Monday, March 13, 2006
The Hills Have a Conversation and other nonsense.
Is there a better way to spend a Saturday morning than seeing a horror film filled with mutants deformed by nuclear testing killing hapless travelers? The answer is: I don't think so!
Ben and I took in a matinee of the remake of Wes Craven's The Hills Have Eyes with our friends, Robert and Ashley. It was pretty funny because Ashley and I were the only two women in the whole theatre. Ok, there were only about 5 other people besides us in the theatre ANYWAY, but we were STILL the only women there. We also contemplated the probability that one of the 5 other people with us was really a serial killer and they were there to take notes, because you know, serial killers often go to the movies by themselves on a Saturday morning. (If you were there and are NOT a serial killer, we weren't talking about you, and if you were there and you ARE a serial killer, please don't kill me, I'm funny!)
So, this new version of the film was pretty good. I haven't seen the original yet (I know, blasphemy!) but it IS on my blockbuster list now and I'll get around to it. Both Robert and Ashley HAD seen the original and they didn't come out of the theatre spitting, so as far as I can tell, they did a pretty decent job on the remake. Robert informed us of some of the changed plot points and subtle differences between the two and they didn't seem glaring or needless. Of course, as in ANY horror movie, there are the scenes where you think, "What the hell are you doing?!?!?", to certain actions by the characters, but I think it was two hours well spent. If you like horror movies, and mutants (not the self cleaning kind) then go see this flick. You'll be REALLY uncomfortable and you'll REALLY appreciate your working limbs.
I guess I'm not that good at movie reviews, because I don't like to talk about the plot and give away anything, so I think I'll just refer to these type of blogs as movie opinions.
We also rented The Conversation staring Gene Hackman. THIS was an awesome movie. Ben read the screenplay of it in college and I'm pretty sure he was told that this was the greatest screenplay ever written or something to that effect, so he's always wanted to see it and has never gotten around to it. Gene Hackman plays a "paranoid and personally-secretive surveillance expert" who gets wrapped up in his latest job and he suspects the people he's bugged are going to be murdered. Its a very intense "smart" movie where you really have to pay attention because the staple of 70's cinema was to trudge along at a sleepy rate to get to the end, so if you aren't paying attention, you'll miss a pivotal plot point. I would recommend ANYONE who hasn't sent this movie to go out and rent it right now! Its one of Francis Ford Coppola's greatest movies and I can't believe that I've never seen it before. Robert Duvall makes a cameo in it and it also stars Harrison Ford and Cindy Williams (yes, THAT Cindy Williams, two years before "Schlemeel, schlemazel, hasenfeffer incorporated!").
So those were the movies we saw this weekend.
In other news, I probably did one of the most painful tasks I've ever done in my LIFE yesterday. I washed my car and removed all of the things that make it MY car to prepare it for the Auto Trader.
That's right, I'm selling my car. I'm tired of spending a gazillion dollars on gas every month for it and its got two doors, SO not cool for when I have kids. Its just too expensive to keep. If it had four doors, I'm sure I could justify keeping it. I won't lie, I LOVE my SUV. I love being above everyone else (well mostly everyone else, I do live in Texas, the ginormous pickup truck capitol of the world), being able to SEE things on the road and I just like the room I have inside the car. But the whole two door thing is the pits. So its time to sell it. I'm a bit hesitant about it though, because one of my best friends' dad sold me this car, and he's since passed away so I feel sad about selling it. I feel that this is the last piece of him that I have left. I grew up with this friend, and her parents are like my parents so it was hard when he died (this is the one that I was a wreck about after seeing Big Fish in the theatre) and I have sentimental attachment to this stupid car.
So if you know anyone that's in the neighborhood to buy a really well kept 2001 Ford Explorer Sport 2DR sport utility for $10,000, drop me a line.
Ben and I took in a matinee of the remake of Wes Craven's The Hills Have Eyes with our friends, Robert and Ashley. It was pretty funny because Ashley and I were the only two women in the whole theatre. Ok, there were only about 5 other people besides us in the theatre ANYWAY, but we were STILL the only women there. We also contemplated the probability that one of the 5 other people with us was really a serial killer and they were there to take notes, because you know, serial killers often go to the movies by themselves on a Saturday morning. (If you were there and are NOT a serial killer, we weren't talking about you, and if you were there and you ARE a serial killer, please don't kill me, I'm funny!)
So, this new version of the film was pretty good. I haven't seen the original yet (I know, blasphemy!) but it IS on my blockbuster list now and I'll get around to it. Both Robert and Ashley HAD seen the original and they didn't come out of the theatre spitting, so as far as I can tell, they did a pretty decent job on the remake. Robert informed us of some of the changed plot points and subtle differences between the two and they didn't seem glaring or needless. Of course, as in ANY horror movie, there are the scenes where you think, "What the hell are you doing?!?!?", to certain actions by the characters, but I think it was two hours well spent. If you like horror movies, and mutants (not the self cleaning kind) then go see this flick. You'll be REALLY uncomfortable and you'll REALLY appreciate your working limbs.
I guess I'm not that good at movie reviews, because I don't like to talk about the plot and give away anything, so I think I'll just refer to these type of blogs as movie opinions.
