I saw Ace Ventura: Pet Detective. Not much to say about this one, except that it reflects the trend that stupid nonsensical behaviour can be considered "cool" and might even be productive (ala Beavis and Butt-head and Wayne's World). If you goto movies like these and hate them, then you take life too seriously. These are meant to be laughed off at. The easier option, of course, is not see them at all, since it is a waste of time.

The movie's about this dude, called Ace Ventura, who's a pet detective (he finds pets that are missing). A dolphin has been stolen and he has to recover it. The plot itself isn't that bad. There's a homophobic attitude, but it reflects the sort of attitude seen in children I think. I mean when I was 8 or 9, the thought of being kissed by a boy was simply "yucky" (not that it is better now, but I accept that other people do these sorts of things). So do we tell kids it is "okay" to kiss people of the same sex or should we go on the way we do now? Most children I think are steered by society to think that people of the opposite sexes match and it is only when they are old enough to decide for themselves that people come to terms with their sexual preferences. Should we tell children, then, when they are around 10 that they should also "date" other interested people of the same sex?

I've waited for the movie to come out on videocassette, but it's definitely funny if you're into those above mentioned movies. The movie parodies a couple of things, Star Trek being one of them, which is quite well done.