"I do love knitting patterns."

It's the second Nostalgia Movie Monday, and I have reviewed the direct-to-video film, Hercules and Xena: Battle for Mount Olympus.

This film is based off the two television series, Hercules: The Legendary Journeys, and its spinoff Xena: Warrior Princess, and even includes the original actors from the show in their voices. After Hercules' mother, Alcmene, goes off with Zeus, (Hercules' father, and King of the Gods), Hercules gets a little pissed off. So pissed off, he decides to go all the way up to Mount Olympus to rescue his mother. Meanwhile, a huge battle with the Titans is coming, which is being led by Hera. After Aphrodite goes down to convince Hercules to fight, he refuses, and admits to even helping the Titans. So, Ares and Artemis enlist Xena to help. And by enlist, I mean Artemis turns Xena's best friend and sidekick, Gabrielle, into an eagle, and gives Xena a deal: Help us win, and she'll turn Gabrielle back into a human. They lose. But at least Hercules manages to rescue his mother. Too bad she didn't want to be rescued. After the Titans and Hera have a falling out, Hercules (actually helping this time), Xena, Iolaus (Hercules' Gabrielle), Ares, Artemis, Aphrodite, and Zeus schedule a re-match.

This film is much more faithful to the original Greek myths than that other Hercules movie that came out around the same time. However, i must admit that the Disney Hercules has much better animation than this movie. I mean, the Disney version most likely had a bigger budget than this film. You have to remember that Universal Studios, who produced Hercules and Xena, is a major studio, so had other projects.

I definetely appreciate the women badassery in here. The only woman in here who isn't good with weapons, fighting, and the like is Aphrodite, but it's just that she's not into that stuff. She is the Goddess of Love, after all. They also make her more pacifist actions give great jokes. (As shown when instead of preparing for battle with the Titans, she tries sending off a peaceful aura to help the neutrality in the matter, and then says "If that doesn't work, I'll just hide in my shell.") They also have kick-ass men too. It makes it very feminist.

The music is quite well also. It features Lucy Lawless singing (she's fantastic, by the way) and a victory song from the Titans. The movie also starts off with a calm, soothing song sung by some sirens, while they explain the origin of Hercules. Unfortunately, there are only three.

Overall, bad animation. Other than that, it's got a good plot, good music, and good characterizing.

Songs:
"Across the Sea of Time"
"We're the Titans"
"What Do I Do Now?"

Hercules and Xena: Battle for Mount Olympus is made by Universal Studios

I made up this parody on certain people on Buzznet. It's a parody of "I Want It That Way" by Backstreet Boys.

Enjoy!

Yeah
A black kitty cat
A Peterick fanfic
A Millionaires spoof
I buzzed on Buzznet

I try to get one
Featured post but it
Seems that, I can't get
A buzz from Buzznet

Tell me why (All I get is comments)
Tell me why (With shitty moving pictures)
Tell me why (The fuck it's called a gif?)
I want Buzz from Buzznet

I'll sell my soul to
Get a Buzzmaker
But no one gives me badges
There's no love on Buzznet

Tell me why (They say it's bad to spam posts)
Tell me why (They delete my begging notes)
Tell me why (Buzzmakers won't share how)
They got buzz from Buzznet

I am the type who mass friends everyone
And harasses those who disagree, whoah
You dislike Brokencyde? You're such a bitch
I will cut your throat, please buzz my pics

I'll buzz your pics if
You buzz my shit too
I'll buzz, I'll buzz, I'll buzz
Do I annoy you?

(I keep on spamming posts and)
(Harass badge carriers and) (bargain for all the buzzes)
(But all I get is picspammed)
Oh yeah ... (I want buzz from Buzznet)

Tell me why (Nothing I ever do works)
Tell me why (No one cares about my feelings)
Tell me why (They all attack me with logic)
(What's buzz from Buzznet)

Give me buzz! (On my angsty emo post)
Give me buzz! (Or I'm gonna leave Buzznet)
Give me buzz! (Even though I hate you for no reason)
I want buzz on Buzznet

I want buzz on Buzznet

Here is a list of all the movies I plan to review between August 31st and November 2nd. After November 2nd, I will be entirely dedicated to reviewing Christmas movies (there's a shitload of them!) and I still am open to suggestions.

So, here's the list:

• August 31: Hercules and Xena: Battle for Mount Olympus
• September 7: Recess: School's Out
• September 14: A Troll in Central Park
• September 21: The Little Mermaid 2: Return to the Sea
• September 28: An American Tail
• October 5: FernGully: The Last Rainforest
• October 12: The Return of Jafar
• October 19: All Dogs Go To Heaven
• October 26: Mickey's House of Villains
• November 2: DuckTales the Movie: Treasure of the Lost Lamp

I will update with a list of Christmas movies to review very soon.

