Just when you thought it was safe to surf the Internet, it’s another Downfall parody. (Not safe for work.) At least the creator did a bit more editing than usual. (Blame Mike. He sent it to me.)
I can only imagine Ellison’s reaction: “Ray Bradbury gets hot young women that want to screw him, and I get Hitler? What the hell is wrong with the Internet?”
Consider this your yearly warning not to try driving your car on icy hills. Unless you like playing a really expensive and dangerous version of bumper-cars…
Note: Not my videos, so I’m not responsible for musical choices, commentary, etc.
Bonus: City bus.
You might really want to consider slowing down in this weather. I said slow down! Never mind…
I’m not sure if “bailing out” is the right move here.
I’m pretty sure it’s not the optimal solution here:
Meanwhile, in Russia…
How about staying home and reading a nice book instead?
Here’s Warren Zevon with “Boom Boom Mancini.”
What do you mean I’m doing it wrong?
According to this, a box set of all the MST3K Gamera films is in the works.
In celebration, here’s the Gamera Theme Song:
News that Venice is flooding (no, really), reminded me of something I sent around to all my friends before I put this blog up: The trailer for the totally cheestacular Sharks in Venice:
A movie that combines a bad Jaws rip-off with a bad Da Vinci Code/National Treasure ripoff, bad CGI, bad music, a bad Baldwin brother, and a bad Johansson sister. (Evidently Neil Connery was unavailable.) It checks it at an abysmal 3.0 on the IMDB; you almost have to try to get a ranking that low.
It actually looks worse than Mega Shark vs. Giant Octopus:
Much less Sharktopus:
Got to admit that’s some groovy theme music, daddy-o. And before I started writing this blog post, I didn’t even know that Mega Shark vs Crocosaurus existed:
These are great times for bad shark movie aficionados…
Popular Mechanics sets out to find out, using boxes filled with sensors. There’s no clear winner.
Since I ship and receive a lot of books during the year, this is a topic of some interest. Since I’ve had many books shipped to me damaged in transit over the years, I always pack the books I send out on the assumption that they’ll be treated with the same gentle care the gorilla gave that American Tourister suitcase:
So everything I mail usually has at least bubblewrap around the book in a bed of packing peanuts inside a sturdy cardboard box.
However, the test seems to have concentrated on overnight and express service. I would like to see if trhere are any differences with the way Media Mail or FedEx Ground. (Remember that FedEx Ground used to be Roadway Package Systems, one of the most incompetent shipping companies ever. They’re improved a lot since the RPS days, but as far as I can tell, they’re still not up to the level of regular FedEx. (And DHL no longer serves the American domestic market.)
(Hat tip: Instapundit.)
Read the review, but the short version is that we really liked it. Here’s the short trailer:
The problem with that trailer is that it makers you think the movie is something from the “BOO shock” school of horror films, and it really isn’t.
And here’s an interview with director Gareth Edwards:
If it’s playing anywhere near you I would encourage you to see it.
Coyote Falls:
Given how very badly it could have gone (audio very NSFW), they did a remarkable job of capturing the original’s virtues.
Now if we could just get a worthy new Daffy cartoon…