AQUAMAN AND THE LOST KINGDOM

I went to see this yesterday, Sunday, December 24th, 2023, at the Century 14 Vallejo, here in Vallejo, CA. The price of admission was $9.75. I didn't have any snacks because I was full from what I just had for lunch! 

Aquaman's nemesis, Black Manta, is back and is more powerful than ever with the help of the Black Trident. 🔱 He wants to kill Aquaman and his family. Aquaman convinces his incarcerated brother to help him defeat the enemy or it will be the end of Atlantis! 

PG-13, 2h & 4m

Auditorium 7, B-9

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Okay, what's up with the seahorse neighing?

He needs a face shield for whenever he has to change the diaper. And my friend Soberund has the perfect one for such a task at

www.soberundgoodes.com

in the Building & Construction collection for all of you 🇺🇸 USA and Canadian 🇨🇦 fathers out there!

Those shoes are not meant for Sub-Zero temperatures!  🥶

You know, if you're standing in an active seismic epicenter, Why Are You Just Standing Around For?!?!?! The key words being ACTIVE ... SEISMIC ... EPICENTER .... 

"Global Warming".... Sorry, but I think that the Atlanteans would be more concerned about the Plastics Pollution in the Oceans!

Why did he sink fast to the ocean bottom when the density of the ocean water at depths get even more so the farther one goes down? 🤷‍♂️

At the inter-species council meeting, they would all have sounded like this, "Blub, blub, blub, gargle, gargle, gargle." Since it takes place underwater and AIR is needed to produce vocal sounds---Hello, is anyone there? "The light is on but no one's home."  If they can communicate telepathically, why didn't they do so and just have us movie-goers read the subtitles? 🤷‍♂️

What is Science Guy doing with an old mini-cassette recorder?!?!?! 🤦‍♂️

Does this movie really need to have a couple of scenes reminiscent of the Star Wars bar scene and of Jabba the Hut? 🤷‍♂️

Really, you talk to your reflection in the mirror 🪞 with your door wide open while people could be walking down the hallway past your room❓🤦‍♂️

How can you burn a kingdom to ashes if it's underwater?  🤷‍♂️

Essentially speaking, the Black Trident is just a Tattle-Tale device. Who needs Truth Serum if you have This!  😄

If you cut your lip like she did, you wouldn't be able to talk normally! 😐

Trust me when I say that a baby in a bag will feel different from how a solid, angular device would feel like!  🧐

If Aquaman could throw a super powerful punch, it should have been more than enough to knock off Black Manta's helmet. Or, at the very least, deform it at the base so that Black Manta wouldn't be able to take it off without resorting to the use of a can opener! 🙃

That "electric shock" should have also coursed through the baby's body❗

I wouldn't accept such a Gold 🪙 piece simply out of Ethical Consideration! I would inform its owner of his coin's True Market Value❗💰❗

The audience really enjoyed the two (2) Cockroach 🪳 Scenes!

There's a Bonus Scene during the Ending Credits.

If they in Whollyweird changed Kingpin from a fat, white guy to a fat, black guy and Nick Fury from a white guy to a black guy just to be more "inclusive," why didn't they change this bad guy to a WHITE Manta because "white man evil," according to those who suffer from Libertardism?

And I'm not even gonna mention how the Snow looks totally FAKE! Oops, I just did!  😬

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THIS MOVIE SHOULD HAVE HIRED MY SERVICES AS CINE-MAN, Detail Expert! 🔎 🔬

Is Whollyweird even listening ...❓ You're losing out, Whollyweird, if you don't have me on board to help iron-out the sloppy messes that you pass along as masterpieces❗😎❗

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TIDBITS:

Like the father wearing a knit cap while having emergency medical care, I, too, had the same during my Heart Surgery. It was either have Knit Cap and Socks 🧦 on or No Service! 😁 Never mind that they had my hospital gown wide open as they shoved a breathing tube down my Throat, cut open my Chest and pushed a Penile Catheter up my Mini-Me!  😵‍💫

