where: UA EMERY BAY STADIUM 10 in Emeryville, CA
when: Saturday, October 13th, 2012
show: 9:30 p.m.
costs: $11.00 Ticket + $0.00 small Popcorn w/ Butter ( free on Regal Movie Watcher Rewards Card ) + $4.75 small 32.0 oz Fanta Orange Soda + $5.00 Carquinez Bridge Toll = $20.75
auditorium: 7
seat: 5th row, 12th column
synopsis/overview: The high school where Biology teacher Mr. Scott Voss ( Kevin James ) teaches is facing budgetary cutbacks. And when he learns that his friend and fellow teacher, Mr. Marty Streb ( Henry Winkler ), is about to get his Music Department put on the chopping block, Scott springs into action, moonlighting as a Mixed Martial Arts fighter who hopes to raise the money all by himself.
noteworthy scenes: 1.) Late for class; 2.) "'Depends on what she looks like"; 3.) Budget problem; 4.) "I said, You showed up"; 5.) Basketball dunk; 6.) Suffrage; 7.) TV sports show; 8.) Lose; 9.) "So, I'm ... citizen"; 10.) Trial by Fire; 11.) "His name is Sergio. But I'm gonna switch it up"; 12.) "This is a terrible mattress, I'm feeling everything"; 13.) Music; 14.) "This looks like a Civil War hospital"; 15.) Intimidation; 16.) Unicorn; 17.) First installment; 18.) Disco Street Fighting; 19.) Training; 20.) Second fight; 21.) "My father wants me to quit music"; 22.) "Democrats, Republicans, Libertarians"; 23.) The same song; 24.) Blue-Eyed Gospel; 25.) Knock-out; 26.) Vomit; 27.) Applesauce; 28.) "You're famous"; 29.) Three vs. one; 30.) Genesis 32:24; 31.) Respect; 32.) "I can't lift my arms"; 33.) "I've always wanted to try this"; 34.) Principal's Office; 35.) Rumble; 36.) "And you, my friend, sat in gum"; 37.) Lyrics; 38.) Broken octagon; 39.) "Don't lose your grip"; 40.) "Derek did it"; 41.) Two colognes; 42.) "She's here--you're out of here"; 43.) "It's like the weirdest date, ever"; 44.) "I felt it when my eyes were burning"; 45.) Meditation Class; 46.) "I can kick your ass"; 47.) Restaurant; 48.) "He's my hero"; 49.) "Magic has to be rushed"; 50.) Pre-fight dinner; 51.) Food fight; 52.) Embezzlement; 53.) UFC Debut; 54.) "'Sounds different"; 55.) Music banner; 56.) "Let's win this thing"; 57.) "He knows better"; 58.) "Good round"; 59.) "I've got to be honest, it's a little blurry right now"; 60.) Inspired; 61.) "Honey, should they be watching this"; 62.) The kiss; and 63.) "I ... citizen two times!"
favorite scenes: I liked the Suffrage scene.
I liked the Wierdest Date scene.
I liked the Meditation Class scene.
And I liked the Food Fight scene.
audience reaction: The audience really liked this. But I didn't hear a "Hands Clapper" at the end.
recommendation: I liked this movie, too. It's really funny. I might go see it again. Go see this if you're into Comedy Movies.
spoiler alert! Why did they pick a Chinese, Reggie Lee, to play the part of Mr. De La Cruz, the father of Malia ( Charice )? Don't they have Pilipino actors in Hollywood? Why didn't they call on my services as Cine-Man, supporting actor? Maybe it was because I'm too good-looking to play the father's part. Ha, ha, ha. Oops, never mind ... I just found out ( on Google Search ) that Reggie Lee is actually Reggie Valdez, a Pilipino-American. After word got out in the news why a Biology teacher was doing what he was doing, I'm sure that many communities would be more than happy to chip-in for donations. In his UFC debut, Scott should have seen that first punch coming "from a mile away." Those frontal kicks were slow and should have been easily deflected and/or caught. When the other fighter wrapped his legs around Scott's neck, he could have easily gotten out of it by simply wedging his hand and forearm in-between the feet and prying himself out of it to do a counter move and gain the advantage. When he had his opponent on the mat, Scott forgot to punch him in the Liver and in the Spleen even though Niko ( Bas Rutten ) trained him earlier to do just that. Those kicks to the side of the head could have easily been blocked or dodged and countered.
fyi: 'Ever notice how someone who speaks with a British accent loses it when he/she sings a song?
Well, that's exactly what I had to do to get rid of my Pilipino accent: I learned to sing a lot of American songs. I lost my thick accent in the process But I Still Am As Bad As WILLIAM HUNG When I Sing!!! My singing voice is probably just a quarter of an octave in range--if at all! LOL
Bas Rutten plays a very amicable character which almost stole the show from Kevin James's character--who would have thought ....
