Two thumbs up.......(and a DP update)

Well, since we only played Temple this week, I feel that it wouldn't be a fair comparison to give the same level of in-depth analysis that I normally do. So, because of that I have decided to give you reviews of some of the movies that I have seen recently. There is also a crucial DP 2007 update at the bottom.

In the past month, I have been to the movies three times. That is probably the total number of movies I had seen in a theater the last three years combined. That's how much I wanted to check these out, instead of waiting for the DVDs like I normally do.

The first one was Saw 3. This is probably only interesting to someone who has seen the first two movies in this series. It was very good though. The guy who plays the serial killer Jigsaw is legitimately one of the creepiest guys on the planet. This guy would scare me if he was standing next to me at McD's ordering a Big Mac. This movie series is the prime reason I no longer do my laundry at night.

Next up was the Departed. I was very excited for this one because it was a picture from Martin Scorsese. I seemed to have missed the excitement regarding some of his previous works, such as Goodfellas, Casino, etc. I only came to appreciate those movies after watching them on TV many years later. So, this time I felt that I was getting in on the ground floor. After watching it, I definately see some Oscar nominations in their future. I can see Nicholson and DiCaprio getting actor nods, and the film itself getting a Best Picture award. I highly recommend going to see this if you already haven't.

Finally, just this past weekend I was able to get out and see the Borat movie. All I can say is that you should RUN, not walk and get out to see this movie. I can't remember laughing so much during a movie in my life. The movie is the cinematic equivalent of a car crash. You know what's going to happen and it's not going to be pretty, but you can't turn away. Same thing here. You can see the uncomfortable situation coming from a mile away, but you can't turn away from the screen. One of the great things about this movie is that I feel that the next 5 times I watch this movie I will pick up on different things that I missed before. Great movie. I highly recommend spending the 8 bucks to go see it.

Finally, I have a question about the format of the 2007 Death Pool. From early reports that I am getting, it sounds like quite a few people are interested in participating next year. My question is this: Do you like the format that I originally laid out, where each person can only be drafted once? My fear is that if a lot of people participate, then someone who doesn't make their picks until later might be left with a very weak pool to draw from. The other option is to go to a format similar to the "Sweet 16" pools that run during the NCAA tournament. In this format, there is no restriction on who you can pick. What happens is that you would rank your ten people from 10 to 1. The person who you felt was most likely to kick the bucket would be in the number 10 position, and so forth. The scoring would be the same (100 minus their age) but then multiplied by the position. So, an 80 year old person who you had at number 7 would be worth 140 points. [(100-80)*7]. This way we wouldn't have to worry about overlap, because multiple people can hold the same person on their list. However, the positioning would become critical. Two people might hold the same person, but one might have them at 10 and one at 3. Just let me know what you think. The more I think about it, I think that this makes more sense. But this is a Kevocracy so I will let everyone vote on it, and ultimately do whatever I damn well please. Thank you.

~The Management