Jane made the mistake of asking me what I wanted for my birthday. So, we ended up eating at "The Old Spaghetti Factory", where, when I failed to order dessert I received a sparkler in my coffee. I was a sucker for that veal parmigiana when I was a kid...I have to admit that it's not quite the culinary masterpiece I remembered. All this, and 7 hours of movies...

The 300 (in Imax!) Wow! Jane liked the abs of steel, I loved the whole beautiful computer generated design of this film. Definitely worth seeing at the theatre... and a must in Imax if you can. What could have been a terribly silly testosterone fueled bloodfest was actually a rather beautiful, testosterone fueled blood-fest...I think that everyone should dash out and buy Frank Miller comics to remind themselves how beautiful they are before they start giving "The 300" director too much credit. Still, it was a well directed, gorgeously gory "history" lesson. Note to self: visit a gym once or twice...that or work only with computer generated abs. On the "I knew him when front"... our "A Dog's Breakfast" composer Tim Williams orchestrated "The 300" and so I imagine won't be returning my phone calls any more.

As an added bonus for the highly taxed Hewlett ego, the lad (everyone is younger now) taking our tickets (who had been told by his friends that "The 300" was "too scary for him") immediately recognized me...as a dead-ringer for Robin Williams...He really felt that I should be putting this God given Robin Williams-looking gift to some kind of good use, but he couldn't quite figure out how. Wouldn't have been my first choice, but then again Mr. Williams has done very well for himself, and Jane got a good long, loud laugh out of it.

"Grindhouse" - First up in this double bill was "Planet Terror". I've been keeping an eye on the director, Robert Rodriguez , since his "El Mariachi" days. And his "Rebel Without A Crew" book was an inspiration to getting "A Dog's Breakfast" made. In a complete non-sequiter I want to say that if you watch "Flip this House" on HGTV, like Jane and I do constantly, there's a house flipping guy from Texas that we actually refer to as "Robert Rodriguez"...and I have no idea why that would be of any interest at all to anyone. It kind of makes me want to go to Texas...though I'm not sure I'm quite "manly" enough for all that Texas-tough talk. Any-way...As a guy who loves terrible old-fashioned zombie blood-fests I was terribly impressed. Non-stop, terrific-looking action sequences ( He did a gorgeous job of making the whole thing look old and grungy too!) and some very funny writing. The faux trailers were hilarious (Tim Williams also scored the Rob Zombie trailer as well...don't you know... talented bastard!) . The scariest part for me was the evil glee I experienced at the Bruce Willis "send-up" that started the film. This thing was ridiculously funny! It had Bruce leaping off airborne jet-fighters and these crazy-expensive-looking over-the-top crash-and-burn sequences. And the dialogue! The lines were some of the greatest hokey Hollywood dialogue I've ever heard! Genius! The only problem is it was the legitimate trailer for the next Die Hard Movie! Oh dear! Maybe I don't want to be Bruce Willis when I grow up...no, I do. The only real (potential) downer for this perfect day (Thank you Jane!) was the Quentin Tarantino portion of the film. "Deathproof" was just awful! Worse than that, it was awfully boring! I just don't know what he was trying to do! Maybe he forgot to see what Rodriguez was up to with his half of the movie? It was like guzzling down pot of coffee and then, fully amp'ed, being forced to sit through some God-awful student film. Even "Big Trouble in Little China", "Escape from New York", Kurt "The Thing" Russell coun't save this wet Tarantino noodle. The "action" was so badly directed, and came after such mind-numbingly dull, self-indulgent dialogue scenes, that I felt I could have walked away better satisfied from an episode of CHiPs. He did achieve one cinematic feat that I hope will never be repeated...making Rosario Dawson bland and un-attractive....how is that even possible?!

So to sum it up...Jane is the hottest, coolest fiancee on the face of the planet (I mean, who else would give me an air compressor powered trio of nail guns and spend the day in a sticky movie theatre watching movie-nerd movies!) I blame Quentin Tarantino for trying to ruin my birthday. And if anyone is having any trouble getting Robin Williams for a film, I am wildly available (actually only on weekends now because of Atlantis...but honestly, I'm flexible) that and I'm 21, which is wierd, because apparently, so is my father ;-)

Un-dead-zombie-gore and Love to you all!

D!

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Birthday Written by stargateSG147 on 2007-05-12 18:13:07 Never got to wish you a happy birthday, but Happy Belated Birthday!!    Guess what?  Your birthday is the same as mine... April 18th!  When I found that out, I was excited... lol.  Wanna know who else shares our birthday?  David Tennant.... the new Dr. Who and they guy you said you were jealous of.    I love the interview you did in the podcast!  (Stargate Information Archive.... Interview with David Hewlett parts 1 & 2)    Rock on, pregnant salmon!

happy belated... Written by AkimaDoll on 2007-05-10 23:11:55 I know I'm really late with this, but: haha, I forgot your birthday was close to mine. So it was your 21'st too, eh? SWEET!    I agree with you about 300: It was two hours of awesomeness (is that eve a word? guess it is now!), and being able to oogle lots of really ripped nearly-naked men was definitely a plus I bow down before the genius that is Frank Miller.

