An excellent remake of a movie I never saw. Yes, Fright Night, despite not knowing whether or not it was a horror or a comedy, was actual a great movie. And it actually was a horror-comedy, doing a beautiful job of combining both genres.
It's refreshing to see an actually scary vampire a midst all the soft so-called vampire movies coming out now. But not only was it scary, but it was funny, and different from any movie I've ever seen.
Unlike most horror movies, that spend a good forty minutes easing into the fact that the monster is real, this movie started off showing you the monster, and then played off the premise that although people don't necessarily believe in the monster, they don't take nearly an hour to accept it once presented with evidence. Is it realistic? Maybe not. But you shouldn't be going to see a vampire movie looking for realism.
Also, it does an amazing job of going from suspense, to comedy, to suspense, to horror, back to comedy. I can't explain exactly how that's possible, other than to say that it's some excellent writing, combined with excellent acting.
So put it all together--great acting, great writing, and no time wasted on easing into the reveal of the monster--and you end up with an excellent movie. Summer vacation may be over, but don't let that stop you from seeing this movie that's sure to please.
Tuesday, September 6, 2011
Thursday, September 1, 2011
Politics Don't "Work", Because People Don't "Work".
It doesn't take a political analyst to tell that government has a problem. The problems often hide, but clearly, they are out in the open now. The reason government dysfunction is because Republicans have admitted that there number one goal is to make sure Obama is a one term president. Their first goal isn't jobs, the economy, foreign affairs, or the environment, it's making sure that Obama is a one term president. That's not even partisan, that's a fact that the Republicans have admitted.
But that's not what this is about.
The question is why doesn't government work. The answer, in my opinion, is because people don't work. Everyone seems to think that Politicians should just, "Go to Washington and do what we elected them to do." And while that sounds good on the surface, when you think about it, what did we elect them to do? Some people elected them to tax and spend, and some people elected them to stay out of our lives. When you think about it, do Americans agree 100% on anything. We disagree about wars, drugs, gun rights, taxing, spending, and just about everything else you could think of. Even if there is general consensus, politicians are people too, and either they'll be loyal to their constituents, or they'll be loyal to their own beliefs. All this disagreement means that sometimes nothing gets done.
Compiled on top of that fundamental problem, is money. Money buys politicians, and money corrupts. When political constituents became corporations and super pacs with unlimited money, that's when government collapses. Because corporations only pay to cause corruption, not to end it.
However, one more aspect makes it so that these two points--money and people--are connected. Legally, corporations are people. So when politicians say they want to make people money, or get people working, sometimes they mean they want to make corporation money, and get corporations working. So in the end, I suppose that means that "people" really do cause a failure in government. Whether it's disagreements from real people, or corruption from corporations acting as people, it is people who cause a failure in politics.
But that's not what this is about.
The question is why doesn't government work. The answer, in my opinion, is because people don't work. Everyone seems to think that Politicians should just, "Go to Washington and do what we elected them to do." And while that sounds good on the surface, when you think about it, what did we elect them to do? Some people elected them to tax and spend, and some people elected them to stay out of our lives. When you think about it, do Americans agree 100% on anything. We disagree about wars, drugs, gun rights, taxing, spending, and just about everything else you could think of. Even if there is general consensus, politicians are people too, and either they'll be loyal to their constituents, or they'll be loyal to their own beliefs. All this disagreement means that sometimes nothing gets done.
Compiled on top of that fundamental problem, is money. Money buys politicians, and money corrupts. When political constituents became corporations and super pacs with unlimited money, that's when government collapses. Because corporations only pay to cause corruption, not to end it.
However, one more aspect makes it so that these two points--money and people--are connected. Legally, corporations are people. So when politicians say they want to make people money, or get people working, sometimes they mean they want to make corporation money, and get corporations working. So in the end, I suppose that means that "people" really do cause a failure in government. Whether it's disagreements from real people, or corruption from corporations acting as people, it is people who cause a failure in politics.
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