Boondock Saints II: All Saints Day Review

I just want to start as I did in my last review saying that what's written here is solely the opinion of one person and it is my belief you should never let a review make your decision if you are going to see a movie or not. Also, my review is pretty much should writing of my thoughts and in no particular organizational fashion. Hopefully as I do more of these, I will improve the organization of my reviews.

Last night, I went to see this movie with a few friends and we went to see it in a different theater than we usually do. I don't know if it was because of the theater or because the first Boondock Saints had a "cult following" but I was stuck with an audience who was booing when the new Twilight New Moon trailer came on. They cheered when the movie started, every time you saw a character from the first and at the end. I personally hate that, for those of you who know me I love going to movies and I get irritated easily by people around me. I go to sit and watch a movie and not talk about it during, but there are people out there who enjoy talking throughout the movie, it's tremendously disrespectful to everyone else around them. If you want to talk to the person you're with, you should've stayed home and rented a movie. But anyways, I'm getting off track. So, my review:

Synopsis: Boondock Saints II starts off several years after the first film ends. The public now knows that there are two men calling themselves the "saints" who go around killing anyone who can be considered a "bad guy". After the two saints and their father walk into open court and kill a mob boss they disappear and are not seen for years. However, when a priest is murdered in a similar fashion to their killing methods, they are pulled out of retirement and must come back to Boston to find the truth and kill anyone who was associated with the death of this priest. Along their journey from Ireland to Boston, they meet a Hispanic friend who they allow to join the saints crew. These three men wreak havoc throughout Boston while the police are trying to figure out whether it was actually them or the criminals trying to frame them and why all of these murders are taking place.

If you are a fan of the first Boondocks, you should definitely go see this movie when you can. In my opinion, what makes the first Boondocks so good is how the movie is made, how the story is told and my favorite parts are when William Dafoe (detective smecker) goes through each crime scene and describes how the Saints killed their targets. I think they tried to take too much from the first movie. Don't get me wrong, I still enjoyed it very much, but instead of Smecker, it was some female special agent with a southern accent going through each crime scene trying to simulate the type of scene that was in the first film; it just didn't do it justice. If you take the first movie, lower the quality of the story, but increase the violence and attempt at comedy, that is Boondock Saints II. In the first film, they had several smaller characters that were used at the comic relief. In this film, I think they tried to push the comedy aspect too much. There were definitely some funny characters, including one of the detectives from the first (a huuugeee fricken guy) and this new hispanic character Romeo. But a lot of it was just poor attempts at trying to get the audience to laugh when they should've just left the comedy to other characters. The action and violence was ridiculous, much more I think than the first. I'm glad they were able to get all of the actors they wanted to come back, back for this film. I know most (or all if I can remember correctly) of these characters aren't A-List actors so I'm sure they were thrilled to have the opportunity to be back on the big screen, but it was still nice to see the same actors instead of them replacing characters with other faces as we've seen in many other movies.

To sum it all up...Boondock Saints II did not have as strong a story as the first, but they made up for that with an upgrade in action and comedy. If you are a guy or a fan of the first movie or both, I definitely recommend you go see this. I give it a 8.5 out of 10.

You can look for my next review to be about either The Fourth Kind (if I can find a girl to go with so when I get scared I can hide) or The Men Who Stare at Goats. Both come out next weekend, November 6th.

Shock Value 2 Track

Happy to see Justin Timberlake back on a song. I'm personally a fan of all of his music (no homo) and any time we've seen Justin and Timbaland on a song together, it's usually a hit. I think we have another one. This track is called Carry Out and it will be on Timbalands "Shock Value 2"

Timbaland - Carry Out (ft. Justin Timberlake)

Daddy's Home

New R & B from Usher. A lot of tracks by him being released lately, I hope he can come out with an album that is nearly as good as confessions. If you like a good r & b track, check this out.

Usher - Daddy's Home

You Know What Time it Is

It's that time again. The time when I break down this Sundays games and give you my picks. As usual, home teams will be in bold. Last week I went 7-5-1. I'm also going to put my best bets at the bottom because I did pretty well last week following my "best bets". Here we go:

Denver Broncos vs. Baltimore Ravens (-3.5): Denver Broncos are 6-0 right now. They've beaten every opponent that has been put in front of them including the Cowboys, Patriots and Chargers in San Diego. I have to say, I am now a believer. This should be a great game. The Ravens look to rebound at home coming off a few tough losses in the recent weeks, and they are coming off a bye. The Ravens D has been vulnerable to the pass and the Broncos really seem to be an all around solid team. The Ravens haven't allowed a rb (Broncos are very run heavy) to surpass 100 yards in 40 games until they played the Bengals. Then they allowed Adrian Peterson to surpass 100 the following week as well. I think Ray Lewis will get his defense together and shut down the Broncos run game. Unfortunately, as I mentioned before, the Ravens are still very vulnerable in the pass and I think the Broncos will take advantage. I think this game will be very close and should come down to a fg.

