First up, Superbad. I haven't laughed this hard by myself in a long time. The deleted scenes and extras were great, too. This is easily my fave Judd Apatow flick. Both The 40-Year-Old Virgin and Knocked Up were too sappy for me. Yes, I thought they were sappy. And Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby? Just stupid. Sorry. Downright dumb.Superbad was so fabulous because the banter was no-holds-barred, yet still believable, and everyone was so perfectly cast. Two big thumbs up.
Second on tap, Waitress. I was sooooo bored for the first 25 minutes. In fact, I was even angry about being bored. Angry! But then...it got good! If you're not a fan of indie flicks, you won't like this film at all. But I am a fan of indie flicks, and, by the end of the movie, I was brimming with love for Waitress.Keri Russell did an impressive job. I can't see her without thinking Felicity. Felicity made a terrific pie-making waitress. The tragedy of director/writer/actress Adrienne Shelly is so sad. This may be part of the reason I ended up liking Waitress so much. Her death made the movie all the more poignant, as it was an ode to her daughter. I even got a bit teary-eyed. I rate Waitress about 7.5ish out of 10.
Finally, Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End. So stupid! Not entertaining. Not smart. Not remotely coherent. Even Johnny Depp couldn't save this mess. And I hate Keira Knightley. I wanted to smack her pretty face. The only redeeming thing in the movie was the monkey. It was one talented monkey! Two thumbs down. Way down in the depths of the sea.Aside from laundry and movies, I also scored two tickets to Night Two of KROQ's Almost Acoustic Christmas today. I'm a Ticket Master! Har har har. We hadn't planned on going originally because we've seen all but three of the acts before, but Mr. Monkey thought there was no harm in trying for tickets. We could always sell them after all.
Well, now that I have them, I'm going, damn it! I haven't seen Feist or Silversun Pickups live, so that's exciting. Mr. Monkey is interested in seeing Spoon live for the first time, too.Of course, the other bands we've seen before aren't exactly chopped liver either. Should be a good time...the night before I start my new job!
Work hard! Play hard! Fuck yeah!
I was pretty interested in Night 2 (more so than Night 1), but I needed one more awesome act to get me on board. You'll have to report back on how it is.
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Out of all the movies you mentioned, I've only seen Knocked Up. I liked it a lot, to my surprise. I would really like to see Waitress and Superbad though.
ReplyDeletelucky! you ARE a ticket master. next time, i will have you try to buy tickets for me. i didn't even try this time. oh yeah, plus i'm still grounded.
ReplyDeleteI really want to see Waitress. I just hate renting movies. I'm more prone to get off my arse and rent it if you loved it so much...
ReplyDelete...I am a Johnny Depp lover and so I did enjoy Pirates as long as I took it for what it was, a movie w/a crazy storyline so they can blow up ships...and I do love hans zimmer for the soundtrack too. Cry Baby will always be my favorite JD movie tho!
I loved the Waitress. I'm dying to see Superbad, but I don't have leisurely(sp?) days at home. Sigh.
ReplyDeleteI puffy <3 Waitress. :)
ReplyDeleteI loved Waitress too! And I'm a total nerd because I sobbed over the card that Matlock left her.
ReplyDeleteOh and Feist is amazing live. Enjoy!
night 2 was more interesting to me than night 1 (with the exception of linkin park). awesome that you scored seats!!
ReplyDeleteSilversun Pickups live, I'm jealous.
ReplyDeletep.s. Not liking 40 Year Old Virgin and Knocked Up is not allowed.
Yep, still hating you right now.
ReplyDeleteI love Waitress and Superbad! I wanted to pee in my pants when I saw Superbad at the theater. You're right, hadn't laughed that hard in a long time! And I've been a fan of Keri Russel so I loved Waitress. That's awesome that you're going to Acoustic Christmas. My husband introduced me to Silversun Pickups and I love them. I'm so jealous of your leisure days. But enjoy them to the fullest!
ReplyDeletei don't get the big deal about pirates! None of those movies were good. Except johnny depp looks prettier than me in eyeliner.
ReplyDeleteWaitress is on the Netflix list. :) So jealous about the tickets. Awesome!
ReplyDeletehey, we rented waitress and superbad too! i'm not an indie flick fan, but i really liked waitress. i fell asleep while the hub watched superbad, though.
ReplyDeletedammit, and now i want pie again.