Thank You for Not Sucking
For the first time in about two months, TLEMK and I went to the movies on Saturday. This may not sound like a long time to you, but she and I are used to going to a movie almost every week, because the theatre near us is cheap (5.50 for a matinee) and gives free refills on all sizes. When you appeal to my fat and cheap side, you win. With the dearth of quality movies coming out druing the post-Oscar slump and pre-summer blockbuster time, there hasn’t been anything that we *had* to see on the big screen. We’d also reached an impasse of Failure to Launch vs. V for Vendetta so we needed something we could both agree on.
Thank You for Smoking is the movie we agreed on, with me being a little more reserved about it than TLEMK. This is unusual because I’m the one that wants to take the chances on the quirky movies. Thank You focuses on the life of a pro-tobacco lobbyist, with the intention of showing how morals can be flexible and that everyone is entitled to a defense, no matter how bad a corporation may be. Or that’s what Nick Naylor, our pseudo-hero, would have you think. Really, it’s a funny movie about how spin is spun, and how people live with themselves by doing things they’re not necessarily proud of, but feel they must in order to survive. You know, like going to Wal-Mart. The movie focused on Naylor, with no other characters (besides his son, who did an outstanding job) being really developed. Good cameos that were really that. Longtime fans of one of my top five movies, High Fidelity, will recognize Todd Louiso, our buddy Dick, as an aide to William H. Macy. The movie continues to make you feel horrible about the tobacco industry, but it sheds light onto the machinations of how things supposedly work. Good satire, funny lines, and even funnier sublte points in the movie make it a winner. You don’t have to go see it on the big screen, but I would definitely recommend you take a flyer on it. It was worth it.
Back to writing one of my grad school papers. Have a terrific Sunday, and go Pale Hose!
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2. April 2006 | 21:02 h[…] Saturday: Got up early to take V back to the ‘burbs for a wedding shower. I went to school to check on the tadpoles and pick up some things to work on. Saturday night we went to see Thank You for Smoking, of which my inspiring recap can be found here. After we got back, I started a new book which I will be recapping in-depth soon. […]