I've Got a Bone to Pick: Movie DJs

So, as I'm watching all these shitty movies for all of you, & reviewing them on my blog, I'm starting to realize more and more that certain stereotypical aspects of movies really piss me off. And since I'm infamous for my tendency to go off on rants, I've decided to combine the two and add a feature called "I've Got a Bone to Pick".

I'm starting, not surprisingly, with movie DJs. You've seen them in movies like Sixteen Candles, Grosse Point Blank & She's All That (which is a ploy by Hollywood to get the younger generation to appreciate literature). Now, when I refer to movie DJs, I'm not talking about on-air personalities...for some odd reason, they have some protective halo around them & they're always portrayed as cool characters who are above everybody else (which isn't a far cry from how they perceive themselves in real life). No, I'm talking about wedding/party jox. Ninety percent of the time, they're portrayed as either over-smooth know-it-all assholes (like Usher in She's all that), or over the top cartoon characters (next time you watch Sixteen Candles, pay attention to the DJ in the background at the dance at the gym...you'll see what I'm talking about).

And just like radio jox, bands get the same courtesy, typically. How come event DJs have to be the court jester of the movie world?

There are a few exceptions: John Cuzak in High Fidelity & Wilmer Valderrama in Party Monster are two examples that immediately come to mind. Two great movies, by the way...see them when you can.

Is this how event DJs are seen in the eyes of the American people? It's embarrassing! They dress like assholes, do a lot of jerky dance moves, and talk like absolute morons on the mic. Wake up, Hollywood...event DJs move America's asses off their seats, stop making them look like retards.

Well, there's my two cents on that. Feel free to leave comments; let me know if you like the new segment...should it stay or go? Do you have movie bones to pick? Tell me about them.

Thanks for reading,

BM411G.