I guess I should explain my format, since it may not be as clear to others. These are my predictions for the NCAA Men's Basketball National Championships. In order to save time and space I have chosen to write the brackets by ranks only.
MIDWEST REGION
1 vs 16 = 1
8 vs 9 = 9 ________1 vs 8 = 1
5 vs 12 = 5------------------------------------ 1 vs 5 = 1
4 vs 13 = 4________5 vs 4 = 5
3 vs 4 = 3----------------------------------------------------------------- 1 vs 3 = 3
6 vs 11 = 11_______3 vs 11 = 3
7 vs 10 = 10----------------------------------- 2 vs 3 = 3
2 vs 15 = 2 _______10 vs 2 = 2
WINNER: (3) WISCONSIN
SOUTH REGION
1 vs 16 = 1
8 vs 9 = 9________1 vs 9 = 1
5 vs 12 = 5 -------------------------------- 1 vs 5 = 1
4 vs 13 = 4_______5 vs 4 = 5
3 vs 14 = 3-------------------------------------------------- 1 vs 2 = 1
6 vs 11 = 11______3 vs 11 = 11
7 vs 10 = 10------------------------------ 2 vs 11 = 2
2 vs 15 = 2 ______10 vs 2 = 2
WINNER: (1) MEMPHIS
WEST REGION
1 vs 16 = 1
8 vs 9 = 9_________1 vs 9 = 1
5 vs 12 = 5-------------------------------1 vs 4 = 4
4 vs 13 = 4________5 vs 4 = 4
3 vs 14 = 3--------------------------------------------------- 4 vs 2 = 2
6 vs 11 = 6________6 vs 3 = 3
7 vs 10 = 10------------------------------ 2 vs 3 = 2
2 vs 15 = 2________ 2 vs 10 = 2
WINNER: (2) DUKE
FINAL FOUR
(2) Tennessee vs. (3) Wisconsin ----- WINNER: (2) TENNESSEE
(1) Memphis vs.(2) Duke ------------ WINNER: (1) MEMPHIS
CHAMPIONSHIP
(2) Tennessee vs.
(1) Memphis
WINNER: TENNESSEE
There you have it folks. Tennessee are the National Champions. Go team orange.
Gamercard
Wednesday, March 19, 2008
Tuesday, March 18, 2008
March Madness is Almost Over
I never understood why it was called March Madness with the tournament being played in April. To me that's crazy talk. Anyway enough about the complicated intricacies of the NCAA being unable to read a calendar. I now present my predictions for what will happen during this year's tournament. Remember that I know shit all about NCAA basketball. Prepare to be amazed....
EAST REGION
1 vs 16(Mount St. Mary's) = 1____ 1 vs 8 = 1____ 1 vs 5 = 1
8 vs 9 = 8
5 vs 12 = 5____________ 5 vs 4 = 5__________________ 1 vs 2 = 2
4 vs 13 = 4
3 vs 14 = 3____________ 3 vs 11 = 3____ 3 vs 2 = 2
6 vs 11 = 11
7 vs 10 = 10 ___________10 vs 2 = 2
2 vs 15 = 2
WINNER: (2) TENNESSEE
More to come...
EAST REGION
1 vs 16(Mount St. Mary's) = 1____ 1 vs 8 = 1____ 1 vs 5 = 1
8 vs 9 = 8
5 vs 12 = 5____________ 5 vs 4 = 5__________________ 1 vs 2 = 2
4 vs 13 = 4
3 vs 14 = 3____________ 3 vs 11 = 3____ 3 vs 2 = 2
6 vs 11 = 11
7 vs 10 = 10 ___________10 vs 2 = 2
2 vs 15 = 2
WINNER: (2) TENNESSEE
More to come...
Monday, March 3, 2008
Spotlight Stealing Whores
This is something that I have been thinking about for a while and this past weekend reinforced my anger and desire to vent. It pisses me off when movies tout big name actors, only to have them onscreen for about 5 minutes. Case in point: The Good Shepard and Smokin' Aces (two most recent movies I have seen).
