This just in: Late last night, scheming Parvati (a k a “The Flirt”) won “Survivor: Favorites vs. Fans”, besting a wan and gorgeous (but very still) babe by the name of Amanda: Eeeeek!
Perhaps because yesterday was Mother’s Day, hubby was very amenable to seeing “What Happens in Vegas.” We saw it at the Redwood City downtown cinema. Self doesn’t know if it’s the recession or what, but these days, the restaurants surrounding the cinema — Citrine, Portobello Grill, Beard Papa — seem mighty empty, and even on a weekend, Theatre Row feels like a ghost town. (By way of contrast, at 1:30 p.m. the line at The Lobster Shack on Veterans Boulevard was out the door; hubby and self had to wait 30 minutes for a table) Self considered getting some ice cream, but she didn’t like any of the flavors available in the cinema lobby. For the first time in months, self and hubby seated themselves without any comestibles, not even a junior popcorn.
And there were seven previews, of such unmentionables as “The House Bunny” (27-year-old Playboy bunny seeks new career and finds her niche as “house mother” to a clue-less sorority of brainiacs) and “The Rocker.” There was also a preview of something by M. Night Shyamalan starring Mark Wahlberg, an actor self usually likes. Unfortunately, self thinks she has already seen this exact same movie, but with Mel Gibson, and in rural as opposed to urban areas: “Signs.”
But, once the feature movie got underway, self found herself actually laughing. Hey, Ashton and Cameron Diaz have good chemistry! And seeing these two play off each other was almost as pleasurable as watching the repartee between Gwyneth Paltrow and Robert Downey, Jr. in “Ironman”! And Cameron’s acerbic sidekick was very funny, as was Rob Corddry as Ashton’s sidekick. And Dennis Miller played a hoary not-so-old judge.
Summer is self’s favorite time of year (Bring on the heat!), and so much of it is bound up in anticipation of summer movies. This summer, self wants to see: Ed Norton as “Hulk,” Steve Carell as Maxwell Smart, and Mike Myers as “The Love Guru.” Stay tuned, dear blog readers, stay tuned.
chancelucky said,
May 12, 2008 at 5:38 pm
I’ve always been surprised. Cameron Diaz is a very good comic actress, particularly with the physical stuff her timing’s really good. I imagine we’ll wind up doing this one on Netflix, but I’ve always had a soft spot for mindless comedy.
I’m trying hard to get anyone in my family to go to see Harold and Kumar do Guantanomo. Haven’t had any luck.
anthropologist said,
May 12, 2008 at 6:43 pm
Well, I recommend “What Happens in Vegas.” Yes, Cameron Diaz is a very good comic actress. And, she also has good chemistry with a number of leading men. And Ashton fits the role (even though my husband says he was just “playing himself.”
I really want to see “Harold and Kumar Escape From . . . ” because, for one thing, every time I see the first movie, I end up laughing. And, Neil Patrick Harris was so zany in the first one, and I see from the previews that he is also in the sequel.
patrick said,
June 5, 2008 at 4:30 pm
it seems like in real life, in general, Kutcher is savvier than the average Hollywood folk
anthropologist said,
June 6, 2008 at 3:23 am
He must be! He married Demi . . .