Æon Flux

This movie is based off of an animated series of the same name that was made quite a few years ago. The movie was done in 2005 and it's an adaptation of the series.

The plot is generic: A virus kills 99% of the population and all of them live in one city. They're all under the control of the government called Goodchild. The civilization is kind of like Nazi Germany I guess because people disappear all the time and nobody dares say anything about it. Civilians also turn other people in for being in a rebel group and the people who are in the group are called Monicans. The title character Aeon is part of this rebel group and the movie is about her role in trying to undermine Goodchild.

Highlight of the film? Girl with hands as feet. There's also some pretty nifty technology they use seeing as the movie is set in 2415. The fight scenes are pretty much all to look forward to because they are pretty cool. The story isn't very good though.

Clearly people didn't like the movie much. It cost more to make the movie than they earned back from it. Plus it has pretty bad reviews on Rotten Tomatoes. I'm much too nice with these reviews.

I give it: 5/10

Better Off Ted

This is one of my favorite comedy shows but sadly it got canceled. I really hate when that happens. Like most comedy shows, there isn't really a clear plot to it, it's just funny. Better Off Ted does have a new plot for certain episodes but the episodes don't connect to each other at all which is nice because you can just pick any random episode and watch it without having to see the other ones to know what's going on.

BoT revolves around the character Ted who is a businessman in a company called Veridian Dynamics. In the show the company is portrayed as an institution that doesn't care at all about it's employees. Veronica is my favorite character on the show. She's Ted's boss and is crazy and acts like a sociopath. She says really awkward things that often don't make much sense ("What is it with everyone and their questions this morning? "Where'd you learn to drive?", "Will you marry me?", "Why would you say that to my baby?"") and confuses fawns and monsters. She never shows any emotions at all and is really good at using one-word answers for things.

Lady: "Can you describe your job?"
Veronica: "Yes"
Lady: "How would you describe your job?"
Veronica: "Cleverly"

One of the best parts of the show are the commercials that are in almost every episode for Veridian Dynamics. They aren't product advertisements, they're more like the company's philosophy. I remember looking forward to the commercial every time there was a new episode on. Here's an example of one of the better ones; or at least one that isn't made a lot funnier by the pictures they show as they say the lines because a lot of times the pictures accompanying the words are what makes it hilarious.

Commercial: "Veridian Dynamics. We're a family, just like yours. But we don't waste our time throwing leaves around. We put our family to work. We mean real work. Not just eating mush. Our Veridian Dynamic family works for every member of your family. Even the dead ones. And we're working to bring them back and copy them, in case you lose them again. We love our family, which is why we work nights, weekends, and major holidays, because that's when families should be together. Veridian Dynamics. Families. Yay."

Most of the charm and appeal of the show is hard to explain, so you should probably go watch it to see what I'm talking about. There is nothing at all I can complain about here except that the show got canceled unfairly. It only ended up with 2 seasons and there should have been many more. The only possible improvement would be adding guest stars occasionally because that would spice up the show. But even without any guest stars I would watch this show over and over again.

I give it: 10/10

Jeff Dunham: Spark of Insanity

This guy is hilarious. Jeff Dunham is a ventriloquist and a pretty good one at that. Not only is he good at making puppets talk, he's good at making them say funny things. The lineup of his puppets (from left to right on the picture) are Peanut the crazy purple-monkey looking thing, Walter the cranky old guy, Melvin the superhero, Achmed the dead terrorist, and Jose the Jalapeno on a stick, .

Whenever Peanut is on stage, I can't stop watching his hair flip around. It looks like it's made of yarn. And everytime his head moves, his hair moves and it makes me laugh even though it's not really that funny. Peanut is really racist towards Jose the Jalapeno and always says what's on his mind.

Walter is one of my favorite puppets because he's so cranky. And all the time.

Jeff Dunham: Did you like Ft. Lauderdale, Florida?
Walter: No.
Jeff Dunham: Why not?
Walter: Everyone in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, looks exactly like me!
Jeff Dunham: Well, I heard that Ft. Lauderdale is where they shot those "Girls Gone Wild" videos.
Walter: That's only during spring break. The rest of the year, it's "Girls Gone Saggy." Then it's "Girls Gone Senile." Then it's just "Girls Gone."

Melvin the superhero isn't really that great to me, but he still does have his funny moments.

 Jeff Dunham: So, Melvin, whenever there is trouble, how are you summoned?
Melvin the Superhero Guy: Oh, I'm making a deal with the commissioner to get a spotlight with a silhouette of my symbol.
Jeff Dunham: Your symbol?
Melvin the Superhero Guy: Yes. A big nose in the sky. Only problem is that it doesn't always look like a nose. It's not a cupcake either

My favorite puppet is definitely Achmed. His repeated line of "Silence! I kill you!" cracks me up every time.

Jeff Dunham: So do you like being in D.C.?
Achmed: I think some idiots must live here.
Jeff Dunham: Why?
Achmed: For example, The Washington Monument.
Jeff Dunham: Yes?
Achmed: It looks nothing like the guy. It looks more like a tribute to Bill Clinton.

Achmed: God damn it... Oh! I mean, uh... "Allah" damn it. 

 He's even caught up on pop culture:

Jeff Dunham: So, Achmed, where did you come from?
Achmed: From your freakin' suitcase! Hahahahahahahahaha! I told another joke!
Jeff Dunham: So if you've been in my suitcase all this time, how have you been getting past security?
Achmed: Oh, that's easy. They just open the case and I go, "Hel-looooooooo. I am Lindsay Lohan!"

Jose Jalapeno doesn't get very much screen time and he's not really that funny himself. The funny that he brings to the show is just that the other puppets can easily make fun of him for being Mexican.

Jeff Dunham: You enjoy being in this country?
Jose Jalapeno: Sometimes I'm afraid for my life
Jeff Dunham: Why?
Peanut: Taco Bell 

I definitely recommend watching this show. I plan on watching it again some time in the future because I liked it that much.

I give it: 9/10

(Just because they keep referring to the Prius car the entire show and it gets kind of annoying)

Gyo

Holy crap this is the weirdest manga I have ever read. I'm kind of glad it's only two volumes just to save the world from contamination of such weirdness. That may be a little bit harsh, but honestly if you read it I'm sure you'd agree.

Freaky fish run rampant in this manga and not in a cool "yay fish" way. The fish get creepy and even beyond creepy. Junji Ito (the mangaka) must have been on something when he did this.

The plot is... wait there was a plot? Hard to notice. I guess that makes sense because this is a horror manga but still. There were more panels about the freakishly grotesque fish-things than actual talking about what the heck was going on in the book.

This manga turned me off to wanting to read any other horror manga because of how bad it was. I know it's unfair of me to do that but that's just how bad this manga is. Maybe I'll try to find one that actually has a plot and doesn't involve mutating fish.

I give it: 2/10

Zombie Powder

This was one of the first published manga works of Tite Kubo; the creator the phenomenon that is now Bleach. The story revolves mainly around the characters of Elwood Shepherd and Gamma Akutabi who are trying to collect the 12 Rings of the Dead. When all 12 are collected, supposedly you gain immortality. Not too original of a storyline, but Kubo develops the idea pretty well and the actual story does have a few twists. There's a lot of action and fighting which I typically like, but it could be said that there are too many fighting scenes. So many that the plot seems like it hardly exists and that this is just a fight-fight-fight manga.

Sadly, the manga remains unfinished and there are only 4 volumes so there is no closure on what happens and if the protagonists do get the rings. But I'm guessing they would have because main characters (almost) always win.

I give it: 6/10