Movie Review: Shortbus

So right now we are watching Shortbus.

It's a little strange, but there's something very real about it.
But a disclaimer about this movie. There is a lot of sex in it. Real sex. Not the kind of sex typically seen in movies. It's porn sex. But not even porn sex, it seems realer than that. But it's not just straight sex. There's gay sex. And lesbian sex. And masturbation. And group sex. And fat naked people. And cross dressers.
There's A LOT of cock. And vagina.

But it's so WEIRD. Like beyond weird. But maybe that's just because I'm unaccustomed to this sort of stuff. Maybe this shit's normal, but... not in my realm of comfort.

It's not porn, it's artistic. But seriously. It's porn. But porn, interspersed with indie film. But it's not porn like porn you'd watch to masturbate too or anything, but porn like artistic porn.

Artistic, not erotic. One of the reviews I read sums it up nicely, "Porn tries to titillate, this movie only tries to stimulate your thoughts and feelings, not your libido."

I'm a monogamous kinda guy, so I'm not a big proponent of promiscuity, but that's just me.

Oh, and the "couples counselor' is Sook-Yin Lee, a Canadian actress and host of CBC's Definitely Not the Opera.

Movie Recommendations

Alright, so I have a few movie recommendations to NOT see.

#1: Knowing, starring Nicolas Cage. Well, starring is a little bit strong. He plays the main role; there is no starring in this movie. It is horrible. No, that's not quite right. Horrible doesn't quite sum it up. FUCKING SHIT-TASTIC HORRIBLENESS is more like it. What an absolute waste of our time. Like totally and completely.

It started out alright, but quickly went downhill. And to finish with aliens? ALIENS?!? And a new planet and a new Eden? Yeah no. That's so not cool. So bad. Please don't watch it.

#2: Year of the Dog, starring Molly Shannon. Billed as a comedy, it really doesn't live up to that billing. It is a drama through and through. And sad at that. Sure it has its occasional funny moments, but it is a sad movie. So if you want to watch a depressing drama (with no happy ending), then feel free to watch it. But it is NOT a comedy.

#3: Miss March, starring a couple of nobodies. And what a nobody movie it is. It's a movie with some nice boobies made for 13 year olds to get their rocks off. It's full of poop humour and stupid jokes. The plot is nothing new, though the story is dumb as shit. We turned it off half-an-hour in and don't really care how it ends.

So those are my movie reviews for this past weekend. Please don't waste your time with them. And if you ever want to know about other shitty movies, feel free to let me know. Chances are I've seen it (or part of it).

Sunshine Cleaning

This is a quality movie, you should watch it.

There's no big conflict (which I hate anyway), Amy Adams stars (who's my new celebrity crush, bumping nicole kidman from that spot), and it's just a great movie. Really likable characters, fun storyline and good ending.