Super troopers

What movie had syrup chugging contests, pot smoking state troopers, and lines like "it stinks like sex in here", why 2001's super troopers. It is one of those movies that is best enjoyed by stoners. In the pantheon of great stoner movies, I would rank this right up there with up in smoke and the first Harold and Kumar. This movie has so many classic lines and scenes, I simply don't have Time to list them all. a few of my favorite lines are, "bear fucker do you need assistance", "how's the view from sugar heaven bitch", and "the snozberries taste like snozberries". So get out the bong twist a fatty, get a blunt rolled, eat a brownie, get out the vaporizer, well you get the point, and get high and laugh till you pass out.

Broken embraces

So I watched broken embraces which was released in 2009 and directed by acclaimed Spanish film maker Pedro Almodovar. So is it good well yeah. Actually it was pretty great. It was surreal while not beating you over the head with it, kind of Fellini like in nature. The movie alludes to this, it also has a touch of Hitchcock in there as well. Penelope Cruz is great as she often is in Almodovar's films. The story is original and the acting is great. This is one of those movies intellectuals can grapple with and wax philosophic, while others can just enjoy if they either speak Spanish or can deal with subtitles. I highly recommend this movie.

A new leaf

So I watched a new leaf from 1971 starring Walter Matthau. So is it a classic, well yeah, is it for everyone well no. It is very quirky, a little odd, a little dark, and has some of the best dialog I've ever heard. I am not a big sucker for a happy ending, especially when you see it coming but it fits. I won't go into it, but it is the only weak spot in this otherwise great comedy. The material doesn't seem dated and a remake could be effective, but this movie stands up over time. Just remember to take care of the carbon on your valves, inside joke if you see the movie you'll get it.

the cove

So I watched "the Cove" winner of best documentary this year at the oscars. This movie also one several awards from prestigious film festivals and other movie award thingies from all over the world except probably Japan. Well was this movie good, well I have mixed feelings about this movie. This documentary is very well shot which bothered me for some reason, I guess I am used to seeing documentaries shot with a very low budget feel. Also, this movie had a real reality TV feel to it, and in fact I think the people behind this movie are getting a TV reality series about the subject of dolphin slaughter. That being said there is no denying the power of the video they went to great lengths to capture. It was eerie and sad, and showed human beings at their worst. The end is not for the easily horrified, but is worth watching to see just how miserable the slaughter of anything can be. I hope this movie and those that care about ending whaling and dolphin slaughter, can end what is happening in taiji Japan, but in the year since this film has been released it looks like little has changed. By the way fuck Seaworld you killed Flipper.

In the heat of the night

"They call me Mr. Tibbs", why those words pack so much power I don't know but they just do. Those words can be found in Norman Jewison's Oscar winning creation from 1967 called "In the heat of the night." So is this movie a classic well I say, I reckon ya'll. This movie has bad unbelievable plot twists right from the beginning that go all the way to the end but none of that matters. What does matter is what was at the heart of this movie, the acting and the message. This movie came about at a time when overt racism was still prevalent in southern culture. This movie shows us every stereotype associated with this blemish on American history, including cotton picking on the plantation and lawn jockeys, the only possible exception is the absence of white hooded KKK members though they are there just not in robes. Why this movie works is not the plot which is about solving a murder, but the struggles of both blacks and whites to get past racism following the civil rights movement. In this regard it not only works but deserves to be called a classic because of what people, who are growing up now in America with a mixed race President, can take from a time not too long ago when things were much different in this country. The acting especially by Rod Steiger is phenomenal, and he was rewarded with the academy award for best acting that year. So if you get the chance check out this flick, unless you can't get past the obvious plot flaws it is a great viewing experience.