Rant 128 7/5/12 Subject: Prequels

Rant number 128


Yesterday, for my pains - I watched 'The Thing,' which is a prequel to 'John Carpenters: The Thing.'
The lack of originality in naming the film really should have been an early warning sign. Like a lamb to the proverbial slaughter however, I waded in with both feet and wasted two hours watching this turkey.

This rant is not strictly about how disappointing the movie is, its more about the almost unending let downs that are offered by prequels.

Think about it? Have you ever seen one that made you think 'wow, what a fabulous film of its own right?' No me neither.

The whole thing is an extension of the running low on ideas that Hollywood is suffering with - like the endless reboots (but thats a rant for another day!)

Some films actually have brilliant sequels that take a story forward and keep it going. Alien (up until resurrection - anything after that is shit) for instance has some great movies. I cannot however think of any prequels that have ever even matched the originals they are pre-ing.

Each time however, I manage to get my hopes up only for them to be dashed on the rocks of disappointment.

Until proven otherwise, I think they just need to stop making prequels!

Rant over.

Rant 56 - 25/2/12 Subject: Clumsiness

Rant number 56


This week at work, I head-butted a heavy duty metal bike rack.

This was not a deliberate act on my part and - to be frank hurt like a bastard.

I now have quite an swollen egg shaped patch on my head. What a pillock.

Today, a good friend of mine, as if in sympathy has broken her poor toe (much sympathy goes out to her, my head will fix itself much quicker.)

There is little to connect these events together except... clumsiness.

The human race, the animal kingdom & doubtless even the insects (and fish, why not?) share this trait. I just don't understand why its not gone by now with all the evolution that has happens thus far.

I have reasonably good hand eye co-ordination, I am reasonably good on my feet, but I am pretty bloody clumsy. I have, on more than one occasion cut myself folding labels at work (although in my defense, the backing paper is waxed - which makes the edges quite sharp,) I have stubbed my toe more times than is possibly quantifiable, I have bumped my head enough times to consider having my head permanently wrapped in bubble wrap and countless other stupid things.

I just don't know why this should be. Maybe its my brains compulsion to think of higher things all the time, leaving my body to fend for itself (its probably not that. In fact its almost certainly not that, I rarely think of higher things - except for possibly things above me when I am below them. Yes I suppose I do infrequently think of higher things.)

Maybe, its simply just the way we were designed? I mean - the way we are designed is quite complex isn't it. Robot designers have been struggling with the whole biped thing for ages, because its just hard to balance all the stuff above on two flat feet. If we were to walk on 2 legs and 2 arms, maybe accidents would drop quite a lot.

Stupid clumsiness (wondering when this lump is finally going to go)

Rant over.