I took my youngest daughter (11) and one of her friends to the show last night. They wanted to see
"Alvin 2: The Squeakquel" and I wanted to see
"Did You Hear About the Morgans?" Before we went to the show, we went to eat at IHOP and then to Wal-Mart. The only redeeming aspect of this weather is that the perishables will last in the car while we do other things.
For some odd reason the girls acted as though they were relieved when I informed them that I wanted to see a different movie. Imagine that! The kids always complain about my nose being buried in the computer (I do work full time online for one of my jobs, after all) then this daughter was thrilled to separate from me at the theater. I am documenting this here so I can remind her of it next time she
catches me playing Scrabble on Facebook complains about the fact that I don't spend enough time with her.
I have done my best to
brainwash teach my kids to believe that family is more important than friends.
Regardless of the fact that
I have isolated them from society , homeschooled them, they are social little creatures. Well not so "little" anymore. *sigh*
So.. back to the movie. The girls' movie started about 35 mins before my show. What is it about the show that I always have to pee twice before it starts? Yes I did. And I still found myself waiting for the last hour and a half of the show needing to go again.
This was my first time to view a movie at the theater alone. I have always wanted to try it. The advantages to being alone are that you can sit where you want and no one else is there to tempt you with their fattening buttered popcorn. I sat in the best spot which was directly facing the center of the screen.
The show started with the typical advertisements and previews. I liked the military theaters better when my ex was in the Army and we went to the show on post. For one thing, it was cheaper and for another it was patriotic to go to the movie. Instead of ads and previews, we watched scenes of Americana as we listened to the national anthem. We stood with our hands on our hearts and showed respect to our country and our troops. It always brought tears to my eyes.
Enough sentimentality.. back to the movie...
The previews included "From Paris with Love", "Kick Ass", "The Bounty Hunter" and "Dear John." Out of all of those I definitely want to see "Dear John." It is based on a novel by Nicholas Sparks and I really love his books.
"Did you hear about the Morgans?" was predictable from start to finish. It had very little offensive language, no crude humor and no sensuality. It was a cute movie which offered a positive and refreshing view on the sanctity of marriage (unusual from Hollywood). I really hope people go and watch this show so they can show support for a clean flick. There were some funny parts and it did not have one of those crappy endings where you are left with no closure about the characters.
Overall, I enjoyed watching the movie alone. Going with other people is fun too, but I might just do this movie thing alone more often.
Comments (3)
glad you had fun :)
Glad everyone had fun
I think I will check out the DVD now that I have read your review! It IS nice to have a movie that lifts up marriage! Thanks!