Glee: Bad Reputation

Last night's Glee was a lot of fun, but didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. It feels like they're just trying to cram in these songs and celebrity appearances without fully developing stories that allow them all to integrate seamlessly. So while the show has great songs, hilarious one-liners, and memorable moments, once I think about the episode as a whole I'm left wanting more. I love the show and enjoy it enough, but it's going to need to become a bit more cohesive if it's going to jump to the level of instant classics like the first half of the season was.

However, last night still had some great moments!

My favorite musical number: Run, Joey, Run


I'd actually never heard this song before so it was nice to come to the performance without any previous baggage or expectations. When she said she was going to do this song, I had no idea what to expect from the video. Then the video was just hilarious with her over the top acting. The last image just kills me!

My favorite one-liners: 

Brenda: I'm an alcoholic and I like pills. I hear that's your type. Let's go in the closet and pork!

Sue: Some people like to film themselves getting physical with their partner. I happen to enjoy revisiting the impeccable form of my jazzercise routines.

Brittany: I don't know how to turn on a computer.

Artie: You had me at sex tape. How can I help?

What were your favorite moments? 

MouseTrap Never Works

Happy Hump Day! Enjoy this funny parody of OK GO's "This Too Shall Pass" to help you get you through the day.



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Too Much of a Good Thing: Die Hard

The Die Hard franchise just won't die. Four movies in, only two of them were really great, and we're about to be blasted with another one.

From A.V. Club:

Fox is currently in negotiations with screenwriter Skip Woods to write a new script for the franchise. Woods has already done several tentpole projects for the studio—including X-Men Origins: Wolverine and this summer’s The A-Team—and previously built his reputation for big-bang actioners with Swordfish and Hitman. There’s no word yet on whether Live Free Or Die Hard director Len Wiseman will return, or any details of possible plotlines to discuss, but Willis himself did say in an interview earlier this year that he would like to see John McClane go “worldwide”—as opposed to battling Twitter terrorists, or whatever that last one was about—so maybe this one will find him tossing dudes off the Eiffel Tower or something. 

See the list of films this guy previously worked on? I didn't like any of them. Well, it's too early to say for The A-Team, so we'll see on that one. Live Free or Die Hard was a disappointment, why must we continually go back to Die Hard? Stallone just announced that there will never be another Rambo movie, maybe John McClane should go the same route. 

Advance Review: Step Up 3D

For dancing movies, no one really cares about the plot. It's all about the dancing and routines! Now, a dance movie that has a good storyline is just icing on the cake. Unfortunately, this is just cake. The plot had a lot of holes and I wasn't fully satisfied with the ending. One of the relationships felt forced and unnecessary. But again, the plot doesn't matter. I was so enthralled with the dancing and battle storyline that I didn't even notice these holes while watching; it was only during the focus group after the film, when I was forced to look back and reflect on the weaknesses, that I noticed these short comings.

The dance battles were memorable and highlighted by the fact that they were in 3D. And this is 3D as it was meant to be made - shot in 3D instead of converting it after the fact. The 3D made the dancing even more jaw dropping. They had the battles set so they could fully use 3D to its maximum potential. The first battle took place in a warehouse with chalk all over the floor. The chalk highlighted certain moves and made the 3D really pop. This style was used again in another dance battle which was set in a small pool of water. Great dancing and footwork, while also using the water to make moves more dramatic and exciting.

This is the third film in a series, but you really don't need to know anything about the first two movies to enjoy it. I saw the first one (Channing Tatum's big break) and loved it, but had no desire to see the second installment. What drew me to Step Up 3D was it's connection to So You Think You Can Dance, with Adam Shankman as director and many of the stars from Season 4-6 in minor roles, and the 3D element. The basic story is that the "Moose" character from the second film moves to NYC to go to NYU but gets wrangled into the dancing world despite trying to focus on his engineering degree. There's a cute romance and a heated rivalry that spice things up along the way to the World Jam - the final battle that crowns a dance crew champion and awards a prize that will supposedly solve all their problems. Again, this story isn't important. With at least 5 riveting dance routines that feature some of the best dancers around - Twitch, Legacy, Mad Chad, etc, you're in for a great time.

My recommendation: See this film in theaters (in 3D!) if you have ever liked a dance movie, ever.

Watch the trailer below, in case you missed it the first time I posted it:

Happy Star Wars Day!

May the Fourth be with you!

In honor of this "holiday" check out some of my favorite Star Wars cupcakes below: 

And even one from the Family Guy Star Wars special: 

 

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Some other Star Wars related fun:

and 22 Practical Ways to Use a Lightsaber.