![3D Energy Drink : Alphaland [ Lemonade ]](https://marcellee.com/posts/125192.jpg)
I don’t know what the Alphaland bit is about, but this 3D Energy Drink tastes like what it essentially is; carbonated Lemonade. It’s “light and refreshing” as promoted. The “intense rush” comes via 200 milligrams of caffeine. The flavor suggests a lot of sugar, but there is none. It’s sweetened with sucralose.
my rating : 3 of 5
A lot of MMA fanboys consider Mackenzie Dern a butterface and she definitely is. She’s not ugly, but her face is weird. She actually looks like Butt-Head. It’s her actual butt, along with the rest of her body, that saves her from aesthetic defeat.
She’s a bit too muscular, specifically her arms; as a straight male, that’s my biggest gripe with female fighters; but quite sexy from the neck down. Watching her do jiu-jitsu in the UFC, where you aren’t allowed to wear a gi, is a pervert’s delight.
my rating : 3 of 5
2024
The 1 means this is supposed to be the first in a set of Kanye West and Ty Dolla Sign collaborations, but that seems excessive. This album alone would’ve been better as an EP. There are good pickings; Paid is Friday night club fun and Back To Me ranks near the most beautiful of either artist’s unconventional “love” odes; but not enough to feed the wake.
my rating : 3 of 5
2024
It’s a fun concept. Ice Cream and S’mores from an actual Campfire make for an otherwise impractical combination. It’s the (“toasted”) marshmallows that damper the experience. They simply don’t; that is specifically to say that their gooey texture doesn’t; mesh well with Ice Cream. It would be much better without them.
my rating : 3 of 5
![Java Monster : Cold Brew [ Latte ]](https://marcellee.com/posts/124976.jpg)
This energy drink tastes like what it basically is; “nitro-infused Cold Brewed coffee” (espresso) with a lot of milk in it. It’s remarkably creamy, though there’s no cream listed on the ingredients list. It’s also “subtly sweet” as the can describes but not enough to make it good.
my rating : 3 of 5
With titles like Tower Of Babel and The Feast Of Saint Valentine, it’s obvious these aren’t your typical “love” odes. Natalie Merchant’s going for epic here. The music, at times featuring a small symphony orchestra, confirms as much. Not that the folk singer’s ever been a stranger to the classical genre.
One of the best songs has the oddest name; Come On Aphrodite. Merchant and guest Abena Koomson Davis sound silly whenever they say it, but the melodies are a delight. Other standouts include Sister Tilly; a lament; and a respectful albeit unwarranted cover of Lankum’s Hunting The Wren.
my rating : 3 of 5
2023
It’s no Shock this Energy drink, which “provides 300 milligrams of caffeine”, tastes like Blueberries à la 3D Berry Blue and Monster Ultra Blue. It’s perhaps a tad sweeter (better) than the aforementioned two, though the can is sure to remind you there’s “zero sugar” for what that’s worth.
my rating : 3 of 5
If Green Day are claiming to be Saviors of rock and roll music or even the punk subgenre they’re founded upon, this album isn’t a testament to the fact. The brash soundscape sounds right, thanks in part to a reunion with producer Rob Cavallo, but the songs are mostly unexceptional. The one head-banger is about a druggie girl living in 1981.
my rating : 3 of 5
2024
Though there is more to this horror flick than “babes in the woods”, there are some pretty girls in it. A quirky one gets her throat slashed. Another takes an axe to the forehead. They’re counselors at Camp Crystal Lake; a place haunted not by ghosts but an inconspicuous killer, the deranged motives of which aren’t revealed till day’s end.
my rating : 3 of 5
1980
![Black Rifle Espresso 300 [ Triple Shot ] : Vanilla Bomb](https://marcellee.com/posts/124866.jpg)
This Bomb dissipates on impact to the point where you can’t even taste the Vanilla. It tastes more like chocolate, oddly enough, due to its main ingredient; “Arabica brewed coffee”. The 300 bit has to do with the fact that it packs said milligrams of caffeine, which the can promotes as “freedom fuel”.
my rating : 3 of 5
It’s a horror flick cliché; a group of hapless victims bordered-up in a house. The difference here is that they’re not hiding from deadly beings lurking outside. They’re trying to get out before they kill themselves.
Every character in the movie, including the cops trying to find them, comes across as a character with the exception of Jigsaw; credit to actor Tobin Bell; but Saw 2 is better, stronger and sharper, than the first.
my rating : 3 of 5
2005
Beyoncé’s Birthday is like any other for ghetto pop music’s number-one diva. She’s the girl the block jocks want and lame dames want to be in a world where all revolves around girlfriend/boyfriend relationship stuff over sassy hip-hop beats.
“Get on up and shake it,” she commands to the crowd. It’s her party and she’ll scream surprisingly lackluster vocal melodies at the top of her lungs if she wants to. It’s not like anybody’s going to complain. They’re just happy to be invited.
my rating : 3 of 5
2006
