No, Amanda, I am not ignoring your suggestion, I just haven’t gotten around to it yet.
A few years ago, another comic book-made-into-a-movie movie came out. As you can guess by the title of this blog, it was Fantastic 4. Now I am a fan of the the movies made after comics. I always think they’re great. I am a huge fan of X-Men, and Spiderman is cool. The Batman movies are always great. The Incredible Hulk, I could have done without. I feel the same way about this movie. I thought it was geared towards 8-10 year olds. It was very “little-kiddish.” Yes, I didn’t like it. The special effects were good, but the plot and story were just plain crappy. I am probably not going to see the second one. I wasn’t too happy about the actors used to portray the group, especially Michael Chicklas as the rock-thingy. He should have stayed with The Shield and the creators should have chosen someone else. Mr. Fanatasic sucked. The invisible girl was okay, and the guy who played the fire dude was good for the part. The man from NipTuck was the evil villian, FYI. My friends are friends with the fire dude’s sister. Needless to say, Amanda F. was very excited when she learned that. He wanted to get his sister a new car! But I believe she chose a trip, instead. I wish I knew someone famous. I feel boring without it.
Yesterday I drove to Staten Island to meet Amanda B. so we could go see Reno 911:Miami. The 2 hour drive was totally worth it.
This movie was so funny, I was laughing the entire time. I love this show, so I was soo excited when I learned that this movie was coming out. If you don’t know the show Reno 911, it’s a spoof of Cops. It’s on Comedy Central. It’s set in Reno, Nevada with the Reno Sheriffs Department. There are 8 main cops that the follow, and they are all stupid and the worst cops ever. But they are so funny. The show is mostly improved, so none of it is scripted and everything they say is made up on the spot. Some celebs make cameos. A returning character, Terry, is played by the comedian Nick Swarsdon (sp?). Terry is a male prostitute who always has rollerskates on. He’s so funny, besides Lt. Dangle, Terry is my favorite character. He was also in the movie. In the movie, the cast gets invited to Miami for the Police convention. But when they arrive, the check-in people tell them that they are not in the system. One of the Reno deputies, Trudy Weigel, was supposed to make the reservations, and it didn’t work out too well. So they have to find their own lodgings. The next day the show up to the convention again and learn that every police officer in Miami, and every officer invited, is stuck in the building because of a biological warhead. So the Reno deputies have to take responsibility. They become Miami’s not-so-finest. Many silly things happen on the way, and the deputies end up saving the day, except no one cares. In the movie theater, there was this man-woman who sat behind us. Before the movie started he asked Amanda if she could watch his/her bag while he went to concession. Now, we call him man-woman because he had a beard, but he sounded like a woman. Anyways, no bag was taken. He made some commentary throughout the movie, and he had an annoying laugh. I let everything slide though, because it wasn’t too excessive (if you’ve read a previous blog of mine, you’ll know I hate it when people talk during movies). He put his popcorn in a bag and shook it up. He also had bought a lot of food, because every once in awhile, we could hear him opening up another thing. Oh man, but anyways, this movie was soo funny and I enjoyed it very much.
The new season of Reno 911 begins April 1st. If you’ve never seen it before, I suggest you watch it.
Yes, I have seen The Ring.
It was an ok movie. The only problem I had with it was what the people’s faces looked like when they were killed. It was horrible. I couldn’t get their faces out of my mind. I also wasn’t digging the fact that the girl came out of the well. What is that? Remember that tree in the video? Well, on the golf course near my home, there’s a tree that looks like it. It’s creepy. Another thing I was unhappy about was when the horse got killed. I hate when animals die in movies, even if they are evil, like in Cujo. I want to know something – whoever watched The Ring, watched the movie, and we didn’t die. Why? Don’t answer, it’s a stupid question that I know the answer to. But I’m just saying. I really don’t have anything more to say about the movie. I’m sorry. Writer’s block.
Okay, so I’m pretty sure a lot of people like this movie. I know I do.
