> > > Chahr! (Surfer Turtle Dude for Sure!)
> >
> > LOL duuuuuude!
>
> and Hooray for the Jellyman!

lolol... yeah, I got a total kick out of that :)
but Dory's whale translations had me *howling*... omg I was almost in pain
:)
that part of the movie alone was worth the ticket price!

> > laughed. And what was dad doing? NOTHING. After more than a few
> > dirty looks
> > he did tell her to stop kicking the chair... but the rest? Not a
> > stinking  word. 
>
> people just don't seem to have "control your children" skills....

or they're afraid to in public for fear of the "voice raised in anger?you
must be a child beater" sort with a hotline to child welfare. Some family
friends had to deal with that. All came out ok pretty quick, but it was
horrible for them just the same. but I suspect it was just lazy parenting
more than anything else.

> Yesterday (Friday) was a positive ZOO at the theatre -- school ended for
> the year on Thursday, Nemo opened (I swear, they had it in five
> theaters....)

Yeah, it was on 4 screens at Park Meadows (as was Matrix when it opened)
Matrix and Nemo are both on 5 screens at AMC Highlands Ranch... that sort of
thing drives me a little crazy. The complex has 24 screens and they can't
devote *one* to showing movies that otherwise don't get a shot? Foreign
films, independent etc.

> Was worried that the two next to me were going to be the "what's
this?"
> "what's that?" "that's Nemo, right" -- but after
about 10 minutes they
> shushed -- or I became completely absorbed.....
> either way

that's what the girl behind me was doing. I wanted to turn around and yell
"shut up and watch and you'll figure it out!" but of course one doesn't do
that with a little kid... (one would like to take their parent(s) into the
lobby and do it to them tho)

> Don't know that I will, but will bear in mind.
> Tuesday nights are good for movies.....
> Weekends (especially with the hype surrounding Nemo), right out.

yeah, I thought it might be risky, but I *so* wanted out of the house

> I knew we were risking it yesterday -- but arrived a half hour earlly for
> the 5:15 show.
> Reid went in and held seats, while I waited for Russ to show at 5.
> It wasn't a FULL house, but probably 95%.

When we went to see The Matrix at 11am last Friday the theater was
practically empty :) If there were more than 20 ppl in there I'd be
surprised. Suited us... stretched out, got the prime eye-level dead-center
seats.. perfect!

> > yup yup :)) Can't wait for the dvd -- should have some great stuff
> > on it!
>
> Like the entire sequence they used in the first previews, that did NOT
> appear in the movie.
> I was Disappointed.

I must not have been paying attention to that..

> > Oh, and is anyone besides me looking forward to Sean Connery in "The
> > League  of Extraordinary Gentlemen" ?
>
> don't know anything about it
> wasn't in our batch of previews

Ah, I should have said... it was one of the previews for one or both of
X-Men2 or Matrix2
It's sort of like a Victorian X-Men with Dr. Jeckel/Mr. Hyde, The Invisible
Man and others of the type belonging to a group of adventurers lead by Sean
Connery. It's not generating much buzz, but ... Sean Connery... well, you
know how that goes 

>
> > Not to mention Tom Cruise in The Last Samurai (I've got concerns,
>
> ?
> Obviously I have modern media issues, Dude.....

That one was a trailer at Matrix2
looks quite good -- lush cinematography (which you'd expect in an "epic"
sort of film) and Tom Cruise in a beard... looking quite nice too

>
> > but then I
> > had those for Richard Chamberlain in Shogun and that came out ok)
>
> Well, I'd seen him in Three & Four Musketeers, so knew he could pull it
> off.

I was in high school at the time it came out. I'd read the book before the
show, and had an image in my head of someone (since forgotten) closer to my
set of interests at the time. I thought Richard Chamberlain was a bit old
and geeky  But... was pleasantly surprised I enjoyed the mini-series so
much. Still enjoy it as a matter of fact -- that was some great television.

> > upcoming Johnny Depp/Orlando Bloom flick Pirates of the Carribean:
> > The Curse
> > of the Black Pearl has potential, but I've got a sneaking suspicion
> > it's going to suck :/
>
> I admit to having a lot of curiosity
> Also how they're going to do The Haunted Mansion....

heh :)
Well, the effects for the sailors look pretty cool
but I just didn't get any sense of swashbuckling fun, self-aware humor, or
playing it straight adventure... it seemed to be lacking in life, though it
did appear visually appealing. (though dark)

> > I *know* The Hulk is going to suck... if you see
> > any  trailers you'll know what I mean...
>
> Hard to top Bill Bixby: "Don't make me angry. You wouldn't like me when
> I'm angry."

yeah -- that line is in the trailers I've seen. But the Hulk -- obviously
your drawing point -- appears to be little more than a badly drawn dorky
cartoon, and weirdly over AND under-sized at that. Hard to describe
actually, but the ppl I was with all grimaced.

> Right now I'm debating about the covers for The In Laws (Michael Douglas
> is looking SOOO like his dad, and clearly having a hoot), and the Italian
> Caper (I think it is). When the originals were so good....

I've heard the In-Laws is ok... I've seen Douglas in a lot of interviews
lately, and he looks like he's having a pretty good time these days :)
I've always enjoyed his movies.
The Italian Job is getting a lot of good press -- most ppl say it's
formulaic, with major logic problems, and questions one just shouldn't
ask... and all agree it's little more than a movie-length product placement
ad for the Mini Cooper, but that while it's all that -- it's also a well
done example of same, and a fun popcorn caper flick. I'm always up for those
:)

> Tried to find the original In-Laws to rent today, but was denied,
> tygress....

wow, I would have thought Blockbuster would be featuring it
Try Hollywood Video if you have one

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