NOTE: I won't be back until New Year's Day. I'll be out of town for Christmas. I can't believe 2017 is almost over with, although good riddance, really.
Yeah, I'll get into The Last Jedi (no spoilers, I promise) a little later. Monday through Wednesday were pretty boring for me; I mean, the “highlight” of that time period was going to the local Kmart; talk about a depressing place to visit. The entire chain is not long for the world which is regrettable as many times when I was a kid I was taken to the local Kmart in town and most of us have been there on plenty of occasions. That store in my city is never busy & the prices are not great but their movie selection has plenty of cheap oddities and sometimes a decent deal. I could carp about how the lady at the checkout needed help with the giftcard I got but I don't want to be rude.
Thursday, I ended up in Orlando for something and after I was done with that, I returned to the place known as BJ's Restaurant & Brewhouse. I hadn't been there in awhile and they do make good food... and drink. Friday, I returned to Orlando for something else and after that was Star Wars: The Last Jedi. I have not delved into the Extended Universe of the franchise so I am not a superfan but the original trilogy I saw often and loved as a kid... and still do. The prequels, those were pretty bad. I rate The Force Awakens and Rogue One high, despite both being flawed. I was hoping I would love this too, even after hearing that some hated the film. I knew it was “different” from the usual Star Wars so what I saw wasn't quite so unexpected. Regrettably, my opinion is not hatred; “disappointment” is a better term.
I'll avoid any spoiler talk from those that haven't seen it yet; I'll be real vague. I had problems with the story; there were some plot holes and stupid moments but what ruined things for me was an increase of a certain element which was present in the other movies but was way stronger and more prevalent here; not only was it not needed at all, it was not even done that well. Most people had issues with other things but that was what put a bad taste in my mouth. At least the sold out screening I was at turned out fine and did not have the unforgettable moment of the first time I saw The Force Awakens: some guy had what I presume was a seizure during the opening crawl and as the movie was stopped, he freaked the F out as they tried to get him on the stretcher and out in an ambulance. What an awkward 10 to 15 minutes that was. Anyhow, if you want more details about it, if you so desire you can look at this review I did at: https://letterboxd.com/blairrussell/film/star-wars-the-last-jedi/
Saturday I thought about doing something but instead I stayed home and did nothing. Friday was a poor day even before I saw The Last Jedi (as typical, it was people acting stupid which was a big reason why) and I felt real tired so relaxing was the better alternative. In addition, traffic this month has been absolutely brutal. I've seen the aftermath of two wrecks and there have been many who have been driving recklessly. Sunday, all I did was go to Target and that went as expected. From the last time, I never mentioned that I did not see the Chicago Bears actually dominate an opponent (in recent years this is a rare phenomenon) as they dismantled the Cincinnati Bengals. Nor did I watch their game this past weekend when they were their usual selves and lost to the Detroit Lions.
The rest of the year I don't have much planned aside from the trip out of state. When I am back two weeks from now hopefully I'll only have good things to discuss.
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