JEFF, WHO LIVES AT HOME, R ( 1 hr & 23 min )

The time stamped is wrong. I forgot to set it one hour ahead to account for Daylight Savings Time.

where:  UA EMERY  BAY STADIUM 10 in Emeryville, CA
when:  Tuesday, March 27th, 2012
show:  9:40 p.m. ( $5.00 All Day Tuesday and $2.00 small Popcorn with a Regal Movie Watcher Rewards Card Tuesday )
costs:  $5.00 Ticket + $2.00 small Popcorn w/ Butter + $4.75 small 30 oz Zero Sprite + $5.00 Carquinez Bridge Toll = $16.75
auditorium:  6
seat:  6th row, 9th seat


synopsis/overview:  The Glue That Binds

Jeff ( Jason Segel ) gets a call from his mom to go to the store to buy some wood glue and fix a louvered door. Obsessing over the name of Kevin and searching for a meaning to anything and everything, he experiences some unexpected turns of events along the way which culminate in his meeting-up with his family on a bridge where they all--in a day's work--figuratively "bridge the gap."


noteworthy scenes:  1.) 'Phone call; 2.) Surprise; 3.) Basketball; 4.) "I like weed"; 5.) Mugged; 6.) "Fake it for a little bit"; 7.) Porsche; 8.) "You remind me of my grandson"; 9.) Spying on his wife; 10.) "Wait for a sign"; 11.) Dumpster bin; 12.) Breakroom; 13.) The Dream; 14.) Delivery truck; 15.) Hampton Inn and Suites;16.) "Thank you so much"; 17.) Handjob; 18.) "It's just semantic bullsh-t"; 19.) Water cooler; 20.) Bathtub; 21.) Tattoo; 22.) "At this point in my life, it doesn't matter"; 23.) Fire sprinklers; 24.) Bridge; 25.) River; 26.) "I'm hungry"; and 27.) TV news.

audience reaction:  There were about a dozen or so people in the audience with me. And they seemed to enjoy this mild Comedy Movie.

recommendation:  This is a weird movie that will appeal to those of you out there with a preference for Indie/Art-House Comedy movies. I liked it, even though it was kinda weird.

spoiler alert! Nobody that I know of these days throws credit card information in the trash without shredding it first. You can't hitch a ride for long in the back of a truck driving on city streets in broad daylight without drawing someone's attention and having a cop cite you for reckless behavior.

fyi:  I had a weird dream this morning in which my brother, my two sisters and I were all living in our late mom's house here in Vallejo's New Glen Cove community.

In the dream, I heard a crowd's noise coming from the garage one morning.  I opened-up the garage door only to find out that a bevy of beautiful, hot and sexy Playboy Playmates dressed in skimpy cheerleader outfits were standing in the driveway, to either side, impatiently waiting for me to go with them to Mexico in the Playboy tour bus parked nearby. Why Mexico, I don't know ....

My brother eagerly got in his black Nissan Pathfinder pick-up truck parked in the garage and told me that we should both go with the Playmates. ( Note: My brother is on his second marriage even as I write this. Therefore, I don't know what the symbolism is in his involvement in my dream. And I won't go so far as to venture a guess or offer up some wild speculation. It's just a weird dream, after all. )

Now, back to the story ....

I told my brother that I wasn't gonna go along looking like the way I did. I had just gotten out of bed and I simply looked very disheveled and I sported a "5-o'clock shadow", to boot. I told my brother that I'd go shave and shower first.

On my way to the upstairs bathroom, I passed by the kitchen and realized that it wasn't my late mom's house's kitchen but my condo's kitchen, looking sparkly-clean and very tidy.

When I got to the upstairs bathroom, I noticed that it, too, looked strangely different--like it was somebody else's.  And my eldest sister's white towel and white bathrobe were both shoved down the toilet!  Weird ....

I pulled the items out of the white porcelain toilet bowl and told my sister about it, who was with my other sister in one of the four bedrooms.

Then I noticed that my bedroom door was ajar. ( I had, in real life, installed a locking doorknob on my bedroom door to keep my mom's Maltese dog from entering my bedroom and "marking" my personal items. ) I stepped into my bedroom only to discover that it was now an expansive room with a kitchen, bathroom, living room, dining room, family room and bedroom all rolled into one with no partitioning walls to demarcate each area. And there were miniature figurines and knick-knacks crowded everywhere on the counter tops and curio tables.

