Ha Ha, Dangly Parts

See, here's the thing, sometimes life throws you a curve ball, and the curve ball stomps in your windshield. I never posted last Sunday because I had an altercation last Sunday that involved my car being vandalized. As you can imagine, I wasn't in a writing mood after that. I was in more of a "Oh my God, my car is vandalized!" mood. However, everything is better now, and as a result, I am writing today instead.
In the life of video games I have been playing Super Smash Bros. Brawl a lot. However, the difference is that now I have the American version and I can play it on my own Wii. I have unlocked every character and almost every stage. I've touched on everything else already, so now I will talk about the online aspect of the game. Playing online with friends is a lot of fun. The custom taunts are funny, and if you're geographically close to the person you are playing then the lag isn't too bad. It should be noted there is lag, though. The lag is bad enough that it may cripple some players, but I personally don't have much of a problem. Playing against strangers is fun as well, but the odds are much higher your opponents will be father away. This, of course, means more lag.
I watched the first two episodes of a new show on Fox, Unhitched. It is a show about these four friends who all recently ended long term relationships. The commercials looked distasteful and crude, which normally doesn't interest me. However, I gave it a shot because it stars Rashida Jones, who was on a number of episodes of The Office. The show is crude and distasteful at times, but there is a heart to it. I'm not saying I am in love with the show, but it could be a lot worse. The main actor, Craig Bierko, is pretty good. He delivers witty lines with grace and cool. The two other main characters, the naive Indian doctor and the trashy best friend who has been through three divorces, haven't impressed me much. I'll keep an eye on the show.
I watched Point of No Return. I may be typing hastily, but it is basically a remake of the French film La Femme Nikita. Bridget Fonda was a good choice to play the lead role, but the film lacked the seriousness of its French counterpart. Also, Louis Letterier has a lot more style as a director. To say the least, I was disappointed. Oh, also I hate Gabriel Byrne. I cannot tolerate him as an actor. I will touch on that subject later.
My uncle came to me and suggested I watch American Psycho 2. I hardly ever turn down a movie, so I said sure. There are only two movies in my entire life that I couldn't finish, so cheesiness and poor quality have little affect on whether or not I'll watch it. So, I popped in the DVD and began watching it. However, 20 minutes in something happened that I will not tolerate in film: The senseless murder of a cat. To be fair, I do not know for sure if the cat died. I turned it off like I mentioned before. The cat was placed in a microwave and the microwave was turned on, though, and I think that is evidence enough.
Cats are vilified in nearly every form media I have ever seen. It starts when you're young and watching cartoons. The only time Sylvester the Cat ever won a fight was when it was against another cat. In every other fight, whether it be against a dog, bird, or mouse, Sylvester always fell off a building or had an anvil dropped on his head. Then in movies cats are always subjected to torture for little reason. If there is something in a movie, then it should be important to the flow of the story. Actions push the story forward, so if a cat gets murdered, it should be important to the story's progression. This is hardly ever the case. In Mindhunters a cat was hung for no apparent reason. In Willard a cat was not only devoured by a fleet of rats, but it was tortured and chased for a five-minute long scene before eventually dying. A dog in the same movie just was bitten and then set free. There is no reason to film a cat's death besides realizing some perverse fantasy. And I think we have reached the point in film where if you want to see a cat die, there are dozens of movies you can watch instead of filming a new one.
Also, I saw a new movie, The Bank Job. It stars my favorite actor Jason Statham and some other people. It's about a bank heist that takes place in 70s Britain, and it is based on a true story. The story isn't bad. It had twists and turns, and it had many different stories that all wound up tying together. The thing is that, the characters just weren't interesting. That's the one downfall of the movie. Everything else is fine, but the characters aren't compelling. This leads to the movie being moderately boring. It isn't bad, but it just isn't interesting. Instead, go rent Snatch. You'll be happier.