Friday, February 24, 2006

Preliminary Obit and The Best Headbutt Ever

The wife and I went to our favorite Sushi restaurant, Koto, in Old Town Alexandria...nevermind that soy and avocados are no-nos on the migraine diet. When we arrived, we saw three words that instantly struck fear into our hearts: "Under New Management." The last time we attended Koto, there was only one other table occupied, so we were concerned for the longtime health of the place. Apparently, so were the owners. Tonight, we were the ONLY occupied table the entire time of our visit. Yikes! Bizzaro Koto featured a staff that seemingly was learning how to make sushi, based on how long it took them to complete our order. However, the wife noted that she was enjoying the company regardless (must have been the Sapporo talking). Sorry to say that Koto is now off our list and we will probably never return, because the sushi was pretty much a nose-dive compared to how it was before. And I now fear that there really isn't a draw to the place anymore, considering it's over three blocks from the water and doesn't really dazzle to the tourists walking by.

But on to our movie selection of the night...Red Eye. The movie stars Rachel McAdams (Wedding Crashers) and Cilian Murphy (creepy guy of AC/JC favorites 28 Days Later and Batman Begins). McAdams plays a hotel manager on board a red eye flight from Dallas to Miami and is seated next to Murphy, who has some devilish deeds up his sleeve. Rather than get into the plot (and there really wasn't one), I will instead ask a series of questions.
1) How freaking long does it take to fly from Dallas to Miami?
2) Are people really that oblivious to what others are doing on the plane, aside from when they mistake a bathroom encounter for the Mile High Club?
3) Who is the Deputy Secretary of Homeland Security and how does he afford a two-level ocean-view suite on the 40th floor of a South Beach hotel?
4) Where can I get me some fishing wire that is strong enough to haul up a freakin' rocket launcher from the ocean floor?

So you can guess based on my questions that the movie is pretty dumb. Except for THE. BEST. HEADBUTT. EVER. PERIOD. You don't see it coming and it's just great. Had me laughing for at least 5 minutes. So if you need a crappy second-rate horror movie, see something else. This movie is dreadful. 2/5 stars, only for the headbutt and another act of violence that I won't describe for fear of letting you enjoy the movie.

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