It was as if my late mom's house got a complete, major architectural make-over!

Then, my sisters and I walked the perimeter of the beige-colored house which now resembled a huge city block building. And it was already dark out--and my brother was probably well on his way to Mexico with the Playboy Playmates by then! As we walked down the cement pathway on the left side of the house/building, toward the front, we took notice of the assorted plants, with flowers in full bloom, planted alongside the house/building. And in between the flowering plants, a Gnome would emerge halfway out of the ground and serenade us with a lovely song as we walked by. Delightfully, I greeted and thanked each one of them in turn for their melodious hospitality. And one Gnome confided in me that they liked me more than they liked my sisters because I had the ability to communicate with them.

That's pretty much the extent of my dream. If anyone of you out there is very gifted in Dream Interpretation, please post your comment above in the Reader Comment Section. Thank you.

word of advice:  Things happen for a reason.

tidbits:  I went to the post office first thing in the morning today to pick-up a package. Then, I went to Postal Annex to see if the item which I ordered on-line had already arrived. It wasn't there yet.

After doing a little bit of grocery shopping, I went to Oakland, CA, to visit Hector and his family. I brought the seven XL t-shirts ( mostly blue ones ) with me. They were a perfect fit for Hector, his wife, and one of his sons. The shirts were too small, though, for the "Baby Huey" one.

'Notice the too small and too tight blue shirt that Baby Huey is wearing?

Bad News: Hector's cat, Tiger, has been missing for about three weeks now. We fear the worst for him, especially after Hector's wife told me that she recently saw a family of foxes by the creek behind their back fence. That worried me because foxes will eat cats, given the opportunity. But I'm hoping that I'm wrong and that some kindhearted eccentric took him in and gave him a better home.

For dinner, I baked a loaf of bread with the mix that I bought at the 99 Cent Only Store on Springs Road in Vallejo, CA, earlier in the day. The bread mix is Larry, The Cable Guy's Beer Bread--just add 12 oz of Beer and three Tablespoons of Butter, as the package says. And I cooked some Macaroni and White Cheddar Cheese with chopped Vienna Sausages. The bread and the mac and cheese w/ vienna sausages both tasted good, in a junk-food sort of way.

After dinner, we watched a TV show, Chef Gordon Ramsay's Kitchen Nightmares.

This particular episode is about the Chiarella's Ristorante in Philadelphia, PA. It was fascinating for us to catch a glimpse of the tension, drama and denial that went on behind the kitchen door. In the end, it was a "Feel Good" show. I wish Chiarella's the best of luck!

Then, it was time for me to leave. I headed straight for my former place of employment to say, Hi! to everyone I know. David, my Chinese friend, wasn't there, though. I'll just e-mail him before he leaves for China.


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THE HUNGER GAMES, PG-13 ( 2 hr & 22 min )

where:  CENTURY 14 VALLEJO in Vallejo, CA
when:  Friday, March 23rd, 2012
show:  11:40 a.m. ( Extra Dollar Off First Show Matinee )
costs:  $7.50 Ticket + $4.75 Pretzel Bites + $4.00 20 oz Orange Fanta soda = $16.25
auditorium:  2
seat:  3rd row, 1st column


synopsis/overview:  In Panem, a post-Apocalyptic America, the government forces each of the 12 remaining districts to offer-up a boy and girl tribute each year to fight to the death with only one expected to survive and win, as a punishment for an unsuccessful uprising many years before. Everyone between the ages of 12 and 18 is compelled to enter his/her name in the selection process called, The Reaping. When Katniss's ( Jennifer Lawrence ) young sister is selected, she volunteers to take her place. And the boy selected, Peeta ( Josh Hutcherson ), is someone who has a crush on Katniss. As the fight for survival begins, Katniss's sense of Humanity and Peeta's feeling of Love serve as major life-threatening obstacles for them both.


