BRAKING NEWS!
. . . I just updated my LJ! Which isn't news-worthy at all, but still rare. And I purposely misspelled 'Braking.' Not because I want to appear stupid, it's because I'm incredibly corny and lame. And that, my friends, is not news. Anyway! Today was pretty bangin', yo! Me, Liz and the Mango got together again for a day of fun and excitement! Yup, lunch, the mall and a movie. Might not sound like much but trust me, the day was much more exciting than it sounds right there. We all made our way to the mall where we decided we'd check out 'Cars,' Pixar's newest movie in a sea of CG-animated movies. Honestly, there are way too many. We saw trailers for like 5 of 'em, and they all suck. But I guess you'd expect people to catch on to the fact that drawing every single second of a movie by hand isn't the most fun way to make a movie. But anyway, that was what we went with. We had lunch first and then did our usual meandering around the mall. Visiting these trendy stores makes me so happy inside! :( Nah, it was torturous and I sensed that the others felt bad putting me through it all . . . again. I told them there that I was beginning to run out of ways to prove to you all that I'm a guy. I mean, all the rummaging through women's clothes, walking through aisles of women's shoes and then giving my opinions on both could cause some confusion. For some people, it's not as difficult to come to certain conclusions. *cough* Cass *cough* Heh heh, yeah, that still makes me laugh. I mean, she calls me 'Fabnan' . . . :( . . . and I've only ever talked to her on MSN! Just my writing is enough, it seems. What does that make me, huh? A HOMOTEXTUAL?! Sheesh. ANYWAY! Yeah, all the trips to the mall can't possibly help my case, but they're mah homies fo' sho, what can I do? So yeah, various stores were visited throughout the day. It was starting out to be just another trip to the mall when we made a little discovery. GUESS who's being held against his will in aisle 2 of the KB toy store at the Arrowhead Mall?! MURROW! The TURTLE! HOW?! HOW the HELL does something like THAT happen?! If you remember from my earlier posts, the turtle was first sighted standing guard at a street corner in one of the strangest neighborhoods I've ever been in. Liz and I REALLY wanted to just take the turtle but neither of us had the guts to do the job. Well, we went back another time and it was GONE! We regretted not taking it when we had the chance ever since. Well, here he was today! And . . . we still didn't have the guts to do the job. But we took plenty of pictures! I'll try to get those up as soon as possible. But I'm certain that that WAS Murrow! He was all roughed up and lacking a price tag! He's one of a kind and they somehow got to him before we could. Maybe one day we'll liberate poor Murrow from his prison at the mall. He must be terrified. But that's not the important thing. The important thing is . . . "3 CHILDREN ARE DEAD!" ;) Yeah, we didn't get to visit the neighborhood today. I'd love to see how it could get any weirder. First, there was a very defensive mailman that made several rounds, trying to keep us away. Then a shadowy figure, professional assassin type guy pretending to be a mailman while barricading the street with his USPS truck. And THEN there was a lady in a station wagon with the steering wheel on the RIGHT SIDE of the car! They got FOREIGN AGENTS guarding this place?! Something strange is going on in the neighborhood, I tell ya. Anyway, it's worth mentioning what occurred at the Candy Factory. There was what appeared to be a strange, self-serve slushy machine of some kind inside. From the store-front window, we saw a sign that said "Please Pay First Thank's," exactly as it's written there. A simple, grammatical error? Not according to Liz who was certain it was a contraction. That the sign actually read "Please Pay. First Thank Us!" It was hard to tell from where we were standing, but we're sure the list of stern commands continued with "Then Leave. Smile while doing so!" HA HA! Yeah, that was pretty funny. I've never seen such a domineering slushy machine. I'll tell you this, I don't appreciate its attitude.
