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Media Consuming 8/1-8/3
Watched:
- Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer - Came around on the Netflix queue. It’s watchable, but barely. Pales in comparison to Iron Man or the recent Batman films. On par with the first release, but it’s not a film to be sought out.
- This Film Is Not Yet Rated - Documentary on the MPAA Rating process with a lot of Director interviews for films that have been rated NC-17. Sex is more likely to get the NC-17 rating than violence. The review process is incredibly subjective, and the anonymous parents that give the ratings are not necessarily a perfect cross section of Americana. Worth watching, but in the end, movies are business, and I believe a business has the right to decide what kind of product it wants to sell.
- The Darjeeling Limited - I’m a Wes Anderson fan, so I dug the film. It’s a little loose in it’s spiritual backing, but immenently like able. Watch Rushmore and the Royal Tenenbaums, if you are left wanting more, then this film is worth a watch.
- Several episodes of It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia - Watching on Hulu streaming. Anna and I like our comedies. This summer we’ve worked our way through both 30 Rock and Arrested Development. Both of those shows are better than Philadelphia, at least so far. The humor is pretty dark, but I dig the city life treatment, and the bar scene is a rich palate to work off of. We’ll keep watching.
Played:
- Boom Blox (Wii) - Rented from Gamefly. Played over at 1106/Shakermaker house. Great party game with a nice variety of play modes. I don’t know if I would pay $50 for it, but I’d say it’s a good buy at a discount.
- Final Fantasy IV (DS) - Picked this updated classic up in preparation for our 2 Week Italy trip, but it’s ended up being my go to game. The original is one of my favorite games of all time, and it’s fun to re-experience a bit of childhood.