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posted by Landon Cassman at 11:13 pm.

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Sorry for the long delay, but watching movies takes time.
Fortunately, I’ve gotten a lot of good movie watching under my belt
the past week. Unfortunately, I haven’t had the money to actually go
to many shows, thus having to resort to renting movies for very cheap.
I’m going for the “new to you” films that are actually really great
and are definitely must sees. Most recently on my list of found films
was the goofy comedy called Hot Rod starring Andy Sandberg from
Saturday Night Live.

The movie Hot Rod is comparable to one of my favorites Napoleon
Dynamite for its sheer zaniness. Most people didn’t go see this movie
because it was going up against the smash hit Superbad the weekend it
came out. It didn’t stay in theaters for too long, but I’m thankful
that I got a chance to see it with my friend Sam in an empty theater.
The story follows the antics of Rod Kimble and his dream to be a
professional stuntman, and his team that helps him with his stunts.
When Rod finds out that his bully of a stepfather is dying and needs
$50,000 for a heart transplants, Rod takes it upon himself to set up a
big jump in order to raise the money. The only reason Rod wants to
keep his stepfather alive is in order to finally get a chance to kick
his ass. Performances from Bill Hader, most recently in Forgetting
Sarah Marshall, Danny Mcbride, and Isla Fischer keep the story alive
with ongoing laughs. Though the gags are very stupid and the plot is
meant to be ridiculous, the film just gives you the chance to laugh at
just plain silliness. I hope this movie will rise in cult status as
years go on, because it definitely kept me laughing after my second
viewing this past week. Cool beans.

Landon Cassman: Through boredom and pure enjoyment I find myself always involved in either film or music related endeavors. This is one of them.