Movie of the Week: Tootsie

 "An unemployed actor with a reputation for being difficult disguises himself as a woman to get a role in a soap opera." IMDb

In the vast list of movies about cross-dressing, Tootsie is one of my favorites.  Definitely top two...right there next to Mrs. Doubtfire...at any rate, it's way better than all the Big Momma's House movies.  To Wong Foo...there's I think I've named them all now... Okay, I guess Some Like it Hot has cross dressing in it too...and Victor Victoria, but that's different...I'm getting off track.

Dammit, Sorority Boys...

Anyway, Tootsie is about a man named Michael Dorsey(Dustin Hoffman) who, while actually being a very talented actor, is also a huge pain in the ass and very difficult to work with.  He had pretty much pissed off every director in town.  Blacklisted I believe is the term.  Even his own agent tells him that no one is willing to work with him.  So, he pretty much says, "oh yeah!?" and, with no set up or warning, the immediate next shot is of Dustin Hoffman walking down a crowded street dressed as a woman.  But I suppose I'm getting ahead of myself.  There's a couple things I gotta fill you in about first...

So, Michael has a roommate (Bill Murray!) who is a playwright and he's got this great play that he's writing in which Michael would play the lead.  But, they can't get anyone to produce it cause again, Michael is a pain in the ass.  Also, there's Sandy, (Teri Garr) who Michael is running lines with for a part in a soap opera she is auditioning for...and now you're up to speed.

Now Michael, for lack of any better ideas to raise money for Bill Murray's play, puts on a dress and makeup, calls himself Dorothy Michaels, and auditions for the soap himself.  Since he's a great actor, he totally pulls it off!  From there, he keeps getting hit on by other male actors, he gets set up on dates with older men, he falls for his costar who is a women (Jessica Lange), but clearly she doesn't know he's a dude...it's hilarious.  

I don't hand out the 4 star rating very often, but this one is a classic.  It's well cast, well acted, well paced, it's silly yet realistic...Seriously I just think this movie is great, though I doubt many people my age would agree with me.  This is one of those that I honesty think could be remade, and I think Robert Downey Jr should do it.  I'm just throwin' it out there.  It could work!

Shit, White Chicks....but fuck that, that movie sucks...like...hard.  Anyway, go check out Tootsie!

Breaking Bad Season 5 Episode 13 Review

Holy shit. That's basically all I could think to say after watching last nights episode of Breaking Bad. With only 3 episodes left, what the fuck else is Vince Gilligan going to throw at us? There is just so much to say about this episode, and so little time to do it...well actually, I have all the time in the world considering I'm "under employed". So yeah, let me just jump right into this shit.

So up until the last ten minutes or so, this episode was more on the funny side. Huell getting tricked into telling Hank all about Walt's money. That was soooo damn smart and funny. We had Walt Jr. getting all excited to meet Saul because he's clearly a big deal. You also had Hank outsmarting Walt! It was fantastic!! But then...shit got real.

Walt thinking he had tricked Jesse into checking up on Brock, ended up fucking himself right in the ass. The most obvious thing hadn't even crossed MY mind. Walt still CLEARLY had no idea that Jesse and Hank were working together. Hank has Jesse call Walt and act as if he had found his money and was going to burn it. Ahh, this was so beautiful. They tricked Walt into admitting pretty much all of the horrible shit he had done. Hank finally has the proof he needs to bust Walt once and for all. Walt's reaction when he sees Jesse with Hank was so damn good.

But I left out something pretty damn important. Remember last weeks episode when Walt told Todd he had a job for his Uncle? Well, Jesse was clearly the target. Walt called them to come to the desert and take care of Jesse...until he sees who he's with. At this point, Walt basically gives up. We have a great scene between Walt and Jesse that gets quite heated, and it reminds you that Walt buried the fucking money where Jesse and he had cooked for the first time! That's just silly...but in a fantastic way.

But obviously this episode couldn't end with Walt getting put away in prison. So even after Walt called off the hit, Todd and his Family show up to fuck shit up any how. Oh how badly I wanted to shit my pants at this point. We get a great "show down" kinda, and just a tense build up wondering if/when the first shot will be fired. And when that shit happened, I couldn't believe that my pants didn't have any shit in them. Seriously. Wow. Added to the fact that we have Walt screaming for them to stop, this shit was bananas.

But no, we couldn't have this resolved this week, we have to wait until next week to see what the fuck is going to happen. Thanks a bunch, ass holes! This is my guess. Jesse, Hank, and Gomez are going to bite the bullet. Walt is clearly going to get away (we see the flash forward moments where Walt has hair and comes back home for the risen.) So my guess is this. Walt comes back to avenge them all. He kills Todd with the risen by putting it in the mug that he will use after Lydia did. (The one with her lipstick...that weird fucker) He will finish off whoever else survived...and die. Yay! That's my positive happy ending to Breaking Bad. If I'm right, this shit will be documented.