This cracks me up Written by horsenbuggy on 2007-05-10 22:23:16 Forgive me if this has already been said...    I only recently found your blog. I don't have a sound card, or rather it's not working, in this machine. (What's that saying about a shoemaker's kids never having shoes?) Anyway, as I watched the "silent" preview for your movie I was struck by how much you resembled Tarantino in the scene where you're kung-fu fighting that thing hanging from the tree. I've never noticed the resemblance before. (But perhaps others have...)    So I just read this entry where you talk about Tarantino but explain that someone said you look like Robin Williams...it's just all so eerie.    It's also a little disconcerting that I was wondering if you use Twitter and - duhn duhn duhn - you blog about your new Twitter obsession. (I'm willing to bet that you listen to the CNET podcasts and so it's not a coincidence that you and I decided to join Twitter around the same time. If you don't listen to the CNET podcasts, you should. They're geeky AND one of the hosts is a Stargate fan.)    Let's see, for your next post I predict that you will talk about ... a wacky dream you had where you ran into Tom Wopat at a thrift store and how you two decided to "do lunch" but when you left the store you were suddenly on a water flume ride and boy was it fun! :-)

Written by Captain Peregrine on 2007-05-08 12:28:14 Happy VERY belated birthday and congrats on being 21! :D I turn the big two-one in a month. So close...

Kurt Russell?? Written by Neko_Jin_of_Catastrophe on 2007-05-07 20:51:15 In your list of Kurt Russell movies, I'm surprised you didn't name "Stargate"...HELLO. Haha...     And about all the scary people living in Dallas or Waco? I'm weird and nerdy...not scary. Thanks.    Oh yeah, and Happy Be-Lated Birthday! I just joined today, so am a bit behind.

Written by Ĺngie on 2007-05-03 17:01:46 Happy be-lated birthday David! I am intentionally avoiding 300 specifically due to the abs. I find them just plain creepy. Are you sure they're not CG too?

I am late but... Written by iolanda on 2007-05-03 13:30:43 Happy Birthday!

Comp-generated Abs? Written by GoGlowy on 2007-05-03 02:11:58 Everyone should get a set. I ordered mine on Ebay.    Happy Belated Birfday David!

Written by CaperGirl on 2007-05-01 19:18:56 I loved 300 and the first half of Grindhouse too! I've been told I'm a bit on the morbid side. Like my favorite part in Meet Joe Black is when Brad Pitt's character gets hit by a car and gets bounced around a bit. And in Titanic, when the boat cracks in half and it flips in the air, and some people fall down and hit the guard rail on the way down and twirl around, I like that bit too. Weird, I know, but it's my kind of entertainement! I like these gruesome bits, yet I look like an innocent little girl, meh! Looks can be deceiving, hehe.    300 was very pretty visually, and I thought the storyline was great too, And don't forget, Frank Miller has said that his comics(and movie) were never meant to be historically accurate, and I never worried that it would be. You'd be missing a visually stunning movie if you refuse to watch it because it's not historically accurate. Plus I think it'll get people more interested in learning more about the real Spartans too.    And the first part of Grindhouse, wow! Although I thought it could use a little bit more violence, not nearly enough blood, guts, and puking, lol. I too thought the second movie was a little too 'dialogue-y' for my taste, but you gotta admit, that half hour long car chase scene was pretty amazing! And, frig, Kurt Russell screaming like a little girl, too funny!    And David, I was speaking to my boyfriend about how people are comparing you to Quentin and we've agreed that you look like him in the sense that you both have big heads and have a receding hairline, lol! But don't take this personally, we think you're awesome, hehe, it's just our sense of humor.

Happy Birthday! Nail Guns... Written by sclairef99 on 2007-05-01 15:06:59 Well, it seems that you and my hubs share an obsession for the trio of nail guns. He volunteered to do the moulding in the house just so he could get his own compressor and trio of nail guns. He was so happy and testostrone loaded for so long... Have fun but make sure Jane know the fastest way to the emergency room..   S

Happy Belated Birthday Written by HelmutDarling on 2007-05-01 05:56:47 You obviously had a good one     You liked 300??? Seriously?!?!?! For the abs and the coloring and the blood?     What about the historical non-accuracy, the hokey dialogues, the celebration of a military dictatorship (Sparta) as the defenders of "freedom", the pathetic storytelling? You mean the story is not important as long as the wrapping's pretty and gory enough?    Wow. Having second thoughts about ADB now. Pity.

Happy Birthday...belatedly Written by Ellex on 2007-05-01 02:10:18 Many happy returns and all that jazz, and I happen to know that quite a bit of moolah has been raised for Doctors Without Borders by your loving and rabid fans in honor of your turning 21.    Sounds like you had a great birthday...hope the next one (and I assume you'll be turning 21 again?) is just as good. Only without the Tarantino bits. Next year just rent 'Big Trouble in Little China' instead - you can't go wrong with a classic!

