So, my uber-husband and I went to see Shrek 2 this morning and it was wonderful! As with last weekend’s trek to see Spider-Man 2, I hadn’t seen the original until last weekend. I know, shame on me. Regardless, Shrek 2 was a wonderful way to spend 93 minutes, in spite of the dolt with the ringing cell phone in the theater and the parents sitting next to us, whose 4-year old daughter had no interest in anything except putting her blankie on her head. Now I know why little kids have to watch a movie 300 times…because they only watch 2 seconds of the film each viewing.

The movie picks up right where the first one left off, with Shrek & Fiona’s honeymoon, which is just adorable. I especially liked Fiona’s butt-kicking of The Little Mermaid. The plot is this: Fiona’s parents have summoned her and her new husband to the Land of Far, Far Away to celebrate their nuptials. The catch? Mom & Dad think Fiona married Prince Charming. Shrek doesn’t want to go, Nick & Jessica-esque newlywed bickering ensues and they wind up heading out anyway, with Donkey in tow.

Welcome to the LofFFA, bitch! No kidding! The land of Far, Far Away is plush. Nice shopping, clean streets and it’s nice to know that the citizens aren’t lacking for overpriced coffee. Needless to say, Mom and Dad are less than impressed. Mom eventually warms up to Shrek because he makes her daughter happy but Dad just can’t get over the fact that his daughter married an ogre, is actually happy, and that now he has to answer to the Fairy Godmother with whom he made a devil of a deal.

Wacky antics ensue where we get to meet Puss-in-Boots, a very hot cat voiced by Antonio Banderas (love the big, sad, kitty eyes) and we once again get to meet The Muffin Man (the Muffin Man? The Muffin Man!). The movie spoofs all sorts of other films from Mission Impossible to Raiders of the Lost Ark. I also loved how it debunked all sorts of fairytale myths such as: Fairy Godmothers are always good and, Prince Charming is always strong, valiant and full of integrity. At the same time though, it confirmed that the Ugly Stepsister is indeed, quite ugly and not very pleasant.

The title of this blog refers to a scene towards the end of the movie, and had a joke in it that only my husband and I seemed to get. No one else laughed but we couldn’t stop for a good thirty seconds. If you go see it, look for it…it’s subtle.

In non-movie news, we watched the 1st DVD of the 1st season of Joe Schmo…it’s unedited (uncensored! outta control!) which basically means that nothing is bleeped out and a few boob shots aren’t blurred out…no big deal. We laughed so hard through the entire show…especially when someone lost at an elimination ceremony. Here’s what happens: our Smarmy Host takes the contestant’s Lap of Luxury Commemorative Plate (with the person’s photo on it, no less) and says “Ashes to ashes, dust to dust, {insert name here}, you’re dead to us” and then tosses the plate dramatically into the fireplace, shattering it into a million pieces. Brilliant! RENT THIS DVD IF YOU WANT A GUARANTEED EVENING OF LAUGHTER!!!

And in still other news, we’re ditching the Dish and getting our HDTV receiver (thanks, Comcast!) tomorrow night, which means I can watch The Amazing Race on Tuesday night and feel like I’m almost in the game! Or, well, I would if I was a twin, a mom, a bickering couple or a midget.

Hope everyone had a good weekend!