Hamlet 2

Hamlet 2 is what I would call a "renter." You know, the kind of movie that is somewhat entertaining, but you shouldn't waste $10 to go see it?

I don't really have anything bad to say about the movie except that you should avoid it if you are easily offended. The humor is very similar to that of South Park, which likes to take aim at anything and everything. The same goes for Hamlet 2. No one is spared!

The movie had some really great, funny moments, but also fell flat during many parts. David Arquette, who has the potential to be a very funny actor wasn't given anything to do in this movie. Elizabeth Shue, on the other hand was a joy to watch. I love to see actors poking fun of themselves in movies (Neil Patrick Harris in Harold & Kumar comes to mind as a favorite of mine.)

But by far the best part of the movie was when we finally get to see the play at the very end of the movie. The musical numbers are ridiculous and offensive and very catchy! Try to get "Rock Me Sexy Jesus" out of your head after seeing it.

Speaking of that song, I feel the need to stick up for it in the movie. Knowing people who work at a movie theater, I know that there have been a lot of complaints about the trailer for Hamlet 2, because of that song. People find it offensive. What I find ridiculous is that the people that were complaining about Hamlet 2 being offensive were there watching Tropic Thunder, which has offensive content on it's own!

So, the bottom line is, if the title of the song "Rock Me Sexy Jesus" offends you, then just skip the movie, because it only goes downhill from there. But if you are open to all kinds of humor, then I recommend you see Hamlet 2. Just wait til it comes out on dvd and rent it!

Big Brother 10 -- Final Two

Tonight was the final Head of Household competition for this season of Big Brother. We found out that Dan won round one of the competition, leaving Memphis and Jerry to vie for the second position in the final round. Memphis easily kicked Jerry's butt in the competition ( 8 minutes to Jerry's 51 minutes) which meant that Dan and Memphis got to compete in round 3. Dan won, and it was no surprise (to anyone except maybe Jerry) that Dan chose to evict Jerry and take Memphis with him to the finals.



Dan and Memphis have had the "Renegades" alliance since week 4, and I have to give them both so much credit. Dan played this game the best out of everyone; he lost when he need to look weak and won when he needed the power to save himself. He "betrayed" people and voted people out, never forgetting that "this is a game." In a season when so many of the houseguests took things personally and forgot the whole point of the show, Dan always remained cool, calm, and in control.



Memphis played a strong game, too, though. Brian mentioned in the first week that Memphis was not to be discounted, and no one believed him. Memphis won the first luxury challenge, yet still he didn't have a target on him. Memphis coasted along each week, never having to win an HOH competition. He made alliances when he needed to, broke those alliances when he needed to and also followed the mantra of "it's only a game."

This is the first time in many seasons of Big Brother, where I can actually argue for each of them to win the prize money. My preference is probably Dan, because he did stick his neck out on the line and make more "big" moves in the game.

I am looking forward to seeing how the jury members choose the big winner next Tuesday.

Go see The Rocker

I am a huge fan of the US version of The Office. I imagine that the cast must really get along well and has so much fun working together. If you have any doubt as to the relationship these stars have with each other, than look no further than the support that The Office cast members are showing to Rainn Wilson as he promotes his new movie The Rocker, which opens August 20th.

It all started with a blog on Jenna Fischer's Myspace page saying that Rainn Wilson had kidnapped her and won't let her go unless his movie makes $18.7 million at the box office opening weekend. That idea has branched off into a hilarious web site, full of blogs and videos. Check it out, you won't be disappointed!


www.freejennanow.com

Olympics Opening Ceremony

Tonight is the Opening Ceremony of the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China. I'm not a huge follower of the Olympics, but I do prefer the Summer Olympics to the winter ones. I've always enjoyed the gymnastics and swimming events, so I will probably check those out as they air on tv.

The thing I hate about the Olympics being held in a country that's so far away is that everything has already happened by the time it airs on tv. For example, the Opening Ceremony is tonight on NBC, but I came online this morning and found an article with pictures of the whole event. I know that it doesn't make sense to air events early in the morning and during the day. NBC wants to capitalize on the most viewers, so they want to air the events in the evening when more people are home to watch, but I still get bummed out when you can read all about the winners before the events have even aired on tv.

I guess the bottom line is this: If you are the type of person who doesn't like spoilers, then you'll probably want to avoid the News pages on the Internet over the next few weeks so you don't get the results of the competitions ruined for you.

With that being said, Good luck to all of the athletes over in China. Go USA!!

Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2

I went and saw this movie last night, and my opinion is that it was a nice way to spend 2 hours. I was a fan of the first movie (not a huge fan, in that I don't own the movie on dvd and I haven't read any of the books that these movies are based on) but I did enjoy it and I've been known to watch it several times on tv.

The sequel picks up a couple of years after the first movie and at this point the girls have graduated from high school and have finished their first year of college. The girls are older, so the problems and issues that they face are a little more "grown up" than before, but the heart of the movie remains the same. It's about four friends as they try to navigate growing up, falling in love, and determining their place in life.

I won't go into too much detail about the movie, if you don't know what the synopsis is, then my guess is that you wouldn't be interested in this movie. However, If you saw the first one and liked it, then this is a great little sequel and gives you another chance to spend some time with these four unique, very different friends.

Thursday -- What I'm Watching Tonight

Big Brother 10 - Tonight is the elimination of either Memphis or Jessie. It's about time for the houseguests to stop playing emotionally and start playing strategically. 9pm/8pm central - CBS


Flashpoint - Sgt. Parker faces one of his toughest hostage negotiations yet when the SRU tries to resolve a hostage situation at a bank, then finds that the suspect doesn't fit the original profile. 10pm/9pm central - CBS


My Boys - It's the night before Bobby's wedding and his brother Jack is nowhere to be found, PJ tries to help the brothers make up before the wedding, Stephanie and Kenny try to keep a secret. 10pm/9pm central - TBS


Burn Notice - When his client cannot back out of a crime ring, Michael must join the planning for a jewelry heist and destroy the group from within. 10pm/9pm central - USA


Miami Ink- The crew visits New Orleans and does a guest-artist stint at a friend's tattoo shop. 10pm/9pm central - A&E

Opening This Week

So, today we have two new movies opening at the local theater. It's not unusual for a movie to open on a Wednesday, but I think these two were chosen to open today because of the Olympics Opening Ceremony on Friday night.


Even though they couldn't be more different from each other, I am actually looking forward to seeing each of these two movies. I'm not a big fan of crowded auditoriums so I will probably go sometime during the week.