Okay, see this is why I'm depressed about the current state of cinema today.
Why on God's green earth did Hollywood stop making gems like this?
Why should we as the moviegoing audience continue to settle for over-budgeted, overly long, overly philosophical CGI sequel fests, when Hollywood is capable of pumping out masterpieces like Top Dog?
This, people, is entertainment. What happened to the good 'ol days when you could just pay a couple of bucks for a movie ticket (instead of the current 20 grand), buy yourself some popcorn and a Coke, sit back, sit down, and enjoy a good old-fashioned slice of harmless bubblegum celluloid awesomeness?
Now, I know what you're thinking: "But, Anonymous Blogger, we want substance in our popcorn entertainment."
Fuck substance. If I wanted substance, I'd go sit in a film school class and jerk off to Sergei Eisenstein films. Cinema is supposed to be about putting shit to the screen that we would never be able to see in real life. TRUE escapism. I don't want to go to the movies to be slammed over the head with real life shit. If I wanted to be reminded of the fact that cocaine is bad for you, I'd just walk down any random street in Brooklyn. So fuck you, Blow.
Hollywood needs more films like Top Dog. The type of mindblowingly ridiculous cheeseball action comedies that just make you smile. Nothing more and nothing less.
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