Movie Review: Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy

Today I am going to do a movie review of Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy. The movie is about a British intelligence agent who came out of retirement to help catch a Soviet Spy during the Cold War. I will warn you that there are no dogs in this movie so the humans have to carry the movie on their own. I thought this was a boring movie. George Smiley (played by Gary Oldman) mainly stood around looking out the window or sitting around smoking cigarettes. It would have been a great ad for a cigarette company if they had George occasionally tell the audience which brand he was smoking and how much he liked them. I'm sure this is probably a more realistic portrayal of what it is like to be a spy than most movies involving James Bond. I have often made fun of Bond jumping from rooftop to rooftop without ever as much as yelling in pain---which does not seem at all realistic. However, by the time this movie was over, I was hoping that someone would do some rooftop jumping just to put a little life into the movie. I'm guessing that the next movie this director plans to do involves showing a realistic factory assembly line so that he can capitalize on boring jobs. I give this movie 1 paw up which is about a 3 on the human movie scale of 1 being bad, and 10 being excellent. To be fair, I am not a big fan of spy movies so if you like most spy movies, you may like it better than I did. Personally, I would have been happier staying home and watching Snow Dogs--the greatest movie ever made!

Demon Flash Bandit (Movie Review: Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy)

Mad Men Over Cars 2

I went to see Cars 2 yesterday, and I'm sure everyone is waiting to see what a dog thinks of the movie. I did not think it was as good as the first one, but it was still an enjoyable movie. I do think that the lack of dogs does not help this movie, but it also had a lack of humans, which of course, did not do it any harm. The television show, Mad Men, is up for a bunch of Emmys. Is there an Emmy for the show with the most people smoking cigarettes on a television show? That is about the only Emmy this dog would give that show. Mommy bought the first season, and has not bothered to watch any more of it. I watched it with her and the first season was torture enough. At least the show proves that life in that time period was not as good as so many people seem to remember. One interesting fact about the humans is that they tend to remember the good things and not the bad things about the past. Believe me, I've heard humans who lived during the 1930's and 40's say that they were the "good old days". If you like soup lines, no money to live on, and a war, I guess those were your good old days, but most of us do not enjoy times like that. My guess is that what those people really miss if their puppyhood. It is someimes hard to grow up and be a big dog. However, I am still trying to understand why Mad Men would receive so many Emmy nominations. That is one reason Mommy bought it in the first place, and now she says she won't consider Emmys won when deciding which television shows to watch. I think that is a wise decision. I do want to say that when the family dog reached up and grabbed the neighbor's bird and the neighbor threatened to kill the dog, I like how the Mom handled that situation. Kudos for good writing for that part of the show.

Demon Flash Bandit (Discussing Entertainment)

Conspiracy Theory Involving Mickey Mouse

Today I read the story of a Pit Bull who was thrown into the garbage in Newark, New Jersey after being on the verge of starvation. His name is Patrick and he is currently under veterinary care. For those who are interested. there is a miracle page on Facebook for Patrick. The address of his page is:
http://www.facebook.com/ThePatrickMiracle/

I read that the fifth season of Mad Men is on hold over money issues. I know this show has won an Emmy. Other than the delightful scene in the first season when the lady shot the birds of the neighbor who threatened their dog, which was awesome, I'm not a major fan of the show. I think the show is financed by the tobacco companies because it seems to just have a bunch of humans constantly smoking cigarettes.

Speaking of entertainment, several actors have been cast in the HBO production of Game Change. Ed Harris has been chosen to play John McCain which I think would be better played (this is Jeff's opinion also) by the Crypt Keeper. Sure, the Crypt Keeper might be a bit too young looking for the part, but you have to go with the best you can get. Julianne Moore is going to play Satan Playin. Oh, sorry, that is Sarah Palin. Wait a minute, I think I spelled it right the first time. It is refreshing to see those actors playing the bad guys for a change. Okay, McCain isn't really that bad a guy, but who would want Satan taking over?

Now onto the most important part of the blog: the latest conspiracy theory which I came up with myself. I think Mickey Mouse is out to take over the world. I'm not the first to come up with this theory. It was exposed in a television documentary, Pinky and the Brain. Both were lab mice, and Brain was trying to take over the world in every episode. This is based on Mickey Mouse, but the creator of it did not want to get sued by Disney so he didn't use the actual mouse who is making the plans for world domination. Mickey started his theme parks just so he could make lots of money to finance his world takeover. Just look at how he treats dogs. We aren't allowed in his part because he knows we would see through his plans and warn the humans. He does allow 2 dogs, and this is the scariest part. Pluto, the smart dog can't talk, but Goofy, the stupid dog can. You know he probably had some surgery done to Pluto to keep him from talking so that he can't warn the humans about Mickey's evil plans. It is also why Mickey has such big ears--so he can listen to anyone who might be divulging his plans. Speaking of big ears, if Mickey hears someone speaking the truth about him, he sends Dumbo to fly over and leave a "bird type bomb" on the person. I don't have to tell you that a bomb left by an elephant is even worse than one dropped by a bird. Next time you buy that innocent stuffed Mickey Mouse for a small child, just remember, there is no telling what Mickey has put into the toy--listening devices, mind control devices, etc. Buy one at your own risk. You have been warned by Demon Flash Bandit so you know better than to take needless risks.

Demon Flash Bandit (Dog Who Can't Be Fooled by Mice)