where: CENTURY 14 VALLEJO in Vallejo, CA
when: Wednesday, July 3rd, 2013
show: 6:25 p.m. 2-D show
costs: $10.00 Ticket = $10.00
auditorium: 7
seat: 5th row ( counting from the front ), 7th column ( counting from the left )
2nd time
where: CENTURY 14 VALLEJO in Vallejo, CA
when: Friday, July 5th, 2013
show: 5:30 p.m. 3-D show
costs: $11.25 Ticket = $11.25
auditorium: 10
seat: 3rd row ( counting from the front ), 8ht column ( counting from the left )
synopsis/overview: Gru forsakes a life of crime to dedicate his new life to being a father to his three adopted little girls. As he struggles to find a way to provide for his new family, the Anti-Villain League comes calling because they need his expertise--as a former bad-guy--to capture another bad-guy who just pulled-off a daring heist.
noteworthy scenes: 1.) Arctic lab; 2.) Birthday party; 3.) Abduction; 4.) Anti-Villain League headquarters; 5.) "Bottom"; 6.) PX-41; 7.) "Sheepbutt"; 8.) Rowboat; 9.) Bald head; 10.) Jelly factory; 11.) "I miss being evil"; 12.) "I counted 22"; 13.) Unexpected guest; 14.) Internet dating photo choices; 15.) Bake My Day; 16.) A minion's love fantasy; 17.) Mexican flag; 18.) El Macho; 19.) Mother's Day poem; 20.) Minions' after-work party; 21.) Backyard abduction; 22.) Guard chicken; 23.) "That pollo is loco"; 24.) Salsa; 25.) Ice cream truck; 26.) "Are you single"; 27.) Wishing fountain; 28.) Eagle Hair Club; 29.) "Mi llamo llama Ding-dong"; 30.) "The son"; 31.) Beach resort; 32.) Villain.com; 33.) The date; 34.) Gru's happy day; 35.) Case closed; 36.) Memento; 37.) Bad mood; 38.) "It turns out you're right"; 39.) "That's not helping"; 40.) "Bee-Doo"; 41.) Experiment; 42.) Cinco de Mayo party; 43.) Dance; 44.) La Cucaracha; 45.) "I choose Gru"; 46.) An old colleague; 47.) Killing machine; 48.) "I hate boys"; 49.) Captured; 50.) Antidote; 51.) Disguised; 52.) "Nobody messes with my family"; 53.) Rocket; 54.) Surrounded; 55.) "I really hate that chicken"; 56.) Sushi bar; 57.) The question; 58.) "They'll be back"; 59.) Wedding song; 60.) "I would like to make some toasts"; 61.) Wedding dance; and 62.) Bonus Short Film during the Ending Credits.
audience reaction: The audience liked it a lot but it didn't get a "Hands Clapper" ending.
recommendation: I liked it; it was fun. Go take your brats to go see this movie.
spoiler alert! That outhouse in the arctic had no sub-zero insulation in it. The overalls that the Minions wear seem to have a very super-stretchy pair of shoulder straps. Why didn't the spy car have headrests? The man who ordered 200 cupcakes didn't specify what day and time of the following week that he will be expecting his order to be ready for pick-up or delivery. What was the reason for the "Shark Rocket"? At the shopping mall, why did that man try to throw away a cup full of hot coffee? X-ray images are not in color. I'm surprised Gru's date didn't end-up with bumps and bruises and/or broken bones! That plane's door shouldn't have stayed open because of the side where it was hinged. If the mutant minions could chew through anything, including a police car, why couldn't they chew their way out of their prison cells? I don't think that shark meat is Sushi-certified because of its high Mercury content. The minion rescue rowboat arrived too soon.
fyi: A wig that is worn on a bald head is held in place by adhesives.
You guys ever noticed this about girls: Before going out on a first date, they dye their hair, put on make-up, put eye shadow and fake eyelashes on, wear contacts, wear lipstick, put on a set of fake nails, wear a cleavage-enhancing bra, wear a waist cincher, wear padded bottoms, wear a pair of high heels, and doused themselves with perfume; then, once they are on that date with you, they lay it all out on the table by telling you matter-of-factly, "I'm looking for a guy who will be completely honest with me." ( Waiter. Check, please! I'm done here .... )
Is it just me or do the Minions speak a combination of French and Tagalog? And could this be because of the fact that the late Herve Villechaize, a famous diminutive Frenchman of THE MAN WITH A GOLDEN GUN and FANTASY ISLAND fame, was half Pilipino?
Here is the 'phone number shown in the movie: 1 ( 626 ) 584 - 5723
word of advice: Don't mess with family.
tidbits: I'm late posting my recent blog posts because I had been busy writing and finishing my manuscript for a children's book. The story itself is 97 double-spaced pages long ( not counting the Title, Table of Contents, Dedications, Introduction, Background Notes, Acknowledgements, About the Author and Word of Thanks which all add an additional 14 to the page count ). My literary rep is currently reviewing my query letter to publishers and agents before it will be sent out.
A co-worker read my story to his 6-year-old who liked it.
Another co-worker will be reading my story sometime next week. And he has a 16-year-old daughter who wants to read it.
And I have another co-worker, an English major, who wants to read my story, too.
Writing the story was the easy--and fun--part. Now comes the hard part: Selling it! Wish me LUCK!!! ( So I won't need to blog anymore---Just kidding! )
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