In honor of John Hughes my family and I watched Sixteen Candles last night. We actually owned 5 of his movies. I was surprised. Anyway, I decided to pay close attention and try to watch as if I had never seen it before. It worked and I laughed my ass off while also noticing things that I never saw or heard previously. For instance, when Long Duck Dong and his New-Style American girlfriend are crashing into to Jake's driveway, there was a guy laying on the lawn passed out. I also turned on the captioning because believe me, when you don't see the words, you miss a lot! So, towards the end in another Long Duck Dong moment, he answers the door to find Jake standing there. He quickly shuts the door and says he will, "call the F.I.B., I call police!" I never noticed he said F.I.B.
Sixteen Candles is an all time favorite of mine. It's the story of Samantha Baker's sixteenth birthday. She wakes up and discovers she hasn't grown any bod over the summer nor does she look sixteen. She then finds out that her whole family has forgotten her birthday. At school we see her swoon over Jake Ryan, a senior who is "beautiful". And may I say that I agree! He doesn't even know she exists until he picks up a note/quiz she drops that was supposed to go to her best friend. He has a girlfriend who is the most popular girl in school but he is sick and tired of her partying ways. He begins to notice Sam but she has no idea.
We can't forget Farmer Fred, I mean Farmer Ted, better known as "The Geek". He has a huge part in this movie. He's quick with comebacks and cute in a geeky way to boot!
Another prominent character is, of course, Long Duck Dong, exchange student extraordinaire! Not! He has some of the most well-known lines in the movie. Can anyone say, "AUTOMOBILE!!!" ?
OK readers, if you haven't see this movie yet, what are you waiting for?
Favorite quotes besides the one above are:
"What's happening hot stuff?"
"No more yanky my wanky. The Donger need food!"
The Geek: So, what's your story? I mean, you got a guy, or...?
Samantha: Yes, three big ones, and they lust wimp blood so quit bugging me or I'll sic them all over your weenie ass.
Saturday, August 8, 2009
Friday, August 7, 2009
John Hughes-You will be missed!
John Hughes' movies were a huge part of my life growing up in the 80's and 90's as I know it was of many of yours. Even my oldest daughter is now a huge fan of his movies. She just saw The Breakfast Club for the first time last week. Here is a tribute I got from Youtube that I like.
Tuesday, August 4, 2009
Weeds-Suck and Spit-August 3rd, 2009
I can't express to people enough how awesome this show is! Thank goodness there is only violence once in a while. If you are not yet watching this, let me tell you, you are missing out! It is so weird and funny and always keeps you guessing. A little background; Nancy Botwin is a widowed mother of 2 boys. When her husband died he left her with no money. So she started selling pot to pay the bills. This show is a dramedy and one of the best shows Showtime has ever had.
Ok in this episode we start out with Nancy unable to sleep because she is on the couch in the living room where her ex-bro in law/ non-biological brand new baby daddy, Andy, has his loud pacman game, etc all over the place. So she heads upstairs to sleep in his bed, which used to be her bed, where it's quiet. They argue and she tells him if he wants to be a daddy, he's gonna have to get up with the baby. I LOVE their chemistry and I truly hope that when this show is all said and done, Nancy and Andy end up together raising the older boys and the Jewish half Mexican baby named Stevie. Stevie Ray that is. Later in the episode we see them at a restaurant having a drink and it's her first since getting pregnant. Her boobs begin hurting because she forgot to pump before going out. So she proceeds to go into the ladies room to pump and what do you know, the battery runs out. So she calls Andy from her cellphone and asks him to come to the restroom. She begs him to suck out the milk and we see her breast. He sucks AND swallows it instead of spitting it out! She's pissed!
In the meantime, Doug (former friend and former mayor) and Silas (Nancy's oldest son) are told by Dean (another former friends husband) that all their pot is gone. Silas punches him. But Celia Hodes, who his Dean's ex, has the pot and is disguising it in her 'I'm Pretty' makeup line and making a killing in profits. She moves out of Nancy's home and into her own condo. Doug is curious as to how she got rich so quickly. She tells him she been selling a butload of make-up. He proceeds to get some himself to hopefully make a quick profit. Little does he know that his isn't quite the same thing.
At the end Nancy and Andy are sleeping in the same bed but only sharing it, and in walks Esteban, her Mexican drug lord ex lover/ex fiance/biological baby daddy to the Jewish Mexican baby named Stevie. He tells her he loves her and wants to marry her. She's pissed! They go outside and argue. Andy pretends not to care but as we previously learned, he's in love with Nancy. He sneaks downstairs and tells Shane (Nancy's middle son) to go outside and listen although he really doesn't care (not)!. We see a man sneak up and shoot at them. He misses Nancy and Esteban. Cesar, the bodyguard of Esteban, shoots the shooter dead we can assume. The we hear Shane say, "Mom". He's been shot in the arm.
