Surprise winner

Last night, in a drunken double feature of Gladiator and Happy Gilmore, Adam Sandler kicked Russel Crowe's bigger and more muscular ass.

Now, of course Gladiator is awesome. Always has and always will be. That's all there is to it.

But for some reason, last night, it just didnt hit the spot for me. Before i put it in the player, i was originally trying to decide between this and Armageddon which i had just gotten on blu ray. Believe me, it was a tough choice. Usually Bruce Willis is the obvious answer, yet i told myself i wanted something with a little more weight and seriousness, so Gladiator it was.

I will never doubt Bruce Willis again.

Like i said earlier, Gladiator is a great movie. I didnt exactly hate watching it. I mean, how can you not get goosebumps during Maximus' " I will have vengeance" speech. I was just wasn't in the right mood.

I wanted to see shit blow up. I wanted the camera to move constantly. I wanted to see Steve Buscemi ride a nuclear weapon in deep space.

Of course i could have stopped Gladiator once i realized it wasnt what i needed, but i have a serious problem stopping a movie once i start it. I made this choice, and by god, im sticking to it.

When it was over, i knew i wanted something short and stupid, maybe even funny. Happy Gilmore it was.

And damnit, i just couldnt stop laughing. The Barker/Sandler fight is brilliant. The Carl Weathers death scene is ridiculous. The whole movie is just stupid.

Just what i needed.

what i watched today ( or last night )

I like movies. I'm starting this so i can talk about movies, or awesome shows. Feel free to judge me, because i will judge you.

Last night i watched The Fugitive. This movie makes me want to watch Tommy Lee Jones 24/7. I dont care what it is, as long as he is in it. He even makes me excited about men in black 3 ( which is happening. ). Also, anyone able to steal the show away from harrison ford, especially then, is obviously 100% badass.

Anyway, i digress. The Fugitive was a crucial movie for me when i was young. It's one of the first i remember watching with the whole family, and one of the first to really feel like an event. I also remember thinking how awesome Harrison looks with a beard. but more than anything i remember how breathtaking it was. The pace, the action, the cat and mouse between Jones and Ford. so good. It even has two appearances by a young Jane Lynch and younger Julianne Moore, both of whom were originally scripted to be Ford's love interests. How awesome/weird would that have been?

Best of all though, its just as awesome now as it was then. I love Jones' speeches and one liners. I love watching Harrison in one of his best roles outside of Indiana Jones or Star Wars. I just plain love this movie.

The Fugitive came out in 1993, a year i consider epic in terms of the movies that made my brain fall out of my head. Jurassic Park, Mrs. Doubtfire, Groundhog Day, Tombstone, Last Action Hero, and of course Sly's one-two punch of Cliffhanger AND Demolition Man.

Obviously, with that line up, i had no choice. i had to watch movies.