This was a very good movie in the Coach Carter/Remember the Titans mold. It had all the tropes of its genre and did a good job of presenting them. The movie is about the 1966 Texas Western vs. Kentucky game and the season that led up to it. It is the story of how 7 black players overcame prejudice and end up playing a game that stood up for their entire race. There were many things that made this movie work in its genre.
The coach was tough but fair and he was hard on the players when he needed to be. Josh Lucas did an outstanding job as far as I am concerned and has entered the pantheon of great sports movie coaches. There were several great scenes of him reacting to how Seattle beat Texas Western and spoiled their perfect season. I also liked a scene with him seeming over matched when he met Adolph Rupp for the first time.
John Voight does an outstanding job as Adolph Rupp. He had the voice and mannerisms down pretty well and really kind of looked like the Kentucky Coach. The part where he is giving a pep talk to the team when they were down was outstanding IMO. They could have portrayed him as the mean old racist guy but Voight gave him a likeable quality. In the movie Rupp surrounds him self with racists and they uttered most of the slurs and not Rupp. I think they did this with an eye toward protecting Rupps sizable legacy in Kentucky.
Haskins wife who was played by Emily Deschanel the woman from the Bones TV show was kind of a low point in the movie. She played the generic supportive wife and didn't say or do very much at all. The movie would have really been solid if she was played by an actress that had a little more to give to the role. I think the scene where they get the death threats could have been outstanding if it was done by an actress with a lot of dramatic range. Deshanel just looked kind of wide-eyed and freaky most of the time.
The Kansas game was well handled and it made it seem like Western Texas got in because Jo Jo White stepped over the line out of bounds line before he launched the game winner. It was kind of like if not for the after the buzzer referee call then Kansas would have played Kentucky in the final. What was interesting is upon checking CBS sportsline it looks like Utah was totally omitted from the movie. I guess they were running short of funds or something.
The final payoff game wasn't a fake nailbiter like they usually do in this genre. They pretty much stuck to what happened in real life but I read in Sports Illustrated that Kentucky did not lead at all in the first half. It also implied that Pat Riley was the center and not a guard/forward like he actually played. Riley and Dampier were the star players on Kentucky though.
Well, all and all this movie was great and I will probably watch it again if it pops up on HBO some time in the future. It deserves a place with Hoosiers, Coach Carter, Remember the Titans and other great sports movies. It was a credit to the genre.
Thursday, January 26, 2006
Tuesday, January 24, 2006
Popozao Lyrics Dissected
Toy all your thing on me, baby.
Toy all your thing on me.
Toy all your thing on me, baby.
Toy all your thing on me.
Okay this is obviously a product plug to Toys-R-Us or possibly the Toyman the Superman villain. K-Fed is rumored to be a big Superman comics fan or possibly believes he is Superman.
Gatinha sai do chÃo, vai descender popozÃo,
gatinha sai do chÃo, vai descender popozÃo.
What the hell does this mean!
In Portugese it means “bring your ass”,
Oh okay now I get it.
on the floor, and move it real fast.
I want to see your kitty and a little bit of titty.
Wait I thought you wanted to see her ass? Does Britney know you are scoping Brazilian women's butts/breasts/feline pets. Do not cash your meal ticket K-Fed.
want to know where I go when I'm your city?
No absolutely not. I don't even want to know if you are in my city at all. And if you did tell us you are in Honolulu. Please, please, don't tell us it is someplace weird like a certain public toilet on a certain night and freak us out.
Girl, don't you worry about all the dough,
Is this the dough you got from Britney? I think you need to be the one worrying K-Fed.
because a cat is coming straight out of the know,
Where is this cat coming from? I have a feeling that this is a misprint and the song says the cat is coming strait out of the nose. Then it makes perfect sense.
ready to rock those shows all the way to Rio.
Bring that Brazil booty on the floor.
So the cat is coming out of the nose, rocks the shows all the way to Rio, then has this Brazilian man/woman bring his/her booty and sit on the floor. A very talented cat indeed. I wonder if this was the "kitty" that he wanted to see earlier in the song.
Up, down, all around:work that shit to the funky sound.
I wonder if he is talking about the cat or the Brazilian man/woman that he wanted to sit down.
Going to see where I'm going, oh?
