where: UA EMERY BAY STADIUM 10 in Emeryville, CA
when: Tuesday, March 6th, 2012
show: 8:00 p.m. ( Five Dollar All Day + Two Dollar Small Popcorn with a Movie Watcher Rewards Card Tuesday )
costs: $5.00 Ticket + $2.00 small Popcorn + $4.75 small 30 oz Zero Sprite + $5.00 Carquinez Bridge Toll = $16.75
auditorium: 7th
seat: 4th row, 10th column
synopsis/overview: The Party You'd Only Have Nightmares About, As A Parent
A trio of high school outsiders throw a birthday party for one of them in the hope that it will make them more popular at school and have them get lucky with the hot chicks who normally wouldn't even give them the time of day. But things get out of hand.
noteworthy scenes: 1.) Kitchen; 2.) Shower; 3.) Dad's instructions; 4.) "Not Mr. Popular"; 5.) Anniversary; 6.) Minivan; 7.) School locker; 8.) Boner; 9.) "There's the point"; 10.) "Mass marketing"; 11.) "Don't trip"; 12.) Invites; 13.) Supermarket; 14.) "Finger banging"; 15.) "This is wholesale, niggah"; 16.) "Technically a homosexual act"; 17.) Mascot; 18.) Chase; 19.) Security; 20.) Party decors; 21.) Treadmill; 22.) Poor little dog; 23.) Bouncy Castle; 24.) Balloons; 25.) More party people; 26.) Indoor incursion; 27.) Tazer; 28.) "Read the sign"; 29.) Beer; 30.) Diabetes; 31.) Dildo; 32.) 'Phonecall; 33.) Beer pong; 34.) "In their house"; 35.) "Standing down for now"; 36.) "Everybody's a f-cking attorney"; 37.) Double finger; 38.) Ecstasy; 39.) Craigslist; 40.) "This is my favorite song, guys"; 41.) Angry midget; 42.) "Tonight's about changing the game"; 43.) Birthday boy's room; 44.) "Look at what we did. Epic"; 45.) News helicopter; 46.) "You're way too fat"; 47.) "We're clearly outnumbered"; 48.) Dog hump; 49.) The Mercedes Benz and the midget; 50.) "I don't know how to fix this"; 51.) Flame thrower guy; 52.) Fire; 53.) The tackle; 54.) "What about our money"; 55.) "We heard that Kanye made an appearance"; 56.) "I just didn't think you had this in you"; 57.) One thousand five hundred to 2,000; 58.)Punishment; 59.) Dubious recognition among his peers; and 60.) TV news.
audience reaction: The audience liked it a lot. And there may have been one or two "Hand Clappers" in the audience at the end.
recommendation: But I didn't like it at all. Even if I were invited to such a party in real life, I'd walk out of there are soon as I'd begin to notice the way that it was spinning out of control. Because I don't hang out with such an unruly, immature, selfish, irresponsible, disrespectful and inconsiderate crowd. You may or may not want to see this, depending on your level of maturity and/or your sense of societal/moral responsibility.
spoiler alert! In the bathroom scene at the start of the movie, on the lavatory counter, one could readily see a bottle of the store brand CVS Fresh Mint Mouthwash; and, in the kitchen in a later scene, one could readily see on the kitchen counter a cheap knife block and cutlery set that was probably bought at Big Lots! ( I would know because that was were I bought my same, identical knife block and cutlery set )--and they live in a big, fancy house with a swimming pool and a Mercedes Benz in a carport?!?!?! Huh ...? Maybe the parents were just a couple of tightwads. And speaking of carport, why was there no garage for the Mercedes Benz? Why didn't the parents just take the Mercedes Benz with them to the airport and just park it at a long-term parking garage? I mean, that's what I'd always do whenever I'd go visit my sister in Michigan: I'd take my car to a long-term airport parking garage, and disconnect the battery to keep it from draining. There is a Curfew Law in this country which says no loud noise between the hours of 10:00 p.m. and 8:00 a.m. And this Curfew Law is enforced especially in affluent neighborhoods like the one where the irresponsible brat teens lived in this movie. In other words, the cops should have told them to have their guests pack up and leave since it was after 11:00 p.m. when they ( the cops ) came knocking at the door. I think blowing cigarette smoke in the face of that dog, attaching it to balloons and subjecting it to loud music--they have a much better sense of hearing than humans-- all constitute animal abuse. Why didn't the neighbors call his parents a.s.a.p.? How did the midget get easily shoved into the oven when--normally--racks would be in place to make that not so readily possible? How did the Fire Helicopter get to the scene so fast--was the pilot a psychic? Why were the security guys still wearing their jackets the day after the wild, out-of-control party when the police were out looking for them? Okay, if we assign 5 party-goers for each car, that would total-up to 400 hundred cars at the party. And even if we assign 10 party-goers per car, that would still be 200 cars parked all over the neighborhood. Clearly, that's not possible. There were not that many cars parked at the curb and on the street itself; otherwise, the cops would have had people ticketed for it and the neighbors would have had trespassing cars towed away. I'm all for punishing the bratty teen, but that form of punishment used would probably just put his parents in trouble with the law for forcing him to be in such an unsafe situation.
