Musings of a Wench

Movie Recommendation

Everyone, a movie suggestion: Canadian Bacon. Go watch it. It's a cute little movie that's extra funny in light of current events. An American president with absolutely taking approval ratings starts a war to distract the country and improve his own popularity. And Alan Alda (My age inappropriate crush) plays the president! (West Wing...) It's not a great movie and the production values look a lot worse than you'd expect for 1995, but it's funny. It's probably funnier as a Canadian, but I would imagine the most of the humour transfers. But really, it's just so timely and funny. So go Netflix it or whatever you Americans do - it's really quite worth it. And did I mention Alan Alda has a good role? Yum.

Smiley: How do you know that was a nuclear facility?
General Panzer: Well, they tricked us on that one. That's a hospital. But it's a hell of a strike!

U.S. President: The American people, Mr. Smiley, would never ever buy this.
Smiley: Mr. President, the American people will buy whatever we tell them to.

President's aide: Sir, the Helms amendment and NSC order 725 both specifically prohibit the use of Omega Force against Caucasians.

And the funniest of all, or the worst, depending on your thinking...

Secretary of State: We were thinking, what could be a bigger threat than aliens invading from space?
General Panzer: Ooh boy! Scare the shit out of everyone. Even me, sir!
U.S. President: Jesus, is this the best you could come up with? What about, ya know, international terrorism?
General Panzer: Well, sir, we're not going to re-open missile factories just to fight some creeps running around in exploding rental cars, are we, sir?

posted by Morgan @ 8:23 a.m.