noteworthy scenes:  1.) Forty-two; 2.) Mockingjay pin; 3.) The Reaping; 4.) Mentor; 5.) "That is Mahogany"; 6.) "You have to make people like you"; 7.) Chariot of Fire; 8.) "Arrogance can be a big problem"; 9.) "She wasn't talking about me"; 10.) "Make sure they remember you"; 11.) Roasted pig; 12.) Scores; 13.) Hope; 14.) Separate training; 15.) Show; 16.) "Nice dress"; 17.) "That's bad luck"; 18.) Manners; 19.) "Can't sleep"; 20.) Trackers; 21.) Bloodbath; 22.) "Boom of a cannon"; 23.) Camera; 24.) Campfire; 25.) Alliance; 26.) Fireballs; 27.) Chase; 28.) Ointment; 29.) Tracker Jacker nest; 30.) Leaves; 31.) Two days; 32.) Signal; 33.) Pile of goodies; 34.) "You have to win"; 35.) Riot; 36.) "Give them something to root for"; 37.) Suspension; 38.) Camouflage; 39.) "You call that a kiss"; 40.) "You fed me once"; 41.) Generous hosts; 42.) "Just this time, 12, for Rue ( Amandla Stenberg )"; 43.) "Maybe Cato ( Alexander Ludwig ) likes berries, too"; 44.) Finale; 45.) Genetically-engineered beasts; 46.) Fight; 47.) Revoked; 48.) "Trust me"; 49.) "I'm not happy with you"; 50.) Bowl of berries; 51.) Interview; and 52.) "I don't want to forget."

audience reaction:  The audience liked this.  But it didn't get a "Hands Clapper" ending.

recommendation:  I found this to be just an "Okay" movie. I fell for the advertising hype, to be sure. It is definitely a Chick Flick Action Movie for those of you who are into such movies.

spoiler alert!  The blood was not drawn in a sterile manner. Whichever cameraman did the "Hand-Held Camera" scenes did a very poor job of it, like he had Parkinson's Disease or something--it took away from the pleasure of watching the scenes unfold! Oh, sure, pit a 12-year old against an 18-year old .... Ah, shouldn't this movie have been rated "R" for bloodbath involving kids? Why form an alliance when you're supposed to kill each other anyway? Why didn't the cameras show scenes of the tributes in their most--Ahem!--"private moments". When a girl and a spear-thrower died, no boom could be heard to announce their demise.

This movie is not really in keeping with the book that it was based on.

fyi:  I really didn't know that this movie was based on a novel until I looked it up on the Internet after watching this movie.  So, I spent over an hour's time reading-up on the movie plot and on its chapter summaries.

The Mockingjays in this movie are supposed to be hybrids resulting from a cross between female Mockingbirds and genetically-engineered male Jabberjays, which were released into the wild by the totalitarian Capitol Government. But, from what I learned in College Biology, birds from different species cannot interbreed even if they are genetically compatible because each species has its own distinctive set of courtship and mating rituals. In other words, they will not be able to understand each other's "language of love". The only way that a Mockingbird and a Jabberjay could ever mate, then, was if they were both hatched and raised in captivity and confined together in close quarters. In other words, forced into Inter-Species Sex! A process of UNnatural Selection. ( Those kinky scientists, I swear .... )

District 12 reminded me of pictures that I saw in my high school American History textbook of the coal-mining towns of the late 1800s . It simply had that Look and Feel to it.

word of advice:  Leave it to Cupid to shoot an arrow into someone's heart.

Don't fall for the hype.

tidbits:  After the movie, I headed straight for the Safeway grocery store on Admiral Callaghan Lane here in Vallejo, CA, to pick-up my prescription. On the corner of Admiral Callaghan Lane and Turner Parkway, there stood a homeless man on the center "island" holding a cardboard sign which read that he was homeless and hungry. I was on the outer left-turn lane; no cars were on the inner left-turn lane, as though everyone just wanted to avoid him. I felt bad for him, and especially more so because I was doing my Zhunti Mantra all the while that I was waiting for the traffic light to turn green. I usually don't give beggars money because they might just use the money they collected to buy alcohol, cigarettes and/or drugs. But how would my Yogi feel if he found out that I was being uncharitable toward a less-fortunate soul while I was reciting an enlightenment mantra, I asked myself. Okay, then, I need to come back here anyway to buy some stuff at the Dollar Tree Store in the Target Shopping Center; I'll  be sure to get something for him to eat and drink, I said to myself.

After I got my prescription, I went to the Dollar Tree Store to buy a 3-litre Orange Soda, a jar of Applesauce and a can of Evaporated Milk. But I couldn't think of anything good to get for the beggar. In resignation, I just decided that I would just give him a dollar bill, instead.

I spent a long time waiting in line for my turn to get rung-up by the cashier because there was only one cashier at that store at that time. When I finally got back to the street corner, the beggar wasn't there anymore. Maybe, next time ....

