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I actually watched this in Spanish. Unlike reading the Spanish news online.... ("El Pais", mostly-- Spanish elections, American elections, Spanish municipal blah-blah, American elections, artsy people who if they lived in the tri-state (NY,NJ,PA) might never leave NYC, *possibly*, at least-- Jersey, right-- *mocks people who hate Jersey because they never leave their little NYC tribe*-- Spanish movies that I somehow never realized that I was never going to see.... "I have created a movie (about the ETA scum) without ideology (or dialogue, hardy-har-har-har).".... Well, actually, I did see that movie, although it was called "The American"-- since George Clooney is the *only* American, *ever*. And Spanish books that I might have almost read.... "he survived by.... creating, (imagining), other realities." And the occasionally-interesting lets-hear-from-the-listeners: "La vida-- es simple, or complicada?" (And, you know, the inverted question-mark is convenient, somehow, in Spanish, but inconvenient in English.) "Life is simple.... but we make it complicated." And waking up suddenly, not knowing when, or what time of day-- I used to do that alot, I used to do just, work, or do things, until I fell asleep because I didn't even realize how tired I was.... And I wasn't even one who "worked" a whole lot.... And I still work at things too much now, and I don't even have a job.... I should listen to more Chopin, Vivaldi.... But, yeah, I still have this memory of waking up-- I literally lived down in the basement then, that was where they put me, and just sort of waking up in this, maybe sweaty, maybe cold, disorientation of semi-wakefulness, and suddenly realizing that the computer browser was still emitting *Radio Nacional de Espana*.... Yeah, Spain really is different, oh, I'm sorry-- "this country". lol. Yeah, *Spain* is different, and so are.... Not even Euros, just..... Freaks And Geeks! Ha!.... And I had such little skill with the spoken, or verbal, language, why didn't I just let it go, that part of it....}
Yeah.
So, yeah, unlike getting the Spanish news, watching this movie was actually an interesting experience.
'Him. No, not *him*.'
'Sure, sure, later.' (OMG, 'mas tarde', means, 'later'.)
"I only wanted to be a mariachi."
And at least it wasn't....
Frodo, anything. And, you know, I mean-- Wikipedia says, who knows.... But I read that New Line or someone decided that LOTR didn't make any money-- lol, wft?-- so they wouldn't pay anyone, including the Tolkien estate. {One time I was talking with my friend, ".... how much does it cost to....?" "Keep the servers up? I have no idea. But they make alot of money. (I.e., Blizzard for WOW.)"} And I'm sure they got something eventually, because if you defame someone's character, you're supposed to at least get paid for it. You know.
I only wanted to be a mariachi....
*chuckles* And this is technically "independent film-making".
*laughs* *Really*, independent. Like, $7,000, independent.
Like, it's so independent, it doesn't even bother with independent-ism.
*laughs*
And this even led to, "Once Upon A Time In Mexico"-- funny.
Even though, when it started, it was more like, "One Time At Band Camp", you know.
*laughs*
And now, since I have nothing better to do, I'm going to quote from "Dinner for Schmucks". (I'm going to memorize that movie, that way that some people memorize Peter Jackson.) "Do you know how hard it is to get laid when you smell like coleslaw? Not hard. But still."
And did I ever explain how that movie is basically a re-do of "Pretty Woman"? It really is, in a way.
But anyway, I'm not fewking around here.
I'll post another review in two hours.
"Almost nothing like a stock-broker." ;)
"I can't stay on this floor anymore; the people here are pathetic.... Happy birthday, Carol."
"Five. Five dollars."
You know, I told my brother that I would give him a thousand dollars if he would get his friend (whom I call Matrix Mike, or just Matrix) to watch that movie.
"You know what, Barry, this was a very strange way to meet, but I think that everything happens for a reason."
"Well, to the victor goes the spoils."
"Ah, you know my family crest. Our motto continues to inspire...."
"They can talk about beauty; we can talk about business."
"Tim here is the only one who's not either divorced or dating a hooker."
"No, God wants us to move (up) to the seventh floor."
"Actually, she did ask for money. And it wasn't very expensive, either. I had a ton of singles left over from my sister's birthday party.... Hey, do you think that Cinnamon is a family name?"
"You know what they say, (Tim), everything happens for a reason."
"She's been stalking me for three years."
Gosh, if a strange woman had been stalking me for three years, I'd have told my girlfriend.
And, you know, I don't think that Barry is as stupid as he pretended to be.
*smiles* I don't think that anymore. {Not *always*.}
"I intercepted your stalker."
You know, I think that "Dinner for Schmucks" and "El Mariachi" are thematically related.
I think that I'm going to do a documentary about that.
I'm going to curate it.
*shrugs* Or whatever.
"I like to eat penguins."
"Try to keep your mind blank."
"You cannot declare offshore investment losses, against future capital gains. Any child knows that."
"You know what the wise man once said, 'everything happens for a reason.' "
"Join yourself to her, in the name of love."
"Not doing this would be weird."
"Tim Conrad is a dreamer."
"You insult my honor at great risk. I will be leaving. Count yourself lucky that I have spared your life."
"Welcome to my world.... I am a shadow, with a big knife!"
"That was my wife's favorite finger!"
"Since the dawn of ancient times...."
Best. Speech. Ever.
"If we start this fire, we'll burn this world to ashes."
"I guess it's true what they say-- a mind is a terrible thing."
"Stand-in for Mr. Carell"-- oooh, that could be my job.... "Mouseland Seamstress"-- oooh, that could be my girl.... You know, my mom likes "Gran Torino" the way that I like "Dinner for Schmucks".... But is she "The Fool on the Hill"? I don't think so.
BUT THE FOOL ON THE HILL, SEES THE SUN GOING DOWN, AND THE EYES IN HIS HEAD, SEE THE WORLD SPINNING ROUND.
Theodore Shapiro, yeah!
But, anyway.
It was kinda cool how, first, he used the guitar case to carry a guitar, but, later, he used it to carry a gun.
And then he killed dudes with it. And then he put it back in the guitar case.
And old "Cantinero"! That was a cool guy.
.... *starts watching the movie again on a different channel*
"And don't bring a mime; it's cliche."
"Jacobsen brought a mime."
"And you don't see any of his shit around here anymore, do you."
(somewhat later) "I'm texting a lie right now."
(much later) "Tim lost his job, but we remained good friends."
Oh, and yeah, the other movie.
The Mexican action movie.
("And go to Cabo for Christmas."
.... "A thousand years ago, the only people on earth were monkeys.")
It was kinda good.
(I mean, it wasn't even mediocre; it's just that action movies are naturally mediocre; it's what makes them good-- that their average is actually mediocre.)
It was okay.
You know.
(7/10)
