What is Rich Fields doing now?

POINTING AT YOUR BOOBS

Will The Dharmalars Return?

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James Bond - The Attribute Havingest!

SEAN CONNERY - "The Boat Endingest"

Of the six 007 films that Sean Connery did, he ended on a boat five times.

Dr. No - Boat Ending (pictured above)
From Russia with Love - Boat Ending
Goldfinger - Non Boat Ending
Thunderball - Boat Ending
You Only Live Twice - Boat Ending
Diamonds are Forever - Boat Ending
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GEORGE LAZENBY - "The Winter Sportingest"

Considering that George Lazenby was only in one Bond film, it's insane that he participated in four different Winter Sports.

Winter Sports George Lazenby involved in:
Skiing
Bobsledding
Ice Demo Derby
Curling (pictured above)
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ROGER MOORE - "The Boatingest"

Damn, this dude loved to drive a boat! Roger Moore had two boat chases in one movie!

Live and Let Die - Speed Boat Chase on the Bayou
The Man with the Golden Gun - Boat Chase in the Canals of Thailand
The Spy Who Loved Me - His Car turned into a boat and there was a Chase (also rode a Jet Ski)
Moonraker - Boat Chase in a Gondola in Venice and Speed Boat Chase in the Amazon
For Your Eyes Only - Got dragged from a Boat
Octopussy - A boat shaped like an alligator (pictured above)
A View to a Kill - Drove a boat shaped like an ice burg
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TIMOTHY DALTON - "The Plane Hangingest"

Considering T-Dalt was only in two 007 films, he did plenty of hanging from air planes.

The Living Daylights - Hanging off the back of a giant cargo net (pictured above)
License to Kill - Hanging on the tail of Sanchez's Plane, Hanging off of Krest's Plane, Hanging off his own plane.
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PIERCE BROSNAN - "The Free Fallingest"

Brosnan started off his career as 007 by doing a bungee jump.

Goldeneye - Bungee Jump, Chasing a plane off a cliff
Tomorrow Never Dies - Falling from a building with Michelle Yeoh, The H.A.L.O. jump.
The World is not Enough - Falling out of an office building, Falling from a hot air balloon, Jumping out of a helicopter on skis, Diving off a cliff while chasing a submarine (pictured above).
Die Another Day - Falling off a cliff and parasailing to safety, Falling out of a plane in a helicopter
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DANIEL CRAIG - "The Object Tossingest"

Of the two movies he has done, he sure likes to get rid of things once they are of no use to him.

Casino Royale - Tosses Car keys of some douchebags he teaches a lesson to, He tosses poker chips as if they don't deserve his time.
Quantum of Solace - Tosses room keys, a cell phone, Vesper's love knot, an oil can (pictured above) and a door knob.

Shitty DVD Cover of the Week - Tarot Fantasy Bellydance

Avatar - Review

After a five month of not going to the movies, i finally broke down and went to see Avatar. Last saturday me and Stevi decided to go to Edwards at the Irvine Spectrum to check it out in 3D. I was hoping that there was an IMAX showing, but unfortunately there wasn't. Even though it was not IMAX the showing for both of us was $31. I now see why this movie is number one at the box office. Luckily we had Edward's giftcards, so we didn't feel the sting of paying that much for a movie.

There is not really much to say about the movie. The story was pretty basic. A man goes undercover to learn about a civilization only to befriend them and fight on their side against the corporation that sent him. It's kind of like Logan's Run, Minority Report and Equilibrium in that respect.

The 3d was pretty cool, but didn't seem to work that well when i was expecting it. I was really hoping to see these grand vistas in beautiful 3d, but those shots seemed the most flat. I wanted to feel like i could fall into the valleys and fly through trees, but all establishing shots were just plain flat. One of the problems with 3d, is that it makes the image look small, if that makes sense. With 3d glasses on, it made everything look weirdly small. I think that IMAX would have been way better. Watching it in a normal theater made it look like a small diorama in front of me.

