ROBOCOP ( 2014 ), PG-13 ( 1 hr & 48 min )

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where: CENTURY 14 VALLEJO in Vallejo, CA
when: Wednesday, February 12th, 2014
show: 4:50 p.m. matinee
costs: $7.75 Ticket + $2.00 upgrade on a Free Small Popcorn ( Cinemark E-mail Coupon ) + $4.75 large Powerade Mountain Berry Blast + $1.50 Kernel Season's White Cheddar Popcorn Seasoning = $16.00
auditorium: 11
seat: 4th row ( counting from the front ), 8ht column ( counting from the left )

synopsis/overview: In the year 2028, a world-wide technology conglomerate, OmniCorp, has cornered the robotics market and has its peace-keeping drones deployed to all the hot-spots in the world, making its investors very rich and very happy. But the American public is vehemently opposed to having the streets of America patrolled by drones. When an honest cop, Alex Murphy ( Joel Kinnaman ), is almost killed in an assassination attempt, the CEO of OmniCorp, Raymond Sellars ( Michael Keaton ) sees an opportunity to create a prototype law enforcement cyborg that the public will be more accepting of. Officer Murphy is an instant hit as he efficiently keeps the neighborhoods safe from the bad guys. But a criminal records software installed in his brain forces him to override his programming and makes him hunt down the bad guys responsible for the assassination attempt on his life.

noteworthy scenes: 1.) Operation Freedom Tehran; 2.) "Robophobic"; 3.) "Dumb or dirty"; 4.) Missing rifles; 5.) Shoot-out at a restaurant; 6.) "What do your machines feel"; 7.) Potential source of revenue; 8.) "They want a product with a conscience"; 9.) OmniCorp Rehab Center; 10.) Potential candidates; 11.) Car bomb; 12.) "Time is the one thing you don't have"; 13.) Dream; 14.) "It's not a suit, it's you"; 15.) "Let him run"; 16.) "Shut him down"; 17.) "The reality of the situation"; 18.) Live chat; 19.) Maintenance protocols; 20.) Simulation room; 21.) Brain implant; 22.) Testing facility; 23.) "Illusion of Free Will"; 24.) "I think we're all curious to find out"; 25.) "You're the right color now"; 26.) Crime Data CCTV Footage Uploads; 27.) Press conference; 28.) "Completely unaware of the monster in their presence"; 29.) Drug lab; 30.) Live debate; 31.) "Somehow, he's overriding the system's priorities"; 32.) "His Dopamine levels are going back to normal"; 33.) "You don't have a kid, I do"; 34.) "He's off solving his own murder"; 35.) "Some idiot used an unencrypted 'phone"; 36.) Fingerprints; 37.) Bad cops in the police department; 38.) Off-line; 39.) "Nest of vipers"; 40.) "What's bigger than Hero"; 41.) Deal; 42.) "They're not waking him up"; 43.) Repealed; 44.) "He wants you dead"; 45.) "Security situation"; 46.) "You're just a robot"; 47.) "I'm ready"; and 48.) Uphold.

favorite scene: I liked the scene in the testing facility wherein he tazed the bad guy.

audience reaction: There was just a mild reaction from the audience.

recommendation: I liked it enough. It is not on par with the original ( I was hoping to see a Baby Food scene and a "You're Fired" scene ). But it is a good enough Action Movie. Go see this if you're an Action Movies fan.

