Saturday, June 7

Moovies.




So yesterday I went extemporaneously went to the matinee showing of Don't Mess With the Zohan with a few friends and then onto the next theatre to see Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull. My advice to you: Don't watch two two hour movies back to back on an empty stomach. My friends advice to you: Don't wear contacts but choose your glasses while watching two two hour movies back to back on an empty stomach. 

Don't Mess With the Zohan is about an Israeli anti-terrorist with dreams of becoming a hairstylist in New York. Zohan surprisingly not different from the other Adam Sandler movies; typical, reused, and good for a few laughs. It also contains stereotypes of Israeli, Palestinian, old chicks and gay dudes. But the biggest distinction from his other movies is his accent. No longer do we have his signature weird kiddy singing thing or his shout/scream abilities, but his feminine "I can barely understand half of this movie" speech. With it's obvious plotline and overdone jokes, two hours was way too much to sit in a theatre to watch Adam Sandler and an Asian guy hump an old ladies shoulder. Unless you're into that kind of thing. But at least I didn't go see the Love Guru aka Austin Powers.

The second movie we saw was the new Indiana Jones. It was about an archeologist, professor (not to be confused with the dude in National Treasure) who is running away from the KGB while on a quest to return the Crystal Skull and kill themselves... Kind of. Anyways, for fans of the series, you've just got to see it. I know there have been some negative reviews for the film, but it does certain things movies should do. Entertain and... Well that's the main thing a movie should do. If you are some fake hypebeast rapper still stuck on myspace who thinks this movie is pure trash and a disgrace to cinema and film and left in the beginning of the movie, you my friend, are an idiot. Given the beginning was very slow and how I was basically drooling over the mini DiGiorno pizza in the seat in front of me, the new Indy did enough to revive nostalgia and keep me entertained.

On another note, I've realized living outside of Richmond that Chiplote is crap compared to Q'Doba. If you think Chipotle burritos are big, you haven't been to Q'Doba where you receive a huge maggot-like orb of deliciousness. Mmm, corporate Mexican cuisine.

Acoustics: Outkast - The Whole World

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