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Jul. 5th, 2010
BIKINI GIRLS WITH MACHINE GUNS
Jul. 5th, 2010 10:45 amPRODUCTION NOTE (because some people have asked): The LJ icon you see comes from AllAmericanBikini.com, which sells patriotically naughty beachwear. Which I mention partly because I find the idea of patriotic naughty beachwear amusing – especially considering how some of the loudest patriots in America feel about naughtiness in general – but mainly because the site also has a Self-Defense section.
The funny thing is that a section marketing fear and paranoia doesn’t seem out of place on a site that sells US Flag swimwear.
It’d be more perfect if they sold guns, which they don’t. But they do sell BB guns, pepper spray, stun guns, screech alarms and telephone voice changers – everything a fun-loving thong babe needs for a weekend road trip to the beach.
Res ipsa loquitur.
Dangerous curves,
This is dF
Criminals, robbers, rapists, attackers, muggers, creeps, highjackers, car jackers, home invasions, terrorists, and it seems like danger is always nearby. A woman is raped every 6 minutes in the US. Where does it end? The world is a dangerous place for you and your family. Are you ready? Be prepared. Defend yourself with self defense systems and disaster protection products. They are inexpensive but effective. Be better prepared and safer with your own self defense!
The funny thing is that a section marketing fear and paranoia doesn’t seem out of place on a site that sells US Flag swimwear.
It’d be more perfect if they sold guns, which they don’t. But they do sell BB guns, pepper spray, stun guns, screech alarms and telephone voice changers – everything a fun-loving thong babe needs for a weekend road trip to the beach.
Res ipsa loquitur.
Dangerous curves,
This is dF
Not long ago, I saw this in the breakfast cereal section of the new supermarket at the far end of the village:
I took a photo because – me being me – I found the cover design simultaneously creepy yet hilarious (“trio of flakes, twigs and granola”, indeed).
It wasn’t until later that I noticed the white label covering the text. Upon investigating, I noticed that much of the text had been redacted CIA-style.
Then I noticed other cereals had redacted text.
( Mystery solved behind the cut! )
PRODUCTION NOTE: Poor-quality images shot with a Nokia E52 phone in a hurried and clandestine nature. All prices are in Hong Kong dollars (in case you thought a box of Honey Nut Cheerios goes for US$64.00 here).
Need-to-know basis,
This is dF
I took a photo because – me being me – I found the cover design simultaneously creepy yet hilarious (“trio of flakes, twigs and granola”, indeed).
It wasn’t until later that I noticed the white label covering the text. Upon investigating, I noticed that much of the text had been redacted CIA-style.
Then I noticed other cereals had redacted text.
( Mystery solved behind the cut! )
PRODUCTION NOTE: Poor-quality images shot with a Nokia E52 phone in a hurried and clandestine nature. All prices are in Hong Kong dollars (in case you thought a box of Honey Nut Cheerios goes for US$64.00 here).
Need-to-know basis,
This is dF
ON THE JAZZ AGAIN
Jul. 5th, 2010 05:26 pmTeam Def has been to the movies, you know. Etc.
The A-Team
A Hollywood version of The A Team was always going to be tricky, partly because it’s hard to recast a part as iconic as Mr T’s BA Baracus, and partly because the original series was fun but, let’s admit it, patently ludicrous even without considering the absurd lack of body count.
The final result deals a lot better with the casting issue than with the general idea. Everyone – Liam Neeson, Bradley Cooper, Quinton Jackson and Sharlto Copley – manages to capture the spirit of the characters without resorting to parody.
The problem is just about everything else. An otherwise decent story about stolen money plates is buried under jumbled editing, overbaked CG bombast and that shaky-cam action directing for which Michael Bay will surely burn in Hell for making so popular that pretty much everyone does it now. And the opening sequence showing how they meet just doesn’t fit with the rest of the film. There are some fun bits, to be sure, but frankly I’ll take any given episode of the first season of the original show over this.
Shrek Forever After
Not much to say about this. For my dollar, the Shrek franchise has been the usual case of diminishing returns, and while this is an improvement over the third one (which was so forgettable I had to Google it to remind myself of the plot), it’s basically It’s A Wonderful Life with a Rumpelstiltskin remix. Not a bad idea, and some fun moments, but really only necessary in the sense that it’s a better note to go out on than Shrek The Third.
End of story,
This is dF
The A-Team
A Hollywood version of The A Team was always going to be tricky, partly because it’s hard to recast a part as iconic as Mr T’s BA Baracus, and partly because the original series was fun but, let’s admit it, patently ludicrous even without considering the absurd lack of body count.
The final result deals a lot better with the casting issue than with the general idea. Everyone – Liam Neeson, Bradley Cooper, Quinton Jackson and Sharlto Copley – manages to capture the spirit of the characters without resorting to parody.
The problem is just about everything else. An otherwise decent story about stolen money plates is buried under jumbled editing, overbaked CG bombast and that shaky-cam action directing for which Michael Bay will surely burn in Hell for making so popular that pretty much everyone does it now. And the opening sequence showing how they meet just doesn’t fit with the rest of the film. There are some fun bits, to be sure, but frankly I’ll take any given episode of the first season of the original show over this.
Shrek Forever After
Not much to say about this. For my dollar, the Shrek franchise has been the usual case of diminishing returns, and while this is an improvement over the third one (which was so forgettable I had to Google it to remind myself of the plot), it’s basically It’s A Wonderful Life with a Rumpelstiltskin remix. Not a bad idea, and some fun moments, but really only necessary in the sense that it’s a better note to go out on than Shrek The Third.
End of story,
This is dF