The Songs of Johnny Go

So, Rude Mechanicals and fans like: when you went to see JULIUS CAESAR* and the magnificent droidboy010101 came out as Pompey, was anybody else thinking of Peter Gabriel's "Shock the Monkey" music video?

I know Don was. Ironic that only he would have been able to understand why I nearly erupted in a creeped-out gigglefit.

Man, even with my deep-seated adoration for Peter Gabriel and that song in particular (guilty pleasure though it may be below his superior works), I have a soft spot for that video. Hey, it's about a guy being torn apart by his normal repressed civilized personality and a growing sinister alter ego, while images of a half-melted face are occasionally flashed. And he flips a coin. Twice.

Come on, man, it's all right there! What do you people want from me?



In movie news, let's say you're M. Night Shyamalan, former box office darling and now supposedly working his way to Ed Wood territory with HEY, WHA' HAPPEN'? or whatever it was called. You used to give so much of a damn what audiences and critics thought, that you abandoned your original plans for a trilogy after the failure of your sophomore effort, but now that neither you nor they give a shit anymore, what do you do?

I say he should do exactly what he's considering and finally make UNBREAKABLE 2 (and, ideally, 3 as well).

I haven't seen it since about six years ago, and after all the mixed opinions I've heard (just from the people who hate the "whattatweest!" alone), my own recollections and convictions have been weakened. In fact, it's hard to tell if whether IRON MAN and THE DARK KNIGHT will strengthen or hinder the film as viewed today.

But even if my feelings have changed and UNBREAKABLE really isn't perhaps still the greatest superhero movie ever made, I think finally going ahead and having David fight the "soldier villain" with a true and final confrontation with Mr. Glass would be the best goddamn thing Shyamalamadingdong could possibly do.

Well, once he's done with AVATAR: THE LAST AIRBENDER, based on a Nickelodeon cartoon that has absolutely no right being as excellent as it is. Shit, gotta throw that whole series on the Netflix queue as well!



*What, you haven't seen the Rude Mechanicals' JULIUS CAESAR yet?!! The last two performances are this weekend at my old stomping grounds, DCAC, go go go go!