where: UA EMERY BAY STADIUM 10 in Emeryville, CA
when: Friday, October 21st, 2011
show: 4:50 p.m.
costs: $9.00 Ticket + $15.38 Dinner @ Empire Buffet in Richmond, CA ( + $2.00 Tip ) + $5.00 Carquinez Bridge Toll = $19.38
auditorium: 2
seat: 4th row, 6th column
synopsis/overview: In 1971, the underdog women's basketball team at Immaculata College got a motivational new coach, Cathy Rush ( Carla Gugino ). Based on a true story.
noteworthy scenes: 1.) Job interview; 2.) Sunday service; 3.) Heavenly Grace Hand Lotion; 4.) "You will make a wonderful husband"; 5.) "Streaked-corner lipstick; 6.) "Failed to find Spiritual nourishment"; 7.) "Any sign"; 8.) Trash can; 9.) Shoes; 10.) "All time leading scorer"; 11.) Uniforms; 12.) Defense drill; 13.) Oven mitts; 14.) Home movie; 15.) No cars; 16.) Ladies' room; 17.) First game; 18.) Prayer; 19.) "Was that, 'Amen,' or, 'I'm in"'; 20.) "This is my room"; 21.) Co-ed game; 22.) "Good job"; 23.) "Help the helper"; 24.) Creek; 25.) Grateful; 26.) "It was my idea"; 27.) Drill; 28.) Bar; 29.) "Jesus likes to dance"; 30.) Surprise gift; 31.) "My old coach"; 32.) New uniforms; 33.) "This is who you are"; 34.) Regionals; 35.) "Whose button is this"; 36.) "It's for your wife"; 37.) "Better luck next year"; 38.) Nationals; 39.) The Welcome Home celebration; 40.) Photo shoot; 41.) Door-to-door selling; 42.) Stash o' cash; 43.) "You know this is a sin, right"; 44.) Confession; 45.) Free throw; 46.) "You are a team player"; 47.) "Heaven and a hardwood"; 48.) Converse Hi-Tops; and 49.) Bonus Photos and Scenes during the Ending Credits.
audience reaction: The audience really liked this Inspirational movie. And someone gave it a "Hands Clapper" ending.
recommendation: I liked this feel-good movie. It's good, clean family fun type of movie.
spoiler alert! Did she really walk in front of the congregation during Sunday church service in real life? When they did their practice defense drill, some of the towels didn't touch the floor but the coach didn't have them correct it. The coach totally lost me when she said, "Don't get your feet wet." The noise level at the games was too muted down. They were supposed to wear their best Sunday clothes for their photo shoot, but nobody on the team noticed how one of them stuck-out like a "Sore Thumb" before the photo shoot session began ( And after all that talk about "Streaked-corner lipstick. Tsk, tsk .... ).
fyi: The scene wherein the Reverend Mother, Ellen Burstyn, walked with Coach Rush down a corridor was very well-done. The subdued lighting and the soft focus really complimented Carla Gugino's beauty.
Back when I was living with my family at GSIS Heights in Matina, Davao City, Mindanao, Philippines, some of my neighborhood friends and I would play street basketball next door to my house, the weather permitting. I was the shortest one. But this disadvantage actually made me a great hooker--No! I don't mean that. I could only do Hook-Shots. And I was the best at it. Of course, I couldn't do any other kind of shots--and the Slam-Dunk was ( and still is ) out of the question. Ha, ha, ha.
word of advice: Always root for the Underdog!
tidbits: Because of the heavy traffic on the freeway on the way home, I decided to wait it out by having dinner at a Chinese restaurant in Richmond, CA, the Empire Buffet.
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| This is yet another crappy-looking photograph that I took. If only they have lights to illuminate their marquee, then this picture would have come out better. |
They serve Pig's Feet at this Empire Buffet. When I ate it, I couldn't help but nibble on the toenails. I felt like I was having a Foot Fetish--Miss Piggy's! ( What will Kermit, the Frog, say? ) Luckily, they didn't have toenail polish on them. I'm never eating Pig's Feet again because Kermit might croak. ('Get it ...? )
And, Yup! this restaurant still has its Christmas and Chinese New Year decorations all over the place. What a festive place .... Yeah, right.
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