With all of that being said, I just want to express how much I love this show. It is the best show I've ever watched. I know that's probably saying a lot, but nothing else comes close for me. It's the perfect show. If you have yet to watch it, you're a dummy. Do yourself a favor and get a Netflix account for a month and watch this show.

The World's End Review

We went to go see The World’s End. Another end of the world movie, as a comedy, does it hold up? How about compared to Shaun of the Dead, or Hot Fuzz, or Paul? Tune in a find out!

Episode 28 - The World's End
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Movie of the Week: Tommy Boy

"An incompetent, immature, and dimwitted heir to an auto parts factory must save the business to keep it out of the hands of his new, con-artist relatives and big business." - imdb

Oh my god, I fucking love this movie. One of my all time favorites. Chris Farley is great and David Spade is his perfect counter. This movie had everything I wanted from it, a road trip, slapstick, deer vs car destruction, Dan Aykroyd, and so much more. Comedy is a hard thing to sell. Either you get it or you hate it. You can't take someone's word for it when it's based on your own sense of humor. Unless that person gets you, I mean. If you are a fan of comedy, I recommend checking out this classic. If you are not a fan of comedy, I recommend removing the stick from your ass and growing funny bone.

Olympus Has Fallen Review

"Disgraced former Presidential guard Mike Banning finds himself trapped inside the White House in the wake of a terrorist attack; using his inside knowledge, Banning works with national security to rescue the President from his kidnappers." - imdb.com

The prequel to White House Down. Lawls. Ok, not an original joke, everyone has made that comparison but I honestly had them confused. I seriously thought it was going to be Channing Tatum guarding Morgan Freeman as president. When it began with Gerard Butler hanging out with Aaron Eckhart and Ashley Judd, I was confused for a second. And Morgan Freeman doesn't show up til a quarter of the way in.

 I'm Not In The Movie.

The movie opens with the fall of Gerard's character as he fails to save the first lady in a car accident. I thought it was going to be something more, like it was caused by something but I was wrong. Now he's a desk jockey, pushing pencils for some chick. And bam, the North Koreans attack. And Gerard runs in to save the day. Saving a little boy, then the president, and over all, the world from another war. Loads of bad guys and Secret Service guys die in the process.

"Can you read this list of Chuck Norris facts, Mr. Freeman?"

There is not a whole lot to say about this movie. Is it Die Hard in the White House. It's a little smarter than your average action flick but it goes back to its rated R roots. Showing lots of blood, a swearing up the wazoo. It has a few twists in it, and some conflicts end a tad different than you except. The acting is sub-par, no one really stands out or does anything new. Loud action, quite talking. I was a little annoyed that I had to keep adjusting the volume for deafening action scenes to whispers during the dialog parts. Turning on the captions because I can't hear the actor shouldn't happen. Over all I enjoyed it, it's worth a rental. You know what you are getting with this kind of movie and you shouldn't expect much more. Check it out.

Kick-Ass 2 Review Podcast

The guys went to see Kick-Ass 2. Come listen as we try a new format and discuss why Kick-Ass 2 is a successful sequel.

Episode 27 - Kick-Ass 2
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Movie of the Week: Dawn of the Dead

So first things first. I know I'm not breaking any new ground by praising this movie and saying it's a great four star movie. But I think that some people tend to forget just how great this movie is, and how much it did to inspire other people to make "zombie" movies. Now this film is clearly dated, but I'm okay with that. Yes the Zombies in this film look goofy, but you have to remember that the previous film in the series was in black and white, so at the time there was no real established look for Zombies in color. So with all of that being said, lets take a look at the original Dawn of the Dead...shall we?

For me, this is just one of the many movies I saw as a kid that inspired my love for the horror genre. That might also explain why my mind is so fucked up, but that's a conversation for another day. Think about this, if it wasn't for Night of the Living Dead, and more so Dawn of the Dead, there wouldn't be a Zombie sub genre. Although with all of the overflow of Zombie related shit that comes out these days, I don't know if that's a blessing or a curse. The Walking Dead should be on it's knees sucking this film's dick on a daily basis.

This film just has so much to offer. There's an emotional connection with the characters in this film. Some you love and want to survive, and others you hate and just hope to Allah that the fuckers get what's coming to them. There's also a hell of a lot of suspense in this movie. Plenty of awesome Zombie deaths, and a shit load of blood. So if you're into all of that shit...well you've probably already seen this...so never mind. But if you haven't, do yourself a favor and give this a look. It's fantastic.

With all of that being said, I guess I should end this by saying that I absolutely adore this film. George A. Romero WAS a fucking genius. I say was because...well...he's made quite a heaping handful of shit in the past 15 years or so. Instead of dwelling on all of that, I just sit back and enjoy in my opinion his masterpiece. I love you, Dawn of the Dead.