Jesus and Jackasses
some quick film reviews:
Jesus Camp, is terribly titled. It's not a about Jesus and it's not about Camp. I went to a Christian summer camp and we had archery and canoes and capture the flag. If you're expecting that kind of stuff in this movie, you'll be disappointed. All these kids do is go to the kiddie preacher show for what feels like hours and hours all day. I wanted more of the kid's explaining their beliefs and less of them just watching lecture after lecture and praying and freaking out and doing all that pentecostal stuff. But man, the shit these people do to their kids is brutal. I don't know how these people can't be classified as crazy. I mean if you look at the world you live in and see it as a depraved terrifying cesspool of sin that's destined for hell isn't that close to some kind of mental illness? I mean people wash their hands too much and we give them medication. Can we get some pills for these freaks before they take over the world?
Jackass worked. It's funny. I laughed a lot. They've still got a good formula. They put on a good show. They're welcome to make a third. My personal favorite part was the cameo by John Waters. It was really good to see them acknowledging the godfather of gross. And it was nice to see John sort of giving his blessing to the next generation. At their best, the jokes in Jackass really push the pshychological boundaries of comedy. Some of the skits really make you think about what you're afraid of what grosses you out and what's taking you too far. And the ones that are just pure dumb are usually funny enough. All in all, Jackass was the most satisfying movie experience I've had in a long time.
Definitely more satisfying than the other idiot sequel, Clerks 2. I didn't hate it but I'm just not in the fanclub so it wasn't that exciting for me. The two main guys look old and Rosario Dawson looks ridiculous making out with them. But it was funny and sweet enough to not be a total waste of time.
The Last Kiss sucks. I don't know how it happened, but at some point my hopes had been raised for this movie. I should've trusted my first instinct when I saw that the guy who wrote Crash had teamed up with the guy who did Garden State. Had Casey Affleck and Zach Braff swapped roles it might've been salvageable but as it is it's an annoying dud of a movie. Ex-Real Worlder Jacinda Barrett is shockingly not bad. Rachel Bilson needs to stay on TV. I can't help but laughing when I read Zach Braff making it seem like his character so flawed and unlikeable. It's about a guy who cheats on his pregnant girlfriend and then says he's sorry and really means it. I wonder if Braff thinks this crap is good enough for an Oscar. Something tells me he thinks it is. Well sorry dude, this ain't your year.
It's apparently Ryan Gosling's year. Who knew? Half Nelson is the best American independent film I've seen all year. In a just world it'll rack up an armful of Oscars just because this kind of work needs to be encouraged and these kind of performances really deserve to be seen. But don't take my word for it. Listen to Silent Bob:
Jesus Camp, is terribly titled. It's not a about Jesus and it's not about Camp. I went to a Christian summer camp and we had archery and canoes and capture the flag. If you're expecting that kind of stuff in this movie, you'll be disappointed. All these kids do is go to the kiddie preacher show for what feels like hours and hours all day. I wanted more of the kid's explaining their beliefs and less of them just watching lecture after lecture and praying and freaking out and doing all that pentecostal stuff. But man, the shit these people do to their kids is brutal. I don't know how these people can't be classified as crazy. I mean if you look at the world you live in and see it as a depraved terrifying cesspool of sin that's destined for hell isn't that close to some kind of mental illness? I mean people wash their hands too much and we give them medication. Can we get some pills for these freaks before they take over the world?
Jackass worked. It's funny. I laughed a lot. They've still got a good formula. They put on a good show. They're welcome to make a third. My personal favorite part was the cameo by John Waters. It was really good to see them acknowledging the godfather of gross. And it was nice to see John sort of giving his blessing to the next generation. At their best, the jokes in Jackass really push the pshychological boundaries of comedy. Some of the skits really make you think about what you're afraid of what grosses you out and what's taking you too far. And the ones that are just pure dumb are usually funny enough. All in all, Jackass was the most satisfying movie experience I've had in a long time.
Definitely more satisfying than the other idiot sequel, Clerks 2. I didn't hate it but I'm just not in the fanclub so it wasn't that exciting for me. The two main guys look old and Rosario Dawson looks ridiculous making out with them. But it was funny and sweet enough to not be a total waste of time.
The Last Kiss sucks. I don't know how it happened, but at some point my hopes had been raised for this movie. I should've trusted my first instinct when I saw that the guy who wrote Crash had teamed up with the guy who did Garden State. Had Casey Affleck and Zach Braff swapped roles it might've been salvageable but as it is it's an annoying dud of a movie. Ex-Real Worlder Jacinda Barrett is shockingly not bad. Rachel Bilson needs to stay on TV. I can't help but laughing when I read Zach Braff making it seem like his character so flawed and unlikeable. It's about a guy who cheats on his pregnant girlfriend and then says he's sorry and really means it. I wonder if Braff thinks this crap is good enough for an Oscar. Something tells me he thinks it is. Well sorry dude, this ain't your year.
It's apparently Ryan Gosling's year. Who knew? Half Nelson is the best American independent film I've seen all year. In a just world it'll rack up an armful of Oscars just because this kind of work needs to be encouraged and these kind of performances really deserve to be seen. But don't take my word for it. Listen to Silent Bob:
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