So recently I've been scouring the Netflix for western and documentary titles, and have been bitten by the odd and interesting bug, finding myself adding the stuff that jumps out at me due to kooky content. So my instant queue on my Xbox 360 is backed up for blocks, every time I'm browsing through them, Mari (and myself, I must confess) gets really annoyed because of the sound it makes when you shuffle through titles. It's like a combination of a bubble wrap pop and and underwater fart, and it's loud. So as I'm "pwop pwop pwopping" through the queue, I usually have an inner dialogue with myself, telling myself to "either watch some of this shit or fucking delete it, you're not suppose to collect them like Garbage Pail Kids, you're supposed to watch 'em, moron". So I've kind of started cleaning house when given the chance, and started to watch some of this shit. A couple of days ago I decided to check out two documentaries, one that I had added and the one I had in the mail(yes, I know, I gotta get a western in here soon), they were "Confessions of a Superhero" & "Man on Wire".
First up was "Confessions of a Superhero", directed by Matt Ogens which was pretty entertaining. The concept is to basically tag around with these people that dress up like superheroes and stand around outside places like Mann's Chinese Theater in LA. There's a Superman, a Wonder Woman, an Incredible Hulk and a Batman. On the surface, these folks are basically panhandlers that beg for tips after you take pictures with them. The Superman dude has been at it for a while, and it shows. He basically knows the ropes and kind of is the elder in the film, letting you into the world of Super-Begging and what you can and can't do. It's pretty heartbreaking to watch these people until the Batman dude comes on....the guy's a total douche, getting pissed off and proclaiming "you know, we work for tips!" to tourists as they walk away from him after taking a picture with him. They all ask for tips, but when he does it it's like that homeless guy that asks you for money and you can't tell if he's begging or mugging you. It's like this; buddy, nobody fucking told you to put on a fucking rubber suit and stand under the California sun, you're self employed, taking advantage of the love people have for these characters that you did not create, so fuck off. If you wanna wear a costume and get paid, go work at a theme park. You are standing in front of someone's property, wearing the identity of someone else's creation and feeding on the tourists like a fucking vampire, get a fucking job yo. The guy is rude and downright nasty, which basically kills the vibe of the flick. Everyone else is just a happy go lucky "tryin' to make it in Hollywood" type of actor that just seems to be stuck in this weird world of costumed photo ops, which makes for interesting psychological analysis and movie banter when the interviews start. I don't want to give anything away, but the Superman guy has a really really unhealthy obsession with Christopher Reeves and Superman in general. Definitely check this out, it has it's moments, but don't say I didn't warn you about Batdouche.
Next item up for bid was a documentary directed by James Marsh called "Man on Wire", a movie that for some reason I had high expectations for and I have no idea why. I was pretty happy when i received this in the mail and was pretty damn stoked to see it. This is the retelling of a pretty magnificent feat that happened in 1974; some dude illegally walked across a tightrope he and his friends set up across both of the World Trade Center Towers....did I mention this was done illegally?
Fucking wow right? It's like, "How the fuck?" Super cool I thought, this HAS to be interesting........bullshit. The problem with this doc is not the event or the editing or the blah blah blah, quite simply, the guy that actually did the tightrope thing....was fucking annoying man! His name is Phillipe Petit (even his name sucks) and the biggest mistake the people behind this film made was not waiting until this guy died to make a movie about him. I know it sounds fucked up but jeez, this guy was a fucking rash on my balls. Seriously man, it's cool and all that you snuck up to the top of the WTC and like on some fucking Mission:Impossible meets Barnum & Bailey tip gave the world a sight they'll never forget, but shut up about it a little bit, you know, fucking humbleness and shit. We are forced to swallow some of the most animated and obnoxious anecdotes about this guy...told by the same guy. Don't get me wrong, there are other people talking about it that were there, but nobody kisses this guy's ass like himself. Basically, the footage is cool and the breakdown of the planning and buildup to the actual event is highly interesting, but somebody put a muzzle on this guy. I recommend watching this with the volume turned down and some Edith Piaf blasting through your speakers, it's less annoying, believe it or not, and it's not because he's French, he's just a circus performer. Annoying Dude's face and trailer clip below.
3 comments:
You had to bust out a world music section reference didn't you.
She was the first annoying French thing that came to mind, although I tend to like her stuff on certain days, let's face it, she was a little annoying.
so f*ing funny dude! keep it up!
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