Gates' Rants

Book: Thirty-Nine Years of Short-Term Memory Loss by Tom Davis

nobody@vox.com(William Gatevackes) — Mon, 08 Jun 2009 20:05:01 -0700

I am a huge fan of Saturday Night Live, especially the early days, so I eat up anything to do with that era of the show. This autobiography falls into that category. Tom Davis, as few of you may know, was part of the comedy team "Franken and Dav...

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Film: UP

nobody@vox.com(William Gatevackes) — Fri, 05 Jun 2009 21:40:36 -0700

There is a 5 to 10 minute span at the beginning of this movie where the brilliance of Pixar and the filmmakers really shine through. They show us the life of the main character, Carl Fredricksen, from a child to an elderly man. The filmmakers sho...

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This is Awesome!!!!!

nobody@vox.com(William Gatevackes) — Thu, 21 May 2009 14:19:46 -0700

I was a major fan of the original V miniseries, and I have to say, I was a bit pessimistic when I hear that they were remaking it into a new series. But this trailer really changed my mind. It gave me goosebumps!!!! And it's good to see Inara from...

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Movie: Star Trek

nobody@vox.com(William Gatevackes) — Wed, 13 May 2009 22:06:09 -0700

A film reviewer friend of mine said that this movie "was not your father's Star Trek." That is 100% accurate. But it knows your father's Star Trek, realizes how many people like your father's Star Trek, and updates your father's Star Trek with th...

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Movie: X-Men Origins: Wolverine

nobody@vox.com(William Gatevackes) — Tue, 05 May 2009 08:10:42 -0700

If I had to sum up my feelings about X-Men Origins Wolverine in one word, that word would be "meh". It more disappointing than downright bad. The film is a brand extension for the X-Men franchise starring Hugh Jackman's Wolverine (I know, weren'...

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Oh Noes!!!!

nobody@vox.com(William Gatevackes) — Fri, 24 Apr 2009 21:36:57 -0700

So, Troy Polamalu is on the cover of Madden 2010, effectively ruining the Steelers chance of a Super Bowl repeat. Yeah, I believe in the Madden Curse.

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Movie Review: Watchmen

nobody@vox.com(William Gatevackes) — Mon, 09 Mar 2009 10:26:21 -0700

I've decided to give this review a couple days to let myself think about the movie. I saw the film on Friday, but I needed to get my thoughts in order. And I have decided I am totally bipolar about this movie. As a comic fan, how can I not be im...

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Attack of the Friendster Spammers!!!!

nobody@vox.com(William Gatevackes) — Tue, 03 Feb 2009 15:45:53 -0800

I have a Friendster account I never use. Back when social networking was new, yes, I was active on Friendster. Then I moved to MySpace and then to Facebook. But, now I hardly ever look at Friendster (or MySpace for that matter). But the one charm...

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Top Ten People or Things That Annoyed Me In 2008.

nobody@vox.com(William Gatevackes) — Sun, 28 Dec 2008 23:42:47 -0800

I am going to try and make this a yearly tradition. Last year, I ranted about people or things that annoyed me. And, wouldn't you know it, I found ten things this year to rant about. What can I say, I'm a ranty guy. These are just my opinions. I...

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Movie: The Spirit

nobody@vox.com(William Gatevackes) — Sun, 28 Dec 2008 08:15:56 -0800

How bad was the The Spirit? You could compare it to a bad community theater performance, but I had my share of those in the past and the people in it usually know they're in a stinker. So that really doesn't apply. You could compare it to a high ...

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