Back and forth with Movie Snob 2

So it was another Redbox Monday (free 1 day rental) and I was on my way to my nearest Redbox location when I received a text from the Movie Snob asking me for a recommendation. I thought to myself, "This must be a trap since the Movie Snob doesn't regard my opinion when it comes to movies." But in any case I played along especially since I had no clue what to get myself. In the end, he gave me two future recomendations and of course we had another back & forth:

Movie Snob: Anything good in Da Box today?

Troy: I'm on my way now. What do u recommend?

Movie Snob: I grabbed Run, Fat Boy, Run but you've already seen that.

Troy: Yes I did. Rated it 3 stars on Da Flix.

Movie Snob: Get Transsiberian (should have known the Movie Snob would know some Indie film to recommend). And get Stuck if you feel like getting two.

Troy (currently at Da Box now reviewing selection): What?? And pass up Morris Chestnut & Gabrielle Union in The Perfect Holiday?? Are you trying to turn my nubian brothers & sisters against me or something?

Movie Snob: Well, Transsiberian & Stuck are the only two I've seen.

Troy: Well, I got Perfect Holiday...stepping up my Black cred!

Movie Snob: You crazy!

Troy: Dude, Obama in the House now so u have to step up ur Black cred. For example, if you haven't seen at least 3 movies where Morris Chestnut & Gabrielle Union play love interests you get labeled a poser.

Movie Snob: LOL (texting like a teenage girl), The Best Man, Breaking All The Rules, The Brothers.

Troy: Oops, I mis-texted. I meant FIVE movies. See, just as I thought, you are a POSER!

Movie Snob: The Inkwell & Two Can Play That Game. I'm still Black with a capital 'B'.

Troy: Inkwell?? I said Union & Chestnut playing love interests.

Movie Snob: You can't get blacker than Inkwell. It was written, produced, and directed by a Black man. Chestnut was the love interest of Jada. He was a love interest.

Troy: I can't even remember Jada in Inkwell. Was she an extra or do all Black people look alike to posers? And first off they (Chestnut & Union) have to be in the same movie as love interests. This has nothing to do with Jada Pinkett Smith.

Movie Snob: Yes, Jada was in Inkwell. Chestnut & Union have only been in THREE movies together and I've seen two, Breaking All The Rules and Two Can Play That Game. Oops, I almost forgot The Brothers and I've seen that. Still Black with a capital 'B'.

Troy: Dude, the rule is FIVE (5) not THREE (3).

Movie Snob: Alright Poser, you name FIVE and show ME your Black card.

Troy: The three you mentioned, Perfect Holiday which I plan on watching tonight and the fifth is a pilot I saw for an ABC Sunday Night Movie called Bringin' Down Da House: Obamas that stars Chestnut as Barack & Union as Michelle and it tells their story of their journey to the White House. Hell, an up & coming actor we both know plays the role of Rev. Jeremiah Wright. So as you can see, I'm BLACK for life...all the letters are capitalized in my BLACKness.

Movie Snob: It just dawned on me that you might be setting me up for your blog again.

Troy: Never a setup. This is all truth...but it does make for a great blog entry. :) Hell, I can see that up & coming actor getting best actor nominations for his role as Rev. Jeremiah Wright...at the BET awards.

Movie Snob: Damn, why it got to be the BET movie awards?

Troy: Oh don't get me wrong, his performance was stellar. Unbelieveable if you ask me. Hell, the acting job he did had ME wanting to walk out of that church. :)

Movie Snob: Let the record show that you couldn't name three Chestnut-Union movies that you've seen.

Troy: I have seen 4 and I am watching the fifth now.

Movie Snob: Name them.

Troy: Brothers, 2 Can Play, Breaking Rules, Bringin' Down House: Obamas, and I am watching Perfect Holiday now.

Movie Snob: Alright, but at best you a redbone.

Troy: Concede. I'm Black like tar! Flavor Flav has got nothing on me. I stand unsurpassed in my Blackness. I'm unseen, void of light, like a SHADOW.

Movie Snob: Tell me the ending of Perfect Holiday and the Obamas.

Troy: Ummmm, Christmas came and Obama (played by Chestnut) won the presidency.

Movie Snob: That's what I thought. I SAW BOTH TOO!

