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06/20/2005: Dunk-A-Balls Cereal!

Haven’t seen Batman Begins yet, but I’ve read about its “disappointing returns” at the box office, “disappointing” stemming more from the fact that it cost so much to make. Worst part is, what everyone’s calling the best parts have nothing to do with huge budgets, and you’d have to think that Nolan could’ve done a similarly awesome job with even half the budget. It’s kind of funny though — since everyone likes the movie, they’re not blaming the lack of blockbuster sales on it. Rather, it’s a “decline in the industry overall, AND WHAT GIVES?” I’m not saying it’s not true — there’s probably something to it, but you can betcherass that if the movie was critically shit on, it would’ve been plainly been “the movie’s fault.” It’s kind of like how every reporter said Jackson would be guilty until the verdict came in, when they then claimed they knew it’d come out that way all along while burning all evidence to the contrary on camera as they said it. Of course, I don’t have beef with critics or reporters — I just needed something else for this entry so it wouldn’t just be a link to the Dunk-A-Balls article.

“Dunk-A-Balls” cereal arrived in 1993 as a sub-brand of Wheaties, forever changing the landscape of breakfast with basketball-shaped cereal pieces and the means to turn the box into a big disgusting net to hang over your milky bowl. It is the sole entry in Group 007 of The Cereal Prize Project, and it’s yours to enjoy for a limited time only. Next up: I don’t know and I don’t care.


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Discussion Thread: 75 comments

That reminds me, the name of Dunk O Balls reminds me of that show that used to be on MTV called The State. Where they had that guy who would always yell out "Insert word, I wanna dip my balls in it".

Ghosted by Heathtown @ 06/21/2005 1:43 PM EDT


Speaking of The State…. a few of those guys have a new show premiering on Comedy Central this week called Stella.

Ghosted by Carri @ 06/21/2005 2:11 PM EDT


I love love love the state and still visit their website ( http://www.the-state.com ) frequently to see if they ever got the dvd box set worked out with viacom. Besides Stella you can see more memebers on Reno 911, Joe LaTruglio is on a Gateway computers commercial plus i keep seeing various memebers pop up on Best Week Ever on VH-1. Michael Ian Black was on an episode of Tom Goes to the Mayor but since i know everyone besides me dislikes that show i’m sure most of you don’t give a shit.

Ghosted by phunqsauce @ 06/21/2005 2:37 PM EDT


Hidey-ho, Gabby! Where ya been?

I loved the Cat in the Hat strawberry cereal that was out after the movie came out. Yumsies.

I agree w/ the few of you who said you wouldn’t go see Batman Begins and/or WoTW b/c of the inane TomKat associations. I can’t stand those two. Night_Trekker, do you post at Marie Chantal? The Tom Cruise thread is the bain of my existence.

Ghosted by trajeal @ 06/21/2005 3:08 PM EDT


I can’t believe how many people are refusing to see such a phenominal movie because they don’t like a car someone drives. That’s the most rediclous reason to avoid seeing a movie.

"I keep hearing rave reviews about it too, "it’s the best Batman movie ever ooooh". Bullshit, the first was the best," -The Cause

How could you possibly know that if you haven’t even see the new one? Just because I liked it doesn’t mean everyone else in the world will like it. But at least SEE the new movie before you declare that the ‘89 version is better.

Ghosted by The Effect @ 06/21/2005 3:54 PM EDT


louie , the guy from mtv’s the state whos only catch phrase was"let me dip my balls in it" ;p

Ghosted by danoslayer @ 06/21/2005 4:15 PM EDT


Not seeing batman because of there is a car in that is based on one of the vehicles Batman drives in the comic book that the movie is based on ( http://www.batmobilehistory.com/miller-batmobile.php ) is pretty asinine. Also the Burton Batman movie was rather un-batman in that he changed pretty much the entire mythos of Batman. Not to take away from it, I really liked it. But Batman Begins is most definately a better Batman movie and a better movie in general. Not to say my opinion isn’t bias based on the fact I don’t really like Tim Burton much as a director and I actually like Batman comic books. Also Ra’s Al Ghul isn’t a samurai.

Ghosted by Mike @ 06/21/2005 4:32 PM EDT


Emo = Dashboard
Dashboard = Garbage
Garbage = Spiderman

So using that, I guess you could say Emo = Spiderman.

