• Almost Working

    Ok Kids- So A- I can’t log into blogger. Kinda Lame. But that does not matter, because I am Very Close to getting this working. Last Night I had an empifany, and I’ve been going nuts ever since. I couldnt believe i missed something as simple as an ‘IF’ Statement. Now that Ive got the posting working right, and the comments, [i think], so i just need to figure out how to format the links, and you see how the catergory (General), is a bulleted list? Yeah, I dont really like that too much. So I am making progress, and should hopefully have this baby running by the end of the week. Later!

  • Dodgeball – Good, Funny- 5

    Let me tell you all something about movies, as im sure at least one will have a problem with me rating this movie as “Good”. Since there are different genres of movies, you cant rate every movie on the same scale. you have to look at what the movie intended to do, and then rate it. All movie look to entertain, therefore, obviously if it does not entertain you, well- its not good. But anyway, Dodgeball is a Comedy. Its sole purpose is to make you laugh. And well, if you dont laugh at this movie, you have no sense of humor. On to the review.

    Dodgeball, for the most part, was predictable, which allows you to focus more on the comedy. There were alot of jokes, both Obvious and Subtle. Makes you need to see it again so u catch everything. Ben Stiller, Vince Vaugh, and the very beautiful Christine Taylor were all very good. The story was funny, and predictable. But mostly funny. There was seldom no laughter in the theater. Make Sure you stay till after the credits so you see the extra scene. Later!

  • Spiderman 2… 4.5

    First of all, you might notice something different. This layout still needs some work, but i have some news before i get to the review. Blogger may no longer be my host of choice for my blog. As soon I as get the hang of WordPress, I will be making the switch. They have catergories and what not. It will be cool. But onto the review.

    The movie was in between good and great. On the one hand, the fighr scenes, special effects, and some of the dialogues were really cool. As for acurracy, im not to sure. But either way it was a good movie.
    It picks up 2 years after the 1st one, and Peter is poor, Aunt May is poor, MJ is in a play, Harry took over OZ Corp. Harry hired Doc Octavious to do some thing with fusion or something, but anyway, it goes wrong. Duh.
    I dont wanna give too much away, which i think the previews kinda did, cause for me anyway, i was anticipating the next big thing as shown by previews. So if you havent seen one, A- where have u been? or B- Good Job Avoiding them Either way, its definatly a movie worth seeing. twice. Later

  • First Post

    This is my first post using word press. Its basically like blogger, but you host it, and its totally customizable, and PHP/MySQL based. I think i might be able to learn by reading the code…maybe. You have categories, and there is a Database that orgainzes your posts by date or category. That means- no more manifesto, just posts categorized under “Manifesto”. There is alot more too. Im sure once i get all the kinks and bugs worked out of it, ill love it, but until then, its a pain. O yeah- If you can read this, im one step closer. Later

  • The Stepford Wives…Good

    Before the review i just wanna let everyone know that I am changing the way I do reviews. Instead of that crazy complex 0-10 scale, there will be a scale of zero through five.
    0- Im suing for my 8 bucks back.
    1 – dont waste your time or money.
    2 – ehh
    3 – decent
    4- good
    5- the amount of times u should see it in theaters… at least.

    Now, on to the review. This was a 4. Better than I thought. Apparently its a remake from a movie in the 70s. It was nicely done, and very funny. Alot funnier than I thought it would be. Basically, Nicole Kiddman, who plays a woman named Joanne in the movie, is a high power TV exec, who gets fired. Her husband Walter, played by Matthew Broderick, is a VP under her, and he quits. For her- AWW. But seriously, they move to stepford, and Joanne notices the woman are weird and whatnot. Walter loves it, she thinks its wierd. Its a good lesson in Feminism and Chavanism. And you know, Nicole Kiddman is really hot. Later!

  • The Day after Tomorrow- 9.8/10

    This movie was awesome. We will start with the visual effects, because there were alot. They were great. Its seemed like you were watching something that was happening as you watched it. It didnt look fake at all. The acting- great. Jake Gyllenhaal, of Donnie Darko fame, was great, as expected. He played Sam. Dennis Quaid played his father, Jack. The supporting actors were Emmy Rossum, the leading lady and Sam’s crush, and Dash Mihok, Sam’s best friend. They were also good. There was no bad acting in the film. But i will comment on the vice pres, played by Kenneth Welsh. He made me hate Cheney. Alot. He wasnt Cheney- but i mean, you could tell. The film took a shot at how Americans are, and how the view some parts of the world. It was pretty accurate. Anyway, if you dont know the story, Global Warming has caused the Ice Caps to melt, cause severe problems in the climate, and creating a new Ice Age that will freeze most of the Northern Hemisphere. Sam and his friends are in NYC, which will get rocked. They live in DC, but are at some school event. Jack is the scientist who figures out, with the help of others, that this new ice age is coming sooner than expected. You really get into the movie. Its like i said, your watching something that is happening. Its a movie you can really get into. and Sam and his dad have the Hero complex that make people like me think that i can do cool shit when put in the right situation. Only Complaint- there is one part where Sam and friends have to leave the library, where they are staying to keep warm. At that point, the eye of the storm is coming, where temperatures drop to so cold you will freeze on the spot, and some wolves escaped from the local zoo. all three of these come together. It was created for suspence, but it could have been done differently. But seriously- AMAZING MOVIE. Go See it.

