Sunday, April 24, 2005

Allergies Are For Losers

Hey folks, it's me again, back to terrorize y'all's neighborhoods.

I hate having allergies. Hate. I'm using the word "hate" to describe how I feel about my allergies. I can't stop scratching my eyes, and it sucks. People wonder why I prefer fall and winter, and that's your answer.

I was watching They Live on AMC on Thursday night, and I'll be damned if that's not one awesome movie. Show me someone who doesn't enjoy the fight scene even in the slightest, and I'll show you a person who doesn't know art when they see it.

I was discussing this with Libby the other day, and I've thought of something I'd like to do whenever I feel motivated enough to do it. I watch a lot of movies that I'd like to review, but I either don't feel like doing a whole review, or there's already a bunch of potential reviews that are in front of it. So I'm thinking of the occasional quick shot movie reviews. I could stand to have more content anyway.

That's all I got. Sutton out.

Sunday, April 17, 2005

Garden hose for ropes? How cheap is that?

You might have noticed a wee little change to the title of this here blog, loosely inspired by (or ripped off from) one Libby Von Lane. Thanks for the inspiration, Ms. Von Lane. And if you ever see "undefined" in the taglines, I don't know what that's about. That's not one of my taglines. I think it's just a script error or something.

Thank God it's spring. I usually like winter, but winter sucked this year. Everybody was getting several feet of snow, and I got nothing but rain. Lots and lots of rain. This past winter can bite me.

Want to know embarrassing? Imagine having the top rope of your wrestling ring break and nearly injure someone while the state athletic commission is in attendance. I was at an indy wrestling show last night, and one of the turnbuckles just snapped while someone was standing on the top rope during a match. And the funny thing is, I discovered after the show that the top rope was just a garden hose wrapped in yellow electrical tape. Folks, this is probably the most bush league wrestling ring I've ever seen. Garden hose ropes, a mat made of just thin pieces of canvas held together with duct tape, and it's only ten-by-ten. That's tiny by most industry standards.

The recent crop of post-Wrestlemania firings by WWE has really surprised me. Some of the firings have been so insane. Why Molly Holly? Why Matt Hardy? Molly Holly had a good reason to ask for her release (since they've done nothing but embarrass her since the Chris Nowinski thing a few years ago), but her leaving only makes the women's division that much weaker. When your women's division consists solely of three wrestlers (one of whom is very injury-prone) and a Playboy model, you'd probably better off hiring women who can wrestle or just retire the belt. And I don't like Matt Hardy's firing one bit. Sure, him airing his dirty laundry all over the Internet for God and everybody to see might not have been in his best interests, but the guy just had his heart broken. He probably wasn't thinking straight. That's no reason to fire him. They could have just moved him from Raw to Smackdown, then he would have only seen Edge and Lita no more than five or six times a year. Meanwhile Rhyno getting fired for doing something that should have earned just a warning is a little harsh. It isn't like he was beating his wife or smacking around a cop in the hotel or anything. Though Rhyno at least has a shot at returning, since I doubt WWE would want to do their ECW reunion show without ECW's last champion.

Though WWE finally did something good for a change: promoting MNM from OVW. Being a fan of MNM, I'm really happy they got called up. And if you don't think Melina's slide under the bottom rope is cool, check your pulse. After their debut, it looks like we'll be seeing MNM vs. Eddie Guerrero and Rey Mysterio at the next PPV. As long as Johnny Nitro busts out some of those standing shooting star presses and twisting moonsaults he was doing in OVW, I won't complain.

That's all I've got. Nothing witty or entertaining is popping into my head. Sutton out.

Monday, April 11, 2005

Before you die, you see the sequel.

Yeah, folks, it's me. Nice to see you too. Did you miss me? No? Why not?! Great, now you made me cry. I hope you're happy. Jerk.

I really don't have anything to talk about, so why don't I just shoot the breeze a little while? Is that okay with you? It's not? Too bad, fignuts. I'm the one with the microphone, and you will listen to every damn word I have to say! Yes, I've seen The Wedding Singer, thanks for noticing.

I was watching Miss Congeniality yesterday (for the first time, I might add), and I came to the following conclusion: William Shatner is awesome. Dispute it all you want, but it's the absolute truth.

I downloaded Sin City a few nights ago, and while I've only watched bits and pieces of it so far, it's definitely the bee's knees. I wish I could see it on the big screen, but I'll take what I can get until the DVD is released. I plan on doing a review of Sin City for "Sutton At The Movies," so you can look forward to that. Meanwhile, you can enjoy my review of The Ring Two. I also gave my review of the previous Ring a little touchup, and you can read that here.

I hear that Sony is working on the PlayStation 3 now. If it's compatible with PS2 games, I might as well start buying the games instead of saving up for a PS2. Stupid game consoles. I think I'll just stick with Nintendo after all. Speaking of Nintendo, I really need to look into getting some new games. What sucks is that they're fifty bucks a piece, sometimes more if they're rare. If you can find the Gamecube versions of Resident Evil 2 or Resident Evil 3, you'll have to sell a kidney to afford them. It's insanity. There's always the "Player's Choice" line, but I don't like waiting eight to ten months for a game to drop down to 15 bucks.

So that's all I've got. Sutton out.

Thursday, April 7, 2005

Comics and Wrestlemania

I need to start posting more often, but I just have nothing to say. I'll have to work on that.

Is it just me, or does not having enough money suck? I was at a Joseph Beth bookstore today, and I saw a good number of graphic novels I wanted, yet couldn't afford. Frank Miller's Sin City books, the Essential Punisher, and a hardcover edition of the "Welcome Back Frank" Punisher series were all calling my name, yet I had to tell them no. Oh well. I should be coming into a little money come my birthday next month, so maybe I can acquire them then. Sounds good to me.

One more Wrestlemania is in the books. I don't think it was one of the all-time classics, but it was fun in its own way. My own personal highlight was Hulk Hogan's appearance. Though he didn't hit the big legdrop, I was marking out like I was a kid again. I don't know if the show was worth 50 bucks, but I had a good time watching it, and Hogan, Piper's Pit, the HBK/Angle match, and the ladder match made it all worth at least 35 bucks. And now I guess we can start counting down to Wrestlemania 22. Mark your calendars, folks: April 2, 2005, in Rosemont, Illinois.

I've got nothing else. Sutton out.