My Pick: Broncos +3.5

Cleveland Browns vs. Chicago Bears (-13.5): The Bears were embarrassed last week by the Bengals and the Browns are just straight up embarrassing themselves. I think the Bears will have a strong showing at win and should dominate this game on both offense and defense.

My Pick: Bears -13.5

Houston Texans vs. Buffalo Bills (+3.5): The Bills have looked much better in their last two games with Fitzpatrick behind the center. I'm not going to say this team is good but they have been playing much better picking up wins against the Jets and Panthers. The Texans have been looking great and have been firing on all cylinders. They had a demanding lead last week that they let slip away but still came out with the W. I think the Texans should have another strong performance both offensively and defensively. The Bills will put up some points but not enough to beat the Texans. Even if Andre Johnson sits, which he is fighting not to, they still have a lot of weapons to get the job done.

My Pick: Texans -3.5

Minnesota Vikings vs. Green Bay Packers (-3.5): If only this game took place before Green Bay visited the Vikings. The hype would've been so much more. Last time these two teams met, the Vikings tore apart the Packers. I don't expect that to happen this time. The Packers will be much better prepared and have patched a few things up on their O-Line. It is still pretty bad and the Vikings defensive front will do their best to put as much pressure on Rodgers as possible but Winfield being out should help the Packers cause significantly. If the Packers allow Rodgers some more time, he should be able to perform much better than last time. Unfortunately he is going against a man who has had his back against the wall many times and has came out on top many times.

My Pick: Vikings +3.5

San Francisco 49ers vs. Indianapolis Colts (-13): Colts are 6-0 and have looked great. Peyton Manning is definitely playing like an MVP candidate. The way he manages his team is unbelievable. I have to say he is the QB I enjoy watching the most for that reason. I believe he can pick apart any defense that is thrown in front of him. The 49ers decided to start Alex Smith this week after his strong performance last week against the Texans. We have to remember, this is the same Alex Smith who played terrible throughout several games last season. He has one strong performance, that doesn't mean you should rely on him every game. If I see a few more performances like last week, then maybe I'll have more confidence in him and his team. I still think they will not be able to handle the Colts, especially with the return of Bob Sanders.

My Pick: Colts -13

Miami Dolphins vs. New York Jets (-3): Last time these two met in Miami, I thought the Jets would dominate. The Dolphins have been surprisingly good. They played great against the Saints, but unfortunately they decided to stop playing in the 2nd half. The Jets D has not been the dominating force they are supposed to be, Mark Sanchez is playing like a rookie and the Jets lost to the Bills. While I do expect the jets d to play much better than they did the last time these two met, I just don't know if it's enough. I will not make the same mistake twice.

My Pick: Dolphins +3

St Louis Rams vs. Detroit Lions (-3.5): Again, this game is definitely the game of the weak. Two horrible teams battling for who is slightly better than the other. I think the Rams D is a little better, they have Steven Jackson and although Bulger isn't playing great, he is experienced enough to lead his team to get their first win of the season.

My Pick: Rams +3.5

Seattle Seahawks vs. Dallas Cowboys (-10): The Dallas Cowboys surprisingly made a big statement when they easily defeated the Falcons. Well the Seahawks are not the Falcons; with the one game exception of when the Seahawks ripped up the Jags, who are equally bad, they have played poorly throughout the season. Now they have to head to Dallas where Miles Austin has become a stud and their defense is actually making plays. I expect a blow out.

My Pick: Dallas -10

Oakland Raiders vs. San Diego Chargers (-17): Last week the Chargers blew out the Chiefs and the Raiders got blown out by the Jets. As bad as the Raiders are, I did not expect them to get blown out by the Jets. However, despite the Chargers dominating win, I am still not believing that they are the Chargers who everyone expected them to be entering the season. This game also has a little more at stake; it is a huge rivalry. The Raiders almost beat the Chargers in the opening game of the season and I think they will turn up the intensity of their play. The Chargers should win with ease, but I still like the Raiders to cover.

My Pick: Raiders +17

Jacksonville Jaguars vs. Tennessee Titans (-3): It's official, Vince Young is going to be starting for the Titans after Kerry Collins failed to get them a win in 6 games. Only time will tell if this is the right choice or not. In their first matchup this season, the Jags dominated the Titans due to their lack of pass D. That game was also in Jacksonville, it's very hard to predict the outcome of this game due to we don't know how Vince will play. So I'm going to go with the assumption that Vince Young will choke on his first game thrown into a terrible situation. I feel bad for the guy.

