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Hockey and Netflix

By Cindy on September 27, 2010

Had a great weekend. Slept in way too much but I guess I needed it. The weekend started Friday night with a Guelph Storm hockey game. It was the home opener. Great game. Guelph won 3 – 2 against Owen Sound. Too bad they didn’t follow it up with another win. In Owen Sound on Saturday they lost, big time. Then at another home game on Sunday they lost against Kitchener.

Because Kitchener is so close to Guelph there were almost as many Kitchener fans as there were Guelph fans. But I have a tip for fans of the visiting team. Don’t tell a fan of the home team to shut up. Even if that fan disses your team. You are after all a VISITOR. We out number you. Oh and to the hockey groupies, following the team to their away games makes you look even more desperate. Stick to the home games.

And the even bigger, better news from last week – we got Netflix! I came home after work and the boyfriend was already watching a show on the computer. He’d just finished signing up for Netflix. We’ve already watched a few movies and a couple of TV shows on the big screen TV. For $7.99 a month it’s a bargain. It gets annoying when some of the shows say Not Available. But there are still lots to choose from. I have a feeling we’ll never run out of things to watch. The best part is not having to return anything to a video store. And Netflix offers way more choice than TMN. Sorry, TMN but it’s true.

Now I’m off to work. If I get there early enough I might be able to leave a little early.

Until next time…

Cindy

Vampires anyone?

By Cindy on September 10, 2010

This post is so late it’s already Saturday. See what happens when I actually have the day off. I was busy trying to come up with a theme and header for a website.

I watched a movie a few weeks ago that remain nameless because I don’t need to add anymore fuel to that fire. It was about vampires. That’s all I’ll say. Except, I’ll also say I really, really, really didn’t like it.

Tonight the boyfriend and I watched a different vampire movie. We rented Daybreakers. He gave it a five out of ten. I might have given it a bit more but not much. As concepts go it was pretty good. It’s so hard to do the same but different when it comes to vampire stories these days. They’re everywhere. But this one managed to give vampires a new twist. The problem was with the execution of some scenes. One scene when a vampire is exposed to sun he can survive for almost twenty, thirty seconds. Other scenes when a vampire is exposed to sun they disintegrate right away. You can’t have it both ways.

This gets me thinking about my vampire book more and more. I still really want to finish it. One thing I need to do though is find a new twist. Something to make it the same but different. Haven’t done that yet. Although, the movie I saw that will not be named didn’t really do anything different with the vampire myth. And that movie was huge.

Well, off to bed.

Until next time…

Cindy

Movie night

By Cindy on August 23, 2010

Okay so it was more like movie weekend. Four movies in two days. Saturday we took a break and did some more Hell’s Kitchen catching up. I had the house to myself Friday night so I decided to watch Twilight to see what all the fuss is about. And honestly I still don’t know.

After suffering through the whole movie I decided there was nothing remarkable about it. Nothing really new when it came to the vampire mythology except the whole sparkling thing. The story was predictable. It was over acted. The dialogue was horrible. Even though I can’t see what all the fuss is about I can see why teenage girls would like it. The movie (and I’m assuming the book) tapped into all those teenage girl fantasies. But there was so much about the story I just didn’t buy. I won’t be reading the books and I doubt I’ll be seeing any of the other movies. Somehow though I don’t think Stephanie Meyer needs my help. I’m sure she’s laughing all the way to the bank.

Next up on Friday was Paranormal Activity. I wanted to know what all the fuss was there too. And, I still don’t know. I was waiting for something scary to happen. And I kept waiting. It started off slow. They tried to quicken the pace but it never quite worked for me. The whole movie had maybe two actual scary moments. And of course the little message on the screen at the end didn’t have any shock value for me since I’ve seen the trailers for Paranormal Activity 2.

Sunday brought us Frequently Asked Questions About Time Travel. Loved it! It was well written, funny. I love science fiction. I love time travel. It didn’t feel like a time travel movie I’d seen a million times before. And I would probably watch it again.

Last up for the weekend was The Men Who Stare at Goats. Hmmm. Weird movie. It wasn’t overly bad. But it wasn’t overly good either. It was just okay. I think it could have been a lot better than it was. Of course I feel that way about most movies I watch.

Well, off to work. It’s going to be a crazy, busy week.

Until next time…

Cindy

Salt – no spoilers

By Cindy on July 26, 2010

We’re back to actually going out to watch movies again! I’m glad I’m seeing them when they come out and not months later on pay per view. Saturday’s movie was Salt with Angelina Jolie. The IMDB plot synopsis: As a CIA officer, Evelyn Salt swore an oath to duty, honor and country. Her loyalty will be tested when a defector accuses her of being a Russian spy.

First let me say how happy I am that Tom Cruise did not portray this role and they rewrote it for a woman. Second, it was a good movie but not great. I love a good spy movie. I love CIA characters. I love action. It had all that but I didn’t love it.

Salt was non stop action. Blowing things up. Shooting people. Lots of running through the streets, cars chasing cars through the streets. But the chase scenes were too long. They could have been shortened and more story added. I won’t go into the plot holes.

I think it could have been better written. It’s not a script I would study for story. The bad guy was obvious from very early on. At least to me. The end was no surprise to me. I might study the script to see why it was so obvious so I don’t do that in my scripts.

All that said, I would recommend the movie to anyone who likes a good action movie. I did like the movie. I like almost any movie Angelina does. I liked the character of Salt very much. I will see the sequel when it comes out as long as Jolie plays the role again.

Now, I must leave for work. And think about car chases I can add to my script while I’m driving on the highway.

Until next time…

Cindy

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