Sorry for the delay putting today's comic on the site this morning. I stayed up late working on it before having to get up early this morning to take Henry into surgery and I didn't have time to write the blog.
Don't worry. Henry is fine. They just put tubes in his ears to help drain his chronic ear infections. They also removed his adenoids to help lessen the blockage he experiences when he gets a cold.
It's amazing how fast the whole thing goes down. We took him in at 6:30 this morning and we were out of there by 8:30. It takes more time to get him processed, admitted and discharged than it does to perform the surgery!
At any rate, we're home now. Henry is sitting next to me as I type this. He's eaten his second banana. He's a trooper.
As far as the comic goes, I'm pretty happy with it. Clearly, I'm not a woman, but I think the strip has some funny things to say about women. If I'm wrong, tell me in the comments. I invite your criticism!
I'm sorry, but Bride Wars looks like the very worst of every terrible chick flick cliche on the books. But what I think I find most insulting about it is how clearly it telegraphs it's ending.
In case you don't know the plot, two friends get engaged and book their weddings at The Plaza Hotel in New York. A clerical error results in their weddings being booked on the same day thus forcing one of the brides to abandon their dream wedding.
I think you would have to be pretty blind not to see the ending to this thing a mile off. Can you say "double wedding?" It's the only way the at-war former best friends can reconcile their differences.
To their credit, the screenwriters address the obviousness of this when one of the character mentions a double wedding to Kate Hudson's character. "A double wedding? No! What are we - 40 year-old twins?" she barks. I'd like to think that they found a more creative solution, but I don't see that in the cards.
What if the screenwriters did something completely revolutionary for a chick flick and abstained from the happy ending. What if one of the brides has her wedding at The Plaza, the other doesn't and the friendship is irrevocably broken? They never speak again... CREDITS! What if the grooms left them at the alter to teach them a lesson about their superficial ways? What if the grooms marry each other in Massachusetts?
But no one ever listens to my ideas...
What do you think about Bride Wars ? Do you think it will be as bad as I've predicted or do you think there is an appreciative demographic for the film? If it is a chick flick that caterers to all that is catty and superficial about women, is that any worse than a film like Punisher: War Zone which appeals to the nihilistic and violent nature of men? Are these films two sides of the same "lowest common denominator" coin?
Please keep in mind that I went to Punisher: War Zone on opening weekend like a dolt, so I'm fully willing to turn a critical eye on myself.
Leave your thoughts in the comments below! Otherwise, I'll see you here on Monday! Have a great weekend!
