Saturday, January 21, 2006
The Good, The Bad, and Food Not Fit for Human Consumption
We chose to drive a little farther to the theater with fewer high school brats in it, plus we went to the 5:30 showing of the movie, so there were hardly any brats at all. Our original plan was to go to a restaurant (like you would with most dates) and then to the movie. But we decided to sacrifice food quality to go see an ealier showing, and then sneak into another movie for a double feature.
You probably already know this, but movie theater food is awful. I mean, how much can you expect from pretzels and popcorn, but this particular theater was just gross. My hot dog was burned on one side, the bun was stale, the relish smelled vaguely of chemicals, the popcorn had hardly any flavor and was also somewhat stale. They were also selling, for SIX friggin dollars, a tiny box of nachos with tiny cup of cheese. Talk about your rip-offs! I’ll bet the chips would have been stale too.
Okay so eating movie theater food was a mistake, but we got our double feature! The main attraction was, of course, Underworld: Evolution. I loved it. Kate Beckinsale is hot in this. I won’t go into details, but you can read my full movie review here. My “reviews” tend to be more like rants with lots of plot spoilers, so if you haven’t seen it yet, wait until after you do before reading.
After this awesome movie ended it was only 7:30, so we snuck into Rumor Has It, starring Jennifer Anniston and Mark Ruffalo. We like them both and thought maybe it was a romantic comedy. (We love those.) Well it wasn’t. It’s one of those “finding out who you are” kind of movies. The acting is very good and Shirly McClain provides the best comedy in the film. Overall it was okay. It wasn’t terrible, but I would never have paid money to watch it. At least we got to hold hands and cuddle up to each other a little longer.
Well, the cuddling would have been nicer if the seats weren’t so uncomfortable! Who designed these things anyway? They curve all wrong so you back is never comfortable. When you lean back your head is pushed forward by the stupid headrest. And they weren’t very soft either. I had to keep shifting and leaning in different directions to get from getting sore. They wouldn’t even lean back at all, which would have been helpful. Who sits so damn upright when watching a movie in a theater anyway? Are they afraid of people falling asleep or what?
When we got out of that it was about 9:50. We thought about sneaking in to see something else, but to tell you the truth we were sleepy. One of the downfalls of having an early schedule is you get sleepy early. So, like an old couple, we scampered home just as the piles of kids were starting to show up. Overall it was a very nice evening. Except for the food. And the seats designed for people with no spines.
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