Some of my geeky tees!

I have a ton of Lord of the Rings ones but here are my 3 favorites

Batman Under Armour for workouts! (thanks to Schmoe elmariach01 for telling me about it.. I owe you man)

Mood: Chillin'

Mr.Blizzo at 06:47 PM May 16

Greatness. Got the same green Indy tee as well! And the Alien 'game over man' tee...fucking awesome.

WalkAway at 10:13 PM May 16

Dude the power rangers on is epic! If you can't get another tee for Philly CC, wear that!

HTX0811 at 02:14 AM May 17

Amazing collection!

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TheChanges23 at 01:43 PM May 16

Wasn't is all just...Wonderful Locke. I believe this is one I'm seeing again. Soon.

Mr.Blizzo at 06:51 PM May 16

It was a fucking blast!

Cochise at 09:52 PM May 16

awesome to hear!! So you liked it just as much as the original or...? Can not wait to see it, this Tuesday in IMAX 3D hopefully!

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It's finally time... beers and Star Trek Into Darkness, IMAX3D. Let's do this.

jimmydevito at 03:24 PM May 15

Gonna be a good ass night

Derek237 at 03:45 PM May 15

Shiiiiit yesssss

Righteous_faustus at 03:53 PM May 15

Nice! Enjoy

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Getting ready to trek into darkness tonight.. FINALLY!!!!

dsloy at 11:56 AM May 15

seeing it at midnight too!

Cochise at 12:51 PM May 15

jealous dude hope you love it! IMAX 3d?

Kitty Green at 02:36 PM May 15

Enjoy it, sir! Like Cochise stated, I too am jealous. lol Nah, I'll be seeing it soon enough. :-D

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Following Derek's awesome lead tonight and busting this baby out before tomorrow's viewing of Into Darkness... First up: The Wrath of Khan

Derek237 at 06:57 PM May 14

I WAS LIKE WTF WHY DOES THE PICTURE LOOK LIKE THIS I DON'T REMEMBER TAKING IT THIS WAY AHHH kghfkhdgj;'

Derek237 at 06:57 PM May 14

oh lawd tears

Derek237 at 06:57 PM May 14

TEARS, JOHN. TEARS.

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klinteastwood at 05:51 PM May 14

michael scott is hands down one of the greatest television characters ever conceived.. i think he'll be there for the finale

Beauski at 06:20 PM May 14

I have a strong feeling he'll be back, and we'll all hear one last "That's what she said."

randychico at 06:29 PM May 14

^That'd be sweet!

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I'm about caught up with BBC's Sherlock and holy fuck is this show brilliant or what? I can't get over how absurdly clever the writing is, how many winks and nods they have to the original stories and of course the chemistry between Cumberbatch and Freeman, which is just perfect. I'm sorry RDJ but there's only one Sherlock Holmes to me now, and his name is Benedict Cumberbatch... I'm straight up obsessed and can't wait for more episodes in series 3!

WalkAway at 06:13 PM May 14

JohnLocke2342 at 06:23 PM May 14

^ OMG that is amazing! haha

ericodarko at 06:23 PM May 14

That series 2 finale is pretty phenomenal. And, yes, Cumberbatch IS Sherlock and his chemistry with Freeman is just amazing.

Freakin love this show. I could watch it all day & night

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Happy Birthday George Lucas

George Lucas

Has any name in pop culture created such a diverse spectrum of love or hate in the last 20 years other than that one? The fan's relationship with George Lucas is a well chronicled one that was fleshed out even further in the excellent documentary "The People vs. George Lucas" (which I advise seeing if you haven't btw). You have the fans that feel he destroyed their childhood with a prequel trilogy that focused on effects and action over characters and a reliance on personal drama. You have the fans who think he's nothing more than a commercialized businessman that shamelessly sold the Star Wars brand to the point of selfish overabundance, and then you have the fans who love everything he's given to them.

Where do I stand?

Well to be honest I have a love for him that'll never actually go away. You might say "But JohnLocke you're always talking about your distaste for the prequels! You're not making any goddamn sense!"... and I'd have to direct you into the waiting room before I sat down and discussed George Lucas with you for a solid two and a half hours. Are there things that I can't stand about George Lucas? Well, of course there are. For one I hate what he did with the Red Tails campaign which essentially came down to the fact that he had a terrible expensive, awful movie that no studio wanted to pick up. So what did he do? He went onto Oprah and told her that studios "didn't want to pick up a movie with an all black cast" and that this is why he had a hard time selling the picture. I can't even begin to go into the reasons about why that's not only horrifically wrong but racially insensitive and reveals all you need to know about who this guy has become, so I'll let you formulate your own opinions on that matter. I think he's pretty hypocritical in the way that he spoke out against changes of films and the use of effects as "a means to tell the story instead of telling the story itself" and then going completely against those sentiments, but there's more on that later. Here's the quote:

