Rush Hour 3 & Zodiac Thoughts

I just got to see Rush Hour 3 last night and, despite the reviews that I've read, enjoyed it. I don't know, it is strange how I read these reviews and people bash the movies and here I am, enjoying the hell out of it. Maybe I am just easily entertained?

I'd like to think that I go to these movies with a fairly open mind and maybe go as far as to just drop all expectations. It seems a lot easier that way, I mean if the movie stinks, then no harm right?

Besides, I believe a movie was meant for the purposes of entertainment and what can I say? I am, more often then not, entertained.

Back to the movie though, I was surprised how the movie picked up with bits and pieces of the stories of the previous 2 movies. I mean with Lee's love interest from the second movie, plus Ambassador Han and his daughter from the first, it was sort of nice to see the reconnection.

Yet in the end, it might not have needed it because Jackie Chan and Chris Tucker seem to be the same as ever, in that Tucker is over the top and Chan brings the fight. OK, maybe that isn't fair because Jackie Chan does some singing himself and Tucker actually gains the upper hand in a fight (Finally!).

Hiroyuki Sanada (The Last Samurai) plays Lee's "brother" and does a decent job as the villain. I kind of wished there was a more to the story between his character (Kenji) and Jackie Chan's. It looked like it could have been interesting. But alas, no... nothing...

Then again the bad guys in Rush Hour 3 weren't all that prominent, which was a little bit of a let down to be honest.

George, the French taxi cab driver, was pretty funny too. Well, once he in convinced that he is a spy anyway. The man can drive! And I'll just say that in the end, he gets exactly what he wishes for in!

Noémie Lenoir plays Genevieve, the damsel in distress if you will. Her character carries something of importance, though I will leave out what that is for the sake of not spoiling anything. Did I mention how she is fairly attractive too!? You might even see a picture or 2 of her around here someday soon.

What was also worth a good laugh was then blooper reel, that is a Jackie Chan trademark it seems, that came up at the end of the movie. God that thing was funnier then the movie!

Wait, is that even possible?

I suppose that isn't entirely fair to say, but really. If you've watched the previous 2, you can pretty much expect more of the same. Don't get me wrong, I did enjoy the movie... but if you go into this expecting something totally new, you'll be quickly disappointed.

Quick thought: Zodiac was a fairly good movie too, which I just got to watch recently. I didn't expect much from this one, but found it to be pretty good in the end. It is on an interesting subject no doubt, I mean the Zodiac killings and all the unsolved questions can't be ignored right?

But I thought the movie dragged on just a little too long for it's own good, because you could definitely feel it losing steam a little after midway through.

And that is it for today... well, maybe I'll write again later. But then I usually don't get to doing that, so maybe next time? Eh, I am just too goddamn lazy for my own good some days. Why can't I just be absolutely lazy at work? It sure seems like that is what I'm being pegged for!

Anyway, that is a different story for a different day and time for sure.

Waking Up Far Too Early...

Like the title says, I've woken up way too early today and it's my day off too! I used to wonder if maybe my brain has finally had it, to the point where it'll just make me do whatever it feels at random. Now I'm thinking that could be happening.

I guess so long as I don't sleep walk out my front door and walk myself off of a bridge, I'm good.

For now.

What actually woke me up was the humidity here, which says something because nothing usually wakes me up.

Anyway! Pictured to my right is Megan Fox! Obsessed am I? No, I am not! But, she is a very good looking woman (that's saying it mildly) and again, any and all opportunities to post pictures of good looking women shall be taken!

Hey, she alone would make me want to see Transformers again, let alone buy the DVD. Does that say something?

No, I am not obsessed...

I will say though, just upon reading a few of the interviews that she has done recently, she does sound like an interesting person. OK, so it isn't saying much that this was based off of a couple of print interviews, but really. She certainly doesn't sound like a spoiled brat like Jessica Alba, whom I've lost a lot of respect for lately. I feel bad (actually, I don't...) for the suckers that go out with her, man those guys will probably have to put up with a whole lot of shit!

Well, moving along... I recently picked up the second DVD featuring the best of TNA wrestler AJ Styles. And truth be told, I was a little disappointed by the end of the DVD. Granted, I was happy it was not like Christopher Daniels' DVD, in that this featured full matches. But his first 'Best of' DVD had 2 disks, this time it was only 1 and the special features still sucked.

I'd think TNA's DVDs should be getting better and not worse, right? Then again, I'd still rather have this then the Best of the X-Division 2. They should have called it the Best of the X-Division Triple Threat and Fatal Four Way Matches. It would have been very fitting considering that was basically all that there was on the DVD.

One thing about TNA that has me scratching my head... I thought Triple X was done and finished forever? Oh wait, wrestling, right. Nothing ever really is "done forever" unless the person dies.

Back to the subject of DVDs for a moment, I still want to pick up 300...

Nine days until Rush Hour 3! It looks to be funnier then the previous 2, which is kind of hard to believe. It'll definately be a change of pace, I mean after movies like Harry Potter and Transformers. And I like Jackie Chan and Chris Tucker, they make a pretty damn good team.

Speaking of Jackie Chan, I just got to rewatch New Police Story the other night. I have to say that I am impressed to see that Jackie Chan is a very flexable actor, I mean he can do the action stuff and he can do drama and all that.

Well, I think that is enough random chatter out of me for at least today. I am going to try that whole idea about posting once a day, everyday for the entire month. I tried this before and failed, but who knows... Maybe this time around, I'll be able to motivate my lazy ass into writing more often. I've kind of fallen out of the loop and I haven't done as much writing as I once did.

Maybe once I get going a little more, who knows, I might even get back to writing that story I had begun before this recent hiatus. Now that would be something else.