We went to see Walk Hard tonight. It was relatively sparse all things considered. Not a full house in the least. But Charlie Wilson's War was sold out. Maybe I will have to change the way I predicted the Top 5 here.
Oh, and I almost knocked over Linda McMahon, wife of WWE head honco Vince McMahon, on the way to bathroom. Apologies!
So how was the movie? Good. I liked it a lot. I thought it was slightly hampered by having to adhere to the fact it was a parody of a music biopic. It felt like it they had a checklist they were running down. Parody of artists battle with drugs? Check. Parody of how they treat their wife like dirt? Check. Parody of their creative genius being misunderstood? Check.
But this doesn't mean that there weren't a lot of laughs. There are a lot of throw away jokes and sight gags that were funny. And they get good marks for even parodying the look of these kinds of movies.
The acting was great, especially, John C. Reilly. And, I'm announcing this to the world for no apparent reason, but Jenna Fischer is now officially in my "Top 5". My wife has been informed, and she has cleared the addition.
One of the best parts of the movie had to be the cameos. I'd list them here, but, really, there were too many. You'll probably recognize most of the cast, including many from other Apatow films--The Apatow Repertory Players as I like to call them. Seriously, I might have to see the film again just so I can catch what I missed when I said "Look who that is!"
Trailers:
- Vince Vaughn's Wild West Comedy Show: This is a documentary/concert film about Vaughn's Stand-up tour. It might be worthy to see just for the section with Jon Favreau and Justin Long.
- Charlie Bartlett: The future Chekov. I remember seeing this trailer ages ago. Was this movie delayed for some reason?
- Harold & Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay: Yes, the ripped from today's headlines sequel. Do we really need political commentary from these guys?
- Wanted: The comic book adaptation that is not a comic book adaptation. Wasn't the Millar series about supervillains. The movie is about assassins. Telekinetic assassins, it appears, but assassins nonetheless.
- Vantage Point: Speaking of Star Trek, the new Uhura is in this movie. It appears to be a Roshomon take on a presidential assassination. Seems interesting.
- 21: A movie based on the true story of the MIT students who discovered a way to count cards in Vegas and developed a system around it. I heard of the story, but the movie seems to have taken some liberties. Like, I don't recall the part where the self-destructive rebel causes the plan to almost fail, or the tales of sex against the window overlooking the strip. Or the teacher threatening their lives.
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