Films/DVD Asylum

Posted by njjohn (A) on December 27, 2004 at 06:55:07

In Reply to: I lasted forty minutes and bailed . . . . posted by mr grits on December 26, 2004 at 23:06:14:

Threre's a cumulative effect from seeing so much "patheticism" (is that a new word?).

My "girlfriend" bailed out also after a while. But not after a few heated exchanges. We both said: "that's your family on the screen".

She essentially accused me of being stupid for putting this stupid movie on the screen.

But I think I ultimately get the last laugh as I curiously watched her on the treadmill this morning, twisting her head all the way around to watch Jerry Springer, as the treadmill does not face the tv.

I said: "You need a little tv right in front of the treadmill for your little head".

I know now I can't look at anything "right" anymore. Thanks to "Napolean Dynamite", the final straw to teach me just how absurd everything really is, especially our lives in this culture.

The key to this movie is that nothing in it is really well-done. No real zingers. It's anti-hollywood. Everything is off. It's an odd key.