After a taxi ride listening to various LP, LP/Jay Z and Fort Minor songs (all have Mike Shinoda in common), I was thinking about the two DVDs. Live in Texas (LiT) has been with me in Prague and in Beijing, and watched multiple times in both countries. Milton Keynes (MK) is relatively new, I got it when I was Stateside back in January.
Besides venues, the main difference between the two DVDs is material. LiT was released in 2003, so only had material from Hybrid Theory and Meteora. MK was released in 2008, so had material from the first two major albums, plus Minutes to Midnight and their collaboration with Jay Z Collision Course. If I have to choose, I prefer LiT. The performances seem to be more energetic, plus the camerawork was better. Also, I found the sound to be clearer.
This isn't to say I don't like the MK DVD, I do. Especially because it has the Minutes to Midnight songs and a short bit with Jay Z, it's just I find LiT to be the superior DVD.
The whole title was supposed to be: Paris Hilton kicks the bucket and Liam Neeson kicks booty (and Leverage is just plain awesome) but it didn't all fit.
House of Wax was the worst money I'd spent on a DVD in a long time. I wasn't expecting it to be anything wonderful, but I was surprised by how absolutely awful it was. I fast-forwarded through most of it, especially after Jared Padelecki's characters dies. But I stopped when Paris Hilton's character got speared through the head. That was enjoyable, since the rest of the movie was a waste of time.
The next movie I watched was Taken. It was a good enough action movie, but Liam Neeson definitely rocked hard. He's such a hot Irish guy, and he's aged well (just like Pierce Brosnan). It's a different role for him, this kind of action movie. I was pleasantly surprised. He does a good action hero. He could rescue me anyday.
And speaking of someone who could rescue me anyday... Christian Kane from Leverage. He plays Eliot Spencer- retrieval specialist. There isn't much known about his character, besides the fact that Eliot liberated Croatia, has been to Belgrade, cooks, plays chess and doesn't like guns. I like the fact that he plays a badass, has long hair, wears glasses sometimes (he should wear them more) and isn't a slimy bad guy like Lindsey (his character from Angel) was at times.
And to think I didn't waste my entire weekend- I did *finally* go to the YongHeGong Lama Temple and the Confucious Temple yesterday and today I ended up in Sanlitun and found a place to get a decent burger. And next weekend- Chengdu.
I've been following this story since I'm quite the Liam Neeson fan. When I first heard about the skiing accident, I had a feeling it was going to be bad. Living near a major ski area (I've been living near Vermont's Killington for a couple years now), I've heard the tragic stories about the accidents that can happen. Skiing isn't an inherently safe sport, but there are ways to limit the risk. Would a helmet have saved her life? I couldn't tell you. I'm not a brain expert.
I just know what I've learned from skiing. Both my parents wear helmets when they ski, but none of us have had a skiing accident that involved a head injury. I'm lucky, the worst I got were pulled muscles. My mom's done her knees in before, but that's the most serious of them.
In the end, the tragedy remains. The world lost a talented actress and one of its beautiful women. My heart goes out to her family and friends. She will be missed.
