How the evening went:
8:40pm The Husband and I arrive at the theater for the 10 o’clock showing. We are evidently the only people this excited to see H & G.
9:00 I’m knitting a dark blue sock and ask The Husband, “Why is it so dark in here?”
        The Husband: “Because it’s a movie theater, not a knitting studio.”
        me: “So, I’m confused, this is NOT a knitting studio?”
9:20 Other people enter the theater. A teenaged boy sits two seats away and proceeds to talk passionately to his friend for a solid 30 minutes about comic books. Same teenaged boy then says, “I mean, I’m not THAT into comic books.” I couldn’t help thinking to myself that clearly he was THAT into comic books and being a little sad that he couldn’t be himself. and then I thought that it would have been like me saying, “I’m not THAT into knitting.” Being an adult and comfortable in your own skin is vastly underrated.


10:00 The movie
– This movie was pretty bloody. When I started thinking about how I prefer the way Quentin Tarantino does blood, I knew they’d gone over the top.

– The script was better than expected. Possibly because the movie was only 90 minutes long.

– My favorite character was the troll. Played by Derek Mears and voiced by Robin Atkin Downes, he’s charming. And the best part is, his name’s Edward. A troll. named Edward. love it!

– Overall, it was what I expected and I enjoyed it for what it was. A cheesy bloody action film based on a fairy tale. I don’t always have highbrow taste in movies, but I’d watch a sequel and I’m willing to admit it.

I talked The Husband into taking me to see This is 40 at the new Moviehouse in town. I loved the big seats (room for my knitting bag in the recliner with me) and that they kept the lights on low during the previews so I could knit through them with ease. But, I’d stay away from the pizza with basil; it was STRONG!



I thought this film was going to be a cute quirky comedy about how life with kids is stressful, but how they are so amusing and wonderful that it is totally worth it….or maybe it would be about how the dad had a little bit of a midlife crisis, but with laughs, the family would all get through it together. Wrong. This is a film with several funny scenes (kudos to Jason Segel and Melissa McCarthy), but overall, the movie made me kind of sad for the parents who had made some poor financial choices and were totally broke. Not really the laughs I was hoping for OR the happy ending that I require. I think that the actors carried their weight, but I was disappointed.

Ps. I do not believe there were any notable knits in this movie.

The Husband and I caught a midnight showing of Red Dawn tonight. I should disclaim that I have not seen the original.

1. The fact that they are trying to sell Josh Peck as Chris Hemsworth’s brother was distracting to me. They look nothing alike. Yes, I know it is a movie, but they could have bothered to get an actor that at least had one feature in common with Chris…someone a little more Chris Pine-like (good call, Star Trek folks). Little birds report that this was an issue with the original as well.

2.Josh Hutcherson (Peeta of Hunger Games fame) must have thought Red Dawn seemed like a walk in the park.

3. The height differences between Chris Hemsworth and the rest of the cast was distracting too (yes, I’m probably even more easily distracted at midnight than normal, but there you have it). I felt better about my waundering mind when Jeffrey Dean Morgan showed up on set and I was able to verify that yes, indeed it did look like Hemsworth was supervising munchkins.



4. The script wasn’t half bad.

5. I could have done without the feel good brotherly moments, but I guess they were staying true to the original.

6. The movie was good – the 5.7 on imdb seems a bit harsh. I’d probably be more in the 7 range. If I hadn’t gone to see this movie at midnight, it would be a solid 7.5, but if I’m staying up like a teenager, the movie needs to deliver.