My Pick: Jags +3

Carolina Panthers vs. Arizona Cardinals (-10): The Panthers have been terrible this season. I don't get how they can go from a playoff team to this bad in one season. The Cardinals on the other hand have started off a little shaky but are now picking up where they left off last year at the end of the season. Going on the road to New York and beat the Giants is something no one expected. They're defense has been playing great, and we already know their offense can be explosive, especially with what appears to be the emergence of Chris Wells in the run game. I expect the Cardinals to put on a show both offensively and defensively against a pathetic Jake Delhomme.

My Pick: Cardinals -10

New York Giants vs. Philadelphia Eagles (+1) - What a game, NY vs Philly before game 3 of the world series starring who...NY vs Philly as you all know. The Giants have been unimpressive to say the least in their past 2 showings. So has Philly though. Mcnabb hasn't been playing like his usual self. Is it the injured rib? Is it the damaged o line? Who knows. What we do know is that Westbrook is most likely out, and the Giants defense has something to prove this week.

My Pick: Giants -1

Atlanta Falcons vs. New Orleans Saints (-10) - There isn't much for me to say here. If it was earlier in the season, I would say Falcons +10. But the Saints have beaten every opponent by 10+ points, and the Falcons lost to Dallas last week also on the road by more than 10 points. I would really like to see a much closer game, especially with these two teams, but unfortunately, I just don't think it's going to happen. The Saints had me scared the first half of last weeks game vs Miami, but they got their act together and Miami stopped managing the clock as much with their run game and started trusting Henne a little more; big mistake.

My Pick: Saints -10

Best Bets: These are the bets that I believe are most likely to happen. Each week the # will differ depending on how many I actually approve of.

Bears -13.5 home against the Browns

Texans -3.5 home against the Bills

Before I Self Destruct

Yesterday, I put up a new 50 track called psycho. Well today, I bring you the entire album, 50's anticipated "Before I Self Destruct". I cannot guarantee that this is exactly what will be released in stores but I did some research and the track listing is accurate so I believe it is. Before I Self Destruct isn't supposed to be released until November 23rd. Track list and download link below:

1. The Invasion

2. The Day Went By

3. Death to Enemies

4. So Disrespectful

5. Psycho (ft. Eminem)

6. Hold Me Down

7. Crime Wave

8. Stretch

9. Strong Enough

10. Get it Hot

11. Gangsta's Delight

12. I Got Swag

13. Baby By Me (ft. Ne-Yo)

14. Do You Think About Me

15. Ok, You're Right

16. Could've Been You (ft. R. Kelly)

50 Cent - Before I Self Destruct

Psycho

I really haven't been feeling anything 50 or Eminem has been putting out recently but this track is pretty solid. Give it a listen, let me know what you all think.

50 Cent - Psycho (ft. Eminem)

DJ Khaled is Back

As annoying as Khaled is screaming over all of his tracks...we can't deny he pumps out hit after hit. I saw an interview with him a few weeks ago where he discusses who will the cameos will be on his upcoming album, "Victory". His usual guests will be there, Rick Ross, Jeezy, Wayne but then he mentions two other artists he is putting on the album which had me all fired up. Usher and Drake. Well today, I got the first single off "Victory". Fed Up features Usher, Drake, Jeezy & Ross. Weeee the Bessstttt

DJ Khaled - Fed Up (ft. Usher, Drake, Young Jeezy & Rick Ross)

One Foot Out The Door

This right here is what I have been waiting for. Mike Posners new One Foot Out The Door mixtape. Download link and track listing below. Enjoy!

1) One Foot Out The Door

2) I Don't Trust Myself

3) Traveling Man

4) You Don't Have to Leave

5) Cooler Than Me (Gigamesh Remix)

6) Don't Trust Me (Benny Blanco Remix) ft. Kid CuDi & 3OH!3

7) Kiss Me Thru the Phone (ft. Saigon)

8) Red Button

9) Bring Me Down (ft. Big Sean & Freddie Gibbs)

10) Mirror's Edge (ft. Bun B, GLC & XV)

11) Speed of Sound (ft. Big Sean)

12) Close theDoor (ft. Clinton Sparks)

Mike Posner - One Foot Out the Door Mixtape

No Ceilings Mixtape

It has arrived...what you've all been waiting for. click below to download the entire (not each track individually) mixtape. Track listing below, ya dig?