Written by San5000 on 2007-04-27 15:30:47 Glad you had an almost great day on your birthday - shakes fist at Tarantino! - and WOW! We are the same age! I was 21 this year too...and last year...and the year before that...and...     Not seen either of those films...YET...but I do plan to see them, especially the Rodriguez portion for Michael Biehn (another fave actor) and for the ZOMBIES! YAAY!! Is it tongue in cheek like Shaun of the Dead?

Happy belated birthday Written by Mindelynn on 2007-04-26 07:51:35 Glad you had a great birthday!   Texans aren't scary - screen in Dallas and you can find out!   Best Tex Mex and BBQ around!

Glad you had an almost 100% day Written by watcher652 on 2007-04-25 22:17:27 Happy belated birthday, David!    I'm on holiday and internet-less (shades of your power outage last year). I just found a free wifi site and was happy to see this new entry (checking on you before checking my own email!) Thanks for not posting a slew of blog entries while I wasn't able to read them.    Robin Williams? That's the first time I've heard that comparison. If I had a nickel for the number of people who say you look like Tarantino... Too bad about his half of "Grindhouse". I've read good things about the Rodriguez half of the movie and I don't think I've seen a negative review of "300" although I'm sure one exists somewhere.    Enjoy the nail guns, but be careful! Safety googles, please. Are you taking before and after photos?

Written by Love4Carson on 2007-04-25 21:11:25 Good to hear you had a great birthday up to the point were you saw the Tarantino movie. I guess i'll wait unitl that movie comes to my job and i'll get it for free( sorry rent it for free) it's good to work at a video rental place. anyway it's good news to hear your official 21 enjoy being able to legaly drink ( because I still have to do it illegaly

Woah. Texas for the Win! Written by allison on 2007-04-25 20:37:43 See how many people live in Texas? Missing a huge screening marketing opportunity here ;D And I'm sure RR or QT would come to it if they mysteriously found a big stack of the flier on their doorsteps ^^;. Plus, it's the only place to get decent mexican food (besides new mexico or arizona, but that means you'd have to drive past El Paso...) XD.    Sorry, windshieldbug, but I have major killer classes and have no life at the moment :P And my version of getting a drink is much like Sergeant Angel's -ha ha-. But you are right; Houston and Dallas are much more...interesting to drive in.

Live Free Or Die Hard, D! Written by krysalys on 2007-04-25 20:14:23 *snickersnort*  And just to let you know that I've been listening to you (do you have any idea how many women actually listen to what you have to say?! You should be frightened), I participated in the British MSF/DWB auction that concluded on your birthday.    Happy "21st", BTW. I guess that makes me an old fart compared to you at my decrepit age of 34?     I'm thrilled you had a wonderful birthday, despite that ickle Tarantino and his evil ways. Hugs to Jane and Mars, as well!  -----}-@  Kris

21ST BUDDY!!!!! Written by teknikal ninja!! on 2007-04-25 18:15:48 i was 21 in november(the day of the L.A screening) ..thats makes me older than you!!!!*mwahahaha*i was talking to one of the instructors at a course who thought i was 18..   how dare Quentin(hes now so boring )Tarantino(i loved his take on csi) ruin your birthday!!! angry lynch mob to his location in 5..4..3..2..1..   glad you enjoyed your BDay..Go Jane!!!!!

Written by zhaLan on 2007-04-25 16:27:40 Happy belated birthday :D    300 was reallyyyy good. A friend of mine who started to do some movies of his own (he thinks of himself as a professional now :P) thought those cuts would have been great...whatever that means. I mostly liked the heroism displayed by the spartans and the men in diapers     What is it with "older" people. Every birthday my mom is getting younger and younger right now she´s even a year younger than me :P Made us hang a huge flag out on her birthday so everybody would know her real age. Though it took us some time to find out     cheerio

Written by wordplay on 2007-04-25 16:07:51 Urgh, I had this all written out and was hit by a server bobble. You get the more hasty, less clever version now.    Still haven't seen 300 because we've been on a grown-up movie kick - but the last four films I saw featured themes of immigration, apocalypse, parental death and loss of innocence, and the Stasi. Oh, and there was a Kubrick retrospective with '2001' in there, too, and who knows what that film's about. I'd forgotten how trippy that ending was. Anyway, rippled abs for the win.    Here's one of my random Robert Rodriguez stories: 7 or 8 years ago when I was still living in Austin I ran into him and QT in line at the Starbucks in a Barnes & Noble. We stood around and whined about how big business was driving all the weird right out of Austin while we waited for our frappucinos. And QT got whipped cream on his nose, which sort of reinforced the film geek bit of him in my head and ruined any artsy badass thing for me pretty much forever.     Sounds like it was a nice day; happy birthday!

for he's a jolly good fellow? Written by AylaMc on 2007-04-25 12:04:48 Ooooh, power tools!!! That's exciting. My mum and I build stuff together, and power tools are always fun.    Can't say I've seen either. I'd like to see 300, and will eventually, I'm sure, but Grindhouse isn't quite my bag of tea. I'm glad you enjoyed half of it, at least, though!    I hope you got a lot of pinches (all 21, I'm sure) and were properly embarassed on set, :D    Take care!

