What do we watch? What is worth watching? Who makes that decision?
Who is in charge of picking the stories that will be showing up on our theaters and television screens? Because he's not doing a very good job.
Today was a lazy day for me, as are most of my Sundays. I woke up late, a desperate attempt at recovery from the head aching result of last night's happenings. After a long hot shower and a thorough tooth brush, I hit the movies.
What a great time to go to the theater. It's Sunday afternoon, the air outside is cool, there's nothing on television, and I don't have a girlfriend. Life couldn't be better.
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button. Have you heard of it? Have you seen it? Let me tell you, It's the shi_
Hands down the best movie I have seen in quite a long time. The suspense was there. There was a solid story to follow, great characters with real feelings, and lives you can actually care for. That plus the strange curiosity to see what Brad Pitt will look like at the age of 90. And yes, he's still cooler than you'll ever be.
It was hard for me not to spill out in a loud roar of tears at at least seven points during the movie. I mean, if I may make a suggestion, this is a movie you want to watch at home and in the company of nobody but you and your favorite blanket. This way you can cry your lungs out without the fear of public humiliation. Plus it's just not very comfortable to cry in front of potential mates.
Now, I know what you're saying. "Wednesday, you're just gay and can't handle your shi_"
Well, let me tell you... Fuc_ off.
So what is the purpose of this posting? The point is coming, don't worry. After the movies and the diner and the looking around the mall, and all that, it being a Sunday afternoon, there was nothing else to do but go home and, you guessed it, play ping pong.
After being humiliated multiple times by my virtuoso fourteen year old brother, I chose to instead watch a movie.
Wanted. Have you heard of it? Have you seen it? Don't.
This skewed copy of the Matrix is not worth the box that it's packaged in. The best part of this movie was previews.
So my question is:
What kind of super executive CEO, sitting in his multimillion dollar office overseeing the skyscrapers of New York or the ever expanding city plan of Los Angeles, smokes enough crack to allow for the funding of productions like Wanted?
As I understand it, it is not a cheap endeavor, making a movie, so wouln't you want to spend all those millions on a movie that is actually good and doesn't suck?
But that's just me.
