Been A Month

I should be going to bed, but I had two funny thoughts that hit me tonight, and I want to write them down before I go to sleep.

Firstly, I wanted to show you this video of the new game Mirror's Edge, as a point of reference. Basically, it's a first person platformer. You run and jump across rooftops or various other surfaces in a style reminiscent of free-running, as you can see. You know who else is good at running and jumping across various surfaces in a video game?

Mario.

I'd love to see a Mario version of Mirror's Edge. Replace the lithe arms and legs of Faith with Mario's pudgy cartoonish gloves and shoes. Punctuate the jumps and landings with the accented shouts of "Wahoo!" and "Yee-hah" and "Ya! A-ha-ha!" And, for the jumps he doesn't make, "Mama-MIIIA!" I just think it would be a fun mod. Someone needs to get on it. I'm planning on buying it for Xbox, but if someone makes a mod for the PC version, I'm definitely getting that one as well.

And on to door number two, which I hinted at on my Twitter feed (up in the top right of this page). No video to go with James Bond (but if you're nice I'll fish you up a video of the awesome theme song for the new movie), cuz I think you all know who he is. So my question was this. He drives fast, more often than not. I have to wonder, what happens if a cop sees him and tries to pull him over, somewhat like they did in Batman Begins. Aside from films (Batman included), 100% of all televised police chases end in the suspect being apprehended by the police. So, what would happen if the suspect was in fact a secret agent carrying a vital document / person to headquarters?

My first thought was that someone higher up (e.g., M)would be able to get on the horn and call the persuing officer and tell him, "Hey, leave that guy alone, its okay, he works for us" or something. But, if it got out of hand, and we had an OJ Simpson style car chase on our hands, where theres a dozen cop cars following one Aston Martin with a helicoptor overhead sending out footage live to every TV in the nation... Well, it would be considerably harder to explain away than that, wouldn't it?

I'd like to see that happen in a James Bond movie, I guess. Super suave international secret agent has to deal with something as mundane as a speeding ticket from a local traffic cop. Even if it was just a bit part in a film, it would be fun to watch.

Okay, one last big about the video for the song I linked to above. I'm just now watching it, and I've got to say this. Jack White (who I guess is Jack Black's mortal nemesis?) looks almost like the albino asmatic supervillian from Casino Royale, LeChiffee, while Alicia Keyes appears to be wearing red makeup that gives the impression that she's been crying. Weird. I'm not sure what to think about all this.