Thursday, January 07, 2010

Sprint Customer Service



Sprint is totally awesome! Let me describe my previous statement which is dripping with sarcasm. Sprint allowed access to my account 24 hours after I had changed all of my security questions and answers. This action was not so much completely malicious by the person who did it, but rather a great example of how your information may not be protected.

Having been on the phone with 800 different Sprint customer service reps, and even someone from "Dan's" office, all I get are very weak excuses that they did everything right. The only "bright spot" was a very nice lady in their fraud management department that confirmed that my timeline of events was completely accurate.

If you use Sprint, enjoy!

Movie Review (Sherlock Holmes)



I read Sherlock Holmes books as a child and really enjoyed them. The movie has taken great cinematic license and turned the character into something few people ever envisioned, an action hero. Robert Downey Jr. solidified himself as the current top tier star in dramatic fashion. He portrays the man as a torn and troubled man with all the great attributes of observation and deduction from the books. He also really did some physical work on his body to pull off the role.

The movie itself is fast-paced and very complex. When I left the theater I felt like I had finished taking an exam. Although the film is somewhat mind numbing, this film is excellent and I can't wait for the sequel.

Wednesday, January 06, 2010

Movie Review (Avatar)



I saw 700 trailers for this movie and spent a month making fun of it. I decided to check it out while I am on travel in California.

By far this is the most visually stunning movie I have ever seen. I saw it in digital 3d and remain amazed. I have heard it's a blatant ripoff of Dances with Wolves and see some parallels, but the storyline seemed to have it's own life for me. If you haven't seen this movie, run don't walk.