    *some of you may complain that i rate all movies like a 8 or better. my reasoning- i dont see bad movies. ’nuff said*

  • Troy – 10/10

    Simply Amazing. Anyone who has read The Illiad and The Oddesy, or who has heard the story of Achillies knows this story. And It was great. The acting was phenominal. Brad Pitt, as always, was amazing. Who surprised me was Eric Bana, who played Hector, Prince of Troy. After his less than wonderful role in Hulk, last years summer flop, he was simply great in this movie. He showed great emotion and his fight with Achillies was awesome. Orlando Bloom was also great. Though I was a little dissapointed in his character, Paris- brother to Hector, and kind of the reason Troy took place.
    If you dont know the story, Greece was the serious power house of the world at that time. They had most of the world, with the acception of Troy, taken over. The Trojans wanted peace, and so they spoke with King Menelaus, king of Sparta, and made a treaty. Menelaus is brother to Agamemnon, King of Kings- ruler, more or less, of the world. Well Paris took Helen, Menelaus’ wife, back to Troy. Menelaus was less than happy. So he gets Agamemnon, and they go to Troy. Achillies fought for Greece, but not really. He had no alligence. Why he fought for a king he hated- i dont really know. But anyway- the movie is the epic and amazing battle of troy. Cinimatography- awesome. Action Sequences- awesome. Acting- awesome. Helen- HOT, which is awesome. You really cant go wrong with this movie. Go See it! Later

  • HIM Concert.

    That fine gentleman [that was] pictured is none other than Valo, vocalist and front man for the greatest band in the world, HIM. But let me start from the begining. We got there at 4:30 PM – 2 hours before the doors opened. Where we were standing, we could see the tour bus perfectly. 3 members of the band walked to it, where me and phil were stupid and didnt do anything about it. However, When Gas- the drummer- walked to the bus, i ran over, and got his autograph. Hes really cool.
    Anyway, in the concert. Soil opened, we were in the pit. We got are asses kicked, as well as kicked asses. It was ok. The singer for Soil is real cool. Then the long awaited moment, the moment that me and phil have been waiting for since we heard of the finish band, came. HIM went on stage. A million people squished into the middle and so me and fil left the pit for a better viewing place. We went just outside the pit, dead center. SO Valo acknowledged us. Anyway, They opened with Buried Alive by Love, and ended with Soul on Fire. And the played Solitary Man. It was the most amazing, and awesome thing I have ever heard. I now know how Mike feels when he listens too his cds. The songs themselves are amazing and I cant imaging how they can write songs like them, but hearing them live is a million times better. My dad even liked it. They played every song, more or less that me and phil wanted to hear. And Valo was pretty funny on stage. They have an awesome stage presense.
    After Soul on Fire, me and Phil went to the tour bus, where we waited a good two hours for them to come out. Universal Studios was in there making some kind of deal with them- which is fuckin awesome. But some of you might say- 2 hours is a long time. Damn right it is. But it was well fucking worth it. We met Burton, the bassist, Gas came out again, and then Valo. Who was really fucking cool. He was out there for a while signing everyones shit, and taking pictures.
    If you ever get the chance to see HIM in concert, you must do it. It will be like nothing you have expirienced before. Later

  • Van Helsing- 6.5/10

    It was decent. Action scenes were great. But it was kinda cheezy and the storyline was ehh. It could have been alot better. There was kind of alot of blasphmy in the movie, but I guess when you are banashing a man who made a deal with the devil, you have to have it. Van Helsing is a man who was taken in by the council in Rome sometime in the early, ohh, 1700s maybe? The movie takes place in 1888. Dracula is close to finishing his plan to make the world his. There is the girl, who is part of a family who is sworn against Dracula, but this fight is between Van Helsing and Dracula. I dont wanna give too much away incase you do see it, but its not a must see. If you go, go for the action scenes and the fights, but not the storyline. Later!

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    The long awaited G-Mail Review- 8.5/10

    This is by far the best e-mail client I have ever seen. Ever. Not only is it 1 Gig of storage, but the look and feel is very smooth. It uses labels instead of folders, and you can archive your email. Once you apply a label, everything with that same label is grouped together. Then you click on the name of the label, and boom, there are all those archived emails. Also, it keeps email conversations grouped together, auto applies a label to each message in the conversation, and keeps a count. Say I email you, and label it work. You reply, and I reply back. In the work label, there will be the 1st message i sent you with the number 3 in parenthasis. You can search your e-mail with the search bar on top, and star important ones, which go under their own label, and come up 1st in a search. Anybody you e-mail automatically becomes a contact, and they are groups under contacts, and then frequent contacts. However, when someone e-mails you, you cannot simply click an “Add Contact” button like most e-mail clients. I took off a point for that. Its pretty important. The other 1/2 point came off bc as far as i know, you cant make sublabels. No big deal, but id like to see that. Anyway, Then you have the normal e-mail features and whatnot. But its just so much cooler in G-mail. And O yeah- if you have the gmail window open and your signed in, it auto refreshes. that is awesome. So if you can- GET GMAIL. JCasabona@gmail.com