Author: shredicusmaximus

Sports, Movies, and Pop Culture this is the name of the game. I'll be talking about said subjects from the point of view of an observer with a consciousness. Enjoy

one award, one list

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Once upon a time there was an award for cinematic excellence. This was a truly special award. Just to be nominated was a truly special thing. Those who won have remained in our hearts for years and their legend lives on today. To the winners, we salute you.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MTV_Movie_Award_for_Most_Desirable_Female

“Scha-wingggggg”- Wayne Campbell

What happened to this award?! Seriously! If they allow teen’s choice awards to even exist then I personally don’t see the logic in getting rid of something like this. This list was great. It got our imaginations working and it was guaranteed to start arguments not end them. Not to mention the increase at the box office. Seeing as I’m a man of charity though, I will not let them win. I will keep stimulating minds and creating intellectual thought, as well as helping out the movie business.

Now here’s a list I have personally compiled. The top 10 action movie starletts of the past decade. This particular topic came up because 1: The Roommate is coming out soon, and 2: well I just seem to believe that this genre seems to leave guys walking out of the theater drooling thanks to girls in tight leather uttering catchy one liners and shooting .38s. Plus (3) they all seem to be smoking hot.

here’s my list.

1: Angelina Jolie (Mr. and Mrs. Smith and Lara Croft Tomb Raider)

2: tie between Cameron Diaz, Drew Barrymore, and Lucy Liu (Charlie’s Angels)

3: Scarlett Johansson (Iron Man 2)

4: Keira Knightley (Pirates of the Caribbean)

5: Olga Kurylenko (James Bond Quantum of Solace)

6: Rose Byrne (Troy)

7: Eva Mendes (2Fast 2Furious)

8: Jessica Biel (Blade Trinity)

9: Milla Jovovich (Resident Evil and Ultraviolet)

10: Rose McGowan (Planet Terror)

a no hitter and a good anecdote

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Hello one and all! It’s October, and that means three things, Halloween, Spudfest, and most of all, Major League Baseball’s fall classic. The postseason is here, and needless to say it is my favorite time of the year. Today, October 6th, the major league playoffs kicked off in grand fashion. Two Game 1 contests took place today and one (featuring my beloved Yankees) is in progress. Now, I have to mention something, even though I as a sportsman and fan hate Philadelphia sports teams, I have to tip my cap to Phillies Game 1 starting pitcher, Roy Halladay.

What did this 13 year veteran do in his first playoff start of his career? Oh nothing, except throw the second post season no hitter in MLB history. He walked one, struck out 8, and surrendered no hits. That’s pretty impressive and being that it’s in the playoffs is no exception. Today also marked the first time I rooted for Philadelphia in anything since Rocky Balboa fought Mason Dixon, but that’s another story. Any Phillie fan will tell you game 1 meant on the first day of “Doctober,” it was a Halladay in Philly.

This no hitter also meant something special for an OVS student. Sophomore John Olivo, a.k.a “the situation,” is a Phillie fan. I watched the game with him, and my friends Cameron Cuthbert, Rory Campbell, Grant Spencer, and Kyle Stephenson. Now, Kyle and John have a history. Yesterday during a dodgeball game, John tackled Kyle, and Kyle saw John coming. He straight up decked him, “lights out.” For all the trash Kyle was talking, it was pretty worth while to watch. It was both funny and unpredictable. We ordered Domino’s Pizza and were coming up with a decision as to how we were going to pay, so I make a bet. “If Halladay throws a no hitter, Kyle has to cover it all.” This meant 3 large pizzas and 3 sides. We’re boys, come on, we’re hungry. Watching Brandon Phillips ground out to Carlos Ruiz meant Kyle was paying, history was made, and the Phillies won game 1.

