Miscellaneous Movie Musings

Alex · 01-04-2008, 11:18 PM

Two duds in a row. Saw Walk Hard last Sunday. It was ok at best, swinging between being decent enough satire to being simply stupid Scary Movie style spoof. Admittedly it had better actors than the Scary Movie movies but still; I half expected Leslie Nielson to walk on screen at some point. I liked the music though.

And nobody warned me that Tim Meadows in the movie. That guy just sucks the funny out of a room. Some day, our deep space astronauts will stumble across a galaxy mysteriously lacking in funny. And then they'll find Tim Meadows in the middle of that galaxy where the black whole should be and all will be explained.

Tonight I saw Sweeney Todd with Lani. I've never seen a stage version of it and didn't really know anything about it. For the first time in years I was a hairs breadth away from leaning over and asking Lani if she wanted to leave. It was simply so horribly boring. Then it picked up a bit and I wanted to see if I had predicted the ending correctly (mostly yes).

Snoozefest. I don't remember the last time I was in a theater with an audience that was so restless. Constant fidgeting, coughing, scratching, watch checking, throat clearing. But maybe that was just me projecting onto everybody else (I had forgotten to put my watch back on before leaving home so I couldn't check my own watch).

Lani was equally bored and now she has points on me since I pretty much dragged her there.

Ghoulish Delight · 01-05-2008, 11:06 AM

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Originally Posted by Alex

And nobody warned me that Tim Meadows in the movie. That guy just sucks the funny out of a room.

Aww, no Tim Meadows love? Not even for the "You don't want any part of this sh!t!" scenes (especially the first)? I like Tim, loved Ladies Man, went in expecting to despise it.

Alex · 01-05-2008, 11:13 AM

Nope, no love. The first drug scene was amusing but just barely and continuous repetition through the movie beat the humor out of it. The Ladies Man would probably make my Top 25 All Time Worst Movies I Actually Sat All the Way Through list.

When he does one of his appearances on Craig Ferguson's show that it my signal that it is time to turn off the TV and get some sleep.

I've never been a regular watcher of SNL so maybe he used up all his brilliance there. I do wonder what he does with all the funny he sucks out of rooms since he doesn't radiate it back out. Maybe he has it compressed down into bricks and is building a home.

Gemini Cricket · 01-06-2008, 08:54 PM

I just loved Knocked Up. What a great flick. I will watch anything Apatow and Rogen do from now on.

The dialog was terrific. People talk like this. I hate it when movies have dialog that doesn't sound realistic.

I must say this though, this movie was one big giant trick to get straight men to see a chick-flick. Just like Jerry Maguire. Make it look like you're in to see a bunch of straight guys bonding and *wham* you're in a chick-flick, straight boy.

01-04-2008, 11:18 PM	#1
Alex . Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 13,354	Two duds in a row. Saw Walk Hard last Sunday. It was ok at best, swinging between being decent enough satire to being simply stupid Scary Movie style spoof. Admittedly it had better actors than the Scary Movie movies but still; I half expected Leslie Nielson to walk on screen at some point. I liked the music though. And nobody warned me that Tim Meadows in the movie. That guy just sucks the funny out of a room. Some day, our deep space astronauts will stumble across a galaxy mysteriously lacking in funny. And then they'll find Tim Meadows in the middle of that galaxy where the black whole should be and all will be explained. Tonight I saw Sweeney Todd with Lani. I've never seen a stage version of it and didn't really know anything about it. For the first time in years I was a hairs breadth away from leaning over and asking Lani if she wanted to leave. It was simply so horribly boring. Then it picked up a bit and I wanted to see if I had predicted the ending correctly (mostly yes). Snoozefest. I don't remember the last time I was in a theater with an audience that was so restless. Constant fidgeting, coughing, scratching, watch checking, throat clearing. But maybe that was just me projecting onto everybody else (I had forgotten to put my watch back on before leaving home so I couldn't check my own watch). Lani was equally bored and now she has points on me since I pretty much dragged her there.
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01-05-2008, 11:13 AM	#3
Alex . Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 13,354	Nope, no love. The first drug scene was amusing but just barely and continuous repetition through the movie beat the humor out of it. The Ladies Man would probably make my Top 25 All Time Worst Movies I Actually Sat All the Way Through list. When he does one of his appearances on Craig Ferguson's show that it my signal that it is time to turn off the TV and get some sleep. I've never been a regular watcher of SNL so maybe he used up all his brilliance there. I do wonder what he does with all the funny he sucks out of rooms since he doesn't radiate it back out. Maybe he has it compressed down into bricks and is building a home.
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01-06-2008, 08:54 PM	#4
Gemini Cricket ... Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 13,244	I just loved Knocked Up. What a great flick. I will watch anything Apatow and Rogen do from now on. The dialog was terrific. People talk like this. I hate it when movies have dialog that doesn't sound realistic. I must say this though, this movie was one big giant trick to get straight men to see a chick-flick. Just like Jerry Maguire. Make it look like you're in to see a bunch of straight guys bonding and wham you're in a chick-flick, straight boy.
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