Wednesday, August 18, 2004

Aliens rule!!
I had an interesting and productive day today. I'll tell you all about it, 'kay?

So, I thought I was due in to work to cover this one girl's shift. Surprise, she was there! Yay? I decided to help her open the c afe, and, whilst I was there, clean the two refrigerators in the kitchen. ('Twas my turn.)

Then, a crisis struck: we were out of skim milk! So, my manager gave me fifty bucks and told me to run to the nearest grocery store and get a lot of milk. Which I did, quite handily. (I saved him money by buying the Publix brand.)

Then, turns out that the other guy on the shift was sent to fetch Vanilla flavored syrup. (We were out of everytrhing today, apparently.) So, I stayed on until he got back. Then, I finally got the fridges clean, and clocked out.

By then, it was elevenish. Mom asked me to go to K-Mart and buy shoes. So, I went, but the shoes on sale weren't in my size. Bummer, neh? I got a rain-check.

After that, I went to the comic shop. I now have Marvel Knight Spider-Man #5, Spectacular Spider-Man #19, and Ultimate Spider-Man #64. Reviews will follow.

After that, I went to the gym. Whilst there, I got a cell call, and when I checked my voice mail it turned out to be Ernesto. David, it seems, is leaving for Tallahassee on Friday, for his first semester at FSU. So, we were gonna' have a guy's night out.

We went and saw AVP, and a review will follow. We saw David off, and Ernesto told me we'll have Psychology together this semester. wh00t!

Then, I came home. Now, time to review things.

Spectacular Spider-Man #18: It completely and totally sucks to be Paul Jenkins, the monthly scribe of this book. He's turned in pretty consistant work for a while now, but nothing he does is ever acknowledged in his sister book, Amazing, because that book's author is a big-headed punk wo doesn't care about continuity.

In Spectacular, one of Pete's best friend was in a horrible car accident, leaving him in a vegitative state. Does Amazing ever mention this? No. Yet Spectacular has constantly used the plot changes introduced in Amazing, even the ones that suck.

Another downer is that Spectacular is constanly hijacked for lame crossovers, like this Avengers: Disassembled crap. Captain America is in this, for no reason at all, as of yet.

The Queen is a villainess with potential, but this story is too much of a mess to bring it out. And MJ's behavior, given the circumstances, is just stupid.

However, I'll give credit where credit is due: Peter actually turning into a spider is creeping the hell out of me.

Quote: "It doesn't matter today, and it'll matter even less when we get what we need." -The Queen

Marvel Knight Spider-Man #5: Man, this issue fell flat. Really, flat. Part one of Venomus sucks, with way too many lame attempts at humor, a completely pointless an inconsequential battle, and a rather stupid cliffhanger.

And you think an issue called "Venomous" would include Venom, but he's only on one page. They can't all be winners, I guess; here's hoping they get the ball bouncing againn ext month.

However, I'm pleased the plot points left over from the Hunger storyline are being picked up again.

Quote: "No sense making my last few days on Earth any more unpleasant than they have to be, right?" -Eddie Brock/Venom

Ultimate Spider-Man #64: Gwen Stacy is dead. Dead dead dead. And Peter's mad. Mad mad mad. And Carnage is a killer mutant clone. Clone clone clone.

This issue was rather creepy, and it's a fitting tobne for what's basically a really crappy chapter in Peter's life. I've noticed a pattern in this series: whenever things start to look up for Peter, that's when the really, really intense stuff happens. The return of the Goblin, the birth of Venom, and now Carnage. Bad mojo, I tell you.

Anyway, this book anfd the whole Carnage storyline has been great. Check it out.

Quote: "I will meet you there with this thing and you better have a way to kill it! Because if you don't, I'm throwing it in the room with you and locking the door!" -Peter Parker

Aliens Versus Predator: Well, before I even talk about the movie, I'll just tell you upfront: I'm biased. tHe original Alien was a cinematic masterpiece, and even the worst film in the series is still decent watching. The alien Xenos are the most efficient killing machines ever devised by fiction, and their abilities make them the ultimate enemy, and damn near unstoppable.

The Predators starred in two movies, only one of which was any good. The Predators are wusses without their fancy weapons. Aliens > Predators, both in franchise quality and downright awesomenicity.

This movie is a pity film from the Aliens to the Predators; the Xenos are cinematically slumming it to be in this movie.

That said, it's decent entertainment; I didn't expect anything to speciakl, but there were a few good scenes, mostly showing how bad-ass the aliens are.

Yet, even though it follows its own sort of logic, there's a single point in the movie you can look to and see a large group of plot holes begin to form, and keep forming. It's like the screen writers just wanted to wrap it up, so damn both our own logic and co,mmon sense.

For some ungoly reason, the Predators are portrayed as heroic, even after they kill several people. The humans side with the Predators, deciding that the enemy of their enemy is their friend. Well, that adage is stupid to bbegin with, and, if you consider that the whole damn crisis is the Predators' doing, it would make just as much sense to help the Aliens. Sheesh.

My favorite character is a tenacious alien I nickname Crisscross. You'll know why and which one he is if you watch the movie. He's bad ass. ^__^

Quote: "Hsssss!" - Crisscross

And i'm out.

Thought of the moment: Have you read Rayne's comic yet? Go to her page for the link!

Quote of the moment: "The homeland!" -Ernesto

Song of the moment:

"Disarm", Smashing Pumpkins

Disarm you with a smile
And cut you like you want me to
Cut that little child
Inside of me and such a part of you
Ooh, the years burn

I used to be a little boy
So old in my shoes
And what i choose is my choice
What's a boy supposed to do?
The killer in me is the killer in you
My love
I send this smile over to you

Disarm you with a smile
And leave you like they left me here
To wither in denial
The bitterness of one who's left alone
Ooh, the years burn
Ooh, the years burn, burn, burn

I used to be a little boy
So old in my shoes
And what I choose is my voice
What's a boy supposed to do?
The killer in me is the killer in you
My love
I send this smile over to you

The killer in me is the killer in you
Send this smile over to you
The killer in me is the killer in you
Send this smile over to you
The killer in me is the killer in you
Send this smile over to you
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