I went to see this today, Friday, August 7th, 2015, here in Vallejo, CA, at the CENTURY 14 VALLEJO, for the 11:30 a.m. 1st Show Matinee ( dollar-off special ) in auditorium 8ht, 5th row ( counting from the front ), 9th column ( counting from the left ). The price of admission was $7.25. And I bought a Lite Bite Snack Pack ( $6.60 ) of Popcorn, Beef Jerky and Powerade Mountain Berry Blast at the concessions counter.
Quickie Review: Four science research co-workers and friends decide to be the first ones to teleport to another Earth-like planet. But they return to Earth all changed.
The audience liked this movie. A number of them gave this movie a "Hands Clapper" ending.
I wasn't too impressed by it. It's an "origins" movie after all and, quite understandably, somewhat slow on the "action pace". I much prefer the original one ( 2005 ) to this reboot. ( Besides, Jessica Alba is hotter than Kate Mara! Heh, heh, heh .... )
Don't bother looking for a cameo appearance in this one--I didn't see any. And there are no bonus scenes during or after the Ending Credits!
In my opinion, the ANT MAN movie is better than this one.
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When I was scheduled for work this week, ( the new ) management forgot to schedule me for 40 hours even though I'm a full-time employee. They gave me 32 hours, instead. Yesterday, my schedule was only from 5:00 a.m. 'til 9:00 a.m.; but since we were understaffed, they allowed me to work a full shift. Today was different, though: Even though I was once again scheduled from 5:00 a.m. 'til 9:00 a.m., the manager couldn't give me a full shift "unless it would impose a financial hardship" on my part.
What financial hardship? I just wanted to get out of there a.s.a.p. so that I could catch this movie's 1st Show Matinee! Ha, ha, ha. 'Too bad this movie doesn't quite live-up to its advertising hype.
At the end of the movie, when the auditorium's lights came on, I saw a co-worker of mine seated just a few seats away to my right. He was there with his girlfriend. We talked as we waited for the Ending Credits to end to see if there would be a bonus scene shown since Marvel Comics movies usually do. Imagine our disappointment--along with a number of other movie goers who waited 'til the end to catch a glimpse of a bonus scene--when none was shown! 'Bummer ....
After the movie, I drove across the street to the Best Buy Store to see if they sell "selfie" sticks for cameras. They don't. They only have "selfie" sticks for smartphones. I do have a smartphone but I don't want to attach it to a "selfie stick" and hold it as far away from me to take a photo of my self only to have some asshole grab my smartphone and run away with it because I cannot possibly give chase to anyone with the bad knee that I have!
You see, I'm thinking of going to San Francisco this coming Sunday, August 9th, since there will be a weekend Pilipino Parade and a Festival to be held at the Yerba Buena Gardens behind the AMC Metreon 16. A nephew will have a booth in place for his cooking demonstration which will feature Pilipino/Western Fusion Cuisine.
And, after the festival, I want to go down to Fisherman's Wharf to visit Madame Tussauds Wax Museum to do "selfie" poses with the stars.
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