The Tired Post
Specifically because it was a long day at the office, followed by a special preview once again courtesy of the Shaw Brothers (Yes, THOSE Shaw Brothers, the ones that used to make chop socky flicks back in the day and are now reduced to just owning movie theaters) of Grandma’s Boy. Initially I had no interest in watching even a free preview because it hadn’t gotten on my radar in any meaningful way, but since one of the guys at the office is leaving on a trip and wanted to have a night out with the boys, I relented.
I should have followed my first instinct and said “No.”
Man, what an awful movie. Much like the old Dungeons & Dragons type movies of the 80’s, this purports to be about a particular subculture–in this case, gamers–but in the end actually alienates them since it’s obvious the makers of the film hate gamers. That except for one or two moments here and there, I didn’t actually laugh at this comedy. Then again, my taste in comedy runs more towards clever and/or bizarre, a la Monty Python or Spinal Tap, so watching a movie make a gag of someone making out and having sex with someone 60 years older than him was not my idea of high comedy.
Still have a little bit of script for the kid’s comic to write–mostly just so I can say I worked on it today to some degree, however pitiful–and then it’s back to gaming. I just “borrowed” the office copy of Rise Of Legends, a PC real time strategy that I enjoyed quite a bit while reviewing, so now I’ll play it for fun. Again. Ah, you know what I mean…