1) Swag Surfin

2) Ice Cream Paint Job

3) Death of Autotone

4) Interlude

5) Wasted

6) Watch My Shoes

7) Break Up

8) Banned From TV

9) Throw It In The Bag (Remix)

10) I Think I Love Her

11) Interlude 2

12) Wetter

13) Im Good

14) Make Her Say

15) Run This Town

16) I Gotta Feeling

17) Outro

Lil' Wayne - No Ceilings Mixtape

The Green Zone

I don't know about you all but does this not look exactly like the Bourne series without the memory loss? The movie still looks good...I'm just saying

The Son I Never Knew I Had

I am convinced that this little guy is in fact my own spawn...and if not, this is probably what my son will look like

The Slammin Salmon

Many people already know about this, many don't. I have known about this for some time now and have been wondering when it will get released either in theaters or straight to DVD. Today, I have learned that this movie will be getting its theatrical release sometime in December and I am pumped!! The movie "The Slammin Salmon" is from the Broken Lizard team, the same guys who brought you Super Troopers and Beer Fest. The Slammin Salmon is about a group of waiters who compete against each other when their boss (Michael Clarke Duncan) offers a $10,000 prize to the waiter who does the best. This type of comedy is not for everyone but for those who enjoyed their other movies, I am sure they will enjoy this as well.

All Saints Day

Boondock Saints 2: All Saints Day comes out this Friday, October 30th. The first Boondock Saints is one of my favorites. There is no way it can be as good as the first, but I am definitely hoping for something amazing. I hope my high expectations doesn't make me dislike the movie. Here is the first 5 minutes of the movie, courtesy of ign.com. I refuse to watch but you are more than welcome to enjoy the video.

Oh My Goodness

Adrian Peterson is a fucking beast...look at what he did to Steelers defender William Gay yesterday afternoon. I felt that hit when I saw it on tv yesterday.

Transition Review

I posted Ryan Leslie's new single Zodiac from the transition album a few days ago not knowing that I would obtain the whole album today. Transition is slated for release November 3rd.

My official review will come later tonight after I sit in my car with the windows rolled up .....fill in the rest...listening to the whole album through. Look out for it.

Finally!

A 2 minute version of this song was released a little over a week ago and i've been waiting for this final version. Don't sleep on this, download.

Timbaland ft. Drake - Say Something

He's the man

Ryan Leslie is back...he really just makes sick beats. I'd prefer if he lets other artists use his beats and maybe he throws the hook or a verse or two on rather than him do a solo album but nonetheless here he is with his new song Zodiac off the upcoming Transition album.

Ryan Leslie - Zodiac

Also....for those of you who have never seen this video, it's a personal favorite.

If you don't know, now you know

A lot of people already know about this man, Mike Posner..if you don't, you should definitely check him out. I thought you could download his mixtape for free on itunes, but I think they removed it. Go to his site mikeposner.com, listen to all his shit, it's great. But I just got this new track, it's a remix to one of his songs drug dealer girl. The remix features wale, check it out. Song is sick, look out for this man as he will definitely be blowing up in the mainstream in the near future.

Mike Posner ft. Wale - Drug Dealer Girl Remix

Mike Posner website

Gucci Mane ft Usher - Spotlight

So hot....going to be blasting in the clubs

Gucci Mane ft. Usher - Spotlight

HOT!! Off Shock Value 2

This song is sickkk....can't wait for the album.

Timbaland ft Keri Hilson & Jay Z - Rumors

NFL weekend picks

Home Teams in Bold - last week I went 6-8. Not great but it was a very tough week and I expect better results this week.

San Diego Chargers vs Kansas City Chiefs (+5) - Chiefs won last week against the terrible redskins and the Chargers lost to the surprisingly 6-0 Broncos. While the Chargers aren't the force to be reckoned with that they were once thought to be, I still believe they are much better than they have been playing. I expect to see the old Chargers this Sunday, or at least the Chiefs will allow them to look that good.

My Pick: Chargers -5 (Drew Singer disagrees with this, we shall see)

Indianapolis Colts vs St. Louis Rams (+13.5) - 6-0 Colts vs 0-6 Rams. Do I need to say more?

My Pick: Colts -13.5

Chicago Bears vs. Cincinnati Bengals (-1.5) - Shit, I really don't even know. I'm partial to the Bears, they lost to Green Bay and Atlanta, two teams who they could beat on any given day. The Bengals, how do you beat the Ravens one week and then get blown out by the Texans the next, I don't get it. I think the Bengals are definitely much better than last year but I still don't believe they are legit.

My Pick: Bears +1.5

Green Bay Packers vs. Cleveland Browns (+9) - Green Bay was at -7 earlier in the week, clearly the Vegas guys thought that 2 more points would scare most betters off. Not me. Browns are terrible and yeah they may put up some points against Green Bay, but so did Detroit last week. Aaron Rodgers should have a field day.

