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| Promotional wall poster above the AMC theatre entrance. |
where: AMC BAY STREET 16 in Emeryville, CA
when: Saturday, July 9th, 2011
show: 8:15 p.m.
costs: $11.00 Ticket + $7.00 Nachos + $4.25 small Zero Coke + $1.50 Parking Fee + $5.00 Carquinez Bridge Toll = $28.75
auditorium: 12
seat: 5th row, 9th column
synopsis/overview: Some zoo animals band together to help Griffin Keyes ( Kevin James ), their kind-hearted zookeeper, get a mate for life, breaking their "No talking to humans" code of silence in doing so. But convinced that the only way to get the girl of his dreams is to accept his brother Dave's ( Nat Faxon ) offer to work for him at his exotic cars dealership, Griffin decides to quit his zookeeper job, sending the animals in a panic at the prospect of losing him.
noteworthy scenes: 1.) The beach; 2.) Tire swing; 3.) Red Bull can; 4.) The engagement party; 5.) "It's barbed"; 6.) Emergency meeting; 7.) "Winner, winner. Chicken dinner"; 8.) Broken code of silence; 9.) In denial; 10.) "You wanna talk, let's talk"; 11.) Hypnosis; 12.) "Okay, but I don't want to tell you"; 13.) Offer of help; 14.) "Just leave it by the door"; 15.) Confidence; 16.) The walk; 17.) The truth; 18.) Pee-pee; 19.) "Lather, rinse, repeat"; 20.) Gale ( Joe Rogan ), the ex; 21.) "That's how you get a girl"; 22.) Bike race; 23.) Date; 24.) Birthday cake; 25.) "Payback, baby"; 26.) T.G.I. Fridays; 27.) "Your mother ruined you"; 28.) The dance; 29.) "I split my pants"; 30.) "Does she talk about me"; 31.) "I gotta get that checked"; 32.) "So close"; 33.) Fashion show; 34.) "We deserve better"; 35.) Exotic imports; 36.) "She's changing you"; 37.) Disappointment; 38.) Threat; 39.) The eagles have landed; 40.) "Tragic mis-read of the situation"; 41.) Chair; 42.) "I don't like that guy"; 43.) "You're my best friend"; 44.) "It's not my fault"; 45.) Ostrich; 46.) Shane's ( Donnie Wahlberg ) bedroom; 47.) "You know what, a 'Heads up' would be nice"; 48.) Row boat; 49.) Bridge; 50.) The new enclosure; and 51.) Bonus scenes and outtakes during the Ending Credits.
favorite scenes: The Soaring in the Air dance.
The proposal inside the car dealership.
audience reaction: The audience liked this movie. Although, nobody gave it a "Hands Clapper" ending.
recommendation: I liked it enough to recommend it as a Kid's movie for parents to take their brats to.
spoiler alert! The movie poster up above was obviously photo-shopped to make Kevin look skinnier. If you put a message in a bottle, you have to tie it up after you roll it tight; otherwise, it will unroll and you will not be able to take it out unless you use a pair of forceps or break the bottle. The puncture wound on Griffin's left cheek would appear and disappear with every other shot of his face during the porcupine barbed quill scene. Griffin was already well-aware of their presence when he was peeing on the tree and shouldn't have turned around in surprise. I worked as a "houseman" at a hotel ( Concord Hilton ) once, and I can tell you that we didn't hang curtains/draperies that securely!
Here is a list of animal tips for Getting and Keeping a Mate that should have been added to this film:
Lion = Why settle for just one when you can have a harem-full of mates?
Gorilla = Take her on a fancy date to T.G.I. Fridays.
Bear = Give her a good hug.
Giraffe = Be an expert in the art of "Necking."
Monkey = Forget your thumb--use your middle finger!
Elephant = Show her your "ivory tusk" and swing your appendage around!
Wolf = First, sniff her crotch to make sure that the bitch is in heat and, therefore, is ripe for the taking. Then, "doggie-style" it, you stud-farm stud, you!
fyi: I have a drinking bottle that I take to work on occasion. Just so nobody else would take it or throw it away, I personalized it with this hand-written label: STUD-MUFFIN SODA: Studly Softdrink Only For Stud-Farm Studs!
Robin ( Steffiana De La Cruz ) is way better looking than either Stephanie ( Leslie Bibb ) or Kate ( Rosario Dawson )! Steffiana is actually Kevin James' wife in real life.
Rosario Dawson, just like Julia Roberts, has uneven nostrils.
Back when I was a little kid in Kidapawan, Cotabato, Mindanao, Philippines, I would get some playtime fun with a stick and an old tire, standing it on end and rolling it down the dirt road with the aid of the stick. The Cebuano word for this kind of child's play is, Padidit.
word of advice: "All is fair in Love and War." Francis Edward Smedley ( 1818-1864 ), English novelist
tidbits: I was at a grocery store in Benicia, CA, earlier today, at around 10:10 a.m. I was over by the mushrooms section when the whole area became permeated by an overwhelming scent of a woman's perfume. And I knew who wears that scent all the time! But I couldn't see the woman anywhere. Soon enough, though, she appeared from around the corner with her husband. If she were the size of a tiny doll, I would tie a string around her neck and dangle her from my car's rear-view mirror because she'd be the perfect kind of air freshener for it! With the kind of strong perfume that she always has on, this woman could easily get away with letting out a silent stinky fart in a crowded elevator.
After I got home from work, I decided to switch cars and use my Geo Metro to go see this movie, just to charge-up its battery after getting it back from the auto body shop yesterday where they repaired the left quarter panel ( above the left rear tire ). I swung by Hector's place to drop-off a loaf of french bread and to watch the TV show, HOARDERS, while waiting for the movie time.
I took a picture of my Geo Metro in the 3rd level of the theatre's parking garage after the movie.
I love my 1994 Geo Metro. It is very dependable and very economical to drive. It doesn't consume oil or leak oil. It never failed a smog check or smog test. And it holds a lot of sentimental value: It's my last connection to my late mother and to my late favorite cat, Winky, the orange tabby Manx.
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| This is not my cat, Winky. I got this picture from the Internet just to give you, my readers, an idea of what an orange tabby Manx cat looks like. Do you notice the missing tail? It's a Manx Cat characteristic. This breed is probably the most intelligent of all cat breeds. And I am one to know from personal experience. |
The total costs for the repair and rental are:
auto body repair deductible = $250.00
rental car fee = $121.99
gasoline = $20.00
bridge toll = $15.00
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total = $406.99
( no thanks to that Chinese bitch who did a hit-and-run on my car! )
Total miles put in the rental car: Approximately 323 miles.
On my way home, I swung by the Baldo's Restaurant here in Vallejo, CA, for a quick dinner. I ordered the Carne Asada Nachos with a small Tropicana Lemonade, all for $10.32.
I was at this Baldo's Restaurant last month when I observed the strangest thing out in the back of their parking lot as I made my exit. By their garbage dumpster, three stray cats were eating something ( dry cat food? ) on the ground when a possum, just half their size, went over and joined them for "din-din". All three cats just ignored the extremely-vulnerable-to-attack possum. That was just too weird for me to behold. Either that possum had a stupid death-wish or it was desperately hungry. ( As a side-note, I haven't seen that possum since. We can only "guesspeculate" about what happened to it after that night. )
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