spoiler alert! Any determined bad guy could have access to one or more of those red bands. The bad guy could have shot at Officer Murphy by aiming under the dumpster bin. Why couldn't he turn off his car alarm even though it wasn't tampered with in any way? Primary Mistake: In the car bomb scene, Officer Murphy's chest and face were more exposed to the blast than his abdomen and groin areas were for the simple reason that the driver's side door served as a barrier and deflected most of the blast's force; but the window would have been shattered and his face was readily exposed to the blast. So ... his Brains, his Eyes, his Ear Drums, his Heart and Lungs would have all been ruptured by the powerful blast--we're talking instant death here, folks! But, let's go along with the assumption made in this movie that his Lungs, Brains, etc. weren't damaged by the bomb's blast. We still cannot find any justification for why they did away with most of his body parts and left him with nothing more than a Hand, a Face, his Brains and his Lungs! ( Kinda like a sick and twisted version of a Mr. Potato Head.  ) So, we are shown a scene wherein his Lungs were rapidly expanding and contracting. But ... the lung action is wrong on a number of points: The Diaphragm Muscle is responsible for expanding and contracting the lungs--I didn't see any indication of the Diaphragm Muscle; the Lungs looked free-floating ( not encased in its Pleural Sac ) and they should have been kept in place by Suspensory Ligaments since internal organs are kept in place that way--I didn't see any Suspensory Ligaments; it would be pointless for the Lungs to expand and contract when no Heart is present--I didn't see a heart ( maybe because that "chest thing" blocked the view ); his Inhalation and Exhalation were done at a normal rate even though his Lungs were rapidly expanding and contracting to move a substantially greater volume of air! His robot body would be heavier than a normal human body; so, that scene wherein he was sitting in the passenger seat of the SUV would have made the vehicle visibly lean more on its right side! In his shoot-out test against the "tin men," he didn't run out of bullets when he should have! The 3-D image of Officer Murphy's skull didn't look Caucasoid to me--I would notice something like that because I studied Anthropology in college. The only thing that I could think of that would lower his Dopamine levels was if he had Kidneys in the first place that would break down the excess Dopamine and carry it out of the body through his Urine! His motorcycle had foot pegs but had no visible foot brake or shifter yet it sounded like it was going through its gears. Shouldn't that have been, "He's off solving his own bungled-up murder"? The scene wherein he investigated the crime sight of the bungled-up attempt on his life showed video feeds that could not possibly have come from CCTV cameras, judging from the angles and positions of the shots; it looked more to me like certain video feeds came from his across-the-street voyeur neighbor's camera. Officer Murphy, your across-the-street neighbor is a pervert who's been stalking your wife and/or son--arrest him! Ha, ha, ha. Whatever blasted a big hole in his face shield should have subsequently done some damage to his face as well. His robotic left hand should have been more precise in its target acquisitions! Where exactly did he get hit that caused him to get knocked down and to pass out?

When is Hollywood ever gonna realize that it's in serious need of my services as Cine-Man, Technical Adviser?

fyi: Taser is an acronym for "Thomas A. Swift's Electric Rifle" ( www.dailywritingtips.com ).

I wondered if his suit came with a vibrating dildo attachment---Hey! I hadda ask that question of myself because he had a "love interest" in this movie.

A coworker of mine was in the auditorium, too. He sat in one of the back rows seats. He later told me that he didn't like the movie. He said that it was the stupidest movie that he had seen so far ( but I wouldn't go so far as to say that even though I got a long list of spoiler alerts on it ). He said that he wanted to get his money back.

word of advice: Technological advances do not always benefit mankind.

tidbits: I bought a large size Popcorn because I hadn't had a bowel movement in the last 24 hours. I usually have two or three a day---Whoa! too much information. 'Sorry .... Ha, ha, ha.

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VAMPIRE ACADEMY, PG-13 ( 1 hr & 44 min )

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I went to see this yesterday, Monday, February 10th, 2014, in San Francisco, CA, at the AMC METREON 16, for the 7:00 p.m. show on the 3rd floor, in auditorium 10, 5th row ( counting from the front ), 8ht column ( counting from the left ). The price of admission was $12.50. I bought nothing at the concessions counter because I smuggled-in a 16.9 oz bottle of water that I bought at a nearby 7-11 Store earlier ( and refilled at the theatre's drinking fountain ) and two MacDonald's cookies that I bought the day before at a Vallejo, CA, MacDonald's Restaurant. I spent $8.40 for my roundtrip BART Train ticket and $5.00 for the bridge toll at the Carquinez Bridge on my way home to Vallejo.

Quickie Review: The runaway half human/half vampire Dhampir guardian-in-training, Rose Hathaway ( Zoey Deutch ), and her Moroi best friend, Lissa Dragomir ( Lucy Fry ), a mortal vampire of royal blood, are hunted down and returned to their boarding school, St. Vladimir's Academy. The place where they are not well-received by their fellow classmates and where their lives are at stake ( Stake! 'Get it? Ha, ha, ha. )

The audience ( just about a dozen of them ) liked this movie. I didn't like it that much--'too much talking going on. This movie gives new meaning to the movie industry's term, "Talkies." This is definitely a Chick Flick movie. Go see this if you like Chick Flicks.

