On Vox: Superbad and Goodbye
Somewhere around the giant penis riding the bomb a la slim pickins we were all subnormal, and happy to be there. We all agreed that the DVD release of this movie will be an instant must-buy and I think we all made a silent pact to purchase it via advanced ordering. The whole theater was engulfed in laughs during this one and to address the “misogynistic” claims made against it, what did teenage girls talk about at that age, huh? Last night I also said G’bye to Gooddamon as he won’t be back at the office this week, so Bye, see you on the internets. Originally posted on nitemayr.vox.com
Last night John, Jeff, Damon, Ben, Nathan, Karl, Alex and I went to see Superbad at the local Regal Stadium Theater; and I think we all laughed ourselves stupid.
All in all, I want to avoid saying too much about Superbad; other than to endorse its repeated viewing with all of your friends and its purchase in multiple formats. Look, if they come out with a shrinkydinks related Superbad merch pack, I think you might want to buy it.
On Vox: Vox Hunt: En Fuego
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On Vox: Huh, Amazing Lists!
Digg "Entertainment" has really degraded over the past couple of weeks into Digg "Pop Culture Lists" Check it out Here are the top stories as I write this: See what I mean? 4 out of six, lists. I like lists, and enjoy them for entertainment, but this is getting beyond the joke. Essentially "Entertainment News" is supplanted by "Pop Culture Nerd Opinion" which is pretty much pointless. I like pop culture, I like debating it and its merits. We pretty much run on Pop culture trivia over here and it is part of our common lexicon and cultural chorus; but please for the love of mike, Digg, let's digg something other than lists, kay?
The 10 Most Awesome Movies Hollywood Ever Killed
The 50 Hottest Women in Music
YouTube wants to depose Stephen Colbert, Jon Stewart
The 25 Most Notable Celebrity Quotes of the Past 25 Years
Can't earn enough from CD sales? Sell live concert recordings on USB sticks
The Top 10 Scenes From The Office
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On Vox: Stardust: A Movie with Flamboyant Pirates.
It was funny; yes. I enjoyed it, most certainly. Was it Lame? Nope. Did it lack? Yes. As per usual with anything “Non Sandman” that Neil Gaiman writes, the whole thing telegraphs itself and just meanders to the obvious conclusion, with no real conflict or worry. You know how it is going to end from the first knowing wink in the first act. What saves this flick from my “bad” books is that I simply didn’t care that I knew how it was going to end. I was constantly amused by the unexpected cameos and characters, as well as the VERY dark humor that abounded through it. Not to mention the best Pirate character we have seen in a while. I won’t give it away, but this role was played to better effect by the actual actor than the actor being aped (Robin Williams). Bravo for the casting choice. Claire Danes plays an annoying brat who learns to stop being annoying and love the man who found her just a few days ago and clapper her in magic chains, what’s not to love about magical bondage games? Who wouldn’t want a few rounds with Miss Danes, if only to stop her from pouting (yet again) through yet another role. For those of you not familiar with her past role in “My So-Called Life” I’ll sum up the entire series in one sentence: the hot but not too hot and not too bright girl you knew in high school never did get her head together, but was constantly upset at her inability to get it together. I lost the thread a bit there; um. Oh Yes. The fights are quite good, well choreographed, especially the one with the Zombie. For frequent readers, you might be aware of my affection for the recently dead and now animate. This is more of a voodoo deal, so it;s not to my taste. That being said, the fight itself is fantastic. I’m going to go out on a limb and recommend this film to my action film friends as well as my “movie movie” friends as I enjoyed the humor so much, I imagine they will too. Originally posted on nitemayr.vox.com
I had initially titled this post “Stardust: A Movie with Gay Flamboyant Pirates.” but there is no strike through for the title, which is a small allegory for the film itself.
