The Top Movie Last Week
By DAVID ORTEZ on October 13, 2008
When I first saw the preview for "Beverly Hills Chihuahua" I thought it was a joke, a spoof trailer that was never going to see the light of day. Boy was I wrong.
Apparently, someone in Hollywood thought this film would be a great option for the masses. Well, they knew how to package crap and sell it to people because last week this mediocre piece of film topped the box office.
How in God's earth could this travesty occur? Call me an elitist but there is nothing in the trailer or the synopsis that screams "Watch Me!" The protagonist is a dog for crying out loud.
"A pampered Beverly Hills Chihuahua named Chloe finds herself accidentally lost in the mean streets of Mexico without a day spa or Rodeo Drive boutique anywhere in sight. Now alone for the first time in her spoiled life, she must rely on some unexpected new friends -- including a street-hardened German Shepherd named Delgado and an amorous pup named Papi -- to lend her a paw and help her to find her."
If this seems like it is worth $9 but more importantly 1 hour and 25 minutes of your life then head over to your local cineplex. As for me, sometimes I think I am out of touch on what my peers but society as a whole deems worthwhile.