where: EDWARDS FAIRFIELD STADIUM 16 & 1-MAX in Fairfield, CA
when: Friday, January 14th, 2011
show: 12:01 a.m.
costs: $17.50 Ticket + $6.25 Nachos + $4.75 small Diet Coke = $28.50
auditorium: 12, with the I-Max screen
seat: 4th row, 5th seat
synopsis/overview: Britt Reid ( Seth Rogen ) lives the life of an irresponsible party animal bachelor until his father's mysterious death. Shortly thereafter, he strikes a friendship with his father's most inventive employee, Kato ( Jay Chou ), over a cup of good coffee. Then, an unexpected circumstance makes them discover the way to make something meaningful of their lives, as masked crime fighters. Together, as The Green Hornet and Kato, they proceed to strike fear into the hearts of criminals.
But their plan does not sit well with L. A.s most ambitious, violent crime lord, Chudnofsky ( Christoph Waltz ). And Chudnofsky has his own devilish plan: To trap and exterminate the hornet.
noteworthy scenes: 1.) "Trying doesn't matter if you always fail"; 2.) Crystal Clear; 3.) Briefcase; 4.) Car collection; 5.) Newspaper headline; 6.) Bee sting; 7.) "Who made my coffee"; 8.) Coffee maker; 9.) "Wanna see something cool"; 10.) "Human Swiss Army Knife"; 11.) "Let's do something crazy"; 12.) Muggers; 13.) TV news; 14.) Wasted lives; 15.) "My man"; 16.) "The Green Bee"; 17.) "My honey pot"; 18.) Interview; 19.) Plan; 20.) Preparations; 21.) Debut; 22.) Methamphetamine lab; 23.) "I like your suit"; 24.) "What camera"; 25.) "Gas gun"; 26.) "It works"; 27.) Diaper; 28.) Back-ups; 29.) "See you in an hour"; 30.) Mono; 31.) Dinner date; 32.) "We got mail"; 33.) "My incredible plan"; 34.) "Thunder strikes lightning"; 35.) Baby; 36.) The fight; 37.) A bounty on the Hornet; 38.) Green victims; 39.) Compensation; 40.) Bloodnofsky; 41.) Secret files; 42.) A hit on the Hornet; 43.) Hibachi restaurant; 44.) The chase; 45.) Front-wheel drive; 46.) Ejector seat; 47.) Their true identity; 48.) Press conference; and 49.) Stealth mode.
favorite scene: I liked the scene wherein the explosion sent the loader tractor flying into the air and unto the car.
audience reaction: I guess the audience liked it.
recommendation: It was okay. But the comedy should have been toned down a bit. Save your money and watch it in 2-D, instead.
spoiler alert! A record player in a car doesn't seem practical to me. The parts and supplies that they needed for their crime-fighting activities were generated with purchase orders ( i.e. paperwork or paper trail ) that could be tracked down. In a post-911 world, orders for rocket fuel and materials used for making high explosives are more closely monitored. The bullet that was lodged in the bullet-proof window should have been deformed upon impact. Why did Kato put the pants back on after putting on the diaper? It didn't make practical sense at all. Kato was wiggling the steering wheel around but the car still traveled in a straight line. Do this experiment: Drive at least 45 mph and wiggle your car's steering wheel around and watch what happens next. An explosion that was strong enough to send a loader tractor into the air should also have generated a shock wave strong enough to kill both The Green Hornet and Kato--or, at the very least, render them both deaf! Can't e-mail addresses be traced back to their point of origin by anyone who's computer savvy? At the restaurant, they dove for cover behind a counter that I seriously think was not made to be bulletproof in the first place. Why wasn't there a police helicopter--a news helicopter, even--involved in the chase? Why couldn't the cop hear the loud argument behind the closed door? They'd better be headed to the hospital for their cover to work, and they'd better have an explanation for the emergency doctor on why a scab formed so fast. Kato had better take swimming lessons at the local YMCA right away.
fyi: I have a co-worker, P. S., who emphatically told me this last Tuesday that he will never see this movie because he watched the TV show as a kid and feels that this big screen adaptation should be more faithful to the old series, instead of being done-up in Comedy fashion.
I would have to agree with my co-worker on this one.
word of advice: Take Life seriously.
In a partnership, full disclosure is advised.
tidbits: After the movie, I went to the new Wal-Mart in Fairfield to check-out the place. I can't believe that they posted an after-hours greeter at the entrance lobby. The place is two months old, according to the greeter. And for a Wal-Mart, the place was mostly empty of shoppers.
On the drive home, I averaged 60 mph since it was very foggy from Fairfield and all the way through American Canyon. Of course, this didn't keep a number of idiots from going at least 70 mph! The very same kind of idiots who cause traffic accidents in such conditions. And I wouldn't be surprised if I found out that at least one of them was talking or texting on his/her cellphone while driving through that thick fog!
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