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Ladykillers = killer boring

Tuesday Apr 13, 2004

From now on I stick to my first instincts when it comes to cinema. Originally I had zero intention of checking out this film but Sandye and Wayne gave it a rave review and Sam went on to confirm their joint love of this picture. So I gave it a shot. Sure the film had its moments but I felt like Tom Hanks gave a better performance in movies like The Money Pit and Big which should give a clear picture of how annoying and pitiful his character was. I mean this really made Joe versus the Volcano Oscar worthy.

Not only was the film dissapointing but there was an issue inside of the theatre as well. This, being a Coen Bros. movie, was of course rated R. Well that didn't stop the idiot mother in the back of the theatre from bring a young toddler to the flick. The child was screaming through half the movie, and I don't blame bad parenting for the screaming, just for the presence of the screaming in the theatre. If I was 2 going on 3 I would have been screaming of bordem myself. Well I'm 23 and I screamed something out. During a quiet dialogue scene when I was actually thinking about starting to like this movie the child reached new decible highs. I quickly calculated in my head the cost of everyone's movie ticket versus the cost of a babysitter for an alotment of 5 hours (yes time for both dinner and the movie). Here are the numbers:

Approximately 45 people in the movie not including super mom and dad in the back. 45 x 9.00(an average of the price between children, students, and us "adults) = a modest $405.

Babysitter for 5 hours. I'd charge $20 an hour, but the going rate is probably somewhere in the $5 - $8 an hour range. So at worst $40.

$365 this woman wasted.

Finding I could not resist the urge... I coughed two low fake coughs and muttered "Babysitter." According to my pocket laugh o meter that was one of the top 3 funniest moments during the film. Wa hoo!

Well $365 isn't bad when compared to the several millions spent on this cinematic piece of trash. If you are debating whether or not to see this film please trust me and save your $9. Thanks.