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Mom told me she didn't want me to see The Da Vinci Code. When I replied that she really couldn't stop me from seeing it, she went into the explanation that it was "sacrilegious." When I asked her if she'd read the book or seen the movie, she said no. I asked where she'd gotten her information, she said on TV (televangelists). I made a point to say that a) it is a work of fiction, and b) the odds are that the televangelists hadn't read the book or seen the movie either. Mom doesn't argue her point very well.
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aceofspace and a long day of playing softball and catch with the family at my sister's house. I know I threw 200 or so pop-flies for the 10-year-old nephew and his cousin (he's 7) to catch. It was fun, but I was SOOOOO tired and sore this morning. The two boys are pretty good at throwing the ball themselves. The twin and I played the nephew and his cousin with bases and the twin reminded me of "ghostman," the spot holder/running who held the base when you didn't have enough players. I'd forgotten about using ghostmen to field the bases. I'll explain that to anyone who wants to know.
I did see two movies this weekend. I put the stuff behind cuts for the uninterested.
I saw Over The Hedge at the 11 PM showing with the nephew last night. The movie, while cute with the characters, animation, and songs, was disappointing to me. It felt like a movie thrown together too fast with no real development of characters. I know it's a cartoon, but it falls way short of movies like Shrek or The Incredibles, where you really got insight into the characters. The animals are just flat stereotypes of sorts. Even the nephew seemed a bit bored with it and didn't really go on about it afterward like he has with past movies.
Did I enjoy the movie? Not really.
Would I see it again? No.
Buy the DVD? No.
On my drive home I decided to catch a matinee of See No Evil. I had pretty low expectation for this movie, thinking it would be as bad as Bloodrayne with my luck. In reality, it seemed to be a fairly decent flick. The story centers on a group of juvenile hall inmates being taken to an abandoned historical hotel to help renovate it. What they don't realize is that there is a hulking psychopath with a religious fixation living in the large hotel behind hidden passages and one-way viewing mirrors. His trademark is to remove the eyes of his victims, sometimes while they are still alive. While some of the victims are irritating, some of the characters won my sympathy to where I was hoping they'd live. There was one cute young bearded cubby type too. It has a nice twist of an ending and an extra scene after some credits have rolled.
The true irony I thought was the mix of people in the theater. There were a couple of old, white-haired ladies together, some small kids with adults, even families together. It wasn't a movie that would usually bring in such an assortment. Once I got into the lobby I overheard one of the old ladies say, "He's a pretty good actor, that Kane." Well, he had two whole lines (he's the killer), so I wouldn't be handing him an Oscar (or even a Daytime Emmy) just yet, but it did explain the mix. They were all WWF fans.
Did I enjoy the movie? Yes.
Would I see it again? Yes.
Buy the DVD? Oh yeah.
Though I didn't mind traveling for the weekend, I'm happy to be home.
Mom told me she didn't want me to see The Da Vinci Code. When I replied that she really couldn't stop me from seeing it, she went into the explanation that it was "sacrilegious." When I asked her if she'd read the book or seen the movie, she said no. I asked where she'd gotten her information, she said on TV (televangelists). I made a point to say that a) it is a work of fiction, and b) the odds are that the televangelists hadn't read the book or seen the movie either. Mom doesn't argue her point very well.
Saturday was lunch with the moving
aceofspace and a long day of playing softball and catch with the family at my sister's house. I know I threw 200 or so pop-flies for the 10-year-old nephew and his cousin (he's 7) to catch. It was fun, but I was SOOOOO tired and sore this morning. The two boys are pretty good at throwing the ball themselves. The twin and I played the nephew and his cousin with bases and the twin reminded me of "ghostman," the spot holder/running who held the base when you didn't have enough players. I'd forgotten about using ghostmen to field the bases. I'll explain that to anyone who wants to know.I did see two movies this weekend. I put the stuff behind cuts for the uninterested.
