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Joe Dirt (2001)
Trailer does not do it justice
This had the worst trailer imaginable. This movie was so much better than it was made out to be. The marketing people who set this one up were total idiots.
David Spade is great. He totally carries the movie. His subtle comments throughout show that he is much better than just a white trash hero. You like him so much. The trailer makes him look like he is a lame, dumpy guy with a chip on his shoulder. The movie is not like that at all. I actually wanted to get a mullet like his after seeing this.
Dennis Miller is fun along with Fred Ward and Christopher Walken. It is great to see Joe Dirte tell the story in kind of a Forrest Gump fashion only instead of hating him, you like him because he actually has a soul.
High Fidelity (2000)
Excellent film
Any movie in which John Cusack gets some free reign is going to be great. He really understands our generation. This is a film with the know-it-all characters that we truly know. The music that they love is the music we love. And when they rip on it, we understand why. High Fidelity represents a generation. Even though, you hate his character, Rob is still cool. Maybe it is just his whole list mentality. But, we are a generation of media references. This also helped me to understand the mentality behind record store owners and how they can live as both owner and connoisseur. They basically can't. But, the frustration is real. John Cusack has really proven himself even though he did Better Off Dead.
Charlie's Angels (2000)
Please stop.
Please stop. I said that over and over again as we had so many of those slow motion/matrix/mi2 scenes. Could we possibly have a little dialogue that is clever? I could not identify with the characters at all.
Drew Barrymore is the sleazy, dirtbag angel. Cameron Diaz is the ditzy blonde. Lucy Liu is the technical chick. I liked Lucy in it though. She almost had depth. But, it was all so torturous. Campiness can not last that long. It gets old. And painful. Even Bill let us down.