Watching THE HUNGER GAMES got me hungry.  So, I headed-on to the Selecta Pilipino Buffet on Springs Road. As I ate my lunch, I watched a Pilipino TV soap opera, the show was a continuation from yesterday's. And as with yesterday's episode, there was too much crying going on in today's episode. I told the proprietor, Ray P., about it. He said, "Yes, there is too much crying. It's so depressing to watch. Especially at night before going to bed." Ha, ha, ha.

Next, I went next door to the 99 Cent Only Store to buy a 24 oz bottle of Lemon-Lime soda, a bag of Granny Goose Corn Chips, a bag of Caramel Swirl Marshmallows, 3 bags of Trail Mixes to munch-on at work and 4 blue T-Shirts in XL size: One for me and the rest for Hector and one of his two sons living with him--the other one ( the "Baby Huey" one ) is just too big, an XXXL size is what he'd need which the store didn't have.

I had some of the Granny Goose Corn Chips earlier tonight. But I had to throw most of it away because IT WAS JUST TOO DAMN SALTY FOR ME! I think that I just bought a bad batch.

Newsflash:


Remember in my last blog, six days ago, I mentioned that six cop cars converged in front of a local school, Cooper Elementary School? Well, it turned out that somebody in the neighborhood called 911 about seeing six men wearing masks and carrying guns on school grounds. The men turned-out to be teenagers playing a game of "war" using air-soft rifles with the orange tips removed.

They would have looked like this:

No Orange Tips on these ones, either.

And armed with weapons similar to these:

Orange Tip removed and looking very real!

Anyway, the cops caught some of them who were then given a good "Talking-to" before being released into the custody of their parents. Could you just imagine what would have happened had the cops shot those stupid idiots ...? I guess the teens were just playing THE DUMBER GAMES! LOL

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21 JUMP STREET, R ( 1 hr & 50 min )

where:  CENTURY 14 VALLEJO in Vallejo, CA
when:  Saturday, March 17th, 2012
show:  5:00 p.m.
costs:  $9.75 Ticket + $4.00 20 oz Fanta Strawberry Soda = $13.75
auditorium:  8
seat:  5th row, 7th column


synopsis/overview:  A new drug makes the rounds at a high school.  And it's up to the police department's "You're some Justin Bieber 'n' Miley Cyrus-lookin' Mother-F-ckers!" special crimes unit to put a stop to it.

noteworthy scenes:  1.) "I don't know how to put this nicely"; 2.) F; 3.) Trash can; 4.) "You want to be friends"; 5.) Police Academy graduates; 6.) Frisbee; 7.) Cop bicycles; 8.) First arrest; 9.) Miranda Rights; 10.) "I'd prefer not to"; 11.) Aroma of Christ Church; 12.) Rules; 13.) Korean Jesus;  14.) Baby pictures; 15.) Shaving; 16.) "Three keys to coolness"; 17.) Kick-ass car; 18.) School parking lot; 19.) Drama class; 20.) Chemistry class; 21.) Narcs; 22.) Fingers; 23.) Tripping; 24.) Report; 25.) Chem class study group; 26.) Mom on the party line; 27.) Rumors; 28.) Party preparations; 29.) "Really gross three-way"; 30.) "When did I get stabbed"; 31.) Angry mom; 32.) Shoe store; 33.) "We can hear how the other half lives"; 34.) "Put it there, man"; 35.) Pinata; 36.) Driver's Ed car; 37.) Car chase; 38.) "That one exploded"; 39.) "You're way in too deep"; 40.) Show; 41.) "It rhymes with grape"; 42.) "It's time we get our jobs back"; 43.) Chore time; 44.) Doves; 45.) Senior Prom; 46.) Supplier; 47.) Friendship bracelet; 48.) Stand-off; 49.) Cameo; 50.) "The only approval I ever needed"; 51.) Vomit; 52.) Limousine chase; 53.) "What's this, Tequila" 54.) "You got this"; 55.) "I shot him in the d-ck"; 56.) The appendage; 57.) "I'll come back later"; 58.) The new assignment and 59.) Bonus Scene during the Ending Credits.


favorite scene:  I liked the Detached Appendage scene.


audience reaction:  The audience really liked this Buddy-Cop Action Comedy Movie. But it didn't get a "Hands Clapper" ending.

recommendation:  I liked this movie, too.  Go see it if you're into Action Comedy Movies.

