Amy was exhausted after this week of exams and had requested sushi and a low-key movie, preferably a Merchant Ivory type movie with period costumes and a dangerous levels of lace and frilly items. (No zombies, martial arts, exploding things, etc. and especially no exploding martial artist zombies.)
So, Sushi... check! Movie... "May I help you find something, sir?" interrupts a freshly-hatched Blockbuster employee.
"Hmm. What the heck. I'm trying to find something very sedate. A relaxed kinda movie for a woman about my age."
And so the hatchling turns to the nearest shelf and points out "Bicentennial Man", a Robin Williams vehicle and attempts to sell me on its merits."He's a robot who becomes self-aware", he says, graspingly.
"Um, we're a bit tired of the Robin Williams schtick. Since 1980."
After glancing through more titles he suddenly makes a pleased sound and presents what he considers a likely winner. "What about this... Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigolo?"
"Definitely not."
Another aisle, a couple more options discarded, including "Eyes Wide Shut" since we've already seen it. "I've seen all the other Kubrick films, but heard this was just a light porno", he says.
"Uh, not really. It was a well done film with lots of interesting elements."
Ultimately he points out "The Passion Of The Christ" as a great recommendation.I chuckled in bemusement as I realized the defining feature of this young lad wasn't just stupidity, but that specific brand of Christian stupidity.
"No. It's just torture porn. Besides which we're both hard-core atheists. I'd probably find it funny to watch, though."
I got "The Shipping News".
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