Mass Hysteria
I have a small quirk in my personality. Every so often I find something extremely funny, that while it may be funny other people do not find it as hysterical as I do. This is not just something I chuckle over, I am talking absolute uncontrollable laughter. I will laugh about this thing for hours and hours on end. I had such an episode on Wednesday night. Lauren, Kenric and I went to see Pirates 2 (fantastic movie, you can see my review on my page). The great thing about seeing movies is of course the previews. This time out, we got to see the coming attraction for "The Guardian" starring (wait for it) Kevin Costner and Ashton Kutcher!!!!! Basic plot, it is the same as An Officer and a Gentleman, only this time they are in the Coast Guard instead of the Navy (which in Hollywood minds, means it is an entirely different film because they are incapable of original ideas). This movie is the most ridiculous thing I have seen a trailer for in a long time. The worst thing about it is how serious Ashton and Kevin are trying to be in the scenes they showed. Actual Dialog:
Ashton: "How do you decide who lives and who dies?"
Kevin: "I swim as hard as I can, as fast as I can, and the sea takes the rest."
Wow, so deep, so moving; Kevin, look for your Oscar nominee to be coming for that scene alone. The abject lunacy of this movie is starling. I can not believe that any studio in good consciousness could distribute this. The production costs must be amazing, as the film involves water. I am not sure who’s movie this is either. Is it Costner’s starring role or is it Kutcher’s? So who are they trying to attract to see it? How are they going to make their money back.
I was literally in tears later that night just thinking about how ridiculous the idea of this movie is. Though I have decided to adopt Costner’s quote as my personal motto/words to live by.