I kid! I kid!

Ghosted by (no name) @ 06/21/2005 5:53 PM EDT


I liked Batman Begins very much. My only complaint is that it didn’t showcase Bruce Wayne running down a hallway after a terrified hooker while smeared with blood, carrying a chainsaw, and wearing nothing but tennis-shoes. Feed me a stray cat…

Ghosted by The Yeti @ 06/21/2005 7:58 PM EDT


Matt, Matt Matt… how could you talk about the disappointing box office take, and not mention the fact most people are avoiding it because the last two batman movies were HORRIBLE. I planned to stay far, far away from Batman Begins. I feared another huge disappointment and a mockery of the Batman legacy, until I heard all the great reviews, and the good ink on it is almost universal. Now, I plan to see it. BTW, I have some great stuff I’d like to send you, including (possibly) some 80s Kool-Aid commercials (I have to check some more of my old 80s tapes). You have an address I can send it to?

Ghosted by Destro @ 06/21/2005 8:20 PM EDT


That sitcom-cliche article was pretty crappy. The guy was a total smartass, and he included one cliche he could only list two shows for, and another that isn’t that isn’t usually done for lack of creativity (characters you never see), but not the mother of all cliche storylines:
"My relative who thinks I’m a bigshot is comming over! Please play along until my treating you like crap results in the truth being spilled and my relative says they love me/are proud anyway."

Ghosted by RewolfJ @ 06/21/2005 8:26 PM EDT


Nice to see you back Gabby! I think I saw that Molten was lurking around again too…
Here’s an article about the whole "Batman can’t reverse the box office slump" issue, which points out that it isn’t the only movie with the big budget/small receipts. (I kinda liked Cinderella Man and I didn’t realize it was doing so mediocre.)

Ghosted by squee4242 @ 06/21/2005 10:13 PM EDT


The funny thing about the "dissapointing returns" is that they’re exactly in line with the other movies.

72 millions in 5 days with a 85-95 projected going into next weekend isn’t bad. The movie was never going to do Spider-Man numbers, and anyone that thought it was was lying to themselves.

The movie does rock, however. And if you’re avoiding it because of the car…seriously, you need to go outside.

Ghosted by The Monkey King @ 06/21/2005 11:54 PM EDT


Yeah, I don’t get the car-related strife. The "normal" Batmobile doesn’t sound like it’d fit this film’s motif well at all.

Ghosted by Matt @ 06/22/2005 12:01 PM EDT


Newest news says Katie Holmes has been dropped from the sequel while everyone else has been signed…supposedly because WB is upset she’s taken all the spotlight. I’ve never seen her in anything I can remember, but I honestly don’t want to go see Batman because I don’t want to look at her face for one more second, let only pay $10 for the privledge.

Ghosted by squee4242 @ 06/22/2005 2:29 AM EDT


The Yeti, that’s almost exactly what I told my friends I hoped I saw before we got to the theater, only instead of bruce wayne I wanted batman (wearing nothing but tennis shoes and the mask).

Ghosted by Dohopoki @ 06/22/2005 6:19 AM EDT


right on (noname)-

Spidy stopped being emo the second he actually got the girl!

Ghosted by kingofkings @ 06/22/2005 9:23 AM EDT


At least they didn’t try to introduce the Spider-Buggy! I still don’t know what they were smokin’ when they decided Spidey needed a dune buggy.

Ghosted by kingklash @ 06/22/2005 11:56 AM EDT


Oh, don’t think the unintentionally humorous nature of the name Dunk-A-Balls escaped me as a kid. But I mean, look at the screenshots of the cereal pieces: they’re TINY BASKETBALLS! And as Matt will tell you, kids have a fascination with miniature stuff. So I couldn’t say no.

Plus, if I hadn’t eaten it my mom would have refused to get me any more cereal.

kidneyboy: Hey man, each to his own. I wasn’t such a fan of the marshmallows but I loved the cinnimon pieces. I started really loving it when the cereal was already out of production and the only boxes I could find were at Big Lots.