I saw Over The Hedge at the 11 PM showing with the nephew last night. The movie, while cute with the characters, animation, and songs, was disappointing to me. It felt like a movie thrown together too fast with no real development of characters. I know it's a cartoon, but it falls way short of movies like Shrek or The Incredibles, where you really got insight into the characters. The animals are just flat stereotypes of sorts. Even the nephew seemed a bit bored with it and didn't really go on about it afterward like he has with past movies.
Did I enjoy the movie? Not really.
Would I see it again? No.
Buy the DVD? No.
On my drive home I decided to catch a matinee of See No Evil. I had pretty low expectation for this movie, thinking it would be as bad as Bloodrayne with my luck. In reality, it seemed to be a fairly decent flick. The story centers on a group of juvenile hall inmates being taken to an abandoned historical hotel to help renovate it. What they don't realize is that there is a hulking psychopath with a religious fixation living in the large hotel behind hidden passages and one-way viewing mirrors. His trademark is to remove the eyes of his victims, sometimes while they are still alive. While some of the victims are irritating, some of the characters won my sympathy to where I was hoping they'd live. There was one cute young bearded cubby type too. It has a nice twist of an ending and an extra scene after some credits have rolled.
The true irony I thought was the mix of people in the theater. There were a couple of old, white-haired ladies together, some small kids with adults, even families together. It wasn't a movie that would usually bring in such an assortment. Once I got into the lobby I overheard one of the old ladies say, "He's a pretty good actor, that Kane." Well, he had two whole lines (he's the killer), so I wouldn't be handing him an Oscar (or even a Daytime Emmy) just yet, but it did explain the mix. They were all WWF fans.
Did I enjoy the movie? Yes.
Would I see it again? Yes.
Buy the DVD? Oh yeah.
Though I didn't mind traveling for the weekend, I'm happy to be home.
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On Mom....
Date: 2006-05-22 07:05 pm (UTC)Re: On Mom....
Date: 2006-05-22 08:21 pm (UTC)... just nod and smile, dear.. :)
Howdy to my newly added friend (you started it by friending me*g*)
Date: 2006-05-26 06:35 pm (UTC)"I'll never see that movie," she says.
"The book was incredible, mom," I reply. "Did you read the book?"
"No." She responds flatly. "It's not something I'd ever enjoy reading and I'm sure the movie is as terrible as the book."
I bite my tongue and reply, "Mom, you do realize you're making absolutely no sense. How can you say a movie is worse than a book you've never read??? It's a wonderful, fictional mystery novel that uses some historical facts to launch the story from. It's not like it's supposed to be real or anything."
"Whatever Jerry... I've gotta go and make dinner. Love you." She finishes the conversation with.
*chuckle*
Gotta love such open-minded thinking*G*.
Won't be seeing the movie in the theaters me thinks... it got too many bad reviews. I'll wait for the DVD. We're off to see X-Men 3 tonight. So-so reviews for that one as well, but Hugh Jackman in leather is always worth a big screen viewing;-)
Re: Howdy to my newly added friend (you started it by friending me*g*)
Date: 2006-06-02 11:23 am (UTC)Your mom and mine sound like two peas in a pod. It's good that you try to discuss it with her. I always like to point out to my mom that sometimes she makes statements without know the full facts (I've been known to do that myself sometimes).
And yeah, the nearly naked Hugh Jackman after Phoenix blasted most of his clothes off was worth the price of admission. Though why his pants remained so resistant is beyond me. Asbestos underwear???
Re: Howdy to my newly added friend (you started it by friending me*g*)
Date: 2006-06-02 02:48 pm (UTC)Gotta say, Hugh was looking a tad bit... er, haggard/worn in this installment. Me thinks the chain smoking, party animal Aussie lifestyle might be catching up with him:/
"good that you try to discuss it with her." LOL
It's like pissing in the proverbial wind... lots goes out, but it just seems to splash back onto ya*chuckle*. Still, I try.
Good to have you as a new friend Mark:)
Woof at ya, and TGIF:)
JR
Re: Howdy to my newly added friend (you started it by friending me*g*)
Date: 2006-06-02 08:17 pm (UTC)Big hugs and a TGIF! :)