This summer, when I wasn't studying, I was single handedly trying to keep the movie industry afloat, with the fucking $10 ticket prices. Let's review a few.
The Aristocrats Ok, so the thing about this movie, is like, the joke? Isn't funny. But all of the comedians involved acknowledge this, and I had more than a few genuine laughs while in the darkened theater. It also provided a pretty cool look into comedy's inner world, and also gave some thoughtful insight into pushing the boundaries of taste. I found that part especially interesting, being a journalist, the question of taste comes up a lot. While journalists offend while trying to inform, comedians try to offend in order to entertain. Totally different bag, same kinda problems. It's an interesting movie, and completely and totally filthy. Go see it if only to get up-to-date on some nasty sex terms to amaze people at parties with, and to send the message that filth can be a very good, an indeed, funny, thing.
The 40 Year Old Virgin So, the frat pack. Pretty funny guys. They're still trying to match Old School and not quite making it, but the waxing scene cracked the whole theater up. Also Steve Carell's posse is impeccably cast. Those guys make the movie. The plot is actually quite sweet, and Steve does a good job of not making a complete ass out of his main character. Rent it, invite some people over, drink some beer, and tell me if you're not wanting to shout, "EXTRAPOLATE THAT" during lunch the next day.
The Wedding Crashers Ok, want to know how to make this movie 8,000 times better? Switch Wilsons. Put Luke in as the straight man, and leave Owen out to go look for another buddy comedy with Ben Stiller. Owen Wilson is not a good straight leading man. If he's going to be a lead, he's got to play a Zoolander, a 40 year old Virgin, somebody who's insane and also the main character. I mean, the guy doesn't even look like a leading man, he's totally hot, but he's got a jackaloped nose and a wicked grin and he's just not good being all schmoopy running after Rachel McAdams. It's like almost he couldn't believe his schmaltzy lines. Vince Vaughn, meanwhile, completely saved the movie. He was genius, spouting these insane dialogues that made my boyfriend laugh so hard I seriously thought he was going to pee his pants. (He didn't, thankfully.)
My Wolverine Action Figure did not do the ONE THING I asked him to this week, which was figure out why stat counter ain't counting my stats. I put in the code like they told me to, but something's awry. The help section on the statcounter site was all, 'Maybe people just aren't visiting your blog,' but I know that's not true, like, thanks, statcounter, for the ego deflation. W and I would appreciate any suggestions you might have.
6 comments:
try putting the statcounter code in the body of your page code.
eek, sorry, delete that, apparently i shouldn't be so vain. /sheepishly puts on glasses
I have to admit that I laughed so hard at Wedding Crashers, I was doing that slightly humiliating choking-shaking-spaz laugh thing. Anyway, I somehow stumbled on your blog back in the day at diary-x, nice to see you over in our neck of the woods...
Hello!
You do get visitors... I know, coz I visit all the time! I came across your blog when I was updating my one, and because your id is Jerseygirl and I'm a girl from the old Jersey (in the Channel Islands, Great Britain), I had a peek, liked your writing and have checked back a couple of times a week to see how you've been doing. A big hello to Wolverine!
Another displaced Jerzee girl here...I find you humorous and at times insightful...good luck with your writing career...perhaps you can jump on board the film bandwagon and show these TV and film rat-bastards how to truly write...*lol*
...by the way...what is it with your fixation with this Wolverine Action Figure you have...although it is funny...maybe "he" should have his own blog!
Post a Comment