Jon Stewart Beats CNBC Like A Rented Mule

Good Lord.

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Now THAT'S a good, old-fashioned, behind-the-woodshed, paint-yer-backside-red beatin'.

WHOA.

When I first heard they were making a new Terminator film, I was like: "Eh, OK. Couldn't be any worse than the last one." Then I heard McG was directing. I thought, "Oh, maybe it can." Then the first trailer leaked. I was all "Hmm, maybe this won't be TOO bad." Well, now the second theatrical trailer has leaked. Now I'm all "OMGWTFBBQ! That was a bag full of win and awesome!"



Here it is in all it's HD glory: Terminator: Salvation

Now THAT's a trailer, my friends.

Has The Revolution Begun?

Now that we are all being stimulated up the wazoo (yeee-ouch!), a few state governors are starting to think this may not be such a grand idea. They're considering NOT accepting the "stimulus" money. How AWESOME is that? I've heard it's 10 states for sure, possibly as many as 20, but the article I found only mentions 6 (Texas, Mississippi, Louisiana, Alaska, South Carolina and Idaho). One other story I heard on the radio is that New Hampshire and a few others aren't accepting any money AT ALL, but I can't find a source. If this is all true, this could truly be someting amazing: the States finally standing up to the Federal government and saying "NO." That would change the face of our nation. And check out what The Hair himself said:

"My concern is there's going to be commitments attached to it that are a mile long," said Texas Gov. Rick Perry, who considered rejecting some of the money but decided Wednesday to accept it. "We need the freedom to pick and choose. And we need the freedom to say 'No thanks."'

Of course, he later accepted the money, but for The Hair to even consider something like that is nothing short of a miracle.

Once Again, Calvin & Hobbes Knows All

Thought this was particularly poignant today.



Keep in mind, it was written 15 years ago. Calvin and Hobbes, the Fount of All Knowledge.

Oh, and came across this, which really touched me (now that I've got a little moose of my own):



Thought that was really cute, especially seeing as apparently Calvin and Susie had a little girl. Sorry, there's something in my eye...

We've Got Babee!

Some pictures of Molly Moose to entertain and delight:

The Wait is Over!!!

At 3:37 on january 15, the Greatmoose and MissSpeech welcomed thier new daughter, Molly Ann into the world. She is 8 pounds, 8oz., and is 20 inches long. More to come!

Little Moose On The Way!!!

Well, MissSpeech was admitted to the hospital this morning, and we should have a new little moose sometime tonight! Stay tuned...

Anytime, Baby

Well, the official due date for the GreatMoose's and MissSpeech's first offspring is tomorrow, but we are certainly on constant baby watch right now. I'm eyeballing MissSpeech like she's a ticking timebomb. Pretty excited, fairly nervous. Figured the above F-14 patch was as good a graphic as any. I'll keep you posted on the situation. Carpe Infantum!

Since We're In The Market For A New Car

Hopefully The Movie Is As Good As The Trailer

I gotta say, whoever is cutting the trailers for The Curious Case Of Benjamin Button seriously knows what he's doing. There's currently 9 different trailers out there now, but two of the best ones are actually the TV spots (which are usually pretty lame compared to the theatrical trailers). Specifically, spot #3 and #6, which unfortunately Paramount is not letting people embed for blogging, so you'll have to go to YouTube to see them. For real, these are two of the best cut trailers I've seen in a looooong time. From the visual cues to the background music, these things are great, and have got me jonesing to see this during Christmas. Here's the links:

TV Spot #6

TV Spot #3

The story is based of an F. Scott Fitzgerald short story, about a man who grows physically younger with every year and how it affects his life. I'll be surprised if Brad Pitt doesn't walk away with the Oscar for it (unless Heath Ledger gets it for The Dark Knight).

The GreatMoose Reviews Hancock

Well, I promised I'd try to post more movie and DVD reviews, so here I am keeping that promise. Got lots of reviews coming down the pike, as it were. Today's review is for the Will Smith "superhero" movie, Hancock. And let me start by saying that if you think you know anything about this movie (provided you haven't seen it, of course), you don't. It's not at all what I thought it was going to be, and that's both good and bad.

