There is not enough alcohol in the world

A friend of mine wants to go see He’s Just Not That into You. He really really wants to see that movie. He has asked more than once, and begging was involved. I said no every time though, because I suspect, in a 2009 that has brought viewings of The Unborn, My Bloody Valentine 3D, and The Uninvited, that He’s Just Not That into You could very well be the worst of the bunch. I have to be honest that his intense, totally unironic desire to see this movie makes me think poorly of his tastes in films (this is, after all, the same guy who got me to see Hot Rod). As if I needed further reason not to see He’s Just Not That into You, I found a hilarious post over at Que Sera Sera about seeing it. I appreciate that Sarah was able to make a drinking game out of the movie, but I think I’d probably put myself in an alcoholic coma if I tried this.

Oh yeah

Unfortunately, The Uninvited was even dumber than its Rotten Tomatoes rating would have had me think. The “twist” was pretty obvious after a certain point, but I actually really really enjoyed the movie, due in large part to the ghetto-fabulous crowd at the movie theatre. They shrieked at the screen, had loud, awful conversations with each other, and screamed with such abandon that I couldn’t help but find the whole thing amusing. Elizabeth Banks was kind of a joy to watch, because she seemed to be the only actor who realized how terrible the movie was and just went with it, injecting unnecessary creepiness into her role.

Ouch

Here’s a blurb from a review of Renee Zellwegger’s new movie, New in Town:

“There have been a lot of bad romantic comedies that have come along in recent months but this one really takes the cake–it is so condescending, so stupid and so utterly devoid of laughs, charm or recognizable entertainment value that I kept waiting for Kate Hudson to show up at some point to relieve Renee Zellweger of her duties and take over the lead role.” Peter Sobczynski of efilmcritic.com

I sort of imagine Bradley Whitford saying that, and then it’s even funnier.

I had no intention of seeing this, so I can revel in the halfheartedly wretched reviews and 12% fresh rating that it has garnered over on Rotten Tomatoes. I’m going to see the new Elizabeth Banks movie, The Uninvited tonight. That movie got a 41% fresh rating, which is kind of worrisome, but I haven’t read the reviews, so we’ll see tonight whether I agree!