CHRISTMAS CHRONICLES 2/THE CROODS: A NEW AGE

 

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I went to the CENTURY NORTHGATE 15, in San Rafael, today, again. Since it is the closest open cinema to my place which shows the 2 above shown movies.

Before I bought my ticket for the 1st show, I stopped at the nearby Sbarro's Italian Restaurant counter to buy a 16.9 oz ( 500 ml ) bottle of Nestlé Pure Life Water for $2.93.

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I saw the 1:10 p.m. showing of the movie, THE CHRISTMAS CHRONICLES 2, in auditorium 13, seat E-9. The price of admission was $9.75.

I never saw part 1. I never even knew that there was a part 1 & a part 2❗🤷🏽‍♂️ I can tell you one thing, though. I hated the bad elf! Also, this movie & the one I saw on Saturday, SANTA CLAUSE, don't have Rudolph, the Red-Nosed Reindeer; this one featured Dasher & Saturday's one featured Comet ❗

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I saw the 3:15 p.m. showing of the movie, THE CROODS: A NEW AGE, in auditorium 11, seat D-9. The price of admission was $9.75.

I liked this movie ❗👍 It actually has some really funny scenes ❗ But I couldn't help but wonder whom the Bettermans' daughter ends up partnering with---Thunk, perhaps ....🤔    'Sorry for the spoiler.   😕

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And just to avoid the bumper-to-bumper rush-hour home commute traffic on Highway 37 East, I decided to see the Jackie Chan movie, VANGUARD, once again. I will be seeing the 6:35 p.m. showing in auditorium 12, seat G-9. The price of admission for this evening show was $13.00.

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I reached the CENTURY NORTHGATE 15 without a hitch because I ignored my GPS's directions ❗

And I traveled home, ALSO, without a hitch because I completely turned my GPS Off❗

I guess that I really am more of a "visual" type of navigator than I am an "audio" type of navigator ❗

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Happy Thanksgiving, everyone ❗🦃 🦃 🦃

Word of Advice: If you find tomorrow's temperature 🌡️ reading at 360° for a few hours, you just might be a 🦃 baking in the oven❗

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VERMEER/VANGUARD/SANTA CLAUSE

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Because of the pandemic lockdown, I had to drive all the way here to San Rafael to see movies since the cinemas closer to my place were all closed❗😡 👎

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The 1st movie, THE LAST VERMEER, is about a Dutch painter who was accused of being a Nazi collaborator after World War II. Not finding fame as a painter due to negative criticism from the local art critics, he went on to become the world's most successful art forger! It's based on a true story. I really liked this movie.  👍

The price of admission for this movie was $14.00. And I bought a $2.93 bottle of Nestlé Pure Life Water ( 16.9 oz/500 ml ) @ the Sbarro Italian Restaurant across the hallway because both of the cinema's concessions counters were closed due to the BS "pandemic"❗👎 

I went to see the 3:45 p.m. showing of this movie in auditorium 3, seat E-9. I missed about 10 minutes of its opening scenes because I followed the GPS instructions and turned right instead of turned left at the Northgate intersection, which is what I'd usually do.  🤦🏽‍♂️

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I wondered when Jackie Chan was going to have another Action Movie.  🤔  Well, I didn't have to wonder for long because here it is: VANGUARD. A secret agent type of movie. It's a good Action Movie. Although some scenes were over the top. And I couldn't help but wonder why the Gatling Gun didn't mow down the bad guys.  🤷🏽‍♂️

The price of admission for this movie was also $14.00. And I went to see the 6:35 p.m. showing of this movie in auditorium 12, seat C-9. For this particular movie, I snuck in 2 snacks: GONE ROUGE HIGH PROTEIN CHIPS, Buffalo Style Chicken & MOON CHEESE, Cheddar Believe It. Both are high Protein & just 1 gram of Carbohydrates each❗👌

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Well, since I traveled this far to see movies, I figured that I'd add one last one to my list: THE SANTA CLAUSE. It's a Tim Allen movie from way back in 1994. And I don't think that I saw it when it first came out. And for the admission price of just $3.00, how could I resist?!?!?!   🤑 I went to see the 9:25 p.m. showing of this movie in auditorium 15, seat E-6. And I had the whole auditorium all to myself.  😎

You know what, though? All he had to do to prove that he was actually Santa Claus is to shave his beard in front of witnesses and watch their reaction when it almost instantly grows back again. Then, again, it wouldn't amount to much of a movie. And doesn't the kid know that the only way that he could take over the "family business" is if/when something bad were to happen to his dad ...?   😒

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I wanted to see this Jackie Chan movie yesterday, Friday, the 20th. But, I was suffering from severe constipation 😣 since getting out of bed because I drank very little water the night before. And I wasn't daring enough to drive 18 miles ( 29 kilometers ) to the nearest open cinema showing this particular movie in the condition that I was in ❗ 

I drank plenty of water yesterday and even had 2 servings of soluble fiber to help with my constipation. But I didn't want to go to the drugstore to buy some enema or laxative for fear of having an "accident" along the way.   ☹️

This morning, at exactly 7:00 a.m., I was finally relieved of my constipation ❗😰  I had some breakfast. And I went back to bed 🛌 to get some much needed 😴 sleep 💤 since my constipation gave me a false sense of urgency All ... Night ...  Long.

I probably went to the toilet almost 2 dozen times unsuccessfully.   🤷🏽‍♂️   As if that wasn't enough, I used lots of homemade Spiced Vinegar with Red Hot Chili Peppers & Habañero Peppers on the Pork Rinds that I ate on Thursday evening, if you know what I mean.   🤦🏽‍♂️

 

And the foul "beast" put up a good fight, clogging up my toilet so bad that I had to use a plunger and 3 buckets of water to send it down into the abyss ❗👿

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