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As I started my morning walk, an ambulance 🚑 and 2 firetrucks 🚒 came by to respond to an emergency call from a nearby apartment complex. I decided to go and see but, around the bend where homeless people encamp in their cars & RVs, a pitbull owned by a homeless man living in a lime green Hyundai Accent stood at attention looking at me. I couldn't walk further on the sidewalk because of it. I just turned around and decided to go see the emergency responders from the safety of the upper parking lot of the Sutter Solano Medical Complex. As I walked away, the damn dog started barking at me. I listened intently for an indication that it was charging at me. It didn't because it couldn't since it was restrained by its leash. But What I Did Was Wrong, TOTALLY WRONG--a big mistake in such a situation❗At the distance between us, had the pitbull charged at me, it would've been on me even before I could draw out my main knife❗ 🔪❗ Walking BACKWARDS slowly away from an angry dog while keeping an eye 👁️ on it Is The Best Defensive Way As It Gives You Up To 3 Seconds Of A DEFENSIVE Reaction Time Should The Dog Manage To Get Loose ❗❗❗

Why is it that homeless people's preferred dog of choice is the f()cking Pitbull❓🤷‍♂️ This aggressive and vicious breed accounts for over ⅔ of yearly serious and/or deadly maulings here in the USA alone❗As I've said it before, this damn breed is A DEADLY ASSAULT WEAPON ( now watch as the ai content "moderator" flags this particular blog because of this No-No term )❗🤬❗

They made this crosswalk into a yellow one on

Friday, the 22nd. I just noticed it last night

when I walked around this parking lot of

the Sutter Solano's Cancer Center

Medical Building. They did it so

that idiot drivers will have to

stop for pedestrians. I used

to walk around here in the morning but

decided that it was safer to walk here 

on weeknights and on weekends

instead. 

I proceeded to walk 🚶‍♂️ to the nearby park and saw this as I reached the Baseball ⚾ and Soccer ⚽ Sports Field:

When I walked by here yesterday morning, this

fence was still intact! It more than likely

happened sometime later on in the

day when park employees had all

left to prepare for the coming of

the🎄 Christmas 🎁 Eve❗

You can see in the picture a pair of vehicle tire tracks on the ground leading up to the fence that was rammed to break the lock❗ It probably happened in the afternoon ❗😠❗ And in this sanctuary city, we KNOW that it wasn't the baseball players ( who are never here daily ) but the 👉entitled soccer ⚽ players👈, from you-know-where, who vandalized, trespassed and accessed the sports field before its renovation is even completed ❗😡❗🤬❗ Because the damn government allows illegal 👽 👽 👽 to get away with ANY CRIME in sanctuary cities & in states❗😠❗😡❗🤬❗ I've talked to some out-of-towners who refuse to visit Vallejo now because the Libertard government has allowed it to turn into a socialist sh!thole to make the Invaders, Trespassers and Interlopers feel more right at home! 😒 As if we don't have more than enough problem on our hands with the burgeoning cases of crimes involving homeless people, drug dealers, prostitutes, thieves, burglars, assaults and murders! As well as those committed by race-baiting entitled ones clamoring for "reparations"! Yeah, keep "defunding the police," you politicians who forget that you're all in office To Serve And Protect Your Own Citizen Constituents Who Pay For All Of Your Salaries & Perks 🚓👮‍♂️🚨🙄 .... 

Feliz INVADED!👎

We need a Hard-Liner like Netherlands' PM Geert Wilders to prioritize the needs of the LAWFUL CITIZENS of this State👌❗👍 And For Pres. Trump To Be Back In Office ❗🤞❗

I went to the Selecta Pilipino Buffet Restaurant to buy some lottery tickets and to have lunch. It's only when I am here that I eat a piece of fried 🍗 chicken for its Collagen content mostly found in the skin. Yes, that's right. If you're getting on in years, you'll need to have more Collagen added into your diet for tissue and joint support. So, eat poultry, fish, beef and pork skins, as well as beef/pork knuckles and oxtails since they're all good sources of Collagen! 

