If you have been watching mainstream movies for most of your life you might not even understand the term “funny plot”. In light of this let me explain what I mean.  A funny plot is where the story itself has hysterical twists and turns not just the dialog.  It is a great tool as it makes the whole movie more comical.

This idea was a great part of the move Hot Fuzz.  The very plot was hilarious.  For all who have seen Shaun of the Dead you know the type of humor as basically all of the actors from that movie have returned in this one.  Hot Fuzz is also has some of the more hilarious moments I have seen in a movie for a long while.  One such moment is where they completely fill up the evidence locker with a gun arsenal that a farmer finds including a deactive sea mine.  The culmination of the hilarity really comes in the form of a priest with hidden guns up his cloak.

Overall, if you even remotely liked Shaun of the Dead you should make it a point to see this one.

So recently I watched the movie An Inconvenient Truth and as intended I was freaked out by the global impending doom.  Anybody who watches this movie either has to ignore it or somewhere deep down be wigged out by it.  Now to be fair part of what makes it so scary is the fact that you have to listen to Al Gore spin tales about his personal fight against the great Global Warming pandemic.  It recounts triumphs and defeats in this effort as well as his disappointment in the whole country.  I have been disappointed in my friends and family when they have let me down.  I know well the hurt and sinking feeling so I cannot imagine the depression that the rich white politician must endure knowing that all 300 million Americans have personally dropped the ball.  Thankfully he has decided that he cannot simply shrivel up and spend his remaining riches, but must tarry on with his burden.

Despite the persistence of Al Gore and his soap box, the movie brings me to a point of contention.  This frustration really is not with the movie but gives a general prejudice more credence.  Al Gores sermon shows the irresponsibility of large vehicles like the H2 and the Expedition.  I personally see these driving almost every day and I only live 2 miles away from my work.  These monstrosities boast a whopping 13 miles to the gallon which is less than how far our parents had to walk in the snow to get to school and back.  The simple question for these vehicles is WHY?  These urban assault vehicles come standard with 4 wheel drive and site 800 feet tall, both of which are useful in places like Southern California where it is sunny all the time and never snows.  Some say these are needed to compensate for other deficiencies however one should be able to compensate for being dead with these things.  Also, I can see that there are occasions where you might need to spend the extra 20-30k on a vehicle for those particularly tall speed bumps in the Wal-Mart parking lot.

So the morale of this story kids is that nothing says I love earth like driving alone in an SUV that seats 20 as it rips through gasoline the same way humans go through water.  Also, he who kicks out the most carbon monoxide wins.