  Sunday, October 29, 2006  An Odd Movie Weekend  So after
catching only one movie in theaters in the past few months (The
Departed), I made a concerted effort to get out this weekend and
actually see some stuff.  I wound up seeing two movies that are
about as different as can be.  Saturday's movie was Jackass 2,
aka the-latest-sign-that-our-civilization-is-going-into-the-
toilet. The refined part of me was appalled that the unrefined
part of me throughly enjoyed it. The unrefined part of me then
knocked down the refined part and took a dump on his face.
Jackass 2 is pretty easy to review. If you liked the first one,
if you liked the series, you'll probably like the second. I
doubt I've ever laughed more while watching a movie, but your
results may vary.  The weird thing about Jackass is that it has
a huge heterosexual male audience despite the fact that it is
really rather gay (not that there is anything wrong with that).
There is copious nudity in the movie, all of it male, while I
don't think there's a wom