What can 15.99 buy you? That can be answered in a few different ways. For example, you can buy two wonderful polos from the local Old Navy. You can also buy the movie "Couples Retreat" and watch it in the room at Embassy Suites.
It's a "Made" reunion, fitted with your heros played by Jon Favreau, Vince Vaughn, and Faizon Love. It's also written by Jon and Vince, a good 13 years from when Jon wrote and directed "Swingers." - a thin and lanky Vince Vaughn tagging along besides him introducing himself to the world. "Made" came along 5 years later, and a chunk of that crew is now brought back for "Couples Retreat."
Here's why this is sad.
1.) I was in college when "Made" came out and I was 20. Vince was 31, and Jon was 35.
2.) I would bet that they had fun making Swingers and Made, not caring too much about who would like it or who wouldn't. Stupid college kids would probably get drunk and laugh at pretty much anything.
3.) Now Vince is 39, Jon is 43, and I'm 28.
Here are the terrible connections.
Even though Jon and Vince wrote and starred in it along with Faizon, the movie doesn't resemble any of the Indie feel where the humor was genuine and smart. Aside from a few possible ad-libs between Jon and Vince, the movie was heavily generated to be from a "cookie cutter" perspective, catering to couples who just had a nice dinner at Applebees and want to keep it a 6 or below on the Friday night excitement scale. Like Lauren and Robbie.
And its nothing for me to be too critical about because at the end of the day, they have comedic legacies, while I have a half eaten bag of Cheetos's.
The question is, and why do I care? Here's why.
The progression from "Swingers/Made" to "Couples Retreat" is a direct correlation to how I am getting older. S/M was once the soundtrack to many 'power-hours' and beer pong tournaments, and now CR is the answer to Jon and Vince feeling like they need to make a movie again for fun.
Furthermore, Vince and Jon have been the funniest when they have been unmarried people. Vince seems to be at his funniest when he is single or wanting to be single. Remember "The Break Up?" Even though it's about his break up with Anniston, it still was terrible, because in the end he missed her.
Blah Blah.
Single or want to be single. Funny.
Their storylines of being married and having quirky marriage problems is only a reminder that we all are not in college anymore. Worst off, even if we wanted to, it's tough to look cool trying to pretend like you are still in college.
Believe me I know. I'm a pro.
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Tuesday, December 15, 2009
Monday, December 14, 2009
12-14/McDinner
As an often used anecdote on many sitcoms, I don't understand why the McRib isn't around in reality? It seems everyone misses it.
I mean alot of things have made a comeback in recent years - Ray Bans, long UPS guy hair, cocaine.
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I mean alot of things have made a comeback in recent years - Ray Bans, long UPS guy hair, cocaine.
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Wednesday, December 2, 2009
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