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Can I just file this under 'stating the obvious' and call it a day? Click to enlarge the picture if you can't figure out what the sign is telling you here.
China loves, cares, and protects me.
It also makes me laugh...in that "short bus" type way.
Only in the bowels of a Chinese DVD shop will you find such rare classics as the Rocky Balboa Christmas. So rare in fact, you wont even be able to find it on IMDB. While it's a little difficult to figure out exactly what's going, it appears to be a Rocky-rendition of the Christmas Carol, with our hero as a Philly-fied version of Ebenezer Scrooge. But instead of being a miserly old man atoning for his penny-pinching ways, Rocky must fight the personal demons created by the sacrifices he's made in pursuit of his boxing career.
As I understand the plot, Rocky is awakened on Christmas Eve by this late wife Adrian (playing Marley?) whose come to warn him of the consequences of his punch-drunk ways. Symbolizing the burdens Adrian suffered by being Rocky's wife, we see her carry the chains of boxing ring ropes from all of Rocky's past fights. I suspect this could be a very touching scene if not for the fact that most of us were glad to see Adrian die...
The rest is a little fuzzy, but the cast line-up is fantastic:
I have to admit, the last one may seem a little miscast, but seeing Burt Young wobble around the screen probably bears a striking similarity to a small child with a gimp leg and wooden crutch. And Burgess Meredith yelling at Rocky to chase the chickens of his past is probably some of the best work we've seen from him since well...he died.
And as if the star-studden line-up wasn't enough, there is a bonus trailer for Rambo Thanksgiving: First Pilgrim included in the DVD.
I'm sorry, I'm just not even surprised anymore. The appearance of Scooby-Doo's famed Mystery Machine (err...Mistery Machine) in Beijing this morning didn't even phase me. If Velma and Fred had been in the back making a sex tape, ok, then I would have been a little shocked. Just a little though.
The breakfast crew had a short debate on whether or not the misspelling was intentional or an unfortunate act of Chinglish. To date, the best theory we have is that it's a limousine for one of Beijing's gay bars.
Let the "toss your Scooby snacks" jokes begin...
I'm speechless. It's times like this where I miss Beavis and Butthead.
For those that care, this was taken at a park in Jinan over the past weekend.