Calvin's Canadian Cave of Coolness: Battleship WTF?

Thursday, July 28, 2011

Battleship WTF?

7 comments:

Erik Johnson Illustrator said...: Couldn't have said it better myself. At first I thought I was watching some lackluster Transformers knockoff, then the title came up.; July 28, 2011 at 4:03 PM
Kal said...: I wanted to hear the immortal line - "You sunk my battleship!". It's a bad sign that the movie doesn't include it. Why use the title without the line? Why not just call your movie something else. It could be good. This is the kind of movie I will watch several times when it comes on the satellite. The number of times I have watched similarly themed 'Starship Troopers' proves that.; July 28, 2011 at 4:11 PM
M. D. Jackson said...: Battleship? Why not movies based on old board games?

I heard they were making this big blockbuster movie out of "Barrel Full of Monkays" but at the last minute they changed the title...

...to RISE OF THE PLANET OF THE APES.

(badump boomp); July 28, 2011 at 6:42 PM
Anonymous said...: "Transformers spin-off" crossed my mind too. Liam Neeson doesn't disappoint, though.

I noticed that the beam seemed to create a force field shell, probably to contain the combatants to a defined area. I think the aliens are conducting a combat test with live ammo as a prelude to an all-out invasion. Welcome to another edition of Thunderdome.; July 28, 2011 at 7:38 PM
Erik Johnson Illustrator said...: Kal - I wanted to hear the line too, just to let us know they we're embracing the silliness.

M.D. - Not to mention the big blockbuster movie they're making out of "Rock 'Em Sock 'Em Robots" called "Real Steel".; July 28, 2011 at 7:41 PM
Kal said...: Hey now tengeckoes, don't be dissin' the THUNDERDOME. It's an eligant solution to so many of today's problems. Rush Limbaugh and Bill Maher to the death. Boener and Obama chained together armed only with daggers. The combinations are endless. Televise the matches, sell action figures, hats and tshirts and you have an idea that is awesome but no one has the guts to try it.; July 29, 2011 at 8:02 AM
Anonymous said...: No dissing intended - just pointing out the similarity of circumstances. Two men enter, one man leaves. Or in this case, species.; July 29, 2011 at 9:01 PM

Calvin's Canadian Cave Of Cool Manifesto

I forever stand vigilant to protect this planet from the myriad of forces that are always against us. Be it the octopus, zombies, aliens or the robots my team of human agents, and our feline allies, circle the globe in a never ending struggle for human freedom.

I learn all I can on every subject that interests me. I especially enjoy ancient history because in the past there are valuable lessons to be found. Also, if I ever get my time machine to work properly, it would be good to know a bit about possible destinations and what to expect when I get there.

I greatly appreciate beautiful design. Be it manufactured or found naturally I am fascinated by the process of invention. I am attracted to the unique, the strange, the haunted. I like to share what I find on this blog.

And not let us forget the 'Cephalopod Menace' who, if allowed to, would wrap their tentacles around all that is good and pure in this life and crush it until it remained no more. They are creatures of pure spite. Hate is all they know. Death is all they do. They are our most ruthless and determined enemy.

So we fight. Selena has the celebrity contacts, the cat is ruthless and without pity, Roosevelt's ghost has the experience and I do the wetwork.

Fighting for the future of the planet doesn't have to be a chore, however. We can take the time to appreciate all that is cool in this world even as we cut the octopus into bite sized chunks.

This is the reason there has always been and must forever be, a Cave of Cool. Be sure to wipe your feet before you enter.