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The Latest Victim To The Hype Machine: Transformers II
I must honestly admit I didnt really care about the flick this time around. I'm sort of a movie lame because if I dont have an extreme interest in the flick (ie The Dark Knight, X-Men, Bourne Identity), I'll stay my ass home and just DL it via torrent then watch it on the Ipod or just catch it 8 weeks later when everyone's seen it already. I simply don't care. A lotta flicks are overhyped as is and I hate being disappointed (cough cough Spiderman 3-DAMN that was a terrible flick....)
So when I go to check out Transformers II, I was intrigued being that I knew Starscream (a favorite character of mine since the cartoon days) was gonna have ample screen time, being that he was shown flying into deep space in the first flick (after the ending credits). I also saw that The Constructions were in the flick so that was another plus. Not to mention Megan Fox is probably the hottest chick to hit the silver screen in a minute. But who gives a damn about a hot chick when you have alien robots who turn into vehicles!!!
The flick has its shining moments but I just felt like it was a bit lame at times:
- The "humor" was a bit corny. The twin Autobots have everyone up in arms with their "niggerish" roles and I do think that there was some undertone that was being sent with the way the characters were depicted. Illiterate robots with gold teeth talking jive? C'mon, gimme a break here.
- Sam's parents were also in the flick too long and were captured without any possible explanation of how they got captured (unless I missed something, which I might have being that I have a short attention span and the flick is 2:30 long). It was just extremely lame. I really disliked them having such a main part in the flick
- An old Transformer with a cane? Jetfire nontheless? The fuck outta here. SMH
- Megatron got good screen time, but I missed the part when he got the ability to change into a tank being that he was a jet in the first flick, was comatose and basically had to get dodjered by The Fallen. So lame.
- The twins again. I dont see Transformers to laugh. I saw it to see robots shapeshift and blow shit up and talk shit in the heat of battle.
- The Decepticons were a bit lame to me. Besides Megatron, Grindor (who both get into a DOPE fight scene with Optimus) and The Fallen, I didnt get bloodthirstiness from any of them. Maybe I'm a violent psychopath on the low who loves to see things destroyed. Rampage was dope though.
- Soundwave was some sort of symbiotic satellite. Major fail. In the OG, he was a cassette player. I really hated that he played the background. Being that no one uses tape players anymore, I wonder why they scrapped this design as i heard it was close to making the final cut.
The flick really isnt as bad as some other sequels in a series and I know for a fact there's gonna be a part 3. Megatron and Starscream seem to be the only two Decepticons left, and between them, there's enough plotting and debauchery to go down. I might be expecting too much but you cant please everyone. It was just one of those flicks where the anticipation and everyone talking about it sorta makes you turned off because subconsciously you hope its good due to the hype. Womp Womp.
I'll give this flick a 3.5/5. Sue me.
My Apologies.
I'll keep it real with you.
The Summit did not go down Saturday due to circumstances beyond our control. For that I send my deepest apologies. We're rescheduling it for mid July so stay tuned. We're gonna do what we gotta do to make it a success.
All of the panelists showed up, so kudos to them but they understood that the weather conditions werent on our side. I applaud them for their professionalism and for understanding.
I'm more motivated as a Black businessman first and as a die hard fan of hip hop second. Things didnt go our way, but that's life.
Thanks for reading.
The Summit did not go down Saturday due to circumstances beyond our control. For that I send my deepest apologies. We're rescheduling it for mid July so stay tuned. We're gonna do what we gotta do to make it a success.
All of the panelists showed up, so kudos to them but they understood that the weather conditions werent on our side. I applaud them for their professionalism and for understanding.
I'm more motivated as a Black businessman first and as a die hard fan of hip hop second. Things didnt go our way, but that's life.
Thanks for reading.
Twitspirationals......
- I think I'm done but I hope I inspired someone. Had to get that off my chest before the Summit. so...........
- You know how the game goes. It's chess, not checkers. I love matching wits. I'm a brains before brawn type of guy anyway. Cant retain w8 :-(
- I'm introverted on the low anyway. LOL
- It's not acting Hollywood to go where pays. It's survival.Mu'fuckas got rent & bills to pay.Parties and free promo shit doesnt help my bank.
- And if someone is smart, they aint doing shit for free after a certain point."If you're good at something, never do it for free".-The Joker.
- You shouldnt be mad at someone for moving on professionally.What a boss misses is their quality of work. 10 people in a room <>
- (If only I hit the weights consistently whenever I got mad at something work related. I go for long walks but w/e......)
- I love it. I just hate seeing it tampered and fucked with. but you learn how to constructively channel that passion.
- Its like a wife...you got her and she has you but you both gotta keep remembering your initial love for each other for the shit to work
- Never getting complacent and just keeping that spark alive.
- You will make mistakes and will DEFINITELY have more than one "relationship", but it's the preparations for the "the one" that matter.
- This game is like a relationship. You have to constantly grow and adapt with it. Be true to it and it'll be true to you.
- You have to be fluid like water to survive in this dynamic game. I love the unpredictability and "what's next" factor. I LOVE it.
- There's no room for blockheads. Your ability to absorb information quickly will determine your success/failure. My personality growth is wow
- We were babies (and relatively young, as we're a year and change old), but we knew what the deal was and are able to learn.
- The people I have met over the past year itself just inspire me. Too many to name. A few in particular come to mind. They showed us mad love
- It doesnt help to have a killer smile and the ability to listen in an industry where people love to talk about themselves.
- Young Black gifted and approachable. It's a new age. I wouldnt have it any other way.