I don't like Chick Flicks that much. But this movie has a saving grace: The beautiful Zoey Deutch! I cannot help but notice that she bears a general facial resemblance to a young Lynda Carter ( famous for her TV role as Wonder Woman ). Hollywood should have chosen Zoey to play the part of Wonder Woman in the upcoming Batman/Superman movie, instead of choosing Gal Gadot!

These are some other things that I noticed wrong about this movie: How and/or why did that crow crash into a statue in broad daylight? I don't think that it was a good idea for the human "volunteers" to have the Moroi vampires feed on their blood on a daily basis! After all, a person can only donate a unit of blood once every two months---'See what happens when they don't hire my services as Cine-Man, Technical Adviser? If the Dhampir Guardians know that the evil Strigoi vampires are very sensitive to bright light, why didn't they each carry a high-intensity flashlight to add to their choice of weapon, a silver stake? When only one of the three girls got a necklace--and a very expensive one at that--that should have been enough to raise suspicion! Since a Strigoi is more than twice as strong as either a Moroi or a Dhampir, that Strigoi in the underground prison should have easily been able to free itself from being pinned against the prison bars. That many Strigoi vampires holed-out in such a small confined place would mean that the incidence of vampiric predation in the area would be noticeably high and frequent, and would draw attention from the local authorities!

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I went to my Chiropractor first thing in the morning. I asked him if he does chiropractic on animals and pets, like some other chiropractors do. He said that he only works on his pet cats. He added that chiropractors who work on animals mostly do horses--racehorses, to be exact. Because such horses undergo a lot of stress to their spine during training. He said that chiropractors who specialize on animals have to go in for more specialized training before they can practice on animals; and those who do spinal manipulations on horses use a special kind of mallet to align the horse's spine with. I asked if there is any danger of breaking or cracking a horse's spine by using a mallet on it. He said that a horse's spine is too strong for that kind of bone injury to happen.

Then, I asked him how he does chiropractic on very fat people. He said that chiropractors employ a different set of spinal manipulations on grossly obese patients. He brought up a particular patient of his, a 500-pound ( 226.80 kilos ) man. I asked him how the man is doing; he said that the man is doing well, considering the fact.

After my spinal manipulation, I went to the Safeway Supermarket on Admiral Callaghan Lane to get a print-out of my prescription expenses for last year so that I can go ahead and file my income tax return. And I bought some sour cream, grated 4-cheese Mexican blend, pico de gallo, a package of flour tortilla and a package of shredded lettuce for a particular dish in mind.

Then, I went to the local CSAA office, a few blocks away, to pay the monthly installment on my car insurance.

When I got home, a pot of rice and the beef dish that I cooked overnight in my 6-qt. slow-cooker were waiting for me. I also made beef burritos with the ingredients that I bought at the Safeway Supermarket. Yummy. But I couldn't help but notice that my beef burrito was missing something: Refried Beans!

I went to San Francisco to get a print-out of my medical expenses for last year, too, to add to my income tax filing.

And I went to see this movie to avoid the home-bound rush-hour commute.

When I got back to Vallejo, I stopped by the Safeway Supermarket once again to get the Refried Beans. I bought the store brand because someone raved about it a month ago, saying that it was the best one that he had tried so far. And I bought a container of Breyers Vanilla/Caramel Gelato--hey, I gotta indulge my taste buds decadently once in a while, you know .... Ha, ha, ha.

So, for my midnight dinner, I had beef burrito once again, but with a complete list of ingredients this time around. And I capped it off with a gelato dessert. Hmm, mmm, mmm. 'Yummier ....

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THE LEGO MOVIE, PG ( 1 hr & 35 min )

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I went to see this yesterday, Thursday, February 6th, 2014, here in Vallejo, CA, at the CENTURY 14 VALLEJO, for the 10:00 p.m. Advanced Screening in auditorium 3, 3rd row ( counting from the front ), 8ht column ( counting from the left ). The price of admission was $10.75. And I bought a dollar-upgrade on a Free Small Popcorn ( a Cinemark Email Free Coupon ) plus a $4.50 medium Powerade Mountain Berry Blast at the concessions counter.