UPDATE! 8/29 I have created a poll to help dwindle my list of Christmas movies down. Click here for the poll on which movie you DON'T want me to review.

So, I am going to give a list of movies I am hoping to review for the fall, and I want some of your guys' input!
Add some more you'd like me to review! Tell me which one you'd want me to review first, etc. (Also, I'm saving all the Christmas-y ones for mid-November to mid-December)

So, here is my list:

• Hercules and Xena: Battle for Mount Olympus
• DuckTales the Movie: Treasure of the Lost Lamp
• Recess: School's Out
• Return of Jafar
• The Little Mermaid 2: Return to the Sea
• All Dogs Go To Heaven
• FernGully: The Last Rainforest
• An American Tail
• A Troll in Central Park
• Mickey's House of Villains

I will think of some Christmas movies when it gets closer to Christmas.

So, any suggestions?

The third longest running program on PBS, winner of more than two dozen Emmy's, is going off the air.

The show started in 1983 (ten years before this blogger was born) hosted by LeVar Burton, who was on Roots and Star Trek. The show made books so much fun, had that weird theme song, and Burton's trademarked line "But you don't have to take my word for it..."

You may wonder why Reading Rainbow is going off the air. John Grant, the person in charge of content at Reading Rainbow's home station, WNED Buffalo, says that no one will shell out the several hundred thousand dollars needed to renew the show's broadcasting rights. Not the station, not PBS, not the Corporation for Public Broadcasting.

We shall now mourn the minor loss of Reading Rainbow. That is, unless you still have a VHS, and have access to the videotapes of the show that all grade school teachers keep.

I would say more, but I'm probably going to be told I shouldn't be taken seriously because I am going to miss Reading Rainbow.

But don't you fret: For as long as there is The Soup, LeVar Burton will be making monthly cameos on The Soup.

I kick off my (hopefully) series of Nostalgic-like movies with the Warner Brothers direct-to-video film, Wakko's Wish, based off the children's animated sketch comedy show, Animaniacs.

Wakko's Wish is about a down on its luck village, Acme Falls, in a taken-over kingdom of Warnerstock. The king of a country called Ticktockia takes advantage of the civil war broken out over the throne, and takes over the country. The king,  King Salazar, taxes the citizens of Warnerstock to the point where none of them have money. Things look bad in Acme Falls, where the stars from the show, all reside. While all the other citizens are feeling down, Wakko remains an optimistic attitude. Looking for some fortune to get some money flowing through the town, Wakko sets off, while his brother Yakko stays behind to take care of their sister Dot, who is in need of an operation. His plan fails, until he sees a star, and wishes upon it. However, the only way his wish can be granted, is if he touches the star. Accidentally letting it slip to other villagers, all the other citizens of Acme Falls race to get the star. Word gets out to King Salazar, who hires people to fetch the star himself, so he can own the world.

Not only does the film star the three Warner siblings, but it includes Dr. Scratchansniff, Hello Nurse, Ralph T. Guard, Mr. Plotz, Pinky and the Brain, Slappy the Squirrel and her nephew, Skippy, Rita and Runt, Minerva Mink, The Goodfeathers, and Buttons and Mindy.

The film ends with every character getting their wish (except the King), and the town of Acme Falls is restored to its former glory.

The songs are in the same glory of the show, mostly because they are done by the same people. The song "Never Give Up Hope" is a toe-tapper, and possibly my favorite.
The jokes are perfect for both children and adults alike. Some jokes even include cameos from skits from the show, like Baloney (a parody of Barney) and Mr. Director. Jokes even include Dot's "operation", and a certain scene where she dies. While it may feel a little sentimental for a movie by the Animaniacs, the writers have fun parodying every children's film cliche along the way.
The film is a very optimistic mood and theme, and even reprise "Never Give Up Hope" with the "Wheel of Morality" making its cameo.
While I love all three Warner sibling equally, I always felt Wakko could've used more attention on the show. On the show, he rarely spoke, unless it was a sketch about him. Yakko was the leader of the trio, Dot was cute, and Wakko was the quiet one. Fortunately, this movie has a lot of Wakko, and even has his name in the title.

My verdict?
While it is very cute, light-hearted, an excellent comedy, and well-animated, I do not think this film could've done if it was released in theaters. It unfortunately faded into obscurity (a DVD release of it hasn't been planned yet) and only appeared in an airing on Cartoon Network, and most recently, HBO Family (I recorded it on my DVR, and that's how I watched it.)

