Movies...Movies...Movies...
With the weather being so cold and miserable over the weekend, I did what any indoorsman like myself does best. I spent a lot of time watching television. Normally when I watch a DVD, out of three movies, there will be one I really like. Well I lucked out this weekend. We watched three movies and loved all three.
The first movie we watched was Open Water. Now while this movie looked like someones home videos from their vacation, the story is just amazing. And having been on vacations where excursions like these happen, I can totally see what went on in the movie, happening again. A lot of scary movies put the characters in unbelievable situations. Where they are being chased by ghosts, or a meniacle serial killer. This movie doesn't do any of that, but it's still so scary because I could totally see myself in that situation. If you haven't seen the movie yet, try not to find out too much about it before you watch it. Going into it, all I really knew was that it was low budget and it had something to do about sharks. It was really fun seeing the storyline unfold.
The second movie was Ladder 49. Wow was this movie good. Again, I didn't really know details of the movie other than it was about fire fighters. One of the best movies I've seen in a long time. I'm a big fan of Rescue Me, and while Rescue Me often has some light hearted stuff in it, and can be goofy at times, Ladder 49 really shows how much sacrafice firemen and their families go through. Awesome movie.
After seeing a downer like Ladder 49, I thought it was time for a light hearted movie. I thought the movie would be really dumb, so I started watching it by myself while Rachel was at work. I got through about an hour and thought, wow this movie kicks ass and is really funny. So I stopped it and decided to watch it from the beginning with Rachel when she got home. So since the AFC Championship game was such a blowout and boring to watch, we popped in Harold and Kumar Go To White Castle. Holy shit is this movie entertaining. These two guys are like the new Cheech and Chong. I was so pumped because the ending left things WIIIIIDE OPEN for a sequel. The only aspect of the movie I found really bothersome was how they portrayed white people. Every white person they encountered was worst than the next. The movie is in no shape or form a deep movie, but we found it to be highly entertaining. It will forever change the way I think of Doogie H0wser, Battle Ship and special sauce.
I was also saddened to hear about the passing of Johnny Carson. While I was quite young when he was in his prime, I didn't truely appreciate or understand his comedy. His show was much more entertaining than what Jay Leno does now a days. While David Letterman is and will probably always be my favorite late night talk show host, I admire Johnny for his longevity and for shaping the late night talk show genre. Man when Letterman retires, I'm gonna be bummed.
The first movie we watched was Open Water. Now while this movie looked like someones home videos from their vacation, the story is just amazing. And having been on vacations where excursions like these happen, I can totally see what went on in the movie, happening again. A lot of scary movies put the characters in unbelievable situations. Where they are being chased by ghosts, or a meniacle serial killer. This movie doesn't do any of that, but it's still so scary because I could totally see myself in that situation. If you haven't seen the movie yet, try not to find out too much about it before you watch it. Going into it, all I really knew was that it was low budget and it had something to do about sharks. It was really fun seeing the storyline unfold.
The second movie was Ladder 49. Wow was this movie good. Again, I didn't really know details of the movie other than it was about fire fighters. One of the best movies I've seen in a long time. I'm a big fan of Rescue Me, and while Rescue Me often has some light hearted stuff in it, and can be goofy at times, Ladder 49 really shows how much sacrafice firemen and their families go through. Awesome movie.
After seeing a downer like Ladder 49, I thought it was time for a light hearted movie. I thought the movie would be really dumb, so I started watching it by myself while Rachel was at work. I got through about an hour and thought, wow this movie kicks ass and is really funny. So I stopped it and decided to watch it from the beginning with Rachel when she got home. So since the AFC Championship game was such a blowout and boring to watch, we popped in Harold and Kumar Go To White Castle. Holy shit is this movie entertaining. These two guys are like the new Cheech and Chong. I was so pumped because the ending left things WIIIIIDE OPEN for a sequel. The only aspect of the movie I found really bothersome was how they portrayed white people. Every white person they encountered was worst than the next. The movie is in no shape or form a deep movie, but we found it to be highly entertaining. It will forever change the way I think of Doogie H0wser, Battle Ship and special sauce.
I was also saddened to hear about the passing of Johnny Carson. While I was quite young when he was in his prime, I didn't truely appreciate or understand his comedy. His show was much more entertaining than what Jay Leno does now a days. While David Letterman is and will probably always be my favorite late night talk show host, I admire Johnny for his longevity and for shaping the late night talk show genre. Man when Letterman retires, I'm gonna be bummed.
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