Read This One Meow

This week I'm going to talk about a movie that could stand the test of time regarding the "LOL" category of comedy, and anyone who's seen this movie I'm sure will agree.

Every time I watch Broken Lizard's, Super Troopers, it's rolling-on-the-floor-funny.  It is pure comedy at its finest.  I've probably watched it nine times.

There are so many quotable lines from that movie, it's ridiculous. 

The guys from Broken Lizard do a great job at pulling you right in too.  The opening scene is easily one of the funniest ones in the movie.  Having three druggies on a road trip as high as a kite and two serious patrol officers who love to screw with the innocent people that they pullover in your opening scene is a guaranteed recipe for success.

But you can`t forget about Farva, the character who probably delivers the most laughs in the film.  His desperate need to fit in with the rest of the state patrol officers and his short fuse makes for many hilarious moments in the movie.  The restaurant scene is probably his finest.

What makes this movie even more incredible is that the the five guys from Broken Lizard all contributed in writing the film and Jay Chandrasekhar directed it.

Another Fizzling Star

Now I know I said at the beginning that this blog was going to be about funny movies and the classics...but there's A LOT of comedies out there that really ARE NOT funny that deserved to be blogged about.

I also know that most people would never call Dane Cook a star when it comes to the silver screen, but in the stand-up world (up until about 2 years ago) he was a God. 

This week's movie is Employee of the Month.  Going in, I really didn't have all that high of expectations, and by the end of the film, I was super glad that I didn't.  It would have been a gigantic letdown. 

Dane Cook plays the lead character-I'm pretty sure anyone could have told you that Cook would never amount to a fantastic actor.  Especially in a movie rated PG-13.  The only thing that really made his stand-up routines funny was his strange way of making real-life situations extremely vulgar (I'm not saying I wasn't a fan). This was his first real test at starring in a motion picture, and it's safe to say he failed...miserably.  The worst part about it is, he was still hired to take the lead role in other films too.  Good Luck Chuck?  My Best Friend's Girl?  C'mon!

 The supporting cast blows-I have to say, I was pretty excited to see Pedro from Napoleon Dynamite to make an appearance in another movie, and he didn't do a horrible job in this one.  But Jessica Simpson and Dax Shepard on the other hand.  Wow!  Train Wreck!  Apparently Shepard performed well enough in Without a Paddle to actually emerge in another movie.  Of course, his acting skills really did grow on the hidden camera show, Punk'd (*sarcasm*).  Do I really have to say anything about Jessica Simpson?  Bottom line, hiring two people who made it big because of anything but being in the film industry is a HUGE mistake.

Hopefully I have something better to report on for you next week folks.