.... I haven't blogged in awhile because things have been pretty much the same around here. We've been enjoying our time off, and haven't done a whole lot. No big plans for New Years Eve either ...
I stayed up until a little after 6:00 AM with Jackie last night watching Season 6 - Part II of The Sopranos. For those of you that haven't seen this show (and aren't in Iraq) I highly recommend renting/buying/borrowing (I have all six seasons) these DVDs. Whatever you do, don't try to watch it on A&E, this is one of the few examples where the language and violence is essential for developing the mood and characters and aren't just tacked on to draw in the hordes of bloodthirsty movie goers (which are numerous right now if the onslaught of increasingly over-the-top gory horror movies coming out is any indication).
I'm sure 99% of the people that read my blog are closed-minded to watching The Sopranos and are probably pretty sure that it isn't their cup of tea. Let's just say that someone close to me whom will remain anonymous (people that haven't seen the show also seem to have a negative view of people that watch it) didn't think they would like it and ended up becoming a big fan. It is IMO, and many other peoples, the best TV show in history ... and the controversial ending was nothing short of brilliant. You can argue about what might have happened when the screen when black or whether this was a cop-out, but no one can argue that they didn't feel very anxious through that last scene ... kind of like Tony felt everyday .... hmm.
While I'm on the subject of defending TV/movies that others have slammed, The Blair Witch Project is the best Thriller of all time. The pacing was terrific, the camera style was revolutionary (reality TV was just getting started and this arguably paved the way for The Office's "mockumentry" camera style - in fact when the movie debuted at Cannes several people though it was an actual documentary) and the ending was terrifying (I loved how the footage switched between the camcorder and the 16mm camera that had no audio) culminating with Mike standing in the corner - awesome!
In fact I think the reason The Blair Witch Project wasn't more popular is because the majority of movie goers are dumb and just didn't get it (this may make me sound like a pompous ass, but it's the truth - just look at the top ten movies any given week and tell me this isn't true). The Sopranos faced a similar fate - those that wanted Tony to die in the final episode didn't get what the whole show was about - big smart me honestly knew this wasn't going to happen prior to watching the finale.
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