Well... Written by SomeCallMeLaz on 2007-04-25 08:06:14 300 was ok but not one I'd want to watch again and again. I thought it was the bastard love child of Gladiator and Sin City. I see the Tarantino in you, but not the Robin Williams. Like Jane though I would have laughed and laughed and laughed...    The nail guns worry me. Not just in a "what was she thinking?" kind of way but there's a lot of dangerous ones on the market. Good ones can't be used as props in Casino Royal or Leathal Weapon 2 because they won't fire without the nose pressed against the timber. (Or person!) I'm not sure if I could persuade any of our sales reps to go to North america to give you the safety talk/demontration, but I'll try.

Love the Site / Matthew Perry Look-a-lik Written by candicemg on 2007-04-25 03:44:20 Hi - I was thinking about your Robin Williams story and remembered that my mom thinks you look like Matthew Perry. That had not crossed my mind before but I can sort of see it. I must say, that I have been looking at various sites and they have all been problematic, so I just wanted to say that I love this site: It is so organized and I love that the videos just play hassel free! Thanks so much for your blog blurbs!  So, did you have any cake? What are the powertools for?  Too-roo, CandiceG

No brainer. Written by nunshavingfun on 2007-04-25 02:18:59 When I went to the premiere of A Dog's Breakfast I had some lady ask me if you were Quentin Tarentino, so I guess he tried to rain on your premiere as well as your birthday.    Werewolf Women of the SS needs to be a real movie. That trailer is my hero.    Death Proof was super boring, Kurt Russell probably made it worse, but at least it had a T.Rex song in it. Quentin Tarentino has excellent musical taste despite his need to made a boring car death movie. How in the world do you make car violence boring?

Written by Bek78 on 2007-04-25 01:09:27 hey I'm 21 too!...er.. but the 78 at the end of my screen name begs to differ......   I guess 1986 must have been quite a busy year for midwives.    Sorry to hear about the Tarantino boredom... other than that, Jane sure knows how to treat you. An air compressor trio of nail guns? What the hell are you going to do with... no I don't want to know.    Hope you enjoyed your birthday, Robin. Guess that means quite a mean pay rise then?

Written by vecturist on 2007-04-25 00:21:07 Sounds like you had a good birthday. I had to laugh at your comment about drinking here in the 'States - when underage we used to head cross the border to drink in Canada (which probably isn't as exciting as heading to Mexico) - besides you guys have better beer - except QV!  Texas was an interesting place the 5 years I lived there, although sometimes I think it counts as a foreign country.

Written by psychofilly on 2007-04-24 23:56:10 Gotta dissagree with you on Grindhouse. I loved both sections. I think the movie would have been better served flipped, but Tarrantino directed a heck of a half. It was a little too "talky" in places, and I'll admit I kept waiting for a twist that never came, but this was a homage to simpler more straightforward time, and it was only fitting that it was a simple and straightforward movie. Plus you can't argue with muscle cars and girl power. Tarrantino took Joss Whedon's "honorary feminist" tee-shirt and pwned him with it. Zoe Bell was an absolute gem, the music as always was lush, and as a Texan (Houstonian) I was happy to see some local(ish) flavor in a mainstream film.     300 also rocked.     I'm glad you had an enjoyable birthday.

D-tale's details Written by Aten on 2007-04-24 23:18:35 Wait...aren't zombies undead by default?    *smacks self* Sorry. I'm stuck in a strange mindset and have been for quite some time. I'm done with travelling, so my level of agitation should be dropping soon.    I'll admit to idle curiosity about 300, but about the CG aspect, as well. I was never one for THAT look...    Air compressor nail guns? THREE air compressor nail guns?! Everybody duck! Oh wait...NO PUN INTENDED!

Allison Written by windshieldbug on 2007-04-24 23:14:46 Hey girl! There's nothing wrong with us WACKO WACO folks...we drive better'n them Dallas and Houston people.     Want to get together for a drink the first week of May??

Texas & Birthdays Written by windshieldbug on 2007-04-24 23:12:48 I'm going to Texas next week! YAY! You should come visit Allison and I there. Hmmm...we'd go tell "Robert Rodriguez" in person.    Texans are tough-talkers....but we're sweet as apple pie! Happy 21st (again) birthday! I'm 21 with a few years experience.

Birthdays? Written by OatmealFairy on 2007-04-24 22:46:06 You lied to me! You said you were 21 on March 1st! This makes me older than you, now. How depressing.

Written by Linz on 2007-04-24 22:44:29 Jane gave you nail guns?! I'm jealous! hehe, that is very awesome!     Happy belated 21st (belated in more than one way )

Written by crownglass39 on 2007-04-24 22:27:15 Happy 147th birthday in dog years! Adjusted, of course, for the Hewlett method of aging.

