Action Movies

I had decided to watch Blade II the other day considering I was bored and its been quite a few years since I last saw it.  I  remembered it being a rather "cool" movie with lots of fun action scenes, swords swinging back and forth, and big guns that can mow down an entire group of invading vampires, but sadly I was disappointed this time.  I'm sure its just my tastes have changed as I've gotten older and I'd like to think, more wiser. I sat on my couch half amused and nearly asleep.  I really had to chuckle at the scene in which they are preparing to enter the underground sewers during the day in order to kill off the horde of oddly mutated vampires, some rap song is blaring in the background as the camera man sweeps over each member applying their pleather outfits with black plastic shoulder pads, because apparently the combination of pleather and plastic is enough to ensure their safety against these demonic creatures.  Tears came to my eyes as I nearly laughed myself off of my seat and the most amusing thought was how in the world did I ever find this to be "cool".  I distinctly remember thinking, "this is awesome" and yet I couldn't even make it through the entire movie.  I had an odd mixture of being amused and bored so I determined that it would just be better if I turned it off.  Of course these thoughts did bring back other memories of times in which I am pain stackingly embarrassed to mention.  I recall one event (not embarrassing to me) where I was watching Fast and Furious at the drive-in.  Two young kids who couldn't have been more than 12 years old were going on and on about how each were going to place a NOS system in their car.  I had to chuckle at this considering that neither were even old enough to drive let alone make their car a moving bomb, but its moments like these in which it reminds me that once I too found something cool (Blade) and I'm sure that just like me those kids will be embarrassed of it one day.

Cheers!