Hello Children,
I had been planning to start a blog for a while now and, like most things in life, you can't plan these things, you just have to do 'em. I had some idea of what I wanted to kick this whole thing off with but, like most things in life, you can't plan these things, you just have to do 'em. What I'm trying to say is that I really have no idea what I'm doing and probably have no business doing it in the first place, but, I'm going to do it anyway.
I received a "tweet" earlier today from Screen and Comic Book writer Geoff Johns. I should explain to those unfamiliar with Twitter that he did not contact me directly, but in fact sent this information out to the whole world via the internet. ANYWHOS... He was asking if anyone had played the new Ghostbusters video game (available on all platforms) and if they would recommend he purchase it for himself. There then followed a small mudslides worth of responses most of which were positive, my favorite being that Viggo the Carpathian was in the game. It was my favorite because I too enjoy myself some Viggo, scourge of Carpathia, sorrow of Moldavia. On a mountain of skulls, in a castle of pain, he sat on a throne of blood... ring any bells? My wife then, without me saying anything, put our copy of Ghostbusters into the Play Station 2 we use as a dvd player.
This got me thinking about the second film (the one with Viggo) and THAT got me thinking about a geeky pod-cast I listened to recently during which they lambasted the film as "stupid" and "bad". Sadly these were the best adjectives used in their review. I am a geek (see fact 2) and I love that movie! does that make me a geek amongst geeks? I wouldn't mind. The fact that I love Ghostbusters 2 made me think of all the hate that is daily strewn about this big beautiful internet of ours. People who use the internet simply to mock, lambast, chortle at, and make fun of other people, ideas, movies and other intellectual properties should be fined as polluters. I mean come on guys, there is only one mother internet, and she is the only one we got. Lets treat her right and not spew so many hateful ideas out there.
Now, everyone is entitled to there opinion and I am no one to say otherwise, but maybe you should think about why you are so angry. Are you young and misunderstood? do we "just not get you, man"? Is there something we who have more open hearts and minds and intellects can do for you to make you happier?
Listen, I know GB2 is a silly movie...I know it's a bit corny...I KNOW that animating the statue of liberty with psychic pink goo to dance through the streets of New York is hard to believe... but why not just try to enjoy it?
Something else I heard earlier today was a review of the movie Star Trek, which I just saw. I also very VERY much enjoyed this movie, and surprisingly so did my wife. The review I heard today was good overall, but one of the reviewers who was a Trekkie had a problem. Because of the events in the movie he believed that the writers had completely wiped out the original series and destroyed all past continuity in the favor of this new movie franchise. He was so passionate about it that it seemed as if he was acting like all previous Star Trek Films, TV Shows, novels and any-other medium it existed in was actually physically destroyed and could now never be enjoyed by anyone ever. And that is no reason to hate a
movie.
In closing, come on guys... chill... because it is only when you truly chill, that you begin living...
I think I'll talk about urinals next time.
peace