[B]Texas...[/B] Written by allison on 2007-04-24 21:42:31 No no, you really want to come to Texas. Better yet, come down to Austin and tell Robert Rodriguez in person how much you liked the movie. Who knows, he might just have to put you in his next movie ;D  ...and make sure you bring along 'A.D.B.' with you as there's a huge group of people asking me weekly whether it'll ever make it here ;D    Just remember, not everyone has a gun under their car seat, but I wouldn't go postal at someone during rush hour :P My cousin had never been to Texas before and when he finally arrived (he drove), he was pretty rattled. "What's wrong?" I asked. He gave me a wide-eyed, panicked stare and said, "Well, I was fine until I started passing all of those alarming 'Don't Mess With Texas' signs." Apparently, he mistook our anti-littering ad campaign as some sort of gun-toting threat ;D It's never dull though, I'll admit to that. Plus, all the scary people live in Dallas or Waco *snuggles deeper into Austin-shaped oasis* XD

Written by PB_Gal on 2007-04-24 19:29:11 Sounds like you (almost) had a perfect day.    FYI though, I've had people say that you remind them of Tarantino hmm... might not be such a good thing now ...

Written by grarr_enhanced on 2007-04-24 19:15:32 I'm 22. Yay! I'm older than you! xD    Here, I wrote you something funny to say. If you say it outloud just slow enough that you say all the words and don't skip any, and say it as snarky as you can... Most people won't get it and think you really are some sort of genius ^_^    "The only way to cure a case of rectal-cranial inversion, is an extraction procedure involving the seperation of your cerebral cortex from your gluteous maximus."

Written by MdGateFan on 2007-04-24 17:06:23 I am glad to hear you had a good birthday. It sounds like you had a great time in spite of Tarantino best (or would that be worst) efforts.     And try not to drink to much now that you are legally able. And good work on getting to be the same age as your father.

Written by sueKay on 2007-04-24 15:57:21 Sounds like you had a great time! :D    Horror's not my favourite genre (I only watch Sci Fi lol!) but I'm a history geek, so I will have to try and see 300!     I'm afraid I didn't manage to donate to DWB this year, but I have done in the past. My mum used to have a standing order for DWB, and I'm thinking of doing the same sometime soon

Written by sammy on 2007-04-24 15:31:51 Glad you enjoyed your birthday! and hope you enjoyed all the chocolate at joe mallozzi's. he's got a pic of you grabbing chocolate on his blog!    nail gun????  should we just run now? ooh better yet! take it to the set and see if it works on the wraith!!!!    enjoy the rest of the month and continue tormenting joe at work!    love to all three of you!  sammy x

Written by mckayfan1 on 2007-04-24 13:58:12 I have all ways thought you look a bit like Quentin Tarantino.

POWER TOOLS? ROBIN WILLIAMS? Written by crazy4dh on 2007-04-24 12:50:26 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pi2t58CRmbU  Jane definitely got an eye full, but then she gets to see you everyday and you may not have rock hard abs, but you hot anyways. Much better than Robin Williams.     I don't watch Flip This House often, but I'd watch it if you were there. Grindhouse - sorry not even with you. I don't do gory movies. My son calls me yellow.    Power Tools - me thinks Tim the Tool Man. Please don't nail anything that shouldn't be nailed. I'd hate for the producers to have to incorporate self inflicted wounds into Atlantis episodes.    Glad you had a Happy Birthday and that you didn't eat too much chocolate (is that possible?) at Joe M.'s chocolate party.

Written by darklock on 2007-04-24 12:36:26 Robin Williams? Okay, no. You are far more refined. Happy 21st. My daughter 'Mer just turned 21. You're in good company.

300 was... Written by whovian on 2007-04-24 12:30:58 OKay... I have really seen worse movies than this. But it's not my all-time favorite. The matrix-style flying chopped heads were a little much for me. But I thought the six pack abs were funny. The movie did a good job of making the bad guys really, really, really bad. And I loved some of the lines. I didn't expect to laugh out loud but I did.    My husband and I got carded and almost didn't get to see the movie! We go to a theater that has a 21 and over section that is actually worth the price. The popcorn is free, there is a full bar, and the seats are much bigger and comfy. They are almost like easy chairs. Anyway, I guess the ticket guy thought we looked under 21. My husband was furious (he's 34 and I'm 35) and almost didn't show his ID. He was insulted. But I thought it was funny.    So, I guess the morale of the story is, if you're in the Tampa area and want to spend 7 hours in the theater in comfort AND have people actually ACCUSE you of being 21, I know just the place.

Written by nanook660 on 2007-04-24 11:58:51 Glad you had a super birthday. Oh oh you and power tools should we all start running now LOL. Ahhhh yes the Old Spagetti Factory. I remember going to the one in Downtown Toronto as a kid. And yes the veal parmagein is awesome. And I remember the desserts. Mind you as a kid Dessert was the hi-light.    Have not seen 300 yet but after hearing your review I may have to check that one out.     HA HA Chips, I remember that show And I am a year and a half older than you.    But hey you are still a young pup in my eyes.    Peace and Hugs    Fran

Power tools??? Written by 11nine73 on 2007-04-24 11:29:21 OMG RUN!!! Jane is a very, very brave woman     I shall add to the comment of "Robin Williams wtf?" because you really don't look like him. Although, you know, if one has very bad eyesight and it's a bit dark...    Oh and by the way? The whole "21" thing falls apart at the mention of CHiPS. I remember that and I'm five years younger than you.    Seriously though, I'm glad you enjoyed your special day but do me a favour? Be very careful with that nail gun. I do like seeing you on-screen but that does NOT include a showing of Trama, k?    Peace, love and plasters,  Helen x    PS: least your dad's a doctor...

