Current Movies - Thumbs UP or Thumbs DOWN

[sourland]

Dee Dee, I must add that the Princess got a bunch of giggles out of this movie. As did one other viewer - there were only 8 people in the theater.

 

[sourland]

Has anyone else seen "The Way, Way Back"? I'd like to hear some other impressions of this film. It's not the greatest in the world, but it sure is a 'feel good' sort of film. The transformation of a shy, sad kid from Duncan to Pop 'n' Lock is a joy. Give it a try - it's good entertainment. You will hate Steve Carrel. Trust me.

 

[drumstick diva]

YES, I saw "The Way, Way Back " Sunday but a PITA computer had delayed my review. All I kept thinking was why would she go with a nasty so and so like him?

Of course I have too. Had a very domineering father - there was his right way to do things, and everybody else did it wrong. etc etc. so I could relate to the kid. My father didn't have to ask what number I was - he just said "You were the smart one (of siblings) and you still managed to be a good for nothing. Which lead to bad relationships with guys criticizing every thing I did "only because they wanted to make me a better person.

I wanted to choke Steve Carelle - I think he took the part because he had played "easy going" characters too often. I did like the movie .- apart from him. Sam Rockwell was great and I thought the kid had the perfect slumpy body language for his part.

You get a bonus, my brother did his short review:

"The movie is a fresh take on the ages-old "coming of age" theme includes a talented cast and crisp writing that put this film at the top of it's genre." He also said he rated it
3 1/2 stars.

 

[drumstick diva]

Ta dah !! I saw WOLVERINE (**** STARS) AND A BIG

. II guess you can say I loved Wolverine. Apart from Hugh Jackman being totally ripped, the movie was very good, some surprises, some humor - and if you stay after a few meager credits you get a bonus scene . I have a strong hunch that if I stayed thru the entire credits there would have been another bonus scene. Marvel did that in the Avengers and sadly I missed the second scene. Today I had a bus to catch and couldn't risk staying longer .

The show was more than half filled for a 9:55 am first showing - many more people than I usually find opening day for any movie. Loads of young men and a few couples. I was the oldest by far.

 

[drumstick diva]

RE: WOLVERINE - I feel I need to add another side to my review. My son & his friends went to see Wolverine - they aren't kids, 27 yrs.old and upward.

"Ah, we went to see it today but none of us liked it even though it got good reviews. Oh well, I don't think there's been any good X-Men movies so far anyway."

 

[sourland]

"Fruitvvale Station" - SEE IT Well scripted, extremely well acted portrayal of an imperfect man surrounded by real people all leading to an unfortunate conclusion.

 

[drumstick diva]

Sour I have been waiting to see this - our ^%#&$@ movie theatre with 14 screens - still doesn't have it. They cater to young, males mostly. Guess that it where the money is

 

[sourland]

There's a small older theater (7 screens) about a half an hours drive away that plays slightly 'off the main track' films - no kid stuff. They cater to a somewhat more mature crowd

. It appears to work - although never filled they seem to get a decent turn out. It's supposed to rain off and on for the next 3 days. We may go see "Still Mine".

 

[Spookwriter]

"a small older theater with seven screens"....

Wow.

Here we, we got a seven screen theater. It's nice sort of. But it
forced the original movie house to town to close. Took all the
business.

And I miss that place.

Its where I took my wife when we were dating. Its where my daughter
saw her first big movie. Its where my parents went. Even my grandparents
saw movies there.

I remember being thrown out of the movies there for some reason.
We were being "mean" the man said. His name was Harry and he
owned the place. Old man, and he walked around with his flashlight.
Didn't allow no hanky-panky in his movies....He owned the local drive in
too....I got thrown out of there a few times.

So yes, we've got a big fancy theater now.

But I miss the little tiny place we had, and all the memories.

Spook.



*....One of those memories?

I wasn't always married. I use to be a normal boy. And one time I
used to date girls. Until my wife (and Harry) put a stop to it.

At one time I took a different girl to the movies every night for a week.
I remember the movie, but I've long forgotten the girls names. Anyway,
a creature of habit, I sat in the same place every time.

With a different young lady.

And old Harry noticed this.

He actually called me in his office and told me this wasn't right, that I
needed to just date one at a time, that for me not to be greedy and date
all the girls in town, to leave some for the other boys.

What he actually said was that I needed to decide which girl I really liked,
and then to focus on her.

That's kinda sorta what I did. And I'm still focused on her, all these years.

Now Harry, he died some years ago. He had himself a great big nice funeral.
I think everybody in town knew old Harry. He had watched us all grow up.

We had watched his silver screen and he...and he had watched us.

That was Harry. Everyone's grandpa.


I got in a fight there one night. Over a girl. (and looking back, she was even
an ugly girl) But me and another boy, we went out back in the alley to
settle things.

And before me and Jeff got to beating on each other, there came Harry.
He called us down. He handled us. He didn't call our parents. He didn't
need to...when we were at the movies, we were in Harry's house. If he
had to call our parents, we were really in trouble.

He watched over us.

Even now, when we go to the big new movie house, I miss Harry.
I wish he could throw me out one more time.

And when my little girl grows up, and some boy takes her to the
movies...who's going to be there to watch over her for me?

I'm so glad Harry and his little one-screen movie was a part of my life.
Awesome man, awesome memories.

Now, along the movie reviews, has anyone else got a movie-memory
they would like to tell about?


Spook....

 

[Spookwriter]

HOW about one more quick one before I go outside
for the day?

About Harry and my brother?


My brother, he got himself on of those blind-dates, with a girl.
He had never met her, she was our sisters friend. We had never
seen her, but had talked to her on the phone when she called
our sister. She had a oh-so-cute voice.

Anyway, my older brother made his blind date.

And took her to the movies.

...and left her there.

It seems that the poor girl wasn't quite as pretty as pictured. And
my brother went to the bathroom...and then just "went".

After the show was over, the poor girl was left without a ride.
That's when Harry found out...when the girl was upset and crying.
Harry drove her home.

Now Harry did call Dad about that one.

Dad didn't see much humor in my brother doing that. He got in some
pretty good trouble.

Harry banned my brother from the movies for a long time after that.
Actually wouldn't let him in.

(But it didn't make no real difference, because Dad put a stop to my
brother dating that summer. Some things you just don't do)


Spook