I’ve been watching the rest of Arrested Development (the funniest show ever) on Hulu.com for the past few nights trying to finish up the third season. I borrowed the dvd’s for seasons one and two a long time ago from my friend Chris and found it to be hilarious. It’s like if you take the misunderstanding in Three’s Company, and multiply it by a factor of 50. There is so much going on, and so many cameos (all great) that you can’t help wonder why the show got cancelled after three seasons.
I am glad hulu.com has the entire show on their site. It’s really convenient and the quality is pretty good. You do have to watch some ads, but they are quick (usually only 10 seconds before the show, and a couple of 15-second commercials during) so they aren’t too bad, except the ones they are showing right now are mostly for the Cadillac Escalade, which are so offensive to me. They are supposed to show luxury and power, but in this time that we are living in, it just showcase excess, wastefulness, selfishness, and arrogance. It’s embarrassing to equate this SUV with the American lifestyle. But enough of that. The show itself is full of great acting, hilarious physical comedy, witty dialogue and a plot that just keeps twisting and contorting. If you have never seen Arrested Development, what are you waiting for?
Mariko rented “Mr. Vampire” the other day, and we watched it with the kids after dinner. This is a great Hong Kong martial arts movie, but really light-hearted with tons of slapstick and goofy situations. The fighting is great, oftentimes the characters make mistakes (like missing the bad guy with a kick, and hitting the good guy),and the kids really got into it. The version we got had dubbed and subbed options, and we had them both on, which was hilarious because the word rarely matched what the actors were saying. I mean, it was not even the same meaning most of the time! But that made the movie all the more fun. A good rent from Netflix!