You looked not older .... Written by Amy_McKay on 2007-04-24 11:17:50 than 21 *rofl*   Here in Germany you can drink alcohol from age 18   Sounds you had a funny birthday! Seven hours of movie Coooool!!

Written by bethynyc on 2007-04-24 10:54:08 Heh. You don't look anything like Robin Williams. For one thing, I wouldn't studiously ignore you in line in the Borders Columbus Circle. Plus, way cuter!    Glad you enjoyed your birthday! Remember to celebrate for the rest of the month!

Movie marathon!!!!! Written by zwild1 on 2007-04-24 10:22:23 Wow, 7 hours of movies!!!! We have yet to see "300" and as for the double-feature, I think we can skip that. I don't really go for the terror movies, however my son loves them. As for Texas, it's not so scary. My husband is from Texas and we go down there all the time to visit his family. Sounds like you are ready to buy some cheap real estate and "Flip that House". We watch that show too and in fact a friend and I have talked about doing that. Anyway, glad you had a great day!

Written by shelsfc on 2007-04-24 10:22:19 Glad you had a good birthday, despite Tarantino!! :D

300! Written by myrddin on 2007-04-24 10:21:46 So big 21? You're younger than me xD   Hehehe I've been trying to "happily force" my friends to go and see 300. But since "Apocalypto", it's been hard convincing them to go and see "scary gore" movies with me.  Plus seeing them in french... it really sux! (yes dubbing in france, what's up with french people? xD I fight to go see them in English!!)    And well is nice to know someone who knows Robert Rodriguez and "El Mariachi", and doesnt imidiatly thing about Antonio Banderas.    Nice to know you had a great Bday and well, again congratulations!!!    XoXo

Written by Sarah1983 on 2007-04-24 10:13:04 Happy belated birthday David.  glad you had a good time.Not really a blood and gore movie fan myself.  so 21 hey? I remember turning 21.........well it was only 2 years ago so I should do!   now you are legal though don't get to drunk, wouldn't look good on set me thinks!   also I think you are way better looking than Robin Williams! nowhere near as hairy I suspect   Sarah xx

Written by omglawdork on 2007-04-24 09:48:55 Happy belated birthday!    Sounds like you had a very DIY-movie weekend, between 300 and Planet Terror. I live in Austin, and Robert Rodriguez is definitely our beloved golden boy around here. I loved Planet Terror, in all of its campy, cheesy glory. I didn't mind Deathproof as much as you, but that's probably because I love Zoe Bell and enjoyed seeing all the bits filmed here in town.    As far as visiting Texas, you definitely should. Robert Rodriguez lives near Austin, and we're also the home of SXSW, the Austin City Limits Music Festival, and the Alamo Drafthouse - the country's best movie theater! I'm sure you're plenty tough. After all, in the immortal words of Lyle Lovett - "you're not from Texas, but Texas wants you anyway!"

Guns and violence Written by Mangst on 2007-04-24 09:43:09 Jane is a brave, brave woman. I can't believe she gave you nail guns and then took you to see gory movies. That just seems like a bad combination to me. I'm glad you had a good time (Tarentino aside).

Come to Texas, David! Written by KaziWren on 2007-04-24 09:35:17 Howdy from Dallas, Texas! Don't be afraid of coming to visit. Some of the nicest folks you'll meet are Texans -- especially the transplanted Jamaican ones like myself! Oh, and my husband, who's from England.    Come on down and we'll let you have all the steak you can eat. Did I mention the BBQ? You won't even have to listen to country music. I promise.     Just get your hot, young self down here, David (and you too Jane my girl) and you can stay at our house. It's huge, and very much Hewlett-friendly. Our Ragdoll-breed cat, Loki, is sort of like his namesake -- the Norse god of trickery, but you can handle him.     Ya'll need to visit! Come on now. Don't make me get the pickup truck and come getcha! *grin*    Love,  Trish (who turned 36 in March, which means I'm also 21....again)

Interesting... Written by hullfire on 2007-04-24 09:33:31 Over here in the YouKay, Grindhouse has got similar reviews but the other way round "Tarantino is a genius, was Rodriguez even aware what was going on over there?" etc.    Glad you had a spiffy birthday, though. Here's to many more!

David Hewlett Please Don't Hate Me Written by Pandora on 2007-04-24 09:09:10 Far be it from me to ever want to contradict anything David says,     but...    I saw Grind House week before last and while I, and the rest of my posse, loved Planet Terror I liked Death Proof as well.    Now mind you it was hokey and a relatively blaa story line but come on! All I got is two words for you "ZOE BELL".    You can't tell me you did not get the least bit interested in the chase scenes with that sweet ride of a 1970 Challenger? I mean come on. She did all her own stunts.    (Ok can I make up for disagreeing with you by saying that the 300 was super awesome, beautifully filmed and one of the best if not the best movies I've seen this year thus far? Please?)

