Closer Lock Shuffle
Man, I'm still trying to sort out the string of nonsense dreams I had last night. I can remember bits and pieces of things, most noteably a bunch of Disneyesque forest animals feuding with a bunch of jungle animals over water. Apparently a river had dried up or something. I don't get it.
Watched "Closer" last night. Ugh. Adapted from a stage play of the same name (which is obvious, in fact there are so few cinematic elements to this flick that it's almost like you're watching a damn play) Closer is your typical story of four people in relationships who spend all of their time screwing each other over and making each other miserable. All the sex is off screen, and the film tries (and fails) to make up for it with copious amounts of dirty talk. Jude Law plays Jude Law (smarmy British charming asshole in other words), Julia Roberts is in full on Frigid Bitch mode, and Natalie Portman is undeniably cute, but lacks the acting chops to bring any real depth to her character. The only person worth watching is Clive Owen, who actually lives up to all the hype everyone's been giving him for the past two years. That dude can act. Otherwise, this one's a yawner, in my opinion.
In less cerebral news, watched the TNA: Lockdown PPV on Sunday. TNA, for those of you unintiated, is the only true competition that the WWE has left in the wrestling world (and frankly, calling them competition is a bit of a stretch). The gimmick for the night was that all of the matches were held in a six sided Wrestling Ring surrounded by a Steel Cage. Nice idea, decent execution. Long story short, this one TNA PPV was head and shoulders better than anything the WWE has produced since Chris Benoit lost the World Title last year. Highlights included the jaw dropping X Division match, the gravity defying America's Most Wanted vs. Team Canada match, Raven vs. Jeff Hardy in a tables match, and the great Christopher Daniels vs. Elix Skipper match. But the real show was the main event pitting AJ Styles vs. some guy called Abyss. Styles is the real deal, and every time I see him perform I get more respect for the guy. In fact, that's TNAs only real problem, they put too much faith in has beens (like TNA champ Jeff Jarrett) and not enough in truly outstanding wrestlers like Styles and Daniels. Maybe they'll figure that out soon...
Watched "Closer" last night. Ugh. Adapted from a stage play of the same name (which is obvious, in fact there are so few cinematic elements to this flick that it's almost like you're watching a damn play) Closer is your typical story of four people in relationships who spend all of their time screwing each other over and making each other miserable. All the sex is off screen, and the film tries (and fails) to make up for it with copious amounts of dirty talk. Jude Law plays Jude Law (smarmy British charming asshole in other words), Julia Roberts is in full on Frigid Bitch mode, and Natalie Portman is undeniably cute, but lacks the acting chops to bring any real depth to her character. The only person worth watching is Clive Owen, who actually lives up to all the hype everyone's been giving him for the past two years. That dude can act. Otherwise, this one's a yawner, in my opinion.
In less cerebral news, watched the TNA: Lockdown PPV on Sunday. TNA, for those of you unintiated, is the only true competition that the WWE has left in the wrestling world (and frankly, calling them competition is a bit of a stretch). The gimmick for the night was that all of the matches were held in a six sided Wrestling Ring surrounded by a Steel Cage. Nice idea, decent execution. Long story short, this one TNA PPV was head and shoulders better than anything the WWE has produced since Chris Benoit lost the World Title last year. Highlights included the jaw dropping X Division match, the gravity defying America's Most Wanted vs. Team Canada match, Raven vs. Jeff Hardy in a tables match, and the great Christopher Daniels vs. Elix Skipper match. But the real show was the main event pitting AJ Styles vs. some guy called Abyss. Styles is the real deal, and every time I see him perform I get more respect for the guy. In fact, that's TNAs only real problem, they put too much faith in has beens (like TNA champ Jeff Jarrett) and not enough in truly outstanding wrestlers like Styles and Daniels. Maybe they'll figure that out soon...
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