fyi: You've heard of the expression, "Go wash your mouth with soap and water," I'm sure. But there are actually people out there who take that advice literally and/or seriously. I know, because I was one of them. For the last year and a half, I brushed my teeth, tongue and gums with a bar soap. I used Doctor Bronner's Magic Soap, sold on the Internet and at Health Food Stores. The reason I did so was because I had advanced Periodontal Disease, and bar soap was the only thing that cleaned my teeth, tongue and gums really well. But ... using bar soap to clean your teeth has two undesirable side effects: Your teeth get so clean that they get stained easily; and your whole mouth gets so clean that you end up with a very Dry Mouth!
Well, last month, I was browsing around at the 99 Cent Only Store on Springs Road here in Vallejo, CA, when I found myself in front of the store's selection of toothpastes. I looked at each one's list of ingredients. By chance, they have made-in-England Aquafresh Toothpaste in 3.5 oz tubes. What's so special about this particular one, you ask? It doesn't have Sodium Fluoride and it doesn't have Glycerin.
Sodium Fluoride is a "Mind Control" drug in the same way that Sodium Pentothal is a "Truth Serum". Supposedly, the Nazis used Sodium Fluoride to fluoridate their drinking water supply in order to "sedate" and control the minds of the German populace. And, nowadays, Sodium Fluoride is a banned substance in Europe--again, supposedly.
Glycerin coats each tooth and keeps it from Remineralizing itself! Ironically, though, it is added to toothpastes, especially the kind meant for people with sensitive teeth. But, if you avoid using toothpastes and mouthwashes with Glycerin in them, your teeth's sensitivity will lessen within a month's time. AND I KNOW THIS FOR A FACT!!!
And, yes, the Doctor Bronner's Magic Bar Soap which I used to brush my teeth with neither had Sodium Fluoride nor Glycerin in it. Here's a tip: If you want to try brushing your teeth with Doctor Bronner's Magic Bar Soap, rinse your mouth with a sweet-tasting mouthwash first; otherwise, the soap's flavor might be just a little--or a whole lot--unappealing for your taste!
But, if you want to stick with toothpastes, use the kinds that have as the active ingredient Sodium MonoFluorophosphate and that have NO Glycerin in them. The made-in-England Aquafresh Toothpaste is the only one that I know of so far which fits this description to a "T".
word of advice: Don't listen to someone's bad advice, even if--and especially if--that someone is a "friend".
Don't leave your birthday teen at home all alone!
tidbits: Today, I went to Hector's place in Oakland, CA, mainly because I had a big ham bone to give to his son, Tito's, pit-bull, Mercedes. It took me practically a month and-a-half just to eat-up all that ham! Now, I know exactly how the Israelites felt when they had to eat nothing but Manna for forty long years during their Exodus from Egypt in the time of Moses, their prophet. Of course, I have no way of knowing whether or not Manna tastes like ham! Ha, ha, ha.
Tiger, the cat, was nowhere to be found. He went outside to explore and never showed up to greet me.
Across the street from Hector's place, in somebody else's driveway, was a stolen and abandoned silver Honda four-door sedan. Hector's house is at the end of a Cul-de-Sac where stolen cars get routinely abandoned. You'd think that the Oakland cops would have already gotten wise to it by now. And Hector's son, Tito, told me that it was some kids over on the next block who stole the car and abandoned it across their house.
Elsa, Hector's wife, needed to be taken to the Native American Health Center to re-enroll because she could no longer afford to be with Kaiser Permanente. The health center is just about a mile away from Hector's place. Hector, Elsa, Tito and I drove to the center with Tito at the wheel.
As we were on our way, Tito mentioned that he also goes to the health center because they have community activities. And he signed-up to join a drum group. I quipped that maybe he should do a Rain Dance drum session for us ( so the pollen covering my car will get washed-off ).
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| I found this image of the Native American Health Center on the Internet |
When we got to the corner of 29th Street and International Boulevard, just a block away from the health center, I spotted a very beautiful and slender young Hispanic girl wearing denim shorts, a golden jacket, stockings and high heels just standing there and waiting for a "customer". I said, Ooh, she's waiting for me.
Tito looked at her and said, "I feel sorry for girls like that. They don't think highly of themselves."
I don't know whether Tito meant that he felt sorry for such beautiful girls with low self-esteem who prostitute themselves OR whether he meant that any girl who'd take a liking to me is nothing but a desperate loser! But I didn't ask him to elaborate.
The Native American Health Center is directly across the street from a Goodwill's Discount Store. That was where we parked. And we jaywalked it across to the health center.
I really don't know why they call the place "Native American Health Center" because people of different nationalities were in there. And I don't know if it was just by sheer coincidence or not but the pamphlets and leaflets that were racked most prominently were those on family planning, contraception, STDs, and infant/toddler care.
