Sorry Anthropology Friends.

I just checked rottentomatoes.com and the movie 10,000 B.C. has a rating of 7%!

I think I first saw the trailer for this movie at a showing of Cloverfield and I wasn't impressed. They have been pushing it pretty hard on tv too, which isn't a good sign.

Maxed Out.

Here you go. You can watch the very interesting documentary titled Maxed Out for free. I rated it 4/5 stars on Netflix.

Sicko.

I just got back from watching Michael Moore's Sicko and one of the points he makes really stuck with me. Why is just about everything socialized in the U.S. except for health care? Here is a quick list of some of the basic services that are socialized in the U.S.:

• Police Department


• Fire Department


• Transportation Security Administration - the interesting thing is that after the Sept. 11th attacks, airport security was taken away from private companies and placed into government hands


• K-12 Education - why it's limited to this education range, I'm not sure


• Post Office - it's not completely paid for by tax money, but it's heavily subsidized and still cheaper than its private counterparts: FedEx, UPS, or DHL


• Library - you can borrow books, movies, and music (even new stuff) instead of having to buy these things from stores


• Military - I'm not sure this really counts as a socialized organization, but we don't hire our military from private companies (i.e. mercenaries) every time we want to fight a war. We do hire private companies, like Blackwater, to provide armed "security" though. Why they aren't considered mercenaries is beyond me.

Why is it okay to socialize these organizations and not health care? Would we be better off hiring private companies to protect us or fight our fires for profit like we let insurance and pharmacutical companies take care of our health for profit? Wouldn't we get better service from a private company's police force or fire department, or are we worried that the company might put profits ahead of what's important? Why is health care different?

Netflix Downgrade.

I just downgraded our Netflix rental plan from 3 at-a-time (unlimited; $17.99/month) to 2/month ($4.99/month). I did this partly because I feel like getting 2 movies at a time (my share of the plan) is a bit much for me and I'm not getting my money's worth. I also feel like I should be doing more work and reading more books. I even have 2 computer games that I haven't even opened yet. These are all secondary reasons though. I mostly wanted to downgrade because I recently rediscovered the public library. I'm amazed at the dvd selection the library has. They not only have a lot of interesting documentaries but also a lot of Hollywood movies... and recent ones too. Best of all you can borrow them for a week for free! Just recently, I borrowed 16 Blocks starring Mos Def and Bruce Willis. Our library even has The Alien Quadrilogy! We also get "rent one, get one free" coupons from Blockbuster every so often, so I don't think we'll miss out on any new releases.

Andy Dick.

I just saw Employee of the Month with one of the free rentals I got from Blockbuster. It was your run-of-the-mill Hollywood attempt at trying to make a funny movie with a cast of pop icons (like Dane Cook and Jessica Simpson). The funniest part of the movie was Andy Dick's reaction in the clip below. I laughed at this for about 3 minutes straight. You have to keep in mind that Andy Dick is visually impaired in this film.

Free Blockbuster Rentals.

If you are a Netflix subscriber, you can get free rentals at Blockbuster until February 21, 2007. Check out the article.

To The Spidey Fans.

This is my first attempt at a desktop background. It's 1024 x 768 pixels. Just click the image and "save as", then set the image as the background.


Also, here's Eddie Brock turning into Venom in Spiderman 3.

Whaaaaaaaat?!

I wasn't expecting this. Check out this article.

Robert Downey Jr. huh? Well, he's a pretty good actor. He's flawed like Stark. I'm intrigued.