Dumb reasons to watch a movie

There were a couple of big comedy movies coming out last weekend -- "Get Smart" and "The Love Guru." Neither movie really received very good reviews from critics.

While the films were being lambasted by critics. I was thinking of reasons to watch these films. Some of them I thought were pretty well reasoned -- I like the actors in "Get Smart," including Steve Carell and Anne Hathaway. I also thought the original TV series "Get Smart" was pretty funny.

My desire to see "The Love Guru" made less sense. The TV commercial featured Stephen Colbert and another actor in front of the "Hockey Night in Canada" set.

I guess I'm a sucker because my desire to watch the film increased dramatically. It would be like if the "Monday Night Football" team was in a film.

Good news -- the fact the Toronto Maple Leafs are the featured team in the film didn't pique my interest at all. I do hope they play better fictionally than in real life.

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