Hello Royal Ugly Dudes!

There's some things you have to know about Matty H. He's one of the few people I know that can give me a run for my money on being a movie nut (especially one who also likes typical Hollywood fare.) And he's also one of the only people I know that shames my movie quoting abilities. We've been good friends for many years now, and movies have always been a foundation of our friendship. This site is even named for an inside joke we had.

Anyway, Matty came to visit this weekend - and as typically happens when we're together many movies were watched. Lots of them I only saw parts of, as we'd watch a little bit before bed time, or during a free hour in the middle of the day (this is when I really enjoy my obscenely large movie collection.) Instead of giving full thoughts on all of them, I'll just do blurbs:

Minority Report - Matty recently called I, Robot "what Minority Report should have been." I'm not sure I agree with that analysis, since I think they're very different movies (only a true sci-fi nerd can make a case for that, guilty as charged.) I liked both of them, and do see a lot of similarities. I think Minority Report had a great world concept, but could have used some slightly less eccentric supporting characters and a little more smarts. I mean, seriously, they can't turn off his access to police headquarters? When he does the eye scan to get in doors shouldn't it lock the door and call Big Guys with Guns (tm)? The redeeming scene is the excellent chase through the mall with the pre-cog.

Batman: The Animated Series - This is one of my all time favorite cartoons, and I'm thrilled they're sold on DVD now. The art is fantastic, and most importantly, they get Batman. The writing suffers from it being a kid show from time to time with silly one liners. But if you get past that this is easily the best movie/tv version of Batman ever made.

Almost Famous - I felt compelled to watch this after they played Tiny Dancer at Kell's Friday night. Unfortunately I fell asleep just after Kate Hudson did her explanation of what a Band Aid is. I'm reminded of how much I like this movie and will be watching the whole thing again soon.

The Good Girl - This is one of the few movies I've bought before I'd seen it ($7.00 in the previously viewed bin at Hollywood Video - I figured why not.) This is a slow and fairly disturbing movie. The kind of thing that's just a train wreck in slow motion. These are good sometimes if they really get me to attach to the characters, but this one didn't. The "Get in your corner" scene with Bubba is one of the more disturbing things I've seen recently.

Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure - I own this one because it was on sale at Fred Meyer for $6.50 (you'd be surprised how many movies I own due to circumstances like that.) This is a gem: spectacularly bad, and infinitely quotable. It was perfect for a Sunday afternoon when I was exhausted from a long weekend and just waiting for it to be time to take Matty to the airport.

So there it is, the weekend in movies. Don't worry though, we actually went out and had fun as well - the movies just fill the natural down time.

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