This has nothing to do with music or entertainment - it's just an interesting article I saw online.
Why Men Crave Real (Not Perfect) Bodies
In today's throwaway culture where everything is done at the speed of light (even getting my license at the DMV only took 45 minutes last week), it seems surgical enhancements have become almost commonplace. While it may make your girlfriend hotter, doesn't it seem superficial? The writer makes a good point; if you're lying about your appearance, why shouldn't people assume you're lying about other things? Or that you're not confident, not comfortable in your own skin? I'm not saying that anyone with fake tits or a nose job is untrustworthy, but doesn't it at least seem like they're trying to cover something up?
Not trying to preach, just thought some others may be interested.
I've got some more posts coming in the next few days, so keep your eyes peeled.
Rock on,
- Jon
Friday, August 22, 2008
Tuesday, August 5, 2008
Pineapple Express (Movie Review)
I ended up with tickets to see a sneak preview of Pineapple Express last night.
Plot: A stoner (Seth Rogen) witnesses a murder and runs to his drug dealer's house. Both of them end up being chased by the local drug supplier, and end up on a adventure to save themselves.
Seth Rogen was great as always, although with every movie he becomes more and more typecast as the lovable, pudgy loser/stoner. This time he actually has a job creatively serving people with court papers, but it seems he's stoned most of the time.
James Franco caught me off guard. I'd seen the previews; I knew he was playing a drugged out loser. But he pulled it off surprisingly well, considering everything that I've seen him in before was a serious role. He had some very memorable one-liners in this flick, and was probably the funniest cast member.
Amber Heard played the role of Rogen's high school girlfriend well, even though she's 22. And Gary Cole as the evil drug dealer - who remembers Lumberg from Office Space?? Hilarious.
I had very few qualms with the movie. At times it seemed to drag on without anything funny, and people who come to Pineapple Express are there for a comedy, not an action movie. Sometimes the jokes didn't reach the whole audience. At one point everyone laughed at something I thought was stupid, and another time I was the only one in the theater that burst out laughing. Weird.
Go to this movie if you liked Superbad or Knocked Up. If you thought Superbad sucked, stay away. It's basically another stoner comedy bringing together all the actors from writer Judd Apatow's previous movies. It's got some quality one-liners, overall the plot is lacking, but it's still worth going to see once.
All in all, a pretty good movie. It's out tomorrow (Wednesday 8/6/08) officially, so go check it out if you've got $9 to spare.
Pineapple Express: 3.5/5
Plot: A stoner (Seth Rogen) witnesses a murder and runs to his drug dealer's house. Both of them end up being chased by the local drug supplier, and end up on a adventure to save themselves.
Seth Rogen was great as always, although with every movie he becomes more and more typecast as the lovable, pudgy loser/stoner. This time he actually has a job creatively serving people with court papers, but it seems he's stoned most of the time.
James Franco caught me off guard. I'd seen the previews; I knew he was playing a drugged out loser. But he pulled it off surprisingly well, considering everything that I've seen him in before was a serious role. He had some very memorable one-liners in this flick, and was probably the funniest cast member.
Amber Heard played the role of Rogen's high school girlfriend well, even though she's 22. And Gary Cole as the evil drug dealer - who remembers Lumberg from Office Space?? Hilarious.
I had very few qualms with the movie. At times it seemed to drag on without anything funny, and people who come to Pineapple Express are there for a comedy, not an action movie. Sometimes the jokes didn't reach the whole audience. At one point everyone laughed at something I thought was stupid, and another time I was the only one in the theater that burst out laughing. Weird.
Go to this movie if you liked Superbad or Knocked Up. If you thought Superbad sucked, stay away. It's basically another stoner comedy bringing together all the actors from writer Judd Apatow's previous movies. It's got some quality one-liners, overall the plot is lacking, but it's still worth going to see once.
All in all, a pretty good movie. It's out tomorrow (Wednesday 8/6/08) officially, so go check it out if you've got $9 to spare.
Pineapple Express: 3.5/5
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