The One Buttoc Way

I really liked this man and what he had to say ... and I thought I should keep it here, share it, and maybe look at it again in a couple of years ... His name is Benjamin Zander and I wish you a pleasant viewing ...

Star Trek : Charlie Foxtrot

I was pretty pumped up about this one ... The action, the adventure, it even had Eric Bana! I was trying hard to imagine what could possibly go wrong ... Well, just about everything did. A classic case of Charile Foxtrot ... in theaters now!

I can't put my finger on it, but the movie and I didn't bond. Even the first scene which is overkill in terms of drama. A mother giving birth while the father is dying ... it's pure dramatic poetry ... and I was not impressed at all ... Was it the music? Was it the directing? ... Who knows? Foxtrot number 1.

Later on, I kinda liked the T. Kirk character, until the screenwriter decided that Star Wars was "A long time ago in a galaxy far far away"-enough to remake the scene with Luke running around in the snow ... Foxtrot number 2.

And since I brough up that scene ... What are the chances that two people crash land on a planet in just about the same place? A whole darn PLANET, darn it! "Oh, how did you find me?" I was just thinking the same thing ... Foxtrot number 3.

Eric Bana started off as this very upset character who wants revenge for something ... and he remained like this for the rest of the movie. Upset, revenge, GRRRrrr. Bad guy, just so you know for sure who the bad guy is, a very boring and uninteresting character ... played by Eric Bana .... Foxtrot number 4.

Writing a prequel is sensitive stuff ... you must know what you are doing so that it goes with the rest of the story. Or do you? Apparently not, as this movie happens in a now parallel time line to the original series, and everything will be different from what was supposed to happen in the original time line ... get it? Anyway, why would you want to tell a story about how things started, if you are not gonna start the things? Foxtrot number 5.

It's nice from time to time during a movie to get a small tiny surprise in the plot line ... some twists and turns that you didn't expect. Well, it's not the case, as things flow from one point to another in a very predictable and boring manner. No twists ... no surprises ... just predictable .... Foxtrot number 6.

The camera was shaken not stirred ... Apparently it's the new thing from JJAbrams as previously seen in Clovermonster or whatever the name of that other mess he made a while ago ... and it's also my Foxtrot number 7.

I think I can stop there ... Is it very bad? Actually, no... Is it bad? well, more like just plain old boring actually...

Idiots on a Plane

I'm going to try something so bare with me ... Close your eyes ... or better not ... imagine ...

Imagine you're on a plane. Captain has turned on the seat belts sign and you are beginning your descent. The flight was OK. Not much longer now until we reach the comfort of solid ground. Yeap, you see the airstrip ... not longer now ... It seems everything is fine, no winds ... everything is quite OK ... almost there ... yeap ... the wheels are almost on the ground ... SIR YOU MUST SIT DOWN NOW !!! ... what tha'? what was that? SIR!! SIT DOWN NOOWWWW!!!! ... wait a darn minute ... that's the flight attendant ... what the heck is going on?? ... An idiot passes by you running towards the toilet. SIT DOWN !!! AARARAAGGHHH!!! The plane lands with a thump, and the idiot is luckily(?) propelled in one of the staff seats in the back of the plane (unfortunately) ...

The discussion that followed between the flight staff and the idiot brought back early kindergarten memories ...

geesh ... idiots ... I've had about enough of them ...

Wolverine shows his Butt

That's probably the most interesting thing you'll get to see in this movie. I can't really decide if that's a good thing or not ... since Wolverine's butt is quite an interesting thing to see. As for the rest of the movie, unfortunately it doesn't rise above the Popcorn excuse rating. The action scenes are sometimes out of place, but there are some interesting moments, like when this guy slices a bullet in half ... or when Wolverine jumps out of the container slicing and dicing and showing us his butt. The character is underdeveloped, he keeps talking about the animal inside without ever really showing it and other stuff like that, but we do get a glimpse of some very deep intimate stuff ... when we get to see his butt.

How does this movie tie up with the first X-Men when Wolverine fights his brother's character all over again? I have no idea ...

Did I mention that for the mere price of an admission ticket you get to see Wolverine's butt?

Oh, and I don't wanna spoil anything for you but didn't any of the producers think that the image above is kinda going to spoil the MAJOR plot twist in the end somehow? ... apparently not ...

Officially in Love with Paris

I've been wondering lately if my memories of Paris are correct ... Do I really like the place as much as I think I do? There was only one way to solve the mystery. We went to Paris ... AGAIN. And the mystery has been solved. I am officially in love with Paris!