My Pick: Green Bay -9

Minnesota Vikings vs. Pittsburgh Steelers (-4) - Game of the week in my opinion, I'm very interested to see what will happen. If you're a better, stay away from this game. The Steelers had a rough few games but came back strong last weekend against the Browns. Vikings are 6-0, but 2 of those wins came off a lucky Favre toss and a missed fg by the opposing team. I want the Vikings to win and although it probably won't I believe this game should come down to a fg. If vikings corner back winfield doesn't play Sunday, look for big ben to take advantage and we could see Pitt handing the Vikings their first loss.

My Pick: Vikings +4

New England Patriots vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers (-15) - The only thing the Bucs had going for them was home field advantage and since this game is in London, there goes that. This game should resemble last weeks Patriots game.

My Pick: Pats -15

San Francisco 49ers vs. Houston Texans (-3) - well if you look at the Texans win/loss so far it looks like this Loss, Win, Loss, Win, Loss, Win ....so that definitely could mean a Texans loss is coming this week against the tough 49ers coming off their bye week. However, the Texans looked great last week, they have everything going , Schaub is looking great and has some dangerous weapons around him with Slaton, Daniels and Johnson. Since week 1 his passing yards have been 357, 300, 224, 371 and 392 yards respectively. If their D can continue to play well, they can definitely pull out a win at home to the 49ers. The 49ers run d has been great but Matt Ryan found how to take advantage and embarrassed them. If they allow Schaub to open up in the passing game, I think they will come away with the W.

My Pick: Texans -3

New York Jets vs. Oakland Raiders (+6) - Jets have looked awful the past few weeks and the Raiders are starting to resemble an NFL football team. I personally think their D is underrated, if Jamarcus could put up any type of respectable #s I don't see why the Raiders can't win at home again. If the Raiders were playing the Eagles again, I think the results would come out a little different than they were last week, but this isn't the Eagles, it's the Jets. Sanchez has been throwing INTs like it's his job, Jenkins is done for the season and Jet fans are panicking. Richard Seymour made a claim that the Raiders will go to the playoffs. Let's see if he can back up his talk.

My Pick: Raiders +6

Buffalo Bills vs. Carolina Panthers (-7) - As ESPN says..this is probably the game of the WEAK (get it?). Trent Edwards is out for the Bills...this could actually be a positive thing. Panthers looked like the Panthers last week, yes they beat the Bills, but that isn't saying much. I do believe the Panthers will win this week again against a terrible Bills team but I do think the Bills will keep it close.

My Pick: Bills +7

New Orleans Saints vs Miami Dolphins (+6.5) - Dolphins getting 6.5 at home, it sounds good. However, we saw what the Saints did to the Giants last week who had one of the top 5 defenses in the league. Yes the Dolphins have been playing well the past 2 weeks but they played the Jets and the Bills! I think the Saints with their upgraded D this season and Drew Brees playing how he's been playing, the Saints should blow the Dolphins out, or at least win by a TD.

My Pick: Saints - 6.5

Atlanta Falcons vs. Dallas Cowboys (-4) - The Falcons have been playing great ball...Cowboys...ehhh not so much. They are coming off a bye week, so it's always scary to bet against those teams, cause you never know how they're going to come out and are the Cowboys really as bad as they've been playing? I don't think so, but I do believe the Falcons are as good as they've been playing.

My Pick: Falcons +4

Arizona Cardinals vs. New York Giants (-7) - The Saints exposed the Giants one weakness; their passing defense. Kurt Warner is no Drew Brees but I think the Cardinals definitely took notice to how the Saints took advantage of the Giants last week and will look to do something similar. On the opposite side, the Cardinals have no running game and therefore the Giants will be better prepared for the Cardinals passing game. The Giants are also pissed and have smacked around the Cards in the past. I think the Giants will pull out a win at home, but cover? I'm going to say yes.

My Pick: Giants -7

MNF

Philadelphia Eagles vs. Washington Redskins (-7) - I know it's a division game and people always believe that those games will remain close, and history and statistics have proven that in many cases, that's true. However, I think the Redskins are horrible and the fact that Zorn is no longer calling the plays is definitely not going to help them. That is not their only problem. The Eagles were also embarrassed last week by the Raiders and are looking to do the same to the Redskins. I think the Eagles will have a bounce back game

My Pick: Eagles -7

Good luck to all you betters out there.

Pretty Brown Eyes Remix

New song from Amerie ft Lloyd Banks & Trey Songz . give it a listen

Amerie ft. Lloys & Trey Songz - Pretty Brown Eyes (Remix)

Funny Stuff

Watch this spoof of a Mastercard commercial. I chuckled

Glee Wannabees

I found this on MTV.com, an improv group sing about fruits in a grocery store in Queens. It starts with just one guy and then different people, who are supposed to be strangers to one another, join in. The song itself is not that funny but the reactions of the people around is pretty humorous. Take a look, what do you think?

