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Movie Review: The Expendables


26 Jul

Sylvester Stallone is completely to blame for The Expendables. He wrote, directed, and starred in the movie. And yes, it was just what you would expect from that statement- meaning it was good fun that I am glad I did not pay for in the theater.

The most amusing part of the movie was the scene that supposedly has Sly, Bruce Willis, andArnoldin it. I say supposedly because we were pretty certain that none of the men were ever in the same room for the shooting of the scene- unintentional comedy gold (that was maybe intentional, who knows.)

Just Watched: Assassination of a High School President


05 Jun

 

It’s not that I don’t “get” dark comedy. I just know where it came from. Shakespeare’s Dark Comedies were stories that ended in marriage, even if the idea of those marriages made you shudder. Modern dark comedies still end on an actual up note, with the hero doing the right thing, and the bad guys getting their comeuppance.

Still, Assassination of a High School President was an enjoyable bit of noir dark comedy. Not as good as Brick, which was pure noir, not quite the level of dysfunction as Heathers, for dark comedy, but enjoyable in its own sense.

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