Thrill Shots » Stream of Consciousness http://thrillshots.com The things that amuse, entertain and concern me, with little regard for anyone else Wed, 13 Jan 2010 05:35:52 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 en hourly 1 The new Sherlock Holmes movie… http://thrillshots.com/2009/12/the-new-sherlock-holmes-movie%e2%80%a6/ http://thrillshots.com/2009/12/the-new-sherlock-holmes-movie%e2%80%a6/#comments Thu, 24 Dec 2009 16:22:14 +0000 Ryan Wallace http://thrillshots.com/?p=179 …was directed by Guy Ritchie.  This is bad news for moviegoers, because Ritchie is a bad director.  With a filmography that boasts such horrors as “Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels”, “Snatch” and “Swept Away”, one can only cringe at the thought of how Ritchie will abuse Holmes.

However, there are three redeeming factors that can allow for the possibility of a good, or even great, film here.  The first is Robert Downey Jr. (as Holmes).  The second is Jude Law (Watson).  The third is Cameron Crowe.  Crowe had nothing to do with this film of course, but he did set a precedent for shitty directors with a history of bad films (“Jerry Maguire”, “Almost Famous”) following up with a brilliant one (“Vanilla Sky”).

Perhaps Ritchie can redeem himself as Crowe did.

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The show ends, and a show called “Kendra” starts.  I’m only vaguely aware of who this girl is, and it is almost entirely due to her dating NFL wide receiver Hank Baskett, who was once on a fantasy team of mine.

Nevertheless, I watched roughly twelve seconds of this show, and here is my stream of consciousness from that viewing.

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- Hmm.  This Kendra girl is pretty hot.

- Hank Baskett!  I had him on my fantasy team!  Wonder if he still plays for the Eagles.

- The Eagles aren’t going to be any damn good this year.  Westbrook’s always hurt, McNabb is old and can’t keep it together; I have no faith in that team.

- Boy, this Kendra girl is irritating.  Poor Hank!  (click)

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