Friday the 13th

I watched a $hitload of movies, but didn't feel like blogging about it 'til now...


VAN WILDER - Starring Hollywood's "IT" guy of the moment, Ryan Reynolds. Old party movie, I know. Tara Reid and Kal Penn were in it, too. Kal Penn's Punjabi accent was hilarious. Or was that his real native accent? Anyway, you can see the early days of an undeniable star even if this movie wasn't exactly Oscar-worthy. Lot of nudity though, so obviously worth the rent...

THE GUARDIAN - Gotta admit, despite starring Kevin Costner and Ashton Kutcher (playing a serious role for once), this movie was surprisingly good. Damn good, even. It's like TOP GUN in the water. About Coast Guard divers saving lives. The ocean scenes put you right there with the drowning. Almost like watching a sports movie where you're all inspired and rooting for the main characters feeling the bonding of humanity. Huh? What? Seriously, give it a chance. It's in Netflix's Top 100, so you know it has to be good. Pleasantly surprised to the point of almost wanting to watch MEN OF HONOR. Almost...

NOTORIOUS - No-no-no-notorious!! The biopic of Biggie Smalls AKA Notorious B.I.G. Obviously, you gotta like rap music to like this movie. I enjoyed it. Loved the music. Loved the background portrayals of Biggie, Diddy, and even Lil' Kim. One thing you gotta love about Big...he has to be the most successful cockeyed fatty ever!! Wasn't given any advantages in life and he still made it! Impressive. Not only could he rap, he was tappin' all dat a$$!! Incredible...

QUANTUM OF SOLACE - Sequel to CASINO ROYALE. Similar to the BOURNE series. I still enjoyed it very much even though critics blasted this movie for abandoning the Bond formula. He still kicked a$$. He still got the ladies. He still escaped every car chase and explosion. What's not to like? If you like action, this is where it's at. Somehow, though, I always get lost in the story. Must be old age...

FRIDAY THE 13TH - The remake of the original. Probably not as scary, but we still liked it and $hit in our pants. Nah, only my wife did. Don't you like how camping always means that you're going to die f@cking? I guess that's the way I'd prefer to leave this world, too. If you gotta go, you might as well get in one last ooof. The only noticeable difference to me was that Jason was actually running around in this movie instead of doing that slow motion stalking where he goes really slow, but somehow keeps up with all the victims running away. If some crazy guy had a machete and a hockey mask on, wouldn't you think that camping in the same vicinity is a bad idea? Just a thought...


More to come. Gotta go do what all them Friday the 13th couples were doing minus the machete in the back...