I'll start with the one which has the least serious violations. I watched Smokin' Aces over the weekend. I saw it was on and vaguely remembered that it was an over-the-top action movie. I read the description and usually the description lists the three leading actors. Well number one on the list was Mr. Ben Afloo himself, Ben Afleck. This didn't bode well for the movie since he is a shit terrible actor and his last decent film was Dogma. I don't remeber who the other names were but they weren't Ryan Reynolds or Jeremy Piven (who I fucking hate), probably the two most central figures in the movie. The brief synopsis is Piven is a mob rat with a million dollar bounty on his head. Reynolds is the FBI agent sent to bring him in. The rest of the cast is primarily the hitmen trying to cash in on the money. Then there is Ben Affleck a bounty hunter trying to bring in Piven for some petty crime (I think). Regardless Affleck's total screen time is about 5 minutes. Five minutes work for lead acting credit. What the fuck is this shit? Just because you got paid the most doesn't mean you get lead credits. Maybe if his character was pivotal, I might let it slide but no. He did nothing. I'm glad the skin heads killed him when they did.
The other more serious offender is The Good Shepard. This movie was half bad but from what I can remember of the trailers it advertised names such as Joe Pesci, Robert DeNiro, Angelina Jolie and to a lesser degree Alec Baldwin. All big names. All with little parts. I remember there was one preview that had Pesci in it. What the trailer showed was more or less his total screen time. Fucking pathetic. Same goes for the rest of them. Jolie got a little extra time because she was Matt Damon's wife, although her screen time would have doubled had she done one of her pre-requisite sex scenes. This a long movie, close to 3 hours, but those 4 aformentioned characters would be lucky if they had a combined screen time of 20 minutes. 20 minutes for 4 actors who were led by the public to be central figures in the plot.
I'm positive there are others out there and its ridiculous. All because washed up actors like Affleck need the extra attention and publicity or directors need to cash in on the stars name, not rely on the quality of the film. The Good Shepard was overated, still good, but overated. Come to think of it, it was like Troy, that awful excuse for a movie. Its previews basically put the whole cast list onscreen to show how many big actors they had, most of whom played trivial parts. Fucking hate celebrities.
I'll start with the one which has the least serious violations. I watched Smokin' Aces over the weekend. I saw it was on and vaguely remembered that it was an over-the-top action movie. I read the description and usually the description lists the three leading actors. Well number one on the list was Mr. Ben Afloo himself, Ben Afleck. This didn't bode well for the movie since he is a shit terrible actor and his last decent film was Dogma. I don't remeber who the other names were but they weren't Ryan Reynolds or Jeremy Piven (who I fucking hate), probably the two most central figures in the movie. The brief synopsis is Piven is a mob rat with a million dollar bounty on his head. Reynolds is the FBI agent sent to bring him in. The rest of the cast is primarily the hitmen trying to cash in on the money. Then there is Ben Affleck a bounty hunter trying to bring in Piven for some petty crime (I think). Regardless Affleck's total screen time is about 5 minutes. Five minutes work for lead acting credit. What the fuck is this shit? Just because you got paid the most doesn't mean you get lead credits. Maybe if his character was pivotal, I might let it slide but no. He did nothing. I'm glad the skin heads killed him when they did.
The other more serious offender is The Good Shepard. This movie was half bad but from what I can remember of the trailers it advertised names such as Joe Pesci, Robert DeNiro, Angelina Jolie and to a lesser degree Alec Baldwin. All big names. All with little parts. I remember there was one preview that had Pesci in it. What the trailer showed was more or less his total screen time. Fucking pathetic. Same goes for the rest of them. Jolie got a little extra time because she was Matt Damon's wife, although her screen time would have doubled had she done one of her pre-requisite sex scenes. This a long movie, close to 3 hours, but those 4 aformentioned characters would be lucky if they had a combined screen time of 20 minutes. 20 minutes for 4 actors who were led by the public to be central figures in the plot.
I'm positive there are others out there and its ridiculous. All because washed up actors like Affleck need the extra attention and publicity or directors need to cash in on the stars name, not rely on the quality of the film. The Good Shepard was overated, still good, but overated. Come to think of it, it was like Troy, that awful excuse for a movie. Its previews basically put the whole cast list onscreen to show how many big actors they had, most of whom played trivial parts. Fucking hate celebrities.
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