Yahoo Fantasy American Football (plus rambling)

How typical is it that in the very first match, the quarterback I got drafted to my team breaks him little finger. Arrgh. And of course, I daren't trade him since it's Kurt Warner. Ack.

I've already traded one player out, Curtis Martin, but that was because he's got an injured ankle and even his coach has said it's not going to get better for ages.

I've also got someone injured on the Hockey team (checks to see who it is) John LeClair. Who was in the benched places when drafted so it's not that bad. The only problem is I'm trying to notice the difference between people who I wouldn't know from Adam.

I need to put a different name there though, I've got a very distinctive friend called Adam so I can tell them apart from him, but what can you do, it's classic phrase.

Spiderman Review and Two Towers Trailer Comments

From some time ago.

Saw Spiderman.

But first the trailers. The advert for the 'Monsters Inc' video was classic. Haven't laughed so much in ages.

'The Two Towers' trailer. Aragorn still looks horribly noble etc. Possibly the only time where if a film character got out of the screen and told me to follow him on a quest, I'd follow him.

Got to see Eowyn, she looks fantastic. Saw someone who I thought was Eomer. Grima Wormtongue is indeed played by Brad Dourif. He is again doing creepy. But he looks so lost. But slimy. Should be good. (Brad Dourif is on my favourite actors list, would write them all up, but dude it is way too long, I know, I should be more picky.)

( Slight Spolier )

And the last shot is of Faramir. Boromir's brother for those who don't know. And the actor doesn't look like he could be Sean Bean's brother, but I'll let that pass, because he looks exactly like Faramir should. Faramir is basically Boromir with less grrrrness, and without his faults. So he looks right.

Which all translates to, 'I want to see the film now'.

Anyway, Spiderman.

It's good. Not as good as everyone says, but still good. But I was watching it under disadventageous circumstances, in that I needed the toilet for the last hour.

I take back every word that I said about Tobey Maguire not being right for Peter Parker. He was good. (I had had many a rant about this at college so there are people I will have to apologise to, worst luck.)

Still say I'm right in saying that Kirsten Dunst so should not be Mary Jane. Because she's not right for it, looks wise, and attitude wise.

On it being a 12 certificate, yup, it's pretty violent, plus there was a gratuitous wet t-shirt shot of MJ.

( Spoilers from here on in, but not if you know the comic or the tv cartoon. )

overall 7.5/10

Well At Least The Cinematography Was Good

I went to see 'The Bourne Identity' and you can tell how good it was when the only plus points I could find was in the technical stuff.

Okay, so there was Matt Damon, and I'm sort of thumbs down about him. He did okay, but no, really no. I'll accept Tobey Maguire as Spiderman beating up people twice his size because he has superpowers, Jason Bourne does not.

Then again there was Franke Potenke, who is definitely on my list of most beautiful women. Must see 'Run, Lola, Run' one of these days.

Slight spoiler

Plot, where was the plot. It was supposed to be a thriller, but after the first half an hour, there was no plot, a couple of car chases, yes, but they do not count as plot.

And if this is supposed to be complicated, well, I don't want to see their idea of simple.

( major spoilers )

Overall, it's as dull as dishwater, but the perfect film for TV, with all the relatives talking over it. Watch the first half an hour and then mute it for everything but the Clive Owen scenes, or the fight scenes.

The fight music is also good. If loud.

Overall 4/10

And if he was only younger (and if they hadn't have casted someone else) Clive Owen is who I'd have playing Gambit. He was wearing the typical Gambit outfit in the film, duster and fingerless gloves and he looked right.

They so better not mess up Gambit.