Poker & Movies

Well I bounced back almost immediately after my last post thanks to boomswitching on Pokerstars & actually playing well for a change. Played around 17,500 hands so far & my winrate definitely lower then I'd like it to be but I'm really happy with my play over the last two days. I've run bad enough to even out how hot I ran stoned, which I didn't appreciate was INSANELY hot. No more chronic & poker. I do think I'm going to have to start smoking mids more while playing or get adderoll though since after like an hour of play I really want to quit & do something else.

I feel like I'm making my first major improvements in my NL game in over a year so I'm kind of excited about it but can't articulate myself well enough to make it interesting to read atm so I'm just going to give a quick rundown on some TV & Movies.

The Wrestler is the big talk right now with Rourke returning to the silver screen playing a charector not dissimiliar to himself. I'm an Aronofsky fanboy for sure but I think this is possibly his best movie and definitely the most accessible to the masses since Pi had a rather esoteric appeal.

Wall-E - Eh, if you have to watch a movie with a kid it's acceptable but if I could go back I wouldn't watch it otherwise. I appreciate a lot of things they did with it but it didn't necessarily make it that entertaining. The thing I find funniest is that people use this movies as babysitters but I think most kids who sit through this movie don't really need one.

Burn After Reading - It's better then most shit that gets put out since it's by the Coen brothers but doesn't nearly live up to what the previews where and is just kind of flat the whole time.

Appaloosa is a good old school style western all the way down to it being based off the new sheriff in town. Damn enjoyable.

Gran Torino is probably the second most overhyped movie of the year next to Ironman. It feels like oldschool Clint alright which is what it is and is nice if that's what you're in the mood for but I hardly think that makes it the cinematic masterpeice people are making it out to be.

The two Seth Rogan comedies this year Pineapple Express and Zack & Miri Make A Porno both were alright but fell short of my expections despite having their own respective moments. Also, WTF @ the last 20 minutes of Pineapple Express?

Forgetting Sarah Marshall and Tropic Thunder on the other hand were probably the two best comedies of the year.

Other movies worth checking out include Vicky Cristina Barcelona & The Counterfeiters
Movies I thought would be good but you can skip would be Quantum of Solace & Hellboy 2: The Golden Army

TV wise if you don't love 30 Rock you're just not geeky enough to appreciate the greatness of it. Mad Men is a show I enjoyed but I've fallen way behind on because it got kind of stale to me but the most entertaining show on AMC is Breaking Bad and worth giving a glance. The Shield is over for good now and while tailed off the season before last if you haven't seen it go grab the DVDs and enjoy it from the beginning in all of it's glory & I'll sit here in envy. Californication picked back up after a slow start to it's sophmore season & Dexter was even stronger then last season. Both excellent show you should definitely watch if you haven't.

Since a lot of people ask me for shit to watch I'll prolly keep knocking these out as I hi-jack the blog from poker to movies. Dadu get my AIM from Jay & holla @ me