With all the destruction and devastation, everyone's thoughts are, of course, on those in the gulf coast, and rightly so. But in the midst of this crisis, I have to do something to take my mind off of it. So I'm gonna blog about something as inconsequential as possible (and yes, I agree with Gibbs, movies and music matter, but not in a life or death sort of way): what I always do, movies and music.
Lacey and I have gotten into a very bad habit lately of renting crappy movies. We saw Kung-Fu Hustle, which was cool and funny in parts, but overall not great. Then there was The Upside of Anger. More like the Upside of CRAP! We shut it off an hour in, because it was so stinking boring. I heard I missed a good ending, but it just wasn't worth it. Then there was A Lot Like Love. Good performances, decent concept, bad script. The writing was atrocious and the movie was pretty choppy. Last night, we watched Monster in Law. Ugh. It was so frustrating and annoying, I can't even describe it. There were some funny moments, but overall it was just a bad movie. Lacey loves Michael Vartan (Never Been Kissed) and even with that, she only gave it a 3.5/10. I have high hopes for Sahara tonight, because I've heard good things, but we'll see. I'm dying for a good rental. But I can't get my hopes up. Maybe I need to give up renting mainstream movies and go with all Independent/small budget movies, but it's hard to agree on those movies with Lacey. So I've decided that I'm totally engrossed in my TV phase. Now, I know that the golden age of sitcoms is definitely over. I'm not in denial over that. Which is why I'm firmly planted in the midst of a TV drama and reality show kick. Lacey and I are stocked with shows (24, Survivor, O.C., Amazing Race, Smallville, Apprentice, Big Brother, Real World, Laguna Beach, etc.) that engross me way more these days than the mediocre rentals that we have been flying through. Now don't get me wrong, I still love GOING to the movies, but it's so expensive and time-consuming that we are finding it harder and harder to get out to them...and we don't even have kids! Having DVR allows us to pause EVERYTHING, and with my job, that is pretty much a must. Let's just end this rant by saying that the upcoming fall season has me foaming at the mouth, like, infinity more than the possibility of renting a movie like Coach Carter or Hide and Seek (note the reference to Napolean Dynamite, the one rental that we got again because it was so good...an exception to the rule, definitely).
We still go OUT and see good movies for the most part. The latest was Red Eye. Lacey loves Rachel McAdams (Notebook), and it was actually very well done. I was on the edge of my seat, and Cillian Murphy is a great bad guy. I really liked the premise and execution of this movie, and it was a good one to see on the big screen. It reminded me of Cellular, and like that movie, was good without the ability to be great.
As far as music goes, I am listening to what I normally listen to, but instead of listening to albums, I'm on a playlist kick (thank the Dellpod for that). Right now I'm really diggin' on Michael Buble. He's the latest Frank Sinatra/Harry Connick Jr. crooner to come down the pipeline. I wasn't inclined to like him because I like the previous two so much, so I made the stipulation that he has to come out with something original that I like before I'll make a further listening commitment. Well, point taken. His song Home is fantastic. Lacey and I have been listening to it nonstop. You really should check this guy out, he's good. I wish that song would have been around at my wedding, because it definitely would have made the list. And while we're on the subject, I've been noticing other songs that would have been great for my reception. Yes, it was 15 months ago, and I thought the music was excellent (man, my ego could go down a few notches, eh?), but it's weird. I find myself thinking while listening to certain songs that I really missed the boat on my wedding reception playlist (just with a couple songs, not overall). Examples include Young MC's Bust a Move, and Jamiroquai's Canned Heat (from Napoleon's dance). Anyway, just a couple thoughts. Continue to pray for those affected by Katrina.
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