James Cameron Can Suck It (3D part 3)

I thought I was done with this. I really did. I was ready to let go. Then, big Jimmy Cameron decided to open his big mouth. I have stated many times that 3D is best when it's used in a gimmick type way. Like you're at an amusement park attraction. However, someone disagrees with me. This is what Mr. Cameron had to say about Piranha 3D:

"I tend almost never to throw other films under the bus, but (Piranha 3D) is exactly an example of what we should not be doing in 3-D. Because it just cheapens the medium and reminds you of the bad 3-D horror films from the 70s and 80s, like Friday the 13th 3-D. When movies got to the bottom of the barrel of their creativity and at the last gasp of their financial lifespan, they did a 3-D version to get the last few drops of blood out of the turnip."

What a pompous ass clown. Seriously, I know he made the two highest grossing movies (highly borrowed and unoriginal), but that does not make him the authority on film. I honestly feel Avatar would be the same in 2D compared to 3D. 3D movies should not be Oscar bait.

3D Arguement Update

This is not a review of Piranha 3D, but the 3D aspect of it. So I saw Piranha 3D this past weekend. Wow. Just wow. This is how 3D should be used. Yes, I know it's post conversion, but the movie was always intended to be 3D. I don't remember why it was filmed in 2D, but you can tell they always meant for it to be a 3D product. The way things are thrown at the screen, or the way things are held at the camera, it was always 3D, just not filmed in it. They spent a lot of money to do the post conversion and they did it right. The majority of the movie had a 3D aspect to it. It wasn't only a few scenes converted, it was the whole movie. Anyway, like I said before, 3D should be gimmicky. It makes it fun, and gets the laughs. Horror movies are the best medium to have in 3D, in my opinion. There's nothing like having a boat motor shoved in your face or blood spurting out of the screen, or even having Elisabeth Shue hold her hand out to you. The cheesiness made this movie. The 3D helped quite a bit. I don't know if it would be as enjoyable on a home viewing, which is why 3D is not good. If you're interested in a fun, gory, nudity-filled flick, check out a matinee in theaters. The 3D is worth it for this particular movie.

Side Note: I am still not a fan of 3D movies. Let's get that clear. However, I wouldn't mind seeing one every now and then if it did it right, which is Piranha 3D. Saw is the next 3D movie coming out that I'm interested in (although I think I'm going to be dragged to Resident Evil) and I don't think the 3D will add anything to that movie. If there is a 2D, that is the version I'll see. I'm not picking to see any particular film because of 3D, it's the movie itself I want to see. If anything, 3D will make me wait for DVD on some movies.

Green Day Concert 8/23/2010

I saw Green Day last night at the DTE Music Theater in Clarkston, MI. They rocked the house. It was a fantastic show. They played a 3 hour set that included a lot of their old and new catalog. The set list was as follows:

Song of the Century
21st Century Breakdown
Know Your Enemy
East Jesus Nowhere
Holiday
Viva La Gloria
Give Me Novocain
Letterbomb
Are We the Waiting
St. Jimmy
Boulevard of Broken Dreams
Burnout
Geek Stink Breath
Going to Pasalacqua
2000 Light Years Away
Hitchin a Ride
When I Come Around
J.A.R.
Brief riffs of Iron Man, Rock n Roll, Eye of the Tiger, Sweet Child of Mine, Highway to Hell
Brain Stew
Jaded
Longview
Basket Case
She
King for a Day (included Shout, Hey Jude, and a few others)
21 Guns
Minority

Encore:
American Idiot
Jesus of Suburbia
Last Night on Earth
Wake Me Up When September Ends
Good Riddance

The show was a lot of fun. Billie brought a five year old up on stage for the "healing" during East Jesus Nowhere.

He brought a female audience member up on stage to sing Longview. She knew the words but not the greatest voice, so when he gave her his guitar, Billie said "Here, take this and learn how to play it instead." Everyone laughed.

BJ had quite a few good one-liners. When he brought the little boy up on stage for the healing, he was deciding on who to choose, he said:
"I need a child. You! How old are you? Five?! Are you a virgin?"
Kid shakes his head
"Do you know what that is?"
Kid shakes his head
"Well there's the internet... Get your ass up here"
After the healing, BJ asked if he could come over and watch TV after the show, the kid said no and Billie retorted with "Get your ass off my stage."

Tre, Jason White, Jason F, and Mike all took turns going through "Shout"

They had a dance party on stage during parts of Going to Pasalacqua and 2000 Light Years Away. They brought a bunch of fans up on stage. The women on stage were more or less molesting Billie while he was singing. One female kept taking the mic and talking into it. When security came and started ripping people off stage, she escaped their clutches and came back to sing more. They finally got her off stage. It wasn't a big tiff, but she was really annoying.

They engaged the crowd the whole time. When Mike did Shout, he jumped off stage and sang with the crowd. Toward the end of the show, Tre came out and got off stage and walked through the crowd.

The had pressure washers built into the stage that they brought out a few times to spray people.

DTE has chair seating down front so there was no mosh pit, but at the beginning of the show, Billie told everyone to come down and dance in the aisles. He said "Come on, who wants a closer seat, get your asses down here. Dance in the aisles! Man in the blue shirt... get the fuck out of the way."

This is the third time I've seen them in concert (I also saw the Warning Tour in 2001 and American Idiot Tour in 2004) I've never been disappointed and this lived up to the last two shows. This is the longest set I've seen them do and it was a fantastic show. I drove 2 hours to see it and it was worth every mile and every penny for the ticket.

I took a few pictures. They were taken from far away so they're not the best quality, but I got a few nice shots.