I Bought a Margarita Glass!

O M G guys! One Margarita Glass and One Great Movie --- damn, I mixed up the letters on the second one, but anyway, I just watched We Bought a Zoo while sipping on a delicious Orange Patron margarita and I'm pretty much on cloud nine.

I know it's been a while since I posted, but I'm so inspired. Matt Damon. Scarlett Johansson (ugh, I even kind of liked her in this one... and I can't stand her). And Elle Fanning (so cute!). What a great cast. And a great story.

Pretty much, Matt Damon's wife dies and he makes this crazy decision to buy a rundown zoo. There's some hilarious animal hijinks and a really great script, but what really sealed the deal was Damon's warmth of spirit and believability. He is the best actor ever.

Grab a bottle of tequila and watch this movie!

A "Social" Night - me, my friends and my margarita

You're not on Facebook? Dumb. You haven't seen the Social Network? Dumber. You don't like margaritas? You're a freaking idiot!!

The Social Network is a near perfect film. Let me start off my saying that it deserves ALL of the praise that it is received last year. And Jesse Eisenberg nailed it as Mark Zuckerberg - he was super creepy and I totally didn't want to friend him. That's quite a bit of irony as the creator of the largest social networking site in the world is seen as socially incapable.

What is most striking about this film is its remarkable scripting. The entire movie has thrice more dialogue than most films I’ve seen. It’s witty and funny, funnier than most people might give it credit for. There are quite a few memorable lines in the movie (the most memorable being “You know what’s cooler than a million dollars? A BILLION DOLLARS.” The movie is actually a lot funnier than some of the more recent comedy flicks. The film has seemingly boundless energy, constantly jumping in between conversations.

The movie is fantastic, not only because of it’s impeccable script, but also because of it’s amazing insight of the most popular social tool in the world. And JT is great as Sean Parker! He should have been nominated.

You can be the Batman to my Robin, George Clooney

Let me start off by admitting two things. 1) I LOVE George Clooney. 2) I may have had more than one margarita while watching Batman and Robin.

Having never seen this installment in the Batman series, I sat down over the weekend with a bottle of Herradura anejo to screen the 1997 action flick. The film's opening was very similar to it's predecessor Bat-film, BATMAN FOREVER. You had some over-the-top graphics displaying the credits accompanied by the Elliot Goldenthal score. Then cut to the Batcave where this time, both Batman and Robin are suiting up. Right off the bat, a double butt-shot! Almost as yummy as my margarita (mmmmmm... Herradura)!

Robin: "I want a car. Chicks dig the car, right?"

Batman: "This is why Superman works alone."

Ugh, I'd love to be George Clooney's sidekick! I'll admit the movie left a lot to be desired, and the dialogue only got worse after the opening scene, but of all the actors who have ever played batman, I think Clooney is the best. He's who'll I'll always imagine as the caped crusader in my mind from here on out. Cheers to that!

What's better than Patron? Matt Damon!!!

Skinny Girl Margarita (with Patron) and The Informant.... a great night!

Matt Damon is underrated. He can do action, he can do drama, and he can do comedy. Here, he walks a tightrope that, for other actors, probably wouldn’t have worked. He plays Whitacre with the perfect combination of “normal guy” charm and total incredulity when he’s caught, repeatedly, in his crazy web of lies, and the inner monologues are arguably the best part of the movie. Also, the supporting cast, especially Scott Bakula as the FBI agent who truly does want to help his informant, is authentic, and it all LOOKS very real. Where it seems to veer off the road a bit is in finding a consistent tone that it can maintain throughout. Those inner monologues ARE funny, but there aren’t enough of them, and whereas Damon never seems to struggle with finding the essence of a character who creates and believes so many different realities we need a scorecard to figure out just where the lies are, the movie doesn’t seem to quite know what to do with itself. With every new “reveal,” we’re shocked, of course, but there are some things that just don’t ever get explained, or if they are, they’re passed over quickly. It’s not that this is one of those complex corporate stories that are dull and tedious—even given that price-fixing isn’t a really exciting topic, the crimes aren’t the problem. The issue lies in a choppiness that runs through the whole 100+ minutes, and though it could be argued that Soderbergh uses this technique to highlight Mark’s actual state of mind, that’s not a good enough argument to provide the balance the film lacks. Overall, though, it’s a smart hybrid of genres that proves a movie doesn’t have to try so hard to be funny, and it’s a refreshing reminder of what happens when filmmakers have faith in their audience’s IQs.

It's Got: One of Matt Damon's best performances, some very funny inner monolgues, a fun soundtrack

It Needs: A little more of the funny, better balance between comedy and whistleblower spy stuff

I'm Gonna Need a Bigger Margarita

Jaws tells the story of a series of shark attacks around the town of Amity, a hot summer tourist beach town. As the shark attacks increase, local police chief Martin Brody (Roy Scheider) looks for help in dealing with the problem from scientist Matt Hooper (Richard Dreyfuss) and an old seaman named Quint (Robert Shaw).

Doesn't sound too exciting, right? Right! What a bore. Each of the three main characters are poor portrayals, poorly written and poorly acted. If there was chemistry between these three very different people, it could really make the movie work, but the only chemistry was the mixture of lime, Patron and triple sec (now that's a great combination!)

As formulaic thrillers have proven time and time again, if you’re not vested in the characters in some way, shape, or form, all you have is a few cheap jumps for entertainment. Sadly, over the years Jaws has infiltrated our American culture. The theme music is instantly recognizable as a sign of danger. What movie buff hasn’t found themselves at some stressful time stating, “You’re gonna need a bigger boat.” What I needed was a bigger margarita.