The Cabin in the Woods

“The Cabin in the Woods” could very well have been named “The Last Horror Movie”. It would very neatly sum up what this flick seems to be aiming to accomplish. This is one that I left thinking… did I like it or hate it, and I’m unsure. I don’t think I’d ever watch it again but I don’t regret watching it.  I have to say it’s nothing that I had expected from Joss Whedon. It totally took me by surprise and went in a direction I’d never would have imagined. So here I am writing about it and I’m still as confused as when it ended. Would I recommend it …sure, but it won’t be what you expect.

Thor does not save the day I guess.

John Carter

John Carter was not the best movie I’ve ever seen but I found it entertaining to watch. Me and my sons both thought the movie was a good watch and would recommend it to others as a pretty good movie. It not a great movie though, in a lot of scene I think they borrowed some stuff from “Star Wars”. Even my son said something about it. Give it a watch and let me know what you think.

3:10 to Yuma

3:10 to Yuma (2007) – Probably one of the best western movies made in the past 30 years or so. Christian Bale plays a down and out farmer who takes on a job transporting an outlaw (Russell Crowe) to Yuma. Of course it’s a challenge to get him there with a lot of obstetrical to overcome.

Ben Foster plays an excellent Charlie Prince, Crowes partner.

If you haven’t seen it… get it and watch it!

Plan 9 from Outer Space (1959)

Bela Lugosi stars in this sci-fi thriller. Aliens land and bring the dead couple back to life. Bela Lugosi brings his Dracula role to sci-fi! His Vampira wife has some nice tits though. You can see the fishing line holding up the flying Saucers in several parts. Aliens won’t concur the earth anytime soon.

The movie has horrible special effects, poor set design, bad acting, and even worse story line. It’s a classic sci-fi horror movie. This has to be one of the worst movies of all time! LOL

Lifeboat Movie Review

Lifeboat (1944) is an American war film directed by Alfred Hitchcock from a story written by John Steinbeck. The movie was filmed entirely in a single lifeboat,

After their ship is sunk in the Atlantic by a German U-Boat, eight people are stranded in a wooden lifeboat, among them a glamorous journalist (Tallulah Bankhead), a tough seaman (John Hodiak), a nurse (Mary Anderson) and an injured sailor (William Bendix). Their problems are further compounded when they pick up a ninth passenger – the Nazi captain from the U-boat that torpedoed them. They have to go along trying to survive being stranded, and trying to make it Bermuda before they all die.

Definitely worth a watch… nice late night show!

eBay?

I sold these motorcycle foot-pegs to this guy on eBay.When he got the box he said one of the brackets is broken? Now I’m unsure of what to do. He said I could just give him back 50% of the money or he can mail the pegs back and I can refund 100% of the money. What I’m wondering, is the peg really broken or is he just trying to scam me out of 50% of the money? My gut says he’s an honest person and to refund his money but there are so many cheats out there I really don’t know anymore. I guess the right thing to do is give in and refund his money and forget about it. If he is cheating me I hope someone steals them of his fucking bike. Oh well… life goes on!

Those are some pretty tough foot pegs

Society as a whole

Why is it when someone gets into a motorcycle accident everyone is quick to say, I told you riding a motorcycle so dangerous, or something to that extent. Or they want to tell you about someone they knew who had an accident or was killed? I think there is a time and place for all that but when you’re laying in the hospital that is NOT the place.  If by chance one day I die on my bike everyone will know I died with a big smile on my face!

“It’s better to burn out ,than fade away”

Rock On and Ride Safe!

My 21 tips for Photography…

  1. You can’t please everyone!
  2. Learn Aperture, Shutter Speed and ISO first. Stay on Manual. Shoot Raw. Shoot everyday. Study your results (including what shutter speed, ISO and aperture settings you used for your favorite shots).
  3. Practice until using the various settings becomes an automatic skill and then relax into the ‘art’ of photography. Lighting is your friend and your enemy, stay on its good side at all times.
  4. Composition is everything. Study the master painters (Monet, Renoir, Van Gogh, etc) for inspiration in composition. Start to see things as a painter
  5. Don’t be afraid of taking bad pictures. Have fun experimenting!
  6. Hit us over the head with your subject. Make it obvious what we are supposed to be seeing. Remove the clutter.
  7. Fill the frame, as space is always exaggerated in a photograph.
  8. Change your perspective – Get Low, Get High, and Shoot at Angles…what haven’t you seen before?
  9. A 50mm f/1.8 lens will change your life, Spend time with it. Remember instead of a zoom lens, get closer!
  10. Take your camera with you. Everywhere. “Almost” all the time.
  11. Just because the vintage effect looks “nice,” doesn’t mean you have to use it on Every – Single – Picture.
  12. Take a picture everyday, challenge yourself. Read your manual! Learn your camera settings and how to use them.
  13. They are not all keepers, and just as a hammer doesn’t build an amazing house a camera doesn’t take an amazing photo. They are tools, think outside the box.
  14. You can’t fix everything in Photoshop. Pay attention to the background.
  15. Do not show people the bad stuff. Shoot 300, Show 1.
  16. Shoot black and white for a month, and then Sepia for a month.
  17. When you see action, turn around. Meaning, watch the people who are watching an event happen.
  18. Find the light, but don’t be afraid of shadows.
  19. Tell a story when you press the shutter…A picture says a 1,000 words.
  20. Get inspiration from other photographers work but never copy. Make your photos a reflection of what’s in your heart.
  21. Anytime you feel that your equipment is inadequate, it just means you need to master the basics better. The master photographers from 50 – 100 years ago didn’t have anything as fancy as you are holding in your hands, so claiming inadequate equipment isn’t a good excuse. Work on your skills.

My Top 10 Restaurants this week

1. Hiro’s Tokyo Japanese Steak House (Port Richey)
2. Pecks – (Ozello, Florida)
3. Red Lobster
4. Hooters
5. Clyde’s Boasted Chicken (Spring Hill, Florida)
6. Portu-Greek Cafe – Clark St. (Hudson, Florida)
7. Panchos Villa – San Antonio, Florida
8. Garden of Eden – Mediterranean Restaurant (Hudson, Florida)
9. Longhorn Steakhouse
10. Thai Bistro – (NPR, Florida)

Bonus… Chick-fil-A! – anytime

Best According to Me…

Subs

Donnelly’s Deli – Spring Hill, Florida

Chinese

Taste Good Chinese – Spring Hill, Florida

BBQ

Ron’s BBQ – SR-53 (Hudson, Florida)