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Jan07

Frat Boy At the Movies: The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey

by tonyd on January 7, 2013 at 12:01 am

Ian McKellen, Hugo Weaving and Peter Jackson are back with the prequels to the Lord of the Rings, The Hobbit. This is one book stretched over three movies, so naturally, fans were more than a little skeptical.

There was a lot of complaining about this movie on the Internet and I’m not sure why. Jackson shot it at 48 frames per second, but quite frankly, I didn’t notice the difference. Maybe my theater didn’t show it right, maybe you have to see 3D, but it looked fine to me. It was great to see Christopher Lee and Elijah Wood in their LOTR roles again. Even seeing Ian Holm as older Bilbo was pretty awesome. Maybe it’s my affinity for the characters from the other movies, I’m not sure.

The movie is well-paced, pretty action packed and didn’t seem to lag. Maybe it’s because I don’t remember exactly the events of the book, but I thought the ones portrayed her were fine. I mean, not really seeing the dragon was kind of annoying, but I understand that they are saving that for the other films. Who knows. Maybe you just need to be a fan of this fantasy stuff. If you are, I think you’ll enjoy this movie, if not, then I’m not sure why you’d even read this review.

I will say that the naysayers do have a point. This movie isn’t as focused as Lord of the Rings, but that’s to be expected. LOTR was about the world potentially ending. The Hobbit has always been a children’s book about a quest. The events are important, but not as important as the ones in LOTR. But quite frankly, I didn’t care. Peter Jackson’s filmmaking is right on the mark. The characters are fun and events move along. I say, go see it.

I give The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey 8 out of 10 keggers.

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Jan06

Your Fratoscope: January 6, 2013

by tonyd on January 6, 2013 at 12:01 am

If your birthday is this week: You will discover that your roommate can easily mistake fireworks for candles when assembling a birthday cake.

Aries: The stars say, that old jar of Tzatziki sauce has been in your fridge so long it’s now officially Tzatziki wine.

Taurus: You will be fondled by a meter maid and she will still ticket you.

Gemini: The birds that live near your house raise enough money so you can build a curtain over your skylight in the bathroom.

Lemini: Making appetizers from some old weeds in your garden turns out to be economical, but not very tasty.

Cancer: Your date will not be happy that you attempted to have sex with her. Next time, wait until you leave the restaurant.

Leo: You will not rate the next movie you see very highly, mostly because it’s a hygiene film they show all the prisoners when they are assigned a cell.

Virgo: Your dog will learn how to text you, but only by speaking in obscenities.

Libra: This week, the stripper at the bar you frequent will hand you back your two dollars and ask you to leave.

Scorpio: Your contraception will fail this week, but then again, willpower isn’t much of a contraception.

Sagittarius: Your car will be towed to a better neighborhood.

Capricorn: A C.H.U.D. sewer monster will offer you a pamphlet on why you should be eating more fiber.

Aquarius: Bill O’Reilly will scream at you while you stand in line at an ice cream truck. He apparently hates the liberal flavors.

Pisces: Sit back and relax, your investments will finally mature and those Pokemon cards will sell.

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Jan05

Ira’s Drunken Recipes: Banana Bread

by tonyd on January 5, 2013 at 12:54 am

Ingredients: Four ripe bananas, 1/3 of a cup of melted butter, 1 cup sugar, 1 egg, 1 teaspoon of vanilla extract, 1 teaspoon of baking soda, pinch of salt, 1 1/2 cups of flour, one case of Rolling Rock, one half bottle of tequila.

Step One: Get into fight with mom over phone because she never made you Christmas cookies, even though you’re Jewish.

Step Two: Get pissed off, decide you could use a beer.

Step Three: Find unguarded case of Rolling Rock in frat house fridge. Crack one open.

Step Four: Search Internet for cookie recipes to spite mom. Decide banana bread would be easier.

Step Five: Drink two more beers while assembling ingredients and trying to find a god damn mixer in frat house pig sty of a kitchen.

Step Six: Remove crusty bits from mixer from the last time someone cooked something with it.

Step Seven: Drink another beer.

Step Eight: Pour ingredients, except booze, into bowl and mix.

Step Nine: Drink another beer while rereading recipe. Realize flour should go in last.

Step Ten: Take forever to mix ingredients. Drink another beer.

Step Eleven: Realize you have not preheated oven to 350 degrees. Turn on oven.

Step Twelve: Drink another beer.