Whatnot

Yodel.

Have you ever seen the aftermath of a car accident and you couldn't figure out how in the hell the cars ended up in the positions they're in? I passed an accident scene this afternoon. Thankfully it wasn't a big one, just a 45 mile an hour area. But an SUV had been plowed T style in the side by a pickup truck. But the truck must have then bounced off and came to a stop several feet away and facing a bizarre direction. The pickup truck had a teensy amount of damage to the front end, but the side of the SUV was trashed. Anyway, there was glass everywhere, and the people had already been taken away or something, because the only guys out there were the cleanup crew and some cops and the tow truck. I guess the pickup ran the light and was going so fast that they couldn't stop in time. Dude must have been hauling because of how he came to a stop. I just hope no one was hurt.

And now for a random factoid: I like custard, but hate the name of it. Just like yogurt. There's just something weird about eating (and enjoying) a food with a name that sounds like a gag or a vomit. Know what I mean?

Crank

I went to see Crank yesterday. It was better than I thought it would be. It sounded like it should rock, and luckily, it did.

It had some kick-ass editing, and lots of little bonuses. If you liked Snatch and Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels, you'll like Crank. Same actor in all 3, too, I just realized. Crank isn't the same as those two movies by any means, but stylistically they have a lot of similarities. Also there are a few unbelievable (literally, I mean) bits, but they are added for the sake of humor and it totally works (in this instance, because not every movie can pull that off).

Amy Smart plays her role (stupid girlfriend) really well. She's always good in her roles I think. And of course Jason Statham just rocks. The movie is really fast-paced, of course. It's not for those who don't like blood or like, dismembered digits and limbs. I laughed a lot more than I expected to, which is awesome. There is some nudity and stuff like that, as well as some "adult language." The previews were almost all for horror movies coming out this fall, which made me feel like maybe this movie was going to be different than what I expected, but it wasn't. It was exactly what I expected, just... better and with more laughs and "oh my god"s coming out of my mouth. The ending made everyone in the room kind of mumble, both asking the obvious question and stating the obvious answer.