I found another cereal later that duplicated the taste but I can’t remember what it was. Oh well.

trajeal: No, I haven’t ever posted over there but I do make the frequent mistake of trying to have rational conversation through coherent posts and threads over on the (it pains me to admit this) IMDb message boards.

I stick to specific boards when I post and am too afraid to venture into the logic-barren, fanboy-populated wasteland of certain boards… for instance, the Family Guy boards are a fucking nightmare. The X-Files boards are similarly overgrown with useless shit.

Has anyone else noticed this: on the IMDb message boards for any moderately successful show there is ALWAYS, WITHOUT FAIL a "[insert show name here] is racist!" thread? It really speaks to the ridiculous PC-ness that’s been encouraged to flourish in the modern world, and it makes me laugh every time.

You’ll also find a lot of "Is [insert name of actor here] gay?" threads. EVEN ON THE WILFORD BRIMLEY PAGE.

And there’s the ever-popular "[insert name of actor here] is a misogynist!"

God I hate the internet. But like in any abusive relationship, I keep coming back…

Ghosted by Night_Trekker @ 06/22/2005 5:14 PM EDT


Hi trajeal, squee!
Oh yeah and I totally agree king, if I could swing through the city like Spidey I wouldn’t need a dune buggy. Unless I went on a treasure hunting adventure in the desert, but then I’d be in a different movie.

Ghosted by Gabbylicious @ 06/22/2005 6:32 PM EDT


Being a HUGE fan of Tim Burton, I immediately had an automatic feeling in my gut not to like Batman Begins. Burton’s view of Gotham was awesome, much like the look in most of his other movies…original, dark, with a hint of cartoonish qualities. As I sat and watched the new flick, I was amazed. The movie explains things better than any of the previous films, and makes you believe that Batman could actually exist, which was my personal favorite concept. The movie is dark, but realistic. It was very entertaining all the way through, and I would highly suggest watchin’ this film in the theater. Even if you’re not a huge Batman fan, you will most likely enjoy this ‘un. Seriously. If you get a chance, try out the PS2 game also. You can glide with his cape and grapple enemies from above. Excellent.

Ghosted by EtHM @ 06/22/2005 7:51 PM EDT


I remember this cereal … and, having an amazing memory with the ability to recall anything I’ve seen, smelled, or tasted ever in my life (what the christ …?), I can safely tell you they were actually pretty tasty.

They kind of tasted like apple jacks if you amp down the flavor, take out the apple part (I still say they DO have a bit of apple taste, all of ye be damned who say otherwise), and kind of … make the cinnamon feint and stale. That sounds gross, but I thought they were good.

Ghosted by Lucifer Selaachi @ 06/23/2005 4:47 PM EDT


Oh, and as far as Batman Begins … any positive feelings I had for the Batman franchise were murdered by Batman Returns and Batman Forever … they were so … dare I say it? Ghey. I mean … nipples on thier costumse. Really.

Batman Begins looks like nothing but special effects … which in a movie like this is a big turnoff for me. In a movie like War of the Worlds, Star Wars Ep III (which I saw today and simultaneously loved and despised by the way), et cetera, reliance on special effects and computer animation is a must. But in a DC/Marvel movie … let’s rely a little more on cinematography, choreography, and set design, and a little less on 3D Studio Max or Maya 5, shall we? And don’t get me started on Dreamworks and Pixar … LAZY ANIMATORS. To top it off, I’ve seen TWO movies from those two that passed as 2.5 stars: Shrek 1, and Finding Nemo. The rest for maybe half a star.

But I digress gravely, don’t I? I used to think Batman was cool for the sheer fact that, like someone earlier in this thread pointed out, he was much more realistic. No super powers. Just a disturbed man in good physical condition with gadgets the most of which could probably be manufactured if you have the greenbacks to pay for them. Sure the VILLAINS are off the wall, but the Penguin and the Riddler could have existed …

But I’m more interested in seeing what they do with the new Superman movie they want to make, and I can’t help but turn an interested eye to Fantastic 4. (I lie, the hottest movie I can’t WAIT to see is Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, don’t let me fool you.)

Ghosted by Lucifer Selaachi @ 06/23/2005 5:01 PM EDT


I think I remember those. Never had them though. (Not into Basketball)

Ghosted by Dragonrider1227 @ 06/29/2005 9:46 PM EDT


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