Back again for another round. So what's new with me? Not much. I still work at the video store. The company I work for still has it's head in the sand. Some of my customers are a bunch of whiny, narcissistic children; and I'm still not going to Burning Man.
Doesn't sound too good, eh? It could be worst. I got my mouth fixed, finally; and the oral surgeon was generous enough to knock off $500 from the price tag.
The best thing that has happened so far is that I moved. J and I found a really cheap apartment in an upscale neighborhood. We share it with two of our closest friends. So far, things are going well. I just wish the guys were better at cleaning up the kitchen.
I also came up with this crazy idea to watch every single movie in my store. It turns out that we have about 12,000 titles. One my room mates calculated that it would take me eight years to go through all of them--eight years of my life wasted watching movies, not that I'm doing much with it now. But eight years holed up watching the tube, just for a crazy stunt--no thanks. May a bigger man (woman) proceed me into glory.
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Let's talk about new releases on DVD.
1. Sunshine Cleaning came out today. Haven't seen it, but it's got Amy Adams in it, the red headed version of Anne Hathaway also known as Sandra Bullock 2.0. (At least Anne is showing a little more diversity in her roles, a skill Bullock never seemed to master to get out of spunky comedic heroine land.) Anyway, it also stares Emily Blunt, of whom I had never heard before 'The Devil Wears Prada.' She was good in that, so I assume her acting is just as competent in this film. Adams' sticky adorableness is already a little too overplayed for my taste, but I'll give this movie a go.
2. I just barely remember Fighting in theaters, for the most part as an answer to a random question on where Terrence Howard had been since 'Hustle and Flow.' Apparently, he's been trolling parts as second bananas in lame passable films starring guys no one has ever heard of. Anyway, since I pride my knowledge on every film showcased on the big board of coming attractions, it bothered me a great deal that his movie didn't stand out in my head. My manager knew more about it than I did, given that he is a meat and potatoes kind of guy who couldn't tell Ingmar Bergman from Ingrid Bergman. It says it all in the title. A kid gets recruited into underground fighting, and experiences the drama that comes with pounding dudes in the face.
3. Just when you thought the Bring It On series had run its course, out comes another one of these turds from some studio exec's a-hole. I'm really not that bothered by 'Bring It On: Fight To The Finish,' I just really hate anything aimed at kids and teens. Given all the mind numbing shows out there for whom teens, tweens, and young adults are the target audience, children shouldn't be allowed to enjoy anything except water, food and air. They would know quality entertainment if it were covered in candy sprinkles and shoved down their gullets. They used up all their fun points when they got their own channel and fired John Krickfalusi; when they made Hannah Montana a huge star; and for bringing the Jonas Brothers into my life. The High School Musical series should have ended with a reprisal of the prom scene from Carrie. That's how I would have ended it.
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