Quickie Review: Emmet, an "Average Joe" construction worker gets mistaken for "The Special" and is tasked with the responsibility of saving the world from the diabolical plan of an evil dictator, President Business, when he is discovered in possession of the secret weapon, the "Piece de Resistance."

The audience liked it. I liked it, too. The humor is aimed at much older brats and nerdy adults, for sure! Go see this movie if you're either an older brat or a nerdy adult.

( And the movie's theme song is presently stuck in my head and is playing in an endless loop, for some strange reason. )

Here are some things that I didn't like about this movie: One of the main characters, who happens to be black, is the only main character to get killed-off in this movie. Superman and Green Lantern are under-utilized. And Wonder Woman looks FAT and CHUNKY in this movie!!!

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I, FRANKENSTEIN, PG-13 ( 1 hr & 33 min )

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where: CENTURY 14 VALLEJO in Vallejo, CA
when: Thursday, January 23rd, 2014
show: 10:30 p.m. Advanced Screening
costs: $10.75 Ticket + $3.75 20.0 oz Dasani Water = $14.50
auditorium: 6
seat: 2nd row ( counting from the front ), 8ht column ( counting from the left )

2nd time:

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where: EDWARDS FAIRFIELD STADIUM 16 & I-MAX in Fairfield, CA
when: Sunday, January 26th, 2014
show: 7:15 p.m. in I-Max 3-D
costs: $18.00 Ticket + $13.77 ( ? ) dinner @ Home-Town Buffet Restaurant ( + $2.00 Tip ) before the movie = $33.77
auditorium: 12, with the I-Max screen
seat: 6th row ( counting from the front ), 8ht column ( counting from the left )

synopsis/overview: In this retelling of a monster classic, Dr. Frankenstein's monster, Adam ( Aaron Eckhart ), shuns mankind and wanders throughout the world for over two centuries then returns to the place where he once found sanctuary. But two opposing forces in an eternal battle between Good ( represented by Divinely created Gargoyles ) and Evil ( represented by Satan's Demons ) each wants him on their side.

noteworthy scenes: 1.) "Life for life"; 2.) Family cemetery; 3.) "It's alive"; 4.) Sacramental weapons; 5.) Written proof; 6.) "I will hunt those who are hunting me"; 7.) Experiment; 8.) Prince; 9.) Every scientist keeps a record"; 10.) The attack; 11.)  "Let me fight for my life"; 12.)Interrogation; 13.) "The only direct link to archangels"; 14.) "My God, forgive me"; 15.) Handwritten account; 16.) Cadavers; 17.) "We lost sixteen"; 18.) "It's not for you or I to deny God's purpose"; 19.) Electric eels; 20.) "What would it take to kill it"; 21.) Intruder; 22.) "It will come back"; 23.) "I'm sorry. I just don't believe in gargoyles and demons"; 24.) "You have no soul"; 25.) Evil plan; 26.) "You're only a monster if you behave like one"; 27.) Victor Frankenstein's broken promise; 28.) Central station; 29.) "You lied to me"; 30.) Possession; 31.) "Follow him"; 32.) "God will surely damn you"; 33.) "I'd rather die"; 34.) "Thank you, Dr. Wade ( Yvonne Strahovski )"; 35.) "Him, not '"it'"; 36.) "This is the place"; 37.) "Nothing can stop their demise"; 38.) "You will no longer be alone"; 39.) "You have a soul"; 40.) "Why did you save me"; and 41.) "I, Frankenstein."

audience reaction: The audience seemed to like it.

recommendation: I like it enough. But this Frankenstein movie is totally different from the classic since it flies-off on its own tangent. Go see this but don't expect this to be the "same ol', same ol'."

