Beverly Hills Chihuahua was so great. It’s the biggest upset of the fall. I went expecting a low quality, offensive film and came out highly entertained and in a great mood. Possibly, this may be because of what I’ll label the “post debate Palin critique” factor; my expectations were so low, that just because the movie was didn’t utterly fail, I consider it a success. The New York Times does go far enough to call it “reasonably diverting,” so I might not be completely in left field with my opinions on this movie.

The truth of the matter is, I went expecting offensive crap and came out thinking about buying the DVD. I spent some time over lunch today explaining this movie’s charm via gChat to good friend Gabe Liedman. Our discussion of the film after the jump.

me: omg, also? beverly hills chihuahua was amazing
like, actually really good
Gabe:  woah i cant believe how successful it was
jesus christ
me:  yeah
Gabe:  thanks to you
me:  it’s like… really kind of fun
Gabe:  hahaha awesome
me:  like… watching dogs who are one dimensional caricatures and hollywood cliches
somehow works
and is believable and entertaining
and not offensive
Gabe:  that makes sense
me:  yeah, like if they were people
no go
but since they are dogs
highly entertaining
Gabe:  and it didnt feel like a taco bell commercial?
me: NO! it didn’t!!!
because they are many many breeds of dog
and the doggy outfits!!!!
Gabe:  aw
hahahaahha
me:  it’s srsly soooooo cute
and at this one point, the white girl chihuahua is all sad and then they start playing “I Can Be Your Hero Baby” and have a “Somewhere Out There” inspired montage
it’s soooooo good
it’s like…. an amalgamation of current pop culture with hints of An American Tale and Milo and Otis
it was so great
I freaked out in the theater like 5 times
Gabe:  i gotta see this!
me:  see, I totally just sold you on it
the only real downside was watching piper perabo’s mouth
Gabe:  oh piper
im happy she’s not homeless though
bc she could be
me:  wait, why? that’s so funny
homeless piper perabo is the funniest image
Gabe:  just because she’s so untalented
like
she could never work again
but now with the dog movie
and its guaranteed 10 sequels
me:  haha, i totally spotted a sequel set up
except jamie lee curtis will be too ancient to continue being the dog mom
jamie lee is ridiculous
Gabe:  no way she’s so young bc of activia
me:  she’s basically a the same person she is in the activia commercials
it’s the same character from the commercials, exactly, feet up on the couch and all
Gabe:  hahahahahahahaha
me:  all she does is shit more because of activia, that’s not making her young
Gabe:  true
me:  i heard a rumor once that jamie lee curtis has fragile x syndrom, and have never had that rumor confirmed
Gabe:  im pretty sure she was in my bio text book in high school bc of it
me:  she’s really a success story
Gabe:  majorly
me:  in my head, fragile x syndrome is basically the same as downs
i don’t know the difference
Gabe:  except its sexual
me:  sexy downs
Gabe:  its like hermaphrodite downs
me:  that’s what trig palin is
sexy downs

Also, it seems like Gabe and I love to talk about Activia…

3 Responses to “Bevery Hills Chihuahua Defies All Expectations And Is Actually So Great”

1. Dilz Says:
   October 13th, 2008 at 11:34 am

   Ahahahahahahahahahah. Yes, yes, yes.

   Oh and yes Jamie Lee is a hermaphrodite of some sort, which is why she could hang with Arnold in True Lies.

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2. BradOFarrell Says:
   October 14th, 2008 at 7:18 am

   I saw it and it was SO AMAZING, I keep trying to tell everyone how good it is.

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3. vanessa Says:
   January 17th, 2009 at 2:07 pm

   this movie is really funny the first time i saw this i stared to laugh

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