A Rude Cinema Experience

I know it’s been a while since I’ve posted but something happened last night that really got me peeved and I want to get it off my chest. Last night my family went to see the Simpson’s movie at the Lincoln Square Cinemas in downtown Bellevue, WA. Everything was fine until about two thirds of the way through the movie. That’s when some younger teenagers stated using their electronic devices near the front of the theater. This was the third time in a row at this particular movie theater. It distracts everyone in the theater. Your eyes can’t help but be drawn in by the bright glow. Pretty selfish of them, I know. Then, towards the end of the movie, it actually got worse. The group of teenagers began posing for pictures and using their flash! They took at least five pictures using the flash. It was just about the rudest thing I have ever seen in a movie.

 This has only happened at the Lioncoln Square Cinemas. Three times in a row tells me that chances are good it will keep happening. I want to blame the culture in Bellevue where people demonstrate daily they care only about themselves. Perhaps I am being unfair but I can’t get this thought out of my mind. I also know that there are teenagers that are quite respectful and it’s the few that grab our attention. In any event, I’m not going back to Lincoln Square to give them another chance. If they can’t do something about this problem, I am not going to shell out $10 a ticket to have my movie ruined like this.

Reno911! Miami is funny

Fans of Comedy Central’s Reno911! are going to love this movie. People that never got the TV show aren’t going to get the movie either. They’re going to hate it and pan the movie. I read some reviews here on RT before I went to see Reno 911! Miami today and they had me worried. Some said there weren’t enough jokes and some said the writers didn’t have enough material to fill 84 minutes. I say they are wrong. How hard does one have to laugh? 84 minutes of side splitting laughter could leave you needing hospitalization. Space the big jokes out, I say. Let me get my breath.

Yes, this movie had plenty of funny moments. I was also glad to see one of my favorite Reno911! characters, Terry the $5 tug job-taco guy played by Nick Swardson, in the movie. Who knew his dad would turn out to be Pee Wee Herman! I’m not going to go into any more spoilers. If you love the TV show, don’t pay attention to the negative reviews and see the movie anyway. You’ll be glad you did. I’m giving this movie an “8″ rating because it set out what it set out to do. It made people laugh and have a good time.

Children of Men

I saw the movie Children of Men last night and was really blown away. There were some very powerful scenes towards the end. This isn’t to say that the beginning of the movie wasn’t good but as the story developed so did the suspence. The director didn’t go for the obvious. I kept wondering what was going to happen next. I won’t give the plot away but I kept thinking how fragile a life is, how precious it is. This is one movie that exceeded my expectations. The story was solid and the pacing fantastic. I wasn’t bored for a moment. I was also pleased that I didn’t keep asking myself, “Am I supposed to believe that?” I don’t appreciate a film that asks me to suspend disbelief one (or more!) time too many. This was one of the movies where the credits start to roll at the end and the theater is silent. My wife just sat there staring at the screen until I spoke to her. Whatever you do, don’t take the kids to this movie even if they beg you. Some movies are rated R for a reason. This movie is one of them.

Borat: : Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan

I’ve been waiting for this movie to come out for a long time. Ever since the day I saw a preview for it in the theaters I have been counting the days until its release. Now it’s less than two weeks away and I’m starting to get really excited.

I only discovered Sacha Baron Cohen recently. I hadn’t really noticed him before I saw that trailer which happened to be before seeing Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby. It took me almost a week to realize that Will Ferrels French nemesis in the film and Sacha Baron Cohen were one and the same. Then I was really interested and checked IMDB to see what else he had been in. I was delighted to find out that he’d had a series on HBO called Da Ali G show. Even better, it was currently available for viewing On Demand. That show was a little rough but it grew on me.

 The reviews for Borat are promising. I can’t wait to weigh in myself.