Mad Tunes

Do you watch Mad Men? If you answered "no", please stop reading.

Seriously, you're not going to get anything out of this.

Fine, but I warned you!

For those of you that do watch Mad Men, and maybe some that don't, you'd probably be able to recognize the iconic opening title sequence anywhere.

Here it is for those of you who don't watch it. Tsk.

According to a source (Wikipedia), it was inspired by Hitchcock.

His movie poster for Vertigo:

And the opening sequence for North by Northwest:

I think that one of the biggest reasons why the opening is so good is because of the music. The song is called "A Beautiful Mine" by RJD2, an American hip hop producer. It sets a mischievous tone, making us ask ourselves whether we are about to be hoodwinked a group of chain smoking, whiskey shlucking ad men.

You can listen to the full, unedited version of the song here if you'd like. If you play percussion, you'll definitely appreciate it!

A group of folks loved it so much, that they decided to cover the song themselves. When trying to think of lyrics for it, they realized that a famous melody could be sung over top of the music. So, they rounded up a bunch of talented musicians, a studio, and a full crew to do a full out production of this. It's really something else, so check it out.

Nat King Cole? Yes, please. Hot lady singer with pretty voice? Yup.

Watch Mad Men! Season 4 ended just a couple weeks ago, so now is a great time to catch up!

I told you so

I saw Jackass 3D tonight. I laughed, I cried, I peed a little and THEY pooped a lot.

Considering I went to the 10:30 pm show on a Sunday night, the turn out was crazy. I'm pretty sure every seat in the theatre was taken up. I went with about 10 of my good friends, all hoping for the best and boy we were not disappointed.

The ideal audience for movies like these are the ones who will laugh without restraint among his or her fellow man or woman. Luckily it was a great bunch and everyone was able to have a hearty laugh together.

Now yes, it is humour in its most primitive form, and if you ride your horse too high, you won't be able to enjoy it. But, if you like to step down once and a while and get your boots muddy, then please go watch it.

Jackass 3D. Cheap laughs and quick thrills. I recommend it.

(Disclaimer: There's not THAT many male genitalia and poop scenes, but the ones they have are funny/glorious/gross. I think the positives outweigh the negative)

On the other side of the fence...

The Man. The Legend.

Did everyone check out the season finale of Mad Men tonight?

It's always a pleasure to watch Don Draper get into his work and women, and this set up many things for next season. I'll try to talk about this without giving away any spoilers since a lot of people I know have PVR'd it or plan to stream it within the next few days.

1) His personal life seems good, but the move he just made is definitely going to interfere with his work life. I foresee many complications with Peggy.

2) Henry Francis is kind of cool. I hated him and Betty, but after what he said in this episode, I now have a bit of respect for him.

3) Sterling Cooper Draper Pryce seems like it's going to pick up again!

4) There was no strong cliffhanger at the end of it, which doesn't give me the antsy unsatisfied feeling you should get as you wait for the next season.

5) I hate Betty.

What did you think of the finale?