Role Models

Wheeler (Seann William Scott) and Danny (Paul Rudo) were usually working for an energy drink producer doing advertising anti-drug/buy it sessions at schools. Their job sucks and somewhen they just mess it up. When their car is to be towed off they just jump in and try to escape. Well, they try. Not to go to jail they are signed up for a social program to care about kids, one kid each for a suitable amount of hours. But it turns out the kids they got are not just very different but also a bit complicated to handle. It all ends in a literarry battlefield.

Ok now, this movie is obviously supposed to be some kind of comedy. I guess. Problem is, I didn’t really find it funny. Maybe that’s just me, however it might not even be a movie you wanna watch with some popcorn and friends. But they certainly had only the best intentions with it …

Blood Ties

In the times of “Moonlight”, “Twilight”, “Buffy”, “Charmed” and all the other nice, little vampires and other strange things series it is really hard to come up with something new. The makers of “Blood Ties” came up with something never seen before however. A vampire … that helps a police officer … hunting monsters! Wohooo. You heard that one already?

Okay, but back then you didn’t imagine they could ever put a forty year old female police officer in it. And a romance!

Oh, you did? Yes, it’s true, there are slight similarities with lots of other movies, b-movies and series but we can’t just get enough of those modern, always good looking, never too evil helpful vampire guys, now can’t we …

Don’t Tell Mom the Babysitter’s Dead

Mom is going on vacation – and she leaves her five kids at home alone for two months with a stone old babysitter. The babysitter dies – as old as she was – and the kids ‘get rid of her’ so that Mom wouldn’t come back and disturb their holidays but unfortunately the dead babysitter had all the money for the eight weeks. Sue Ellen (Christina Applegate), the oldest of them 5 decides to get herself a job.

Realizing working at a fast food restaurant wouldn’t do it for her she applies for a job as a receptionist for a fashion company. But her fake cv and references are to good and so she finds herself in a higher position than wanted. Meanwhile the rest of the kids screw up the house and trash the dishes and Sue Ellen soon discovers: Being a Mom sucks!

This lovely and funny movie was released in 1991 and that’s what it looks like. It had a certain naive charm and a good cast. I guess it could go through as a teeny romance but on the other hand if I liked it, it can’t be one.

Being an scheming, slimy storage keeper at the company Sue works for was also one of the first roles for David Duchovny, who I portrayed lately. His part is … very small but remarkably unlikeable.

Gran Torino

After his wife’s death Walt is looking for a new target in life. His family left him alone, his grandkids just want his money and lately some Asians moved into the house next to his. He can’t stand the world anymore.

But then by mistake he rescues the life of one of his neighbors when he wants to scare some gang members off his loan. The neighbors appreciate it and fit him into her community. And Walt finds a new chance to change – which is to make the shy boy Thao a tough guy with a job and some self esteem.

But Walt doesn’t have a clue what he’s doing when he pisses on the legs of the gang members he scared off earlier and he also is struggeling with cancer that is killing him faster than he thought.

I was sceptical watching “Gran Torino” but it turned out a really good movie in the end. A bit funny, a bit drama and a story that could be kinda taken outta daily life. And Clint Eastwood – well you gotta like him somehow to like his movies. I don’t but I give him alot of credit for this one!