Current Movies - Thumbs UP or Thumbs DOWN

[sourland]

Plans are to see "The Butler" tomorrow afternoon. I'll check in with my reactions tomorrow night.

 

[sourland]

We saw "The Butler" this evening and two thirds of the way through the movie the theater lost power - I was glad! They started the generators, and the Princess wanted to stay. The last third of this movie was fine. Other than Forest Whittaker as 'the butler' I did not GET any of the other characters. One thing I discovered is that Oprah does not know how to peel potatoes. If you go to this movie, you will understand my comment. I hope someone else sees this film and gives their viewpoint. I grew up in much of the era represented, and a return was far less than pleasant. All those stars, and for me they did not get it done. Mostly, I just wanted to leave.

 

[drumstick diva]

Thanks Sour, I was on the fence trying to decide if I should see it or not. I also grew up in that era so I know what you mean.

 

[Spookwriter]

You know, I read these movie reviews. Without fail.
One of the threads I actually look for, and I enjoy it.

Through the years, I've been to the movies a time
or two. Whole bunch of times. And most of the
movies...I don't remember. Faded into memory.

What I do remember is the people I went with, the
laughing, the after-movie dinners... to me, that was
the memorable parts. The people that have walked
in my life.

And in this thread, what I read, and enjoy, and treasure
is knowing that Sourman, after all these years is still
taking his bride to the movies. What a statement that is.

And the conehead lady...all I can say is I wouldn't want to
sit behind you every week. Do they make you sit in the back?

But even if it's only you two posting here...keep it up.


Spook

 

[rebelcowboysnb]

You know, I read these movie reviews. Without fail.
One of the threads I actually look for, and I enjoy it.

Through the years, I've been to the movies a time
or two. Whole bunch of times. And most of the
movies...I don't remember. Faded into memory.

What I do remember is the people I went with, the
laughing, the after-movie dinners... to me, that was
the memorable parts. The people that have walked
in my life.

And in this thread, what I read, and enjoy, and treasure
is knowing that Sourman, after all these years is still
taking his bride to the movies. What a statement that is.

And the conehead lady...all I can say is I wouldn't want to
sit behind you every week. Do they make you sit in the back?

But even if it's only you two posting here...keep it up.


Spook

Post of the year... I laughed, I cried.... Well I laughed anyway an enjoyed the sentimental stuff.

I actually dont go to the movies much anymore cause the fun is in the company, not the movies.

 

[drumstick diva]

Spook, out of consideration for others I always sit in the back row, middle just under the projection window - prevents anybody from kicking the back of my seat thru the whole movie.

Rebel, I agree, I have seen movies I Hated, then friend or family wanted to see them. The second time - with company, I really liked the movie. Usually I go alone out of necessity or intention.

 

[Bunnylady]

I hesitate to post on this thread, because I haven't seen a movie in a theater in years. Netflix and Hulu, now, that's a different story (it's also a different thread).

But if you want to talk about memorable moments associated with movies, and the lady with the conical cranium doesn't mind, I can share one of my favorite movie memories . . . .

The year was 1977, and STAR WARS was redefining what the terms "smash hit" and "special effects" meant. I lived in a very rural county at the time - our nearest neighbors were a quarter mile away. Seriously - the young guys used our driveway as their quarter-mile marker when they drag raced each other. It took forever for hit movies to come to a theater near us. Even "near us" was relative - the closest theater was in the next county, which was a 30 - 45 minute drive from our house.

Everybody in our high school had heard of the movie, of course. My two best friends and I had heard all the hoopla, we'd read the book; we even had all the trading cards. When the movie finally came into our area, it got held over for weeks and weeks due to its popularity. Finally, during what was to be the last week of its run, one of my friends decided she couldn't stand it any longer; we had to go see that movie! My other friend and I agreed, but I had one condition. My younger brother was much more of a fan than I was, and it seemed unfair that I should get to see the movie when he couldn't. Could I bring him along? Even though they'd never met him, my friends knew that my brother and I were "twins born six years apart," so the plan was made for the four of us to see it together.

Tuesday night was bargain night at the theater; you could see a movie for a buck. We were high school students without actual jobs; naturally, we wanted to go as cheaply as possible. Tuesday night it was!

My friends also lived in remote corners of the county, even further away from the theater than I did. Only one of us had a car; she was going to collect the rest of us. I don't remember what went wrong, but she arrived at our house much later than expected. By the time we got to the theater, it was well past the 7:00 pm start time. We could deal with missing the beginning of the movie, but the guy at the ticket window said the movie was sold out. Sorry, but the Fire Marshall wouldn't allow people standing in the aisles.

What to do? There was a second showing after 9:00, but that would get us back to my house after 11, and my mother was expecting us back before 10. We trekked across the parking lot to the mall, and found a pay phone. Like ET a few years later, I phoned home.

Mom was OK with me staying out that late, since it was a special occasion, but she was adamant about my brother being home earlier - it was a school night, after all. It was doable - we had just enough time to make the trip to my house and back before the second show. My brother was trying hard to put a brave face on, but as the conversation went on, you could see how disappointed he was.

One of my friends tapped me on the shoulder. "We can't do that to him," she said. To bring him that close and then take him home was cruel. We'd just have to reschedule. We'd all have to pay a lot more for our tickets, but they didn't care - we'd all see that movie, or none of us would. Wednesday, Thursday, Friday nights were all out - one or another of us had a conflict on those nights. Saturday night was the last night the movie would be there, so it was arranged that we'd try again on Saturday.

My brother was sure something else would come up, but on Saturday night, we arrived at the theater with time to spare. We had even gotten the OK from my mother for us to stay for the second showing if necessary, but that turned out not to be a problem - we nearly had the theater to ourselves. As the often-parodied crawler started and we were transported to a galaxy far, far away, I looked over at my brother, who was sitting there with a big grin on his face.

I now own one of the millions of copies of STAR WARS, and I've watched it many times. Every time I do, the Bunny remembers the thoughtfulness of a couple of teenaged girls.

Yeah, sometimes, it's the people you see the movie with that make it memorable.

 

[rebelcowboysnb]

I now own one of the millions of copies of STAR WARS, and I've watched it many times. Every time I do, the Bunny remembers the thoughtfulness of a couple of teenaged girls.

Yeah, sometimes, it's the people you see the movie with that make it memorable.

I was born the year after your story an to this day have never seen that movie.

 

[sourland]

lady, great story - great friends!

 

[drumstick diva]

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