The Knights of Badassdom

I was looking to winnow down my Netflix queue a little and had the TV to myself for long enough to watch one movie. My allergies had my head clogged up and a river of liquid snot running down my face, so I wasn't up for anything that required a lot of thought. The Knights of Badassdom seemed like it would be perfect. I thought I had heard somewhere that it was a cult classic and it had Summer Glau in it. It had to be a decent, if mindless, horror comedy.....
Let's just say that it should be called the Knights of Bad. It wasn't the worst movie I have ever seen. It was even OK enough for me to semi-pay attention to for its entire running length, which was on the short side. It was just bad and uninspired and predictable and not funny. Mostly, it was just not funny. If there was a trace of successful humor, The Knights of Badassdom would have been cult classic material. Instead it is just blah.

Akeelah and the Bee

The Friday night movie this past week was Akeelah and the Bee. Bug is still on her "non-fiction" kick and is also getting into competition shows like Chopped and Cup Cake Wars. Akeelah and the Bee was right up her alley.
Overall, it was a good movie. It was a mostly predictable feel good movie where the underdog wins in the end. It does have good messages sprinkled through out. It stresses believing in yourself, working hard, dreaming big, accepting differences, and always doing your best job. Even the "bad" guy turns out to be not so bad.
There were moments in the film that overwhelmed Bug. She didn't like it when people made fun of Akeelah or some of the more tense competition. She did watch the whole film and seemed to enjoy it. She gave it a thumbs flat which is an OK.