Before we left, Hector noticed a familiar face. Hector took his wife to re-introduce themselves to the lady receptionist. And to let her know that they have re-enrolled in the health and wellness program. As they were leaving, I walked-up to Hector and told him that I overheard the lady say, "Thanks for the warning!" They both laughed.
When we got back to Hector's place, I decided to buff-out the bad oxidation on my Hyundai Accent's headlight lenses. The stuff that I used this time, Fast Brite Lens Restore, really works as claimed. It's one of those "As Seen On TV"-type of products. As I was buffing-out the oxidation, the "car thieves" came over and wanted to borrow a pair of pliers from Tito, who was rebuilding a lawnmower nearby, because they wanted to get the battery out from the stolen car. Tito didn't have any on hand so he asked me if I had one in my car. I said, No, I don't have one. Soon, four friends of the two "car thieves" came over as a show of force; they were all either Asians or Hispanics--I really didn't take a good long look because I was busy buffing my car's headlights. Presently, Hector's other son, Isma, who's way bigger than Tito, stepped out, as our own show of force. Isma stood there very imposingly on the front porch as he stared at the low-life punks. Isma is big; I don't refer to him as "Baby Huey" for nothing. Now, if you know who the cartoon character, Baby Huey, is then you have a pretty good idea just how big Isma is! Of course, Hector' oldest son, Marcus, is the biggest in the bunch, like a heavyweight Sumo Wrestler--but he wasn't there with us today. Isma, Tito and I were bigger and stronger--'not to mention, older--that those six low-life punks! And the lowlifes must have noticed me doing my "Mr. Miyagi's Karate Kid doing Wax-On, Wax-Off" because they eventually walked away. They were smart after all.
After I was done buffing-out my car's headlights, I cleaned the wheels.
Then, I went into the kitchen and cooked Spaghetti for everyone. I almost always cook Spaghetti or Arroz Con Gandules whenever I visit Hector and his family because these are the only two dishes that I cook that Isma would eat since he is such a very picky eater.
After a while, I showed Hector some videos on YouTube. I showed him the one about Buddhist monks in Thailand who care for orphaned Tigers; I showed him the one on The Lion Whisperer; and I showed him the one about the Big Hole in the North Pole. Note on this last one: If it's for real, the hole is probably the size of either a big island or a small continent!
Before seeing this movie, I swung by my former place of employment to say, Hi, to some of my former co-workers. And because I thought that it was the last week that the place would be open for business. But, as it turned out, the lease was given an extention so that the place would remain in business 'til January of next year.
But one of my friends there told me that he's just gonna retire and go back to China where he has a house. Now, I have an excuse to go to China and pig-out at some Real Chinese Buffets! Yum, yum. But Don't Expect Me To Eat any Cat meat, Dog meat, Snake meat, Monkey meat, Frog meat, etc.!!!
I wondered why the parking lot was full when I arrived at the theatre. Then, it hit me: Tuesday is "$5.00 All Day" plus "$2.00 small Popcorn with a Regal Movie Watcher Rewards Card" at this theatre. If only they have this kind of a promotion at the sister theatre complex in Fairfield, CA, the Edwards Fairfield Stadium 16 & I-Max, I would be very happy about it.
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On Wednesday night, I installed a Memeo Instant Back-Up for my Seagate 2TB Expansion External Drive and a System Mechanic for my computer's registry. It practically took me all night to do both.
Thursday morning, at around 9:00 a.m., I decided to have a "celebratory toast" to myself for a job well-done. I made myself a cup of Hot Cocoa to drink while I worked on this blog. But I accidentally spilled Hot Cocoa on my computer's Modem and "fried" it! I took it apart, cleaned it and resetted it. But it was of no use. That was the bad news.
The good news was that on Thursday night, I went to the MacDonald's Restaurant at the Target Shopping Center here in Vallejo, CA, and tried Wi-Fi for the very first time. But this MacDonald's is only open 'til 10:00 p.m.
So, I went to the Wal-Mart Super Center in American Canyon, CA, because their in-store MacDonald's is open 'til midnight. But ... they don't have Wi-Fi at this one. That was the bad news.
The good news was that I hit on the idea to write my blog on my computer's Notepad and just "Copy and Paste" it later. So, I wrote down my blog on my Notepad as I sipped on some Strawberry Lemonade. I stayed there 'til it was almost midnight. And I wasn't even done yet. And the "Copying and Pasting" will also have to wait 'til tomorrow.
And that was exactly what I did after I got out of work on Friday night. I went to the MacDonald's Restaurant in Benicia, CA, for the "Copy and Paste", which worked-out perfect, I might add. But, since I had to work 46 minutes overtime and this particular MacDonald's is only open 'til 10:00 p.m., I didn't get to finish this blog. I will have to finish it tomorrow.
Well, here I am at the MacDonald's Restaurant at the Target Shopping Center today, Saturday, March 10th, at 3:25 p.m., finishing this blog, after having just finished my Two Cheeseburgers and Fries Meal. Well, actually, I just ate one cheeseburger. I'll finish the other one at work tonight.
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