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Grandma's Boy (2006)
a perfect example of why critics usually don't "get it"
In the pantheon of the ill-explored genre that is "Stoner Comedy" (come on, netflix, where's the Stoner Comedy link?), Grandma's Boy manages to be one of the funniest. Which isn't hard to do, cause there aren't many good stoner comedies out there. Nothing will beat Up In Smoke for obvious reasons, and in the last ten years, the best we've been given is Half Baked and Harold and Kumar. How High falls in there somewhere in terms of stoner films, and thats about it. Otherwise you have stoner schlock like The Stoned Age and laaaaaaaaame DTV movies featuring bad actors from overrated TV shows (i'm looking in your direction Matthew Perry). Movies that are made by people who couldn't tell you the difference between a sack of hydroponically grown sensamillia and a sack of oregano, let alone could make a film that could be funny for 90 minutes at a time.
Grandmas Boy, on the other hand, gets it right. It a movie that doesn't take itself too seriously, and knows you shouldn't either. Allen Covert surprised me by carrying a movie with seemingly no effort as the lead, and Linda Cardellini looked smoking hot doing a karaoke version of Salt n Pepa's Push It. But the strength comes from the supporting cast, and how people like Peter Dante and Nick Swardson made the most of their on screen time. Someone tell Covert to write a Dante And Dr Chakalu Go to Africa movie. That would be amazing.
This movie was panned by critics when it came out (a quick glance over at RottenTomatos shows a rating of 17% out of almost 50 reviews), had a theatrical life of all of 2 weeks in the middle of January and quickly disappeared. Now that its on DVD, i have complete faith that this movie will find its audience, and that audience will be bigger than expected.
Grandma's Boy is awesome, and if you don't get it, then you are probably an 88 year woman who has never smoked a spliff or played Mike Tyson's Punch-Out. Give or take a couple of years.
Doom (2005)
Just when you thought you'd seen it all...
Somehow, somewhere, certain people did certain things to put certain events into motion that would result in something that I never thought could really be possible. They made a boring Doom movie.
I wanted to sleep so badly while watching this plodding, thin and underdeveloped excuse for a movie. The characters for the most part were not interesting, especially the lame brother-sister story line that goes no where and does nothing to enhance anything about the film. The action is staged and shot with the inventiveness and visual acumen of a blind gorilla...meaning a gorilla with sight could make a better movie.
Even the story for Doom 3 the video game, which this movie is obviously based on, was much more interesting than the story in this film.
Where are all the demons? And the Evil? And where's Hell? gone gone gone and the first person sequence? come on, i derived more enjoyment from watching my friends play the game...I've also derived enjoyment from watching grass grow.
All that being said, if you hate your life but need that last final push to get you to kill yourself, Doom is it.
Aqua Teen Hunger Force: Spirit Journey Formation Anniversary (2003)
Amazing Episode!
Its so good I just have to write about it and know deep down in my heart of hearts that NO ONE IN THE WORLD WILL EVER READ THIS.
*ahem* So Shake gets Zakk Wylde to play guitar for his new Birthday song thats gonna take the world by storm, and the band was gonna be called Spirit Journey Formation and the band consisted of zakk wylde and robot scorpions and well...i don't wanna give it away, but lemme tell you its FUNNY! ha...
the best part of the whole episode, however, revolves around Shake's desire to get Rush's Geddy Lee to provide vocals for the band. And when he mentions Geddy, Meatwad's eyes go wide and he's all like "Geddy Lee? Hell Yea! I love Rush!" and then he sings "Of Saaalesmen...of SALESman." it lasts for about 2 seconds and its the funniest bit ever. Meatwad sings Rush...man...those were the days.
The Squeeze (1987)
The Squeeze is Amazing
Sure, its cheesy. Sure, its poorly directed. And sure, its a bad movie. The script could have used more work, and the director could have used a more film classes.
But Michael Keaton kills a man with a giant building shaped cigar lighter and shoots another guy with a flare gun with the aid of a US Battleship anti-aircraft cannon. And he has a Dinosaur made out of TVs in his gigantic warehouse of an apartment. Bad Ass, man. Bad ass.
When you combine Batman with Commando and throw in some Ghostbusters, you get The Squeeze. Okay, thats not even close. How about mixing The Dream Team with Far Out Man and a touch of Hudson Hawk. There you go. thats The Squeeze cocktail i'm talking about.
Seriously, I haven't seen this movie since i was, like, 9, so i really only remember the above-mentioned instances in the film. And the whole lottery scam thing. whatever that was about. i still love this film. it belongs up there with Robot Jox. Yes...Robot Jox.
Andy in Love (2004)
Klutz falls in love, breaks nose in process...
i got the chance to see this at the Florida Film Festival 2004, and in comparison to the other student shorts shown throughout the event, i must say that "Andy In Love" does indeed stand out, thanks to the camera work of John W. Rutland, under the direction of Aaron D. King.
the acting is decent enough, and served its purpose. The lead actor (the kid that played Andy, whatever his name is) did a great job in his role, pining for the girl down the block, wary of his mother, riding his bike and things of that nature.
This could have been expanded into something longer, perhaps taking more time to develop the budding relationship between Andy and Ariel, or expanding on the story more. However, unlike most of the other short films shown at the FFF 2004, this one didn't suck.
8 hot dogs out of 10.