Dane Cook- The Movies

The movies-- Anna Aycock

The stand up performance starts and Dane Cook is talking about going to the movies with a girlfriend. He starts and he makes it sound like such an exciting thing it really is even though everyone has been to the movies thousands of times. The way he jumps around the stage like both the people he is talking about are right there and he plays both parts wonderfully. To make it sound even more exciting he calls it a, “cinematic adventures.” Then he begins to talk about his personal experience at the movies and how he gets so involved in the movies that he begins to talk and to talk a lot. When he does this he is literally making fun of himself and it is hilarious because of how he is picking for at himself. Then he goes back to the story about the two people dating that are going to the movies. He makes it so funny because of the way he talks about how the girl acts and exactly how she stands to answer the question if she wanted any snacks, he also calls them, “treats.” He even literally points out that this is the way girls stand when this happens. He says then these two people go into the movie theater and sit down, all of a sudden this girl now decides that they want something to eat. He puts on another type of personality when he is trying to be the girl. He makes it hilarious in the way he says all what this girl wants, it starts out being extremely specific for example she wants chocolate gold coins, gummy fish, an icy in a bamboo cup so it will not make her hands cold, and just the cheese that comes with the nachos. These are things that are strange all together and it is suppose to be that way to make this girl sound crazy and hilarious all at the same time. She knows exactly what she wants and is going to make this guy get it for her. He goes on and gets what he gets what she wants him to. In the end he starts to talk about the previews which everyone loves. He actually acts out to previews, it is amazing how he can go on about these previews for a good while and he uses his hand like the screen to make it seem like they are right in front of him. When he is doing this they actually zoom in on his hand and it is amazing how fast he is moving his hand and making all these crazy sound effects at the same time. All in all it makes total sense for Dane Cook to be completely hilarious by how he is so spastic on stage and is always making hand motions and noises, he is just plain crazy.