Day of Movies

I'm sure there are an endless list of "cures" for a bad day at work, but for me there is one thing that can do it rather quickly. What could that be you wonder to yourself? Watch a movie (or three)!

Yes, I am "lame" in the way that I don't drink. Or go to clubs. Or party at all. Hell, I can't really say that I have many friends either. I got tired of trying to hang around a bunch that generally didn't want anything to do with me. I mean, why lie?

Oh well. That is, again, another story best kept for another day. Back to the subject at hand though, I do seem to lead a very boring life eh? But I seem to stay out of trouble this way, which I can't really complain about. I'd rather get in trouble on my own, rather then having to be a part of a group. Does that make sense? Not likely....

Anyway, my girlfriend and I went to a local Blockbuster the other day, searching for something that would be fun to watch. We both work for the same company and we've both got our fair shares of headaches and what not to bitch about. Well, rather then just leaving with one movie, we left with three.

Disturbia, Dead Silence and Nacho Libre.

I'll say right out that 2 of those 3 I actually enjoyed. One of them, on the other hand, was pretty much a waste of time. I'll get into all of that in a few moments here.

First up here is Disturbia, which I wasn't all that sure about to be honest. I thought it was going to end up being a typical horror/slasher movie, with all the predictable stuff to go along with it. But after seeing it, I can say that it is a fairly well paced movie that doesn't waste too much time with a lot of side stuff. I'd try to go into more detail as to what I really liked about this, but I'm afraid I'd end up spoiling something.

I'll even go as far as to say that I'm starting to like Shia LaBeouf's work. He did a pretty good job in Transformers and he certainly does so again in Disturbia. He played the main character named "Kale." Might he really be the next Tom Hanks? Nah, probably not. That isn't meant to be a knock, but rather, what I'm trying to say is... I hope this guy makes it on his own, so people will know his name and not as "The next Tom Hanks."

Pictured above is Sarah Roemer, who plays Ashley, Kale's new next door neighbor. She isn't all that bad on the eyes and she can act too! Hopefully she makes more movies in the near future.

Next, Nacho Libre!

Oh man, I've been wanting to see this movie for a long, long while now. And now that I have, it certainly didn't disappoint! OK, maybe it was the fact that I watched this at 3 a.m. this morning that it might have ended up funnier then it might have really been, but still.

I did enjoy it!

Jack Black is just awesome in this movie and his transformation into the masked Luchador, "Nacho," is just too funny. I don't know what was more entertaining to watch, he and his tag team partner training or them getting their asses handed to them by everyone from furry midgets, women or old men.

The music, which I think is worth a mention, is just so chirpy and weird that it fits into the movie just perfectly. I'd love to find the soundtrack now that I think about it...

Lastly and sadly the least favorite of this rented trio, Dead Silence.

To sum up a long and drawn out rant, it is a predictable horror movie with a story that explains the killer's motive that is so lame that it reminded me of the "Boogeyman." Or maybe Darkness Falls? Just thinking about it makes my head hurt...

Anyway, the characters were pretty flat and what I would have assumed were important story plots were just rushed out without giving much background into why it would be so important. Really, you'd think someone would improve on this genre after all of these years.

Which drives home for me the reason why I generally do not watch these types of movies anymore. Because really, it's all the same old song and dance as they say, and it just never changes.