Ah this is an obvious reference to Sandra Oh the star of Grey's Anatomy. Hmm, I wonder if K-Fed wants to cheat on Britney with Mrs. Oh. Is this a ubiquitous shout out to Mrs. Oh. Or perhaps Sandra was just curious on where K-Fed would go and he will be telling her soon enough in the song.
Po, Po, Po, Po, Popozao, Popozao
Po, Po, Po, Po, Popozao, Popozao
Po, Po, Po, Po, Popozao, Popozao
Gatinha sai do chÃo, vai descender popozÃo,
gatinha sai do chÃo, vai descender popozÃo.
This Portugese phrase is obviously where Mrs. Oh is supposed to go. Perhaps this is some kind of special meeting place. Gatinha sai do chao may be Brazilian Restaurant in LA or possibly Las Vegas. Who knew that Sandra Oh knew Portugese.
Po, Po, Po, Po, Popozao, Popozao
Po, Po, Po, Po, Popozao, Popozao
Po, Po, Po, Po, Popozao, Popozao
Toy all your thing on me, baby.
Toy all your thing on me.
Toy all your thing on me, baby.
Toy all your thing on me.
More references to Toyman. I really hope he doesn't have some sort of fascination with the Toyman. Or perhaps just with a certain part of that characters anatomy. Just the mere thought of Toyman's thing should make one scream in fright. And the thought of *all* of said thing being "put onto" K-Fed in some awful way would turn even the stoutest individual into a gibbering sanity-robbed bag of protoplasm.
[repeats]
I really hope not.
Toy all your thing on me.
Toy all your thing on me, baby.
Toy all your thing on me.
Okay this is obviously a product plug to Toys-R-Us or possibly the Toyman the Superman villain. K-Fed is rumored to be a big Superman comics fan or possibly believes he is Superman.
Gatinha sai do chÃo, vai descender popozÃo,
gatinha sai do chÃo, vai descender popozÃo.
What the hell does this mean!
In Portugese it means “bring your ass”,
Oh okay now I get it.
on the floor, and move it real fast.
I want to see your kitty and a little bit of titty.
Wait I thought you wanted to see her ass? Does Britney know you are scoping Brazilian women's butts/breasts/feline pets. Do not cash your meal ticket K-Fed.
want to know where I go when I'm your city?
No absolutely not. I don't even want to know if you are in my city at all. And if you did tell us you are in Honolulu. Please, please, don't tell us it is someplace weird like a certain public toilet on a certain night and freak us out.
Girl, don't you worry about all the dough,
Is this the dough you got from Britney? I think you need to be the one worrying K-Fed.
because a cat is coming straight out of the know,
Where is this cat coming from? I have a feeling that this is a misprint and the song says the cat is coming strait out of the nose. Then it makes perfect sense.
ready to rock those shows all the way to Rio.
Bring that Brazil booty on the floor.
So the cat is coming out of the nose, rocks the shows all the way to Rio, then has this Brazilian man/woman bring his/her booty and sit on the floor. A very talented cat indeed. I wonder if this was the "kitty" that he wanted to see earlier in the song.
Up, down, all around:work that shit to the funky sound.
I wonder if he is talking about the cat or the Brazilian man/woman that he wanted to sit down.
Going to see where I'm going, oh?
Ah this is an obvious reference to Sandra Oh the star of Grey's Anatomy. Hmm, I wonder if K-Fed wants to cheat on Britney with Mrs. Oh. Is this a ubiquitous shout out to Mrs. Oh. Or perhaps Sandra was just curious on where K-Fed would go and he will be telling her soon enough in the song.
Po, Po, Po, Po, Popozao, Popozao
Po, Po, Po, Po, Popozao, Popozao
Po, Po, Po, Po, Popozao, Popozao
Gatinha sai do chÃo, vai descender popozÃo,
gatinha sai do chÃo, vai descender popozÃo.
This Portugese phrase is obviously where Mrs. Oh is supposed to go. Perhaps this is some kind of special meeting place. Gatinha sai do chao may be Brazilian Restaurant in LA or possibly Las Vegas. Who knew that Sandra Oh knew Portugese.
Po, Po, Po, Po, Popozao, Popozao
Po, Po, Po, Po, Popozao, Popozao
Po, Po, Po, Po, Popozao, Popozao
Toy all your thing on me, baby.
Toy all your thing on me.
Toy all your thing on me, baby.
Toy all your thing on me.
