Snott's Landing
So I've had a cold for the past few days and mainly that's gone without incident but I was worried I would kind of sound like crap on the radio this morning. I think I sound "OK," as the mucous and phlegms have given my voice a manly register that (obviously) is not usually there - check it out.
So Friday night after Sacha's big birthday bash I wandered arond Wal-Mart by myself for an hour. It was pretty great - there were virtually no customers, at least not in the departments I was at, and there was something really peaceful and serene about the entire experience. Maybe it was just the mucous clouding my brain, but it was really Zen-like. I was able to look at the backs of whatever DVDs I want, even if I didn't really have any interest in them. Tilt season 1?! I don't even really know what it is, but sure, why not. They didn't have Count Duckula, though, so boo to them. Still, a great time for sure. It was also probably the cleanest Wal-Mart I've been to, but it's new and those roving Gilbert gangs haven't gotten to it yet. It probably sounds a little creepy, but it was fun at the time. Actually, it was a little creepy at the time, too. But that doesn't mean you all shouldn't treat yourself one day to a solo, late-night Wal-Mart browsing. You might be glad you did.
CORPSE BRIDE: This is pretty cute. Maybe cuter if I were a 14 year old goth girl, but those days are over for me. To make the inevitable "NBX" comparison, the songs weren't as catchy, but it looked cool and the underworld scenes were very colorful and fun. Lots of neat imagery, of course. The word "corpse" is gross, though, and probably scares people off. They should have called it "Zombie Bride" - much more fun. Is Johnny Depp going to become an honorary British person or what, because he sure is in a lot of movies with only British people! (well, besides himself). 8/10 (Recommended).
THE BAXTER: Kinda weird because it was so normal. Not really the type of Stella or State humor you might expect, or want, or hope for, or prefer, I guess, but has some sweetness to it. I knew it wasn't really "funny" going in, but it's still disappointing. Sorta suffers from the same problem I had with say, Sideways (Which was a much better flick) in that you couldn't really see what anyone would see in the main character romantically. BUT it's Show so I guess I could. And he wasn't a prick or anything, just kind of a goof. Paul Rudd was great for his 3 minutes, and of course, MIB and Wain were like an oasis in a comedy desert. I'm not really as down on the movie as this may sound, it just was not very remarkable at all. Plus, never really established just why "Baxters" are called, uh...Baxters. But I liked the fact that I saw it with Bradley and ond of the characters was named Bradley. That's always fun, like how it was for me during "I Heart Huckabees." 6/10 (Mildly recommended).
THUMBSUCKER: Speaking of not really remarkable at all, this seemed like kind of a pastiche of moody coming-of-age films without ever really reaching any sort of emotional resonance. I guess I liked the scene with B-Bratt and the kid, and it's always fun to see big stars like Keanu and Vinnie Vaughn in offbeat indie features (especially Keanu, he was funny, but it's nice to see V2 play against type in his 15th film of 2005), but otherwise, this left me pretty cold. 5/10 (netural).
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So Friday night after Sacha's big birthday bash I wandered arond Wal-Mart by myself for an hour. It was pretty great - there were virtually no customers, at least not in the departments I was at, and there was something really peaceful and serene about the entire experience. Maybe it was just the mucous clouding my brain, but it was really Zen-like. I was able to look at the backs of whatever DVDs I want, even if I didn't really have any interest in them. Tilt season 1?! I don't even really know what it is, but sure, why not. They didn't have Count Duckula, though, so boo to them. Still, a great time for sure. It was also probably the cleanest Wal-Mart I've been to, but it's new and those roving Gilbert gangs haven't gotten to it yet. It probably sounds a little creepy, but it was fun at the time. Actually, it was a little creepy at the time, too. But that doesn't mean you all shouldn't treat yourself one day to a solo, late-night Wal-Mart browsing. You might be glad you did.
CORPSE BRIDE: This is pretty cute. Maybe cuter if I were a 14 year old goth girl, but those days are over for me. To make the inevitable "NBX" comparison, the songs weren't as catchy, but it looked cool and the underworld scenes were very colorful and fun. Lots of neat imagery, of course. The word "corpse" is gross, though, and probably scares people off. They should have called it "Zombie Bride" - much more fun. Is Johnny Depp going to become an honorary British person or what, because he sure is in a lot of movies with only British people! (well, besides himself). 8/10 (Recommended).
THE BAXTER: Kinda weird because it was so normal. Not really the type of Stella or State humor you might expect, or want, or hope for, or prefer, I guess, but has some sweetness to it. I knew it wasn't really "funny" going in, but it's still disappointing. Sorta suffers from the same problem I had with say, Sideways (Which was a much better flick) in that you couldn't really see what anyone would see in the main character romantically. BUT it's Show so I guess I could. And he wasn't a prick or anything, just kind of a goof. Paul Rudd was great for his 3 minutes, and of course, MIB and Wain were like an oasis in a comedy desert. I'm not really as down on the movie as this may sound, it just was not very remarkable at all. Plus, never really established just why "Baxters" are called, uh...Baxters. But I liked the fact that I saw it with Bradley and ond of the characters was named Bradley. That's always fun, like how it was for me during "I Heart Huckabees." 6/10 (Mildly recommended).
THUMBSUCKER: Speaking of not really remarkable at all, this seemed like kind of a pastiche of moody coming-of-age films without ever really reaching any sort of emotional resonance. I guess I liked the scene with B-Bratt and the kid, and it's always fun to see big stars like Keanu and Vinnie Vaughn in offbeat indie features (especially Keanu, he was funny, but it's nice to see V2 play against type in his 15th film of 2005), but otherwise, this left me pretty cold. 5/10 (netural).
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