The bad is that I thought it was going to be a satirical look at superheros, like what they would REALLY be like in the real world. Ans the first half-hour of the film is pretty much that. Hancock (his first name is John. Get it? John Hancock?!) is an alcoholic bum, who also happens to be the worlds only superhero. He's a complete douchenozzle to boot. His "help" usually winds up causing far more damage than the original crime would have. One day, he saves a PR rep named Ray Embrey (Jason Bateman), who makes it his mission to change Hancock's public image for the better. So he has Hancock go to jail for a while until the city realizes it needs him. It doesn't take long before the skyrocketing crime rates cause the mayor to ask Hancock for help. So, up until this point it looks pretty much like I thought it would be, and executing it fairly well, I might add. Then the movie changes.

I won't spoil the GIANT FARKING PLOT TWIST here, but dang, I did NOT see that coming. The movies completely changes gears, and becomes an extremely effective drama film. Now, a lot of people have given the movie crap for this rather abrupt change, but I think that stems from most people expecting exactly what I was: a funny, satirical, kinds dark look at superheros. That's not what we got, and I, for one am extremely grateful. Although it feels pretty rushed, the second half of the movie is pure gold. The climax is one of the most emotional gut punches I've seen in an action movie in years, maybe EVER.

The music in the film also changes along with the movie, the first half being fun and kind rough, the second half being one of the best scores I've heard in a while. "Hancock's Theme" (or whatever it's called) is especially powerful. I'd like to get the soundtrack for that one song.

If you rent or buy (but don't download it, you sinners!) the movie, get the UNRATED cut, it's got about 10 extra minutes of footage, and REALLY helps pull the movie together and sets up more insight into the rest of the film. So far the movie has made over $620 million worldwide, so here's hoping for a follow-up (it really needs one, I think.)

Anyway, give it a watch and let me know what you think.

The GreatDroppings Score of Glory:

Press The YouTube...FOR GLORY!!!

I meant to post this earlier this week, but I got busy. I've started to really take a shine to How I Met You Mother. I first I didn't think much of the show, but it's really starting to grow on me. Case in point: The funniest thing I've seen on TV in a long time:



SO much funny here. Neil Patrick Harris' facial expressions when the building displays its "features" are priceless. And of course, "Press it! Press it...FOR GLORY!!!" I laughed till I stopped.

New Star Trek Trailer Kicks All Kinds Of @$$

High def trailer here. The best part is: Trekkies HATE it.

I've never been a huge Star Trek fan. I do enjoy a lot of it, but most of time I found it waaaay to sterile and utopian. I DID enjoy Star Trek II and VI (movies) and Deep Space 9, but most of the other stuff was kind of "meh". But this trailer of the new Star Trek reboot movie is what I need to like Star Trek again. Make it grittier. Make it less "perfect". Make it FUN. The trekkies (hardcore trek fans) HATE that.



Dear Trek nerds,

This movie is not for you. It's an attempt to make Star Trek interesting again for people who don't know or care what a "nacelle" is. This movie is for MissSpeech, or any one else who hates sci-fi BECAUSE OF STAR TREK.

I hope this movie is successful, just to spite you.

Love,

The GreatMoose

Obama Shows Some Potential

Ugh, it almost made me vomit to say that, but The Chosen One has done something (or will do, hopefully) something right. He's come out in favor of Net Neutrality. Now, you might be thinking, "GreatMoose, why in the name of Posiedon's Crusty Beard would I care?" Well, the answer citizen, is that without Net Neutrality, we could potentially wind up with internet access (arguably the most important utility we have) looking something like this:



So, now you're thinking, "GreatMoose, I still don't care." Well, you should. Your blog with those pictures of your new baby? Sorry, no one will ever see it, unless you pony up the dough. Your favorite obscure website with funny movies or comics? Buh-bye. That little e-store that only you know about (but has some KILLER deals on shoes/DVDs/bling)? Be like it never existed in the first place. Unless they pay up, that is. You see where I'm going with this?

Essentially what net Neutrality does is codify into law something that has been understood amoung Internet Service Providers since the internet (thanks, Al Gore!) began: The ISPs carry eachothers' data, and don't play favorites. It's a freedom of information thing, and it's important.

Seriously, look at that picture again and think about it. How scary is THAT?

Upcoming WWII Russian front Anime

It's called Pervoi Otryad or First Squad, and it apparently takes palce on the Russian front during World War II. No idea what it's actually about, but it sure looks cool. Could do with out the techno music, though. Glad to see some more WWII anime, there's not a whole lot out there.