So yeah, it was finally movie time! 'Cars' was . . . enjoyable. Incredibly corny, though. A message movie that didn't really stick to any, single message. Does that make any sense? Probably not. There were A LOT of overly, sentimental moments in the movie. One sticks out in my mind in which a flashback, "trip down memory lane," if you will, took place that depicted an automobile utopia that existed in the middle of the desert before an interstate was built. Where it's every car's right of way and there was happiness among all forms of transportation. That scene along with the song they chose to go with it just made the whole thing laughable. I'm certain this movie was sponsered by the Department of Tourism, or something. I have no idea for sure since they threw in all that stuff during the credits to distract me. The movie itself had some funny parts. I really liked Pixar's short that was shown before the movie, that was entertaining. But it was just Brink!, like Liz said. The race scenes were very typical of any movie that involves racing of some kind. And like true Disney fashion, they included a sappy and ultimately pointless romance angle along with dialogue FILLED with twisted innuendo. I half-expected the main character, Lightning McQueen, to yell out "Damn gurrrl, throw it in reverse!" to his love interest! But that would be deserving of a PG-rating, so it was kept out for that reason. Actually, there was a lot of stuff that had us looking at each other in horror and amazement. What can you expect with Disney, right? Well anyway, it's doing as well as any animated movie should do in terms of reviews:
http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/10004076-cars/
76% at RT as of now. Not Pixar's best, that's for sure. But it's a pretty good movie, anyway. I can't look at cars the same way again, not after they all seem to be looking back at me! Strange. This movie needs to tell us why there are no people left on Earth yet fields of crops and other signs of human existence remain. Where did we go?! That's the question that should be answered . . . in a PREQUEL! Nah, I'm kidding. Don't give Disney any stupid ideas. It would be interesting to see people get annihilated by their own cars and have the cars take over the world. But . . . no. Let's not.
Well, this day was "car-themed" from the start. I mean, parking next to a line of Corvettes (5 of them) was pretty amazing. I got pictures of that, too. The good ones were taken by Liz and the Mango and I'll try to get those up but I have no idea how to take them off my cell phone. Ehh, I'll try to figure it out. Then, of course, we saw 'Cars,' which was a great way to end the "car-themed" day. Again, it would have been better if all of us were there, including Susan and the Z! And Ravi! My prediction is that I'll never see that dude. Oh well . . .
Here's to hoping we all get to hang out again before I leave!
Lata all!
:)
So yeah, it was finally movie time! 'Cars' was . . . enjoyable. Incredibly corny, though. A message movie that didn't really stick to any, single message. Does that make any sense? Probably not. There were A LOT of overly, sentimental moments in the movie. One sticks out in my mind in which a flashback, "trip down memory lane," if you will, took place that depicted an automobile utopia that existed in the middle of the desert before an interstate was built. Where it's every car's right of way and there was happiness among all forms of transportation. That scene along with the song they chose to go with it just made the whole thing laughable. I'm certain this movie was sponsered by the Department of Tourism, or something. I have no idea for sure since they threw in all that stuff during the credits to distract me. The movie itself had some funny parts. I really liked Pixar's short that was shown before the movie, that was entertaining. But it was just Brink!, like Liz said. The race scenes were very typical of any movie that involves racing of some kind. And like true Disney fashion, they included a sappy and ultimately pointless romance angle along with dialogue FILLED with twisted innuendo. I half-expected the main character, Lightning McQueen, to yell out "Damn gurrrl, throw it in reverse!" to his love interest! But that would be deserving of a PG-rating, so it was kept out for that reason. Actually, there was a lot of stuff that had us looking at each other in horror and amazement. What can you expect with Disney, right? Well anyway, it's doing as well as any animated movie should do in terms of reviews:
http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/10004076-cars/
76% at RT as of now. Not Pixar's best, that's for sure. But it's a pretty good movie, anyway. I can't look at cars the same way again, not after they all seem to be looking back at me! Strange. This movie needs to tell us why there are no people left on Earth yet fields of crops and other signs of human existence remain. Where did we go?! That's the question that should be answered . . . in a PREQUEL! Nah, I'm kidding. Don't give Disney any stupid ideas. It would be interesting to see people get annihilated by their own cars and have the cars take over the world. But . . . no. Let's not.
Well, this day was "car-themed" from the start. I mean, parking next to a line of Corvettes (5 of them) was pretty amazing. I got pictures of that, too. The good ones were taken by Liz and the Mango and I'll try to get those up but I have no idea how to take them off my cell phone. Ehh, I'll try to figure it out. Then, of course, we saw 'Cars,' which was a great way to end the "car-themed" day. Again, it would have been better if all of us were there, including Susan and the Z! And Ravi! My prediction is that I'll never see that dude. Oh well . . .
Here's to hoping we all get to hang out again before I leave!
Lata all!
:)