Ninjas. Damn.
Outrage! updated. Huzzah! I do love the sixth doctor. And I'm starting to love the 4th doctor again. Must be Douglas Adams. YAY CITY OF DEATH!!!
We also finished up "My Name Is Earl" last night.
So, there are a couple of ways a show can end when it doesn't know in advance that it's being cancelled.
* Try to wrap everything up in a final confrontation that doesn't really make sense (eg. Stargate Atlantis)
* Waste as much film and money as possible and just confuse the heck out of everybody (this can look a lot like the above, really) (eg. The Prisoner)
* Have a business-as-usual episode which leaves you with some kind of message and hope for continuing (off-screen) adventures (eg. Firefly, Stargate SG-1, and Doctor Who)
"My Name Is Earl" did none of these. Rather, the show ends with a number of HUGE REVEALS followed by..."to be continued." LIES! LIES I SAY. I...I don't know if I think this is awful or awesome. In any event, it leaves me in awe.
They were actually really hoping the show would get picked up by another network. It didn't.
In other other news, we saw The Warrior's Way at the dollar theater on Tuesday. This may be the greatest film yet made by man. Certainly among the best films I've ever paid a dollar for. Heck, I would have happily paid two dollars for this movie. It's that good.
It is the story of a ninja assassin (the greatest swordsman in the history of the world. ever.)** who gets black-listed by his clan for refusing to kill a baby, and flees to the American Old West to hide out in a defunct circus. It has a very anime feel to it, complete with one-strike duels and floating cherry blossoms. I think the female lead is probably the weakest thing about it, but really, this movie doesn't hit a wrong note from start to finish. Really, it has everything: Ninjas! Cowboys! Circus Freaks!Eskimos! A baby on a stick! A main character whose name is only given in the ending credits! A creepy colonel with a fetish for good teeth! A loveable drunk! Half a ferris wheel! Lots and lots of dynamite! Baby on a stick!
*ahem*
The baby is super cute though. Anyway, if you've ever wanted to see an eskimo stab a ninja in the face with a fish, this is the movie for you.
The movie was also somewhat remarkable in that it did not include a sex scene. Like, at all. What it did inlcude was a lot of symbolism about growing flowers in the desert, which certainly meant something, although what exactly was never quite clear. Not that it mattered - any excuse to get flower petals in the air, right?
Anyway, I can't recommend this movie enough. Three flavors of awesome doesn't quite cover it. Go see it. Go see it now.
** yes, that text was in the movie
We also finished up "My Name Is Earl" last night.
So, there are a couple of ways a show can end when it doesn't know in advance that it's being cancelled.
* Try to wrap everything up in a final confrontation that doesn't really make sense (eg. Stargate Atlantis)
* Waste as much film and money as possible and just confuse the heck out of everybody (this can look a lot like the above, really) (eg. The Prisoner)
* Have a business-as-usual episode which leaves you with some kind of message and hope for continuing (off-screen) adventures (eg. Firefly, Stargate SG-1, and Doctor Who)
"My Name Is Earl" did none of these. Rather, the show ends with a number of HUGE REVEALS followed by..."to be continued." LIES! LIES I SAY. I...I don't know if I think this is awful or awesome. In any event, it leaves me in awe.
They were actually really hoping the show would get picked up by another network. It didn't.
In other other news, we saw The Warrior's Way at the dollar theater on Tuesday. This may be the greatest film yet made by man. Certainly among the best films I've ever paid a dollar for. Heck, I would have happily paid two dollars for this movie. It's that good.
It is the story of a ninja assassin (the greatest swordsman in the history of the world. ever.)** who gets black-listed by his clan for refusing to kill a baby, and flees to the American Old West to hide out in a defunct circus. It has a very anime feel to it, complete with one-strike duels and floating cherry blossoms. I think the female lead is probably the weakest thing about it, but really, this movie doesn't hit a wrong note from start to finish. Really, it has everything: Ninjas! Cowboys! Circus Freaks!Eskimos! A baby on a stick! A main character whose name is only given in the ending credits! A creepy colonel with a fetish for good teeth! A loveable drunk! Half a ferris wheel! Lots and lots of dynamite! Baby on a stick!
*ahem*
The baby is super cute though. Anyway, if you've ever wanted to see an eskimo stab a ninja in the face with a fish, this is the movie for you.
The movie was also somewhat remarkable in that it did not include a sex scene. Like, at all. What it did inlcude was a lot of symbolism about growing flowers in the desert, which certainly meant something, although what exactly was never quite clear. Not that it mattered - any excuse to get flower petals in the air, right?
Anyway, I can't recommend this movie enough. Three flavors of awesome doesn't quite cover it. Go see it. Go see it now.
** yes, that text was in the movie