Edge of Darkness

Here is a trailer for Mel Gibsons new movie "Edge of Darkness". Mel puts on his best Bahstan accent as he searches the mean streets of Boston to try and find the people responsible for the death of his daughter. This movie looks real good. Mr. French from the Depahhted is in it as well. Enjoy the trailer

What Does That Mean?

Ever listen to a rap song and hear some line that you have absolutely no idea what it means but would love to know? Well now you can. My cousin, Jay Rosenkrantz, star of the g4 series 2 months. 2 million introduced me to a website created by some guys he knows that does just that. Definitely check it out, you can listen to the song, while following with the lyrics. And for most of the lyrics that the you don't understand, you can click on the lyric and the meaning pops out.

Rap-O-Pedia

BADASS

Check out this brand new trailer for the upcoming movie The Wolfman starring Benicio Del Toro. Personally, I think this movie looks awesome and I am really looking forward to it. Enjoy and remember where you saw it first.

He's baaaacckkkkk

well it's pretty clear that Juelz gets his style from none other than Bobby "Neezy" Neuendorf...did Neezy teach Juelz how to rhyme too?? You be the judge. Juelz is back with his freestyle over Drakes Forever beat. Definitely hotness. Click to listen/download. Look out, I think Juelz is going to be dropping a lot of music in the next few months.

Juelz Santana - Harlem (Forever)

VERY HOT

keep checking back for the newest and hottest music around....this isn't brand brand new but it's pretty new. it's definitely some of that bang bang boogy. Click the link to download. Off Snoops new album Malice In Wonderland coming out 12/8/09

Snoop Dogg ft. The Dream - Gangsta Luv

Uh Oh!

The county sheriff of Larimer, the town of where this family is from is reporting that they have evidence proving that the runaway balloon incident was a publicity stunt and a hoax and they did it solely to promote a reality show.

They can face charges that include contributing to the delinquency of a minor, which is a felony. Others include conspiracy, false reporting and attempt to influence an officer. If found guilty, the most serious charges the parents could face would be a maximum sentence of six years in prison and a $500,000 fine.

I'm going to guess this family regrets the choices they made a few days ago

Baltermans Boy and other NFL activity

- Dammnnnnn, Baltermans boy, aka Tom Brady decided to stop thinking about his gorgeous wife and decided to play some football. With his best game of the season, Brady throws 6 tds (3 to Moss, 2to Welker and 1 to Faulk before being replaced by his backup Brian Hoyer. Not to say I didn't expect a big Patriots win with the Titans two starting corner backs out but still. 6 touchdowns..pretty crazy.

- Eagles fans must feel pretty bad about themselves handing the Oakland Raiders their 2nd win of the season. Where was their offense today? Normally explosive, their only points came off 3 fgs. McNabb, 0 touchdown passes? Looks like a long week ahead, but luckily they face the awful Washington Redskins next Monday night. The same Redskins who handed the Kansas City Chiefs their first win of the season today. That is now 3 winless teams who have gained their first win facing the Redskins. In another note, it seems the Redskins are starting to/ have lost faith in their starting QB Jason Campbell as he was benched in favor of Todd Collins during todays game.

- Best game today - Baltimore Ravens vs. Minnesota Vikings - just like my prediction, the Vikings emerged 6-0. It seemed like the Vikings were going to run away with this one but the Ravens played tough and got back in the game. Unfortunately for them, their kicker Steven Hauschka choked in the closing seconds by missing the game winning fg. Still, a great game and I look forward to seeing how both of these teams play throughout the remainder of the season.

That's it for now...most of the other games the favored teams won in good fashion. I look forward to tonights Chicago vs. Atlanta game. It's a very tight matchup for me this week in fantasy football with Hester & Olsen tonight and Sproles & Royal tom night. My opponent, Perry "Coach" Stern has Roddy White and Chicago kicker. Lets go!!

Giants Receive Their 1st Loss

To the surprise & disappointment of all New York Giant fans, but not to the surprise of many analysts; they received their first loss off the season when they took a trip to New Orleans. Throughout the entire game, the Giants defense was picked apart by Drew Brees as he went 23-30 for 369 yards and 4 TDs. No matter how well the Giants offense played, it made no difference due to the inability of their defense to stop the Saints. The Giants pretty much decided to give up when they inserted David Carr in the 4th quarter to replace Eli Manning. The Giants look to rebound next week when they host the Arizona Cardinals. The Saints have a fairly easier matchup as they head down to Miami to face the Dolphins and their as of late lethal wildcat.

