Movie: Blades of Glory
Cast: Will Farrell, Jon Heder, Amy Poehler, Amy Poehler's husband
Circumstance: Preview Screening
Accompaniment: A second date. Ran into some other folks also attending.
Overall review:
Too soon after the NASCAR movie (which although I didn't see, seems very much like this one). Also, nowhere near gay enough.
Favorite moment: The skating finale is fun and has some nice effects and stunts. Also, the chase scene between Farrell and Mr. Poehler.
Internal dialog: "Wow, John Heder really has milked out that Napoleon Dynamite thing out. I mean, he's pretty one-note in my view, so he's kind of like the Roseanne Barr of this sort of thing, just playing the same character over and over. I guess it's good that he started it on the big screen, but the guy has WB CW sitcom written all over him. Or maybe Fox. Because he's typical of that kind of actor that the baby-boomers controlling Hollywood are able to pick out and say, "Oh, he's very representative of that generation," which he may or may not be. But an actor he's not."
Laugh: Yeah, totally. I love gross-out humor, even if it's has inklings of homophobia. Doesn't mean it's good or bad, but I got my chuckles on.
Cry: Um, no.
Accompaniment's opinion: Unsure. It's like, sometimes you're out with someone and wondering if they're trying to please you or if you just agree on a lot. Assuming that we are of similar mindsets, then I'd say his opinion was similar.
Generally: What's up with ice skating and being so freaking closeted? I don't get it.