Movies: You're Next and The World's End

[kybearfuzz]

I intended to spend the weekend to recover. While it's better, it still needed some rest. So I skipped working out and went to the movies.

After lunch on Saturday, I went to see a matinee of "You're Next". This horror movie has a great indy vibe that I liked. When a family gathers for an anniversary party at their parents' remote vacation "mansion," things go terribly wrong when they are picked off by unknown assailants wearing animal masks. The killers, however, are in for a surprise when one of the guests at the party has an unusual talent for survival. The movie stars A.J. Bowen (right), who is a super-handsome bearded bear of a guy. I've seen him in several horror movies and I've now elevated him to my short list of potential celebrity husbands for me. I'm definitely buying this one when it comes out on DVD.

I've not done a double-movie day in a long time, but I really wanted to squeeze in "The World's End" this weekend too. So before the first movie started, I sent out a text message to several friends asking if they wanted to catch an evening showing of it.

After the movie, I went home and did some laundry and cleaned the bathroom. I finally found a combination of cleaner and scrubbers to get my bathtub as clean as the day I moved in. I've been fighting that hard water discoloration for years and it's gone. I know it's strange to get excited about something like cleaning the bathtub, but it really is nice to have it shiny and new-looking again.

So that evening, a group of us, including chrisglass and _decibel_, went to the new theater in Oakley to see "The World's End". I adore Simon Pegg, Nick Frost, and Edgar Wright. "Shaun of the Dead" and "Hot Fuzz" are among my favorite movies of all time, and this film didn't disappoint. When a down-and-out man decides to get his old school buddies together to repeat and finish the 12-bar pub crawl from their youth, they find out that their old home town has changed in ways they hadn't expected -- people have been replaced with "robots." The men continue the pub crawl in an effort to not be noticed, but beer after beer makes it harder to do. It's funny and exciting as the bar fights begin and the effort to escape gets harder. Definitely one to add to the collection.

Even more fun was that the movie was filmed in part in Welwyn Garden City outside London where I did a work trip in 2005. I saw a few familiar sights as the guys were racing around from pub to pub.

Sigh... tomorrow is Monday. These weekends just aren't long enough.

Comments

[designerotter.livejournal.com]

Great to hear you had such a lovely weekend. Is AJ Bowen the new Bruce Campbell? - you have good taste; he's dang cute.
What I've found that seems to work well on hard water stains is, of all things, vinegar. You soak a paper towel in it and leave it on the area for a coupla hours....then scrub as usual .

Thanks for the film reviews - they sound like fun movies.

[kybearfuzz.livejournal.com]

I'm not sure he's the next Bruce Campbell, but he certainly seems to have a strong niche in horror flicks. I'd take him in a heartbeat.

And I tried the vinegar thing a few weeks ago with no real success.

[wvacritter.livejournal.com]

Thank you for the review, I'm glad to hear that "The Worlds End" was good. I didn't think I'd be able to get my friends to go with me to see it so I've been debating on seeing it alone. I hate to waste my money on a movie only to discover that it sucked.

[kybearfuzz.livejournal.com]

I don't think it's as entertaining as "Hot Fuzz," but it is a really fun movie I think you'd enjoy.

[dr-tectonic.livejournal.com]

I saw The World's End twice, and it definitely rewards rewatching. I don't love it quite as much as Hot Fuzz, but it's solidly satisfying.

So what's your hard water treatment, and will it work on glassware?

[kybearfuzz.livejournal.com]

You've already seen it twice?? Wow! I definitely will go see it again as there are always little things I missed the first go around. (And I'll say it again, I love that icon!!!)

I'm not sure the treatment is good for glassware. I used Kaboom Tub Cleaner with a Mr. Clean bath eraser.

[dr-tectonic.livejournal.com]

Well, I had plans to go with a bunch of folks on Friday, and then I found out they were showing the whole trilogy on Thursday... so I just decided to go to both. :)

I figured the odds were good that I'd enjoy it enough for two showings, and that it was sure to have lots of little details I'd miss the first time around.

[mrdreamjeans.livejournal.com]

WHat exactly did you use to get rid of stains in the tub?!

[mikiedoggie.livejournal.com]

Yeah, I'd like to know too. I've got some stains that came with my current bathroom and I WANT TO DESTROY THEM.

[kybearfuzz.livejournal.com]

LOL! I can see you in a battle stance, cleaner in one hand, magic eraser in the other!

"... on my command, unleash HELL!"

[kybearfuzz.livejournal.com]

I used Kaboom Tub Cleaner (http://www.amazon.com/Church-Dwight-35015-KaboomSpray-Cleaner/dp/B000TJVZME/ref=sr_1_5?s=home-garden&ie=UTF8&qid=1377519184&sr=1-5&keywords=kaboom) with a Mr. Clean bath magic eraser (http://www.amazon.com/Clean-Magic-Eraser-Scrubber-4-Count/dp/B0047SCJWI/ref=sr_1_1?s=hpc&ie=UTF8&qid=1377519298&sr=1-1&keywords=mr.+clean+magic+eraser+bath).

Seriously, my tub hasn't been so clean since I moved in 13 years ago.

[notmypresident.livejournal.com]

I think it's interesting that You're Next was predicted by many in the industry to be at or near #1 for the weekend when it actually only came in 7th. I blame the sucky trailer, but I'm glad you liked it. Sounds as if it's worth at least a rental -- if it's not a gore fest.

[prisonbitch.livejournal.com]

d'oh, you need my cell # for these impromptu movie nights! It took me over an hour to get home last night, I would have rather hung out in Oakley till the movie started....