movies part 5: the day after tomorrow

definitely worth four dollars. maybe worth 7 or 8. i would not pay 10 though. much less 14, with the subway fare and all.

the movie is ridiculous. the premise is laughable. but jake gyllenhal is funny. dennis quaid is a lovable rascal you just can't stay mad with. the japanese nasa chick is professional japanese hot. and jake's love interest is incredibly cute and pretty. maybe beautiful. i gotta look her up.

so the acting is good, and the hot girl is hot. and the special effects, which are the main pull of this movie, are special.
the VP is sufficiently Dick Cheney stupid and Dick Cheney asshole: "fuck the environment!" and "listen you asshole scientist. i'm not going to listen to you because i'm an asshole" (those two lines are paraphrased, or taken out of context, i forget which). i got a real kick out of shaking my fist and saying "Cheney..." in a threatening tone everytime he appeared on screen.
and the president looks pretty damn stupid, which is about right. i got a real kick out of commenting on how impressive it was that he was always at the actual white house in his scenes, instead of taking some hard-earned vacation time at home in texas.