To the right of my cup of water, resting on the napkins, is a clove of Garlic. I just cannot

eat lots of meat without having some

Garlic with it! I also have to have

a Lecithin capsule, too, since

it helps to keep the Blood

Vessels smooth after

such a meal!

Lecithin Granules work much faster than the

Capsules. But Capsules are much more

convenient to carry around.

No, the Altoids tin box is not for breath mints

because of the Garlic breath 🗣️....

It's where I keep my vitamins,

minerals and some food

nutrition tablets. 

I forgot to bring 2 slices of Keto Bread with me for some needed Fiber. And because I planned to make a sandwich with it using the patrons' favorite dish, Bistek:

What's a Bistek, you ask? Well, it's just the

Beef version of Chicken or Pork Adobo.

But, instead of using Vinegar, you use

Lemon 🍋 Juice. Try making it

yourself. It's super easy to

make. But it's easier for

me to just eat it! 😋

Since I forgot to bring 2 slices of Keto Bread, I made sure to eat plenty of Vegetables. And, for dessert, I had a small serving of the Bisayan dessert, Binignit:

The Tubers in this dessert are high in Fiber.

The one which was prepared is a simpler

version of this one shown on the left.

I avoided slurping the sugary stew.

Since I was only interested in

eating the Tubers. 🥣

By the way, the Rice that you see on my dinner plate 🍽️ is only there to separate the flavors. I don't like the flavors of my food mixing together BEFORE they get down to my Stomach. I keep the flavors separate on my plate by shaping the Rice in a cross pattern. I hope that Rey, the proprietor, understands that I'm "wasting" the Rice because I can't eat it since I have T-2 Diabetes.

Now, if only restaurants have dinner trays with separate, equal compartments for different dishes.😕 Then, I won't have to waste Rice. But the stainless steel ones that I've seen so far don't have equal size compartments!  🙁

Rey invited me to come back today, Monday, for Christmas Day lunch as his restaurant will be open from 11:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. But I really don't like eating a lot. I literally have to force myself to eat each day. That's how it has always been with me. If I don't step out of the house, I'd have trouble with eating because I don't really have a big appetite for food whenever I'm at home. To me, eating is just another social construct. It's weird that I think of it that way; but what else isn't weird about me? 🤪

Yeah, neither of my 2 siblings here in California had a get-together for Christmas. Which means that I'll have to return the presents to the store for my money back. I don't mind .... 🤑 ( My eldest sister in Michigan went to spend the Holidays with her daughter and son-in-law in Georgia. )

And to cap-off my Christmas Eve, I went to the Cineplex to see this movie. After the movie was over, I decided to go for a walk around the block of Turner Parkway, Admiral Callaghan Lane and Plaza Drive. It takes a little over 3,000 steps to cover the block. I also swung by the Dollar Tree Store to buy a shaker jar of French Coffee Creamer and a pair of warm Gloves before I went back to my car in the Cineplex's parking lot 🧤.

The one circled in yellow is the Cineplex.

I forgot to use this Map App in my

earlier blog posts! 🤦‍♂️

I hope that all of you who celebrated this Christmas had a Wonderful and Merry one! 

⛄🎁🎄⛄🎁🎄⛄🎁🎄⛄🎁🎄⛄🎁🎄

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MY SOUL TO TAKE 3-D, R ( 1 hr & 46 min )

where: CENTURY 14 VALLEJO in Vallejo, CA
when: Friday, October 8th, 2010
show: 10:05 p.m.
costs: $13.25 Ticket + $5.00 Snack Pack + $8.97 dinner @ Wendy's Restaurant: The # 5 Double-Deluxe Combo Meal w/ Side Salad & Ranch Dressing ( before the show ) = $27.22
auditorium: 7, with the 3-D screen
seat: 5th row, 10th column

synopsis: A supernatural "whodunnit".

