In the movies we’ve seen lots of things annihilated. Buildings, like the White House, the Taj Mahal, St. Peter's Basilica, and anything Michael Bay can photograph. Areas, like midtown Manhattan (The Avengers) and the financial sector (Fight Club). Cities, like New York City, Los Angeles, and DC. Half the universe is wiped out in the Marvel movies (but it got better). And of course the entire planet Earth is destroyed occasionally (e.g.: Doctor Strangelove). Yes, widespread death and destruction -- that’s entertainment!
Earth-shattering kaboom. |
Particularly New York. As I’ve noted before, New York is always getting it in the neck. But not this time! I hear that in the current Godzilla film, Godzilla and his little friends take it out on Boston. Yankees fans are all saying "Go, go, Godzilla!"
It got me wondering what has not been destroyed in the movies. (I mean, aside from when the whole planet is destroyed.) I couldn’t think of much. Here’s a few things that Hollywood has yet to annihilate as far as I know:
Death Valley (already dead!)
the Dead Sea (ditto!)
the Dead Sea (ditto!)
Detroit (same! har)
My house
The White Castle on 59 in Nanuet
Saskatchewan
Kansas City, Kansas (but Kansas City, Missouri? shot to hell)
Velveeta
Velveeta
One short, ugly overpass in Cleveland
The dumb joke about the frog who wants a loan from Patty Black
Angelina Jolie’s lips
Barbra Streisand's mansion
Jeff Bezos's Great Wall of Money
The Falklands
The main post office in Esch, Luxembourg
Anything owned by Disney
Bad taste
Stupidity
5 comments:
OK, you made me Google the frog/Patty Black joke. I'm a frayed knot.
Gah! Mongo, you just helped keep that joke alive!
Do not let that joke fall into the hands of Stephan Pastis!
PLW, if it were not so old I would swear Pastis wrote that joke.
"I'm shocked that such old, hoary jokes are allowed here!" - Mike Haack
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