Speaking of movies... Written by crazymom on 2007-04-24 08:41:21 We watched Martin Wood's Teenage Space Vampires Friday night. I'm sure Martin had a good reason for making it. Right? Right?

Good birthday! Written by crazymom on 2007-04-24 07:58:19 That sounds like just what a birthday should be--doing the things you like. Mine was the week before yours, but unfortunately I seem to get older rather than younger. You'll have to tell me how you do that. Apparently I'm now old enough to be your mother. And your grandmother, from what you said. Hmm...Could Jane talk to my husband? He flatly refuses to buy me a nail gun.

Happy late birthday David Written by gebtkd on 2007-04-24 07:31:26 Humm..you and nail guns...that sound scary. Never though you were the do-it-yourself-renovation kind of guy. Oh well. it could be good for a second career, you know, "Hire Robin Williams for all your renovation needs", that's kind of catchy don't you think, could be a lot of money into this. Anyway, back on track, I'm glad you had fun on your birthday, mine was on the 8th and guess what I turn 21 too, what a coincidence. O.k, O.k., the gray hair say more like 46 but hey, can't change who you are and how old you are. My mother always told me that getting old is the only fair thing in life, because no one can change that and it's true. Hope you are having fun on the set of Atlantis, I just recently moved to Alberta from Quebec and I don't get the movie network here...I am in withdral of my Monday night Atlantis fix..the injustice...take care

You're way cuter than Robin Williams Written by rosiewook on 2007-04-24 06:19:25 That's hilarious that the theater kid thought you looked like Robin Williams. I don't see it. But I'd probably be joining Jane in crying with laughter after that remark.    I'm somehow suspecting that "300" did better with women than men, thanks to the abs. If only I could watch IMAX without getting motion sickness, I'd SO be watching those abs in 2-story glory!    As for the nail guns? When are you coming over? I have SO many things I need to repair.    And as a Texan (well, Yankee by birth, but Texan by God's divine intervention), I think you'd have a blast visiting. I think you'd especially enjoy San Antonio. You should consider it! Look for a con to do in Texas and then buy a cheap ticket on Southwest Airlines and head on over to check it out.

Written by dutch eowyn on 2007-04-24 05:56:22 That sounds like a birthday well spent.    I used to have a huge crush on Robin Williams, back in the days of 'Dead Poets Society', 'Awakenings' and 'The Fisher King' (the latter is easily in my favorite top 10 movies ever).    '300' looks great, but I preferred 'Sin City' as a movie adaptation of Frank Miller's work. Tarantino's scene in that one was amazing imho, too bad his part in 'Grindhouse' is so underwhelming, but I haven't seen it myself yet, so I'm curious what I'll think about it. There's a good chance it will be released as two separate movies over here, on different dates even.    Thanks for dropping by and giving us this little peek in your life

Cool Day Written by candicemg on 2007-04-24 05:18:12 Hi David ~ Glad you had a fun birthday!

Written by SeiyaTheLeaper on 2007-04-24 04:28:18 Thanks for the nice long post, it was a fun way to start my day! And Happy Birthday again, David! Glad you and Jane had fun. But where was Mars while you were out watching movies, eh?  Not a big fan of blood-fest and scary movies, so I'll take your and everybody's word on them...  I'm not sure what you "English-speakers" mean by Parmigiana, but I really think you should eat anything with an Italian name only in Italy! *LOL*

Written by Zerocool on 2007-04-24 04:19:02 Dont worry about the gym I think your looking great for 21;-p    I'd heard bad things about Tarentinos latest, erm, effort? I think Ill wait for that one's dvd release. Im glad you had filmtastic birthday! but really next year hiding away in a darkened room for most of it won't do at all!    Kathy (still just about the right side of 30) x

Written by ljmckay on 2007-04-24 03:45:03 Well, I think you should follow the urge and come on down to Texas...for the experience, of course, no selfish motivations at all, here.    Glad you had a Happy Birthday, y'all.

NAIL GUNS!! Written by Squonk on 2007-04-24 03:31:55 Cool!!    Glad you had a great birthday. Having seen 300 - in an IMAX no less! - i have to agree, it was amazing! Only problem was, i think i was too close to the screen cos i got motion sickness in some scenes!! And Jane is so right about the abs of steel *sigh*    *cough* sorry where was i?    Oh right yes, and the score was brilliant too.    And it's wierd - my mom is 21 too.....

Happy Birthday Written by spookyalien on 2007-04-24 03:26:47 happy birthday David!!!

