From “Speed Racer” to “American Idol”

So I just got back from a screening of Speed Racer and I don’t really want to write a review about it right now because I am too lazy. (yes I saw an early pre screening – one of the perks of the job that makes up for low pay) But I will say that it was like watching a non-sexual visual orgy of CGI effects that popped off the screen and made my eyes widen with frantic delight. I also will say that epileptics shouldn’t watch the movie.

I will write something more on that later.

But as soon as I came home I flipped on my TV to watch my DVR’d episode of American Idol. After watching it on DVR, I realized that anyone can watch this show in 20 minutes because I fast forward through the superfluous amount of commercials and the unnecessary banter between the judges. I just watch the singing – and tonight I was really diggin’ Syesha.

Honestly, I don’t think she is going to win because based on the squeals of tweens, its going to be between the two Davids. It’s inevitable. I enjoy David Cook as well. I think he is going to take it. Actually, I hope he takes the AI crown. David Archuleta is cute and all, but c’mon – he is so awkward. Don’t get me wrong, the boy could sing, but when I hear him talk, it’s like he’s nervously doing a scripted presentation in front of his 5th grade social studies class. The boy isn’t articulate. Cook, on the other hand, is well rounded – he can sing, he can talk and he seems like that rock n’ roll cool guy that everyone likes.

As for Archuleta’s supposed pageant dad – I don’t even want to touch that…maybe I will at a later date, but right now I want to talk about Jason Castro. How much weed did this mother fucker smoke before he performed tonight?

Well, whether he does smoke weed or not – the whole “singer-songwriter likeable stoner” vibe is just getting annoying. During his interviews he’s twiddling his thumbs while blankly staring at the camera and giggling his words. Sure, there’s a market for his Jack Johnson appeal, but as for tonight, homeboy would’ve gotten more rave reviews if he just smoked a bong on stage. I was so not entertained by his musical stylings.

He has to go home this week.