Its been a LLOONNNNGGGG time coming. But after a lenghty lay off, I'm happy to say this little piece of the internet I call "The Two Minute Drill" is back! Alot has happened since I last updated this blog. Lots of worlds events and such. It may take a while to get back into the groove of things, but bear with me and I'll make it worth your while. So once again join me and see whats inside..its what happens when boredom and creative writing collide!
World Series thoughts
Naturally I'm going to start off with something I am most familar with (not including Disneyland which I'll get to later). I'm talkin bout baseball of course.
So it came down to the Chicago White Sox and Houston Astros. Two teams built on strong pitching and solid defense. Houston, despite having arguably the best trio of starting pitchers going (Roger Clemens, Roy Oswalt and Andy Pettite) find themselves down 2 games to none after the first two games. Not to make excuses, but the White Sox were more than likely energized by playing in front of an electric crowd that hasnt seen a World Series played before them since 1959. That and yet another questionable call went their way in Game 2 which turned the momentum of the game in their favor. The next 3 games are being played in Houston and if you think the Chicago fans were crazy, wait til Houston fans get to expereince their FIRST EVER World Series game(s). While I would like the Astros to win their first title ever, I think they've got a huge task ahead of them. I want to say the White Sox will win it in 5, but you can never count out the Astros. Not after the year they had. Still, the White Sox have caught all the breaks so far. OK, here it is..My PREDICTION: White Sox in 6. If I'm wrong, I'll be right here to face the music.
Disneyland notes and news
Now, no update would be complete without a Disneyland update. Not a whole lot going on right now, but I'll see what I can dredge up. For starters, attendance continues to surpass all expectations @ Disneyland, thanks in large part to the ongoing 50th Anniversary celebration. The usual "off season" slowdown has not happened and Disneyland was actually forced to expand operating hours. October has brought with it a bit of a slowdown, but even weekdays are crowded. All this means is that the already busy Holiday Season is going to be nuts. For the record, there will be no new attractions or events scheduled for the holidays. The Christmas Parade will indeed be returning to Disneyland (After initially being banished to California Adventure) but the "Believe..in Holiday Magic" fireworks show will NOT.
Instead they will be running the regular "Remember, Dreams Come True" show and tacking on the snow effect at the end. However, public reaction to this may force them to change plans. They also will continue to run "Walt Disney's Parade of Dreams" during the holiday season so that parade route down Main St. USA is going to be super busy come December. I'm wondering how they're going to deal with the crowd control problems that will no doubt spring up during this time. If you've been in the hub area after the "Remember..." fireworks show you know just how JAMMED those walkways become. Add the extra crunch of people waiting for the snow and its going to get ugly out. If you're planning on visiting Disneyland during the holiday's, be prepared to deal with huge crowds and long lines for everything. Off record, TDA (Team Disney Anaheiem, the management at Disneyland) is expecting the largest crowds in recent history this Christmas season.
Box Office Report
Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson in "Doom"
1) Doom, $15.3 Mil: Yet another movie based on a video game. I think this movie may have been a little too late. I mean "Doom" was at its peak in the mid to late 90's. Now its sort of outdated, but I guess the game still has its fans. One interesting thing they did with this film was replicate the "First Person" view of the game for the shooting scenes. According to The Rock, they wanted to stay as true to the game as possible. Sometimes it works (Like in this film and the Mortal Kombat series) sometimes it doesnt (The disaster that was "House of the Dead" and "Super Mario Bros: The Movie). I dont see this movie hanging around for too long though.
2) Dreamer, $9.3 Mil: Family films usually do well in October because of the fact that every other movie that comes out is a slasher/gore fest. A good move putting this movie opposite "Doom". It gave the family set out there something fresh to choose.
3) Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were Rabbit, $8.7 Mil: See above. To that I'll also add that this has been a relatively strong franchise for years. Its no surprise its doing well.
4) The Fog, $7.3 Mil: Last weeks number 1 plummets 3 slots. It should take a bigger hit next week when "Saw II" opens and takes away alot of that horror movie crowd.
5) North Country, $6.4 Mil: The weeks other big opener didnt fare that well. Its being hyped as an Oscar contender, but so far its not much of a box office one. Lets see if word of mouth helps this one along.
OK, that will do it for now. Not a bad little way to start things back up I think. If you're new to the site, feel free to browse through the archives (Dating back to Dec 2004) and see my earlier work. Til the next time.
DQ
No comments:
Post a Comment