Slog - Comments on This Weekend at the Movies

Comment by You_Gotta_Be_Kidding_Me

You_Gotta_Be_Kidding_Me — Fri, 20 Jun 2008 16:33:01 -0800

French-Canadians are a relatively defenseless sub-minority now?

I did not know that the were relatively defenseless...

I knew they were The Cheese Eating Surrender Monkeys Of The Great White North, but I thought that was by idealogical choice, not due to their relative defenselessness...

Comment by You_Gotta_Be_Kidding_Me

You_Gotta_Be_Kidding_Me — Fri, 20 Jun 2008 16:34:50 -0800

And relative to what?... Mike Meyers? That is defenseless...

Comment by Will in Seattle

Will in Seattle — Fri, 20 Jun 2008 16:48:06 -0800

I'm going to have to disagree with a lot of these reviews. Maybe you're still suffering from SIFF fatigue at the Stranger, but:

The Love Guru - if you like Mike Myers films, go see it. If you don't, skip it.

Mongol - the audience loved it. If you're a historical accuracy buff, go watch a documentary or get a life.

Get Smart - if you like pratfall movies and think that's high entertainment, you'll like the movie - if you think Plato discussing Kabuki with Sartre is high comedy, avoid this.

Savage Grace - Bigger Stronger Faster - no opinion.

The Children of Huang Shi - a very excellent movie, commercial without Disney aspects, most characters have a good multidimensional feel, and with some fine acting. Great sweeping epic and a good film.

don't know much about the rest except:

Nausicca of the Valley of the Wind - this is an amime film, but true to the original graphic novels - if you love this style of graphic novel, or were a Metal Hurlant fan, you'll enjoy this. If not, go see something else. It's a bit slow if you're expecting hard core action, but appealing to fans of the original graphic novels.

Comment by annie

annie — Fri, 20 Jun 2008 16:58:00 -0800

Double minorities (French-speaking & Canadian, so relative to US English speakers; black and female, so relative to white men) that are defenseless subjects of comedy because really, who's going to complain on their behalf? Sorry to be confusing, but my point stands.

And Will, no, seriously, I love Austin Powers and its sequels. The Love Guru is not just another Mike Meyers movie. It is horrific. Go see it. Even you will understand.

Comment by Will in Seattle

Will in Seattle — Fri, 20 Jun 2008 17:34:21 -0800

Well, we'll see. Maybe you can convince me, but we've differed on movies before, annie. I remember Mike's stuff from before you saw it in the States ...

Comment by keshmeshi

keshmeshi — Fri, 20 Jun 2008 17:34:42 -0800

@4,

So, is it basically all the cringe-inducing aspects of Austin Powers with none of the fun spy movie jokes?

Comment by annie

annie — Fri, 20 Jun 2008 17:40:52 -0800

It's just not funny. Except for the Bollywood sequence, which lasts about 3 minutes in total, and except for the scenes in which the midget from Austin Powers is tortured because, um, Mike Meyer's character doesn't like midgets.

Comment by Will in Seattle

Will in Seattle — Sat, 21 Jun 2008 11:32:35 -0800

@6 for the win!

Comment by Kathy Fennessy

Kathy Fennessy — Sun, 22 Jun 2008 18:43:11 -0800

It's isn't just Annie; The Love Guru ranks as one of the year's widely most detested motion pictures, and 2008 has produced some real losers. Come December, it's sure to top a lot of worst movie lists.