More references to Toyman. I really hope he doesn't have some sort of fascination with the Toyman. Or perhaps just with a certain part of that characters anatomy. Just the mere thought of Toyman's thing should make one scream in fright. And the thought of *all* of said thing being "put onto" K-Fed in some awful way would turn even the stoutest individual into a gibbering sanity-robbed bag of protoplasm.
[repeats]
I really hope not.
Worst Song Ever Made K-Fed's Popozao
I was watching the Conan O'Brien show the other night and they were making fun of the new Kevin Federline song PoPoZao. I did not realize how bad this song was until I heard it all of its stomach churning glory. Check it out from this site. This blog has the awful, awful lyrics of the song.
[random screaming, laughing and grunting]
Toy all your thing on me, baby.
Toy all your thing on me.
Toy all your thing on me, baby.
Toy all your thing on me.
Gatinha sai do chÃo, vai descender popozÃo,
gatinha sai do chÃo, vai descender popozÃo.
In Portugese it means "bring your ass",
on the floor, and move it real fast.
I want to see your kitty and a little bit of titty
want to know where I go when I'm your city?
Girl, dont you worry about all the dough,
because a cat is coming straight out of the know,
ready to rock those shows all the way to Rio.
Bring that Brazil booty on the floor.
Up, down, all around:work that shit to the funky sound.
Going to see where IÂ’m going, oh?
Po, Po, Po, Po, Popozao, Popozao
Po, Po, Po, Po, Popozao,
PopozaoPo, Po, Po, Po,
Popozao, Popozao
Gatinha sai do chão,
vai descender popozão,
gatinha sai do chão,
vai descender popozão.
Po, Po, Po, Po, Popozao, Popozao
Po, Po, Po, Po, Popozao, Popozao
Po, Po, Po, Po, Popozao, Popozao
Toy all your thing on me, baby.
Toy all your thing on me.
Toy all your thing on me, baby.
Toy all your thing on me.
[repeats]
[random screaming, laughing and grunting]
Toy all your thing on me, baby.
Toy all your thing on me.
Toy all your thing on me, baby.
Toy all your thing on me.
Gatinha sai do chÃo, vai descender popozÃo,
gatinha sai do chÃo, vai descender popozÃo.
In Portugese it means "bring your ass",
on the floor, and move it real fast.
I want to see your kitty and a little bit of titty
want to know where I go when I'm your city?
Girl, dont you worry about all the dough,
because a cat is coming straight out of the know,
ready to rock those shows all the way to Rio.
Bring that Brazil booty on the floor.
Up, down, all around:work that shit to the funky sound.
Going to see where IÂ’m going, oh?
Po, Po, Po, Po, Popozao, Popozao
Po, Po, Po, Po, Popozao,
PopozaoPo, Po, Po, Po,
Popozao, Popozao
Gatinha sai do chão,
vai descender popozão,
gatinha sai do chão,
vai descender popozão.
Po, Po, Po, Po, Popozao, Popozao
Po, Po, Po, Po, Popozao, Popozao
Po, Po, Po, Po, Popozao, Popozao
Toy all your thing on me, baby.
Toy all your thing on me.
Toy all your thing on me, baby.
Toy all your thing on me.
[repeats]
Tuesday, January 17, 2006
Mariah Carey pose
It seems she really likes this pose for some reason. I guess it is better suited to showing off her butt. Or maybe she spilled food down the front of that dress and doesn't want to camera to see a chicken leg sticking out from between her boobs.
Wednesday, January 11, 2006
Casanova: Movie Review
Well I saw this movie the night before last and I was somewhat disappointed. I really wanted to see the Producers but they were having some sort of party for the Sony Open in Hawaii. They had a red carpet that was blocked off and half the theatre was shut down with a massive black tarp blocking it off from the rest of the place. I peeked behind the tarp and saw they had all kinds of good food and even some sort of Ketel One vodka display. So we ended up seeing the Casanova instead.
The movie was a fairly straitforward romantic comedy with lots of mistaken identity and people masquerading as one another. I just really disagree with the reviewer who said it was similar to Shakespeare in Love. That movie was head and shoulders better then this one.
The story is about how Heath Leger playing Casanova falls in love with Sienna Millers character Franchesca Bruni. They have several bits of mistaken identity and people concealing themselves but it all just came off as a bunch of crappy sight gags and people acting like fools.
