New Jersey

So I made it a double feature on my day off today. Tomorrow I am going to a warehouse to count clothes in boxes (don't ask), so I figured I'd make the best of this day. I love the inside of theater. No one knows me, no one talks to me. It's awesome. Anyway, ironically enough I went to see Garden State and Harold and Kumar Go To White Castle in New Jersey. This is ironic because both movies take place in NJ, the latter of which ends in good old Cherry Hill, where I was partaking in this cinema double shot. The Loews in Cherry Hill ain't too shabby by the way. Not very 2 for 1 friendly, but clean, reasonably priced concessions and they show some art flicks on ocassion.

But I digress...

Garden State is that rare gem that comes along only so often. I loved it from start to finish. It's like a chick flick for guys. You know the type, Beautiful Girls or Life Is A House. It's the kind of movie that I'm not sure girls will appreciate, but it's definitely better than 90% of the shit that comes to a theater near you. Soundtrack was dope, performances strong, great balance of drama and comedy. Go fucking see it.

Now Harold and Kumar on the other hand...Ugh. If you liked Dude Where's My Car and Half Baked, go see this hunk of crap. I'm not a real fan of stoner humor, but I started hearing people I respect say this movie was funny as hell. (I know better now...) Everything was obvious funny, not clever funny. Stick to Road Trip, even the pot humor in that movie is funnier than this one. Although I did think the scenes involving Kumar marrying a giant bag of weed was priceless. The rest was just pointless. You live, you learn.

P.S. This rarely happens, but every single preview before Garden State looked good. Sideways from Alexander Payne (Election, About Schmidt, etc.) looks tight. I was dreading Finding Neverland, another Peter Pan movie, but it looks decent and Johnny Depp and Kate Winslet are both swell actors. Even Motorcycle Diaries looks interesting.