The special fx were pretty good, but my main problem was the character animation. There were too many times where the NA'VI looked rubbery. I know they are aliens, but they did not move very realistically. The textures on the close ups of the creatures looked great! The faces looked really well, with the exception of the Sigourney Weaver avatar. Hers looked the most fake. I wouldn't be surprised if they added her character's avatar in at the last minute. It just didn't look real at all. Of course it didn't help that Sigourney Weaver's acting was absolutely atrocious.

Speaking of acting, i thought that it was pretty standard. There were no real standout performances, with the exception of Zoe Saldana. I thought she did a bang up job. She was the only real character that had any kind of interesting character arc. I don't think i have seen Sam Worthington in anything before, but i thought he did a good job, considering that his character was uninspiring. All of the characters were one dimensional. The bad guys were assholes, the good guys were nice. The corporate guy is greedy and doesn't learn his lesson. The movie is so cookie cutter and safe that it won't upset anyone, which is why i guess the whole thing works. If this challenged the audience whatsoever, it would not make the money it did. It is pure fluff.

Even though the movie does not challenge the mind in anyway, it is beautiful to look at. Because it is so safe, there isn't that much, story wise, to argue with. When you go to see Avatar, you will be treated to exactly what you though you would. It is definitely better than Titanic, but is not as good as any other James Cameron films.

I am glad i got to see it in the theater. Both me and Stevi had a good time and as far as escapism goes, Avatar definitely takes you to the world of Pandora and allows you to leave the real world for three hours.

★ ★ ★ ½

What is Rich Fields Doing Now?

APPLAUDING LIKE A SPAZ

Goldeneye

After six years without a James Bond film, 007 would return with an all new actor stepping into the roll. Pierce Brosnan was the perfect choice. Years before he appeared in Goldeneye, the producers had their sights set on him. During the making of For Your Eyes Only, Brosnan would visit the set, which starred his wife Cassandra Harris. The producers even wanted to have him replace Roger Moore in A View to a Kill, but he was still under contract for Remington Steele.

In 1995, the stars finally aligned and Pierce Brosnan stepped into one of the most boring Bond films of all time. Goldeneye was the first 007 movie that i saw in the theater and i was super amped! At the beginning of the film, there is this awesome bungie jump sequence that was super badass, unfortunately it was followed up by a bluescreen jump off a cliff. This is the worse part about the Brosnan era. There is too much CG. I am fine with space stations being special fx in 007 films, but when the stunts are cg, it's just lame! The whole point of James Bond is that he is a superman, who can do amazing feats. As soon as you put him in a cg world, it is just stupid. You lose any suspension of disbelief.

The best part of Goldeneye is that tank sequence, other than that the movie has little to no excitement. The villains are bland, the acting is wooden, the love interest is boring. Everything about this film is just bland. One of the worse parts is that "Q" is obviously reading off of cue cards.

One of the best things to come out of Goldeneye is the fact that Judi Dench played "M". I really like the direction that the series took the character "M", but in this movie they tried so hard to make her a ball buster, that she became so annoying and unbearable. I am glad that her character was fleshed out a little more in subsequent Bond flicks.

I do like Famke Janssen in this film. Even though she is the most single dimensional character, at least she brought some excitement to her role. Other than her, Sean Bean, Robbie Coltrane, Izabella Scorupco (who is way hotter without her Goldeneye haircut), Allan Cumming, Pierce Brosnan and Joe Don Baker are all BORING!! Don't get me started on the Eric Serra score.

Don't let the video game fool you. This movie is not an action fest, which would be fine if the story wasn't another "laser pointed at the earth" senario!

★ ★

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BethanyShady.Com

My friend Bethany Shady has a brand new website that promotes all of her endeavors. When i checked out her site today, i noticed that there was a link to this very blog. To show my appreciation for adding me to her friends links i have posted a link to her page in my "Things i fully endorse" bar to the right. Check out her site as well as her book, "Matilda Turnip's Endless Belly Button".

Shitty DVD Cover of the Week - Tone Loc T.V.

