Daily Post by Nick

Friday.Fail || Google Wave Users Have Many Complaints

For anyone “lucky” enough to have tried Google Wave, you may recognize some of these complaints from users who were asked by Google to list some of their dislikes. Since the image is a little hard to read, I will list them from most common to least common (and may have some comments to add):

My [...]

Friday.Film || A Point-Form Review of 2012

Earlier this week I watched Roland Emmerich’s new watch-everything-get-destroyed-athon and I must say that I enjoyed it, for what it was. Here’s a very brief (quasi stream-of-consciousness) account of some of my thoughts while watching, in roughly chronological order.
- Neutrino’s?
- Is that possible?
- Wow, I’m half done my popcorn and the movie’s barely started.
- Give [...]

Friday.Film || Michael Jackson’s “This Is It”: My Thoughts

On Wednesday, I had the pleasure of watching Michael Jackson’s “This Is It”. While I won’t bore you with a long essay on the film, I will offer you some of my thoughts regarding MJ’s movie. Here goes:
- Few people (before or after) Michael Jackson have his passion and ability for their music.
- It was [...]

Friday.Film || ‘Paranormal Activity’ Earnings Defy All Logic

Daniel Frankel of thewrap.com has crunched some numbers and come to the conclusion that ‘Paranormal Activity’, the recent horror box office smash, has officially become the most profitable film ever. The previous title-holder was (no surprise, here) The Blair Witch Project. Check out this comparison:

In “The Haunted History of Paranormal Activity” John Horn sheds some [...]

Friday.Fail || The Happiness Hat Makes Me Sad

If you’re feeling a little down about the economy, or H1N1, or winter’s approach have no fear! Inventor Lauren McCarthy has a solution. It’s a hat that rewards you for smiling. Well, it more accurately punishes you for NOT smiling. So the reward is that you DON’T get stabbed in the back of the head. [...]

Friday.Fail || iTunes Displays Name First, THEN Artist!

If there’s one thing that drives me nuts, it’s the fact that iTunes displays songs by Name first and THEN by Artist. You can rearrange ALL other fields except the one for Artist. My overwhelming preference is to see the who sings the song first and then see what it’s called. The other way around [...]

Friday.Film || What’s With All the 3-D Movies?

Is it just me or is every major animated theatrical release in 3-D these days? It seems like every time a trailer comes on TV, I’m just waiting for the ending where they tell me that it will be 3-D. I have to admit, I have only ever seen ONE movie in 3-D and it [...]

Friday.Face-Off || Wes Craven vs. Michael Bay: Scary Movies

This post stems from a movie trailer I saw for a remake (check out the 500+ comments) of A Nightmare on Elm Street, coming in 2010 and produced by Michael Bay. Check it out:

The original was written by Wes Craven, and is rated quite highly on Rotten Tomatoes (94%). If you’re an 80’s child [...]

Friday.Film || Goonies Remake or Sequel?

A Second Goonies Movie
For some reason this rumor has resurfaced (does it ever really go away) lately. There has been talk about a second Goonies movie for at least 4 years, based on my looking back through forums and messageboards. Actually, I’m sure it’s been discussed since just after the original came out in 1985. [...]