Moon Prism Power

As promised, this here's about the Sailor Moon tokusatsu.  For those of you who can't remember (or haven't bothered reading posts of the past) a tokusatsu is essentially a live action anime.  Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon was made in 2003, but I didn't discover it until 2008.  When I heard about it, the words "O.K. then".  Go to 2009, and I had ridiculous amounts of spare time.  With nothing better to do, I went looking for it on YouTube.  After the first episode, I was stuck at that "O.K.", but continued watching.  By about the fourth, I was hooked.  There were a few things that did make consider not watching.  The first was a crap reason, my only memories of Sailor Moon were the poor English dub/edit of the anime.  But it was the first anime I saw, and I was going through that horrible nostalgia thing.  The second was that they decided to make Luna a stuffed toy cat, with the occasional CGI to have her walk around.  But I quickly came to my senses, remembering that effects don't affect quality.  Although there is another sort of problem, the show gets you into J-Pop.  There's one particular song, C'est la vie, that's featured in a few episodes, and as a result, it gets stuck in your head.  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O6AmJ-KBQKY  I double dog dare you.
I would make the suggestion that you wait until the end to watch Act 0, because if you start with this prequel, you probably won't want to continue.  Also, if the first episode doesn't quite take your fancy, try fast forwarding to episodes 21 to 28 for the Dark Mercury saga.  This little story was unique to the tokusatsu, and one of the best arcs in the series.
If you want even more footage, this time set to Go, Go Power Rangers, here. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xwGtr1tbq28

This is the 21st century, right?

Had I been born a girl, I would have been named Deanna.  It would appear I'm becoming Deanna.  I've been having yoghurt for breakfast (name one yoghurt ad where a bloke even acknowledges its existence), and I quite like Sailor Moon, even watching a live action version (next time).  It seems being a lass is a bad thing, but what bloke hasn't done "The Woman".  The reason I bring up all this is Sucker Punch, a movie that looks to be an epic tale of epicness (nudge nudge, wink wink).  It concerns the tale of a girl sent to an asylum by her evil stepfather.  Her and four other girls enter some kind of fantasy world in order to escape and avoid lobotomies.  The earlier mentioned forum idiots claim this will be a total piece of crap.  Their justification; girls are kicking some serious arse, and the violence isn't "proper" violence.  Unless it's R-rated, it doesn't register.  Tomb Raider has been the only outright female based action movie to truly register at the box office, and even then, you had a set audience from the game and the people who wanted to see a scantily clad Angelina Jolie.  DC's holy trinity consists of Superman, Batman and Wonder Woman.  Those first two have had as many completed movies as Wonder Woman has had in development.  At the same time as Smallville had started, the same people produced Birds Of Prey for the same audience.  One of these shows is currently in its 10th season, one barely got 13 episodes.  In all honesty, I've preferred some of the female spin-offs over their male counterparts.  Hell, having Arnie in Red Sonja to tie it with Conan is my only major criticism.  So, if you're not going to see Sucker Punch, let it be because it didn't take your fancy, not because it doesn't have Stallone pulling someones spine out thier arsehole and bludgeoning them with it.

I'm being a little idle this week

O.K., I can't be stuffed doing a proper post just now, so instead, I've decided to put up some former writings.  In this case, one of those getting to know you email questionnaires.  I don't exactly take them seriously, and neither should you.

WHAT IS YOUR FULL NAME?: Sir Benjamin Darcy Roberts the 1st, Esquire
NICKNAMES?: The Grey Badger, The Zex-Kwivian Warrior of Wonder, He Who Rides The Pale Horse
BIRTHDAY?: Gods don't tend to worry about that, but I was banished from Asgard in1991
ZODIAC SIGN?: Cerberus
AGE?: How old is the universe
HAIR?: No thanks, I've got enough
WHERE DO YOU LIVE?: A cave amongst the Nordic fjords.
WHAT COLOUR UNDERWEAR ARE YOU WEARING RIGHT NOW?: Which pair?
WHAT ARE YOU DOING RIGHT NOW?: Preparing for Ragnarok
WHAT WAS THE LAST THING YOU DID?: Wrestled a Bear
WHAT IS RIGHT NEXT TO YOU: The Bear's carcass.
WHO WAS THE LAST PERSON YOU ATE OUT WITH?: Azrael.
IF U WERE A TOY, WHAT WOULD YOU BE?: A Nerf Vortex. 
WHERE WOULD YOU WANT TO GO ON YOUR HONEYMOON?: I'd like to return to Asgard.
WHO WOULD YOU WANT TO SPEND THE REST OF YOUR LIFE WITH?: Kyoryu Sentai Zyuranger
HOWS THE WEATHER RIGHT NOW?: Snowing.
LAST PERSON YOU SPOKE TO ON THE PHONE?: The Valkyries, They're helping me get back.
LAST PERSON WHO TEXTED YOU: Anubis.
LAST PERSON YOU TEXT: Shazam.
DO YOU LIKE THE PERSON WHO SENT THIS TO YOU?: Occasionally
WHAT DO YOU THINK A TOBLERONE IS?: The best thing since Ambrosia
WHAT'RE YOU WEARING RIGHT NOW?: The skin of a different bear.  maybe I should install a door on the cave.
DO YOU WEAR CONTACTS?: Never!.
WHO DO YOU CONSIDER YOUR CLOSEST/BESTEST FRIEND?: J'onn J'onzz.
WHAT WAS THE BEST ADVICE EVER GIVEN TO YOU?: Don't steal Mjollnir.  I wish I'd listened.
DO U OWN A VEHICLE?: Does a tiger-drawn chariot count?.
HAVE YOU EVER WON A SPECIAL AWARD?: Many a time.
WHAT ARE YOUR FUTURE PLANS?: Survive Ragnarok, return to Asgard and have one day that doesn't involve bear wrestling.
FAVOURITE FOOD?: Turkish Delight 
FAVOURITE FILM: Sergio Leone's "Dollars" Trilogy.
LAST FILM YOU SAW AT CINEMA?: Unknown, that's the name by the way