spoiler alert! Adam is supposedly a stitched-together laboratory creation from body parts of eight ( ? ) cadavers; but all the parts fit together like pieces of a jigsaw puzzle! The fight between the gargoyles and demons created a bright orange-red/blue-white lightshow that no humans noticed, it seemed! Gargoyles were created to watch over buildings and keep them safe from demonic influences. If gargoyles can keep watch over buildings in the deep dark of night, surely there is no need for a gargoyle to use a candle to walk in the dark! If those cadavers were collected for centuries, they'd all be in different stages of decomposition by now since a good number of said cadavers weren't embalmed and/or frozen in storage in the first place! "It's not for you or I ( shouldn't this be, Me? ) ...." If the fall didn't kill him, it should have broken his bones and displaced his internal organs, at least! Why was there electricity in that old, abandoned and dilapidated building? In Physics, we learn that "Equal but opposing Forces cancel each other out." But in the scene wherein Adam jumped in the air and punched a gargoyle in the head, the gargoyle ( which had a bigger mass and had more velocity, inertia and momentum ) fell down first---WTF!!! That very pale dissected cadaver showed blood-red surgical incisions when it should have already been drained of its blood. Dr. Wade said, "Him, not '"it'," when she meant to say, "He, not '"it'."

fyi: When the Biblical Adam and Eve committed Sin, they ( along with all future generations of humankind ) fell from Grace. And Satan became the Ruler of the World. Since we are all born into Sin, all of our words, deeds, feelings and thoughts ( both good and bad ) are known to Satan. Therefore, Satan doesn't need any written record of our discoveries, scientific or otherwise, to be aware of our intellectual advances!

In my honest opinion, Caitlin Stasey, who plays the role of the female gargoyle, Keziah, is the hottest actress in this movie!

word of advice: "No man is an island. No man stands alone."

tidbits: Before the movie, I went to Best-Buy Electronics Store across the street to buy some stuff for my Samsung Galaxy S Mega.

I went to their Cellphone Department looking for a water-/shock-proof case for my Mega. They don't have it yet.

The Cellphone Department had Micro-SD Cards for sale, though: The SanDisk 16 GB for $24.99 and the SanDisk 32 GB for $44.99; but both were sold-out! The sales clerk offered to sell me a Samsung Micro-SD card: Either the Samsung 16 GB for $44.99 or the Samsung 32 GB for $64.99---Heck, no! I ain't payin' 20 bucks extra just for some name brand card, even if it's my cellphone's brand.

Then, I had an idea: Cellphone Micro-SD Cards should be the same size as Camera Micro-SD Cards. So, I went to their Camera Department and found a Pixtor ( by SanDisk ) 32 GB Micro-SD Card for $30.99! With tax, the total amount was $33.66. Am I a smart shopper or what?

I can't wait to take night-time photos ( the bane of my photo uploads ) with my Samsung Galaxy S Mega and see if it makes a noticeable difference!

2nd tidbits: Home-Town Buffet was really crowded tonight! It was the first time that I've dined there that they were completely out of dinner plates. I had to wait a few minutes before I could have a plate. In the meantime, I resorted to using soup bowls for my food because the other diners beat me to the salad plates. Ha, ha, ha.

I didn't eat that much---I've got to loosen my belt first before I start pigging-out next time! LOL

At the box office, the ticket clerk asked me, "How old are you?" I said, I'm an adult. What the heck was that all about?

This is the first time that I've seen an I-Max 3-D movie with my new pair of eyeglasses. I didn't notice any difference, though. 

On my way home, I stopped at the Safeway Supermarket on Admiral Callaghan Lane here in Vallejo to buy two 8.0 oz bottles of Lifeway Kefir Probiotic Yogurt, Blueberry and Peach flavors.

I found this picture on the Internet.

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LONE SURVIVOR, R ( 2 hr & 1 min )

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where: CENTURY 14 VALLEJO in Vallejo, CA
when: Thursday, January 9th, 2014
show: 8:00 p.m. Advanced Screening
costs: $10.75 Ticket + $6.75 medium Popcorn w/ Butter + $4.50 medium 30.0 oz Powerade Mountain Berry Blast = $22.00
auditorium: 3
seat: 3rd row ( counting from the front ), 7th column ( counting from the left )

2nd time:

where: CENTURY 14 VALLEJO in Vallejo, CA
when: Wednesday, January 15th, 2014
show: 1:50 p.m.
costs: $7.50 Ticket + $4.50 medium 30.0 oz Powerade Mountain Berry Blast + $1.30 bulk Chocolate-covered Peanuts and Raisins = $13.30
auditorium: 8
seat: 5th row ( counting from the front ), 8th column ( counting from the left )

synopsis/overview: A four-man US Navy Seal Team go into a remote area of Afghanistan to hunt-down a high-value target, a Taliban leader responsible for killing a number of US Marines. Their mission is soon compromised when they chance upon a trio of goat-herders. They abort their mission and hike toward an extraction point, only to have the Taliban militia chase after them. Based on a true story.

