Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure (1989)

[Drunk Monk]

I do remember not liking Keanu for the longest time. Perhaps a lot of that came from this film. I even grudgingly acknowledged Matrix, Little Buddha and A Scanner Darkly. But then John Wick changed everything for me and Keanu.

I should really watch it again. I'm drawing such a blank. My memory nowadays. At least it keeps things fresh.

Ahhhhh, those memory lapses. It was only a little over a year ago. 

Upon rewatching this once more, I must say it does stand the test of time but only if you...well all of us... lived through those times. It's such a nostalgia trip. It holds up okay, all things considered. The effects are dated but not obnoxiously so. It's like a postcard from our college daze. And it's so preposterous that major leaps of logic can be overlooked for the feel good nature of the movie. It's really all about Keanu who invests so much into the character. 

Mall culture, such a part of our generation, is really a thing of the past. For the past 20 years, I've had lunch at Newpark mall nearly every week, because it's just down the street from TC. There were a few places in the food court where I liked to eat - they all knew my order when I walked up. I enjoyed walking the mall after lunch for my break. Hot Topic, Spencer's, and Box Lunch kept me up on the latest trends. I could pick up a few things I might need from Work World, Sears, JC Penny's, Macy's, Burlington (Sears & JC folded before the pandemic). There's a Disney store and a Japanese collectibles store. A nice AMC opened there a few years ago but I only went a few times - there was a Century complex that opened on the next exit Automall that I went to more often if I planned to see a movie near work. Mostly, Newpark was a comforting place. My folk's home is in walking distance of Vallco so I was raised in that mall. That's probably all gone now. When the quarantine is lifted, I yearn to go back to that mall and see what survived. 

But back to B&TEA, I think I might have fallen asleep in the middle of it when I watched it last year. The beginning and end came back to me as I watched it but a lot of the middle of the movie I forgot once more. I'm going to stick with I slept through that. That's my excuse but it probably was just my failing memory. My short term memory is shot. My brain is full. Too many blows to the head. 

I should really get on to the Bogus Journey. 

Yes to sword fights. Very mediocre, but played for fair comic effect. DOOM recommended if you're craving a nostalgia trip.

Be excellent to each other. Party on dudes!