The city is struggling because of the number of tourists that go there, but also because of local inhabitants. It's becoming more and more crowded ... and more and more dirty ... But, yet, it still has that je ne sais quoi, that touches me each time I go there. There's such a positive energy covering the place, and the people are so relaxed. It's not a ubiquitous utopia, and there are some areas you should try and avoid, but in general there is a general positive vibe in the air.

The food is just great. There is this place called the Cartier Latin with a small street filled with restaurants where you can't really miss. There's some good food also on the Champs Elysee. I'm not the coffee/croissant guy, so for breakfast, I recommend waiting until about 10 o'clock when they bring out the sandwiches.

Since we don't have any lying around, we had to revisit the IMAX at the Geode. It was exciting, as usual, and I do recommend going there as well.

And we could not miss, of course, DISNEYLAND. Since this was my 4th or 5th time there, I'll write another post about it, with tips and tricks from my extended experience.

I'll end with some pics...



... roses are red ...


I'm gonna buy myself a creppe!


some more beautiful flowers...


Andreea is blending in ...


Chillin' in Jardin de Luxembourg


All hail mother Africa!


The Tower was amazing! ... as usual ...

Boy oh boy I finally got to see a full length 3D movie!

And it's called Monsters vs Alien ... or something like that. The story is quite simple. Man meets monster. Monster eats man. Alien invades earth. Monster eats alien. And so on and so forth ... or something like that.
The movie is mildly entertaining, so I guess I could recommend eating some popcorn with the 3D goggles on while watching it.

Did I mention that the alien dies?

Sport .... Renault Sport

I own a RenaultSport Megane 225 with the cup chassis. This means I like sporty cars and especially RenaultSport hot hatches. So, there was no way I could miss out the national RenaultSport meeting ...

We met, had a chat, took a zillion photos, and had a little woosh and swoosh on the twisty but bumpy roads of our beloved Prahova Valley ... Did I mention it was bumy? I meant it was B u M p Y ! I think my brain still dances because of the bumps.

There were the usual 197s and 225s and R26s and R27s...


Intruder ALERT!!! ... CTR probably needs more oil ... again ...


Did someone call for a cab?


50 extra points for spotting Andreea !!


... but the little bugger that hit my softspot was this:


Here's the fat dirty baboon, once again:

Fast, Furious, and not bad at all ...

Let's get one thing clear ... this movie ain't runnin for no Oscar nomination. We got a paper thin plot, and the twists and turns of the movie ain't gonna surprise no one. We got cars, sex, drugs, guns and cash, and if don't dig that you'd better go run see 7 Pounds... you wiener!

You'll see car chases, explosions, fights, car chases and chicks with boobies ... on cars ... before they explode ... after a car chase ... which takes place after a fight... you get the idea...

You'd better go see this movie ... FAST! This is way better than the previous F&Fs ...

Did I mention Torreto is some kind of psychic medium?

7 Pounds of Will Smith

This is a pretty good movie and I don't wanna spoil it for you, so I decided I'm just gonna blabber about how good looking Will Smith is. This guy is some kind of Benjamin Button! He's looking way better than he did years ago. He has perfect skin and he's well pumped up. He is a hunky hunk!

I mean common ... Look at him! What's this guy's age? 17?



I don't know why but I think I still managed to spoil it somehow ...

Blaim it on the rain ...

Let the travelling begin!

I though there was only one place on this Earth that could produce utterly horrible weather, and that was London obviously. I was wrong...

Enter Vienna! ... a city which I think I should revisit during the summer since I found it quite boring this time of the year ...

I'm not much of a castles fan myself, I'm more the seen one room, seen em all kind of guy when it comes to "royalty", a concept I'm having real trouble getting along with. So seeing all the palaces and residences didn't quite do it for me. Prater was something like spook ville, the gardens at Schonbrun were gray, and it rained all the time ... so you can't really expect to come out of that with a positive feel to it ... I did like the food (and I'm not talking only about the schnitzel and the grasserbrasserwasserwurst), and the riding school.

Another thing I liked was that Hundertwasserglasservawseer Haus ... which reminds me of another problem I have ... with the language. I HATE THE GERMAN LANGUAGE! HATE IT! Come on... let's say it together : schwazentzwasserglassen! I think I just broke a vocal cord...

Maibe it was the rain that got me down ... I gotta blaim it on something ...