We also rented The Conversation staring Gene Hackman. THIS was an awesome movie. Ben read the screenplay of it in college and I'm pretty sure he was told that this was the greatest screenplay ever written or something to that effect, so he's always wanted to see it and has never gotten around to it. Gene Hackman plays a "paranoid and personally-secretive surveillance expert" who gets wrapped up in his latest job and he suspects the people he's bugged are going to be murdered. Its a very intense "smart" movie where you really have to pay attention because the staple of 70's cinema was to trudge along at a sleepy rate to get to the end, so if you aren't paying attention, you'll miss a pivotal plot point. I would recommend ANYONE who hasn't sent this movie to go out and rent it right now! Its one of Francis Ford Coppola's greatest movies and I can't believe that I've never seen it before. Robert Duvall makes a cameo in it and it also stars Harrison Ford and Cindy Williams (yes, THAT Cindy Williams, two years before "Schlemeel, schlemazel, hasenfeffer incorporated!").
So those were the movies we saw this weekend.
In other news, I probably did one of the most painful tasks I've ever done in my LIFE yesterday. I washed my car and removed all of the things that make it MY car to prepare it for the Auto Trader.
That's right, I'm selling my car. I'm tired of spending a gazillion dollars on gas every month for it and its got two doors, SO not cool for when I have kids. Its just too expensive to keep. If it had four doors, I'm sure I could justify keeping it. I won't lie, I LOVE my SUV. I love being above everyone else (well mostly everyone else, I do live in Texas, the ginormous pickup truck capitol of the world), being able to SEE things on the road and I just like the room I have inside the car. But the whole two door thing is the pits. So its time to sell it. I'm a bit hesitant about it though, because one of my best friends' dad sold me this car, and he's since passed away so I feel sad about selling it. I feel that this is the last piece of him that I have left. I grew up with this friend, and her parents are like my parents so it was hard when he died (this is the one that I was a wreck about after seeing Big Fish in the theatre) and I have sentimental attachment to this stupid car.
So if you know anyone that's in the neighborhood to buy a really well kept 2001 Ford Explorer Sport 2DR sport utility for $10,000, drop me a line.
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If you want to put a sticker on my car, just for you, have at it sister. You can even put it on the passenger side so everyone knows it's not mine.
Hey Marls,
Good Luck with your Sellin' Your Car... Fingers are crossed over here in ChiTown for you on that...
And Lori, you're such a good friend... Can I put a sticker on your car too ??? No boobs, I promise...
But, I have to tell you how much I HATED "The Hills Have Eyes"... I hated it a LOT... I'm a firm believer that one did not have to see the orignal to Hate this one, and that a person should not want to leave the theatre before the movie is finished (Like I did)... There were a few scenes, that were kool, and the only characters I even gave half a crap about were the son and that big ol' Frankensteinish Mutant... I'll save the rant for my blog, as not to fill this comment section with my pissin' and moanin'...As long as you walked out of the theatre happy, that's all that matters...
Talk to You Laters,
Tony
Good Luck with your Sellin' Your Car... Fingers are crossed over here in ChiTown for you on that...
And Lori, you're such a good friend... Can I put a sticker on your car too ??? No boobs, I promise...
But, I have to tell you how much I HATED "The Hills Have Eyes"... I hated it a LOT... I'm a firm believer that one did not have to see the orignal to Hate this one, and that a person should not want to leave the theatre before the movie is finished (Like I did)... There were a few scenes, that were kool, and the only characters I even gave half a crap about were the son and that big ol' Frankensteinish Mutant... I'll save the rant for my blog, as not to fill this comment section with my pissin' and moanin'...As long as you walked out of the theatre happy, that's all that matters...
Talk to You Laters,
Tony
Thanks Tony. I hope I can sell it too!
Wow, you are SO full of Hate! You better blog your hate so I can know the full spectrum of it, because while I wasn't in love with it, I thought it was enjoyable. I want to hear your thoughts about it.
Wow, you are SO full of Hate! You better blog your hate so I can know the full spectrum of it, because while I wasn't in love with it, I thought it was enjoyable. I want to hear your thoughts about it.
I'm glad you had fun - we did too. A gory Saturday morning watching good (or bad) cinema with friends is always time well spent in my opinion!
- Robert
- Robert
# posted by 
: March 14, 2006 4:14 PM
: March 14, 2006 4:14 PM
I concur. We'll have to do that again sometime.
Ben just got a DVD in the mail yesterday and the first thing he said was "I think this is a Robert movie." So expect another get together of cheesy crap movies soon, my friend!
Ben just got a DVD in the mail yesterday and the first thing he said was "I think this is a Robert movie." So expect another get together of cheesy crap movies soon, my friend!
Mar, whatever you want, whenever you want. And Tony, according to Marlena, I'm obsessed with boobs, so a sticker with them on my car would only be appropriate, right?
I'm still mad at you and Robert for getting to see the movie without me. We only hired THREE people too. So, you can see it was a big fat waste of my precious time.
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I'm still mad at you and Robert for getting to see the movie without me. We only hired THREE people too. So, you can see it was a big fat waste of my precious time.
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