Posts Tagged ‘You Might As Well Live’

Sundance, Clearly Some of the Most and Best Spent Money

Saturday, January 31st, 2009

Sundance is over, and it’s kind of a kick in the butt to get back into reality. I loved this false world I was living in, at the same time that it was real life. It was one man’s livelyhood on the line for his film, and another woman’s family backing her entire production costs. Real life and great worlds blended together to create a phenominal experience, and I want to share it with you now.

Friday Jan 16th

“Before Tomorrow” Sundance

Probably one of the most amazing films I have ever seen, it told the story of a family, and later a grandson and his grandmother. It definitely was amazing as my first film, and so beautifully shot. It had me and my seat neighbors in tears at the finale. (more…)

“You Might As Well [not] Live” if you watch this

Friday, January 23rd, 2009

Robert R. Mutt on his bus ride home

Robert R. Mutt on his bus ride home

 You Might As Well Live is honestly one of the worst films I have seen since Jackass. I remember coming back to the house here in Park City after watching this and feeling like I had wasted my money, and more importantly my brain cells, just by watching this film. It begins where this man named Robert R Mutt is attempting to committ suicide by jumping off a bridge over no more than a few feet of river. He doesn’t succeed and gets taken to an insane asylum where they are permitted to participate in several activities such as air hockey and eating contests.

When a new doctor comes along, and challenges him to an air hockey competition, Robert wins, and video tape later confirms that the air hockey game he played helped to pull him out of depression. Because he was no longer depressed, he was released from the psych ward and told to go home. (more…)