(500) Days of Summer

Anyone who tells you that (500) Days of Summer is a romcom might be an "evil, emotionless, miserable human being" or a "robot." (Romantic comedies have rules, we're not in 'Nam...am I wrong?). We are told in the first few minutes by the narrator that we should be warned that this is no love story, yet I was a sucker and ignored the warning. This resulted in an emotionally draining and painful movie experience in which any experienced adult will relive at least one horrifyingly painful memory of the ghosts of relationships past. I wish I could say I hated this movie and that it was horrible. I can't. It's really good storytelling in the spirit of "Eternal Sunshine", which I absolutely loved. Everything about the movie was great...except how it made me feel at the end. Unfortunatley, a movie is ultimately judged on how it leaves me not on how it got me there.

Marty Fist Pump for the Oscars.

Although I was disappointed in this years show, I must dedicate a Marty the Landlord fist pump to the Oscars. Here are a few tips for next years show.

1. NPH is obviously next years host. Billy is not coming back. Time to let go and move on.
   
2. Ditch the dancing and bring back the Best Songs. Some of Oscar's best moments have been these performances. Don't need to look farther than The Swell Season and "falling slowly."
3. Time for the movie montages to go. Once you've resorted to a tribute to horror movies it's time to retire the bit. Also, I threw up a little in my mouth when they included "Twilight" as a horror movie.
   
4. Spread the love. Was one camera dedicated to Clooney? I'm guessing there was plenty of man candy in that room.
5. If you are going to include Dom Deluise then you better include Bea Arthur.
   
6. Last of all. Learn something from the Globes. Booze = Better Speeches.

Speaking of speeches....