The Days Of Our Lives

 
So what do you in the (not so) middle of the week when you've been working a wee bit too much? You "reload the matrix" by watching 3 mindless movies back to back. :-)

Movie 1 - Harold and Kumar Go To White Castle (mindless score : 9/10)
I only curse myself for not seeing this movie sooner as it is an absolute gem. I had caught the actor who plays Kumar last week in the Namesake and all of a sudden, this flick seemed a lot more interesting. Thank the heavens for that, since I don't think I've laughed out this loudly throughout any movie for a long time (to be precise - a month, while watching the final scenes of Little Miss Sunshine.)

The plot is simple enough - two dudes (one of Indian origin and one of Korean) make a trip to their (supposedly) nearest White Castle burger joint. Sounds dull? The movie is anything but that. The cameo by Doogie Howser MD just adds on to the madness.


Movie 2 - One Night At Roxbury (midless score : 8/10)
Believe it or not, this is one of my favourite movies (the others being Memento, Oldboy, Fight Club and the like). A story about 2 idiotic (gay?) brothers who just want to go clubbing. It has great 80s music. It has loud, flashy suits. It has weird head-bobbing. Enough said!

Is it really the best movie in the world you ask?
SLAP!!
I hope that's taught you not to ask such obvious questions.
(The answer is a resounding YES!)

Movie 3 - Batman (1966) (mindless score : 10/10)
People are often wrong when they talk about there being 5 Batman movies (prior to The Dark Knight). There are actually 6; and the one I mention here is the one which came out the earliest. Based on the TV show of the 60s starring Adam West as the I'm-wearing-the-underwear-too-high-and-have-my-eyebrows-drawn-on-yet-I-care-not - about-my-beer-belly Batman, this 1966 movie is an absolute must-see for those who, hmm...hmmm...basically it is a sin not to have watched it.

The best scene, which I remembered for years to come before I got to watch this again, was perhaps the one in which Batman runs around with a larger-than-a-bowling-bowl sized bomb, trying to dispose of it while avoiding the following - 2 fat women hogging in a bar, 2 nuns, a woman with her baby, a marching band, a couple making out on a boat and before I forget - ducklings. Yes, thats correct - duckings! Now you see why I've given it a perfect mindless score?!

Labels: mindless movie marathon

 
This entry was posted on Thursday, May 22, 2008 at 11:38 AM.