One of the bad things was that the two actors did not have any chemistry at all and you didn't understand why they fell for each other. Bruni didn't like Casanova at first but she falls in love with him even though he is a womanizer and such. He also lies to her and pretends he is different people over and over but she doesn't seem to care about that. I guess she falls in love with him because he decided to put himself on the hook for heresy. Whatever the case it all felt ham-handed and false for some reason.
Another thing I didn't like was both Oliver Platt and Jeremy Irons characters. They both were terrible even though you know they are both great actors. Oliver Platt played a baffoonish Genoan lard merchant that was supposed to marry Bruni. He is big and fat complete with a giant, fake belly. A fat lard merchant see funny funny stuff. He was basically a poorly written clown character.
While Irons really gets a raw deal. He plays a Papal Inquisitor who is supposed to be menacing but came out stupid. I know Irons could have really done a great job if was in a role that was put together decently. I guess that is more a fault of the script then anything else. They should have written him as a very deadly no-nonsense sort of character to play off of the light hearted baffoonery that surrounded him. Then you would have feared for the life of Casanova if you had any emotional investment in the character. Instead Irons was just embarrassing in the role.
As a whole the movie could have done with some script editing to make the story flow a bit better. I think in the right hands this movie could have been a real gem. I liked the basic outline of the plot and some of the twists were pretty interesting. But all in all the movie was very disappointing and I was expecting better.
The movie was a fairly straitforward romantic comedy with lots of mistaken identity and people masquerading as one another. I just really disagree with the reviewer who said it was similar to Shakespeare in Love. That movie was head and shoulders better then this one.
The story is about how Heath Leger playing Casanova falls in love with Sienna Millers character Franchesca Bruni. They have several bits of mistaken identity and people concealing themselves but it all just came off as a bunch of crappy sight gags and people acting like fools.
One of the bad things was that the two actors did not have any chemistry at all and you didn't understand why they fell for each other. Bruni didn't like Casanova at first but she falls in love with him even though he is a womanizer and such. He also lies to her and pretends he is different people over and over but she doesn't seem to care about that. I guess she falls in love with him because he decided to put himself on the hook for heresy. Whatever the case it all felt ham-handed and false for some reason.
Another thing I didn't like was both Oliver Platt and Jeremy Irons characters. They both were terrible even though you know they are both great actors. Oliver Platt played a baffoonish Genoan lard merchant that was supposed to marry Bruni. He is big and fat complete with a giant, fake belly. A fat lard merchant see funny funny stuff. He was basically a poorly written clown character.
While Irons really gets a raw deal. He plays a Papal Inquisitor who is supposed to be menacing but came out stupid. I know Irons could have really done a great job if was in a role that was put together decently. I guess that is more a fault of the script then anything else. They should have written him as a very deadly no-nonsense sort of character to play off of the light hearted baffoonery that surrounded him. Then you would have feared for the life of Casanova if you had any emotional investment in the character. Instead Irons was just embarrassing in the role.
As a whole the movie could have done with some script editing to make the story flow a bit better. I think in the right hands this movie could have been a real gem. I liked the basic outline of the plot and some of the twists were pretty interesting. But all in all the movie was very disappointing and I was expecting better.
Wednesday, January 04, 2006
5 More Reasons to go to Florida State
If I knew that the FSU experience was this good I would have passed up University of Hawaii. Wow! Oh and I'll go with reason number one with the green bag why I would choose FSU for my education dollars.
Tuesday, January 03, 2006
New Year's Resolutions 2006
Well here are the things I am going to try to do this New Years:
1. Get down to 175 lbs.
2. See my abs.
3. Get more sleep either through naps or going to bed earlier or a combination of both.
4. Get more exercise each week through joining a gym and actually going this time
5. Be more assertive
6. Be less lazy when it comes to everyday things
7. Read at least 5 books before the year is out
8. Be nicer and more caring to people in general
9. Don't talk trash about people (stamp out the gossip!)
10. Gain at least 7% in the Stock Market.
1. Get down to 175 lbs.
2. See my abs.
3. Get more sleep either through naps or going to bed earlier or a combination of both.
4. Get more exercise each week through joining a gym and actually going this time
5. Be more assertive
6. Be less lazy when it comes to everyday things
7. Read at least 5 books before the year is out
8. Be nicer and more caring to people in general
9. Don't talk trash about people (stamp out the gossip!)
10. Gain at least 7% in the Stock Market.
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