I saw not one, not two, but three movies this weekend. I think that might be a record for me. Friday night John and I saw Clerks 2. If you liked Clerks, you’ll probably like Clerks 2. It wasn’t as funny as the first one, but I think part of the appeal of the first Clerks was that it hadn’t been done before, and obviously, now it has. Still, it was nice to see Dante and Randall and Jay and Silent Bob get a happy ending. And, Rosario Dawson is cute. Plus the movie gets points for having one of the most awkward scenes ever where a girl walks in on her guy doing about 16 things he shouldn’t be, all at the same time.
Saturday night was You, Me and Dupree, which was a disappointment. It just wasn’t funny, the characters weren’t well written, and the story didn’t hang together well. I usually think Owen Wilson is damn funny, but this movie didn’t work. As John put it, it was like they couldn’t decide what movie they were making – a comedy, or a story about friendship and marriage. And I’m so tired of the lame jokes about how one guy is always married to some totally controlling shrew who runs his life like he’s her kid. That was old back when they made City Slickers.
Then tonight I went to see Superman at the IMAX at the Air and Space Museum with my friend Amy and her husband. That was a good time and I’m very glad they invited me, although we experienced some sort of bizarre bug attach in the theater. (And Laila – the woman behind Amy practically had a five course meal with her – I thought of you). The last time I went to see an IMAX movie was probably in the late ‘70s or early ‘80s, and it was To Fly, which was pretty much the only IMAX movie for a long time. I don’t know when they started making regular movies to be shown at IMAX, but I highly recommend going if you get the chance. Superman looked very cool up there. I also liked the movie quite a bit. I don’t know why it didn’t get good reviews. I thought it was fine, and the story was interesting. But I’m not a huge Superman fan (really more of a Batman kind of girl), so perhaps there are subtleties that I missed. Oh, and Kate Boswell is way, way too thin. She was really hot in Blue Crush, and now she disappears when she turns sideways. Somebody please feed her something.
Up next, I think I’d like to see A Scanner Darkly. Got any movies to put on my list?
I think you're making up for me, who hasn't seen a movie in a year. So, thanks! :-)
I'm with you on Kate. She was so, so pretty when she was ripped and healthy. I saw her on Leno and it was painful. I was so distracted by thoughts of feeding her hamburgers that I couldn't focus on the interview.
I loved Superman, despite Kate's thinness. I haven't seen the others. Thanks for the Dupree wanring.
I'm very eager to see Little Miss Sunshine.
Junebug is a good rental.