Battlefield Earth - Worst movie ever?

So it's Memorial Day weekend and I just got out of bed. I turn on the tv to see what's on and what do I find playing? Battlefield Earth.

You may be like, what's Battlefield Earth? It's a horribly written, story about aliens that took over the Earth. The aliens are using humans to mine for gold and is led by an alien played by John Travolta.

I will admit that I always enjoyed this campy, sci-fi movie. I never thought it was a very good movie and I watched it for it's ridiculous storyline. Apparently, the movie takes place after the aliens took over the Earth and it's 1,000 years later. Humans have devolved to an illiterate bunch of humans and believe in 'Gods' again.

I won't get into it too much because I want you to enjoy the film as much as I did. Did you feel the sarcasm in that last sentence?

Now this movie has been mentioned numerous times as one of the worst films made. Won seven 'Razzies' in 2000, and was critically panned by movie critics.

Now the one thing I never realized and only discovered after watching the first few minutes of the ending credits that the movie was based on a novel written by L. Ron Hubbard. Yup! That L. Ron Hubbard of the Church of Scientology.

If you don't know anything about Scientology, just look up some of their more famous celebrities. The biggest one being Tom Cruise. Another? That's right, JOHN TRAVOLTA.

After finding out the movie was based on the novel written by Hubbard, it all made sense and perfectly clear why this movie bombed so badly.

So, have you seen this movie? What are your feelings toward it? Good? Bad? Indifferent? What's the worst movie have you ever seen?

Spoiler Alert! How to avoid finding out what happens when someone else knows the ending?

It's that time again, summer blockbuster movies! It's been almost a month now and the summer movies have started appearing in theaters. It's also that time for season finales of your favorite television shows. Some end in cliffhangers and some reveal a changing point in the show.

So what do you do when you haven't had a chance to see the movie or television show, but someone else has is talking about it within earshot? What if you're browsing the internet and stumble upon a story where the writer wasn't kind enough to warn you of the ending?

Should you lock yourself at home? Not click on anything on the internet? The truth is, there's no way to avoid it. Luckily, most sites these days warn their readers about major story lines, plot points, and the big pay off, what happens at the end of the movie.

However, what do you with random people walking the streets or friends posting what happens on Facebook?

That happened to me this past week. A friend posted a major reveal on one of my favorite shows: The Big Bang Theory. I must say, I was a bit pissed off. I would have loved to find out on my own and have enjoyed the moment of finding out. Instead? I was waiting for it during the entire episode. The show itself was great, but I was just waiting and waiting for it. When it happened, I already knew about it and it just wasn't that great of a moment.

Some things are only good the first time you see it. For example, if you know the secret of the movie, 'The Crying Game', then watching it again just doesn't have the same feeling the first time you saw it. I won't ruin it for you, but I heard more than a few times that people leaving the movie would blurt out the secret and ruined it for people waiting in line. I mean seriously, someone should take those people out back and shoot them.

So what did I do with a friend who posted the big reveal? Well, I let him know my displeasure and was seriously going to block him for a few days. In the end, I didn't, because while I'm sure he didn't mean it, he also got a few posts from other friends who thought it wasn't cool.

While I don't suggest you block your friends for such a minor offense, let him know what he did and hope he doesn't do it again in the future.

I also want to warn you about reading the comments section of articles. A lot of times, people's comments will giveaway the ending of a movie or show. That happened to me a few years ago, when I was reading the magazine's comment section and the comment itself gave away the ending of The Lord of the Rings Trilogy.

I know what you're thinking, 'What? You never read the 'Lord of the Rings' trilogy?' My answer? Yes, and I was really pissed off that the magazine's editors didn't put in a spoiler alert for the comments.

So has anyone ever ruined a movie for you? Or told you what's going to happen on your favorite tv show before you had a chance to watch it?

Do you have any ideas on how to avoid people spoiling a movie ending? Add your thoughts in the comment section.

How to pay less the next time you watch a movie at the theatre

So we all know these days that going to watch a movie at the theatre costs money. A lot of money.

They seem to be raising ticket prices all the time and with 3D and IMAX versions of the movie, you can be spending over $20 on a ticket.

