I did nothing on Monday
the 18th so I'll mention something I brought up a few
weeks ago. I was unsuccessful in locating Orange Vanilla Coke, but
soon after that I did find a 12 pack, and the drink was as tasty as
I'd hoped it would be. Tuesday, it had its ups and downs, yet in my
attempt to remain positive here, I'll just mention the good... I went
to a few stores and in the evening, I was at a movie theatre to see a
film that was on the big screen for one night only and now is on
demand from the usual sites you can stream movies from, like iTunes
or Amazon. Triple Threat is a martial arts action film starring
various talents from Far East Asia plus some from the West who should
be much bigger stars then they are now (Michael Jai White, Scott
Adkins). It was what I expected: it wasn't incredible like some
recent martial arts films (The Raid; also, this is far less bloody
than the Netflix movie The Night Comes for Us) but it's still a blast
and I enjoyed the action.
Late Tuesday night, the
friend of a parent came into town and it was a last minute deal...
and they flew down from the Midwest. Wednesday night I did nothing
but Thursday, I went with them to the local Red Lobster restaurant as
that is what they desired... yes, Lobsterfest brought them in. Our
meals were all fine overall but the waiter... he was something else.
The best way to describe the way he acted and spoke: game show host!
That was his tone of voice, diction, and his overall demeanor; now,
overall he was fine as a waiter and I can't complain about the job he
did yet the way he acted was just so bizarre.
Friday, I went into town
to drop off items at Goodwill then a random gas station to pick up
some drinks at their convenience store... and Saturday I did nothing
at all. Before I talk about Sunday, Thursday through Sunday was the
yearly latter half of March tradition of watching the first two
rounds of the NCAA college basketball tournament. It was the same as
usual, meaning excitement and some upsets. Sunday itself, dinner was
had with me, the parent and their friend at the local chain
restaurant known as Gator's Dockside. I've talked about it in the
past and they have good food. I was not sure when I would see Us...
UCF losing its tournament game to Duke (which they really should have
won) meant that I did not feel like watching last night's tournament
games, so I might as well see it then. The place I chose perhaps
wasn't the right one... among other things, someone left a SOILED
DIAPER in the stall of the men's room!
As for Us... once I
finally saw Get Out last year, I was like most and thought of it was
great. Us, though...
I know many love it already... as for me, if it wasn't for some
effective scares, the movie looking & sounding nice and some of
the performances, I would not even say it was average. I know,
another case of me having a controversial opinion, and I can't fully
explain why without massively spoiling everything. Thus, I'll just
state: I was with the movie early on but the further it progressed
and I realized what sort of movie it was, Us
lost me and once they presented some sort of explanation, it was a
“huh?” Any “hidden meanings” I'd rather not try to decipher
as on the surface I thought the laughs came from me chuckling AT the
film rather than WITH it, which was how the crowd there treated it
too. Yeah, my fellow film-goers did not seem too enthused by it
either... although perhaps I shouldn't compare myself to people that
go to a movie theatre where some tool changes a poop-filled diaper
in a bathroom and doesn't throw it away! But people were leaving
during the extended final shot of the film, which is not a good sign.
All that said, I presume those reading this who want to see Us will
like it more than me.
When I return a week from
today, hopefully I'll have more positive things to discuss.
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