This episode was great just like all the rest. I love Andy Botwin and he has to be my favorite character on the show. He's sexy but stupid and totally lovable.
Next weeks shows Esteban and Nancy getting married but it looks like a dream sequence so we'll see.
For a cast list go to http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0439100/
Stay high till next time!
Ok in this episode we start out with Nancy unable to sleep because she is on the couch in the living room where her ex-bro in law/ non-biological brand new baby daddy, Andy, has his loud pacman game, etc all over the place. So she heads upstairs to sleep in his bed, which used to be her bed, where it's quiet. They argue and she tells him if he wants to be a daddy, he's gonna have to get up with the baby. I LOVE their chemistry and I truly hope that when this show is all said and done, Nancy and Andy end up together raising the older boys and the Jewish half Mexican baby named Stevie. Stevie Ray that is. Later in the episode we see them at a restaurant having a drink and it's her first since getting pregnant. Her boobs begin hurting because she forgot to pump before going out. So she proceeds to go into the ladies room to pump and what do you know, the battery runs out. So she calls Andy from her cellphone and asks him to come to the restroom. She begs him to suck out the milk and we see her breast. He sucks AND swallows it instead of spitting it out! She's pissed!
In the meantime, Doug (former friend and former mayor) and Silas (Nancy's oldest son) are told by Dean (another former friends husband) that all their pot is gone. Silas punches him. But Celia Hodes, who his Dean's ex, has the pot and is disguising it in her 'I'm Pretty' makeup line and making a killing in profits. She moves out of Nancy's home and into her own condo. Doug is curious as to how she got rich so quickly. She tells him she been selling a butload of make-up. He proceeds to get some himself to hopefully make a quick profit. Little does he know that his isn't quite the same thing.
At the end Nancy and Andy are sleeping in the same bed but only sharing it, and in walks Esteban, her Mexican drug lord ex lover/ex fiance/biological baby daddy to the Jewish Mexican baby named Stevie. He tells her he loves her and wants to marry her. She's pissed! They go outside and argue. Andy pretends not to care but as we previously learned, he's in love with Nancy. He sneaks downstairs and tells Shane (Nancy's middle son) to go outside and listen although he really doesn't care (not)!. We see a man sneak up and shoot at them. He misses Nancy and Esteban. Cesar, the bodyguard of Esteban, shoots the shooter dead we can assume. The we hear Shane say, "Mom". He's been shot in the arm.
This episode was great just like all the rest. I love Andy Botwin and he has to be my favorite character on the show. He's sexy but stupid and totally lovable.
Next weeks shows Esteban and Nancy getting married but it looks like a dream sequence so we'll see.
For a cast list go to http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0439100/
Stay high till next time!
Sunday, August 2, 2009
Saturday, August 1, 2009
Alright alright alright. DAZED and CONFUSED
Just sat here and watched Dazed and Confused on my laptop. I hadn't seen in a while and have really been wanting to see it again. Truthfully I wanted to see Matthew McConaughey. I love him. Yum!
It takes place in 1976 in a small Texas (YEAH TEXAS!) town on the last day of school. EVERYONE gets high and drinks and nobody cares that they are underage. For the drinking part anyway. We get to follow their every move as the Seniors go through the afternoon giving licks (um, spankings with paddles) to the new Freshmen boys, and hazing the new Freshmen girls. Then it's on to finding a place to party. It's a LOT of hanging out and a LOT of pot which sounds dumb, but it's cool.
Some familiar faces are in this movie. Matthew I have already named. But there's Ben Affleck, Milla Jovovich, Adam Goldberg, Joey Lauren Adams, Parker Posey and Renee Zellweger who appears uncredited. See if you can find her.
If you haven't seen the movie, you definitely should. It's a cult classic so if you can stand to hear the F word a million times, go on and check it out!
My favorite quote of the movie is... (actually there are two both by Matthew M)-
"That's what I love about these high school girls man. I get older, they stay the same age",
AND
"Alright alright alright".
I give this movie 4 stars out of 5.
It takes place in 1976 in a small Texas (YEAH TEXAS!) town on the last day of school. EVERYONE gets high and drinks and nobody cares that they are underage. For the drinking part anyway. We get to follow their every move as the Seniors go through the afternoon giving licks (um, spankings with paddles) to the new Freshmen boys, and hazing the new Freshmen girls. Then it's on to finding a place to party. It's a LOT of hanging out and a LOT of pot which sounds dumb, but it's cool.
