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Saturday, July 29, 2006
  My Super Ex-Girlfriend
6. Maybe it was because, for a change, I went into this with no preconceptions ...I don't know... but I was surprisingly entertained by My Super Ex-Girlfriend. And if it wasn't for the "psycho ex-girlfriend" theme intertwined into this light relationship-comedy, it all plays out pretty logically and satisfyingly in a traditional comic book sense. I'm not sure if the "psycho ex" theme added or detracted from the story, but it wasn't a deal breaker and added some funny moments to a movie that was intended to be, after all, a comedy. It also brought something original to both superhero movies and psycho ex-girlfriend movies: using a shark as an improvised weapon. Who knew I'd been missing that after all my years of comic book experience? I'm quite pleased that the producers chose not to sacrifice the comic book action and special effects value for the sake of just focusing on the relationship comedy.... It was all very nice to look at, and the super heroics were satisfying. In hindsight, Uma Thurman was the ideal actress for this role as she can be given extremely different "looks".... perfect for that super/civilian dual identity. She can look mousey one minute and absolutely smoking hot the next. Luke Wilson was ok as the hapless boyfriend, for which I'd really like to credit the writers rather than the actor. I'm predisposed to disliking actors like Luke who just exude "dopey" in their on screen personalities. I know it's currently popular, but it's not my bag. Eddie Izzard is subdued but fun in this, his second role as a supervillain (Mystery Men), and Anna Faris is awfully cute as the office buddy/love interest. The story is almost embarassingly simple, but the focus here is on the characters and the relatonships.

I can easily recommend MSE-G as a pleasant, sure-not-to-disappoint afternoon's entertainment.
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This blog is basically for me... so I can remember what the hell I watched over the years. If it saves you some time and money, so much the better. But rather than use some lame-ass rating system where even a "5" can designate a really stank movie, I've chosen to use the brilliant Creepy Scale at which "1" is the point at which the film is even remotely worth seeing. Anything lower than that a 1, and your time would be better spent in a coma or stabbing yourself repeatedly in the thigh with a fork. Allow me to explain:

The Creepy Scale© of movie rating:

  0   For the love of god, no! It's two whole hours of your life that you'll be begging to have back! Not only is this not worth seeing, it may well be worth not seeing.
  1   If, while flipping through network TV channels in some dive motel, your choices are this or the Weather Channel... choose this. The parts they edit out for network broadcast won't make a bit of difference.
  2   Let's be realistic. Of course you're going to go out and see that annoying old college room mate over a few beers. But set the VCR for this as you're headed out the door. Some night at 3:00 am when the insomnia's kicked in and you're thinking about calling him again, pop this in instead. You won't feel like you wasted your night this time.
  3   Rent it if Blockbuster is out of new releases or you need to rent a movie that can be made substancially more fun by watching with a bunch of friends. It'll be better than Ishtar, I gaurentee.
  4  Movies like this make it worth subscribing to the premium movie channel of your choice just so you can avoid the year long wait that it takes to reach regular TV.
  5   It'll be great on your balls-nasty home theater system. And you'll feel all financially smug knowing you waited for it.
  6   Got a free movie pass? Now's the time, baby! The only thing seperating this from a good rental is that there's something about it that you should see on a whopping big theater screen or surrounded by the unwashed masses with bathtubs full of greasy overpriced popcorn.
  7  The Scenario: You have 2 hours worth of afternoon to waste and you're out of clean underwear. You can either go see this flick or do some laundry. Settle into those skid marks for one more day and get out there.
  8   Go ahead, take the afternoon off for a nice matinee. You'll feel like a wealthy man knowing you saw this film and only paid 5 bucks to do it.
  9   The traffic, the crowd, the wallet sucking full price admission, and the 6 dollar Twislers..... By the time you leave the theater after seeing this, they'll have all been worth it.
  10  No matter how many times you see it, this one's entertaining every single time. You won't mind paying full price for it again and again, and you'll probably want to own it as soon at it's out on DVD.