I love Nylon magazine. It's fun, it's fashionable, and it's cover choices are always wise. So, when I saw the new cover of Anna Paquin on True Blood, I thought she looked fabulous. Check it out for yourself.

Here is the cover:

In the issue, she talks about having sex onscreen with her fiancee, her chillax attitude on nudity ("I don't share the [attitude] that you can have graphic violence, but - God forbid - you see someone's nipples."), her transformation from brunette to blond and reactions she got from it, and how she doesn't mind acting in both movies and television ("For me, it's about the material.")

I don't know about you, but even though I buy every issue of Nylon, I'll be rushing out to buy this once it hits newsstands.

I had a dream last night that Hayley Williams was a lesbian. Or bisexual. I don't know which, all I know was that she made out with me.

Can anyone help me in this WTF?

Recently, a model named Jasmine Fiore was murdered. A "person of interest" in the case is Ryan Jenkins. If he sounds familiar, he is a contestant on a VH1 reality show titled "Megan Wants A Millionaire" where former "Rock Of Love" and "I Love Money" and "Rock of Love Charm School" contestant, Megan Hauserman, seeks love, or lust, through 17 male contestants, all with a net worth over $1 million.

VH1 has since stalled future airings, and removed his biography and pictures from their website. However, Jenkins was charged with assault causing bodily harm in 2005 of his girlfriend.

Now, Megan Hauserman is not the most liked VH1 dating contest show contestant, in fact, she's probably the most hated, but she doesn't deserve to be hit. Nothing happened to her, and most likely nothing could happen to her on the show, because there would be security around. But what if he had won, and something did happen to her?
Why doesn't VH1 do background checks on their contestants?
Most likely it's because they want to bring in people who are most likely going to bring in drama. Two mild-mannered girls vying for an aging rockstar? Boring. One drug addict with strong opinions and a loud mouth, and a ditzy blond with a loud mouth? Brings in ratings. Nevertheless, nothing is okay about pitting someone with a criminal record for physically hurting a love interest just for ratings. It is sick. Why did it come to a murder of a person for VH1 to finally realize that having people with a history of domestic violence on a dating show is a bad idea?

How about we talk about a situation that happened to a person who won a dating contest?

A woman, Jane Doe, sued a radio station because her date ended in sexual assault. The contest was presented as "Win A Date With Travis", who was  Travis Harvey, a guy who was touted as "a great guy" and "kind", yet had bad luck finding women.

Doe, 23 at the time, won the contest, and Harvey promised her a date at Chicago's House of Blues. The day of the date, he said he was tired, and opted for pizza at his place instead. After a drink, she felt dazed. He then raped her, and her attorney says she was drugged (sounds about right to me).

Maybe it's good that the radio station and VH1 have probably learned to do some form of background check, if they apply this in the future. Hopefully, they now realize how important background checks are on contestants.

Okay, maybe I'm just doing midnight musing. None of this might not make sense.

Good news all! Brokencyde are off of Warped Tour! The group has removed all their Warped Tour dates off their MySpace as of now.
The question remains, though: Why? Read more...

Why is "Get a life" the default arguement to anyone who disagrees with someone over the Internet?

First, you don't know a thing about the person you are argueing/debating with. So how do you know they don't have a life? Do you  know they have a life because they disagree with what you think? Wow. Astounding logic, there.

Second, Come on. Really? Do you have nothing better to say? Can you not think of any other point to make in a discussion/debate/arguement, besides "Get a life"?
If you seriously cannot think of anything else to say in the discussion, then admit defeat. Easy and simple.

Finally, it takes me a span of thirty seconds to leave a comment. It takes me a half hour to write a journal. Of course, I watch television while I write a journal. But the span of time I am using to actually write the journal is 20-30 minutes.
Let's do some math here.
There are 24 hours in a day. I do not sleep for more than 9 hours in the summer. That means I am awake for 15 hours. I do a lot in those fifteen hours. Shopping, making jewelry, making myself meals, washing dishes, watching television, working out, walking/playing with my dogs, jumping on my trampoline, making blankets, etc. Notice how none of that even involves the internet? But what I do on the Internet besides make comments on journals or make journals on Buzznet? I play on FarmTown on Facebook. I Google/Wikipedia anything that'll come up during a television show or in my thoughts. So, how is it that I have no life, when clearly, I don't even spend that much time disagreeing with you.

And now, I shall return to my life.

Thank you for reading this rant.

