where: EDWARDS FAIRFIELD STADIUM 16 & I-MAX in Fairfield, CA
when: March 1st, 2010
show: 3:05 p.m.
costs: $0.00 Free Re-Admission Ticket + $4.50 small Zero Coke + $1.00 Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Bites, Mint Flavor ( Monday Dollar Candy Deal ) + $7.58 Lunch at Great Wall Chinese Buffet before the show ( + $1.00 Tip ) = $14.08
auditorium: 16
seat: 4th row, 5th seat
synopsis: The local townsfolk of Ogden Marsh, Iowa, unsuspectingly drink contaminated water which turns them into mad, bloodthirsty killers who turn against each other. The government, aware of the situation, takes drastic measures to contain the problem.
noteworthy scenes: 1.) Baseball game; 2.) Coroner's report; 3.) Farm house; 4.) Pilot; 5.) Cargo plane; 6.) Mayor's place; 7.) No signal; 8.) Funeral home; 9.) School bus; 10.) High school; 11.) Pitch-fork; 12.) Three hunters; 13.) McGregor farm; 14.) The Duttens' house; 15.) Nursery room; 16.) Car wash; 17.) G-man; 18.) Road block; 19.) Trucks; 20.) Diner; 21.) Garage; 22.) Race against time; 23.) Onward to Cedar Rapids; and 24.) Bonus scene during the Ending Credits.
audience reaction: I didn't hear any reaction from anyone in the auditorium with me.
recommendation: As far as horror movies go, this one is not scary at all. Wait for this to come out as a rental.
spoiler alert! Why wasn't Sheriff Dutten ( Timothy Olyphant ) put on administrative leave pending the result of a psychological evaluation? Isn't this considered "Standard Procedure"? Why was Dr. Dutten ( Radha Mitchell ) wearing stiletto pumps? ( Very unprofessional, and very impractical for someone who's supposedly pregnant. ) Pvt. Billy Babcock ( Joe Reegan ) was rifle-butted on the left side of his face but no mark or bleeding was shown. The Sheriff's hand should have gotten contaminated and/or infected as a result of the fight--pay attention to what he does with the knife. Why didn't the soldiers use thermal imaging and/or night vision goggles? Why did Deputy Russell ( Joe Anderson ) empty-out his gun for? I wouldn't have, considering what the outcome would be, and considering what he had already done. Ogden Marsh was supposed to be a farm community yet, curiously enough, I don't think that I noticed any farm animals moseying about or acting wild and crazy. In fact, I don't think I saw any animal at all--there was talk of catching a big catfish, but this doesn't count!
fyi: First food review by Pig-out Man: I liked Great Wall Chinese Buffet's Beef with Broccoli because the beef was tender, the broccoli was crisp and because the sauce tasted good, although it was slightly on the sweet side. And I liked the rice because it was easy to shape into a cross on my dinner plate. No, I'm not being overly religious. I always have my rice shaped into a cross on my plate whenever I eat at a Chinese buffet so that I can have four compartments for dishes to prevent their flavors from mixing with each other. The funny thing, though, is that I don't have this rice habit whenever I eat at a Filipino buffet. Weird .... On the down-side of my food review, the waitresses are plain-lookin'--not one of them can hold a candle to the owner's daughter at the Chinese buffet in Vallejo ( That's one for the home-team. Yeah! ).
The last time that I went to Grand Rapids, Michigan, back in the summer of 2006, I had to change planes at Chicago International Airport. When I looked at the flight schedule board for arrivals and departures, I couldn't find Grand Rapids listed anywhere. Cedar Rapids was the only "... Rapids" listed. I became frantic because I didn't know which terminal to go to to catch the transfer flight. I went walking up and down looking at each terminal to see which had Grand Rapids-bound passengers waiting to board the plane. I asked a desk clerk at a terminal for assistance but, rudely, he said that he has to take care of his passengers first. As I waited patiently--No! make that, impatiently--I noticed another worker standing around talking with another co-worker. I went up to him and asked for his assistance in locating the terminal for Grand Rapids. He went up to a nearby board and pointed it out to me, there at the top ... where the Sun's glare was at its brightest! ... was Grand Rapids. Oh, how I felt like an idiot, then! If my sister in Grand Rapids, Michigan, is reading this, please ... don't have me transfer in Chicago ever again. Thank you.
When I studied Anthropology and Geology, one of the things which puzzled me the most was how, through the centuries, countless graves and out-houses have supposedly contaminated well water. Yet, somehow, here I am blogging and here you are reading. I should have asked my Microbiology professor to shed some light on this puzzle. But, just the same, play it safe when you're in unfamiliar territory and don't drink the water.
word of advice: Water is a precious resource. Don't take it for granted. Don't waste it. Don't contaminate it.
tidbits: I went to Chase Bank, at the Target Shopping Center here in Vallejo before I went to Fairfield, to deposit some money into my checking account.
I didn't eat the Cookie Dough because I was still too full.
This movie only has two songs listed in the Ending Credits. I was kind of hoping that they would have the zombie-like people do a dance to Gnarls Barkley's song, Crazy, as an homage to Michael Jackson's Thriller video. Nope, never happened. Darn ....
On my way home, I swung by the Bank Of America on Springs Road, here in Vallejo, to put money in my savings account. Then, I went to Selecta Filipino Buffet to buy some lottery tickets. Finally, I went to the 99 Cents Only Store next door to buy a can of chocolate-flavored coffee, evaporated milk, and a movie script ( in book form ) for the movie, NAPOLEON DYNAMITE.
While I was walking down the Candy Aisle at the 99 Cents Only Store, I noticed that my Mint-flavored Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Bites box was sticking out of my jacket's left hand pocket. I had forgotten to leave it in my car! And I couldn't leave the store then to go to my car because they might think that I shoplifted something. So, surreptitiously, I tucked it away in my pocket. But, once I got to the check-stand, it was sticking out again. But, thank God that they don't sell the Mint-flavored kind and that I had my movie ticket stub in my t-shirt's chest pocket, as well as my Cine-Man card handy, for my other alter-ego, Alibi Guy, was ready for just in case.
Back at the condominium complex where I live, Rusty, the orange tabby stray cat, greeted me and I gave him some dry cat food. Whenever I have to use my Geo Metro, which I park in the overflow parking lot, I would always carry some cat food with me just in case I come across Rusty either when I'm coming or going. He's a good cat who always shares his food with another stray cat whenever the other one is around--if he senses the other cat nearby, he would always go fetch him first. But I haven't seen the other cat in so long. If only I lived on the first floor, I would give him a nice, warm pet bed to sleep in on my deck.
