tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-88669810284698323242011-07-07T21:54:00.630-05:00There are two kinds of things in the world: things I dig, and things I don't dig. Dig it.Jon Griphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10154463630369580499noreply@blogger.comBlogger441100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8866981028469832324.post-42765107370411987192009-08-04T12:25:00.011-05:002009-08-04T13:03:22.522-05:00

Has anyone watched "The Price Is Right" since Bob Barker quit and Drew Carey took over? Well, I hadn't yet.Until today.I forgot how awesome capitalism is! ESPECIALLY DURING THIS GREAT RECESSION! The poor folks who made it onto the show looked more crazy with envy than ever, and the rich folks, who won and clearly didn't need the prizes, looked more smug and punchable than ever, too! :)I saw this

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I've decided to let go of "Greeple" just long enough to laud this little documentary, Young @ Heart. I watched it in 3 separate sittings, which is why I have so little to write, but this film spoke for itself anyway. A group of elderly folks come together and build a community - that would not exist otherwise - around rock and roll music. Guess what? Life didn't stop. Mistakes were made. People

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Part of me felt compelled to take this movie seriously, but I can't. When you make a film with such a bizarre concept like Lars and the Real Girl, why would you play by the rules set forth by average Hollywood drivel?Check it out: socially inept sweetheart (Lars, played by Ryan Gosling, the motivational crackhead teacher from Half Nelson - still a less ridiculous premise than Lars and the Real

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When I told friends I wanted to watch the Mike Tyson documentary, Tyson, they were all like, "Why??" Not so when I watched Gonzo: The Life and Work of Dr. Hunter S. Thompson. They were like, "You haven't seen it yet?" In retrospect, I don't know why. If I hear a doc is good, then I want to see it and don't care much what it's about. Someone was passionate enough about his/her subject to create

Jon Griphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10154463630369580499noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8866981028469832324.post-29717323789185096912009-03-31T09:45:00.008-05:002009-04-04T12:41:30.294-05:00

I saw Watchmen many weeks ago and thought it pretty dumb. Still do. This week, I watched Charlie Kaufman's latest foray into the psyche of an artist, Synecdoche, New York. I dunno. I suppose it's possible you thought since Watchmen is all about ass-kicking, it kicked Synecdoche's ass. But there's a problem. A movie about ass kicking - in my estimation - should also kick ass. I think Synecdoche,

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Last night as part of CIMM Fest 09, Chicago's Music Box Theatre premiered the new Wilco touring documentary, Ashes Of The American Flag, to a packed house with a only handful of empty seats. Two evening screenings were fans' only opportunity to see the doc on a big screen, and directors Brendan Canty (also the drummer of Fugazi) and Cristoph Green fielded a playful Q & A afterward.Here's the

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Over a month ago I saw Let The Right One In, a Swedish film that would've been seen by many more people if the mass populace in America weren't enamored with the schmaltz of Twilight, the stupid one of two 2008 movies involving youngins and vampires. But it's not really a fair comparison. Twilight is schmaltz, and Let the Right One In is actually worth a shit.I got people interested in seeing

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(In all fairness, some may feel I am also a moron.)So Toby Keith wrote a movie, y'all. It's called Beer For My Horses. It's about America. Perhaps not directly, but it sure had everything that makes me cringe about America...Fan of Ted Nugent, aka "The Nuge"? Look no further than Ted's Cat Scratch Feverin' shoot out at the beginning of this movie (which followed his stupid bow and arrow shtick

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For starters, it gives one too many options on how to title such a blog. Or begin it, for that matter. I just axed the title: "Birthday. Beer. Boobs. ..Err, No Boobs, Actually. Uhmm... Blas...Uhh. Oh! Barfights." It was misleading. I didn't see any boo...oh wait! I did! On some machine at the Tap Room that guys suddenly took interest in. My guess would be that interest was inspired by the

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I hate Kevin Smith with a passion. The guy makes male fantasy movies that are dumb (Chasing Amy), have potential (I'll give him Zack And Miri Make a Porno) but suck anyway, pointless (Clerks II), or just... head scratchers, as in "How the hell could anyone fund, let alone agree to make, let alone be a part of, this fucking pile of stank ass garbage?" kinda head scratching (Jersey Girl). I do not

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When I first heard that Mickey Rourke's "comeback movie" was called The Wrestler, in which he played a ridiculous pro-wrestler down on his luck, I giggled. Pro-wrestling evokes a strong reaction from lots of people, and it's usually negative. Even though I figured I'd dig this movie (I did, for the record), I didn't expect it to be like, all deeper than that and shit.Pro-wrestler Randy "The Ram

