Alphabet Geekery

This bit of geekery was shared with me by Chris of CLaP.

The Geek Alphabet: from A to Z in Pictures // Current

Game of Thrones Trailer

Dear HBO...

April would be a great time for a free trial.

Just saying.

Signed,

Obsessed Wheel of Time Fan who really wants you to do with Wheel of Time what you are doing with Game of  Thrones.

Under Siege (1992)

 "Nah, I'm just a cook."

Bullshit, Mr. Segal.  Bullshit.  You are far from a cook.  You are a one man SEAL team.  You are Chief Casey Ryback.  Tearing through the likes of Tommy Lee Jones and Gary Busey, this is a tour de force in great early 90's cinema.

Now, I could go on and on about the inaccuracies of this movie.  But I won't.  I won't mention how he's a chief, but in the poster to your left he has the shoulder boards of an Admiral.

Moving on...

Speaking of tearing through things, the director of this movie clearly handed Mr. Jones and Mr. Busey bottles of hot sauce, pointed at the scenery and said 'Enjoy!'  Those two chew through the scenery like they hadn't eaten for months.  And I enjoyed every morsel.  Its rare that I see Mr. Jones as the bad guy, but I think he was perfect for this part.

There are two other cast members I'd like to single out.  One is Glenn Morshower.  For those of you who are fans of '24' this name should be very familiar to you.  He played the stalwart Secret Service Agent Aaron Pierce.  Agent Pierce was one of my favorite characters in that particular series.  Not one that appeared all the time, but I always admired his dedication and honesty in a world where both of those traits are lacking in those around him. In this film however, he plays an annoying Ensign who does not respect the awesome of Chief Ryback, the lowly cook.  Ryback saved your bacon though....

The other is Colm Meany.  Fans of Star Trek will recognize him as the ever demoted Chief Myles O'Brien.  Here however, he is feasting on the leftover scene pieces and doing his best to be as bad ass as possible.  And it works.  As much as I like Chief O'Brien, I like to see Mr. Meany play the bad guy from time to time.

Ah, well once the world was made safe for democracy once again, Mr. Segal got the girl, stuck a knife in Mr. Jones's eye and professed a fear of needles, I shut my TV off, glad to have watched this movie once again.  Its fun, its improbable, and its enjoyable.  Its everything early 90s action movies aspired to be.

The A-Team (2010)

"I love it when a plan comes together!"

And so do I, Col. Smith.  So do I.  I came to this movie with no expectations other than to see stuff get blown up.  And I was not disappointed.

I've never seen the show, so I had no notions of what to expect regarding quality or dedication to source material.  What I was expecting was a fun film where pretty much everything was over the top.  From moment one, this film delivered.

Two scenes of note:

1. By utilizing the canon of a tank, they manage to fly a tank that fell from a plane.  That's right.  They fly a tank.  Improbable? Yes.  Fun? Oh hell yes.

2. The final battle.  It was so well orchestrated.  It was, shall I say, beautiful.  It was fun to watch.  Plain and simple.

Overall it was a fun movie.  Most assuredly one to watch again and again.

Hot Shots! (1991)

Today, I review Hot Shots!  Among others, it starts Charlie sheen and Jon Cryer.  For our younger audience you will know them from the unexplainable hit show, Two and a Half Men, in which I maintain that Charlie Sheen plays the half a man.... but that has nothing to do with this review.

In short, its Top Gun for the parody fans.

Ok, I can't really review this film.  Every time I try and think of an intelligent commentary for this film, I just start running quotes through my head.

Like this one:
Lt. Cmdr. Block:;Topper Harley?
Topper Harley: Once perhaps. Now I am called Tooka Chinchilla.
Lt. Cmdr. Block:What does it mean?
Topper Harley:Fluffy Bunny Feet.

Or this one:

Topper Harley:

That is the whitest white part of the eye I've ever seen. Do you floss?

And lets not forget some of the gems spoken by Lloyd Bridges:

Adm. Benson: I've personally flown over a hundred-ninety-four missions and I was shot down every one. Come to think of it, I've never landed a plane in my life.

Admiral Benson: I slipped on a crab. Who put that crab there?
Lt. Commander Block: I don't see any crab, sir.
Admiral Benson: Don't tell me. There were two crabs. They work in pairs. I went to Annapolis for chrissakes!

In short, this is a great movie for those who love parody.  I could keep going, but lets be honest, it would just be a quote fest.  Watch it.  Know it.  Love it.  Quote it.

In closing,

Topper Harley: Those are some long legs...
Ramada Thompson: I just had them lengthened. Now they go all the way up.