Fame....why a remake!??!!

OK, so i've been seeing more and more clips of this new Fame movie. I'm convinced it's gonna be awful, but i'm hoping i'll be proven wrong. The original was so awesome at its time, and is in no need of a remake. It was a cult classic in its own right, especially to those kids who know about LaGuardia and that whole lifestyle. From the get go i already hate the new take on the theme song. It's slowed down, doesn't make me wanna bounce around to get the movie started. And then at the end, there's no Body Electric!!! WTF! That's what makes the ending so great. Hopefully there's another song they've come up with. The best we can hope for is that they've got actors who can really sing, play instruments, dance, and ACT! Ugh, this movie is gonna suck but i'll probably see it anyway. And i'll be back to hate.

Possible WNBA fix?

Quick thought. I"m sitting here watching A League Of Their Own, and you see how they made womens baseball interesting to fans, both men and women. Even though it takes place in the 40's, there are a few things the folks over at the WNBA could take notes on. First and foremost, i think, notice that they took women that were probably 95% attractive. If they wanna bring in the men, they gotta have chicks who are worth looking at. Men who loved sports back then aren't really all that different than guys who like sports today. Not sure what the basketball equivalent would be, but a little "dirt in the skirt" could get a lot more viewers. Even the possibility of "oops, my bosom pops out" would make me maybe even consider watching. Maybe a change to the uniform is needed. Another big part, the members of the All American League, had to attend charm school! Call me old fashioned, but if you've ever seen a WNBA player you would agree that they could all use a little primping and beautifying.

They always want to be considered equal to the men, but lets face it, they're not. They've got skills, but they also possess assets that men don't, and they should use them to their advantage. Even look at tennis, while the women play just as hard as the men, and a lot of people are into the women, you can't beat seeing a hot tall Russian running around in a short skirt, or crouching those long legs down while waiting to return serve. I mean, i've got my favorites for who's game i like to watch, but there are others who are just nice to look at and tons will watch for the latter reason alone.

Seems like every other sport has these average-good looking women, and find ways to make them hotter and more appealing to viewers. But what do they do with the WNBA? Just a bunch of tall, manly looking women who make layup after layup for a few months. That's not gonna get people to pay money to watch.

NO one knows what could possibly make the wnba more appealing, but just some suggestions. Keepin it REAL

New Whitney :(

Ok, i know everyone's been waiting for the new Whitney album, to see if she's still got it. Sad to say, i don't think she does. We never look to her for any good lyrics or anything, just wanna hear that booming voice that was so amazing once upon a time. It's a great story and all, for her to come back after being with the King of R&B for all those years, and a clear drug problem, but it's obvious that all that took a toll on her voice. It's still kinda there, but you can hear her struggling through some songs. She just has this rough airy sound to her which is not what we're accustomed to hearing out of her. I shudder to think of what it'll sound like hearing her sing some songs live. It's not like with Mariah where you know she can still sing, although obviously not as good as she was in her prime, but when she wants to she can still make the hairs on your neck stand up.

I'll always love Whitney, and all the hits. But i think we've just been spoiled over the years by that voice, and it's sad to hear that it's gone. Musically, it's not a bad album. And it's not bad to listen to, but it just got a once over. I can groove to some of it, but it's the power ballads we want to hear out of the likes of Whitney and Mariah. I don't really want to dance, but i want to be moved by that voice. I'll wait for a couple live performances that she doesn't blame on Oprah, and see what she's got. If she can sing all these songs tolerably, then she'll deserve the title of "best comeback of all time."

Blueprint 3

Just gave that new Jay-Z a quick once over. Gotta say it's impressive, and i don't think anyone would've expected anything less. I've just given it a quick listen all the way through, so i haven't gone into detail on all the tracks, but i go off that first listen to see how i'm feeling about it. Straight off, i can't say it's better than American Gangster, but then again that was a concept album which was easily a classic. Just proving jigga can do an album any way he wants. I gotta go through this and catch the lyrics, and see if he's throwing anything out there that blows our minds, making us think. Hopefully i'll have an update in the next few days

Obsessed

I'm gonna keep this one sweet and simple. Everything i wanted it to be. Black man doing his thing in the business world. White woman throwing herself at him. Black man keeping it together, and white chick goes nuts. Plus a cat fight with beyonce. how can this movie not be awesome?? Nuff people hated on it, but it's easily the most entertaining movie of the year. GO SEE IT!

Star Trek

so i caught star trek the other day. it's one of those movies i feel like i need to see again. before seeing this i wanted to go in fresh, knowing nothing about it. i guess that played against me, cause it didn't occur to me till much later that it was a prequel kinda movie. i know, i'm an idiot, but i just wasn't thinking about it. i thought they just recreated the characters and told a different story about their children or something. Now that i know it was a prequel, it makes a lot more sense, and i kinda wanna see it again. I mean, it was a good movie. I wouldn't say it was "this years Iron Man" but it was a pretty decent flick. A solid 3 star movie. The start of the summer blockbuster season i would say began with this, but only because i heard Wolverine was awful. Only thing i would say was a damper for me were all the Trekkie jokes that i happened to know, but didn't go wild about it. Just felt like they had to throw them in there as crowd pleasers. A lot of this movie was all about crowd pleasing, imo. Too bad i didn't know who all the characters were, so i didn't really care about what was going on with them, or creamed my pants at the sight of certain people. I thought about trying to get into the original series, but meh, maybe not. We'll see.

I wouldn't say it's amazing, but it's not terrible. I'm still waiting for Transformers to blow the summer season WIDE OPEN. But i'm gonna maybe give Star Trek another look in a couple weeks and see if it's really as good as everyone says. My recommendation, sure, go see it. Good action movie, and will probably make a sweet blu-ray.

Eminem: Relapse...thoughts

OK, so i dunno what happened to Slim Shady, or even Marshall Mathers? Em hasn't had a decent piece of work since The Eminem Show, and with the nonsense that he put out with Encore, it seemed right that he come out of retirement to try and salvage his name. 5 years later he comes out with Relapse, and i've gotta say i'm less than impressed. For some reason he's gone back to that sound that he used back on the Slim Shady LP, except now his lyrics aren't as funny or interesting. Naming an album Relapse you'd think he'd gone through some serious turmoil and would have mad stories to tell, but he's essentially talking about nothing for 20 tracks.

The rapper we all came to love was clearly present in the Marshall Mathers LP and The Eminem Show. Just the way his voice sounded on those albums was so much more rugged and engaging. i mean, The Way I Am? Classic, and he just brought you in with everything he said. I gave this album a quick listen straight through, and there was nothing about any of the songs really that made me want to play it back or listen closely to what he was saying. I think it all goes back to how his voice sounds on these. High pitched, and whiney for 5 minutes talking about nothing of significance. I'll give it a couple more listens and hope to hear something better, but i'm doubtful. If you're gonna come out of retirement, you know you have to come with something strong, cause you have to prove that the game missed you while you were gone, ie, American Gangster. yes there was Kingdom Come as the initial comeback, but Hov gave us a classic the next time around. So i can only hope Em comes with something different after seeing the failure in this album. His peak must've actually come back on The Black Album where he outdid Jay-Z on his own song. That was the marking of him being the best rapper in the game.

Now......?