Tropic Thunder

Here's my beef this week. My wife and I rented Tropic Thunder last week. I wanted to see this movie when it first came out into the theaters but we never got around to it. All of my friends were telling me of how funny it was so I was expecting a really funny movie. It looked like it had all the makings of a great movie. It looked like it had an excellent story, and an awesome cast. I wasn't impressed with the movie. Some parts were funny but overall I thought they were trying to be too funny and crude, which when you try to be too funny it's not funny. The language in this movie was offensive. If I wanted to I couldn't count all the F-bombs that were said in that movie. They had a great cast and talent for that movie but the characters were laking. After the movie I felt let down by the actors except for one. Robert Downey Jr. did a fantastic job and he was the funniest part of that movie. I guess that is the writers fault and not the actors. My problem going into the movie was my expectations were too high. Tropic Thunder for me was more like Tropic Blunder. That's my beef this week. Until next time.

Chick Flicks

Here's my beef this week. My wife and I recently celebrated our six month anniversary last week during spring break. We rented a couple of movies. One of the movies we rented and which we regret watching is Made of Honor with Patrick Dempsey. As we were watching the movie I predicted everything that happened in the movie. I guess most chick flicks are that way. It seemed like Patrick Dempsey and Michelle Monaghan didn't have much chemistry. It also seemed like this movie was a rip off of When Harry Met Sally which actually is a good movie. I'm not afraid to admit that I like some chick flicks but to often its few and far between when you come across a good one. That's my beef this week and I'm sticking to it.

Today's Cartoons

Here's my beef this week. What is the deal with the cartoons they have on television today? The animation in the cartoons is terrible. They don't take time to draw in the background or the characters. The animation of the characters are becoming more abstract and the constant flashing of bright colors is enough to put someone into a seizure. The character's aren't as memorable and love able as they used to be and the cartoons seem to be more violent now. They aren't as clever and Witty as they used to be so that kid and adult would be entertained by watching the show. What happened to the good old days when the animation was well draw, the story line was captivating, and you didn't have to worry about going into a seizure from watching a cartoon? You would think cartoons would be better drawn today with the increase of technology. It's not. It's getting worse. I think the increase of technology has made the artist lazy. When I was growing up we had good cartoons. We had Duck Tales, Tale Spin, Chip and Dale Rescue Rangers, Darkwing Duck, Animaniacs, and Looney Toons just to name a few. These cartoons had memorable characters, Witty dialogue and you actually learned something by watching it. Imagine that learning something from watching a cartoon! I was first introduced to classical music through Looney Toons, and I learned about intriguing parts in history by watching Duck Tales, which made me want to learn more about the actual events that took place. Something needs to be done with the cartoons today. We need to go back to the basics. I love cartoons and it's sad to see the cartoons get sloppy. I guess I'm a big kid at heart. That's my beef this week and I'm sticking to it.