While I have yet to watch a movie in 3D, I also don't feel the need to. Some movies are filmed with the express need to show off their '3D-ness'. Just take a look at any of the recent Resident Evil films. There's also a bullet, knife, or something flying 'at you'.

Either way, if your intention is to catch a 'specialized' version of the next summer blockbuster, you're going to be spending more money than you probably want to.

I'm going to try and save you money if your plans are to catch a normal '2D' movie. I see that I have some international readers, so I apologize if I can't help you too much, but I'm hoping there is something similar in your region of the world.

In the United States, we have wholesale clubs like Costco, Sam's Club, and BJ's where you can buy things in bulk and usually at a discount. I know some of these clubs are also available outside the US, so check to see if they offer what I'm going to suggest to save you some money the next time you go to the movies.

What am I suggesting? Buying movie tickets IN BULK! That's right! You can buy movie tickets in bulk (usually in packs of 2 or 10) and you can save a few bucks per ticket. Those extra bucks can then be used to buy some popcorn and soda.

I checked and out of the wholesale clubs I mentioned, it looks like Costco is the only club that offers actual tickets to movies. BJ's offers gift cards to buy tickets at the theatre, but what's the point if you still have to pay full price for the ticket?

Right now, you can buy a 10-pack of tickets to AMC Theatres for $84.99. That's about $8.49 per ticket and when you have to spend like $10-12 bucks for a movie that's a nice little savings over the long run.

Of course, Costco doesn't offer tickets to all companies that run theaters, but they do also offer tickets to Regal and Cinemark run theaters. You can click here to see the deal.

If you have a AAA membership, you can also buy discount movie tickets to AMC and Clearview theaters. Try this link here.

If you guys have any hints or know where you can score cheap tickets in your area, please add a comment below!

Amy's Baking Company - The worst restaurant in America?

So today's blog post will be short one because the video speaks for itself.

I have never seen a restaurant run this way, the owners act the way they act, and especially how they treat their employees and customers.

Let's just say, they probably won't be rated highly on Zagats. I actually want to visit this restaurant just to see how they act and see if the food is as bad as it sounds.

Poor Gordon. I really like him as a celebrity chef, but he didn't deserve this and I'm glad he left!

The 'chef/owner': Amy is clearly nuts and needs to be institutionalized. The 'host/waiter/owner' needs to know he's not a gangster and shouldn't be taking his wait staff's tips!

If you have just 40 minutes in your life to spare, you need to watch these two videos:

Part 1:

Part 2:

Enjoy!

Jack Bauer and '24' is coming back, but it should probably be like '12'

Jack Bauer is coming back to television! Of course, Jack never really left. Jack just became Martin in the television series 'Touch'. To be honest, I didn't watch his new show consistently. Why? Because I never knew when it was on. Fox never gave it a chance by promoting the show during the week. Another reason is because they never kept the show at a consistent time slot.

It was all over the place and I believe relegated to the Friday time slot which basically is the kiss of death. The only worst place for a network television show is to be shown on a Saturday (sorry Smash, you really sucked and deserved to be canceled).

So back to Jack Bauer and '24'. It was a great series for 9 seasons, but it did have some low points. The best part of the setup of the show is that it was only going to be 24 episodes. Each episode was an hour in the crazy life of Jack Bauer where he seemed to scream at everyone and anyone (I'm talking to you Chloe)!

He also had a magic cellphone! This was even before the iPhone existed! He was able to get floor plans to the nuclear facility sent to his phone even though he was in the basement of the building. Hell, I can barely get a single and I'm on the 6th floor of the building I work in!

Call Jack during a moment where he is surrounded by terrorists or enemy guards? Worried that his phone ringer might be on and alert them? Don't worry, it can be on full blast and no one can hear the phone ring but Jack.

Am I excited that Jack is back? Not really. Why? Because 24's concept of 24 episodes representing each hour is now going to be an 'event' series which translates into 12 episodes. What's going to happen to that countdown clock? Who knows? Am I going to watch? Probably just to see if it captures my interest.

DAMMIT CHLOE!!!

