Movies

It was Sunday so I took mom to the movies. As far as the movie goes, if 2 hours of shaky camera shots floats your boat, this flick is right up your alley. I really tried to enjoy it, but between the idiots with the cell phones on, the crying babies and all the shots with the crippled steady-cam, it just gave me a headache.

Honest to God. There was this couple in front of us, middle aged with a new baby. Now before the movie starts they run the trailers to tell people to turn their cell phones off. Somehow this fine couple must have missed it. Although I’m almost certain they were sitting right there in front of us when it was running. So 20 minutes into the film their damn cell phone starts ringing to the tune of Winnie the Pooh. Of course this brilliant woman can’t find the phone so this goes on for at least 30 seconds…. When she finally finds it she answers the call. She’s talking on the phone while Matt Damon is putting a bullet through some poor background’s thick skull. Then about 20 minutes later the kid starts crying. Then she changes the shitty diaper on the seat next to her. After about another 10 minutes of the kid crying she finally leaves. I really had to bite my tongue. But I thought that it was more important that I act like more of a considerate human than they did.

Are people that would drag an baby a movie and cause all that ruckus and cacophony in the theatre stupid or just plain ol’ inconsiderate? It’s not that tough guys. I’m sure you can file your taxes, so you should be able to figure this out. Hire a baby sitter or get one of the neighbors or relatives to watch the little tyke so you can go to the movies and actually enjoy yourselves and not annoy the other paying customers that actually are more interested in the movie than how cute little Ashley is. Movie experiences such as this are the main reason I usually go during the week. Skip out of the house for a couple of hours between working and go to the movies. Only idiots go to the movies on Sunday. And I guess I just fit in fine.

Got a chance to see the new Steven Spielberg/Tom Hanks movie over the weekend, “The Terminal.” And I actually enjoyed it. I would definitely give it a pretty wide recommendation. Folks with a couple of living brain cells and even Aunt Gerdie would actually enjoy it. Kumar Pallana, who plays the cranky yet lovable Gupta is the standout in the film. IMHO, he steals the whole damn show. The movie is loosely based on Mehran Karimi Nasseri, who has lived in Paris’s Charles de Gaulle airport since 1988. But movie goer beware, this thing has more product placement than anything else I’ve ever seen. I’d venture to guess that at least half of the film is a living. breathing, walking commercial. But even with the endless “Starbucks” and “Borders Books” product placement, it’s gotta’ be better than “Dodge Ball.” That movie made it to the number one position over the weekend. That feat can only be attributed to the attraction of most American’s to shiny metal objects.