IF YOU COULD CHANGE YOUR NAME TO ANYTHING, WHAT WOULD IT BE?: Darcy Llewellyn Roberts

WHAT IS THE MOST STUPID THING YOU HAVE EVER DONE?: Used Mjollnir as a croquet mallet.
CHRISTMAS OR EASTER?: Friday.
KISSES OR HUGS?:Hugs 
WHAT COLOUR ARE YOUR PYJAMAS: Bear colour.
WHAT COLOUR'S YOUR TOOTHBRUSH?: Blue.
WHO IS THE MOST LIKELY TO RESPOND?: Hermes.
WHO IS THE LEAST LIKELY TO RESPOND?: The bears.
FAVE PART OF THE OPPOSITE SEX?: Their smile.
WHATS THE FIRST THING YOU THINK OF WHEN YOU WAKE UP?: Must get a door.
ROLLER COASTER, SCARY OR WICKED??: If you can get me on one, I shall give you an answer.
IF YOU COULD MEET ONE PERSON, DEAD OR ALIVE, WHO WOULD IT BE?: Sailor Jupiter 
IF YOU COULD HAVE ANY JOB IN THE WORLD WHAT WOULD IT BE: Professional haggler
IS THE GLASS HALF EMPTY OR HALF FULL?: Both, and yet neither
WHATS YOUR FAVE NUMBER?: 37


So, copy and paste this, put in your own answers and send them over.  If you can't be bothered looking into my profile, the correct address is zxqyv37@gmail.com

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Remember back in January, I mentioned I'd be going to Armageddon Expo.  Well, turns out I won't be.  Had my first week at Uni and they already want me to do stuff, I've got to participate in Clean Up Australia Day tomorrow.  So if there's anyone out there who wants keep me from doing something I'll regret (more so than watching Final Destination) I'm doing some of that good ol' cleaning around the McDonald's at Smithfield between 9 and 11 am.  Anot'er bad t'ing about Uni is t'at it 'as reminded me just 'ow 'orrible my 'andwriting is.  As you can see, it's so bad, the letter H wants nothing to do with that last sentence.  But at least it gets me out of the bleedin' house.  Seriously, if you thought just hanging about all day watching cartoons would be living the dream, it stops being a novelty a week in.
I'll see you when I see you

The first step is admitting

I have something to tell you.  I'm addicted to reading Internet forums and comments pages.  I know it's an addiction, because I keep doing it despite the pain I know it causes.  Sure not all commenters and posters are idiots, such as the bearded god of sexy manliness you're currently reading, but they do exist.  For instance, looking at the discussion pages for Hop, I came across a discussion of someone telling me that it is my moral duty to boycott.  This person had discovered that one of the three writers spends some of his time writing a "pornographic" web cartoon called Angry Naked Pat.  I looked into it, and can safely say it isn't porn.  It's just the oddball adventures of an angry man who happens to be naked.  It's got a similar style of humor as Family Guy, minus the cutaways.  And what do you know, Seth MacFarlane also wrote episodes of Dexter's Laboratory and Johnny Bravo, so I guess I can't watch those either.
Another idiot wants to know why Matthew Vaughn makes different movies.  Sure, he started as a producer behind the likes of Lock, Stock And Two Smoking Barrels, as well as Snatch and Mean Machine, with the similar Layer Cake as his directorial debut.  But then he made the Neil Gaiman fantasy Stardust., followed by costumed vigilante Kick-Ass.  Now he's making a character-driven superhero movie in the form of X-Men: First Class.  Why can't this man just stick to a single genre, it's so confusing.
But, the thing I hate the most is people's undying love of a particular actor.  Look at any dreamcasting for a slightly out there or eccentric character, and if you haven't seen the name Johnny Depp by the 10th comment, don't read the 11th.