Hey, You Know What You Should Do?
HEY, YOU KNOW WHAT YOU SHOULD DO?
In which we tell you about awesome things that you must look into and enjoy.
Watch “Dude, Where’s My Car?” with commentary on.
I know its not cool to like Seann William Scott and Ashton Kutcher anymore, but this movie is ridiculously funny. Not only that, but the commentary is by the actors so it is silly and ridiculous. They discuss the fact that this is clearly a pothead movie even though they had to pull the pot smoking scenes out of the movie (except for the fake dog smoking pot…seems reasonable). If you need a little more incentive to put yourself through this, then make it a drinking game, or better yet, get drunk beforehand, and best yet, get yourself really fucking high…if this commentary doesnt make you laugh then perhaps you are unamerican or hate “funny” as a concept, either way, why the fuck are you reading this? (side note: I havent watched it in quite a few years…I probably should before I advocate it on the internet)-LF
Watch Muppets from Space
No one hates the Muppets — with the possible exception of fascists. And none of the Muppet movies are truly, genuinely bad, though some may be a bit better than others. In November of this year, a new Muppet movie, aptly named The Muppets, is coming to theaters and is being hailed as the Muppets’ return to glory. What everyone seems to forget, however, is that the prior Muppet production, Muppets from Space, was one of the greatest cinematic Muppet achievements known to man. Set to a soundtrack entirely comprised of funk and featuring all your favorite foam-rubber faces, this film manages to solve one of the great mysteries of life — “What, exactly, is Gonzo?†For decades, he’s been referred to as a “whats-it,†a “weirdo,†and even a “freak.†His inter-species romance with Camilla the Chicken has never helped dispel this image. Yet, The Great Gonzo continued to regale audiences everywhere with his death-defying feats, presumably always wondering about the truth of his own origins. In 1999, someone at the Jim Henson Studios decided it was high time to give this hero an origin story with all the grace of Kal-El’s fall to Earth as an infant and the political intrigue of the covert Weapon X project that gave Logan his adamantium claws. The only problem was that no one went to see it. It was a commercial flop and left the Muppets free for Disney to snatch up at a discounted price. This leaves Disney free to release The Muppets this year and take all the credit for reviving the franchise, quietly ignoring that this film was ever released.
Gonzo’s origin story doesn’t deserve the same fate as the Eric-Bana-Hulk or Superman III, to be glossed over by the cannon and treated as a mistake. Gonzo’s tale deserves to be heard. The world needs to realize that he’s always been much more than a blue weirdo who enjoys the company of chickens and being shot out of a cannon. The world needs to understand the gravity of the notion that Gonzo is from a race of noble extra-terrestrials … who really enjoy the music of Earth, Wind, and Fire and shooting themselves out of cannons.-KS
Gonzo’s origin story doesn’t deserve the same fate as the Eric-Bana-Hulk or Superman III, to be glossed over by the cannon and treated as a mistake. Gonzo’s tale deserves to be heard. The world needs to realize that he’s always been much more than a blue weirdo who enjoys the company of chickens and being shot out of a cannon. The world needs to understand the gravity of the notion that Gonzo is from a race of noble extra-terrestrials … who really enjoy the music of Earth, Wind, and Fire and shooting themselves out of cannons.-KS