"LA X" & "What Kate Does"

My theory is that the off island stuff is, for lack of a better term, Season 7 and has yet to happen on Jack and Kate's "timeline". I think they were placed on that plane in Alternate 2004, after being darted in the neck.

That is why jack had looked at himself in the mirror so long. He had a sense of deja vu and and noticed he was older. Kate started to get some of her memory back when she heard the name Aaron. Things are sparking past distant memories. Memories that they could only have if they have experienced them before on the island.

I have a hunch that Hurley dies on the island and the one we see on the plane is from this alternate reality in which juliet sunk the island. Boone, Locke and Arzt are on the plane, because that is their alternate reality versions and NOT the versions that died on the island in the timeline we are used to.

I also have a theory that in this alternate reality that Sawyer is going to get off the plane and go home to his wife, Juliet.

Charlie was "Black Shirt" and wanted to die on the plane because Black Shirt can't die on the Island and wanted to "Go Home" to some sort of afterlife, due to the fact that he and Jacob are banished gods. Think of it like Bartleby and Loki in Dogma.

Think of it in the same way that the season 5 premiere went down. The opening of that season had Faraday in the Orchid, then that scene came back later in the season.

492 Days Left

Another bit of casting news has surfaced for the Green Lantern film. Tim Robbins has now joined the cast as Hector Hammond's father.

So, here is the cast breakdown thus far:

Ryan Reynolds - Hal "Highball" Jordan/Green Lantern
Blake Lively - Carol Ferris
Mark Strong - Sinestro
Peter Sarsgaard - Dr. Hector Hammond
Tim Robbins - Senator Hammond

Shitty DVD Cover of the Week - Creating Karma

The Aeolus Adventure!

WHY HASN'T IT BEEN MADE?

License to Kill

Timothy Dalton returned tougher, faster and more brutal in the first PG-13 James Bond film of the franchise. Everything that was set up in The Living Daylights was heightened in License to Kill, with the exception of the humor. James Bond was tough, unforgiving, vengeful and stripped of his 007 status.

Originally titled License Revoked, Eon Productions took James Bond down a really dark path. Even though there is some humor sprinkled in this film, none of it involves 007 himself. He is a rogue agent who will stop at nothing to avenge the death of Felix Leiter's wife Della. This is only the third time since Tracy's death in OHMSS is mentioned in the series and it is a main driving force behind this story.

This movie is great because it doesn't have a huge world domination plot. It is essentially about James Bond infiltrating a drug lord's organization and creating chaos within. The downfall to this movie is yet another annoying american bond girl. Pam Bouvier is pretty obnoxious. I do not know why the Bond Franchise portrays American woman as annoying hardasses that always want to work alone. Why can't they accept that it's okay to work with Bond? Another thing that i am not fond of is Michael Kamen's score to the film, which is just to loud and obnoxious. It is pretty much a cookie cutter 80's action score.

All in all, License to Kill is a pretty good movie. It isn't the greatest, but it is true to Fleming. It's unfortunate that T-Dalt didn't get another shot at 007, but he made a pretty indelible mark on the franchise. Apparently the franchise was thought of as old and worn out. It wouldn't be another six years before 007 Returned!

"Don't worry - we gave her a nice honeyMOOOOON!"

★ ★ ★

Blarg Sketchbook - "OZ"

My friend Justin Shady has a website called THE BLARG. For the last few months he has been doing a feature called "Sketchbook". Justin sends out a key word or phrase to contributers, who use it as inspiration to show off their artistic talent. This month's phrase was "OZ".

CHECK OUT my piece titled "Be Careful what you Wish For" and let me know what you think!

A New Lost Podcast

If you are in the market for a new LOST podcast, check out my friends' podcast Geronimo Jack's Beard. They have been talking about this since the summer and it will finally drop tomorrow!

Because the first episode hasn't aired yet, the show will not show up in the iTunes' search bar. If you want to subscribe, go to iTunes go to the ADVANCED TAB then select SUBSCRIBE TO PODCAST and input the following link.

http://feeds.feedburner.com/geronimojacksbeard

Shitty DVD Cover of the Week - The Good Sisters