where: CENTURY 14 VALLEJO in Vallejo, CA
when: Monday, March 29th, 2010
show: 10:15 p.m.
costs: $9.50 Ticket + $3.75 small Diet/Zero ( w/ Barq's & Cherry flavors ) Coke + $1.00 Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Bites ( bought at 99 Cent Only Store & smuggled-in ) = $14.25
auditorium: 7
seat: 5th row, 10th column
synopsis: Adam ( John Cusack ), his two good friends, Craig and Lou ( Craig Robinson and Rob Corddry ) and a tag-along, Jacob ( Clark Duke ), all stuck in a rut, accidentally get to travel back in time, while in a hot tub, to 1986 and get the chance to re-write their life story.
prediction: This movie is for this year what the movie, HANGOVER, was for last year!
noteworthy scenes: 1.) Cell phone screen; 2.) BMW; 3.) 'Phone message; 4.) Garage; 5.) Hospital room; 6.) Great White Buffalo; 7.) Phil, the bellhop ( Crispin Glover ); 8.) Hot tub; 9.) Calling an escort service; 10.) In the tub; 11.) Squirrel; 12.) Retro thing going on; 13.) What color is Michael Jackson; 14.) Bathroom; 15.) Stuck in the'80s; 16.) Recollections; 17.) Free spirit; 18.) Confrontation; 19.) Bubble bath; 20.) Three-way; 21.) Winter Fest; 22.) All about Cincinnati again; 23.) Elevator; 24.) Spies; 25.) Break-up note; 26.) You're gonna lose that arm; 27.) Sports bet; 28.) Predetermine life; 29.) A bet's a bet; 30.) Goading the loser; 31.) Hand soap; 32.) Scheming to exploit future trends; 33.) On stage; 34.) Alone again, naturally; 35.) Rooftop; 36.) Rescue; 37.) You finish this; 38.) Fight for Chernobly; 39.) Back to the future; 40.) Lougle maps; 41.) Lifestyle of the rich and famous; 42.) Cheers; and 43.) Motley Lue.
audience reaction: The audience really enjoyed this movie.
recommendation: I enjoyed this movie, too! Go see it with your 18 and/or over friends.
spoiler alert! Frying the wires, in all likelihood, would just cut-off the hot tub's power supply. There weren't enough people at the Winter Fest '86. Why didn't Phil, the bellhop, just let go of the luggage while he was in the elevator? Lou could have easily ducked/countered the punches, since most of them weren't sucker punches. Twenty-four years on the job, and still a bellhop? Unbelievable!
fyi: I love how they revolved the story around the missing arm.
The casting agent did an excellent job of finding young look-alikes of the lead actors in this movie. Unlike the casting agent who found a young unlook-alike for Nicolas Cage in the movie, GHOSTRIDER ( 2007 ): That guy looked like a young Tom Cruise!
My mom had a hot tub installed in the back yard of her house. And in all that time that she had it, it was only used once when a couple of nieces came over for a visit.
I remember reading a Dear Annie ( or was it Dear Abby ...? ) article about a family who had a hot tub. At one time, they hosted a female Japanese exchange student. As they were all in the hot tub one day, they invited the Japanese girl to join in the fun. And join in the fun, she did--butt-naked! Apparently that's how they go hot-tubbing in Japan.
word of advice: If you're gonna host a beautiful Japanese exchange student, first make sure that you have a hot tub installed! Ha, ha, ha.
If you're ever offered a second chance, take it!
tidbits: I wanted to see this movie two days ago, on Saturday, but I ate too much at the buffet so I just went home. And I wanted to see it yesterday, a Sunday, but, again, I ate too much ( at home this time ) so I just stayed home. But tonight I didn't have enough cooked rice to eat with my chicken and sardines so I was able to go to the theatre since I didn't feel stuffed.
Before leaving the house tonight, I e-mailed a Yogi/Guru my request for Kriyaban initiation. I've wanted to do this for such a long time. My application was rejected five years ago. But I guess it's safe to assume that they don't remember me from last time and will accept my application this time around. Wish me luck.
Q: What do you call a leper in a hot tub?
A: Stew!
