Category: Movies

Bingo and porno

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Today plans to be a lazy Sunday. Maybe we won’t even get out of our PJs. Last night we put them on at 5:30 pm because that’s the kind of party animals we are.

Friday night we did actually go out after work; first to Portillo’s for dinner, then to Bingo with some friends. We successfully pissed off an old lady at a nearby table. I guess she doesn’t like it when other people are having fun because she’d get so mad when anyone laughed. She’d swear up a storm when she didn’t win too. Pretty much all night she had a scowl on her face. At one point I happened to be the only one still laughing from something someone said and I got a tongue-lashing from her. So unfair considering I was the quietest one there, but whatever. I was really tempted to tell her to pull the stick out of her butt. Most of the people there take it way too seriously. It’s not a way to supplement your income; it’s supposed to be fun. But you wouldn’t know it from the serious looks on some of their faces. I hope we end up sitting by her again. It’s my mission now to make her explode. ;)

Yesterday we finally got to see Zack and Miri Make a Porno. We decided to check out the “new” theater at the mall closest to us. It opened a good year or more ago but we’ve never gone because the tickets are pricier than our usual theater. Joe had gotten free tickets through Fandango, however, so we figured what the heck, we might as well check it out.

First off, the concession prices are insane! $10.25 for popcorn and a pop? I don’t think so. Good thing we brought our own treats. Secondly, the ticket taker had no idea what to do with our printed tickets even though they clearly said “Scan ticket” on them. She goes, “uh, ok” and just hands them back to us. Nice. Thirdly, the theater was small and it didn’t have that cozy theater look and smell I’ve grown to love. So thumbs down for that place. We’ll stick with our usual theater from now on.

The movie itself was disappointing. There were a lot of vulgar jokes, which of course I do love, but the plot was predictable and it was just missing something that I can’t quite put my finger on. It makes me want to watch Mallrats just to redeem Kevin Smith in my eyes. He may feel it’s his weakest film, but I adore it.

Two duds and one great movie

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The Brothers Solomon – Mildly entertaining but at the bottom of the barrel compared to the other movies I’ve seen this year. I should have known – it’s not as if Will Forte or Will Arnett are actually good at what they do. You need only to watch SNL to see that, as well as miss the genius that was Will Ferrell and Jimmy Fallon. Only watch this movie if you’re really bored and have absolutely no other options.

Strange Wildnerness – This has got to be one of the worst movies I’ve seen in a long time; I’m surprised it didn’t go straight to video, it’s just that bad. Adam Sandler should be ashamed to have produced this! I wasn’t expecting a fantastic movie, but something stupid, yet funny, like Malibu’s Most Wanted. Instead it was just stupid. They even cut a scene from the previews that was actually amusing and more than once during the film there was a perfect opening for something funny to happen and it didn’t. I could have come up with better gags than these people. And the acting was just awful. I was really surprised considering some of these guys have been in other movies and given a much better performance. Plus the way the scenes were cut was just awful; they didn’t flow together well at all. Don’t waste your time; you’re better off watching The Brothers Solomon which would have been my pick for worst movie of the year had I not seen this one. And to think I actually wanted to see this and paid to rent it because my free movie coupon had expired!

WALL-E – By far the best movie I saw this weekend; not that there was any competition! I definitely wouldn’t call it the best Pixar film to date – I still prefer Monsters Inc. and The Incredibles, but leave it to Pixar to make a film that lacks dialog for the first 10-15 minutes interesting. I couldn’t help but think that the human race could end up the way they do in the film if we’re not careful.

Tuesday Tidbits

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Have been in a real bad mood lately so I figured I’d spare everyone my grumbling. I’m better now. Maybe this morning’s nookie cured me? ;)

Returned both items to the Gap Outlet on Sunday. Screw paying $70 for two things. That’s just ridiculous.

Saw Iron Man this weekend. Didn’t really want to but glad I did because it was fantastic. I think I have a small crush on Robert Downey now. I used to looooove him back in the day. The Pick-up Artist was one of my favorite movies ever.

I dragged dear hubby all around the mall after work today looking for cute shoes to go with my capris and finally found some at Payless where we stopped as a last resort.

  

I downloaded the new free NIN album, the slip, last night and was so concerned about putting it on Joe’s iPod that I forget to put it on my own! I went to listen to it today and realized my mistake. That’s now corrected. I sure hope it’s better than Ghosts which surprisingly didn’t strike a chord with me even though I was psyched when I learned it was all instrumental.

I’m starting to feel the excitement of the upcoming Cure concert. I was listening to them on the way home from work and it hit me that in a week and a half I will be in the presence of THE Robert Smith. *Swoon*

Movie reviews

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I caught a couple of 2007 movies on cable this week. Here are my quick and dirty reviews.

Vacancy – Started off a little slow but ultimately much better than I had anticipated considering Luke Wilson seems to be the kiss of death for most movies (except Old School which rocks).

Next – Another pleasant surprise that even sucked Joe in. I’m not a big Nicholas Cage fan but he’s definitely a good actor. I couldn’t even imagine seeing two minutes into the future. That would totally fuck with the present, don’t you think?

Lucky You – Terribly boring; even Drew Barrymore couldn’t make this enjoyable. I can’t see anyone but a hardcore poker player enjoying this movie as most of it was just people playing poker. *Yawn*. There was a two-second shot of Antonio Esfandiari in it, though. That was the highlight, actually. Phil Laak wasn’t in it. And no, I don’t know either of them from watching the World Poker Tour; I just like their show, I Bet You.

Movies, food and hamsters

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The day started out rather mundane, sleeping until 9:30, making a big breakfast, then lounging around and falling asleep on the couch for awhile. After taking a shower in the afternoon I gained a little energy so we went out to rent a movie, Ocean’s Thirteen, and grab some food (Qdoba).

On the way home we checked the mail and my prizes from Jodi’s contest arrived. The little hamsters in the balls are so cute! Thanks Jodi! If you want one of your own, check out Jodi’s Etsy site.

Hamster goodies

Ocean’s Thirteen was much more enjoyable than Ocean’s Twelve but I can’t help questioning the logic behind the tunnel boring machine. I could have sworn I learned on the Discovery Channel that those machines get left underground because they are too massive to get out of the tunnels once their work is done, so I’m not sure how they could have realistically gotten their hands on one of those machines. Then again, I have to wonder how much of any of that movie was realistic, not that it made me enjoy it any less. But hey, does anyone know if that casino/building really exists in Vegas? It’s pretty cool!