Date: Tuesday, April 22, 6:30pm
Beverage of Choice: Miller High Life
The evening started out with a little slice of Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job! I really can't say enough about this show. Season 1 just came out on DVD and this is some of the weirdest/best shit I have ever seen. To put it in perspective, if you liked Wonder Showzen, this will be right up your alley. This show is like a bad trip and a car accident at the same time - you can't stop watching! Special guests like John C. Reilly, David Cross, Bob Odenkirk, Zach Galifianakis, Weird Al and more. The best part, being a TV production nerd, is the attention paid to making this look intentionally bad like an 80's public access show. From the effects (great use of CGI! - really cheesy) to the music and casting, they really make it awkward and bad... in a good way. Only about .0000001% of the population will get this and find it funny, but give it a try.
On to the main feature - Road House!!! We chose to watch this feature with commentary track by director Kevin Smith and producer Scott Mosier, which is included on the "Deluxe Edition" DVD release. Let me start by saying that I love this movie - I've seen it several times, and it never gets old. Boobs, great music, brawls, Sam Elliot, cheesy 80's clothes, hair, monster trucks - it has everything great from that decade. I have to say the experience was greatly enhanced by the commentary track. Kevin and Scott were hilarious and I never stopped laughing. One of the running themes of the commentary was how gay the movie is, with lots of dudes with shirts off and longing stares. Also, they took the list from Chuck Norris Facts and substituted Dalton (Patrick Swayze's Character) for Chuck, and read several aloud, which was friggin' hilarious. Smith and Mosier also brought up the fact that this film is really based on a traditional western archetype, so when viewed with that in mind, it all really comes together. This experience is definitely better with beer, and more specifically Miller High Life, which I will note that Sam Elliot's character, Wade Garrett, was seen drinking in the movie. Go get a case and your angry friends and watch this movie!!!!!!!
Beverage of Choice: Miller High Life
The evening started out with a little slice of Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job! I really can't say enough about this show. Season 1 just came out on DVD and this is some of the weirdest/best shit I have ever seen. To put it in perspective, if you liked Wonder Showzen, this will be right up your alley. This show is like a bad trip and a car accident at the same time - you can't stop watching! Special guests like John C. Reilly, David Cross, Bob Odenkirk, Zach Galifianakis, Weird Al and more. The best part, being a TV production nerd, is the attention paid to making this look intentionally bad like an 80's public access show. From the effects (great use of CGI! - really cheesy) to the music and casting, they really make it awkward and bad... in a good way. Only about .0000001% of the population will get this and find it funny, but give it a try.
On to the main feature - Road House!!! We chose to watch this feature with commentary track by director Kevin Smith and producer Scott Mosier, which is included on the "Deluxe Edition" DVD release. Let me start by saying that I love this movie - I've seen it several times, and it never gets old. Boobs, great music, brawls, Sam Elliot, cheesy 80's clothes, hair, monster trucks - it has everything great from that decade. I have to say the experience was greatly enhanced by the commentary track. Kevin and Scott were hilarious and I never stopped laughing. One of the running themes of the commentary was how gay the movie is, with lots of dudes with shirts off and longing stares. Also, they took the list from Chuck Norris Facts and substituted Dalton (Patrick Swayze's Character) for Chuck, and read several aloud, which was friggin' hilarious. Smith and Mosier also brought up the fact that this film is really based on a traditional western archetype, so when viewed with that in mind, it all really comes together. This experience is definitely better with beer, and more specifically Miller High Life, which I will note that Sam Elliot's character, Wade Garrett, was seen drinking in the movie. Go get a case and your angry friends and watch this movie!!!!!!!
