weekend was outstanding. drank beer, lost at poker, drank more beer, kicked ass at a board game, had some delicious pizza. here are some movie reviews:

fahrenheit 9/11 – 3 stars

i could attempt to be one of legions with a ‘stance’ on this film, but whatever. some thoughts of mine include: “lots of brutal imagery…was that necessary or would i just prefer not to face the consequences of war?”, and “wow, even someone like myself who already dislikes bush and knows of his ties to major money-making interests can still learn about some new questionable relationships in my own government!”. there was “right, so he wasn’t fair and objective, but who the fuck expected him to be? get over it, please. use your own brain to filter here, people, just like you have to do with right-wing agenda news sources. duh.” but most of all there were just a lot of “if i were george bush, i would be so embarrassed by this film.” seriously, that guy just seems really really dim-witted to me. and i always vote the intellectual ticket.

but hey, it’s worth seeing once as a point of discussion. love it or hate it, you should use it as an opportunity to examine some facts on your own and i don’t know, maybe learn something before voting season.

napoleon dynamite – 4 stars

changing gears completely, this film won’t make you learn at all! honestly, there’s hardly even a plot!

what it will make you do though is laugh hysterically at some amazing characters. who needs a story when every scene is just an absurd caricature that gets you doubled over at dorky idaho residents with even dorkier relatives. i really really liked this movie, and those who i recommended it to after seeing it myself at a screening a month ago finally got a chance to take my advice and see how right i was. now you can too.

[now hearing this: new piebald still. it’s not so bad.]