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If I go on at this rate, I can quickly turn kahunaburger into a movie-review site.

Dog #2 decided to eat too much grass yesterday (yeah, I know, the grass is all dried up, but he still likes it – go figure). When dogs eat too much grass they tend to throw it up after some time (Max is not sick, he just likes to eat grass).

Murphy’s Law dictates that the dog puke is either in a location where there’s the highest chance that the dog owner will step into it or that the act of puking happens at a time where the dog owner is trying to sleep. The 2nd option happened last night.

It was 4:30am when I heard the familiar I’m-about-to-throw-up sounds and I was not able to get the dog outside before it happened.

Nothing kills a good morning like a cold puddle of grass-filled doggie puke, so I decided to get rid of the mess right away. A few paper towels later I felt better and went back to bed. 4:30am happens to be very close to my usual wakeup time and I opt to reward myself with an in-bed, early morning movie. Netflix often tells me about stuff “I’m going to love” and sometimes I add the new found love to my Instant Viewing queue.

“Gigantic” was one of the last items that appeared in the queue by recommendation. It was also one of the first ones that had the pleasure to be played on the new LG42HL50 (more on that in a separate post).

Five minutes into the movie, I’m not sure whether I should go back to sleep, get up and walk the dogs or keep on watching. Obviously I kept on watching. What unfolds afterwards is a quirky (take that, you Netflix comment Nazi!) comedy that has some of the most absurd lines and scenes I’ve ever seen before.
You are either going to love that movie or you are going to hate it. There’s no middle ground. I had a number of lough-out-loud moments only to silence myself quickly enough to make sure I wasn’t missing anything else. How those four dudes could keep a straight face during the “Happy Ending” scene, is way beyond me.

Synopsis, you ask? Hmm – 28-y/o single mattress salesperson bumps into weird girl and decides to pursue her while adopting a baby from China and being chased by a stalker who happens to be a figment of his imagination. There you go! And if you ever figure out the stalker-part, please let me know, because I’m torn.