The premise is simple. 4 guys go to Vegas for a bachelor party and wake up unable to remember anything. They spend the next 2 days trying to find their missing friend and piece together what happened. The movie has a bit of everything; a tiger, a baby, a naked Asian dude, stolen police vehicles, missing teeth, Mike Tyson and gambling. Oh and Heather Graham is randomly thrown in there.<\/p>\n The Hangover<\/em> is a funny flick as long as you are not easily offended. One of the funniest parts and most disgusting happens during the credits, there are some pictures of the goings on and you will laugh but cringe at the same time.<\/p>\n But I am not going to talk about this movie too much. It is doing incredibly well at the box office and seems to be on the tip of everyone\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s tongue.<\/p>\n On Friday\u00c2\u00a0I saw Up<\/em> finally. I loved it. It totally got me depressed but I loved it. I really don\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t know how Pixar does it. They come up with simple absurd premises and turn them into these complex well told stories of adventure, friendship and love. Every award they have ever received has been well deserved. And for this movie they will receive more.<\/p>\n The story is about Carl Fredrickson, a widower and retired balloon salesman, who is grumpy and alone. He decides to go to South America to fulfill a promise to his wife that he made when they first met. But he won\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t go the easy route, no, he ties hundreds of balloons to his home and travels in comfort. On the way he bonds with Russell, a kid who is a Wilderness Explorer (who happens to have never been in the wilderness), and a talking dog, Dug.<\/p>\n You wouldn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t think there would be much to say about an old guy, a kid, and a dog in a house but the movie was an hour and a half sentimentality, heartache, humour, and adventure. And the characters in this movie are so likeable that you invest in them. You want them to succeed. I don\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t even think this should be a kid\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s movie. Yes it\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s animated, colourful, and there are many visual gags but there is so much depth in the midst of all of that that I think most kids wouldn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t understand the film entirely but they will enjoy the visuals.<\/p>\n At the end of Up<\/em> I did feel sad. I was disappointed at that because I was expecting to feel happy and gleeful at the end of the movie just like every other Pixar film but it had almost to opposite effect. It wasn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t that the ending was sad, it was just so\u00e2\u20ac\u00a6heavy. It is a great movie and even if you don\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t like animated flicks you really will like this one.<\/p>\n On a side note: I am surprised that Pixar hasn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t been sued by some religious organization as yet. Before the movie started there was a little short. It pretty much showed where babies come from; storks and clouds, not what you were thinking. And it was a nice sweet little short but I am an open minded person. A couple people actually walked out of the movie just before the short ended and they did not look impressed at all. I can totally see a religious group blowing it completely out of proportion and riling people up.<\/p>\n On Sunday I went to my brother\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s place to hang for a bit. We had gone to Rib-fest at the Beaches (I don\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t care what anyone says \u00e2\u20ac\u02dcThe Beach\u00e2\u20ac\u2122 just sounds stupid) and we needed time to digest so we sat and watched\u00c2\u00a0G.I. Joe: Ninja Battles<\/em>.<\/p>\n I couldn't find a poster so you are going to have to settle for this wicked comic book art.<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n It is a cartoon movie that was released back in 2004 and is probably better than that crap I am going to subject myself to later this summer. There is a good story, good action, some cheese, and a lot of killing. It was high caliber stuff.<\/p>\n There were 2 storylines to follow in this movie. First was the usual exploits of Cobra Commander as he tried to take over the world. The second was the battle between Snake Eyes and Storm Shadow. It showed their origin and the beginning of their feud. They intertwine the storylines so you can follow all the action and they managed to seamlessly throw in some flashbacks. It\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s well done and enjoyable.<\/p>\n In the midst of watching G.I. Joe<\/em> I got a call from Cory who was doing laundry (exciting) and he ridiculed me after I explained what I was up to. To that all I have to say is whatever man, you just don’t get it. You don’t understand the awesomeness. Yo, JOE!<\/p>\n Last but not least I watched Dod Sno (Dead Snow)<\/em> before I went to bed Sunday night. I started watching it at my brother\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s place but it was getting late and I did have to go to work in the morning. He gave me the movie and I was supposed to watch it some other time but I got so invested in it that I couldn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t resist watching that night. And that was a mistake. Not only did it keep me up til 1 am but made me restless so I couldn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t fall asleep anyways.<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/underbellyofsunshine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/06\/the-hangover-poster.jpg\" "\\"the-hangover-poster\\"")
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