just to let you know what's up and what you're missing if you're not showing up!

-DAVO-

 

Mepshisto's Playlist
Weds, Oct 1

*=request

Assemblage 23-madman's dream
echoing green-atmosphere (run level zero mix)
theatre of tragedy-lorelei (icon of coil mix)
unter null-destroy me (noisuf-x vs x-fusion mix)
Oompn! feat. L'ame Immortelle-Brennende Liebe
Devision-endlose traeume (colony 5 mix)
cruxshadows-immortal  (Our Souls Enduring Club Mix)
ladytron-ghosts
nin-get down make love
VNV-dark angel
skinny puppy-worlocked
tool-aenema
sister machine gun-nothing
*rammstein-mein teil (psb you are what you eat mix)
bombs over berlin-LAsylum (razed in black mix)
*Razed in black-blush (gravers paradise mix)
Noisuf-x - hit me hard
imperative reaction-ruined
stromkern-perfect sunrise (icon of coil waveform mix)
*das ich-destillat (VNV mix)
Theatre of Tragedy-machine (VNV mix)
VNV-beloved (grey dawn mix)
Rotersand-dare to live
melotron-keine problem
colony 5-my world
schiller feat heppner-dream of you (ext mix)
juno reactor-god is god
fictional-blue lights
*joy division-love will tear us apart
sisters of mercy-dominion-mother russia
  midnight cage dancers song: bust a move
lords of acid-i sit on acid (razormaid mix)
faderhead-Dirtygrrrls / Dirtyboys
*and one-panzermensch
hanzul und gretyl-ss deathstar supergalactik
ministry-burning inside
stromkern-nightriders
angelspit-100% (combichrist mix)
*kmdfm-these boots were made for walking (bombs rmx)
*cybertribe-white rabbit
Bigod 20-like a prayer
seabound-without you
rotersand-exterminate,...
suicide commando-Bind Torture Kill
necessary response-spilling blood
wumpscut-wreath of barbs
peter murphy-i'll fall with your knife
she wants revenge-tear you apart (live itunes version)
covenant-like tears in the rain
and one-military fashion show
*project pitchfork-timekiller (and one mix)
imperative reaction-giving in to change (wasted time mix)
   last call cage dancer song: sexshooter
  (bigtime retro fans set coming next...)
ministry-halloween
front 242-headhunter (V 1.0)
nitzter ebb-join in the chant
revolting cocks-beers, steers, & queers
alien sex fiend-i walk the line
*tones on tail-go!
*skinny puppy-testure

walkout: danny elfman-breakfast machine

i posted a ranting blog last night that was supposed to be private...sorry about that you guys.

  oh well, it's not the first time i've made a complete ass of myself in "public"...heh... but those of you who really know me know that already

a little more "alt-dancey" than i normally play,but that's OK.

mephisto's play list: Weds, Sept. 17
 *=request

VAST-touched
Unkle-restless
VNV Nation-Arena
Bauhaus-adrenalin
MLWTTKK-Devil Bunnies
Seabound-Hooked
XP8-She Says (A23 Verbose remix)
Combichrist-Today i woke to the rain of blood
Apop-Suffer In Silence
KMFDM-Jukejoint Jezebel
Ministry-land of rape and honey
NIN w/bowie-I'm afraid of americans
Skinny Puppy-I'mmortal (live vers)
Wolfsheim-sparrows & nightingales (ext mix)
covenant-ritual noise
in strict confidence-wintermoon (samsas traum remix)
bruderschaft-forever (club mix)
stromkern-perfect sunrise (icon of coil mix)
*imperative reaction-giving in to change (wasted time mix)
*in strict confidence-promised land (club mix)
*joy division-dead souls
the cure-a forest
abney park-dear ophelia
butengel-stranded
praga kahn-lust for life (live)
*seabound-without you
faderhead-dirty boys/dirty girls (electro for the masses mix)
XP8-muv your dolly
das ich-destillat (vnv nation rmx)
angelspit-skinny little bitch
e-craft-elecrocution
noisuf-x -orgasm
    midnight heinous song: u can't touch this
new order-confusion (pump panel reconstruction mix)
procelain & the tramps -f*ck like a star
skinny puppy-pro-test
*sisters of mercy-this corrosion
siouxsie & the banshees-cities in dust (eruption mix)
tons on tail-go!
she wants revenge-out of control
*blaqk audio-stiff kittens
ladytron-destroy everything you touch
*shiny toy guns-le disko
goldfrapp-strict machine (live in the studio)
benny benassi-who's your daddy?
Necessary response-spilling blood
grendel-soilbleed (v.3)
rotersand-exterminate,anhihilate,destroy
suicide commando-bind,torture,kill
the azoic-illuminate
*grendel-hate this
depeche mode-halo
NIN-only (richard x mix)
covenant-bullet
schiller f heppner-dream of you (live vers)
peter murphy-cuts you up
*marilyn manson-golden years
   last call heinous song: california love
*hanzel und gretyl-SS Deathstar Supergalactik
nitzer ebb-join in the chant
rotersand-dare to live
stromkern-nightriders

