The Smurfs- Post 10

I was a child when I saw the Tv episodes of the smurf, it brings about good memories when I think about it. Cartoons now a days are anime like Pokemon, Dragon-ball Z otherwise there like Sponge Bob. The smurfs was a very simple cartoon that every child could appreceiate it. Except some of my friends that were not allowed to watch it because it had a sorcerer as its villian. That is another topic. I recently saw that they made a movie that was part animation and part real life. Much like the chipmonks, the studios are hoping for a throwback that will make them a lot of money. Who are they kidding? while I remember the smurfs no other young child would know anything about them. The parents of these kids may know about the smurfs but do they really want to entroduce there kids to this version of the Smurfs? I hope not. I for one will not let my kids watch this movie. I would rather them watch the TV episodes that I watched. In fact as I am writing this blog they are watching a downloaded TV episode. Keep the classics, you do not need to bring back everything cause it is not nearly as good. 

Bert and Ernie are not gay - Post 9

 I just read  and watched a news article of one mans mission to see Bert and Ernie on Sesami Street get married. If you have been living under a rock for about a couple decades you will may not know about Sesami Street and the show it puts on. It is a kids learning show for kids, it has iconic puppets such as Big bird, The Count, Snuffleufagus, Glover, Cookie Monster, and Elmo just to name a few. In this motley crew comes Bert and Ernie, there anticts are fun loving. These two friend live together and sleep in the same bed. For kids this has not been a problems but in this age we see adults secretly saying that they are gay couple and it's just the show trying to make a gay couple acceptable.
Let me tell you something. Burt and Ernie are not gay and even if they were it would be ok. The show has stated numerous time that these are puppets and are not humans thus they do not live up or should not be conceived to be a gay human couple. In my opionion anybody that has to publicaly move to a step further and ask the show to just marry the two is out of there mind. They have nothing better to do. Leave Burt and Ernie alone they are a kids show, one that I loved as a child and one that my kids also enjoy. To the parents that will not let your child watch this because they do not like the concept of a gay couple, they are missing the point. This show is all about education and learning and new things. If the parents rather let the kids watch Pokemon or some other anime type of show they are wasting a great importunity of having there child learn. To the man in the video trying to get the puppet duo to get married: get a life.

Why Tablet Craze? Post 8

" First the earth cooled. And then the dinosaurs came, but they got too big and fat, so they all died and they turned into oil. And then the Arabs came and they bought Mercedes Benzes". (Airplane 2) So first there was laptops next there were notebooks soon after that there was netbooks and know we have tablets such as the Ipad. Technology keeps evolving and big companies need to come out with something that sells to keep them in buisness. That is just how it works simple supply and demand. The big thing now is the Ipad but why is this device so applealing? I will give you the positives and then the negatives. 

The positives: It is cool. The new edgy cool device is an attention grabber. Fun. This device is touch screen and is larger than that tiny monitor on your phone to watch movies and play games and browse the internet. Apps. We all love apps and these devices had thousand of applications that will make our lives easier. Size. It is able to fit in your purse if you are a woman and could easily fit into a backback with a ton of rm to spare, it is also light compared to a heavy laptop. Battery life. These tablets to have good battery compared to laptops. Ease of use. They make tables very user friendly so anybody can operate them.

The Negative: Price. Ipads start at 400$ ouch. Size. Yes it is larger than a phone screen but you really need to carry another device on your person. Apple. Apple uses proprietary software. Will not replace a Laptop. You can read a book on this device but you are not going to write a lengthy paper on it. Dirty. Well I don't know about you but I have a thing with putting my dirty fingers all over a beautiful screen. It smears and you are constantly worried that you will get a scratch on it. Trendy. For some this is a plus for me every pompous hipster has one or is drooling over it, they worship everything that is apple and will constantly buy the newest device apple comes out with. That is lame in my opinion. 
If you really want a tablet I suggest getting a different brand, it will cost less, will be android, thus open source and do everything an Ipad can do without having that hipster elitist ora.

Movie Review- Cowboys vs. Aliens- Post 7

Movie Review : Cowboys vs. Alien

I love sci-fi movies from Independence Day to Predator these movies make me smile. I especially love it when they mix genres. Cowboys vs. Aliens movie had all the essentials to make it a great sci-fi. Western are good, one of my favorites would be Tombstone. Tombstone was great because it was an interesting story, the actors were top notch and the action and drama mixed very well. On the other hand I love Predators and any sci-fi because it is so surreal that you want to know more and see how our hero will save the day. So mix two good genres and you get this movie.

So what do you need to make a good movie. 1. Good actors. Most people will know Daniel Greg as "James Bond" so you have name recognition right away. He did a good job, not a man of many words but in most sci-fi movies you don't need a lot of words to make it great. Example The Terminator. Arnold would barely speak English when he did the original Terminator and that was a great movie.2. Good supporting role. There is no better actor as supporting role than Harrison Ford, Mr. Han Solo himself. He kept you guessing as to what he was thinking and what kind of guy he was. His role outshone Daniel Craig s character in my opinion but then nobody can out shine Han. 3. Good action. This movie started with a bang and kept me interested the whole length of the movie. I hardly wanted to go to the rest room which I might add can lead to clinical problems.

I just love this concept because few directors/writers ever tackle this. The technology between there to society's are so vast but the cowboys in the end overcome the gold loving aliens with the help of native american Indians. I know, it sounds very unbelievable and stupid but that what sci-fi is all about. I for one will continue to view movies such as this and love them. No matter what the stuck up "critics" say about this movie I encourage everybody to see this movie and if you don't like it than it's your loss.