Plus my lady friend in Boston Stephanie is a huge Phillie fan as well. I called her after the game and she said she loved me. SCORE!

read this in honor

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This is just sickening. Rutgers University student Tyler Clementi is dead by a terrible cause. Has the world no decency? A boy in Texas and another in California have also tragically ended their lives in despair brought on by intolerance and bullying. This is why this needs to be taken seriously.

for more: http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100930/ap_on_re_us/us_student_taped_sex;_ylt=AsOQaMmqnqWFaPjA1D1RS11h24cA;_ylu=X3oDMTNudDVtN3ZuBGFzc2V0Ay9zL2FwLzIwMTAwOTMwL2FwX29uX3JlX3VzL3VzX3N0dWRlbnRfdGFwZWRfc2V4BGNjb2RlA21wX2VjXzhfMTAEY3BvcwM0BHBvcwM0BHNlYwN5bl90b3Bfc3RvcmllcwRzbGsDbmpzdHVkZW50c2Vj

Devil

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Today my friend and I were planning on going to see The Town. You know, that flick where nuns throw grenades and for once, Ben Affleck isn’t terrible. I saw this movie with my parents and this time, I wanted to see it with my buddy. Now my friend is 16, and thanks to super fine small print, i can only get him in with me if I’m 21. This was much to my dismay indeed, so after arguing with the clerk and not wanting to run into OVS kids on the Promenade, we tentatively decided to see DEVIL by M. Night Shyamalan.

Now, we realized that this was a PG-13 horror flick which basically meant it was a “P word” movie to us teenagers, and it was from a director who has been on the decline ever since THE 6th SENSE. The movie was a thriller about how Satan supposedly takes human form to punish the damned before taking their souls. This was something that we understood from the narrative and didn’t feel the need for the small spanish security guard to mention over and over again. We get it, the Devil is something that isn’t to be messed with, but when mentioned too much, it becomes a dry and useless redundancy.

The story was interesting and consuming during the beginning and as it made it’s way into the middle, not because of any plot, but because the movie was trippy as hell and the effects were awesome. Mix in the terror factor and we have ourselves a decent horror flick.

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A monumental victory in the Bronx

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Hi Everybody. So yesterday the Yankees and the Rays began a critical 4 game series. In the midst of a pennant race, these next four games can decide who wins the American League East crown. Still, in the midst of division madness, there was time for remembrance.
On July 13th, the Yankees principal owner George M. Steinbrenner III died of a heart attack. Steinbrenner, one of the most famous owners in sports history, led the Yankees to 11 American League pennants and 7 world series titles. A true visionary, he changed the game of baseball forever by seeking prized free agents and through his other interesting and at times questionable actions. A man of charity, he helped the careers of many and provided a second chance, as well as giving to many different charities and organizations. His motto was, “the best form of charity, is through anonymity.”
The Yankees organization unveiled a monument dedicated to him in the fabled Monument Park at Yankee Stadium. This is the first monument to be dedicated in the new stadium. Other than all the pre game fanfare, Curtis Granderson hit two dingers and the Yankees downed the Rays in Game one 8-5.
So for Yankee fans, as well as sports fans everywhere, this week has to be one of tension, and reminiscence. We remember “The Boss,” as we get to watch AL East drama in the hunt for October.

for the first time, Here’s What’s Happening

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Ladies and Gentlemen, welcome to my first blog ever. This is a truly historic event as we are now currently embarking on quite an adventure together. We will be discussing many topics including former child stars in the slammer, golfers in car crashes, plastic surgeons on twitter driving off cliffs, and everything about current movies, music, sports, and entertaining things as well as, What’s Happening.
Now other than Justin Bieber apparently landing a role on CSI (his bull cut looks as fine as ever,) M Night Shyamalan’s new movie DEVIL, and THE TOWN will be in theaters this weekend. Not much else is going on in my life right now . It’s fun being a senior and my football team has its first game tomorrow, and we all hope to wipe the floor with Trinity.

In the meantime, (this will be a trend with every blog or every other blog, I will leave with a joke or a list or something funny so here’s the first one.

Here now is a list of people I can do without.
a cross eyed nun with a bullwhip and a bottle of Gin, a crying woman with a harpoon gun entering a sports bar , a funeral director who says “hope to see you folks real soon”, a proctologist with poor depth perception, a dentist with blood in his hair, girls who get drunk and throw up at breakfast, a brain surgeon named “Lucky Lipschitz”, a woman who’s head you cannot see in the car at all, a scout master who owns a collection of shrunken heads, and any man who’s arm hair completely cover’s his wrist watch.