Let's talk about "Rock Chick".
I feel the same way. Wearing a leather jacket or a bunch of necklaces doesn't automatically make you a rocker.

Wear some pants girls!

Outfit to Emulate #1
Outfit to Emulate #2

Toolbelts for Women?

Baby shower goods.

What the stars are wearing on these hot summer days.

A new group of girls has proudly stood against it. Most of them wear purity rings. They always talk about how much they love their parents. They talk about having been bullied in middle school. They are the nice girls. They're coming...

My nephew, Lilcoln, was born this night. He weighs nine pounds.

One down, one still in the oven!

(By the way, he lives in North Dakota, so no picture.)

What do you think could make a women happy? Equal pay? R-E-S-P-E-C-T? No! Pink parking spaces, duh!

No offense, but this sounds like something Carrie Bradshaw wannabes in rom-coms talk about to make cities better for women. Only a few of these ideas actually seem like good ideas. Helping women find jobs (if they want them) and adding more day-care centers.

Look, it's not that long of a walk from the mall to a parking space. If it feels like it is, I am probably not going to shopping. I don't need my own parking space at the mall, just because I have a vagina. I'm not that picky about public restrooms. As long as there isn't poop still in the toilet, I'm fine. I still want to know how improving lighting in public spaces helps women.

Listen, Seoul, I get you'd want to make the city more friendly for women. But to do this, you don't need to take every suggestion that comes up in the suggestion box seriously. I mean, pink parking spaces?

Teen Vogue has come up with a guide on careers in fashion. Personally, I think it would be fun to be a stylist, but I could not be a model. I'm like, 5'2. Kate Moss is considered short for modeling at 5'7.

It includes a Q & A with Marc Jacobs, "words of wisdom" from Karl Lagerfield and Anna Wintour (aka, Meryl Streep's character/twin in The Devil Wears Prada), and a list of essential beauty products.

Gossip Girl costume designer, Eric Daman, gives you some tips on dressing like a Gossip Girl.
I disagree on the big bags for big girls, and vice versa. I need a big bag, because, like my grandma, I carry a lot of stuff. I also need stuff to hide my snacks in when I go to the movies.

Dollhouse jewellery?
Perfect to wear when you go see Tim Burton's Alice in Wonderland, right?

Outfit to Emulate #1
Outfit to Emulate #2

Want to win a bottle of DKNY Be Delicious? Click here.

John Hughes, the mastermind behind classic movies such as "Pretty in Pink", "Sixteen Candles", "Ferris Bueller's Day Off" and "The Breakfast Club", died of a heart attack today at age 59.

So, today, we celebrate John Hughes' films. I'm going to go dig out my DVD of Ferris Bueller, and watch it. And watch the bonus features. Pay your respects...

Guess who's going to be a guest judge during a week of tryouts on American Idol? Yep. It's Katy Perry! Read more...

After the aleged suit that Stephenie Meyer stole the idea for Twilight from a college roommate was proven to be false, it seems a real lawsuit has come into light. Read more...

First, Smeyer is treated as a modern-day feminist with her own graphic novel, even though she's worse for the cause than Sarah Palin is.

Now, Entertainment Weekly has, instead of joining the resistance, helped them. See the list here?

So, I know some of you are sick of seeing Twilight everywhere. Some Twilight fans aren't even satisfied! They want Edward/Twilight to be #1! No exceptions.

What happens when Twilight gets bigger, is that the line between fiction and non-fiction will seperate. That's right. Once Twilight takes over the world, Edward, Bella, and Jacob will join our world. Not only that, but they will rule supreme over th Earth. That means no sex until marriage, or else you will be a prisoner on the dreaded Isle of Esme, where the rulers reside. This also means you must only wear glitter, and crappy Twilight shirts from Hot Topic/Nordstrom. Remember all our progress in feminism? Well, once Twilight reigns supreme, all that will be lost. Women will only stay home and cook, and their only concern will be finding true love, and then obeying said true love's every command.

Now, I have contacted certain fictional characters across the borderline, and we have agreed that once Twilight reigns supreme, we shall all join together in the resistance. I cannot say who these characters are, for fear that they will be caught and tortured. All I can say is that they are considered the biggest enemies of Twilight, and their names rhyme with Barry and Huffy.

I cannot say where the headquarters of the resistance takes place, but I can say it is a castle in the place where it is sunny. You must say a secret password to get in. The names that rhyme with Barry and Huffy are still coming up with the password.

Don't worry, we shall conquer Twilight.

WARNING: This is a joke about how, even though Twilight is bloody everywhere, some people just can't handle it, and request that Twilight is #1.