Clueless. This movie put Alicia Silverstone in the spotlight (for about 20 minutes). What made her known, though were the Aerosmith videos. You know what I’m talking about? The trilogy. Alicia riding on the back of a motorcycle, and then another video with her and Steven Tyler’s daughter driving in a car. Okay, off topic. Back to Clueless. This movie introduced many to “teen slang” as I am going to refer it as. This is the way many teenagers spoke in the 90s. They said such phrases as “whatever,” “as if,” “phat,” and other things I don’t remember. However, not everyone acted like a retarded valley girl. The high school the characters attended was well known for having smart students. And they were smart. They said many intelligent things. I must say that this movie was funny and I enjoyed it. If there is a character named Cher in a movie, and it’s not the real person, I will like it. P.S. Brittany Murphy is in it. Yeah, she is. She plays the new student who likes rock bands and stoner guys. Alicia and her friend maker her over. However she still falls for the stoner dude. For all you Scrubs fans, Turk is also in this movie. I liked his character. He was this thug kinda guy, but he had many smart things to say. I don’t know why, but whenever there is a new high school movie, they always discuss the different cliques to the new students. And for some reason, I love that part. The reason I’m telling you this, is because they did this in Clueless. Don’t ask me why I like it, I just do. I can’t think of anything else to write. Oh yeah, it’s creepy when Cher and her step-brother start going out.
In response to Amanda B’s question, no you are not the only one who had an imaginary friend, I think that the other readers are losers in not divulging who they “saw” when they were little.
But onto the requested movie. Yes, it is 2 months out of season, but that’s okay. Black Christmas. This movie is in a rare genre. Scary christmas movies. There are not many, and I don’t think I can name any. There are action christmas movies and sad christmas movies, but not a lot of scary ones. However, my friends dragged me to see this over Christmas break. Now if you don’t know me then you don’t know that I do not like gory movies. Scary, I can deal with, but gory, I dislike. Amanda F. lied to me and said that it was gory and that they cut away from the gore. I didn’t trust her, but I still went. Oh yeah, she hates scary movies, but loves to go see them and watch them through her jacket hood. So we go and start watching this movie. It’s set on christmas eve in a sorority house. The sisters are celebrating their christmas tradition. Meanwhile, in a psych hospital, the previous occupant of the house, Billy, sits in a rocking chair in his room. He escapes. The sisters have a tradition of putting out a present for Billy. They also tell stories about what happened when him and his family lived there. Spoiler: His mother locked him in his closet and had sex with her boyfriend all over the house and then had sex with Billy. Gross. Billy “killed” his sister, and gauged out her right eye. Gross. He killed the boyfriend and then killed the mother and made her skin into christmas cookies and was eating them with milk when the police arrived. Double gross. Anyways, the sisters are suddenly dissapearing and they think Billy is behind it all. But…. I won’t tell you anymore because it’s a slight twist. But I will tell you one thing, Billy has a fetish for cutting out eyes and eating them. It was soooo gross. But we giggled afterwards. And then I scared Amanda F. telling her that Billy was in her basement. She hated me afterwards. Sorry.
I received an apology from Amanda for requesting that last movie. She has given me another, which I like and am not afraid of, though when I was little, I was.
Drop Dead Fred. Please tell me you’ve seen this movie, because I am going to spoil it for you. It’s so good. It’s about this woman who is having all these problems (she got fired from her job/marital problems) and she moves back in with her bitchy mom. When she returns home, she reopens a jack-in-the-box which held her childhood imaginary friend, Drop Dead Fred. He used to make her do all of the worst things ever. And now he’s back and she’s all grown up. He’s hilarious. Fred is played by a british comedian. Not sure of his name, though. I could look it up, but I won’t. Anyways, Fred keeps doing all this bad stuff such as smear dog poop on her mother’s newly cleaned carpet, and he sinks her friends houseboat. But her mom takes her to a psychiatrist and gets her some pills that make Fred go away. And she starts to take them! Finally he is gone, but in the end, there is a surprise. I won’t tell you. God, this is a great movie, it’s so funny. I don’t know what else to say except for the fact that it’s really funny. I wish I had an imaginary friend like Fred when I was little. But no, I was a nerd and my imaginary friends were celebrities. I know, I’m a dork.
