Hazzard County Heroes

Well, as easy as it would be to pan this movie, somehow when it's all said and done, it made me smile.

It was cute. Simple, lame, stupid...and cute. And I don't just mean Jessica. Really she tried to hard to be sexy and ended up a little bit scary. You'd never know if she was really being nice or setting you up for a knee to the groin.

I really did like a few elements of the movie.
General Lee was pretty sweet.
Gratuitous noodie scenes of college girls.

and in a real hero kinda way, the duke boys were always up to the challenge. They always rose to the occasion. They never backed down, didn't even consider it. I kinda like their manner-nothing would ever stop them or curb their enthusiasm.

The Duke family was very direct. They were not afraid to tell people how they felt. When forces rose up against them they spoke up! Certain amount of courage and spark for that to occur, and family.

They were all very loyal to each other, and to their friends, who seemed like family. Cooter and that guy with the armadillo helmet...

That loyalty, knowing they could count on each other no matter what, must have been one of the big reasons they were so fearless. If you've ever trusted your life to people around you, you'll understand how that dynamic works.

But let's get back to reality here. This was some pretty poor acting. A hodge podge of characters, it was rough at times, like the first 2/3 of the movie. And the boys, they were a little too reckless. The original Bo and Luke had a bit more class. I don't remember them hitting each other with a phone book in the face? But,there was still the sense, that the Dukes would always end up on the right side of the fence.

The outtakes at the end really sealed the deal. Any movie that leaves me smiling when its over is all right in my blog.

Kong is Long

I saw King Kong. Did you know they kill him in the end? Really sad st...ooops, maybe you didn't know. Sorry if I spoiled it. Geesh that movie is long. But really well done. Not as engrossing as the LOTR movies, but certainly a brilliant 3.5 hours.

Beauty killed the beast, not quite, greed killed the beast. In fact, greed was the beast, Kong was just a cool Ape.

Ann was a wierdo, and in some great shape. Her affinity for monkey loving was a little creepy. Kong was really within his rights to squish her at anytime. I really don't quite get why he didn't? She wasn't that enthralling. The crazy village people danced and he didnt keep them for pets.

Speaking of creepy, this movie had some of the creepiest scenes ever, the bug scenes will make you squirm in your seat. And the guy who talks about boobies is pretty creepy too. But really, the native people were so hideous, there is no way they procreate. Unles they pull a Nip/Tuck and use a paper bag. Nah, it would take more than that...

The movie Director, played by Jack Black, is quite pursuasive and has the best lines in the movie. "Defeat only lasts a moment!" Hayes said some pretty crazy stuff and Jack was all gooshy for a playwright. But Carl mixed some decent and funny lines in with the other blah lines. "all you had to do was look her in the eyes and lie!"

Carl (JB) was the only really believeable character. The rest were campy and cheesy. Except Ms Darrow, she was sad and lame and cool all at the same time. I have known a number of women just like that, unable to escape whatever cage they locked themselvs in, yet still smiling and performing for the crowds.

When Kong is unveiled in the theater in New York, the costumes and music for the "fake" natives are the same used for the "real" natives in the 1933 original.

King Kong's roar is a lion's roar played backwards at half speed.

Fever Pitch

Loved it. Just because i'm too tired to blah blah about doesn't mean anything. Funny, sweet, sporty. No, not me the movie. See it with someone you want to love.

Coach Carter

My movie instincts are pretty good. And so was this movie. My new plan is to take notes as I watch and share those on my blog.

Great soundtrack.

"Why you always acting hard?"

Great men have great wives

The coach chose to coach a team instead of coaching his son, his son chose to leave his school to be coached by his dad.

Coach Carter made the players sign contract. He was teaching them discipline and integrity.

"growing up means making your own choices, and learning to live with the consequences."

The movie depicted a culture of conflict. Growing up in a community were survival means perpetuating the cycle of not being educated.

young people are always in a hurry-as we get older we tend to take our time.

A "team" UNITED is a powerful force to be reckoned with.

Winning is "earned"

The signs the fans held at games were so lame. It was funny.

Wouldn't we choose to be part of something great if we could?

Watching the community try to oust the coach we the viewers must have been shocked by their behaviour. But that easily could have been us at that hearing. Standing on the wrong side, with the wrong information.

The Chains the coach put on the gym doors seemed very symbolic. The ties of the black culture to athletics, to be treated as, to feeling less than, and being free being more about growing the self then doing what youw ant to do.

Check out the Nelson Mandela quote.

Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness, that frightens us. We ask ourselves, who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented, fabulous? Actually, who are you not to be? You are a child of God. Your playing small does not serve the world. There is nothing enlightened about shrinking so that other people won't feel insecure around you. We were born to manifest the glory of God that is within us. It is not just in some of us, it is in everyone. And as we let our light shine, We unconsciously give other people permission to do the same. As we are liberated from our own fear, our presence automatically liberates others."-Nelson Mandela's Inaugural Address

Almost

Thing about all your almost movies...

the ones you almost went to but changed your mind, shew......

and the movies you almost didn't see and ended up loving.

For me Aeon Flux is one movie I almost went to see but I just couldn't bring myself to do it.
Sure Charlize is a sight to behold but that's really not reason enough to go see a movie. I suspect this big screen offering is horrid. The only good coming out of it is Theron's recognition as a potential bond girl. Nice.

As for a movie I almost didn't see but ended up loving...
I've got 2. Robots and Diary of an Mad Black Woman. Both surprised me with their hidden depths. I love hidden depth.

It's my favorite part of people too.