Mar 01 2010
Cop Out, The Crazies, And Me.
So I saw Cop Out, and I’m in the minority since I actually enjoyed the movie. For me, it works as a direct homage to those 80′s buddy cop movies, before they got all worn out by overuse. Most people apparently didn’t dig it, but I liked it and apparently the audience did too, since it was second in the top 10 this weekend.
I also managed to get out and see The Crazies, the 2010 Breck Eisner remake of the 1973 George Romero virus panic horror flick, except this time The Crazies are basically zombies, and the Romero framework is used to support a greatest-hits of postmodern zombie movies. I also enjoyed it, and it seems more people enjoyed it than did Cop Out, at least in terms of critical indices and whatnot. Not like I care what critics say, but it’s nice to know I’m not the only person out there in the wilderness, screeching at the top of my lungs that a movie is adequately entertaining.
I didn’t love Cop Out, and I didn’t hate Cop Out. I probably wouldn’t have seen it in theaters, but my friend and I agreed on it, so there I was. :)
I hated being late to it though.
You were late? Oh man, if I’m not going to get to a movie in time to see the trailer, I don’t go!
I snuck into the theater to see the beginning later and told my friend I don’t like to ever be that late to a movie. We missed too much! And I love the previews!