“Knocked Up”

So what exactly is so brilliant about this movie, “Knocked Up”? Rotten Tomatoes gave it a 91% rating with the general consensus of “Hilarious, poignant, and refreshing; sometimes raunchy, always witty.” Apparently it’s a movie about a one-night stand leading to the wonderful process of becoming parents. Although I haven’t seen the movie, I feel the need to comment on it. What in the heck is exactly so funny about people who don’t know how to use birth control? I mean, seriously, it’s NOT that difficult, and it’s not rocket science. And it’s not expensive, either. So sheesh, there’s no reason to get “knocked up”; so I view the movie more as an attestation to the couple’s stupidity than as an endearing and witty look at an unexpected pregnancy. And also, one-night-stands are so trashy. How can I watch a movie about stupid, trashy, skanky people? I can’t, it’s not going to happen.

“I’ve had it with… “

No, I’m not ticked at anything… Louisa and I just saw Snakes on a Plane (SOAP), and anyone who has seen this movie will recognize this line. Here is what Louisa has to say about it:

Ever wonder what it feels like to be semi-bipolar? Laughing one minute, crying the next, then apathetic, then thinking I-can’t-believe-they-actually-said/did-that, scared, then laughing again? Repeat for almost 2 hours, and that was the movie. A great C or B list movie, though, it had some great one-liners. And a pretty cool cult following. (The cool kind of cult. Not the scary satanic cult. But we saw enough of that in the previews.) Overall, SOAP will leave you with a good, clean, I-can’t-believe-I-just-watched-that-but-the-title-is-really-cool kind of feeling. (And the need for a Mai Tai.) 4 stars, only because Samuel L. Jackson really does say a great line with “I’ve had it with…”. And because the co-pilot said that the plane “will go down faster than a Thai hooker.”

Now for Tony’s take on the movie:

I should note that this movie is definitely not for kids (which is why there were a bunch of 6 or 7 year olds brought by their parents in the theater), mainly for the violence (numerous snake bites and other blunt objects causing much mutilation) and some language. I wanted to see this movie simply because it was called “Snakes on a Plane” and I wanted to see what it was all about. It sparked the biggest cult following that I have seen for a movie since Rocky Horror Picture Show. If you want to find out what I am talking about, check out Snakes on a Blog. With all this said, I thought it was a pretty good B Movie as well. Since Jackson did indeed say THE LINE in the movie, that made it for me (and many other people). I give it 4 fingers up.

If you are bored, please vote in a little poll that I put up in the forums on what you thought about the movie.