where: CENTURY 14 VALLEJO in Vallejo, CA
when: Thursday, November 11th, 2010
show: 11:45 a.m. ( Extra Dollar Off First Show Matinee )
costs: $6.25 Ticket + $4.50 medium Diet/Zero ( w/ Barq's & Cherry flavors ) Coke + $2.27 7.2 oz ( 20% Bonus Size ) CVS Tropical Trail Mix ( Bought at the nearby CVS Drugstore and smuggled-in ) = $13.02
auditorium: 12
seat: 3rd row, 9th column
synopsis/overview: Becky Fuller ( Rachel McAdams ), a new TV executive producer for a lowly-rated early morning show, Daybreak, who's desperate for a ratings boost to keep her show on the air, hires an egotistical former news anchor, Mike Pomeroy ( Harrison Ford ), to work alongside the show's opinionated co-host, Colleen Peck ( Diane Keaton ). As Becky tries to keep the clashing egos in check, she also has to try and make her fledgling romance with a handsome colleague, Adam Bennett ( Patrick Wilson ), work. Will she get the best of both worlds or will she not?
noteworthy scenes: 1.) Breakfast date; 2.) Very early morning TV news/talk show; 3.) Bad news; 4.) Good news; 5.) "Are you gonna sing"; 6.) Elevator; 7.) "Don't mention that"; 8.) Fetishist; 9.) Meeting; 10.) Contract; 11.) "You're here for the money"; 12.) Power struggle; 13.) Condolences; 14.) "Things are looking up"; 15.) Promotional film; 16.) "There's a rash on your neck"; 17.) Contacts; 18.) "Practically suicidal"; 19.) "I bungle, I rumble"; 20.) Fetching Mike; 21.) "Ungrateful little bastards"; 22.) Frittata; 23.) African rain stick; 24.) "Happy 1st Day"; 25.) "Change the graphic"; 26.) Goodbye; 27.) "How reliable is your alarm clock"; 28.) "Dan Rather"; 29.) Six weeks; 30.) "Imagine my surprise"; 31.) Fake crowd; 32.) "Picking-up the game"; 33.) Roller coaster; 34.) "I'm a rock" segments; 35.) Rap show; 36.) Rehab programs; 37.) Sauerkraut; 38.) Kidnap; 39.) Indictment; 40.) Bran/donut; 41.) "I told you I couldn't banter"; 42.) Job offer; 43.) Interview; 44.) Cooking show; 45.) "He's not gonna ask you twice"; 46.) Dictionary; and 47.) Prostate.
audience reaction: The audience enjoyed this movie. And some people in the audience gave it a "Hands Clapper" ending.
recommendation: I liked this movie, too. Go see this "Chick Flick."
spoiler alert! All throughout the movie, I had the nagging suspicion that a prominently-displayed acronym stands for some kind of medical condition. Near the end of the movie was when it hit me: IBS is a medical acronym for Irritable Bowel Syndrome! So, if that TV station was really desperate for a ratings boost, first and foremost, they should have changed their name!
And for anyone old enough to know--Cine-Man included--"Morning Glory" is slang for waking-up in the morning with a massive hard-on ( i.e. penile erection )! And "Good Morning" to you, too.
The above two observations are reasons why Hollywood should hire the services of Cine-Man!
Fetish guy should have been fired a long time ago for sexual harassment and for watching porn on his work computer ( Lawsuits, anyone? ). And Mike should have been fired a long time ago for drinking on the job. And fraternization at work is really unprofessional and should not have been encouraged in the first place ( Once again, lawsuits, anyone? ). I don't know how far she ran ( it seemed to be quite a distance, though ), but she should have been sweaty and out of breath.
fyi: I would have done the same thing, too, if a cellphone-obsessed girl was that rude and inconsiderate to me on our first date! Hah! Learn some manners, biatch ....
I had an uncle, Uncle Ernesto, who made a Sauerkraut & Pork dish that was so delicious! I don't know whether or not it was his own invention. But I never bothered to ask him for the recipe. And my cousins told me that he never wrote down his recipes. I only had it once so I don't really have a good memory of it. But, someday, I'll try and recreate it.
word of advice: Don't mix business with pleasure.
There's a time and place for everything, even including cellphone use.
tidbits: While waiting in line, two old white ladies in front of me, who were there to see MORNING GLORY, were looking at the marquee. One commented that there's only one show for UNSTOPPABLE. I mentioned to them that the listing is for the midnight show because the movie is supposed to start showing tomorrow. And one lady said to her companion that I'd probably go see it. And I said that, actually, I am going to the midnight showing of SKYLINE. They asked me what it is about. I told them that it's about aliens. They laughed. And one said, "Oh, we'll let you watch that."
At the concession counter, I saw one of the regulars at my place of employment in Benicia, CA. I guess that she was there for MORNING GLORY, too.
My Geo Metro has been in the shop for two days now. And the mechanic finally got around to inspecting the transmission today. I got the call after I had lunch at Selecta Filipino Buffet and as I crossed Springs Road while travelling on Oakwood. I told the service advisor that I had to pull over at the curb first because I was driving a stick-shift. He told me that I needed a new clutch and that I have to have the transmission rebuilt. But he said that the ( three cylinder, 55 horsepower ) engine is still running strong and almost like brand-new ( even with 135,000 + miles on it ). I told him to go ahead and fix it ( My Metro's reliability has earned it that right! ). The cost ... $1,8000.oo. It will be ready for pick-up on Monday. Then, I will have to take it to CSAA to have its insurance coverage adjusted.
The day that I bought my Geo Metro brand-new in September of 1994 was the day that I learned to drive a stick-shift. I took a two-hour crash course in stick-shift driving from a Chinese driving instructor prior to visiting the car dealership. The way he showed me how to work the stick was to shift down to 1st gear while the car was still in motion. I found out just three years ago that this is a No-No! And I'd been driving my Geo Metro that way for at least 13 years! To its great credit, though, my Geo Metro held-up pretty well despite the unintentioned abuse it received from my bad driving habit. Which is why I gave the mechanic the "Go-Ahead."
