Anger Management, starring Adam Sandler and Jack Nicholson with the typical supporting cast of any Happy Madison production.

Essentially, the film was solid - It had a beginning, middle and end, but this comedy could have been so much better. Look at the cast; Jack Nicholson, the most nominated male actor in history, and the supporting actress, Marisa Tomei, who starred in The Wrestler and The Lincoln Lawyer.  Getting to the point, I just think that if they had maybe but more time, or more money into writing a script that better fit a cast of that size, they would have walked away with a movie that would of actually been entertaining. 

I found myself, at several points throughout the movie, bored out of my skull. I’m pretty sure that wasn’t supposed to happen. I can’t lie though, there were moments where I found myself not being able to breath.

 I think it deserves a watch if you haven’t seen it, but, at the end of the day its a popcorn movie.

This movie is always hard to finish, it’s run time is over 2 and a half hours, but even if I can’t finish it in one sitting, I always find myself coming back to it. Christopher Nolan, when he adapted the first Batman (Batman Begins) I was a skeptic. I don’t even fully remember the main plot points. However, the movies he makes, and the Batman series has a obtained a massive cult following. 

The character depth a lone in The Dark Knight is enough for me. Not to mention other elements of the movie that were key to its success. In film school we like to call these elements “Atmospheres”. These atmospheres include;

• Sound (Scoring and folly)
• Camera movement
• Color Correction
• Lighting
• Art direction

The list goes on. The thing that makes this film fantastic is that it takes all of those core elements and makes them their bitch. 

The art direction on this movie is hard really to even comprehend. It takes people a couple minuts to realize that Gotham city doesn’t actually exist. Take into account that the Bat-Pod and Bat-Bike aren’t actual functioning vehicles, but they are never questioned because it just works. 

This film is one of those films that just deserves a 10/10. If you haven’t seen it, I recommend you do that asap, and if you haven’t checked out the trailer to the new film, I can send you in that direction as well ;)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GokKUqLcvD8

Those moments when you look around to the twenty odd people that are aparently related to you and realize that if you made this event into a script you could make millions.

I am disappointed to find out that Apple truly has abandoned its non-consumer demographic and has turned to the dark side. Final Cut King described it the best; If FCP 1 met iMovie11, got drunk and then fucked without a condom, they would have birthed the new FC X.

There was a large anticipation for this corporate swindle to open up this software to a much larger target audience. I can understand that yes, it does bring in a much larger consumer base which ultimatly means more money in the long run, however, what ever happened to pride. I say pride simply because I think it would of been kick-ass for Apple Inc. to take pride in being one of few corps. who don’t just take the simple route and pocket cash. Instead they could have been one of few companies who don’t dumb down their software and open up the demographic, taking pride in the fact that trained professionals use their software with dignity.

I have not purchased a copy, however I was going to. The reason I did not is because I believe the reviews when they say things like, It isn’t ready yet, and that they are leaving the professionals in the dust etc. Apple has also removed vital things like the preview window and multi-cam editing. For anyone doing multi-cam filming - you’re fucked. Apparently the magnetic footage track is terrible for people like music video editors, and that anyone who owns a duel screen set up can throw it out the window.

Another thing, and it sounds lame, is that now this software is only available in the Apple App store. I thought the best part of purchasing any apple hardware or software, was being able to walk into the Apple store and purchase it. For anyone who has ever been broke, you understand that it means a lot to achieve those privileges.

The last thing that I have to say about this matter, and this is directed right at Apple; Fuck you. Yes you make some kick ass hardware, but you have just made the lives of many very difficult. Some who read will think that I am going over the top, however, anyone who has respect for the post production process, will understand that making shit difficult for the trained while making it easy for the people who just skim by and pick up the pieces as they go, is fucking outrageous. I am tired of watching people making these so called films because they know how to put a cross fade onto the tail end of their clip - fuck off. Understand that, yes, all I will have to do to fix this problem is purchase a copy of Avid, but there was so much potential in the Apple world, and this software literally crippled it.

