Movies, Movies, and More Movies!

There are few things more relaxing than a movie-marathon weekend with good company :)  Good movies make it even better, which was what my marathon was filled with this time around.  Variety is the key - a few classics, comedy, drama, classic comedies...you get the point.  Here's how it went:

1) Men In Black - I hadn't seen this movie in so long that I had forgotten how awesome it is.  If you haven't seen this, you need to close this browser window, go to the nearest Red Box or Blockbuster and rent it ASAP.  If you have seen it, and you don't like it, you should be evaluated ASAP.

Will Smith and Tommy Lee Jones fighting aliens.  Does it get any more entertaining?  Well, since you asked....

2)  Men In Black II - It does get more entertaining!  Entertainment Part Dos!

How do they follow up a masterpiece such as the first MIB?  You'll have to watch the whole movie (which you should absolutely do, if you haven't already) for the whole story, but here's a bit of a teaser for you.  The world is going to be destroyed by an evil alien, and the only person that can save it is Tommy Lee Jones.  But wait...dun dun dun...his memory was erased in the first movie!  What ever will happen to the Earth now?  Don't worry - they are the MIB.  Of course they will find an answer.

3)  Turner & Hooch - I had only ever seen bits and pieces of this movie, but to finally see them all together and in order was great.

It reminds me of what a great actor Tom Hanks is, and made me realize that he hasn't made anything new in a long time.  Also, this dog was awesome!

4) Billy Madison - Yet another classic.  This one doesn't even need explanation, but it goes in my books as one of Adam Sandler's finest pieces of work to date.

How could anyone not love a movie about a degenerate son of a hotel mogul going back to school to prove to his father that he isn't an immature failure in order to take over the family business?

5)  50 First Dates - The first Adam Sandler movie of the marathon was such a hit, we had to follow up with another A.S. favorite.

This movie makes me want to move to, well, at least visit, Hawaii.  Seriously.  I had to price trips while we were watching it.  Let the saving commence!  Anyway, back to the movie.  The classic Adam Sandler crew are in full force in this one - Rob Schneider, Allen Covert, Blake Clark, Peter Dane.  I did have to look up those names, since I only knew them by their roles in other A.S. movies.  However you identify them, if you add them all up, they make a great movie.

6) Four Brothers - Another movie I had never seen from start to finish, but now that I have, I LOVE IT!

You gotta love a shoot 'em up movie fueled by sons seeking revenge for their adoptive mother's murder, starring Mark Wahlberg. They turn on each other, turn on everyone around them, just to find the truth and avenge their mother's murder.

7)  Good Luck Chuck - Dane Cook makes movies, so it has to be funny.

Side note - how cool would it be to take care of penguins all day long??  I'm not sure how many more funny movies Dane Cook will have left in his repertoire, but his humor definitely made it into this one.

Finally, one last thing that we saw in between movies was the Troy Aikman "southern hospitality" Super Bowl commercial.  All of you DFW-ers know what I'm talking about, but for those of you who aren't in this area, this is a commercial specially designed the Super Bowl.  It features Troy Aikman telling all of us living here to be nice and respectful to the visitors and guests in town for the Super Bowl.  Of course, that will happen, Troy.