Chee-WOW-wah rant

Okay, it's been a very long time since a trailer has outright pissed me off...but this one takes the cake.

I realize that the WGA strike took it's toll on Hollywood, but never has the effects been more clear than after watching this trailer. The cleverly named "Beverly Hills Chihuahua" is coming out soon kids...and while I would like to think it's aimed at just that demographic...'kids', I am calling shenanigans!

You can't walk down the street in this town without having 1 of 2 things in your hand, 1) a Venti soy latte, with a red eye, double shot, splash of blah, blah, blah...or 2) a leash dragging behind some little yipper of a dog that doubles as the happy couples, ehem..."baby".

The start of the trailer actually had me excited, (which pisses me off even more) as the narrator started talking about the history of his people, the wide angle lens panning across the country, the ruins...it had the buildup to be another Braveheart type flick, then BOOM...right down the flippin' toilet! We have ourselves an entire movie devoted to these yip-rats! (that's new, feel free to use it) I mean...I defy you to watch this trailer and not think of Paris Hilton. It is obvious this train wreck was made for her, and for all of her sheepish followers.

Now let's talk about the cast...Salma Hayek, George Lopez, Paul Rodriguez, Edward James Olmos, and it saddens me to say this...Cheech (Up in Smoke) Marin! Sensing a trend here?? I could see the pitch now "Baby, I got something for ya, let's do a movie about Chihuahua's living in Beverly Hills...and what it's like for them to have to put up with rich white celebrities" At first, I thought the bulk of the jokes written for this movie would just be your cliche Beverly Hills shallow bullshit, but now it appears we can look forward to the same ole' tired stereotypes of what it's like to be a Hispanic dog in LA...and not even East LA.

(sigh) I am going to pop in a dvd and watch something with a little substance...like Beverly Hills Ninja. (RIP Chris Farley)