where: CENTURY 14 VALLEJO in Vallejo, CA
when: Tuesday, January 11th, 2011
show: 12:35 p.m. ( Extra Dollar Off First Show Matinee )
costs: $6.25 Ticket + $4.50 junior Popcorn w/ Butter + $4.00 small Diet/Zero ( w/ Barq's & Cherry flavors ) Coke = $14.75
auditorium: 12
seat: 4th row, 8th column
synopsis/overview: Two strangers, Lisa and George ( Reese Witherspoon and Paul Rudd ), meet each other at the lowest point of their lives when in walks Matty ( Owen Wilson ), a rich and famous womanizer who's "trying" to change his ways. Unsure of herself and what's best for her, Lisa vacillates between honest George and wealthy Matty. If one or the other is the best for her, how will she know?
noteworthy scenes: 1.) Batting practice; 2.) "I've lost my ability to smile at bastards"; 3.) Subpoena; 4.) Bathroom; 5.) "You may be my dream girl"; 6.) Stock fraud; 7.) Pause button; 8.) Confidentiality statement; 9.) Team member announcement; 10.) "Could that be him over there"; 11.) "The bad days make the good days better"; 12.) "Oh, good. There is a God"; 13.) "Could you narrow it down"; 14.) High-priced lawyer; 15.) "Figure out want you want and learn how to ask for it"; 16.) "Christian athletes in the living room"; 17.) "The cat died"; 18.) "It takes two, at least"; 19.) "How do you know when you're in love"; 20.) "Positive optimism is sanity for me right now"; 21.) "Don't rock the boat"; 22.) Elevator; 23.) "Obvious thing that I'm missing"; 24.) The list; 25.) The song; 26.) Bar tending; 27.) Bambi; 28.) Temporary amnesia; 29.) "I broke a lamp"; 30.) "'Better pace yourself son, it gets worse"; 31.) "Anonymous sex"; 32.) Bad news; 33.) 'Phone call"; 34.) Delete; 35.) Daddy; 36.) "You didn't get it"; 37.) Bus stop; 38.) "Wish me luck"; 39.) "Engaged to be engage"; 40.) Play-Doh; 41.) "Recognize my confidence"; and 42.) Together again.
favorite scene: I liked the one in the hospital.
audience reaction: The audience enjoyed it, especially an older gentleman.
recommendation: It was okay. It's definitely a "Chick Flick", for those of you who are into such movies, however implausible the scenario may be.
spoiler alert! Why couldn't Matty, a famous baseball player, use his celebrity status and clout to sway the Olympic coach's decision when he could easily have? The Olympic softball team coach was probably living on another planet back in the 2008 Olympics when five equestrians were from 53 to 67 years of age, and another five Olympians ( from other sports ) were at least 53 years old! My point is that this fact makes Lisa, at 31 years of age, a "spring chicken" by comparison. How in hell did that piece of celery get so damn wilted in the space of just a couple of hours or so? I can't believe that that fancy Italian restaurant only had Spaghetti--with watered-down sauce--on their menu! Heck, if all they wanted to serve was Spaghetti, they should have hired Cine-Man's alter ego, Pig-Out Man, to cook it for them because I, as Pig-Out Man, make one of the best, if not The Best, Spaghetti dishes in the world! ( I copied a cousin's Spaghetti recipe and improved on it immensely, giving it an "intercontinental flair". Damn right! ) George was in and out of that convenience store too quickly. When Lisa wore the red dress and Matty lifted her up, her panties showed; but when she wore a tight, short black dress and sat on a bus bench with the camera directly in front of her, her panties didn't show--wuzzup wif dat! 'Ain't fair .... Ha, ha, ha.
fyi: Back when I was a dental lab tech in Concord, CA, the lab owner decided to retire. So we gave him a lunch time retirement party at the downtown's The Old Spaghetti Factory Restaurant. Most of us ordered Spaghetti with Cheese Alfredo ( or was that Fettuccine Alfredo ), and I think it was the "us" who were kinda lactose intolerant--myself included. When we got back to the lab, the "most of us" made a quick trip to the toilet. I never went back to that restaurant ever again! Once is enough.
If you can find it, use Bucatini ( a.k.a. Perciatelli ) noodles the next time that you make Spaghetti. It's a fatter version of Spaghetti noodles but with a hollow center. It's hard to find but--Oh--it is so good! This girl I know, Nova, liked it when I had her try some.
The Kogibow Cafe & Bakery below George's apartment is a real establishment, and the telephone number on the window is a real 'phone number. Give 'em a call and ask them if they deliver. L.O.L.
word of advice: Age is just a number.
Once you've hit rock-bottom, there's nowhere else to go but up.
tidbits: I wanted to have a quick lunch at Mickey D's after the movie and before getting ready for work but didn't have enough time. So, I just went home, made a cup of coffee, and started my blog for this movie.
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