For this podcast of “Stu & The Dude’s Weekend Wrap-Up!”, The Dude on the Right gets to tell Stu Gotz about his “exciting” weekend, seeing “Black Snake Moan” and “Wild Hogs,” while Stu tells The Dude about what happened while he was in Las Vegas, and that if The Dude had spent his travel money going to Vegas instead of his niece’s birthday party, well, The Dude could have also been a part of it. The Dude on the Right now has to keep reciting “Family comes first” instead of “I could have seen boobs.”
Category: Movies
Maybe My Sister Should be a Movie Critic.
By:
The Dude on the Right
The movie industry is a bizarre monster, and so are the critic rating scales.
My case in point is the release of
"Wild Hogs" this week (and I suppose
"Norbit" a few weeks back). Hundreds, if not thousands of critics,
thought it (they) sucked, yet as of tonight "Wild Hogs" did about $38 Million
bucks worth of business for the weekend. Me, I gave it 1 1/2 stars out of
5, which pretty much for me means it’s a rental at best. But where did
these $38 Million dollars worth of people come from? Was the word of mouth
that great? Did people just want to see a movie, and rather than see
something that was nominated for an Academy Award, or the R rated "Zodiac" or
"Black Snake Moan" that also opened this weekend, did they just opt for
"Wild Hogs" by default? I don’t know, but maybe critics need a new rating
scale, kind of the anti-critic scale, so I’m trying to come up with one, based
mostly upon my sister.
You see, and I can’t verify this yet until she sees it,
but I think my sister will find "Wild Hogs" one of the funniest movies ever (she
also really liked
"RV"),
as opposed to most people who watch or analyze movies for a living. While
I was watching the movie I could pretty much envision every instance where my
sister would be laughing, mostly because there was a woman, a couple of rows
behind me as I was watching the movie, laughing at those moments. Me, I
found
Borat very funny, 4 1/2 stars funny, as did most critics, but this woman
behind me, during "Wild Hogs" well, from her laughter, this was probably a 7
Stars out of 5 comedy.
As a critic I try to at least relate my reviews to
those who might like the movie, and I can see how "Wild Hogs" can give folks
some entertainment for a little over an hour and a half. But you can’t get
that from a simple 3 stars out of 4, from a simple thumb, from a simple tomato,
or from a simple beer rating. Nope, who will like a movie is a hell of lot
more complicated than that, sometimes it just has to relate to my sister.
And
right now I’m just wondering what she would have given this movie?
Maybe, in a
bizarre way, there’s actually a place for her to be a movie critic. Too
bad I can’t offer her a job, unless, with the
Mega Millions jackpot at over $340
million, I might be able to, when my numbers come in this Tuesday night.
Then
again, maybe not, and "Wild Hogs" is still a 1 1/2 star movie out of 5 on my
critic scale, or also rated "Sister" on my new scale.
That’s it for this one! I’m The Dude on the Right!! L8R!!!
What’s New? A Movie Review of “Wild Hogs.”
For this movie review of “Wild Hogs” The Dude on the Right thinks he needs to come up with a new rating system for movies, different from the “star” thing. He knows the Siskel and Ebert and Roeper “thumb” thing is the best, but has now realized that a movie like “Wild Hogs” needs one not related to stars, to thumbs, to tomatoes, or to beers. With that, The Dude gives the movie a “Sister.”
What’s New? A Movie Review of “Black Snake Moan.”
For this movie review of “Black Snake Moan,” The Dude on the Right divides people who will see the movie into two classes. The Dude believes he is in Class A, at least after he got over his ogling of Christina Ricci, and really liked the movie. He also remains a fan of Samuel L. Jackson, and thinks Justin Timberlake also has a future career as an actor.
What’s New? Stu & The Dude Reviewin’ the Movies for You! Ghost Rider
For this video podcast episode of “Stu & The Dude Reviewin’ the Movies for You!”, the boys tackle “Ghost Rider.” They both kind of liked the movie, especially Eva Mendes’ boobs, but The Dude on the Right really wishes Stu Gotz would have used the fire extinguisher hanging on the chair.
What’s New? Stu & The Dude’s Weekend Wrap-Up Podcast: Academy Award Talk, “Reno 911!: Miami,” and a Children’s Museum.
For this podcast of “Stu & The Dude’s Weekend Wrap-Up!”, The Dude on the Right gives his Oscar/Academy Award show wrap-up, since he was stupid enough to watch the entire show, while Stu Gotz was smart, and didn’t. The Dude also saw “Reno 911!: Miami,” while Stu went to an aquarium and a Children’s Museum.
The Academy Awards are Boring Me Right Now.
By:
The Dude on the Right
Well I survived our ice storm, and now I’m just trying to survive The Academy
Awards. I have to admit that I have been in the midst of finishing up
animating our next episode of "Stu & The Dude Reviewin’ the Movies for You," our
review of "Ghost Rider," and at this stage all I have left to do is let the
computer do its work and render all of my work into something I can post for all
of you to see, which hopefully will get finished tomorrow night. But in
that midst, The Academy Awards have been on, and I have to say other than the
slightly entertaining musical number about comedians not winning anything, it’s
been a bore-fest. The un-surprise has been that Eddie Murphy didn’t win
for best supporting actor, which most people will blame his latest work in
"Norbit" as the cause, or
worse, that the Academy is racist.
The odd part for me is that this is
probably the first year that I haven’t seen any of the films nominated for Best
Picture. I know, I suppose I’m a lousy reviewer for admitting this,
especially when, yesterday, my local gigaplex was having "Academy Award" picture
day, where for a mere $30 you could sit from 11AM until it finished and watch
all five of the films back-to-back. Rather than catch up on my films for
Oscar day, I opted to see
"Reno 911!: Miami," which I can honestly say, even though I gave it 4 stars
out of 5, has absolutely no chance of being nominated for anything for next
year’s award show.
Well, I suppose I’ll wrap-up this blog now, let my computer
do its rendering magic, and see if I can stay awake for the rest of The Academy
Awards, and see if Jennifer Hudson loses the best supporting actress award,
since it has already been bizarre that "Happy Feet" beat
"Cars."
That’s it for this one! I’m The Dude on the Right!! L8R!!!
What’s New? A Movie Review of “Reno 911!: Miami”
For this review of “Reno 911!: Miami,” The Dude on the Right really enjoyed the movie, but then again, he is King of The Land of the Easily Amused. He also thinks he had a peek into one of the screenwriting sessions as to the real reason for the beached whale scene.
What’s New? Stu & The Dude’s Weekend Wrap-Up! Britney Spears, The Daytona 500, and “Ghost Rider” Talk.
For this podcast of “Stu & The Dude’s Weekend Wrap-Up,” Stu Gotz wanted to rant about Britney Spears a bit, The Dude on the Right watched The Daytona 500, and both of them went to see “Ghost Rider.” It’s another fun-filled episode.
What’s New?: Stu & The Dude’s Weekend Wrap-Up: The Bag-Lady, “Norbit,” Scuba Diving, and TV Talk.
For this podcast of “Stu & The Dude’s Weekend Wrap-Up” Stu Gotz revels in stories of pirates and diving. The Dude on the Right, on the other hand, met up with The Bag-Lady, skipped tennis for “Norbit,” and watched too much T.V.