why it’s fun to be stupid sometimes

March 14, 2006

Queen Latifah is just a presence onscreen. From “Living Out Loud”, to “Chicago” and now, “Last Holiday” - she’s just one woman you can’t watch, and you just gotta love her.

“Last Holiday”, for all it’s contrivances and unrealistic situations, is a really warm and fuzzy movie to watch. Like one famous movie critic says - the movie plays like a hug; and surely, you can’t beat a good hug.

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“Date Movie” on the other hand in just downright stupid, but it’s so stupid it works. Let’s count the movies it tries to spoof and parody: When Harry Met Sally, Nothing Hill, Jerry Maguire, Dodgeball, Meet the Parents, Kill Bill, Sleepless in Seattle, As Good As It Gets, Hitch, The Wedding Planner, Pimp My Ride (which isn’t even a movie), Wedding Crashers, and maybe twenty other movies I might have missed.

Actually, for you film buffs, one way to have fun with this movie is take a friend who’s just as much as movie geek as you and simply try to spot all the movies “Date Movie” spoofs… because there is practically a spoof on every scene. Oh yeah, but leave your brain at the door, this is probably the most stupid movie I’ve ever seen - bar none.

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Sadly, I haven’t seen all the supposedly good movies yet: Brokeback, Crash, Capote, Walk the Line, and whatever else is there. The only one I’ve seen is the Clooney-directed “Good Night and Good Luck”, which was an good, intense and interesting movie, although it does have some snore value…