Another day at the movies and at Arby’s

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Arby's, Fast & Furious 6, indulgence, movies, postaday2013

Now that summer movie madness is upon us, each weekend is bursting with “Must see” movies. This weekend we were given the choice between Fast & Furious 6 and Hangover 3, we chose Fast & Furious 6. Our usual destination for artery clogging food was Arby’s; a classic roast beef sandwich, curly fries and my 30 oz chocolate shake. Today it was quite chilly in Western Massachusetts, 42 degrees and the chocolate shake had me chilled to my bones. Thank goodness for heated seats in the car, I was able to defrost my insides before w went into the cinema.

Fast & Furious as a franchise is one of my favorites. I seriously enjoy the dynamic between the characters; Vin Diesel and Paul Walker’s relationship is more or the less the heart of the movie, not only are they good friends but now they are linked through family ties and you see with Vin Diesel’s character that family is the foundation of his worldview and that is his greatest strength and his weakness, only in terms that he can be exploited and hurt by his vulnerability. The other characters such as “Ludicris” and Tyrese provide much of the comic relief, not because they are not serious players or untalented but because despite all of their expertise and serious talent, they have the comic timing down to an art in their back and forth quips and dialogue.

The female characters aren’t slouches either, they are well written, completely believable, written with a lot of respect and I wouldn’t dismiss them if I were you. They are smart, tough and pull their own weight in all aspects of the job at hand. They are definitely not just pretty faces and the men around them are very well aware of that.

I am still looking forward to seeing Hangover 3 but my hubby and I needed some adrenaline going today; the weather outside is all grey, cold and raining, we needed some fast cars, fast driving and sitting on the edge of your seat kind of movie.

Tomorrow theoretically we will be seeing Mister sun again, I definitely hope so, at least to warm us up a bit. Sweater wearing at the end of May is a little depressing.

Battleship, the movie; a review

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Arby's, Battleship, Brooklyn Decker, Liam Neeson, movies, postaday2012

Tonight was movie and dinner, this time dinner was before the movie and it was Arby’s. I had my usual, a small roast beef sandwich with horseradish sauce and black pepper with a large order of curly fries, mega salty and spiced with a 30 oz chocolate shake. My daughter ate with my hubby and myself, she decided to forgo the movie instead, she chose to go see her boyfriend and she decided that she wasn’t feeling her chocolate shake, so I made a glutton of myself. To top it off and make it worse, I even had Nestlé bunch a crunch during the movie. I am sitting here on the couch typing this with my belly looking as if I’m five months pregnant, gluttony I tell you.

Anyway, the movie wasn’t bad. It is based on the Hasbro game Battleship, a game that I really loved playing. It took a bit of time for the movie to show how it related to the board game and when it did, it wasn’t silly or contrived, it made sense. I was hoping that Liam Neeson wouldn’t be wasted and for the length of time he was on screen he served his purpose and his role well. It was a decent movie, the only critique that I have is that the previews were poorly done. The movie leaves you thinking it was a lot better than I thought it was going to be, and that means that the previews stunk, which is horrible for the box office receipts because most movie goers aren’t as easy going or as forgiving as my hubby and I.

Battleship, the movie; a review

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Arby's, Battleship, Brooklyn Decker, Liam Neeson, movies, postaday2012

Tonight was movie and dinner, this time dinner was before the movie and it was Arby’s. I had my usual, a small roast beef sandwich with horseradish sauce and black pepper with a large order of curly fries, mega salty and spiced with a 30 oz chocolate shake. My daughter ate with my hubby and myself, she decided to forgo the movie instead, she chose to go see her boyfriend and she decided that she wasn’t feeling her chocolate shake, so I made a glutton of myself. To top it off and make it worse, I even had Nestlé bunch a crunch during the movie. I am sitting here on the couch typing this with my belly looking as if I’m five months pregnant, gluttony I tell you.

Anyway, the movie wasn’t bad. It is based on the Hasbro game Battleship, a game that I really loved playing. It took a bit of time for the movie to show how it related to the board game and when it did, it wasn’t silly or contrived, it made sense. I was hoping that Liam Neeson wouldn’t be wasted and for the length of time he was on screen he served his purpose and his role well. It was a decent movie, the only critique that I have is that the previews were poorly done. The movie leaves you thinking it was a lot better than I thought it was going to be, and that means that the previews stunk, which is horrible for the box office receipts because most movie goers aren’t as easy going or as forgiving as my hubby and I.