I think you gotta chill a bit Dave.... it's not Goofy's fault he's so reminds us all so much of George Dubya.
RMB
Posted by borysSNORC on January 14, 2008 | Reply
Yesterday I left for the Biloxi airport at 4:00am and was dreading the day to come. With four connecting flights ahead of me... all with very short layovers... the odds of something going wrong along the way was huge. First flight: Biloxi to Memphis - on time. Second flight: Memphis to Minneapolis - on time. Third flight: Minneapolis to Seattle - on time. Fourth flight: Seattle to Wenatchee - uhhhhhhhhhh... not so much.
Wenatchee was fogged-in, and not a single flight had made it into the city all day. Not surprisingly, my flight was also canceled. This meant I got to hang around the airport with a bunch of really cranky people while waiting to see if we were going to be bussed, or if I would have to find a hotel and get re-booked for another flight.
And so the bus it was.
Three hours on a bus with 56 of my closest friends.
Which was lovely, let me tell you.
And yet, that was nothing... nothing... compared to the torture I was forced to endure tonight.
Because tonight was when a group of us from work decided to go see National Treasure: Book of Secrets.
Don't misunderstand me here though... the torture wasn't in watching the movie. Sure it was a complete re-tread of the first movie with no real improvements or memorable story elements. Sure it had so many plot holes that I was pulling my hair out at the end. And sure it pained me to see the remarkable Helen Mirren lowering herself to appear in something so mediocre and poorly directed. But all that was to be expected.
What was NOT expected was that Disney would make you sit through a Goofy cartoon before the film actually started. I fucking HATE Goofy. I find absurdly stupid cartoon characters to be just a annoying and un-funny as absurdly stupid people. I mean, seriously, this shit is supposed to be humor?
Well, no thanks.
I prefer to take my crappy movies WITHOUT a shitty cartoon up front.
Goofy?
Sigh. I would gladly trade every Goofy cartoon ever made for a single new episode of Invader Zim.
I think you gotta chill a bit Dave.... it's not Goofy's fault he's so reminds us all so much of George Dubya.
RMB
Posted by borysSNORC on January 14, 2008 | Reply
OK, remember our convo on my cartoon issues? This 'Goofy' observation summed up every cartoon I ever watched as a kid. I found them all stupid and if there's one thing I hate more than an APR going sky high with no advance warning, it's stupidity.
Only I forgot the name you called me. What was it again?
You know, I never really thought about it, but Goofy is pretty damn annoying...
Posted by Glenda on January 14, 2008 | Reply
National Treasure: Book of Secrets was a total let down. I was so disappointed and cranky when leaving the theatre I almost demanded my money back.
Posted by Göran on January 14, 2008 | Reply
I quite liked goofy... and I never thought he was stupid as a kid, just really clumsy, sort of in a Laurel and Hardy way. But I haven't seen a goofy cartoon in a very long time, so really these are my thoughts as an 8 year old!
Posted by serap on January 15, 2008 | Reply
I always felt pity for Goofy since he couldn't help being constantly clumsy and stupid.
Posted by bogup on January 15, 2008 | Reply
I'm with you on not showing cartoons at a movie. Unless the movie is made for 5 years old then it just shouldn't be. I don't think anyone should be forced into Goofy without some sort of fore knowledge.
Many many (many) years ago I saw Journey in concert, night before the last day of 9th grade. Their opening band (I don't remember who it was) didn't show so they dropped big - BIG - screens over the stage and played 1/2 hr of cartoons until the band came on. Granted, it was Bugs Bunny, but still. I don't remember paying that much money to watch cartoons.
Helen Mirren was supposedly in "Raising Helen." It's not like every movie role movie has to be a Merchant-Ivory film. Besides, popcorn flicks pay the bills and give you the money to pursue your art.
The key is to not ruin your career like Cuba Gooding, Jr.
Couldn't agree more about Goofy. What an assbag!
Now that I think about it, I guess I "put up with" Goofy. I didn't think much about it at the time; besides, I was much more of a Looney Tunes devotee than Disney. Disney was for Sunday night on TV and bringing us kick-ass DREAM BIG movies like Escape from Witch Mountain, Cat from Outer Space, Pete's Dragon and Herbie.
I might not be too crazy on Goofy either, but the subject matter of the cartoon was spot-on for me. I was almost in tears by the time he got around to installing the surround sound..and sub woofer. "Front speakers..a little more to the side front speakers..front corner speakers.."
Posted by James on January 15, 2008 | Reply
Goofy, Pluto, Mickey. I hate them all. The worst is that Taz fucker.
Posted by Sugar Kane on January 16, 2008 | Reply
I know. What was up with that cartoon. I was incensed and amazed that people actually laughed. But then, people voted in the current president too. Now, a cartoon of Bush trying to set up a home theater system would have been hi-larious.
Posted by the patient on January 17, 2008 | Reply
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