Top Five Summer Movies of 2008…So Far

The following are some of the chart-topping movies of the summer. Most are good, one is bad (we’re looking at you, “Hancock!”), but we’re glad its been a good year for summer movie watching and hope Hollywood entertains just as well next year.

#1 The Dark Knight - $471.1 Million

Heath Ledger’s swan song performance and serving to elevate Christian Bale’s popularity — apparently, the movie industry had yet to see his acting in “Empire of the Sun” and “Henry V” — “The Dark Knight” has been blowing up the box office this summer. Viewers have taken so much to the film that many are speculating it will break 1997’s “Titanic” $600 Million U.S. lifetime earnings (the highest grossing film of all time).

#2 Iron Man - $317.1 Million

Re-energizing Robert Downey Jr.’s career might be “Iron Man”’s biggest accomplishment, but it hasn’t done too shabby considering its earnings this summer. It’s easily one of the better comic book adaptations out there and if you haven’t watched it yet, shame on you.

#3 Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull - $315.1 Million

Proving that 80s franchises are still all the rage (and that Hollywood is still fresh out of ideas) has put “Indiana Jones” at #3, just narrowly missing to top “Iron Man” by a couple of million dollars. Actually…once written, that’s a LOT of money.

#4 Hancock - $225 Million

Wow. Sure, Will Smith’s latest might have provided a few chuckles and light entertainment for some but it easily beats all the other movies on this list to the “summer fluff and crap” title. Poor “WALL-E.” “Hancock” didn’t deserve to make more money than you.

#5 WALL-E - $214.1 Million

It’s a little surprising that “WALL-E” didn’t top a couple of the movies on this list (it should have taken down “Hancock,” at least!), but it was still hugely successful. The film showed a great maturation for Pixar as they took on touchy subjects while maintaining that high level of movie magic the studio is known for. One of the few movies this summer that entertained both kids and adults, alike.

Harry Potter Naked In Vogue (WTF)

I’m not sure what the hell is wrong with the editors of Vogue magazine, but they now have an issue out with Harry Potter (Daniel Radcliffe) posing buck naked with a horse. This isn’t the first time Radcliffe posed naked with animals and we’re honestly tired of it and think this whole naked with animals thing needs to come to a swift end. To make things even worse, this article in the magazine was written to help promote a play in which the actor simulates sexual ecstasy while riding a horse naked. So basically we have a 17 year-old (borderline child porn) in a play that involves animal love or “bestiality” as the pervs like to call it and somehow this is “ok” with everyone. Even though he’s probably too old at this point, I’d rather see Radcliffe to go back to doing Harry Potter or some non-zoophilic role that isn’t so disturbing.

What are your thoughts on the topic? Leave a comment below…

Here’s the image via Perez Hilton’s blog:

‘Prison Break’ Video Game Confirmed

It looks like Brash Entertainment will release a video game adaptation of Prison Break on PS3 and Xbox 360 in in February, 2009. Brash confirmed that a small screen adaptation will follow up its Hollywood tie-ins for movies such as Jumper, Alvin and the Chipmunks and Space Chimps.

Fans of Prison Break probably noticed a quick advertisement for the game inside the Season 3 boxset of the show. We really don’t have any information on the game other than what was confirmed to Gamespot.

2008 Olympics Medal Tally August 17

The United States currently holds the most medals with 54, but there are still many medals to go in this year’s events.  China continues to dominate with 27 gold medals, so it may come down to the wire between the United States, China and possibly Australia.  Click on any of the links below to find more information on the Olympics at NBC.

From NBC:

	COUNTRY	MEDALISTS	GOLD	SILVER	BRONZE	TOTAL
	United States	see names	16	16	22	54
	China	see names	27	13	7	47
	Australia	see names	7	8	10	25
	France	see names	3	9	10	22
	Russia	see names	5	8	8	21
	South Korea	see names	7	9	4	20
	Germany	see names	8	5	5	18
	Japan	see names	7	5	5	17
	Great Britain	see names	7	3	7	17
	Italy	see names	6	5	5	16

Does The U.S. Men’s Basketball Team Have Gold In The Bag?

Many people believe that the U.S. pretty much has the gold medal in men’s basketball wrapped up, but I feel it’s still too early to evaluate how strong the team is.  So far, they have yet to play from behind or deal with their big men being benched for fouls. The true test of a team is the ability to overcome obstacles.  So far, they haven’t faced any legitimate tests. Their 119-82 dismantling of Spain was impressive, but also makes me wonder if we have seen the team peak.  Peaking too early or gaining too much confidence could be their undoing.  Spain’s undoing basically came down to ball control.  When you turn over the ball as many times as Spain did, you simply cannot win a game against anyone.  Spain had what I would call an “off day” and I expect them to come back strong in their next match.

At this point, I’d say it’s premature to consider the American team to be sure champions.  We have to keep in mind that they are not even close to the skill of the original 1992 “Dream Team” and the rest of the world continues to get better each year.

 

2008 Olympics Medal Tally August 15; China Cheating?

Somehow China still leads in medal count for the 2008 Olympics, but that could all change soon. They were already caught cheating in gymnastics, so it’s possible some medals could be taken back from them. Some have stated that nearly half of the Chinese gymnastics team was NOT even eligible to compete.

Unfortunately, gymnastics is not the only arena where China has been accused of cheating. Apparently, accusations have been flying that they also cheated in shooting and boxing with unfair judging. With the amount of evidence already presented, I have to wonder if China’s cheating goes even deeper. We might be watching a rigged Olympics.

Do you think China is cheating?  Leave a comment below and let us know.  And yes we know that rhymed.

Darryl From ‘The Office’ Busted For Meth And More…

Darryl (Craig Robinson) was recently arrested for “possession of multitude of drugs,” in Culver City, CA. The drugs found in his vehicle included meth and ecstacy. To top that, he was driving under the influence of cocaine, cannabinoids, and amphetamines. I guess Robinson must have been on one hell of a drug binge.

Via Perez Hilton

Word of the Day: “Bitchassness”

We decided to start a new segment on the site called “Word of the Day”. Our challenge to you is to find a way to use each word of the day to enhance your life. I’m a huge fan addict of Dictionary.com’s “Word of the Day” but we’ll be choosing terms that you are unlikely to find there. Today’s word of the day is “bitchassness” coined by P Diddy on Making The Band. I find that this particular word is appropriate for the gaming world as well. If you play a lot of online games, you certainly run into numerous people who fall into this term.

The term basically refers to negative actions towards others through words and expressions. If you think you are better than those around you, like to lie or are just a shady individual, you probably suffer from bitchassness.

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