Rancho Santa Fe, CA Day 3

Brian: Rod took us to his favorite burrito stall for breakfast, and after stuffing my face with a spicy chorizo for less than four dollars I could see why he liked it. We had been planning on surfing before Rod had to go to work at three, but the weather forecast said rain, the sky was wicked cloudy, and frankly we were all a little foggy from our night of Amazons and egg rolls. We went back to Rod's house, plugged in our laptops, and flipped to a movie channel. To be honest this blog post could end here because Nick and I watched no less than seven movies that day, literally from about noon to midnight. I've watched more movie in a single day in terms of the hours spent (thank you Lord of the Rings: Extended Edition), but never as many by quantity. So instead of a typical blog post I suggest we give short reviews of a few of our favorite films from that day.

Nick: Jungle to Jungle: A delightful romp taking audiences from an exotic island nation to the bustling streets of 1990's New York City. Tim Allen is a tour de force at the height of his career, delivering a performance that blends hilarious hi-jinks with heartfelt scenes that remind us all of what family really means. Leelee Sobieski makes her debut as Karen Kempster, and these critics would be lying if we said we hadn't noticed what a beautiful young starlet she was already shaping up to be. Two big thumbs up for a film that took us back to a simpler place where crotch shots and a shrieking Martin Short always make for comedic gold.



Brian: The New Guy: DJ Qualls returns to the silver screen in his biggest picture since Road Trip to delight and entertain urban America. In what is every high school student's nightmare, Dizzy (Qualls) has his penis broken by the school librarian on camera in front of the entire school! After being trained by the baddest guy around in prison, played by the erudite Eddie Griffin (we aren't sure why he went to prison) he returns to his school with a new look and a new attitude. Things seems perfect until Dizzy is forced to choose between his new girlfriend, played by the magnanimous Eliza Dushku, and his old friends, and everyone learns a valuable lesson about being true to yourself. Ultimately Nickskel and E-bri give it one thumb up (how did he get in prison?).



Nick: Point Break: Take everything you've ever known about movies and throw it all away. Take all the positive reviews you've ever read, including the ones you've just read, and multiply them by at least fifteen. Then you might only begin to understand the glory that is Keanu Reeves and Patrick Swayze in the genre-defining smash hit about the rough and tumble life of a good surfer gone bad. In the film, the ex-football star Johnny Utah (Keanu Reeves) finds himself undercover in a desperate race against the clock. Armed only with his wits and a killer attitude, Johnny and his partner Pappas (Gary Busey) infiltrate a surfer gang led by Bodhi (Patrick Swayze) in an attempt to capture ruthless bank robbers. Johnny just might wipe out for good when he gets in too deep with the captivating Tyler (Lori Petty) along with the wild and reckless Bodhi he's been ordered to bring in. This movie has taken us to the deep end and left us gasping for more. In a word: goosebumps. Two totally tubular thumbs up for a movie that has changed our lives.



Brian: Thanks for staying with us even on our slow days. Brian and Nick, totally out, man.