where: CENTURY 14 VALLEJO in Vallejo, CA
when: Thursday, February 12th, 2015
show: 8:00 p.m. Advance Screening
costs: $7.90 Ticket + $5.95 small Buttered Popcorn + $0.00 ( free on my Cine-Mark movie watcher reward e-mail coupon ) small Powerade Mountain Berry Blast = $13.85
auditorium: 14
seat: 3rd row ( counting from the front ), 7th column ( counting from the left )
2nd time
where: CENTURY 14 VALLEJO in Vallejo, CA
when: Monday ( Presidents' Day ), February 16th, 2015
show: 11:10 a.m. Extra Dollar Off First Show Matinee
costs: $7.15 Ticket + $6.95 medium Buttered Popcorn + $0.65 ( upgrade on a free small fountain drink on my Cine-Mark movie watcher reward e-mail coupon ) medium Powerade Mountain Berry Blast + $1.50 Kernel Season's Cheddar flavored Popcorn Topper = $16.25
auditorium: 1
seat: 4th row ( counting from the front ), 5th column ( counting from the left )
synopsis/overview: A street punk with potential, Eggsy ( Taron Egerton ), is chosen as a candidate in a highly-competitive training program that will determine who will become the next spy to join an exclusive super secret service organization just as a tech genius madman, Valentine ( Samuel L. Jackson ), is about to unleash his diabolical plan to drastically reduce the world's population.
noteworthy scenes: 1,) Middle Eastern fortress; 2.) Suicide bomber; 3.) Medal of Valor; 4.) "Oxfords, not Brogues"; 5.) Failed hostage rescue; 6.) Diabolical weapon; 7. ) Gaia Theory; 8.) Car chase; 9.) 'Phone call; 10.) Pub brawl; 11.) "Enough evidence on your activity"; 12.) "Like MY FAIR LADY"; 13.) Secret base of operation; 14.) The new recruits; 15.) Body bags; 16.) Secret sauce; 17.) Flooded room; 18.) "You all forgot the most important thing: Teamwork"; 19.) The college classroom; 20.) Chinese secret service; 21.) "It's a bulldog, ain't it"; 22.) Puppy training; 23.) "You are completely crazy"; 24.) Guards; 25.) Surveillance video; 26.) The announcement; 27.) Parachute jump; 28.) Burgers and fries; 29.) "Do you like spy movies"; 30.) "Thank you for such a 'Happy Meal'"; 31.) Missing celebrities and dignitaries; 32.) "We certainly will"; 33.) Night club pick-up lines; 34.) "Rohypnol or something stronger"; 35.) Train tracks; 36.) Front page headlines; 37.) Fitting room 3; 38.) "German aristocrat's formal greeting"; 39.) "What a coincidence"; 40.) "You all talk so funny"; 41.) James Bond, Jason Bourne, Jack Bauer; 42.) Final test; 43.) Auto drive; 44.) Mr. Pickle; 45.) South Glade Mission Church; 46.) "This ain't that kind of movie"; 47.) "Is he dead"; 48.) Napoleonic Brandy, 49.) Culling; 50.) Secret doomsday base; 51.) The chosen people; 52.) "Well, my family was invited"; 53.) Gunfight; 54.) "Uh, uh. This is mine"; 55.) "I need a piggyback"; 56.) Pinned down; 57.) Fireworks; 58.) "You didn't stop this"; 59.) "I'll be right back"; 60.) The shoe dagger; 61.) "Perfect ..."; 62.) "Oh, my lord"; and 63.) "Manners maketh man."
favorite scenes: Church Fight scene
Fireworks scene.
audience reaction: The audience enjoyed this movie. Some people gave it a "Hands Clapper" ending.
2nd audience reaction: This audience enjoyed the movie, too. Some people clapped their hands after the church fight ended. And, of course, some people also gave this movie a "Hands Clapper" ending.
recommendation: I liked this teen update on the British spy movies, too. Go see this Action/Comedy movie.
spoiler alert! Why couldn't the guards have seen and heard the helicopter coming? One of the spies standing behind the seated terrorist could have easily kicked the chair down ( of course, in such a situation, it's hard to figure out how one will react ). When the bad guy's trigger finger was shot off, he could have switched to his middle finger. There was not enough blood when the man was cleaved by the super-sharp blade. That car couldn't have gone fast while in reverse gear. The pint of beer was inexplicably emptied too soon. There was enough force in that stun projectile to kill that man. Those artificial "feet" were made of smooth steel and would not have the traction necessary in the forefoot for running at top speed. Burgers and fries, what a way to make a first impression. Heck, if I were a young spy, I'd plaster my wall with Page 3 girls--'just sayin'! Why weren't there any young children during the church service---Duh! Killing billions, a few hundred million or even tens of millions would be very bad for the environment/ecology, just think about it. All of those bullets spraying from automatic rifles and not one of them hit their target---Yeah, right .... Why wasn't the toddler affected by the "killer frequency"? I felt sorry for the pub's owner; I hope that he had enough insurance to cover such repeated damages to his establishment.
fyi: "Global Warming" is a hoax!