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Steiny, from Mucca Pazza! I'm not sure which member of Mucca you are, Steiny, but I appreciated your sentiments enough to shout it out on my blog. Uhm, and quote it:hi jon, we're mucca pazza. just read your "what would Jesus buy" critique and appreciated it a great deal. smart blog my friend. nice to "meet" you.-steinyThat was left for me on my MySpace page shortly after I 'friended' Mucca

Jon Griphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10154463630369580499noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8866981028469832324.post-32975868164638542002008-11-09T18:58:00.005-06:002008-11-09T20:08:23.220-06:00

The Reverend Billy Talen is kind of a douchebag. He's the reverend of the Stop Shopping Church... or something. I dig Billy's message - Americans consume too much. Wal-Mart sucks. We're entering a "Shopocalypse" every Christmas season (although I'm mad you made a good name like "Shopocalypse" lame and trivial), and it's gotten out of control (!!!).So Billy had a light bulb flash on in his

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Yes, that's actually two film titles that I decided to combine into one blog title for comedic and/or dramatic purposes (with mixed success). A Walk to Beautiful and Heavy Metal in Baghdad (both available for instant viewing on Netflix) differ drastically in content, but both convey similar stories of people struggling against that which they cannot control.In retrospect, I'm not entirely sure

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Oliver Stone - you fucking asshole. Fuck you. You decided to make this W. movie in January, okay, shot it in like, May or some shit, and fucking rushed it to theaters October 17th. And, it was a movie, that not only served zero purpose, no. It was also a movie that feasted endlessly on my balls. I cannot believe you didn't show Bush blowing coke once. Not Once!!! I'm sorry, but why would

Jon Griphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10154463630369580499noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8866981028469832324.post-24325914788541733172008-10-12T18:52:00.020-05:002008-10-12T22:36:54.267-05:00

I watched Persepolis today, Marjane Satrapi's true story of growing up in war-torn Tehran, Iran in the late 70s into the 80s. I know, I know - what interest might I have in the story of an inevitable terrorist cell? Well I'll say, I wouldn't have had any interest in this film if it had been about your prototypical Iranian terrorist, where they worship Jihad and eat their own babies (that's how

Jon Griphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10154463630369580499noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8866981028469832324.post-9515428978189683112008-09-13T12:55:00.019-05:002008-09-13T15:16:07.391-05:00

My memory sucks. I might have reviewed at least two of these before elsewhere, but save the Hitler movie, I just saw these all again recently. They're fun to talk about. Enjoy.To be assaulted by my critical fist:Over the TopSuper High MeThe King of Kong: A Fistful of QuartersDownfallOver the Top - Sly Stallone arm wrestles his way into your heart.If this ain't (or, tweren't) Ronnie Reagan's

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...Today. Not yesterday, but today. At 3:38pm, I received this email.OMG! CREDO Mobile have better journalists than the New York Times! They linked me to this video:So I decided to do a Google News search for this story. Get an idea who covered it. Let's see...first result! Star Tribune, out of Minneapolis, MN covered it. The lead is more about like, how she's back to work now and stuff.

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This movie, starring Robert Englund (Freddy Krueger) and Jenna Jameson (accountant), exists, and had a limited theatrical run in the United States. The proof is in the picture:...Eh, I needed to go with something less offensive here than my previous post. And yes, that is definitely Tito Ortiz in the upper left corner of the poster.

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Never did I think that 2008 would be the year I say, without sarcasm, "Tom Cruise was the highlight." In reference to...anything. But I saw Tropic Thunder last night and Tom Cruise was definitely the highlight.Screwball comedies, in my opinion, sometimes make the effort to be too ridiculous and lose a lot of laughs. I think a lot of people will find this movie to have its hits and misses (

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So my roommate Henry says to me, "Let's see a movie." All the times sucked for everything we wanted to see. The most convenient showing would have been Star Wars: The Clone Wars, but we both concluded that of the movies we'd be willing to see, shit sandwiches like The Clone Wars rounded out the bottom of the list. It would be Tropic Thunder or Pineapple Express.The last movie I saw starring Seth

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Gee whiz, Wal-Mart. For being one of the most evil corporations ever, and having a reputation for being so, you sure have gotten sloppier than a basset hound galloping away from his water dish.A lot of people don't get their way all the time, Wal-Mart. It's a way of life. I understand how privileged you've been, what with terrorizing the world with (SMILEY FACE!) Everyday Low Prices and a

