Andy Gapin

It always sucks when you have a week off and come back to do a radio show that doesn’t go as smoothly as normal. It was a little rough last night on the mic break front, but at least it was a strong show musically. I don’t really think I’m digging the new Placebo record that much which is a shame, but I really want to check out the rest of this The Builders And The Butchers album. I really liked the song I played last night, I think the record has some serious potential. I’ll have to give it some time.

Here’s what made the show last night…

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Retardead is…special. So very special. It’s like a low-budget Troma flick. I mean, low-budget for Troma, not in general. I didn’t know at the time, but apparently, this flick is actually a sequel to a movie called Monsturd. I’ve never seen it, but just finding out that it’s not only a sequel, but that the original was called Monsturd instantly made this movie make a lot more sense. If you don’t know this or haven’t seen Monsturd, the beginning is a little confusing because it feels like it picked up in the middle of something. Turns out that it did!

This was pretty awful. It was fun and definitely entertaining, but damn was it bad. The acting was terrible, the story was terrible, the gore was really fake as hell, but it was hilarious! While it was cheesily hilarious in that it’s so bad it’s entertaining way, I think that the makers of the flick were in on the joke. Unfortunately, it doesn’t really stick with the namesake for as long as you would like, but it kind of gets the point across…in the most un-PC of ways. Mentally challenged kids being turned into zombies. It makes sense, if you think about it. I think. I guess actually, it’s probably better that it didn’t stick with that too long.

If you can get a good group of friends to come by and watch this with you, do it! You won’t regret it…much.

Rating: D

The show two weeks ago turned out to be pretty decent. I had a decent selection of music and some good flow from song to song. Unfortunately though, I haven’t really had much time recently to check out new music. I feel like I’m in one of those phases I go through from time to time where I lose interest in checking out new stuff. It should be due to end soon though, these phases rarely last long.

Here’s what made the show…

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Whatever Works is absolutely fantastic. I truly believe this is the perfect role for Larry David, even better than Curb Your Enthusiasm. His character Boris is as articulate as he is cynical…or maybe as cynical as he is articulate? Either one. It doesn’t matter. It’s hilarious. His pessimism is actually almost uplifting and refreshing. Rather than bring you down, it makes you want to appreciate the happiness in life more. I’m not quite sure that that’s what Woody Allen was going for, but hey, whatever works, right? And Evan Rachel Wood pulls off an incredibly loveable Southern girl and the accent becomes more of a turn on than an annoyance.

Whatever Works is different than most comedies being made today…at least the mainstream releases anyway. Larry David’s character, Boris, talks to the camera and it’s great. It works. The humor is smart and references physics theories like String Theory and such, but without requiring a previous understanding of them. These references are applied to everyday life and to love, but in a rather relatable way. While I only found myself actually laughing out loud a handful of times, Whatever Works rarely has a dull or even unfunny moment. I do, however, find it a bit scary as I’m afraid that I may one day turn out to be a much less articulate version of Boris, myself. Oh well.

Despite the more negative-than-positive reviews of this flick, I loved it. It was fun. It was smart. It was cute. And through an endless barrage of cynicism, it made me love life.

Rating: A

Brüno will probably incite a wide range of emotions for you. Crying. Gagging. Laughing. Disgust. Sexual excitement? I think this is partially why the reviews are so mixed. Sacha Baron Cohen goes more than a little too far for some people and crosses a lot of lines, but I have no lines so I think it was absolutely great.

Brüno follows along a path very similar, but much more outrageous, to Borat, albeit much less cohesively and feeling more like he just had a bunch of smaller ideas and slapped them together rather than a working with a bigger picture. A lot of people seem to think that his attempt to expose homophobia in America is a bit much and instead displays homosexuality in a cartoonish way. While he is a bit over the top, most of the people that are going to see this movie are in on the joke and he’s really just kind of preaching to the choir. The people that are the problem are not really the type to want to see this anyway. Though, if they did see it, I can’t fathom any way in which their negative feelings towards homosexuals would be anything but increased. But like I said, those kind of people probably are not going to see this, so I say relax and have a good time. Don’t get crabby it.

Overall, it’s a decent movie. If you liked Borat and don’t mind a lot of dong right up in your face or some dude-on-dude action, then check it out. If not, you’ll probably want to steer clear.

Rating: B

These are the shirts I got from Woot‘s random shirt deal last week. I’m feeling all three, actually. Good pick up.

Last night’s show was fun to do. I think I got the mix just the way I wanted it to be. The only thing lacking really was anything to talk about in my mic breaks so I kept them all very short.

In other news, the posts here have been light as of late, but there hasn’t been too much to write about. I’m planning on seeing a couple movies this weekend so I’ll try to post about them when I can. The real highlight of this week was getting to expose my girlfriend to Star Wars for the first time. We only watched A New Hope so far, but we’ll get through the trilogy soon. I think she liked it, but I felt like Ted on the episode of How I Met Your Mother where he makes Stella watch Star Wars for the first time. I was nervous and watching her more than the movie.

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Last night’s show was another mellow one. I kind of feel like I phoned it in a bit. I actually forgot about a large stack of good stuff that I wanted to play, I had it sitting on the counter on the other side of the console and didn’t see it until I was cleaning up at the end of my show. Oh well. Next week!

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