Tim Tebow - Will someone give him a chance?

What is wrong with this man? What has he done wrong that no NFL wants him? There's been a lot of talk about Tim Tebow. He's a polarizing figure because of his faith and because of the skills he seems to lack to play as a starting QB in the NFL.

Let's ignore his faith because it shouldn't make a difference. Its his skills as a player and especially at the position of quarterback that has been under the microscope. The first thing we know is that his mechanics (throwing motion, footwork, etc) is awful. Some say that it has improved with some additional coaching, but still, no one will give him a shot.

We all know what he has done in college. If you don't, here are his accomplishments. He's won the Heisman in 2007 and the BCS National Championship in 2008. His final year at Florida, he lead his team to a 13-1 record.

He finished his college career with over 9,000+ yards passing, 2900+ yards rushing, and 145 total TDs.

So what has he done on the pro level? After being drafted by the Denver Broncos, he started three games in his rookie year and came away with a 1-2 record. The team went 4-12 that same year so he was responsible for a quarter of their wins.

The following year, he took over a team that went 1-5 before their bye week led by Kyle Orton. What happened after that bye week? He lead the team to a 7-4 record and a wild card win vs the Pittsburgh Steelers.

What did the Executive Vice President of football operations, John Elway, do after that great season? He traded Tebow to the NY Jets. Elway couldn't get rid of him fast enough. Granted, he replaced Tebow with Peyton Manning, but his eagerness to rid himself of a popular player that led a team to the playoffs should be shameful.

I won't even get into how the NY Jets misused Tebow throughout the 2012 season. The Jets are a mess and how Rex Ryan still has a job is beyond me.

The Jets finally released Tebow after the NFL draft. Some write that was the last kick in the ass and insult to Tebow. Why? Because at this point, all the NFL teams have their drafted players and free agents in their training camps, leaving Tebow out in the cold.

So what happens now? Tebow is looking for a job. He's done nothing wrong in his pro career and everything right. He hasn't been arrested for drugs, drinking and driving, or beating his girlfriend/wife. I can't say that for other NFL players.

Here's hoping someone gives him a chance in the NFL at the QB position and show all his doubters and critics what they passed up.

You can take back Justin Bieber and One Direction, give me back the metal bands from the 80's!

I don't know if I'm getting old or what, but when I listen to music these days, it all sounds the same with no heart or feeling. That's not to say that there aren't any good artists making music, but there are artists out there like Justin Bieber and One Direction who I just don't get. It's all marketing.

When you need to depend on shows like 'American Idol', 'The Voice', and 'X-Factor' to help find the 'next biggest star!', you are in serious trouble!

So what is this rant about? It's about 80's music and specifically the heavy metal bands of its day. I grew up listening to heavy metal during my formidable early teen years and straight through the end of high school.

I was anti-'New Wave' music like Depeche Mode, The Smiths, Erasure, and R.E.M.. It was all about the big hair, long hair, leather jacket, and head banging to the music that was blasting out of our headphones.

If you were a heavy metal fan like me, the only place to see these videos again are on Youtube. Thanks to various posters, you can practically find any video of your favorite band as long as they made a music video for it. That's right, MUSIC VIDEOS! Don't even get me started on MTV!

While we all have our favorite bands, some more hardcore than others, here are a collection of my favorite 'metal' videos from the late 80's. Granted, you might consider them more 'Glam' metal, than some of the real hardcore stuff from bands like Slayer or Testament, but I was never really into those bands.

Listening and watching the music videos bring you back to an age where things were more innocent and not the crazy mess our world is in now. The songs delivered messages and that's something we should all listen to now before we all go nuclear in a different way:

Tesla - Love Song

Poison - Fallen Angel

Def Leppard - Pour Some Sugar on Me

White Lion - Wait

Great White - Once Bitten Twice Shy

Of course, there are a lot of bands that I haven't posted and tons of music videos that should be posted. I didn't include the obvious ones from bands like Guns 'N Roses, Cinderella, and of course Metallica.

I'll think about posting some more metal band videos in the future.

Leave a comment on which bands you think I should include and I'll post it in the future!