random thoughts

Would you like to hear today's specials?
Not if you want to keep your spleen
The Killer Collector's Edition is out for American Psycho and of the reviews i've read, it may be worth picking up. Granted, this film isn't for everyone. As one reviewer stated;

Ellis provides GRAPHIC descriptions of Bateman's murders, rapes, tortures, and yes, cannibalism. Those who read splatter literature won't see anything they haven't seen in horror books printed by small press publishers, but for those not used to horror films and books the violence here will definitely become unbearable. The violence is not only disgusting; it is cruel as well. It is the type of violence that seeks to humiliate and debase human beings, to bring others down to the dark levels where Bateman resides.

Yes, this review is of the book, but the film cuts no corners on graphic violence. The film and sound quality have been upped as well as a half dozen missing scenes added back to this version. There's also a good review with the film's director, Mary Harron, about her threats to quit early on in the filming process when Leo DiCaprio was to play the role of Patrick. This may not be your cup of tea. It definitely upset the 3 couples that got up and left the theater 20 minutes in when Any and I saw it, but if you can handle some very black comedy and some graphic violence, you'll certainly enjoy this one.

. . . and while we're discussing Bale . . .
i'm batman . . . i'm batman . . .
Honestly, i think Keaton did a good job as batman, but the script was flawed. Namely, using Kim Basinger in the film. with that knowledge, i'll tell you that i loved batman begins. it's a great new start for the franchise (let's hope it lasts longer than one film) and loyal to the comics. bale does an amazing job, almost with the same unfeeling portrayal he used when he played Bateman. bateman, batman, funny, i just caught that. very well done and will get a second viewing from me. i've also just read a very good review of war of the worlds right here that's worth checking out. sounds good. it looks like this summer could be a decent season for films.

beer drinkers and hell raisers
not a description you'd use when you witnessed my birthday last week. Stodgy was in town, which took me completely by surprise, but we hung out at the pool, drank beer and shots and ate burgers. it's good to have him home from the war unscathed and to have him by for a small celebration. i tried to catch you again before you left town Stodge, but i guess you'd left already.

if you can't give it to me for $280 a month, then i'm walking out
i just love haggling with car salesmen. last weekend, i ran by my local VW dealer to check out the possibility of picking up a Golf. Smaller than my Jetta, the Golf drives exactly the same and is the TDI, which keeps me in the diesel world. unfortunately, the Golf i wanted only existed in Michigan somewhere and would cost me more to ship it here than it was worth. so the guy takes me out to the lot and gives me a tour of the new Jetta. my original impression from tv commercials was that it was an ugly toyota knockoff, but i was eating my words last saturday. this is a gorgeous car and some drastic changes have been made since the last model. i'm not sure where the "it's all grown up - sort of" motto came from or what it means, but the car is really nice. unfortunately, i'm not willing to spend more than i am for last year's model and so they didn't get my business. i'll give it a week until i receive a call letting me know that the paperwork is ready and i'll get my quote.

able to leap tall documents in a single bound
i put together a new pc last week. this thing is a beast. large processor, enough memory to choke a moose and an amazing sound card. and i still don't wanna play battlefield 2. wtf? i'm in a gaming purgatory at the moment and i'm not sure if it's because i've got to many to play or i'm just bored with everything. the video card came with 5 full games, one of them being Halo and i've installed that and started playing thru again. i've finished that about a dozen times already, but it's fun. i also installed HL2 and am going at that again. the other one that i'm halfway enjoying is the chronicles of riddick. graphic and beautiful, it's a bit slow paced, but still fun. i think the problem is that i'm still trying to find my comfort schedule with the new place and life and i'm kind of feisty with my uncertainty right now. i'm certain that'll settle.