Blatant Geekery

Friday favorite is a bit unusual. I love snacks. A bit too much sometimes but, whatevs. One of my favorite? Cheez-Its. I die for Cheez-Its. And while I haven't ever, I feel like I could eat an entire box. What's better? Spider-Man Cheez-Its! The perfect snack for fangirls. What's your favorite snack for gaming? Movies? Cons?

No, this week's TBT is not a horror flick. This just happens to be one of the most hilarious lines from a little known made for tv movie called Camp Cucamonga. For some reason, it's always been a family favorite. We were all able to get together this past weekend to celebrate my mother's birthday and there were several references, including part of the rap from the movie. Yup...that's just the kind of family we are.   The movie was released for television in September of 1990 basically just to display a plethora of popular television actors of the time, but ended up being a quality product despite some of the cheese. The title was briefly changed to How I Spent My Summer, but now can be found again under the original title. The all-star cast included Candace Cameron (Full House) and Jaleel White (Family Matters), which covered our TGIF days. Then we have Josh Saviano and Danica McKellar from The Wonder Years. We also get to see heartthrob Chad Allen from My Two Da...

This morning I was jamming to my Big Band music and Bobby Darin came on singing Beyond the Sea. I instantly knew what I needed to write about: Finding Nemo. This is such a fantastic movie. I watched it in the theatre twice when it came out. Disney animation has been a big deal in my life, but it forever changed when Pixar was added to the equation. There really have only been a couple of their movies of which I haven't been an enormous fan. I feel strongly that they took a huge leap forward with Finding Nemo. The vibrancy of the movie is seen instantly and if you were to take out the fish, seahorses and turtles, the scene you'd be left with could almost convince you that you're underwater.   This movie has the saddest beginning 5 minutes...that is until they created Up. After that, it's a hilarious lesson on life and family. I swear these movies are really for adults. We're all just big kids who never really grew up. You probably don't even realize wh...

Today's post will be quick since I'm a bit under the weather. I require a nap. So, with that...and a question...Any of you remember when Kurt Russell was Disney's Golden Boy? Before he became a big action star?  I'm pretty sure Big Trouble in Little China was one of the movies that kicked off his career as an action hero. Released in 1986 and directed by John Carpenter.  Kurt Russell plays Jack Burton, a truck driver who makes a stop in San Francisco's Chinatown when things get interesting. Kim Catrall plays Jack's fiesty love interest, Gracie Law. (I heart when she walks in the door and announces, "Don't panic, it's only me, Gracie Law!" Really?) The evil Lo Pan is played by James Hong, who's been making appearances at the Wizard World conventions recently. Jack takes his friend Wang to the airport to pick up his fiancee Miao Yin, when a gang kidnaps her. They chase after the gang, but get stuck in the middle of a gang war that...

The entertainment world suffered a huge loss on Monday when Harold Ramis passed away. He was an actor, writer, and director, who mainly lived in the comedy world. One of the acting roles he was known best for was Egon Spengler in Ghostbusters (which he also cowrote). Most all of the movies that Ramis wrote or cowrote have become cult classics, but Ghostbusters may arguably be the best known of all of them. In the movie, three scientists go to investigate a paranormal sighting at the New York Public Library and get their first conclusive data. Egon announces that with the data they've collected, there was a chance that they could catch a ghost and hold it permanently. When they return to Columbia University to run tests, they find that their grant has been terminated and they would be forced to leave. Venkman convinces Ray to take out a mortgage on his childhood home and use it to start their own business. They buy an old firehouse and work to create an office in the middle of...

Marvel took another step towards world domination this week and yes, I'm ok with that. I think it's clear that Songbird and I worship at the altar of Stan Lee (though my first love will always be Superman). And no, we don't literally worship the man people! He's just super amazing. Anyway, where was I going? Right! Even while commercials for Captian America: The Winter Soldier are all over TV, Marvel released the trailer for Guardians of the Galaxy! No, I've never read the comics so I don't know much about it but WHO CARES! It's a Marvel movie! Yes, I'm drinking the Kool-Aid. I'll admit it. Here's my feelings after watching this trailer. #1 I'm feeling all kinds of confused cause Barry from Wanted is hot now. #2 Zoe Saldana kicking butt in anything, I'm in. She's my hero.      (Even if she is fighting Amy Pond. Who looks amazing, BTW!) #3 A raccoon with a gun? Yes please. #4 Thank you for the introduction to ...

I miss Thundercats. That was a quality Saturday morning cartoon. It ran from 1985-1989. Yes, that hit me at ages 1-5, but I enjoyed watching it then and reruns later on. My brother had some pretty sweet Lion-o and Snarf figurines. The occupants of Thundera evacuate before the planet and all but one of the escape ships were destroyed. The Thundercats were all that remained and they set a course for Third Earth where they crash. With the help of his "Sword of Omens", Lion-o gives the Thundercats a chance against Mumm-Ra and the evil mutants. This cartoon was so freaking cool that it has been referenced in all sorts of pop culture avenues. The Band Reliant K has a song called I'm Lion-o , which is such a fun song to jam to. If you were a fan of Homestar Runner and Strong Bad Emails, Thundercats is referenced in Strong Bad's Cool Game for Attractive People Episode 5: 8 Bit Is Enough . The series was rebooted in 2011 and was a combination of anime and western ani...