Mini Movie Reviews& Mini Muffins

Super Size Me

This review is 2 weeks overdue, but butter late than margarine. Anywho, I’m a lover of crappy food… especially shit that clogs arteries (see Places To Eat B4 U Die section). So of course I was going to see a documentary about some dude who eats the Golden Starches, 3 times a day, for 31 days. And although the doc is one giant gimmick, it’s an effective piece of work. I mean, how do you eggsplain Mc Dougal’s elimination of their “super-size” options soon after the movie’s premiere at Sundance? If only the same thing happened with guns after Michael Moore’s Bowling for Columbine was released. Speaking of Moore-head, SSM‘s director, Morgan Spurlock (best name this side of George Hickenlooper and his subject Rodney Bingenheimer), is just like Moore, but with less of an ego and he doesn’t look like a homeless guy with a hat. However, I don’t see much of a future for Spurlock, unless he attempts to eat Popeyes every day for a year (I’ve done that 3 times already, but forgot to film it). After the flick, I started to question my own eating habits, and then about 1/2 an hour after that, I was jonesing for a 1/4 pounder. Be sure to download the hella cheesy theme song, “Super Size Me“.

Stuck On You

The Good: Matt Damon and Greg Kinnear’s comic abilities, Eva Mendes’ boobs, Frankie Muniz in bed with Cher, and the return of Griffin Dunne!

The Bad: Cher, actress Wen Yann Shih, only 1 in every 3 jokes worked, and the Kevin Smithesque “Hey, look at all these famous people in my movie” mentality (only works in Muppet movies according to Time Were-banko).

The Ugly: Ricky Williams’ cameo (work on yer game you fantasy bust), 2+ hours, the grueling final scene which I FFWDed thru, and the fact that the Farrelly Bros are essentially remaking the same movie over and over… I mean, how many stories can revolve around MASSholes?

Harvie Krumpet

Me finally got a peep of 2004’s Best Animated Short Film Oscar winner from Australia. Normally I’d rather lick my own grundle hair than watch anything claymated, but I had to see this one cause it beat out the Disney/Dali collaboration, Destino for the golden guy. And you know what, it was f-in mint and 1/2 (I’m having fun with fractions!!)!! It’s a dramedy, wrapped in a riddle, wrapped in bacon, wrapped in plastic, and with a heart of gold. It’s even narrated by super fly Aussie, Geoffrey Rush! Rush, don’t walk to see this one… although I don’t know where you can.

Mini Muffins

Mini Muffins rule! Thigh Master demands that you try the Banana Walnut kind.