This bunch of new citizens in the movie are better than the real-life bunch that I was sworn-in with back on July 11th, 2001 ( exactly two months before 9-11 ), in Sacramento, California. I wore a suit and another guy wore a three-piece suit--but the rest showed-up in jeans, shorts, t-shirts, sandals, hats, shades, etc. Unbelievable!!! Had I been the Governor, I would have sent them all home to dress up appropriately for their swearing-in ceremony. We, each, got a letter telling us all to dress-up formally for the special occasion! But, I guess, some people out there just don't give a damn ....
word of advice: Make your dreams come true.
tidbits: I was asked to work 'til 2:00 p.m. today because somebody called-in sick in my department--and I already had planned on going to my friend Hector's place in Oakland, CA, after I got off from work, to watch the Donaire vs. Nishioka fight on TV in the evening. Since commute traffic headed for Oakland wouldn't be as bad because today is a Saturday, I decided to pick up on the extra hours.
I bought a harness for Sylvester, the kitten, but he will just have to grow into it because it's too big for him right now.
And Hector asked, "Didn't you buy him a leash, too?" I answered, He's too small even for the harness that I got for him. The leash can wait until he's all grown-up.
As Hector and I sat down for some Coffee and French Bread, we got to talking about yesterday's news, the one about human bone fragments recovered from a well which could possibly be those of a kidnapped 9-year old girl from around 24 years ago. Actually, the bone fragments were from 3 or 4 different individuals whose bodies were dumped into the well by a pair of "Speed Freak" ( methamphetamine addict ) killers.
Hector commented, "How could people do such things to innocent people? I remember back in Vietnam when, sometimes, we were given orders not to take any prisoners alive. And those men had families; they were fathers, husbands, brothers and sons."
I said that I want to write an Anti-War novel someday. And I brought-up an interesting bit of Trivia: The Japanese pilot who led The Attack On Pearl Harbor has a daughter who ended-up marrying a US Marine Sargeant! Then I added, That would make for some very interesting family get-togethers.
What is the point of going to war when after it is all over both sides become friends and even intermarry? Why waste precious lives and resources in the first place? Yeah, "Make Love, Not War."
To change the subject, I talked about ARGO. The movie that deals with the American hostages after Ayatollah Khomeini took over as the ruler of Iran. Hector asked me who the dead ruler was whose coffin the pallbearers lost hold of during the funeral procession. I said that it was Ayatollah Khomeini. And Hector said that they probably executed the clumsy guy responsible for it!
Hector had already cooked a pot of Beef Stew for dinner. But it wasn't enough since I showed-up unexpectedly and because his daughter, Ana, and her husband, Glen, and their daughter, Dalila, were coming over for dinner. Luckily, I brought three cans of Beef Stew with me.
I wanted to make some Spaghetti, but they got fed-up with me always making Spaghetti every time I showed up for a visit. I'll do a Hamburger Helper dinner next time. We'll see how they'll like that! Ha, ha, ha.
After dinner, I checked my right wrist to see if I was retaining water because I suspected that I took-in an excess of Sodium from the food that I just ate. I used my left thumb and my left middle finger to grab at my right wrist to see how far up my forearm I could keep my thumb and finger touching at the tips. Sure enough, I was retaining water because I couldn't even make my fingers touch at the tips around my right wrist. We're talking a raise in Blood Pressure here, folks.
I'd better let Hector and his kids know how to check for water retention because they have High Blood Pressure since they use too much salt.
I sat in the living room to finish my blog on ARGO while Hector and his family gathered around me to watch WATER FOR ELEPHANTS on TV. Isma, Hector's son, assured me that even though I temporarily have Dial-Up Service, I could still use Wi-Fi without any problem because they are two different non-conflicting Internet connections.
Hector's two sons, Isma and Tito, and I watched a televised fight after Hector and his wife, Elsa, left for Pleasanton, CA, to spend the night with Ana and her family. The Donair vs. Nishioka boxing match was not that exciting to watch because Nishioka was too cautious and got the crowd booing against him.
At one point, in Nishioka's corner, somebody asked him, "Do you speak Spanish?" Huh ... WTF?!?!?! Nishioka couldn't even speak English, let alone understand what the dumb idiot was asking him!
When I got home later on in the evening, I tried to start my blog on this movie but couldn't because I couldn't get any Dial-Up numbers to get me connected to the Internet. What kind of computer expert is Isma if he doesn't know what the heck he is talking about, I asked myself.
Over a day later, I found out that the reason why any of the Dial-Up numbers didn't work was BECAUSE I FORGOT TO PLUG-IN THE 'PHONE LINE TO MY LAPTOP---Oops, my bad .... Ha, ha, ha.
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