walkout: louis armstrong-a kiss to build a dream on

Mephisto's Playlist
Wednesday Aug 13, 2008

*=request

Covenant vs Depeche mode-Personal Jesus/Tears in the Rain (german vers)
In Strict Confidence-Promised Land (Club Mix)
Apoptygma Berzerk-love never dies (parat 1)
clan of xymox-there's no tomorrow
the cruxshadows-dragonfly (conjure one mix)
vnv nation-genesis (icon of coil mix)
celldweller-switchback (for sandy)
marilyn manson-lunchbox
the cure-lullaby (laeather strip mix)
tricky-you don't wanna
she wants revenge-written in blood
icon of coil-floorkiller
fictional - dream of god
iamx-kiss + swallow (manix remix)
project pitchfork-timekiller (video edit mix)
assemblage 23-raw
mesh-crash (collision mix)
seabound-poisonous friend (club mix)
laibach-tanz mit laibach
rammstein-mein teil (psb no guitars mix)
nine inch nails-discpline
* and one-military fashion show
Peter murphy-I'Ll Fall With Your Knife
siouxsie & the banshees-peekaboo
sisters of mercy-temple of love (1992 mix)
david bowie-i'm afraid of americans
*fictional-blue lights
the azoic-obsession
melotron-mein problem
faderhead-dirty girls/dirty boys
*Felix Da Housecat - Money, Success, Fame, Glamour
*the cruxshadows-marilyn,my bitterness
* Covenant-Tears in the Rain (english vers)
danzig-twist of cain (for the girls!)
solvent-think like us (alter ego mix)
and one-panzermensch
grendel-soilbleed (v.3)
*das ich-destillat (vnv nation remix)
combichrist-sent to destroy
xp8-muv your dolly
* peter murphy-cuts you up
sisters of mercy-lucretia
* love & rockets-so alive (for dancer lisa)
worlfsheim-heroin she said (live)
sir mixalot-baby got back (for johnny & the dancers!)
lords of acid-i sit on acid
nitzer ebb-join in the chant
*revolting cocks-beers,steers,&queers
*MSI-shut me up
neuroticfish-going to take me away
the cruxshadows-winterborn
rotersand-exterminate,annihilate,destroy
skinny puppy-smothered hope
necessary response-spilling blood
vnv nation-chrome
*hanzel und gretyl-ss deathstar supergalactik
*ministry-nwo
rom zombie-living dead girl
q lazzarus-goodbye horses

walkout: bobby darrin-beyond the sea

I just wanted to say a special THANK YOU to all of you who showed up to Bowl for Boobies Friday night!

We raised over $800 for the Susan G Colman race for the cure for breast cancer research!
I'm amazed an humbled by your response...you all are awesome for taking time out of your lives for a great cause!

An extra special thanks to everyone who donated raffle items (you know who you are).  We raised some good money due to your generosity!
-DAVO-