Hello friend! You’ve made it through Valentine’s Day, the most puke-worthy and made up holiday of the year! (The second is Family Day. Don’t be mad, I know you were thinking it). While some of you probably had a truly lovely Valentine’s day with your sweetheart, sometimes things just don’t work out that well. My first pick this week is for the other people, the people who aren’t always lucky in love. The second film is for everyone as it shows how love makes asses of us all, but with a happy ending.
Please Drink responsibly, it’s a marathon, not a race people. Also, spoilers.
Pride and Prejudice
I’m going to say this upfront. I love this film. At first I didn’t want to watch it let alone like it because I liked the older version (with Colin Firth). But my sister made me watch it and it grew on me. Like a fungus. And now I watch it ALL THE TIME. So let’s see how we do shall we?
- Back in the day there were no handshakes or fist-bumps for greeting people. Instead there was bowing and curtseying. Take a drink every time people greet each other with a bow or curtsey.
- Mrs. Bennet sure seems to work herself up into a tizzy. Take a drink every time she mentions her poor nerves.
- That Mr. Collins does seem like an odd sort of person. An odd sort of person with an obsession with Lady Catherine. Take a drink every time Mr. Collins mentions his esteemed patroness.
- The rule we’re borrowing from the last film, because it really is all about mawage. Take a drink every time someone mentions marriage.
He’s Just not That Into You
Ain’t that the truth! Similar to last week’s entry with the film Valentine’s Day (click here for post), this film probably attracted you by the sheer number of famous actors.
The film is basically about how women shouldn’t take men being jerks as encouragement for long term relationships. The female characters are all looking for relationships or for long-term commitment, which, the men in their lives aren’t giving them.
The lesson that Justin Long’s character Alex is trying to teach the hopeless romantic Ginnifer Goodwin’s character Gigi is that 1) women shouldn’t read too much into men’s attention because they don’t really mean it or don’t want a relationship, and 2) that if they do read too much into it they become pathetic clingy girlfriend wannabe’s. There’s probably more in there with all the different story lines interwoven together, but I’ll leave it there for now. Some of that stuff I guess I can agree with except that maybe the guys shouldn’t be jerks in the first place but hey, it’s Hollywood.
The one thing I find really annoying about this film, is that once the idea of “he’s just not that into you” has been hitting you over the head for the entire film, then the guy that’s supposed to be “not that into you” and has been sharing his man wisdom throughout the entire film, turns around AND SAYS THAT HE’S THE EXCEPTION TO THE RULE!! Oh man there is so much wrong with that! And now I’m ready for that drink!
- Advice is always free. Just kidding! Pay the toll and take a drink every time someone gives advice.
- Oh how the times have changed. This dating thing seems to be involving the technology of cellular telephones. Take a drink any time someone uses a phone.
- Remember when I said that there were a lot of famous people in this film and interwoven story lines? Yeahhhhh, take a drink every time a character from a different story line intersects.
- Mawage. Is that really all life is about? Hells no! But according to this film we’re actually going to change that to a hells yes! Take a drink every time marriage is referenced.
Let me know how you did! Feel free to share and comment below!
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