This Sick Fuck

This sick and twisted individual is Michael Italiano and he was my inspiration for this blog. I figured if this kid could blog and people actually read it..anyone can. If you notice his two front teeth look eerily like chicklets and that is because in elementary school I head-butted him for talking shit and knocked his two front teeth out. True story. Anyway, if you want to read the same type of stuff you can read here except written by someone who is much more witty than I, then you should check out his blog at Michaels Blog I don't even know what perfect 12 means but I'm sure it has some interesting explanation. Check it out.

Law Abiding Citizen Review

I am not a professional movie reviewer. Just a normal, law abiding citizen (haha) who enjoys watching movies like the rest of you. Everyone has their own opinion, and if you want to see a movie you should never let a poor review stop you. For example, my friend, who I previously mentioned Scott Klipper literally has the worst taste in movies. I think his top 5 favorites are as follows:

1. The Hills have Eyes

2. The Hills have Eyes 2

3. My Bloody Valentine 3d

4. Flipper

5. Swamp Thing

So any movie he says is bad I automatically run and go see it. Just an example of what I am talking about. Without further adeu, my review:

Premise: Clyde Shelton (Butler) plays a man who helplessly watches his wife and young daughter get brutally murdered. When he goes to court, a hot shot lawyer named Nick Rice (Foxx) decides it would benefit himself more to cut a deal in which one of the assailants gets the death penalty, while the other (guilty assailant) gets released. Shelton disagrees with this outcome and decides to take the justice system into his own hands dealing with anyone who had anything to do with the trial.

My thoughts: This movie is very violent and action packed. I don't really find Jamie Foxx to be believable in this role but think Butler did a great job. Some of the things that take place are a bit far fetched, but if you are going to see the movie due to a love for violent action, which is what the preview targets, then you will probably enjoy this movie. I'm not a huge fan of gore and had to cover my eyes in anticipation of what was to come once or twice. The only thing I would've changed would be the ending but I'm not going to ruin that for you. Overall I give Law Abiding Citizen a 6.5 out of 10.

From looking at upcoming movies, expect my next review to be on the upcoming Boondock Saints II: All Saints Day being released October 30th. As I begin to write more posts, I will try to expand upon my reviews going more in depth. This was my first review and just wanted to keep it short and sweet.

Gamblers Anonymous

Some may say I have a gambling problem. I don't know, just because I start thinking on Monday about the upcoming Sunday games, I wouldn't really say that qualifies me of having a problem. I've lost tons of money over the past few years, mostly because I do ridiculous parlays. But throughout losing all of that money, I have started to conduct more research that allows me to more closely analyze the games each week. Anyway, each Saturday I will go ahead and post my picks and thoughts on each game. I'm not a professional capper so I don't advise you to follow these but I believe I have some good insight so here we go: Home teams are in bold

Kansas City Chiefs vs. Washington Redskins (-6): Two terrible teams. Redskins have handed both the lions and the panthers their first wins of the season. Could we see it done here again? With Jim Zorns job possibly on the line and the rest of the Redskins desperately needing a win against another winless team, will they step up? On the other hand, the Chiefs almost beat the overrated Cowboys last week in a close matchup. I expect this one to be pretty close as well, possibly with the Chiefs coming out on top

My Pick: Chiefs +6

Houston Texans vs. Cincinnati Bengals (-5): This should be a good matchup. Despite the Bengals 4-1 record, they have not been dominating teams. In fact, the past few weeks vs Pitt and Baltimore, they pulled out a win by scoring late 4th quarter touchdowns, both to Andre Caldwell (fantasy owners). It's so tough to bet on this game because you don't know which Houston Texans you are going to see come play. They had a very tough loss last weekend against the Cardinals because they couldn't get in the end zone from the 1 yard line. You always worry about teams coming off a tough loss, they tend to have more to play for.

My Pick: Cincinnati -5 despite them screwing me over two weeks ago against the Browns. If you are going to take this game I suggest the over which should be 45/46 depending on the site you use. I predict this to be a high scoring game.

Cleveland Browns vs. Pittsburgh Steelers (-14): Browns are horrible. Probably even worse after getting rid of Braylon despite his non productivity. Gotta love the Steelers at home especially if Polamalu is back. 14 points is a lot, but against the Browns, it's the smarter bet.

My Pick: Steelers -14

Baltimore Ravens vs. Minnesota Vikings (-3): This just reminds me of how tough this week is for betters. A pissed off Baltimore Ravens team coming to Minnesota to face an undefeated Vikings team led by the rejuvenated Brett Favre. The Ravens are supposed to have one of, if not the best run d in the NFL, but some how Cedric Benson ran 100+ yards on them? Has to make you wonder what Adrian Peterson will be able to do. Mix that in with the Ravens having one of the leagues worst pass d and you have to like Minnesota coming out 6-0. If the spread was any higher, my opinion may change but for now, I expect this to be a very close game, with the Vikings winning by a fg or more.

