the shrewdness of apes

Jamie,

There are plenty of good movies out right now. Plenty.

Dan

Saw "Super Size Me" last week. It was just okay. I mean, what do you expect to happen when you eat McDonald's and nothing else for 30 straight days? But the guy's charming personality makes the film watchable. He seems like a genuinely nice guy.

I just saw Super Size Me and I thought it kicked ass. I have not laughed so hard in a long time. Sure it's a foregone conclusion that he'll be unhealthy from eating that much McDonald's, but the film's not just about his goofy personal challenge, as he deftly weaves in various forms of evidence that Big Food does deserve some blame for the general unhealth of America (while never trying to deny that the overweight also need to accept some personal responsibility, and better do it soon before we all die of heart attacks). But yes, the best part was the charm of the guy himself. Funny and self-effacing, with good editing instincts.

Dan,

of course there are. i'd also like to see Coffee & Cigarettes, TwentyNine Palms, Springtime in a Small Town, etc. but did you look at that list of the Top 10 movies from last weekend? what a shitpile.

excuse me, MEAN GIRLS kicks ass!

When I saw Coffee and Cigarettes, the part with the White Stripes was somewhat disturbing because Meg's face looked so pale and formless. I couldn't decide if she looked more like a baby or an elderly peasant. It was weird. Then last night I was forced to look upon it again in the preview for the film, before Supersize Me. It hit me what her face looks like: a fetal pancake.

Anyone who thinks Meg White is attractive must be out of their frickin' mind.

Hillary, that movie is barely paying for Lindsay Lohan's boob job. oh, and i liked it better the first time, when it was called "Heathers". and the second time when it was called "Jawbreaker".

sorry jamie. but, like, mean girls, was totally radder than jawbreaker. ew.

jim, i cant agree with you more about meg's face. it was completely disturbing and i didn't want to make eye to screen contact with her. she looked like mrs. potato head. and her acting...oh my. well i guess she acts the way she sings. which is atonal.

I'd like to see Carandiru. But you make a good point, there isn't much out there (at least in the District).

Jamie,

No I haven't seen the list of top ten movies from last week. Who gives a shit about that? You mentioned that there wasn't anything out there to see, not that the top ten movies sucked.

There are so many new movies out right now in New York, that it is overwhelming. Not to mention the Wong Kar-Wai retrospective at BAM and the upcoming Bergman one at Film Forum.

And for the record, Mean Girls is heelarious.

follow the links, Dan. follow the links.

didja even go see mean girls, apes? movie doldrums, i think not!

"i'm not scared" was good. cute italian boys prancing in their underpants finding creepy albino kids in holes. going to see meg's face up close and personal tonight. can't wait.

i'm surprised to hear "i'm not scared" was good. it had the worst preview i've seen this year and that includes the one for that dodgeball movie.
by the way, lindsay lohan's boobs are not fake but mean girls is good.

Follow the links my ass! Write more clearly. The links are supposed to enhance your point, not be your point. You wrote that there is nothing worthwhile to see. Period. I ain't got time to sift through link after link, Apes.

Alena, Cara, and I went to see "Troy" last night. It was worth it just for the ass shots. Not like it's a great movie, we giggled at parts that weren't supposed to be humorous. But it was thought-provoking in one way, universally talking about war and whatnot. Just reminds you that the BS has been going on forever and will never end. And just when you get depressed, there's Brad's ass and the world is good again!

the ass shot, a requirement of any gladiator film worth its salt, was lovingly referred to as the "buffalo shot" in mystery science theatre 3000 lingo.

That's so funny you had your own Mystery Science Theatre moments--that's exactly what I was thinking of when Alena, Cara, and I whispered through the whole thing w/ funny (we're funny as shit!) comments and ad libs.

Yeah Meg White doesn't look good in the film, but it is in black and white and she is already as pale as can be so what do you expect?!? But Hilary Duff isn't so pretty either. Her arms are so big and unflattering she looks like a mini hulk with short stubby legs and she has no ankles because it's so thick it blends in with her legs.

i believe the semi official term for those is "kankles", i'm assuming because the leg forms a straight line from the knees to the ankles.

http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=kankles