This week looks promising. I got a decent amount of shifts at work, a friend of mine got screening tickets for Adam (hopefully another great from Fox Searchlight), and I was informed by another friend that there is a John Hughes marathon happening this week at a local theater. I'm pretty stoked honestly...Pretty in Pink, The Breakfast Club, Ferris Bueller's Day Off, Sixteen Candles, and Weird Science. Starts at 2:50 guys!
Sometimes I wonder how certain movies appeal to people. I wonder what was running through the heads of the directors, production companies, not to mention the writers who thought up these genius screenplays. Napoleon Dynamite defines this category of film.
I just read the summary on IMDb.com...I laughed after the first line.
"Napoleon Dynamite, a lovable, unpopular high school age guy who just wants to fit in."
Hahaha. Okay...first of all, he's not lovable, he's annoying. Its not funny that he draws "ligers". Its not funny that he has some random Mexican friend running for president. Its not funny that he has the weirdest brother on the face of the planet. Its not funny that his mom pronounces the ll's in quesadillas. Stupidity and outrageousness does not add up to comedy necessarily and I think people were a little confused about that when this movie came out.
John Heder is about as talented an actor as our "lovable" buddy Jonah Hill. Give me a break.
There has never been a bigger waste of film reel. It's ok Fox, we all make mistakes.
F. Big fat F. Like, zero percent.
Best song of the movie: There were good songs in it?
Suggestions, as long as they're not as ridiculous as this movie, are welcome, as always.
358 to go.
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