Written by casey on 2007-04-24 02:39:04 Uh, I'm not sure if I should be feeling guilty for:    1) Not wishing you happy birthday (I really don't keep up with these things and I didn't know).     2) Not bothering to donate to your favourite charity (I do donate to the Australian ones though - I just prefer the Children cancer research).    3) Not sending you any gifts (Uh, I'm sure all those sweets you had at Mallozzi's place was wonderful???)      For what it's worth, I did think of you when I found out that it was your birthday! 21 is such a lovely age - I remember it myself! It's only been 10 years for me... and yet, I remember being so sick and still skiing in the snow when I turned 21!     Actually I was highly amused because the ever gorgeous David Tennant's birthday was also on the 18th (it is the 18th right)?    Savour the youth David! We're only 21 once or twice... and well, alcohol is always a lovely thing when one hits the age.    Also, Robin Williams??? I don't see the resemblance; but perhaps you should have attempted to get something out of it.    Have a pleasant week and enjoy working...

Crap. Written by Haliyah on 2007-04-24 02:06:13 My spiffy title got cut off. It was supposed to say, in reference to the apparent crappiness of QT's new movie and a couple of other things:    "If you're the lovechild of Quentin Tarantino and Robin Williams, I think you got Robin's talent."

If you're the lovechild of Quentin Tara Written by Haliyah on 2007-04-24 02:03:11 From one Aries to another, HAPPY BIRTHDAY, DAVID!!! >w<    I'm glad you had an amusing day. Though, the thought of you wielding a nail gun in any capacity is an odd one, to be sure.        P.S. Your abs and theirs don't even compare.    Hands down, I like yours better. :D

Welcome to adulthood. Written by Dew on 2007-04-24 01:24:34 Now you get to pay for everything. Yay!     Wish I'd been able to see 300 in IMAX. I didn't even think about it maybe being there. Dang it.    And the title of your post made me laugh for about 5 minutes. Good to know about Grindhouse, not that I'd see it anyways. I have such a hard time with zombies. Drippy nibbled people bits are not on my menu.

Written by spamco on 2007-04-24 01:08:26 Okay weird, we watched El Mariachi in TV class last Friday. Mainly because we didn't have to shoot the show that day...& I'm sure my teacher was too lazy to make us do anything anyways.    & we talked about Tarantino in my British Lit. class today.     BTW. Your post reminded me that I still have to go watch 300. Kay, thanks!

Written by Shawna on 2007-04-23 23:53:23 I agree (as apparently does the rest of the world), 300 rocked. I also agree with Jane. The pretty man-abs were nice to look at. When I finally recognized David Wenham I was like, "Dude...Faramir...looking good." And even though I'm sure that film was aimed at a male audience, I have to say that a buttload of nearly-naked, incredibly ripped men covered in blood, swinging swords around is a good way to get me in a theatre, too. And seriously, the whole film was gorgeous. Just amazing.    I've thought about seeing Grindhouse, as I like the whole "double feature" idea. Unfortuantely, I'm not much for old horror zombie movies. And if one of the two isn't worth it, then it kind of negates the whole point. Ah, well, maybe someone will do it better later.    Also, I never get this lying about one's age thing. It seems to me, if you're going to lie, lie up. Say you're 21 and people go, "Man, he looks awful." Say you're 50 and people are like, "Well, shoot, he looks great."

And many more ... Written by amararti on 2007-04-23 23:30:44 ... glad to hear you celebrated your coming of age in style! Welcome at last to the world of adults - where you will find little differs from the world have been used to as a mere stripling.    ... a little concerned by the juxtaposition of an air compressor powered trio of nail guns with your love of zombie blood fests - but I guess Jane knows what she's doing     Peace, fun and laughter  AMx

Written by s_aurius on 2007-04-23 23:26:42 Glad you had a wonderfully fun birthday in spite of Tarantino. I saw 300 a few weeks ago and really enjoyed it. I loved the coloring of the movie.     I have to admit Grindhouse hasn't appealed to me at all. The trailer didn't do anything for me so I'll probably not be seeing it.    Instead of going to Texas you should just come here to Oklahoma, we allow people to get away with the non-tough talk, while giving you the same southern feel.

Written by Becky S. on 2007-04-23 23:18:51 Thad and I have yet to see "The 300" which is still in our local theater. We just haven't had time to go. But loved Miller's comics and loved the original "Sin City", movie so we definately plan to see "The 300". Glad to hear you enjoyed it. Everyone we know has as well.    I'm not much horror movies, but Thad has a huge collection of horror DVDs - from some classic Vincent Price movies up to some of the newest releases. He tends to lend them out to friends like a movie library.     Glad to hear you had a great birthday as well. You are entitled to it.

I like a good scary flick too! Written by animallover on 2007-04-23 23:16:45 I am glad you & Jane spent time together on your birthday. You got to do something fun. I saw 300 I like it so did my husband. A bit of a gore fest. But good movie.  Peace  Cathie

I don't like scary films Written by taywolf on 2007-04-23 22:42:15 My mum and young brother used to sit up watching "Hammer house of horror" in the 1970s but I would just toddle off to bed.    Big SCB fund raising auction in Ebay starting this Friday at 9pm GMT - I don't see a picture of Mars in the list of items at main SCB website. We might just get your buddie back for even more episodes.    "Does a REAL man wear pink shirts? A REAL man wears what his OH damn well tells him to wear". I like it!    Love to Mars from Susan, aged 21.

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