A few weeks ago I talked about the death of movies. As I mentioned, the day they died was the moment the disease which shall not be named, COVID, killed not only people, but the movie industry. More specifically, I talked about how Disney was high on its own supply in 2019, with the release … Continue reading Copyright Lows BTG’s
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Lost the Plot BFG’s
There are reasons why I hated growing up in the 80's (yes, I grew up in the 1900's kids). The clothing was hideous, the internet didn't exist, and the hairstyles inspired my hair to fall out. There was one good thing that I loved about the 80's. The movies. Back To the Future, Ferris Bueller, … Continue reading Lost the Plot BFG’s
Self-Inserting BFG’s
I have a confession to make. Much of the material I use for this blog is based on actual experiences and events from my life. It is, after all, called Ben's Bitter Blog, and not Your Bitter Blog. That's not to say I don't exaggerate those events for dramatic effect, but most of the things … Continue reading Self-Inserting BFG’s
Acting!
When I was younger, I was sold this really great lie that if you went to college, you would get a really good job afterwards. Yet there I was, post graduated, working at a movie theater. Don't get me wrong, I liked working at the movie theater. I got free movies, free popcorn as I … Continue reading Acting!
We’ve Been Programmed BFG’s
I just went back to the movie theater this past Monday for the first time in a year. If I said that sentence to 27-year-old Bitter Ben, he would have two questions for me. Did movie theaters become extinct? The second question would be, "Are you dead?" When I was in my 20's I went … Continue reading We’ve Been Programmed BFG’s
Space Invaders BFG’s
Space Invaders was one of the first video games I played growing up. If you've never played it, it was a super basic alien invasion game. A bunch of pixelated aliens (about 55 of them) march across and down the screen shooting lasers at your little square battleship. If they destroyed your battleship, or made … Continue reading Space Invaders BFG’s
John Wick Bitterness
I've never understood the Phone wars (Samsung v. Iphone) or the mobile network wars (T-Mobile v. ATT v. Verizon v. Sprint). At this point all of them are pretty much the same and do about the same thing. I think they all pretty much suck at phone calls (which is fine because I don't call … Continue reading John Wick Bitterness
Real Bitter Customization
For some reason there has always been this weird debate between people's rival products. There is the XBox vs. Playstation vs. Nintendo thing, there is the whole Marvel vs. DC thing and this Apple vs. Samsung debate. I used to be the mad loyalist to products until the day that I realized they don't care … Continue reading Real Bitter Customization
How Did We Go From 1’s and 0’s to Hollywood Blockbuster’s?
I have a very creative mind that is very limited technically. I can see something small in nature like a leaf or a bug on the ground and my brain synapses start sparking. A million different lightning bugs go off in my head. I can immediately think of a hundred different metaphor's on how a … Continue reading How Did We Go From 1’s and 0’s to Hollywood Blockbuster’s?
You Can’t Stop Me
I was just reading a bunch of reviews of the newest Transformer movie, The Last Knight. The reviews ranged from "worst movie of the year" to "this movie will make us all dumber for having seen it". You would think that somehow these terrible reviews would somehow stop me from going to see it. You … Continue reading You Can’t Stop Me
Hey Netflix
Updated: New question at the end of the post. Hey Netflix, I heard your CEO or creator or whatever, started Netflix because he had a huge late fee from Blockbuster and didn't want to have to pay twice the amount of late fee's than what the movie would have cost. I don't either, but … Continue reading Hey Netflix
The Fallacy of Bitter Friday Giftures
There is this assumption that the only reason I do Friday Giftures is so that I can steal find the greatest gifs from all over the interland and steal them for the purpose of me making fun of them. And that assumption is completely true. I've stated many times that it is my goal … Continue reading The Fallacy of Bitter Friday Giftures
The Bitter Gauntlet
I was born in the 70's, which means...I grew up in the 80's. If you've read the history books about the 80's (or lived in them) it was a colorful time...literally. Colors that no other decade would even touch (like neon anything), fabrics no other decade would wear (parachute pants?), and hairstyles no other decade … Continue reading The Bitter Gauntlet
Bitter Conflict
One of my favorite things to do while on vacation is to go to movies with my son. Because no one appreciates the low cost of going to a movie more than a son that thinks we can just buy a new TV if he accidentally chucks a video game controller right through the … Continue reading Bitter Conflict
Worst Movie’s Ever Bitterness
There is nothing more bitter in one's life than seeing an awesome trailer for a movie. Not bitter because of the trailer, but because the movie itself is so much worse than the awesome trailer made it seem. I guess there is another thing that is more bitter(bitterer?) than that. When you are with a group … Continue reading Worst Movie’s Ever Bitterness
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