Back & forth with the Movie Snob

So after receiving my free movie code from Big Red yesterday I couldn't decide on what movie I should get. So I went on to the website and figured I would just get the highest rated movie that they had available using ratings from Da Flix. And as I suspected some touchy-feely movie was the highest rated. But what surprised me the most was that a friend of mine who THINKS he is the biggest movie snob ever had rated this chick-flick 3 stars (Da Flix allows you to share your viewing history and ratings). Instantly I now wanted to watch it because at the very least I can now make fun of him for the girly-man that he is.

I get home and pop the movie on and instantly kicked off a text message discussion with the Movie Snob that went exactly like this:

Troy: Watching ur touchy-feely movie (Definitely, Maybe) with Van Wilder trying to act a serious role. Of course u only watched it because Lil Miss Sunshine is in it. And we know how much you love that movie.

Movie Snob: Dude I never recommended that movie. It was ok but it's a movie I would not recommend.

Troy: Never said u recommended. But on Da Flix you rated it 3 stars. That pretty much means u r gay.

Movie Snob: You know how I know you're gay? Cause you're watching it.

Troy: U know how I know ur gay? U watched Brokeback Mountain 3 times when Heath Ledger died crying uncontrollably.

Movie Snob: You know how I know you're gay? Cause you know who starred in Brokeback Mountain.

Troy: U know how I know ur gay? Little Miss Sunshine is ur favorite movie of all time.

Movie Snob: You know how I know you're gay? You're using text language like a 15 year old girl.

Troy: U know how I know ur gay? U said, "no he didn't" when Van Wilder told April she should go to "life rehab" in the movie Definitely, Maybe.

Movie Snob: You know how I know you're gay? You know the name of the characters.

Troy: U know how I know ur gay? When Scarlett Johansson got engaged to Van Wilder u were truly happy for them saying and I quote, "don't they make a cute couple."

Movie Snob: You know how I know you're gay? You didn't like Harold & Kumar 2 because of the bottomless female nudity.

Troy: U know how I know ur gay? U LOVED Harold & Kumar 2 because of the bottomless MALE nudity.

Movie Snob: You know how I know you're gay? Life is Beautiful is your favorite movie.

Troy: U know how I know ur gay? U cried when April got the book & told Van Wilder to leave in your girly-movie.

Movie Snob: You know how I know you're gay? You wear Jim Jones jeans.

Troy: U know how I know ur gay? U wear Rip Hamilton jerseys with matching headband & face mask.

Movie Snob: You know how I know you're gay? You don't like the NBA anymore because they wear long shorts now.

Troy: U know how I know ur gay? U downloaded the soundtrack for Definitely, Maybe to ur top 25 tunes on ur gaypod.

Movie Snob: You know how I know you're gay? You saw High School Musical in iMAX.

Troy: U know how I know ur gay? U only go to the indie artsy movie theaters.

Movie Snob: You know how I know you're gay? You told me I had to see, PS: I Love You in iMAX

Troy: U know how I know ur gay? After seeing Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants you tried to swap ur jeans with ur other gay friends.

Movie Snob: You know how I know you're gay? Your favorite NFL player is Willis Mc-GAY-hee.

Troy: OUCH, I'm going to remember that one. U know how I know ur gay? Your favorite cartoon character is Mr(s). Garrison.

Movie Snob: You know how I know you're gay? YOU WRITE LITTLE GIRLY-MAN STORIES ON THAT GAY BLOG OF YOURS THINKING IT MAKES YOU COOL!!!

Troy: OK, you know what? I'm taking that last one personal. I mean, having a blog doesn't make someone gay. Straight people have blogs too. I mean, not that being gay is a bad thing...

Redbox.com

Everybody knows I am down with Da Flix (Netflix.com). So why would I blog about Redbox.com? Well, for one there is a Stop & Shop grocery store carrying the Redbox machine within walking distance from my house that is open late. This means I can drop in on my way home, grab a DVD and return it the next AM for $1. Yep, $1 single dollar plus tax if you return the DVD in less than 24hrs. So far I have picked up and returned, The Assassination of Jesse James and The Kite Runner. Haven't watched them yet but you know how I do, WINK-WINK. Apparently with Redbox you can even get one free rental too.

The catch? So far, none. However as far as I can tell, they only stock hit movies. Which translates into not having the independent or foreign films that I have come to love. So what this means to me is that I keep Da Flix on the minimum plan of $8.99/month and if I happen to be at the grocery store and see a hit movie that I would like I grab it for $1 and return it in the AM. For those who are not into indie/foreign films, then I would say Redbox.com is a great bargain.

PS: I recently saw Atonement. It exceeded my expectations for a love story. Reminds me of the foreign film, A Very Long Engagement which I also enjoyed.