We're going to the drive-in tonight. I'm thrilled.

Years and years ago, Mark and I were on a vacation in Santa Cruz and we began to run out of money. Desperate for some kind of cheap entertainment, we found a nearby drive-in. I couldn't believe that we could buy and pizza and beer and just bring them in and enjoy them during the movies. I also ( Read more... )

After a lovely dinner with my friend Richard, I swung by Vons to pick up a few things. While in line, I saw a blu-ray of Breaking Dawn Pt 1, the fourth Twilight movie. I saw the film in the theater months ago and thought it was ok ( Read more... )

While I was up visiting Matt and his wheelchair this weekend, we watched Star Wars Episode 1: The Phantom Menace in 3D. I know it's weird to say this, but Episode 1 is one of my favorite movies of all time. It's pretty bad, but it has special meaning to me, and I've seen it countless times.


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I've been on a Batman kick lately. I think it's because I'm obsessed with Batman: Arkham Asylum for PS3. Also, the new Batman movie, Dark Knight Rises, looks great.

Today, I pulled up 1997's Batman Forever on Netflix streaming. I have a few observations ( Read more... )

I watched Burlesque last night. I've been dying to see it. From what I had heard, it's a mess. Also, I think Christina "Xtina" Aguilera is incredibly talented vocally. At one point in the movie, someone very accurately says she has mutant lungs.


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Last night, I treated myself to a little Taco Bell and watched Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy's Revenge. It's about as bad as I remembered it. My favorite is Nightmare on Elm Street 3: The Dream Warriors. It's the one where Freddy's victims realize they have powers in the dream world, too, so they fight back. The 4th film is also great; it ( Read more... )

A few weeks ago, I bought the 5-disc box set of the Planet of the Apes movies. Last night, we finished watching it. I'm certainly very pleased with my purchase.


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We went and saw Rise of the Planet of the Apes (worst title ever) the other day. It's very entertaining. The cgi was well done, not perfect, and the story was clever. Also, one of the actors in the film was David Hewlett who played Rodney McKay on Stargate Atlantis.


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I grew up in a fairly religious household. For the most part, this involved praying before every meal and going to church every Sunday.

But when I was a teenager, I was also reluctantly involved in several "youth group" activities. Basically, a small group would get together at night and do things that were mildly entertaining. Then at some point ( Read more... )

Last night, while tidying up my room and doing some computer stuff, I pulled up Why Did I Get Married, Too on Netflix streaming.

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I had heard that Tyler Perry movies, though very popular, are really bad. And further, I heard that this one was particularly awful. I wouldn't say it was great. In fact, it was extremely uneven. It jumps from comedy ( Read more... )