Confessional

I'm not sure if its supposed to work like this, but today's post is confession and apology for me being a lame movie watching buddy. Nick knows what I'm talking about. Last night, after sifting through all the bullshit on TV, we decided to watch a movie. It sounds easy enough, but the truth is that I'm the pickiest movie watcher EVER. For instance, here's a list of things that I don't like in movies:

• I don't like cartoons (exception: Lion King and Finding Nemo)
• I don't like movies with fantastical characters like faries, witches, wizards, magic, etc (exception: Dogma and Sci-Fi movies)
• I don't like movies that are in black and white (no exceptions, not even Wizard of Oz)
• and now that we're on the subject, I generally don't like movies that take place in any time period other than the last forty years or so (but Sci-Fi that takes place in the future is ok)
• I don't like movies where people are mean to each other, especially including scenes of torture, people beating other people up, people having limbs amputated etc.
• I don't like movies with monsters like King Kong and Draculaand no vampires please!
• I don't like movies with subtitles cuz its hard for me to read (although if someone wants to read the whole damn movie out loud to me, that's cool (not that anyone would want to do that). Overdubbing in English is fine.
• I don't like movies with overly dumb comedy, especially comedy based on poop or farts or inflicting pain on oneself or others
  

So yeah, that pretty much cuts out 90% of movies that were ever made. I dunno what my problem is... I'm not really this picky about anything else (I don't think).

It took Nick and I half an hour to find a movie that we could both agree on (meaning one that I approved of; he'd watch almost anything I think). We endedup watching Elizabethtown, which was actually better than I expected. Generally, Chic Flicks don't fall under any of those categories of things I don't like, but they can also be annoying in their own right. But this one was pretty damn good (although someone did die in the movie which made me cry several times).

For anyone who finds themselves in the situation of picking out a movie to watch with me, I offer my sincerest regrets. I seriously mean that too.

I think I'll end this post with a list of my favorite movies, partially to prove to myself and you guys that there are movies that I do actually like. Here goes:

(in no particular order, because I tried that and its taking to long to decide)
High Fidelity
40 Year Old Virgin
All the Kevin Smith movies
American Beauty (yes, this violates the death and violence rules)
Best in Show
Garden State
the first Bridget Jones movie
Trainspotting (this violates many of my rules...)
Bend It Like Beckham
When Harry Met Sally, Forget Paris, and French Kiss which are basically the same movie
50 1st Dates
Love Actually

There, see... I like stuff.

fwew, I feel much better now.

Thanks for listening. :)