spoiler alert!  Even a civilian would know that shooting-off a gun like that within city limits is both illegal and dangerous. Why did their boss asked, "Did you say that you have the right to be an attorney?" When, clearly, that was not what Jenko ( Channing Tatum ) said.  Isn't buying drugs and alcohol for minors considered illegal? As in, you could go to jail for it. You'd think the cops would know! You wouldn't be able to move your arm around like that if you suffered from such a stab wound. If I were that lady who got pushed down, you'd hear more than just one word from me! When the DEA agents made themselves known, why didn't the cops use that opportunity to pick-up their guns?

fyi:  The "Korean Jesus" nailed down a point: They make images of Jesus ( and Buddha ) resemble the indigenous worshipers of a particular place to make Him more "approachable" to such people. For centuries, people assumed that Jesus Christ was blond and blue-eyed simply because that was how He was depicted in Europe to make Him more "approachable" to the Europeans.

Truth be known though, the historical Jesus Christ had olive skin, dark hair and dark eyes because He was born into an Asiatic tribe in Asia and preached in Asia about an Asian God.  In other words, He was a ...

Sacred Asian Man

A Holy Man led a life of Danger.

To every one He met, He was a Preacher.

Each Miracle that He'd make, another chance He'd take.

Odds were He wouldn't live to see the morrow.

Sacred Asian Man, Sacred Asian Man.

They'd given Him a "number" and censored-out His name.

Aware that the old Temple which He'd find

was a place wherein gathered evil men ....

"Oh, be careful what You say. Or You'll give Your self away.

Odds are You'll just live a life of sorrow."

Sacred Asian Man, Sacred Asian Man.

They'd given Him a "number" and censored-out His name.

Sacred Asian Man, Sacred Asian Man.

They'd given Him a "number" and censored-out His name.

Preaching to His Apostles Thursday,

and then laying in a tomb Friday to Sunday.

"Judas, you'll let the wrong man die--kissed Him with persuasive lips.

The odds are He won't live to see tomorrow."

Sacred Asian Man, Sacred Asian Man.

They'd given Him a "number" and censored-out His name.

Sacred Asian Man.

( sing the above to, Secret Agent Man )

word of advice:  Don't give-in to peer pressure.

tidbits:  I left my condo at around 9:00 a.m. today to get $10.00 worth of gas at the nearby Chevron Gas Station on Redwood and Couch streets.  Then, I went to a local thrift store to drop-off some donations. And I went to the bakery outlet nearby to buy a jar of creamy peanut butter, which they didn't have in stock at all.  So, I just went to the grocery store to buy some cake-baking ingredients.

Today, March 17th,  is St. Patrick's Day. "Erin Go Bragh!" ( Ireland Forever! ) I made my special chocolate cake--you could O. D. on chocolate just by eating it--for a close relative today, since it, too, is his birthday. And he wouldn't settle for just some Corned Beef and Cabbage, instead. And who can give him a hard time about it?  After all, he ain't even an Irish.

I baked the special chocolate cake at around 11:30 a.m. today, after having shopped for its ingredients--I spent 20 buck$, exactly 20 buck$--at the Admiral Callaghan Lane Safeway.  I let it cool on a rack before I frosted it.  Then, I called my close relative on his cellphone at a little after 2:00 p.m. to let him know that the cake was done and that I was ready to take it to his place. But he was in Santa Rosa, CA, attending the birthday party of our three-year old niece. So, I asked him when he would be back home so that I could just go over and drop-off his birthday cake.  He said that he'd be leaving for home after 9:00 p.m.

As I pulled out of my carport, it started to rain hail stones.  And a few blocks from my place, on Tuolumne  Street, between Del Mar Avenue and Sereno Drive, cop cars began converging in front of the elementary school at around 3:45 p.m. in all that rain. There were six cop cars on that section of the street. I can't wait to read tomorrow's paper to find out what it was all about.

I went to Selecta Pilipino Buffet on Springs Road on a hunch that they might have some Corned Beef and Cabbage because it's St. Patrick's Day. I was right: They did have some--emphasis on SOME! As in, three small slices of corned beef , two yellow potatoes and two tiny slivers of cabbage left in a serving tray.