Some familiar faces are in this movie. Matthew I have already named. But there's Ben Affleck, Milla Jovovich, Adam Goldberg, Joey Lauren Adams, Parker Posey and Renee Zellweger who appears uncredited. See if you can find her.
If you haven't seen the movie, you definitely should. It's a cult classic so if you can stand to hear the F word a million times, go on and check it out!
My favorite quote of the movie is... (actually there are two both by Matthew M)-
"That's what I love about these high school girls man. I get older, they stay the same age",
AND
"Alright alright alright".
I give this movie 4 stars out of 5.
Friday, July 31, 2009
Thursday, July 30, 2009
Friends - The one with the proposal Part 1 and 2
Just a quick FYI here before I begin; I review old and new TV and movies. Here we go...
OK I am a huge fan of Friends and anyone who knows me, knows that. I am always in hopes of a reunion show and even went so far as to write a partial script for one, just for fun of course.
So in these episodes Chandler is planning to propose to Monica. Monica has on a beautiful red dress that I love! She looks amazing in the first episode. In the mean time, Ross is pondering over whether or not to keep dating a college student, Elizabeth. They do break up though. Joey and Phoebe have accompanied Rachel to a benefit. Joey "guesses" the cost of a boat which is actually a bid. Oh that Joey!
I thought these episodes were great because we were all excited for Chandler to propose but then they throw Richard in the mix. That was good TV! I mean I love to see Chandler become more sensitive but yeah I know, he has always had something girly about him. How many episodes was he accused of being gay in? But still, it's so awesome! First he tries to convince her that he's just not into marriage. Then he's running all over the place trying to find Monica, crying and upset because he thinks he has lost her to Richard. Richards tells Monica that he still loves her but in the end, that doesn't matter because she loves Chandler. She finds out from Joey that Chandler really is into marriage and sets him up for a surprise and us too! She proposes to him. Or at least she tries! It's too hard for her so he takes over and it's awesome! They get engaged and I cry every time I see it.
Meanwhile, Joey decides he doesn't want the boat and tries to find the next highest bidder. This guy does not really want it so Rachel tries to paint a picture for him; hair in the wind, etc. Joey hears this and decides, um never mind, he wants it for himself! Then he assists Chandler in finding Monica. He finds her first, thus the proposal!
Phoebe and Rachel discuss backups. Who they are gonna marry if they aren't already married by the time they are forty. Phoebe says she already has Joey locked in. Did she forget about Ross? Yep, she locked him in too! Crazy chick. Rachel is upset because who is she supposed to get? Finally her and and Phoebe draw names and P gets R and R gets J. They decided to switch of course.
These two episodes are great and definitely rank up there as some of the best. Just to let you know, the cheesecake episode is an all time favorite!
OK I am a huge fan of Friends and anyone who knows me, knows that. I am always in hopes of a reunion show and even went so far as to write a partial script for one, just for fun of course.
So in these episodes Chandler is planning to propose to Monica. Monica has on a beautiful red dress that I love! She looks amazing in the first episode. In the mean time, Ross is pondering over whether or not to keep dating a college student, Elizabeth. They do break up though. Joey and Phoebe have accompanied Rachel to a benefit. Joey "guesses" the cost of a boat which is actually a bid. Oh that Joey!
I thought these episodes were great because we were all excited for Chandler to propose but then they throw Richard in the mix. That was good TV! I mean I love to see Chandler become more sensitive but yeah I know, he has always had something girly about him. How many episodes was he accused of being gay in? But still, it's so awesome! First he tries to convince her that he's just not into marriage. Then he's running all over the place trying to find Monica, crying and upset because he thinks he has lost her to Richard. Richards tells Monica that he still loves her but in the end, that doesn't matter because she loves Chandler. She finds out from Joey that Chandler really is into marriage and sets him up for a surprise and us too! She proposes to him. Or at least she tries! It's too hard for her so he takes over and it's awesome! They get engaged and I cry every time I see it.
Meanwhile, Joey decides he doesn't want the boat and tries to find the next highest bidder. This guy does not really want it so Rachel tries to paint a picture for him; hair in the wind, etc. Joey hears this and decides, um never mind, he wants it for himself! Then he assists Chandler in finding Monica. He finds her first, thus the proposal!
Phoebe and Rachel discuss backups. Who they are gonna marry if they aren't already married by the time they are forty. Phoebe says she already has Joey locked in. Did she forget about Ross? Yep, she locked him in too! Crazy chick. Rachel is upset because who is she supposed to get? Finally her and and Phoebe draw names and P gets R and R gets J. They decided to switch of course.
These two episodes are great and definitely rank up there as some of the best. Just to let you know, the cheesecake episode is an all time favorite!
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