Upon initial view, When Harry Met Sally… seems like a shameless Hollywood rip-off of Woody Allen’s masterpieces Annie Hall and Manhattan, which is slightly ironic, given that we just took a look at Annie Hall last week. There were so many similarities — the Jew-shiksa romance, the lush autumn New York City foliage, the ivory-tinkling Gershwin standards, even the white credits set on a black background. But now, the movie plays as a loving homage to a director who had already lost his romantic-comedy way. And as it turns out, Rob Reiner’s film about two friends trying to have a platonic relationship was ahead of its time. But, well …. there’s only one roadblock: looooooooove. Continue reading MasterChugs Theater: ‘When Harry Met Sally…’
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Take it from Snee: In which our hero watches ‘chick flicks’
So, last week I mentioned that married men are forced to watch chick flicks. Of course, the more whipped boyfriends out there have probably done the same, which is why they’ll always be groomsmen: gentlemen, you don’t give the back rubs away for free. (Whores.)
Now, I could just whine about these films, but that’s not the kind of content you expect in this column. Instead, I will share my insights with you you for surviving these films, achieving relationship leverage and using said leverage to do all those things you’ve only seen in cave paintings.
Think of me as a former Forest Recon who escaped from a POW camp and survived for six years in the jungle by eating his former NVA captors. Now I’m going to teach you ballet. Chainsaw ballet. Continue reading Take it from Snee: In which our hero watches ‘chick flicks’
Hate your boyfriend? Try Wayne Brady
As a rule, The Guys don’t typically help out newly divorced celebrities. They already have everything going for them: money, bottled water, teeth whiteners that probably taste like Crest Jr. (ours taste like Clorox) …. There’s no reason for us to get involved because they should have no problem “reentering the game.”
But we can’t help but like Wayne Brady–really, who doesn’t? He’s like a white Tom Hanks in Sleepless in Seattle. You want him to fall in love again. And you want him to do better than Meg Ryan.
So if you’re single (or wish you were), have you considered Wayne Brady? Here’s what Wayne brings to the table:
- Will serenade you in any musical-style, never failing to rhyme.
- Guarantees at least one erotic manpile featuring Ryan Stiles and Greg Proops.
- Your parents already like him. (See also: Cuba Gooding, Jr.)
- Has “born-on” date stamped on the bottom of his right foot, so you know he’s fresh.
- Doesn’t have to choke you … yet.