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January 29, 2007
Epic Boredom
As I explained yesterday, sometimes I worry about what I leave here. I like to think that What's a Delmer Look Like does something to help the common man and woman every once in a while -- republicans too -- and sometimes I'm left with the feeling that the helpfulness quotient is reaching a George-Bush-popularity-polls low.
Today will be one of the helpful entries as it may help you save a few bucks.
The boys had last Friday off school so I spent part of the day working from home. Just after noon we decided to take a break and see a movie. The boys had their hearts set on Epic Movie so we set off to see it.
When we entered the theater we found that it is going through some serious renovation. The gal behind the counter told me that when everything is done there will be a restaurant on one side and that kids will not be allowed in without their parents after 9 p.m. I'm hoping they'll serve beer too -- I don't know why, I don't know that I'd have a beer in a theater, it would just be sort of cool.
Prior to the start of the movie we sat through twenty minutes of Coming Attractions, some of which look promising. Hot Fuzz looks like it has potential and stars that guy from Shuan of the Dead. Aside from the fact that Hot Fuzz looks like it might be entertaining I thought it was interesting that the British might refer to the police as Fuzz -- I thought this was an American thing. Whenever I think of police in terms of "The Fuzz" I'm reminded of the first time I'd heard the expression: My family had just returned from vacation and I was playing outside with Howard Feltner, the neighbor kid ... a police car when down the street and Howard referred to it as "The Fuzz in the bubble gum machine," and he sort of sang the expression. I also remember that the song, "When You're Hot, You're Hot" by Jerry Reed was popular, making this the summer of 1972.
After the trailers came the movie. It was amazing.
I was amazed at how uninteresting and boring it was. There were one or two laugh lines but most of it was just bad -- at least it's bad if you are 46.
If you are 9, 11 or 13 it's a fine piece of cinema.
When the movie ended the boys rushed back to me (they always sit in the very first row, even if the theater is all but empty). On the way out Jack asked if we could buy the movie when it's released on DVD.
I told him I'd look for it at Blockbuster next week.
Posted by delmer at January 29, 2007 8:41 PM
Comments
This kind of movie usually only has two or three worthy gags in it and they usually use up most or all of them on the trailer.
Posted by: Rob at January 30, 2007 2:58 PM
That was certainly the case here.
Posted by: delmer at January 31, 2007 8:50 AM