After I finished eating lunch, I asked the proprietor if he had read the reviews about his buffet restaurant on-line. He wasn't even aware of it. So, I asked to borrow his laptop so that I could look it up for him.  I typed-in, "Selecta Pilipino Buffet in Vallejo, CA."  And, there it was on www.yelp.com. The reviews were mostly 4- and 5-star reviews. So, I was pretty sure that he was pleased about it.

And it was getting close to 5 o'clock. So, I told the proprietor that I had to leave because I have to be somewhere by 5:00 p.m. I made it to the theatre with about ten minutes to spare.

Oh! about the Special Chocolate Cake ....

After the movie, I went back home to start this blog. And I called my relative at around 9:25 p.m. to find out if he was already home. He was still on the road when he answered my call. I told him that I'll be at his place around 10 o'clock or so.

I got to my relative's place at 10:25 p.m. And I left for home at 11:10 p.m. after he served me some Pilipino Spaghetti ( sweet-flavored version ), Ginata-an ( Pilipino dessert soup made out of Rice with Jack-Fruit and Corn in Coconut Milk ), Durian Cake and a glass of Iced Tea with Lemonade; and after his family and I watched a girls' gymnastics Pacific Rim Competition in which the USA won.

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CASA DE MI PADRE, R ( 1 hr & 24 min )

Quickie Review:  Armando Alvarez ( Will Ferrell ) has lived and worked on his father's ranch in Mexico all of his life.  A ranch that is undergoing some financial problems.  When Armando's brother, Raul ( Diego Luna ), returns to the ranch a very rich man and engaged to be married to a very beautiful girl, Sonia ( Genesis Rodriguez ), it seems that everything will work-out just fine.  But Raul's financial wealth is not so legit.  And Raul's presence only puts him and his family at odds with the most powerful drug lord in the area, Onza ( Gael Garcia Bernal ).

Some people in the audience liked it. It didn't get a "Hands Clapper" ending, though.

I really don't know what the makers of this movie were aiming for. Whether or not it is meant as a farce or as an insult to the Mexican Movie Industry is anyone's guess. But I didn't like this movie that much. It will probably appeal only to those of you with an unrefined taste in comedy. Wait for it to come out as a rental.

I liked the scene where Sonia tried to get up on a horse. And I liked the scene where Raul turned-off the radio when Armando stepped into the room.

There is a Bonus Scene during the Ending Credits and afterwards.

Here are the things that I found wrong in this movie: The dead man dragged behind the truck was so obviously a dummy. The horses that Armando and Sonia rode in the Close Shot were fake. I don't know why they used a mannequin butler, a mannequin wedding guest and a mannequin sex partner. A road scene leading to the bar and another scene leading to an encounter with the police and DEA agents were both one and the same, with an RV going in the opposite direction. What's with that wedding guest who just sat there smoking a cigarette? There was a Bad Edit sometime after the scene where the police officer and the DEA agent talked on the 'phone. This movie has many cheap props and SFX. Some of the scenes were actually done on a stage with obvious backdrops. How and why did the dead man end-up in the fountain ...?

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SILENT HOUSE, R ( 1 hr & 28 min )

Quickie Review:  A girl, her father and her uncle go to their boarded-up lake house to fix it up before they sell it. With no electricity and with no cellphone reception, they are cut-off from the outside world in the confines of their darkened house as ominous events crescendo to a climactic end.

There were two couples in the auditorium with me.  The couple seated in the fifth row got up and left halfway through the movie.  I guess that they didn't like this movie at all. The couple seated in the back row was silent throughout the movie.

By the way, I was seated in the 7th row, 6th column, of auditorium 13, for the 4:45 p.m. show at the Century 14 Vallejo in Vallejo, CA, today, Wednesday, March 14th, 2012.

I didn't like this movie.  It wasn't scary at all. It's not a Horror movie in its true sense. The Bathroom scene is what gives the clue away. And the "silence" in the house refers to an altogether "something-else-entirely". Although the principal character in this movie acted well, I'd still wait for it to come out as a rental, if I were you.

Here are the things that I found wrong about this movie:  This movie is "shot in one take" ( Yeah, right .... There were scenes that would disprove this claim. ). Therefore, I couldn't do a noteworthy scenes on it--noteworthy shots or moments, perhaps ...? And I couldn't do a spoiler alert! because early on in the movie you'd kind of guess where it would lead to--add to it the Bathroom scene and there'd be your answer, right there and then; and I couldn't mention any more spoilers because doing so would just have me ruin the ending for those of you who would still want to go see this movie on the Big Screen!

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