noteworthy scenes: 1.) Emergency room; 2.) "Too expensive"; 3.) "Here's your first op"; 4.) Priority target; 5.) Execution; 6.) "Rose Honeydew"; 7.) New guy presentation; 8.) "Say again your last. You're weak and unreadable"; 9.) "That's a f-cking army"; 10.) Bridesmaid; 11.) "You're making me nauseous"; 12.) Chance encounter; 13.) "It's feeling like a cursed op"; 14.) "Unsecured line"; 15.) Fateful decision; 16.) "There ain't enough Apaches"; 17.) False summit; 18.) "Three missed windows"; 19.) "I'm about ready to punch that time-clock"; 20.) "Left is not good"; 21.) "Right is no good"; 22.) "If that's God looking-out for us, Mike ( Taylor Kitsch ), I'd hate to see Him pissed off"; 23.) Dirt; 24.) Captured; 25.) "You can die for your country, I will live for mine"; 26.) "You're not making a call with that sat-phone"; 27.) Aborted rescue op; 28.) "Movement negative"; 29.) Leg bone; 30.) Aid; 31.) "Do you see what I have"; 32.) "Why do you help me"; 33.) The long walk; 34.) "This is my guest"; 35.) "F-ck Taliban"; 36.) Duck; 37.) Surgery; 38.) "Why are you doing this for me"; 39.) Kid to the rescue; 40.) "Clear to engage"; 41.) "He comes with me"; 42.) "I died upon that mountain" and 43.) Pictures of actual Spec-Ops soldiers that this movie is based on shown during the Ending Credits.

favorite scenes: I liked the F-ck Taliban scene.

And I liked the Kid To The Rescue scene.

audience reaction: The audience liked it, with some reacting squeamishly at some scenes.

recommendation: I liked it, too. Go see this if you like War  Movies. Although I would be remiss if I didn't tell you that the two scenes wherein the Navy Seals fell down a mountainside were both flinch-worthy.

spoiler alert! The title of this movie kinda gives it all away. Those goats don't look like Afghan goats to me--I mean, really! Another option for the Navy Seals would have been for them to tie-up the goat herders, finish their mission, then release the goat-herders. We all know that Mark Wahlberg plays the part of the main character, Marcus Luttrell, but does he always have to remind us of it by always turning around to face the camera? If I fell down a mountainside and hit my ribs against a tree trunk, I don't think I'd walk away from it okay! If I'm pinned down by armed bad guys ( with automatic rifles, machine guns and RPGs ) and rescue helicopters come to my aid, I'd really be a stupid idiot--whether or not I'm a special forces guy--to stand up, yell and essentially give my hiding place away! If I were to perform surgery on my leg like that, I can guarantee you that my leg would shake uncontrollably as I'd try to ignore and work through the intense pain ( unless I will have mastered the Yogic art of self-detachment by then--ha, ha, ha ). When the native villager gave him bottled water, that made me laugh somewhat. I mean, we've all heard of "Traveler's Diarrhea" now haven't we? So, the native villagers who lived in a remote region with very little or no exposure to westerners knew well too well about "Traveler's Diarrhea," too. Ha, ha, ha. I don't know about you, but I find it hard to take seriously a bad guy who puts on eyeliner!

fyi: The Taliban had nothing to do with the Al-Qaeda's 9-11 attack on US soil. But when Osama bin Laden hid out among some remote mountain villagers somewhere in Afghanistan, and exploited their ancient code of PASHTUNWALI, he purposely "recruited" the Taliban to join him in his fight against the US.

During the first week of this movie's run here in the US, an ex-cop shot and killed a man inside a theatre auditorium where this movie was being shown because the man was busy texting on his damn cellphone to his 3-year old kid ( yes, 3-year old )! The stupid, disrespectful, irresponsible and inconsiderate asshole refused to turn off his cellphone, an argument ensued, popcorn was thrown and the f-cking idiot was shot and killed by the ex-cop.