Let me just start by saying, the fact that they let these movies be made is fucking insane. So I’m sitting at home on a calm Sunday, looking for something to do. I come to the conclusion that a film will occupy my time the best. I was wrong.

I was drawn in by the fact that it had something to do with satanism and Nicholas Cage freaking out. I shared a similar confusion with the genre that I did with the plot. Along with CGI rendering, art direction, casting, and the amount of drugs it would take to give people money to make this.

I found myself on several occasions trying to remember what Nicholas Cage’s involvement in the plot was, along with the rest of the supporting characters. I feel like I will never get my 2 hours back, and I am pissed off that even Nicholas Cage would stoop down to this level.

To be completely honest, this film doesn’t even deserve a full review and it sure as hell doesn’t deserve the 5.7  rating that IMDb graced it with. This movie deserves a 1 out of 10 in their ratings.

Now don’t get me wrong, the writer is not at fault, the concept has potential, however the filmmakers do not.

If you follow what I write on this blog closely, than you will recognize that every so often I will write a post pertaining to something slightly more personal. I believe the last one I wrote about was respect or lack there of.

I must have told my self close to a dozen times that I am going to quit smoking and become healthy. I must have told myself a hundred times I will become healthy. There has never been a time where I have been strong willed enough to fix or confront either. To me, the urge to have a cigarette after being deprived from it for a longer than average span of time is almost identical to a dehydrated person craving water. It occupies every inch of your moral fibers and shuts down your reasoning abilities. Now, this may just be what I experience, however, it is the reason in which I am an avid smoker.

• weakness |ˈwēknis| -  a person or thing that one is unable to resist or likes excessively

I think I have heard and given every excuse in the book as to why someone started smoking, and why they haven’t quit. Some reasons for why they started;

1. A guy (female subject), or a girl (male subject, unless you’re homosexual [nothing wrong with that]).
2. I’m stressed with school.
3. I’m stressed.
4. I hate my life.
5. Makes me look cool (<—- Fucking retard, true story)
6. I can’t smoke weed so I smoke cigarettes.

And the fucking list will continue to go on and adapt to people’s weaknesses. As much as these people may disagree, it is an indisputable fact that these are all weaknesses. Some reasons people don’t quit.

1. I don’t know how to
2. I don’t want to
3. It helps me relax (reason to start as well)
4. It hasn’t negatively affected me so far. 
5. I’m just going to live life and not care
6. I tried, It didn’t work

Fuck all of those reasons, and I can say that because, to my disappointment, I have said every single one of them. It is really hard to sit here and say that I am weak when I take pride in being strong when others cannot, However, it is a necessary thing to do. Every so often you get the opportunity to stare your demons in the eye and then pull their fucking hearts out; if you turn down the chance to better yourself, then you’re a fucking fool.

Another reason is, and female smokers have less problems with this, but it’s generally unattractive. (For this next part, I’m only focusing on a dudes perspective) Girls don’t want dense smokey hands touching the sides of their face, they don’t want to kiss an ashtray, and they don’t want a guy who can’t last in bed because he’s to tired. The biggest and most motivating factor for myself has been a girl and I’m not ashamed to say that. I use the sight of her to push away the fact that I haven’t had a cigarette in 8 hours, and if it’s a positive influence, then I will recommend using this for others. If I wasn’t so weak then I would have confronted this to her several months, almost a year ago, but like this addiction, I just cant get hooked on the fact that I have to confront it eventually.

Now onto how I plan to actually quit; I don’t have the slightest clue. As I sit here reflecting on myself and others, how I am to much of a pussy to tell the girl I’m madly in love with that I do in fact love her, etc etc, I think to myself, lets go out and buy myself a Belmont King/Large - sit on the front deck and chain smoke the night away.

If I can clear up this addiction anymore than I already have, it took me a half an hour to write this post. When I started I was like “Fuck Yeah! Lets do this!”. Now I’m like fuck it, I will cut down.

I don’t know what to do.