>>>Dear Reader:
Christopher Booker of the UK Telegraph calls man-made global warming the “biggest science scandal ever,” and it’s easy to see why.
Recent studies have shown:
- Temperature data from NASA’s Goddard Institute for Space Studies (GISS) was dramatically altered, and rather than showing a 1.5-degree Celsius increase from 1950 to 2014, the raw data actually showed a 1-degree Celsius temperature decrease over those 65 years.
- Two of the official data records for climate temperatures — Remote Sensing Systems (RSS) in California, and the University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH) — have recorded 18 straight years of no temperature increases, and 2014, recently called the “warmest year ever” was, in fact, only the sixth warmest year since 1997.
- Arctic ice levels, it turns out, have nothing to do with alleged man-made global warming. The decrease in Artic ice is simply a byproduct of naturally occurring cyclical shifts in warm water currents. In fact, when the warm water currents last peaked 75 years ago, Arctic ice had retreated even further back than it has recently.
None of this is news to John Casey, who has been at the forefront of the movement calling man-made global warming a total hoax.
Casey, a former White House space program adviser, consultant to NASA headquarters, and space shuttle engineer, found evidence — buried right in the government’s own environmental studies — that destroys the argument for “global warming.”
Using their own data, John has proven that “global warming” is a sham backed by a network of politicians, corporations, and scientists conspiring to promote the fear of “global warming” . . . despite clear evidence that no such “global warming” exists.
Tom Luongo
Editor, Resolute Wealth Letter<<<
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The late "conspiracy theory" author, Bill Cooper ( who was executed two months after 9/11 for his knowledge about the truth behind the attack ), mentioned in his book, Behold A Pale Horse, that the late Philippine dictator, Ferdinand Marcos, was deposed when his "Family Planning is the Pillar of a New Society" campaign failed to stem the country's population growth. Bill Cooper claimed that there is a secret society that manipulates nations into going to war with each other to keep the world population in check. If that's the case, then we are long overdue for another "culling"!
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I have a hard time driving my car in reverse.
I had an expensive pair of Oxfords once ( which I only wore three times ). I had to give it to my younger brother when my feet grew from a size 8 1/2 to a size 9 1/2. No, it didn't conceal a weapon at all. It did, however, conceal heel lifts as it was actually a pair of Elevator Shoes! And my brother is in need of such a pair more than I do. Ha, ha, ha.
Gazelle ( Sofia Boutella ) is hot!
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What is it with European males' obsession with anal sex? I just don't get it. Don't they know anything about Karma?
tidbits: When I was paying for my purchase at the concessions counter, the couple next in line mentioned that they were there to see FIFTY SHADES OF GREY. I whispered to the cashier, Chick flick. That movie can wait.
The cashier laughed.
2nd tidbits: First order of the day was to have a STAR Smog Test done on my car. As it was being done, I walked a few yards to get to my chiropractor's clinic. But it was closed because today is a holiday, Presidents' Day. But I double-checked two weeks ago to make sure that they would be open today. The receptionist said, "Yes." That bitch lied. Anyway, I went back to the smog center to use their Wi-Fi so that I could access the Internet with my 2005 Compaq Presario laptop. It took my computer a long time to boot-up. Heck, the smog test was done before I could even get on the Internet! My 2001 Hyundai Accent passed the test easily, by the way.
After I dropped off some stuff at my place, I drove on over to the local CSAA to pay for my car's license and insurance. But the place was also closed for the holiday.
So, I had plenty of time to catch this movie's first show matinée. I had to see it a second time because I liked it and also because I didn't take notes the first time that I watched it.
I saw a casual friend at the theatre. DJ was there to see FIFTY SHADES OF GREY. I told him that there was some negative feedback posted online from that movie, and that he should go see Kingsman, instead.
After the movie, I went to Harbor Freight, on Solano Avenue, to buy a box of black nitrile gloves ( $11.99 + tax ) for use at work. Then, I went to Selecta Pilipino Buffet Restaurant on Springs Road for a late lunch.
As I was paying for my meal and for some lottery tickets ( $17.36 total ), in walked DJ. So, how was the movie, I asked.
"Oh, I fell asleep."
I told you it was bad.
"Was it really bad?" asked Rey, the proprietor.
I quipped, He fell asleep, didn't he?
We all laughed.
"The movie started at 11:30 a.m. I fell asleep. When I looked at my watch, it was already 1:00 p.m." said DJ. "It was full of teens. I'm glad I didn't snore."
"What's the movie about?" asked Rey, the proprietor.
"It's about teens having sex all the time, everywhere," said DJ. "It's the number one teen movie for Valentines' weekend."
And it's not even rated NC-17, I commented.
"But I fell asleep," said DJ once more. "I just wasted seven bucks."
Hmm, I think that I'll go see this movie tomorrow--strictly for review purposes only ( yeah, right ... ). That reminds me, I'd better have a good night's sleep tonight! Ha, ha, ha.
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