"Romantic-Comedy?"
Well, it seemed that today would be an ideal day for a movie. The kids are at the grandparents' house, and we can do a nice dinner and a movie. Although, as I may or may not have mentioned in a previous post, I am a big horror film afficianado, my wife ISN'T, so I thought a light romantic comedy would be just the ticket. The choices at the local megaplex were not plenty, and it was a pick between Adam Sandler's latest, "Click", and the Jennifer Aniston/Vince Vaughan film "The Break-up". Since it's opening weekend for the Sandler flick, off we go to see Jenn and Vince.
Mistake # 1
Driving to the mall on a summer weekend no less, what the heck was I thinking? The hoardes were out in mass, and we literally had to drive to the other side of the mall to find a space.
Mistake # 2
Picking this waste of a movie. It starts off where most movies end, when the hero and heroine are living "happily ever after". Essentially, they have a fight because of his lack of gratitude, and thus begins the process of breaking up. She really doesn't want to lose him, she just wants to get some appreciation from him. He doesn't really want to lose her, but he is your typical slightly overweight yet funny neanderthal male that has the hot girlfriend. (You can see evidence of this same phenomenon in other fecal matter that is on television, such as "King of Queens", "According to Jim" et. al. The one refreshing change is he is not a fat Italian in New York with a hottie, he is a fat Polish guy with a hottie . All of this stuff is equally derivative and asinine. )
I have digressed, so back on point. Well, this is where the hijinks supposedly ensue, but instead they are just really mean to each other, and spend lots of time trying to hurt each other. *SPOILER ALERT*
When he finally gets it, and tells her so, she is finally ready to move on, and thus each person has lost the other through an initial misunderstanding and loutish behavior. Fast forward six months and they bump into each other, each having successfully *moved on*. End of movie.
I hereby promise not to bag on "Failure to Launch" from this point on. Jennifer Aniston provides a lot of eyecandy to look at, and all of the actors are competent, it's a shame to walk out of a romantic comedy depressed. At least I got a special deal due to a promotion and only dropped 9 bucks total on this one. For a lighter afternoon, try something with a happier ending, like "Texas Chainsaw Massacre".
* 1/2 stars but you can dance to it.
Well, it seemed that today would be an ideal day for a movie. The kids are at the grandparents' house, and we can do a nice dinner and a movie. Although, as I may or may not have mentioned in a previous post, I am a big horror film afficianado, my wife ISN'T, so I thought a light romantic comedy would be just the ticket. The choices at the local megaplex were not plenty, and it was a pick between Adam Sandler's latest, "Click", and the Jennifer Aniston/Vince Vaughan film "The Break-up". Since it's opening weekend for the Sandler flick, off we go to see Jenn and Vince.
Mistake # 1
Driving to the mall on a summer weekend no less, what the heck was I thinking? The hoardes were out in mass, and we literally had to drive to the other side of the mall to find a space.
Mistake # 2
Picking this waste of a movie. It starts off where most movies end, when the hero and heroine are living "happily ever after". Essentially, they have a fight because of his lack of gratitude, and thus begins the process of breaking up. She really doesn't want to lose him, she just wants to get some appreciation from him. He doesn't really want to lose her, but he is your typical slightly overweight yet funny neanderthal male that has the hot girlfriend. (You can see evidence of this same phenomenon in other fecal matter that is on television, such as "King of Queens", "According to Jim" et. al. The one refreshing change is he is not a fat Italian in New York with a hottie, he is a fat Polish guy with a hottie . All of this stuff is equally derivative and asinine. )
I have digressed, so back on point. Well, this is where the hijinks supposedly ensue, but instead they are just really mean to each other, and spend lots of time trying to hurt each other. *SPOILER ALERT*
When he finally gets it, and tells her so, she is finally ready to move on, and thus each person has lost the other through an initial misunderstanding and loutish behavior. Fast forward six months and they bump into each other, each having successfully *moved on*. End of movie.
I hereby promise not to bag on "Failure to Launch" from this point on. Jennifer Aniston provides a lot of eyecandy to look at, and all of the actors are competent, it's a shame to walk out of a romantic comedy depressed. At least I got a special deal due to a promotion and only dropped 9 bucks total on this one. For a lighter afternoon, try something with a happier ending, like "Texas Chainsaw Massacre".
* 1/2 stars but you can dance to it.
posted by Archeron at 8:51 PM
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