An Ode to The Hangover
I've always been a fan of the 2009 movie "The Hangover" but my husband, Dsquared, takes the cake when it comes to his adoration for the movie and it's characters. The obsession escalated when he discovered that HBO was playing the movie and thus decided to record it on our dishnetwork. "Thanks a lot" Tivo!
Its been 3 months and it seems like we can not go a night without watching "The Hangover" and quoting the script, word for word. It initially commenced with the obvious admiration for Alan Garner's character (Zack Galifianakis), whose nature is just so adorable and hilarious. I must confess, he is incredible and I too along with my husband have fallen in love with him. It doesn't help that all of our friends are Greek and when we all get together to quote the movie, its easy to feel an affinity towards the actor. Yes, I did say "get together to quote the movie".
This is what I'm talking about.
Ever since I have known my husband, quoting movie or TV lines has been his "thing". Its almost like a game. He quotes. I guess the source. I didn't really grow up watching American TV or movies. I was raised all over the world- born in St.Maarten, elementary school in Santiago, Chile, and finally moved to the states to study in Miami and New York. But only after the age of 14. So American media and culture...was never really my thing. For example, I have never seen a single "Back to the Future" movie and just very recently Dsquared sat me down to watch "The Karate Kid". Of course, after watching the 2010 Jaden Smith version (how cute is he!!!?) I could barely sit through half of the original version.
I was never a "Seinfeld" fan (until very recently) and the jokes on "The Simpsons" or "Family Guy" never really caught my attention. Of course, the solitary confinement within the walls of my house have allowed me to bond with my TV and thus I am getting better at this game- the back and forth between Dsquared and me. As he quotes. And I guess.
After exhausting Alan's quotes:"You guys ready to let the dogs out?", "He was a ri-tard", "I'm not getting a sig on my beeper", and the infamous Alan Garner speech on the rooftop of Caesars Palace "I guess thats why they call it Sin City", Dsquared moved on to imitating Stu's tone- "And oooneee...wa-ter". His newest character is Mr. Chow. Usually I enjoy Dsquared's banter, his sudden random burst of quotes, even when what he says is totally irrelevant to the conversation we are having or the situation we are in. However, there are times when I must just sit back and shake my head at him.
We were in New York City two weekends ago, shopping in Soho, an area of NYC obvious in it's gay culture, when Dsquared randomly screams "So long gay boys!". I had to walk away. With my head down.
Anyway.
Rumor has it Hangover 2 will be releasing July 4, 2011.
Lord help me.
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