Did you have any imaginary friends? If so, what/who were they? Do you still have any? I won’t call you crazy.
I got a request to write about my favorite Adam Sandler movie. I like a few of them. However, I did not enjoy Click very much, and I dare not see Punch Drunk Love or Spanglish. I like him when he’s funny. It bothers me when comedians try to do serious movies. Stick with what you know. Anyways, on to my favorite AS movie.
Like I said I like a couple, but I will just choose one.
Happy Gilmore. It’s a fan favorite. He starts out as this crappy hockey player who turns out to be really good at golf. But golf is this quiet, old man’s sport. Adam comes in and turns it around. Now a whole different genre of people come to watch Happy play. If you’ve never seen this movie, that’s Sandler’s character’s name, Happy. He is trying to raise money so his grandma can move back into her house that got reposessed from her because she didn’t pay her taxes. You feel so bad for grandma. She has to live in a nursing home where Ben Stiller plays an asshole of an orderly. This is one of Sandler’s first films, and he did a good job. My favorite character is his homeless caddy. He takes baths in the golf ponds. But yeah, you definitely need to see this if you haven’t. I also recommend Big Daddy and The Waterboy. Though, the first time I saw it, I didn’t really like Waterboy. I had to see it a few times before I did.
P.S. Adam Sandler is a SNL alumni!
Ok ladies and germs, this one’s a classic. The Blues Brothers.
It’s from 1980 and it stars Dan Aykroyd and John Belusi. It’s really funny. They play brothers who were in this band called The Blues Brothers (their last name is Blues). John just got out of jail and they go to visit the nun who raised them in the orphanage where they grew up. She tells them that the state is going to close down the orphanage if she doesn’t pay $5000. So Jake and Elwood (the characters) get their band back together and try to raise the money. On the way they piss off 2 cops, Illinois Nazis, a guy named Bob, The Good Ol’ Boys, and they wreck about a million cars. There is some great music in it, and wonderful cameos by stars such as James Brown and Ray Charles. Don’t dis it just because it’s old. It’s really funny. The Blues Brother started as a crowd rowser on SNL. They came out before the show started and did this little bit. It was so successful that Lorne Michaels decided to make it into a film. And now it’s a classic. Go see it. Do NOT rent Blues Brothers 2000 or any of that crap. I’m talking about the original.
More?
As I mentioned in my last post, I really don’t have any favorite actresses, but let me see if I can dig some up.
1) Janeane Gerafalo. She’s really funny, in my opinion, and I love watching her in movies. She always plays goofy characters. The only movie I didn’t like her in was The Truth about Dogs and Cats, but I think it’s because I didn’t understand the movie. Eh. But we need to thank Ben Stiller for finding her. She’s an asset to the comedy genre. Yes, none of her movies are blockbuster hits, but I enjoy watching her.
2) Geena Davis. I’m a fan of A League of their Own. It’s fantastic, and she was excellent her self. Also, she was in this movie that is relatively unknown, called Earth Girls are Easy. It’s not a porn, I swear. I own it. It’s an 80s flick. Anyways, she plays a ditzy nail salon chick. I don’t know where I getting at with this, but I just like her.
And one more…
3) Halle Berry. She’s hott. Yep, that deserves 2 t’s. And she’s a great actress. Remember when she cried that time when she won an oscar? Well, she did. It was something about african-americans and film. Well, next to Denzel, she’s the best. She got paid extra money to show her boobs in Swordfish. Hugh Jackman is in that movie. I never saw Monster’s Ball, but I heard that was good. I never saw Introducing Dorothy Danridge, but I heard that was good, too.
I’m sorry you guys, I told you I didn’t have any favorite actresses. I really don’t know why. I just like the men better. I’m bias. But I have nothing against the women. Who are your favorite actors and actresses?