- When you know the integrity of your own product wont be fucked with, it inspires you more. Not to mention the pride factor.
- From marketing to A&R to public speaking to networking back to my own creative control, it's been FUN. And I LOVE control. LOL pause
- A real student wont just ask what you know. He'll analyze how you operate and emulate that. I've learned a lot in a short time.
- Approachability is huge. A lot of the senior execs that i've polied with are EXTREMELY down to earth and willing to teach.It soothes ego tooYou know you're doing it when you hear of an event and you're mad you cant go because you've missed the chance to network.
- I could give a fuck about a party and drinking. The realest cats in there come late and leave early anyway. They usually have something else
- Messing up on the job, but being smart/humble enough to ask for help and able to take correction. Ego's aside
- Cap low, making humorous comments, networking and being conversational with everyone. Having great pearly whites isnt a bad look either.
- I like seeing myself in the next generation. The kid who's at the table asking questions when he doesnt understand (even if they are "dumb")
- It also helps that I'm straightforward and candid. In an industry built on image and bullshit, it's a good contrast. Real recognize real
- I cant even put a value on the connections that I've built and relationships that I have gotten through this here game. I love it.
- Competition breeds excellence. The most cunning breed of person will pimp the system. Capitalism is built on exchange. Nothing's free
- Some people are in this game as glorified groupies,others working towards a corner office.If you're gonna do what you do,be the best @ it.
- I dont like to deal with the pettiness of people only one step "higher" than I am when their superiors usually are more approachable.
- I dont like middlemen. I stayed in the cut for a few months, got the contacts I needed and bounced. While they partied, I analyzed.
Minds Behind The Music Summit
Come one come all!!
Male Honesty: Can Females REALLY Handle The Truth?
I thank you all for the positive feedback I'm getting on this blog. I just wanna state my opinions, right or wrong. Enjoy
The inspiration for this blog comes from a convo I had with a friend of mine. You know who you are so I aint gonna put it out there.
The most common culprits of these acts are dudes. Thirsty dudes at that. But the biggest culprits are females themselves! How?
"Oh that's just my friend! He'd never think of me like that. Him, nahhhh". Yes him. In fact, you knew it in your subconscious the day that you met him that he was
- trying to figure out an opener to get with you. You're just so fine that he knows you've heard every line in the book so...
- He looked at your summer dress with your supple breasts and round ass being supported by those nice toned calves stunted by 4 inch pillars and pedicured toes...
- So he came over and just introduced himself by complimenting your sense of style (which every female will claim to have nowadays anyway). No frills. No gimmickry and you liked his style enough to give him your number, BBM, Twitter and email addy (ok, I'm exaggerating but you catch my drift....)
But you, being the opener of the legs, weren't attracted to him sexually for whatever reason. Fellas, ladies always know within 5-10 minutes of meeting you if she'll sleep with you. And dont let them tell you otherwise. In fact, many dudes have talked themselves out of relations with a woman who was willing to sleep with them, myself included. (Another reason why I tend to be more observant and low key *pats self on the back*).
Ladies, you will NEVER know how a guy you're dating truly feels about you until you sleep with him. Mark my words. You set the rules here. *Unless they're like me and just like meeting new people once our agendas dont match up*
There's females I meet and am attracted to personality wise or they just have their own thing and I respect their hustle and can consider them friends.. I consider them "Comriendlers" (Comrades/Friends/Hustlers). I'm not talking about that.I personally can count on my hands out of the females that I consider friends that I have met in my 23 years. I'm talking strictly platonic, almost sisterly. I wouldnt hit it even if they asked me to because I wouldnt wanna ruin it not to mention it being awkward. They ALL know how I feel about commitment and tell me I'm a mess but they've just come to accept it for what it is. My standards are strict because
- the word friend denotes a loyalty that is forged by you both going through experiences that strengthens the relationship. I simply dont have that connect with a lotta people calling themselves "friend"
- I read character pretty well and tend to give people the benefit of a doubt-at arms length sometimes when I first meet them. I sorta tend to size people up and watch the way they interact with others.. I've been told I can be pretty cold when I want to be but when I trust someone, I'm the best friend ever
- I REALLY dislike people with an overbearing need to be in everyone's clique. Male and female. I cant stand a dickrider who's always up in everyone's face trying to be down.
- I'm not gonna be at a loss if I can help it. I kick it, talk whatever and then i'll cut my loss if I dont like what I see.
I simply think females will be shocked if they knew what us guys really think about them. The thing is, a guy just can't walk up to a female and say shit like "Yo...you look right like your titties and ass are mad jiggy...come through to the crib!". Besides the fact that's it's lame, vulgar and tacky, it's not exactly smooth or invitational. Hell, it's not even a challenge to where you'd wanna see more. In fact, he'd prolly be sprayed with Mace and slapped in the face.
Ladies, I dont blame you all for milking the shit out of guys you know want to smash but you keep him in the Friend Zone. It's a dirty game, but someone has to play it. No matter, how much you say he's like a brother to you, you KNOW that if you were to ever get shitted on by a BF and need some new dick, that "brother" would tear your ass up. You keep him around for when your boyfriend fucks up and you need male attention/validations and he's the pawn that obliges your every need. Your emotional tampon if you will.
*Disclaimer: I can say for myself personally (as stated earlier) that I have friends I consider as sisters and "Comriendlers". Ya'll woulda known by now how I felt. The rest of ya'll...hmph.....LMAO*
So with my opinion stated (in my ever present rambling manner), I'll open it up to you all. Can a female really handle the truth about male honesty?
