On Demand is a beautiful thing.
Boring weekends are never a good thing. Typically the television studios choose the weekends that they know you will be sitting around doing nothing to show the marathon of terrible teen comedies or really bad sci-fi thrillers. I was in such a pickle this weekend before realizing that I was in fact the owner of Comcast On Demand. Not one to venture outside into the terrifying light of the bright orb in the sky, I knew that I must find another form of entertainment. This is when I discovered two glorious things:
1) Godzilla Final Was.
I am a big fan of Godzilla movies. Anyone who tries to tell me that the production value is terrible, the writing is non-existent, and the acting is near high school level is just missing the point. The fact is there is something innately satisfying about the movies that keep me coming back. Well I was under the impression that the Ultimate in Godzilla movies was Godzilla vs. Mechazilla (the one made this decade). That movie seemed to have the highest budget of any Godzilla movies I had seen, and was quite entertaining. This was until I came across Godzilla Final War. This movie is literally the Godzilla movie to end all Godzilla movies. The movie begins with Godzilla getting trapped under the Antarctic by what can only be described as a flying drill of death. As monsters being to attack every city on the planet, a force of mutant humans that were conveniently discovered is formed to do crazy wire fighting with giant monsters while wearing motocross gear. This alone is the premise for a great movie, but then aliens show up. Now there are aliens, monsters, super mutants, and just about every other sci-fi element possible in a movie. Oh and Don Frye. At the end of the 2 hour movie I felt as though I had lived 2 lifetimes, I had to take a nap.
2) Flight of the Conchords
New Zealand is not exactly a place that crosses my mind more than once every 5 years. I think it has been burned into my mind as "the place they filmed the Lord of the Rings." You can imagine my shock when I discovered that they have comedy over there. In fact, the tiny island seems to have bred the funniest comedy duo I have seen in quite some time. The Flight of the Conchords is one of those shows that gets canceled even though it's better than anything else on TV. Sure, I had seen a few advertisements floating around, but I never really considered giving the show a shot. Finally this weekend I was told by a friend to watch Episode one, and had to then watch the entire Season one. The show is pure comedy. The best way I can describe the show is, and I apologize for the butchery I am about to commit, "Arrested Development with Music." It just has the feel of ridiculous people, in ridiculous situations. It's real in a lot of ways, but it also has a certain surreal nature that gives it its charm. The best way to show the brilliance is this:
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