On the 16th anniversary of the last sighting of a serial killer, the small town of Riverton is faced with the same grisly horror, as the teens born prematurely on that fateful night meet with an untimely death one after the other.

noteworthy scenes: 1.) Ripper's knife; 2.) Seven premature births; 3.) Anniversary gathering; 4.) The bridge; 5.) Stepfather; 6.) "Pray for our souls"; 7.) California condor; 8.) Boy's room; 9.) Surveillance; 10.) Mimicking the other; 11.) The woods; 12.) Poolside; 13.) Rocking horse; 14.) Dream/nightmare; 15.) The truth; 16.) The second option; 17.) Bathroom; 18.) Kitchen; 19.) "Make it a 20"; 20.) The distraction; 21.) "'You think I'm crazy"; 22.) Keeper of the souls; 23.) "Fake it good"; and 24.) Storyboard sketches during the Ending Credits.

audience reaction: A couple of scenes frightened some people ( read: girls ) in the audience. So, I guess that they liked this movie.

recommendation: I didn't find this particularly enjoyable since it's not written well, not directed well and it is mediocrely acted. Wait for this to come out as a rental. Or, if you decide to see this movie on the big screen, save your money and see this in 2-D, instead.

spoiler alert! The knife is inscribed with the word, "Vengeance." But there is no explanation for it--maybe at the end, but not at the beginning of it all. An ambulance truck like that would never be left neglected to rust in place since it's a crime scene. It would have been hauled away for forensic investigation. I can't believe that the cops just left without extinguishing the unattended campfire and all those lit candles. When one of the characters was walking through the woods, she recited the King James Version of Psalm 23 but skipped over some of the words. No wonder she fell victim to the murderer later on! Since the killing spree occurred within a 24-hour period, and three of them happened during school hours, the killer would have been seen hauling away the swimming pool victim from the school campus. And how did the killer manage to haul-away said victim from the campus, through the woods, and all the way to the makeshift "memorial"? How did the blind kid walk from his house all the way to his friend's house and "find" the rope to climb up on?

fyi: The prayer from which this movie borrows its title is a classic 18th-century prayer for children. Back in my younger years, this prayer used to creep me out. Here are three versions:

( Original Version )

Now I lay me down to sleep,
I pray the Lord my soul to keep;
If I die before I wake;
I pray for God my soul to take.

( One Variation )

Now I lay me down to sleep,
I pray the Lord my soul to keep.
If I should die before I wake,
I pray the Lord my soul to take.
If I should live for other days,
I pray the Lord to guide my ways.

( Another Variation )

Now I lay me down to sleep,
I pray the Lord my soul to keep;
When in the morning light I wake,
Teach me the path of love to take.

I don't know about you, but I like the two variations better, especially the last one!

If you go around reciting a poem or, as in this case, a psalm, do so correctly. Otherwise, your "version" will just grate on the nerves of those of us who know the particular piece by heart. With this in mind, here's the King James Version of Psalm 23 in its entirety:

The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want.
He maketh me to lie down in green pastures:
he leadeth me beside the still waters.
He restoreth my soul:
he leadeth me in the paths of righteousness for his name's sake.
Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death,
I will fear no evil: for thou art with me;
thy rod and thy staff they comfort me.
Thou preparest a table before me in the presence of mine enemies:
thou anointest my head with oil; my cup runneth over.
Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life:
and I will dwell in the house of my Lord for ever.

Now, go back to my February 28th, 2010 blog entry on the movie, COP OUT, with Bruce Willis and Tracy Morgan. In it, I wrote my version of Psalm 23, calling it, The Shotgun Wedding Psalm. To find it fast, use the search engine on the upper-left corner of this blog and type-in, "The Shotgun Wedding Psalm."

word of advice: Don't play with "murder" nature.

Don't be a bully.

tidbits: Before the movie, and even before eating at Wendy's, I went to the nearby CVS Store to buy a bottle of Lecithin capsules and some Oral-B inter-dental tapered refill brushes. I take a capsule of Lecithin whenever I eat a high fat, high cholesterol meal.