If anything, I hope that this unfortunate--for the ex-cop--incident WILL SERVE AS A DETERRENT TO OTHER STUPID, DISRESPECTFUL, IRRESPONSIBLE AND INCONSIDERATE CELLPHONE TALKERS/TEXTERS!!!

In my honest opinion, the theatre should have been sued for not enforcing their "No Cellphone Talking/Texting While The Movie Is Playing" policy. Theatres always show this public service announcement before a movie begins, but they never enforce it AS IT IS MEANT TO BE JUST A STUPID DETERRENT!!! If this particular theatre enforced such a policy, then the stupid asshole f-cking idiot wouldn't have been shot and killed in the first place and the ex-cop wouldn't have been put in prison and charged with 2nd degree murder. I don't know why they don't install cellphone signal scrambles inside movie auditoriums like they do in some other countries! Sure, they can use their cellphones outside the theatre and inside the theatre lobby, restrooms and hallways BUT THEY SHOULD NOT BE ALLOWED TO USE THEIR CELLPHONES AT ALL INSIDE THE AUDITORIUMS!!! I mean, it should be like a "No Smoking" policy. I hate inconsiderate, disrespectful, irresponsible and rude cellphone talkers/texters!!!

According to an on-line article, Mark Wahlberg has a 3rd nipple! Whoa, too much information. Ha, ha, ha.

word of advice: Respect the ancient traditions of others.

tidbits: I was too busy munching on a bag of medium size buttered popcorn to take notes on this movie the first time around.

2nd tidbits: I went to my chiropractor, first thing in the morning, for my x-ray evaluation. My chiropractor, Dr. Kenny, told me that there are definitely marked improvements between my first set of x-rays taken a year ago and my current set of x-rays. My lower back vertebrae, namely Lumbar 4 and Lumbar 5 show positive results. The bone spurs are almost gone; and the disc space between L4 and L5 has gone from 1.2 cm to 1.5 cm in the frontal aspect and 0.6 cm to 0.9 cm in the dorsal aspect; and my Lumbar Vertebrae 4 and 5 have gone from a near-Stage 3 to a Stage 2 ( Stage 1 being very healthy and Stage 4 being fused and requiring surgery ). My chiropractor said that I am in a rare group of chiropractic patients ( approximately 5% ) that respond very well to chiropractic care. The twist and tilt of my Pelvic Bone are gone and the right-lean of my spine is diminished. And in answer to my question, yes, I'm taller now! LOL. And he added that Lumbar 4 and 5 are responsible for reproductive health ( 'Remember what I said some time ago about infertile women who want to conceive? ) and virility. Heh, heh, heh ....

After my chiropractic appointment, I went to the MacDonald's Restaurant across the street to read my e-mails. As I left the restaurant, I held the door open for a young black woman and her little girl. The black woman was busy talking on her cellphone and didn't acknowledge my courtesy. What a rude bitch--way to teach her little daughter about manners, or lack thereof! I hate people who use their cellphones as an excuse for f-cking rude behavior!!!

After I bought my ticket, a little old white lady went up to the box office to buy a ticket for her and her husband. She couldn't remember the name of the movie. The box office clerk volunteered the title, SAVING MR. BANKS. "Yeah, that's it," the little old white lady acknowledged. 

Her husband said, "He must be a mind-reader."

"No," the little old white lady corrected him. "I think it's our age group."

Ha, ha, ha---Wait a gosh-darn minute! Aren't I in "that" age group now, too? Nah .... I don't carry an AARP ( Association for the Advancement of Retired People ) card yet, although I get offered one each year for a number of "I-don't-care-to-remember" years now.

After the movie ended, I saw my niece, May-May, my little nephew, Isaac, and my sister-in-law, Mayflor, in the main lobby. My brother and his mother-in-law weren't with them. They were there to see the Pilipino movie, GIRL, BOY, BAKLA, TOMBOY. A movie that I definitely shan't be seeing anytime soon because if there's one thing I learned about being in a roomful of Pilipinos in a movie auditorium, it is this: They love to talk and/or use their cellphones to talk/text while the movie is playing!!! F-cking rude idiots, I swear ....

notice: I--just now--decided to remove "Twitter's Top Twits of the Hour" from my blogsite for inappropriate content! Sorry ....

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