Also yes I'm in the camp that finds the prequels lazy, poorly written and at times derived from extending the brand and selling action figures rather than bringing fans a truly inspired story (the fact that George Lucas finished these scripts in one draft without much of anyone to offer any creative insight or deflections speaks to where it went wrong as well). Do I think he purposely set out to do these things and to lose the essence of human emotion that was lacking throughout those movies? Absolutely not, and I don't fault George Lucas for that. This is a guy who's surrounded by hundreds upon hundreds of "yes men" that bow to his every wish and wouldn't dare raise their voice or offer a differing opinion. Hell the "making of" documentaries for Episode I have a short sequence where Spielberg comes to visit and even the legendary Steven Spielberg is nodding and silently agreeing with everything Lucas has to say. It's shocking to see the kind of power this man encompasses around almost anyone and it's this kind of power that wrongfully guided him into a different direction. Gone are the days where he had to fight through adversity and come up with creative changes on his own. Gone are the days where a tiny shoot for a movie called "Star Wars" ballooned into months upon months of tribulation and struggles that forced Lucas and his team to think on their feet. Those days are replaced by an infinite budget and a green screen that can do absolutely anything he wants it to do... and I think he lost his spirit and drive along the way.

There's a part of me that really feels bad for him, honestly there is. I can't even imagine the kind of pressure he was on after years and years of people begging for a new Star Wars movie when time after time he would drop little hints to the fans. How can you top a movie that isn't just a movie anymore but a culture, a cinematic milestone and a brand? You can't.. it's impossible.. it can't be done. Yet George stood up and took the challenge head on anyway, and I admire him for that. I think he's seen enough bitterness and anger from fans to last a normal person an entire lifetime and I don't think he deserves any of it. However I will say that there's one aspect of George Lucas that I just don't understand and can never get behind, and that's the fact that he refuses to release the original prints of the Star Wars trilogy. That is something I find truly despicable and to be a tragedy for not only fans but cultural importance. I can't find any reasoning behind this other than the fact that George believes his special editions to be the definitive versions of his movies that are the films he always envisioned while writing and directing the stories. That's perfectly fine and I can understand that but Peter Jackson thinks the Extended Edition of The Lord of the Rings trilogy is the definitive version and he's not pulling the theatricals off of the shelves anytime soon... so why not give the fans what they want? Is it out of spite? Is he playing the "God complex" card? Is he mercifully sticking to his guns for something he said years ago, or is he merely just that out of the loop when it comes to his fans? These movies aren't just George Lucas's movies anymore, they're ours.. they're a part of history and a part of our culture and they need to be released for families to show their kids and those kids to grow up and show their families and so on and so on. It's this subject where I really draw the line with George Lucas. I can dislike things that he's done and dislike most of his recent movies and I can completely accept them as parts of the universe and as an ever existing landscape but I just can't rationalize this decision.

When you couple those thoughts with the fact that this man gave birth to something so strong in my life and to movies that literally shaped my childhood and I.. I just can't ever turn against him. Star Wars and Indiana Jones are the two most important pieces of my early childhood and George Lucas had a hand in both of those (albeit a much larger say in the Star Wars trilogy). So at this point I basically see the man who used to be and the man that he's become as an old soul that lost his way. He's like that really awesome Uncle who was the guy you looked up to and loved as a kid but eventually got fatter, older and more delusional and now he's trying to convince you of impractical ideas that make no logical sense but you kind of go along with it because you loved him so much. I don't think he gets enough credit for selling the rights to Star Wars and handing over the reigns to more accomplished filmmakers, artists, writers and visionaries that will take his property, his baby into a new generation for years and years to come. People don't realize how difficult of a decision that was for him and how hard it was for a controlling man like that to not only sell his biggest asset but sell everything he's known for. It's a brave decision, a bold decision.. and it's proof to me that the creator I loved is still inside the man he's become. That's one small step for George Lucas and one giant leap for fans across the world.

So with that my 5 year old self, my 13 year old self and my 26 year old self all just wanna say one thing...Thank you, George

Mood: Happy

Mr.Blizzo at 12:07 PM May 14

Excellent write-up man! I'm extremely disappointed in the decisions he's made over the years, yet at the same time it's hard to stay mad at the guy, because of everything he's done for cinema, the countless filmmakers that he's inspired, and everything he's given us...minus the original SW prints on blu haha.

Happy Birthday George!

HeyDude3007 at 12:18 PM May 14

Great read man,

JakeLikesMovies at 03:03 PM May 14

Just --------------------------------------------------------->

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Empire magazine came in the mail today with a sweet new poster..

Weapon X at 10:20 AM May 14

I'd totally get a 27x40 copy of that poster if my room for movie posters wasn't just drastically reduced.

OldKingClancy at 10:31 AM May 14

I had to take some stuff down but got that up right next to my bed.

Cochise at 11:42 AM May 14

that's awesome, looove that poster

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Star Trek Into Darkness: 7 Characters in 7 Days - MOTHER FUCKIN SCOTTY!!

Simon Pegg as Montgomery Scott

Mood: Happy

Mr.Blizzo at 10:19 AM May 14

Just ONE MORE DAY!

X-KID at 10:43 AM May 14

Funny man.

Kitty Green at 04:16 PM May 14

Hell yeah, Scotty! Pegg was hilarious with his portrayal of him. Hell, he's great at everything he does!

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