One Good Movie ... One Not So Good Movie

Earlier this spring, Kristi and I were excited about going to see Adventureland, a film set in a theme park in the mid to late '80s. The trailer made it look pretty funny with lots of potential. But we missed it in the theater with all the stuff going on with Kristi's dad.

So when it came out on DVD, we rented it and watched it last night. We tried to watch it, I should say. The trailer completely misrepresented the film. What was presented as a comedy actually turned out to be a dramatic coming-of-age story with a few moments that tried to be funny. It was truly one of those films where every funny moment is in the trailer. And they had the nerve to use Rush in the trailer.

The anachronisms should have been my first tip-off. Everyone was wearing late-'70s, early '80s-style ringer tees. It was wildly uncool in 1987 to wear a ringer tee. Also, the Rush song used was "Limelight," which came out on the Moving Pictures album. In 1981.

Don't waste your time in Adventureland. Rent Nick and Nora's Infinite Playlist, instead. It's a much better story.

But a movie that I saw earlier this week that completely didn't suck was The Hurt Locker.

It's a guy's movie through and through. It's suspenseful and intense and incredibly interesting. But the best thing about the film, to me, was that they didn't try to interject a love story into it like they do in most otherwise great action movies.

If you get a chance, be sure to see The Hurt Locker. It's got the Destructo seal of approval.