Last Sunday, I found myself home alone with not a lot going on, so I turned on the TV and pulled up the Guide channel. I was happy to see that the movie Banditas started in 10 minutes on the Halmark Channel. Being a Salma Hayek fan and never having seen the film, I decided it was a go.

The movie turned out to be a mexi-western Robin Hood meets Karate Kid with two hot chicks as leads (Salma and Penelope Cruz). Also starring that one guy who played Julia Roberts boyfriend whose car blew up in the Pelican Brief as the Mr. Miyagi character. And the very funny Steve Zahn. 

My favorite parts had to be the Matrix shootout at the end and when Salma, holding onto a train trestle dangling over a ravine, flip-dives into the river, cgi style, to save Penelope. 

I have most of the premium movie channels, so I dont often watch movies on basic cable. I forgot about all the commercials. Every ten minutes I was inundated with advertising directed at people who watch the Halmark Channel. Women. 

Young, old, with kids and homes and medical issues and wrinkles and dogs. Lots of advertising directed towards women with dogs. My two favorite lines were, "Mastectomy Fashions," and regarding canned veggies, "As healthy as they are fresh." The following is a list of commercials that ran during Banditias. Sadly, not a very good film, I found myself taking breaks when the movie was on, so I could check out the commercial action.

Bissell Vacuum Cleaner—woman with dog
Gwen Stefani selling Loreal hair color   "It's shine time!"
Green Giant Canned Veggies—so fresh
Wonder File Organizer
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Golden Corral Family Restaurant
Macy*s Million Dollar Makeover—with a dog
Jamie Lee Curtis selling Activia
Hoover Vacuum—woman with dog 
        (vacuums+dogs=? All my expiences are that dogs hate vacuums)
Home Deliver Bladder Control Products
Marie Calendar Microwave Meals
Viactiv Calcium Chews
Abilify Antidepressent—lets scare the shit out of people into taking pills
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Stem Cell Therapy—an anti-aging wonder cream
Corn Syrup Lobby--it's good for you
General Mills Cereal—kids with dogs
Tylenol Pain Cream
V8 Invusion
Andie McDowell selling Loreal anti-wrinkle cream
One-A-Day menopause pills
Airwick—more dogs
Nostalgia selling Chex Mix
Pajama Jeans
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Cellerate Wound Care—this one sold me, the only one
Crystler—safety first for families
Intuativ—a ADHD pill for kids. omg!
New England Mint selling $2 bills for $10
Benecol low cholesterol butterish spread
Chantix antismoking pills
Orkin—really scary with lots of bugs 
Miche Bag—interchangeable handbag
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