The Host: a movie review

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movie, movie review, postaday2013, Stephanie Meyers, The Host

My hubby took me once again to the movies and to Arby’s. These weekend movie dates are always something that I look forward to, it reminds me of the time before we had the babies; when it was just the two of us going to the movies whenever we wanted. Make no mistake, we had a lot of fun taking the babies to the movies for all the following years seeing each and every cartoon put out by Disney and Pixar, not to forget all of the Harry Potter movies but now that my hubby and I are back to being just the two of us for most of the time, it is wonderful to go back to seeing movies as a couple.

Today we went to see The Host, the latest movie based on a book written by Stephanie Meyers. My hubby wanted to see it, the previews that we had seen promised a science fiction bent to the story, so his interest was piqued. I on the hand have to confess that I read a review of the storyline and the review found the story and the movie wanting. I having read the entire Twilight series and having myself issues with the message the Stephanie Meyers communicated to her readers, found it difficult to keep an open mind watching this movie. I, during the movie, kept telling myself that I should not let a review sway me, it normally never does but it didn’t work.

It wasn’t a bad movie, I just felt that it was more of a teenage love story than a science fiction movie. The love story was a slight twist on the usual love triangle, the Host was the young heroine whose strong presence prevented the alien parasite from completely taking over, in effect all during the movie we had one body inhabited by two minds, so the two young men were the love interests of the Host personality and the alien parasite.

I wasn’t interested in seeing yet again two young men at odds over the same girl. I wanted to see science fiction and it wasn’t science fictiony enough for me. There was potential but it fell short. When the movie was over, out of curiosity, I looked back to see how many were in the theater and there were about 15. I fear that the box office receipts will not hold up to expectations.

The odd couple

Does a messy home (or office) make you anxious and cranky, or is cleaning something you just do before company comes over?

It truly depends on how I feel physically and emotionally. I am not really a messy person. If I lived alone, the mess would be so very minimal, it wouldn't be worth writing home about; however, when you add other living things into the mix, then the story becomes a different one.

One bonus part of having company over is that it does boost me into going the extra mile and really giving the house that serious scrub down, the seriousness of the scrub down depends on the company itself. I have to confess that my mother generates the highest order of cleanliness, the type where I am on my hands and knees for days, cleaning things that no one would ever notice, all for my mother.

My sister and her family get the a lesser notch of cleanliness, just a notch downward because for them I focus on baking fun goodies; I do have a niece and a nephew after all and I love baking them little French treats.

Everyone else gets the white glove treatment but really it is more superficial, I don't go taking apart the stove or taking things out of cabinets and bookshelves, I make sure that everything is dusted, vacuumed, folded, put away and clean and neat. This house is very large so it does take quite a while.

When it is just the four of us, it comes down to the usual; picking up, putting away, laundry, dishes, beds, dusting, there is a lot to keeping a home clean and tidy.

I'm exhausted just writing about it.