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Here's the thing, Rod. You're a turd. And your first name remains synonymous with words like 'cock' and 'johnson,' to name a few.I won't pretend like I know much about Rod Blagojevich beyond what a turd he is, but I can confidently claim that I know enough about Rod to state that he is, in fact, a turd. And he should eat himself.About a month ago, Rod signed a gun control bill, under which the

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A few years ago, Stanley Kauffmann was first recommended to me by one of my writing professors at Knox, Robin Metz, as a film critic I need to read. Until recently, all his reviews were for 'members only' or subscribers of the The New Republic magazine. Robin described him as a 90 yr old film critic still crackin' away at films with writing as brilliant as ever. Kauffmann just reviewed a film

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For those who don't know, I used to sell Cutco. I have an opinion or two about it. But first, an excerpt:The knife company in question is Cutco Cutlery, an Olean, N.Y., manufacturer with $198 million in revenue, according to Sarah Baker Andrus, director of academic programs for Vector Marketing, Cutco's sales arm. Ms. Andrus says the company brings in 60% of its sales over the summer, when a

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Rivers could fart for an album and I'd still give it a listen.That being said, what a pile of dogshit. This pile of dogshit smells slightly less pungent than Weezer's last pile of dogshit. The only reason would be track 2 of this album, titled 'The Greatest Man That Ever Lived (Variations on a Shaker Hymn).' Okay, this song is also really stupid. Stupid fun. Beginning with a weepy piano line,

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In college, I ranted and raved about how much Roger Ebert sucks. No secret - I was always a Gene Siskel fan. Now that the end of their highly renowned TV show, "Siskel & Ebert At The Movies," is nigh...hell. I'll miss hating that slightly chubby, droopy Ebert face. What was "Siskel & Ebert" became "Ebert & Roeper at the Movies," and Richard Roeper sucks as hard, if not more than Ebert. So no, I

Jon Griphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10154463630369580499noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8866981028469832324.post-89605054273590291012008-07-24T09:51:00.010-05:002008-07-25T16:52:21.200-05:00

I think the funniest thing I read about Heath's performance was that it was completely overshadowed by Aaron Eckhart's performance as Harvey Dent. Christopher Orr of The New Republic you contrarian bastard you.We'll get back to that. He's wrong, by the way. Dead wrong. And stupid.And not good looking (possibly, I don't know).Again, Christopher Nolan and company proved with The Dark Knight that

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Dunkin Donuts eked this one out. I get all excited about Krispy Kremes until I eat one and a half and feel the sudden urge to throw it back up. With Dunkin Donuts, I can eat two and wait hours before I feel like death.That is all.

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Here's a photo of the $500 million bank note from Zimbabwe. This note was introduced to the country in May, because the rate of inflation was so high that smaller forms of currency had become obsolete. It was worth $2 USD.Here's a photo of a Zimbabwean bank note that is now obsolete.The newest bank note from Zimbabwe? The $50 billion note. It's value? $1 USD. Why isn't it pictured? Well, I guess

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I'm gonna go on a limb here and say that this movie about...uhhh.....well, it's about...uhmm... I'm gonna go on a limb here and say that this movie was pretty stupid. That isn't to say I wasn't entertained, because I was entertained most of the time. But in my first (documented) disagreement with my best friend A.O. Scott of NYTimes, I found the film very tedious and slow at points, whereas he

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I started writing this blog 2 1/2 months ago and never finished. Now, it's been so long since I finished the book that I don't feel right trying to assess it until I re-read it. My brief observations here were growing to be something I was really proud to have written, but I fizzled. I wanted to go in-depth in ways I've not really done before - for personal growth, and to feel that my writing

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I'm disappointed, BBC. First of all, you covered a trashy (fine, perhaps 'relevant' though funny) story without including any of the trash. What kind of hardcore porn was it? Standard missionary? Doggy? Blowjob? Money shot compilation? 70's? 80's? Pubic hair or not so much? Hardcore close-up penetration? Double penetration? Two guys and a girl/two girls and a guy? Interracial? BBW's? Toys? Anal

Jon Griphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10154463630369580499noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8866981028469832324.post-44691754446829084672008-06-26T10:53:00.004-05:002008-06-26T12:43:37.638-05:00

Afraid of Barack Obama? If not, your friends don't love you enough to even forward you their emails. If I hadn't received this forward today, I wouldn't have known that I'm still voting for an America-hating, murder-loving, freedom-hating, brown-people siding (ONLY SIDES WITH BROWN PEOPLE CAUSE HE'S A MUSLIM TERRORIST AND THOSE PEOPLE HATE EVERYONE EXCEPT THEMSELVES EXCEPT THEY MIGHT HATE

