Finally! a movie for panda-obsessed people like me!
Po the Panda (Jack Black) must train under legendary kung fu master Shifu (Dustin Hoffman) and join forces with his Furious Five fighters to defeat a dangerous enemy. Can a slacker panda working in a noodle soup change his destiny?
Anyone Else But You
by Moldy Peaches
You're a part time lover and a full time friend
The monkey on your back is the latest trend
I don't see what anyone can see, in anyone else
But you
I kiss you on the brain in the shadow of a train
I kiss you all starry eyed, my body's swinging from side to side
I don't see what anyone can see, in anyone else
But you
Here is the church and here is the steeple
We sure are cute for two ugly people
I don't see what anyone can see, in anyone else
But you
The pebbles forgive me, the trees forgive me
So why can't, you forgive me?
I don't see what anyone can see, in anyone else
But you
I will find my nitch in your car
With my mp3 DVD rumple-packed guitar
I don't see what anyone can see, in anyone else
But you
Du du du du du du dudu
Du du du du du du dudu
Du du du du du du dudu du
Up up down down left right left right B A start
Just because we use cheats doesn't mean we're not smart
I don't see what anyone can see, in anyone else
But you
You are always trying to keep it real
I'm in love with how you feel
I don't see what anyone can see, in anyone else
But you
We both have shiny happy fits of rage
You want more fans, I want more stage
I don't see what anyone can see, in anyone else
But you
Don Quixote was a steel driving man
My name is Adam I'm your biggest fan
I don't see what anyone can see, in anyone else
But you
Squinched up your face and did a dance
You shook a little turd out of the bottom of your pants
I don't see what anyone can see, in anyone else
But you
Who says an ideal family has to be perfect?
The movie kicks off with each Hoover member going about his or her daily routine only this time Uncle Frank joins them for dinner and the whole family learns that Olive has been invited to join the Little Miss Sunshine pageant.
As Olive, in her adorable gullibility, ecstatically packs her belongings, a series of arguments ensues from dad Richard who has to attend to something more important than a beauty pageant, Grandpa who coaches the girl and wants nothing more than to see her strut her stuff, and mom Sheryl who wants everybody’s display of support and affection to their youngest member but is torn between letting the old man tag along and leaving her suicidal brother all alone.
After much deliberation, the whole family squeezes into a conked out RV and travels across the country. The 6000-mile road trip would’ve sounded like an uplifting respite from their tedious confinement had it not been for the string of awkward or unfortunate events trailing them from one rest stop to another. Surprising tragedies and realizations confront each family member, often leading to agitated rows or, in Dwayne’s case, the end of his 9-month vow of silence.
“Nobody gets left behind,” Richard says. And indeed, as gloomy as it sounds, the movie is anything but depressing. Each character has a different personality that draws out sympathy and fondness from the viewers. One cannot exist without the other because the movie wouldn’t do without Dwayne’s silent protests or Frank’s avuncular wisdom. It wouldn’t be complete sans Granpa’s penchant for heroine and porn, Richard and Sheryl’s spats, and Olive’s charming innocence. She unknowingly becomes the little ray of sunshine that prompts the whole gang to move on and finish the journey, and as she proves herself in the contest, her family’s love and support for one another also gets tested in the most hilariously poignant manner.
Imperfection meets perfection in this engaging tale of a “family on the verge of breakdown”. Relate bankruptcy, divorce, suicide, addiction, and beauty pageant to Hollywood and you get an Oscar-worthy family of losers who can definitely give winners a run for their money.
