White House Down

[browngirl]

So WD kindly and bravely made a major sacrifice for me tonight.



He gave up over two hours of his life to take me to see White House Down, which movie I now summarize as "A side of cornfed American beef ably defends an expy of President Obama from an attempted takeover by Grumpy Old White Men, with assistance from his eleven-year-old-daughter, who has the biggest balls in the cast."

I feel a bit guilty because I was entertained by that piece of ridiculousness, a swiss cheese plot garnished with explosions and Channing Tatum's bare arms (and Maggie Gyllenhaal being wonderfully competent), but WD, who has an analytical mind, wants those two hours back. So I also feel very loved that he gave them up for me.

*giggles helplessly*

Warning: There's a fair amount of violence, much of which said eleven-year-old girl witnesses and/or is threatened with: the few moments when the movie actually got under my skin were all about her being in peril. Also, the plot is an egregiously liberal-leaning political fable, which I greatly enjoyed but which may well annoy others.

Comments

[theloriest.livejournal.com]

I actually quite want to see this. Channing Tatum is just so very very pretty. :)

[browngirl.livejournal.com]

It was worth seeing for him -- he was much the same guy s in Magic Mike, and fortuitously shirtless much of the time. :)

[bikergeek.livejournal.com]

I could feel brain cells dying as I watched that.

[browngirl.livejournal.com]

Fortunately you have lots to spare!

[bikergeek.livejournal.com]

A lot fewer than I used to, alas. I need what few I have left, and I also need to save some for old age.

[kayliemalinza.livejournal.com]

omg that sounds great tho
conservative good ole boys get plenty of popcorn comfort trash; why shouldn't liberals get some, too?

[browngirl.livejournal.com]

It was lovely to be so pandered to for once. :D

[chienne-folle.livejournal.com]

I didn't know there WAS a liberal-leaning political fable out there. That sounds promising; I'll go read up on it.

*hug*

[browngirl.livejournal.com]

It was delightfully stupid, and like I said to Kaylie, it was nice to be pandered to for once.

*huggles you*

[fitfool.livejournal.com]

I was looking forward to seeing that until I saw one of the trailers and realized it sounded kinda stupid. I'll still watch eye candy once it reaches Netflix streaming though :)