Movies

So far, I’m batting 0 for 3. Hopefully the “Bee Movie” is good!
I remembered my parents watching “Stand by Me” when I was about 11. So I thought, “I should watch that movie, and see if I like it.” (don’t watch it) I rented it from Blockbuster online and set about to watch it Monday night while doing dishes (the kids were in bed, thank God.). That movie has a lot of swearing! I was uncomfortable, because it was kids swearing and because they seemed to use the words as everyday language. While I am not the most prim person when it comes to language, I usually save the really big ones for when they’re necessary (if they ever are!). I tend to not watch movies with a lot of swearing because then those words get stuck in my head. Jeff came into the kitchen and asked why I was watching this, when he could tell I didn’t like it. I didn’t know, so he recommended shutting it off. Shutting off a movie is something I dislike. I always want to know how things turn out. It’s the same with books – I’ll read a book through really quick so I can see how it ends, then reread it to get all the nuances. But, I disliked the movie enough that I shut it off. Zero for 1.
After I came home from work on Tuesday, Jeff & I sat down to watch a movie. It was called “Plan B” and it starred Diane Keaton. I think the movie was going for the quirky side of things, but they kind of missed. The male star liked swearing, and especially liked using the F-word and Jesus’ name. I’m pretty sure he didn’t know Jesus. Diane’s character was klutzy and silly and I didn’t care for her- although she was the only funny thing. We watched about a half hour of the movie before turning the stupid thing off. Too much swearing. Zero for 2.
Today, while the laundry was washing at the laundromat, I stopped by Blockbuster to return some things and pick up two movies. Someone had mentioned “Becoming Jane” to me, and I had declined to see it in the theatre. Jane’s sister destroyed all the letters Jane wrote her, so her life is a mystery. No one knows why Jane never married, or whether or not she ever had a love, or fallen in love, or anything. Her life is sealed tight. So the movie is based on pure speculation. It did star Ann Hathaway, though, so I thought we could watch it. It wasn’t bad, per se, it was just speculative. And it fell into the trap of making the Victorian age out to be less stoic than it was. They didn’t do too bad on that end, but still. And the whole premise of why she doesn’t marry is just silly. Zero for 3.

Now we have to see if the “Bee Movie” is any good. Someone warn me if it isn’t, because I can’t take another failure.