My Pick: Vikings -3

St Louis Rams vs. Jacksonville Jaguars (-9.5). Wow, who would've thought that the Jaguars would be blown out 41-0 in Seattle. Not me, I'll tell you that. But now they're facing a little less tough competition in the 0-5 St. Louis Rams. Look for them to go 0-6. I like the Jaguars to rebound this week with Jones Drew, Sims Walker and Gerrard all having big days.

My Pick: Jags -9.5

GAME OF THE WEEK:

New York Giants (5-0) vs. New Orleans Saints (4-0) (-3): Giants have been stomping on any team in their way. Granted, they've been the redskins, cowboys, bucs, chiefs and oakland. Still they look great and have been doing what they're supposed to be doing to these teams; blowing them out. But now they are taking a trip to New Orleans to face the high powered offensive Saints. They've also brought in a new defensive coordinator this year who has definitely been making their D something to talk about. The Saints have had 2 weeks to prepare now for this game and I have no doubt they will be prepared. This is really a game that either team can take.

My Pick: Saints -3 I am basing this solely on the fact that I have not seen a strong enough competitor for the Giants yet. They can and hopefully will win, I just think that Drew Brees is going to be throwing all day and I expect the Saints D to play pretty well against Giants offense.

Carolina Panthers vs. Tampa Bay Bucs (+3.5): Two ugly teams battling it out. I don't think the Panthers are as bad as they've been playing, and the Bucs should help them look pretty good.

My Pick: Panthers - 3.5

Detroit Lions vs. Green Bay Packers (-14): Aaron Rodgers looks to have a good day against a horrible Lions team. Despite the Packers offensive line being abysmal, I think they should pull themselves together and Rodgers should throw about 3-4 TDs, add that to Ryan Grant possibly having 1 or 2 on the ground and I think the Packers should walk away with this.

My Pick: Green Bay -14

Philadelphia Eagles vs. Oakland Raiders (+14.5) I will never ever bet in the Raiders favor. Until they get rid of Jamarcus Russel, they will not win a single game. Their D isn't even terrible but when they're forced to be on the field for 90% of the game, they can get taken advantage of as shown in previous weeks.

My Pick: Eagles -14.5 that .5 may come back to bite you but until the Raiders prove that they can do anything, I'll take that risk

Arizona Cardinals vs. Seattle Seahawks (-3): two high powered offenses face off. The team with the better D will win, and I think that will be the Seahawks.

My Pick: Seahawks -3 and the over 47

Buffalo Bills vs. New York Jets (-9.5): Jets are pissed. Bills are horrible. Look for Jets D to have a bounce back week as they tear apart Trent Edwards.

My Pick: Jets -9.5

Tennessee Titans vs. New England Patriots (-9): Look at the Colts Titans game from last week. Peyton Manning was able to tear apart the Titans secondary and look for this week to be no different. While Tom Brady may not be playing like the 18-1 Tom Brady, they're at home, coming off a tough loss to the Broncos. I also hear that the Titans other starting cornerback opposite Cortland Finnegan is probably out as well.

My Pick: Pats -9

Chicago Bears vs. Atlanta Falcons (-3.5): I expect this to be a good game. Two solid teams all around. With the Falcons destroying the 49ers last week, and the Bears still seem to be trying to get their team chemistry together with the addition of Jay Cutler, I expect the Falcons to pull out a win at home.

My Pick: Falcons -3.5 Look for this to be a high scoring game as well

Denver Broncos vs. San Diego (-3.5): 5-0 Denver Broncos coming to face off against the 2-2 Chargers coming off a bye week. Chargers looked horrible against the Steelers until the 4th quarter. Chargers D hasn't been looking great all season but that offense is dangerous and can go off at any given time. The Broncos have been playing great ball, no doubt about it. Pulling off two impressive wins against the cowboys and the pats. Ok, maybe just one of those was impressive. I'm sitting here trying to think of which team I should pick and I really don't want to do it because I'm scared to be wrong. However, I have to make a choice.

My Pick: Chargers -3.5 I like them coming off a bye week. I expect them to be able to get some of their problems together and pull out a win at home to salvage their season.

* Again, I am not a professional handicapper and I don't recommend anyone actually listen to my picks nor am I responsible for anyone losing a sufficient amount of money for listening to me.

DNL

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Poppin My Cherry

Welcome to my blog. This is the first of many posts that will hopefully come depending on the feedback I get. I will use this as a platform to vocalize my thoughts and opinions on many aspects of entertainment such as sports, movies, new music, etc. mixed in with a dash of my own personal life. I hope everyone enjoys.