Comments on: Best of 2009: Pop Stuff I Like http://youoffendmeyouoffendmyfamily.com/best-of-2009-pop-stuff-i-like/ Thu, 17 May 2012 03:01:37 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: MacLu http://youoffendmeyouoffendmyfamily.com/best-of-2009-pop-stuff-i-like/comment-page-1/#comment-8844 MacLu Sun, 27 Dec 2009 04:44:59 +0000 http://youoffendmeyouoffendmyfamily.com/?p=7310#comment-8844 All good picks but I'm sorry, I can't abide Tom Friedman. I agree with his overall themes, but he has a knack for forming tenuous theses based on mounds of anecdotal information. "If workers in Beijing are eating KFC and driving Buicks on their way to make overalls for GM factory foremen in Detroit then the citizens of Mumbai and Raleigh-Durham will soon be entwined because of Globalization 5.5!" He used similar reasoning to support the Iraq War. All good picks but I’m sorry, I can’t abide Tom Friedman. I agree with his overall themes, but he has a knack for forming tenuous theses based on mounds of anecdotal information.

“If workers in Beijing are eating KFC and driving Buicks on their way to make overalls for GM factory foremen in Detroit then the citizens of Mumbai and Raleigh-Durham will soon be entwined because of Globalization 5.5!”

He used similar reasoning to support the Iraq War.

]]> By: collin http://youoffendmeyouoffendmyfamily.com/best-of-2009-pop-stuff-i-like/comment-page-1/#comment-8699 collin Fri, 25 Dec 2009 06:46:33 +0000 http://youoffendmeyouoffendmyfamily.com/?p=7310#comment-8699 What about 500 DAYS OF SUMMER as one of the best features of 2009? Gotta love the cameo by "Autumn" at the end, as played by the insanely hot Minka Kelly. And let me make a shout out for the woefully under-exposed comic series CROSSED by legendary comicbook scribe Garth Ennis, of PREACHER fame. Crossed is the best work he's done since Preacher and his seminal run on John Constantine, Hellblazer back in the nineties, in my not so humble opinion. Check out the cover action: http://www.comixology.com/sku/DEC090700/Crossed-7-of-9-MR-Auxiliary-Ed Crossed is the zombie series to end all zombie series. The beauty of Crossed is that there are no sacred cows, there are no false, sentimental moments. There is only survival against the ever growing appetite of the "Crossed." Finally, let me take the time to tally what I believe were the five best films of 2009. In no particular order: The aforementioned 500 Days of Summer. Zoey D. is amazingly lovable, believable and, sadly, familiar. We've all gone through our days courting a Summer at one time or another. The game-changing Avatar. Yes, the rumors are true: Cameron's latest is, as my white friend surmised as she and I sauntered out of the Universal City Imax two nights ago, "that's a TEWM movie." "A what movie?" "TEWM -- through the Eyes of a White Man." Once again, it's the White Man to the rescue, as savior. But at least these aliens are blue. I can live with that. Especially since JC has given us a startlingly inventive take on an old, old story. Inglourious Basterds. I still can't forget the angelic performance of Melanie Laurent. Mesmerizing. Villainous Christoph Waltz will surely be nominated for an Oscar -- he's pretty much got a lock on Best Supporting Actor. The Basterds script is one of the two best scripts this year, right up there with 500 Days of Summer. The opening 15 pages are the best opening pages I've read in the last ten years. Bad Lieutenant. Nicolas Cage has never been so heinous. Or lovable. "Shoot him again! His soul is still dancing!" Genius. The Hurt Locker. This needs to be nominated for both Best Pic and Best Director. If for no other reason than to see exes Cameron (Avatar) and Kathryn Bigelow go toe to toe over the big prize. Merry Christmas to all! Peace out, Collin What about 500 DAYS OF SUMMER as one of the best features of 2009? Gotta love the cameo by “Autumn” at the end, as played by the insanely hot Minka Kelly.

And let me make a shout out for the woefully under-exposed comic series CROSSED by legendary comicbook scribe Garth Ennis, of PREACHER fame. Crossed is the best work he’s done since Preacher and his seminal run on John Constantine, Hellblazer back in the nineties, in my not so humble opinion. Check out the cover action:

http://www.comixology.com/sku/DEC090700/Crossed-7-of-9-MR-Auxiliary-Ed

Crossed is the zombie series to end all zombie series. The beauty of Crossed is that there are no sacred cows, there are no false, sentimental moments. There is only survival against the ever growing appetite of the “Crossed.”

Finally, let me take the time to tally what I believe were the five best films of 2009. In no particular order:

The aforementioned 500 Days of Summer. Zoey D. is amazingly lovable, believable and, sadly, familiar. We’ve all gone through our days courting a Summer at one time or another.

The game-changing Avatar. Yes, the rumors are true: Cameron’s latest is, as my white friend surmised as she and I sauntered out of the Universal City Imax two nights ago, “that’s a TEWM movie.” “A what movie?” “TEWM — through the Eyes of a White Man.” Once again, it’s the White Man to the rescue, as savior. But at least these aliens are blue. I can live with that. Especially since JC has given us a startlingly inventive take on an old, old story.

Inglourious Basterds. I still can’t forget the angelic performance of Melanie Laurent. Mesmerizing. Villainous Christoph Waltz will surely be nominated for an Oscar — he’s pretty much got a lock on Best Supporting Actor. The Basterds script is one of the two best scripts this year, right up there with 500 Days of Summer. The opening 15 pages are the best opening pages I’ve read in the last ten years.

Bad Lieutenant. Nicolas Cage has never been so heinous. Or lovable. “Shoot him again! His soul is still dancing!” Genius.

The Hurt Locker. This needs to be nominated for both Best Pic and Best Director. If for no other reason than to see exes Cameron (Avatar) and Kathryn Bigelow go toe to toe over the big prize.

Merry Christmas to all!

Peace out,

Collin

]]> By: G http://youoffendmeyouoffendmyfamily.com/best-of-2009-pop-stuff-i-like/comment-page-1/#comment-8577 G Tue, 22 Dec 2009 18:20:06 +0000 http://youoffendmeyouoffendmyfamily.com/?p=7310#comment-8577 Nice list. I'll have to read that Magneto book. You might want to have a talk with Nai-X. We had a heated discussion this weekend as he didn't feel that UP was appropriate for children because it was too complex for them to understand Nice list. I’ll have to read that Magneto book. You might want to have a talk with Nai-X. We had a heated discussion this weekend as he didn’t feel that UP was appropriate for children because it was too complex for them to understand

]]> By: roger http://youoffendmeyouoffendmyfamily.com/best-of-2009-pop-stuff-i-like/comment-page-1/#comment-8574 roger Tue, 22 Dec 2009 18:03:04 +0000 http://youoffendmeyouoffendmyfamily.com/?p=7310#comment-8574 dude, thanks for that man. if i even ingest half of those suggestions, i'll have culture running through my veins dude, thanks for that man. if i even ingest half of those suggestions, i’ll have culture running through my veins

]]> By: Simon Tsui http://youoffendmeyouoffendmyfamily.com/best-of-2009-pop-stuff-i-like/comment-page-1/#comment-8571 Simon Tsui Tue, 22 Dec 2009 16:32:40 +0000 http://youoffendmeyouoffendmyfamily.com/?p=7310#comment-8571 LOST as best TV show? I think not! To each his/her own. LOST as best TV show? I think not!

To each his/her own.

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