Jon Griphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10154463630369580499noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8866981028469832324.post-27397850331488930902008-06-25T13:44:00.004-05:002008-06-25T14:01:35.995-05:00

Congratulations, Tasty Potatoes. You have shaken up the blogosphere (i.e. Greeple)and discovered yourself on the receiving end of a critical shaking of Greeple's fist. In fact, he's too furious to write in the first person. I've never seen hi...aww damn it I...he fucked it up!Here's the problem.Your blog name is superior to Greeple's. He resents you for the rest of his day's, will critically

Jon Griphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10154463630369580499noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8866981028469832324.post-75051887918097007162008-06-23T13:49:00.008-05:002008-06-25T13:42:45.781-05:00

But that one is. I was putting something away in the fridge, like milk, or, something that goes in a fridge. I paid little mind until Monday arrived, as did I, at work. After studying its likeness, wondering why it looked so familiar, I concluded "Those are balls, and sweet Jesus! That there's a cock!" Then I took that picture 'cause I thought it looked like a cock accompanied by balls (dude

Jon Griphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10154463630369580499noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8866981028469832324.post-5039736911464655712008-06-22T15:46:00.005-05:002008-06-22T17:20:52.973-05:00

It wasn't that I didn't have anything better to do. I had plenty of things to do (and still do. Alas.). But shopping for men's shoes has become the most arduous and confusing of tasks. Are these cool? Aren't these kinda ridiculous? Surely no one would ever by those. Perhaps these aren't so bad, but can I find them cheaper on another website? Fuck, are they even me?It all started last

Jon Griphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10154463630369580499noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8866981028469832324.post-36062022232632825252008-06-17T13:42:00.004-05:002008-06-18T17:31:02.278-05:00

1. This Film Is Not Yet Rated2. Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull3. Buy the Ticket - Take the Ride (Hunter S. Thompson doc)1. This Film Is Not Yet RatedPretty much what I expected of the Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA). A secretive organization where no names are known and sex is more taboo than the chopping off of heads or American Psycho forcryingoutloud? And

Jon Griphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10154463630369580499noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8866981028469832324.post-46368096456550984182008-06-13T15:50:00.002-05:002008-06-13T15:59:53.408-05:00

Including the one linked in the title of this blog, there are several other 'office freakout' videos on YouTube.Some are clearly fake, but others appear to be legit. And these are just the freakouts that made it to YouTube. Tell me any corporate office is a healthy working environment and I'll smash my keyboard over your head, shove my mouse up your unspeakable orifice, and chase you through

Jon Griphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10154463630369580499noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8866981028469832324.post-44586359649247356722008-06-13T10:44:00.006-05:002008-06-13T15:28:00.765-05:00

Fuck you, newegg.com. Fuck you to hell.Story:A week ago, I went to El Paisano's to get a gastrointestinal-destroying burrito for less than $5. Per usual, I had no cash and gave them my card. They gave it back with no receipt and told me it was denied.Awesome! I love it when that happens and I know I have over $600!Or so I thought...Here's what happened. I placed an order on newegg.com for approx

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(Title links to the video. I had trouble embedding it. Shut up.)Liz Trotta thinks it would be best if both Osama Bin Laden and Barack Obama were assassinated. Slip of the tongue? Yes, but not the part about having both of them assassinated, made quite clear by her cackle and the doucheman anchor's response of "Tell us how you really feel." But it happened mid-interview, and they kept talking like

Jon Griphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10154463630369580499noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8866981028469832324.post-49679898426425049532008-06-11T13:24:00.006-05:002008-07-10T14:06:38.260-05:00

Tuesdays suck harder than Mondays. On Monday, you're fresh off the weekend and the dread of the five days ahead has had its blow softened. Perhaps from the extra rest or the extra fun you just had.Until Tuesday.On Tuesday, your headache from Monday still throbs. You have nothing to look forward to - Friday is still four fucking days away. You've almost hit the hump day Wednesday, but looking

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When I first cracked the cover of True Norwegian Black Metal in the CTA subway in downtown Chicago during rush hour, I saw the one and only pair of boobies in the entire book. Covered in blood (cow's blood, I learned), along with the rest of her bare body. I looked left and right, then back at the boobies, concluding that even awesome boobies like hers look less awesome when doused in blood. I

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To begin, there are three things I must smash to hell with my critical fist:1. Beginnings2. Blogs3. Beginning a blog1. BeginningsBeginnings present new opportunities. For example, it gives one the opportunity to use the phrase 'New Beginnings,' which really pisses me off. Why? Well, beginning something implies that it has not already begun; therefore, the beginning would be something new and no

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