The QOTD is attributed to Guy Ritchie in an article by Myrddin Gwynedd. Cool name. I think I object to his reference to Ritchie, 41, as a "gruff cockney geezer" unless "geezer" means something else in New Zealand. Speaking of Ritchie, have you seen the trailer for his film, Sherlock Holmes, opening on Christmas Day? I'm sure Kem won't approve. The trailer depiction depicts Ritchie's Holmes to be quite a bit more physical than cerebral. I'm not that much of a purist about Holmes although I think a good, modern movie in the Sherlock Holmes character, maybe with Kenneth Branagh and Geoffrey Rush as Holmes and Watson, would also do well. Ritchie's film looks like good, fun CME to me.
About Michael Crabtree and his negotiations with the 49ers: No other way to spin it. He won. Not only did he get a deal that was more to his liking, he lowered expectations on himself for this year and got to skip a grueling training camp. Essentially, he gets a relatively work-free season at a pretty healthy salary. As one of my old work colleagues used to say, "The only thing wrong with that is it's him and not me." or as the old song goes, "Nice work if you can get it".
Fairly dull day in the MLB playoffs yesterday. All of the home teams won. No late game heroics. Maybe they're saving the good stuff for the weekend. Hope so.
Quote of the Day
And, of course, here you go: I still love her ... but she's retarded, too
Guy Ritchie, Director and Madonna's ex-husband
Blog of the day here.
Quote from said blog: "Two awesome directors are due to release movies this year."
If Crabtree is really that good then I'm glad he held out past the Vikes game.
Myrddin Gwynedd? I recognise that name; you've been reading the NZ Herald on line
Geezer...no, I wouldn't say Ritchie's a geezer. He's a bit too posh for that!
Looking forward to the Sherlock movie...not sure on the casting of Jude Law performs but I think RDJ will be fabulous.
I agree with you with the alternate casting of Branagh and Rush, I reckon that would definitely work.
No idea how good he is, Dave, and I doubt we find out this year.
Yes, I read the NZ Herald sometimes, Fi. I find it refreshing. Not my fave and wouldn't have been my first choice but I think Law will be fine in the Watson role.