Playoff Week 2. Avatar.

Holy fuck, I don't remember being this blown away by a visual effects film since I was 5 and Vlad The Dad took me to Star Wars. I remember sitting in the back of the car firing at imaginary TIE fighters and Star Destroyers all the way homes, as the car rocketed down the Death Star chasm.

This film was on par with that. And calling it a film seems like an injustice. As Star Wars was a true bona fide experience so is Avatar. Initially I didn't see what all the hype was about, as the only footage I'd seen of it, made it look like just another disposable, pixellated parable, with a couple of very lame blue Snagglepusses swinging around. Big deal. A spruced up video game trailer.

But wow, was I ever wrong. This was the 21st century definition of the word, "immersion." That's pretty much all I can say, so if you think it looks lame, just go see it. It's like looking at a photograph. In 1830.

So while this was an all day excursion out to the IMAX, let's see what happened in the non digital sporting realm. NFL Playdowns. Week 2. Who's in?

1. Minny. Brett and the boys beat the Cowboys 34 - 3? I'll take it. Two birds with one stone this one was as the Favre circus gets to continue for another week while the fucking Cowboys are ousted. But who to root for next week in the NFC Finale?

2. New Orleans? I think so. Maybe it's the after effects of the billion dollar box office blockbuster still lingering but I'm going for the Hollywood ending in this playoff saga. After watching the movie today and catching the end of the 45 -14 clipping of the Cardinals yesterday, I hope Brees shows up next week in the Superdome painted blue and firing the ball from a bow and arrow. A 3D bow and arrow. Because after he out guns Favre he's going to have to face either:

3. Indy. Who of course Peytoned themselves over Baltimore 20- 3. Or;

4. The Jets. What happened here? An upset? Perhaps. Or from the looks of things another playoff collapse from the Chargers. I wonder if Joe Thornton started at QB for San Diego.

Next week. I start tuning in for real.