Wednesday, May 18, 2011
Good Deal: PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN Trilogy on Blu-Ray/DVD for $13.49 each
Over the weekend, I rewatched all of the PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN films to brush up before the fourth film comes out on Friday. While I'm sure you don't need to rewatch them to enjoy or even understand the fourth, I had a fun day marathoning through them.
And now Amazon is having a deal where you can buy the Blu-Ray/DVD combo packs for only $13.99 each!
PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: THE CURSE OF THE BLACK PEARL
By far the best film of the bunch! This is my favorite of Disney's live-action films. Swash-buckling adventure, a whole lot of fun, and the iconic performance by Johnny Depp as Captain Jack Sparrow - this is a must-buy!
PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: DEAD MAN'S CHEST
My main beef with this film is that it's not a complete story. It was fun and had adventure and sword fights and betrayal and love, but it was all so obviously leading to the third that it never feels complete. Sequels are still supposed to be movies in their own right, and that's where this fails.
PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: AT WORLD'S END
This movie is a mess. It's so weird and tonally different from the first two that you'd never guess they were made at the same time and by the same crew as the second film. I'm only including this one here for the sake of those completists who need all or nothing when it comes to franchises. Just so weird.
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Monday, May 16, 2011
Music Monday: Hair by Lady Gaga
I was a huge huge HUGE fan of The Fame and The Fame Monster, but I just haven't been hooked on any of Lady Gaga's new songs of her sophomore effort. I keep trying and listening to the tracks over and over again, in hopes something will click and I'll start loving it. Hasn't happened yet. Check out her latest track, Hair, after the break.
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SNL Highlight: "The Ambiguously Gay Duo" get fleshy
This week's SNL felt very short to me. There were only about 5 or 6 sketches and some very long musical performances and breaks. Ed Helms hosted, but was hardly in the episode at all!
But even with the apparent abbreviated run, there was one sketch that stood out and is among the funniest from this season: THE AMBIGUOUSLY GAY DUO! I loved the cartoons from the older episodes so it was a surprise to see it make a comeback. And then it did a wholly unexpected turn - it went live-action with appearances from Jon Hamm, Jimmy Fallon, Steve Carell, and Stephen Colbert! Watch the hilarious sketch after the break.
Saturday, May 14, 2011
Linkulous: Bridesmaids, Twitter-Only Reporters, Chuck Season 5, and more
Bridal Beauty: Bridesmaids Do's and Don'ts
4 decades after women entered the U.S. workforce en masse, they still make 77¢ for every dollar earned by men
Will We See Twitter-Only Reporters Soon?
REVOLUTION: Series With Female Leads Penned By Women Dominate Early Orders
Shut up about my body, Glenn Beck
Panel Debates Social Media's Impact on Hollywood at THR Business Managers Event
Photo: NBC Renews Chuck for Fifth Season
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I love the 90s: Flashback Video
Born in the late '80s, I grew up in the 90s and loved nearly everything mentioned in this video. It's like the entirety of VH1's I Love The 90s, condensed down into a 4 minute video. Relive your childhood by watching the video after the break!
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