Hancock and...Carlin?

..in what way the two names above related? None, whatsoever. Just some stuff that I got into recently: watched the Will Smith movie 'Hancock' and also been downloading George Carlin's comedy albums.

First off, Hancock. In short, it's good, very good...but not quite great. In the vicinity of greatness, flirting close to it...but kind of retreated into the comfort zone. Good performances by the leads (Smith, Theron and Bateman) carried through out the movie nicely. This movie answers the question, "what if Superman was a prick?" and you get Hancock - the down and out, seemingly uncaring, perpetually trouble-making drunk 'Superhero'. Don't call him 'asshole' though, lest you enjoyed being flung into the stratosphere. Entertaining flick, but I'm looking forward more to Hellboy II and Dark Knight. Saw the latest trailer for Quantum of Solace as well...Daniel Craig's Bond = Badass.

George Carlin was one of the best standup comedians in the United States, who passed away recently (on 22nd June 2008). I heard of his name and reputation, and also that he influenced many comedians (including my favs Lewis Black & Jerry Seinfeld) but prior to his passing, I've never check out his stuff...apart from his cameo in the movie 'Dogma'. So, in the past few weeks I've gotten some of his albums (downloaded six full albums to date) and I started with his most well known track, "Seven Words You Can't Say on Television". His jokes could be a bit crass at times, and he sometimes 'test' the audience by increasing the inappropriateness of his subject matter. As he grew older, his material gets darker & bleaker...yet still highly regarded for one who stayed active for 50 years performing standup. Thanks, Mr Carlin.

Possibly watching Hellboy 2 in this weekend..maybe get together with my 'clique' too. See you soon.