Last Friday was date night for my husband and I. Our evening out consisted of multiple racks of BBQ ribs with all the trimmings at Famous Dave’s Bar-B-Que (New Brunswick, NJ), super sized Rum drinks with a finish of a late night showing of X-Men: First Class. In my mind, what should have been a perfect night, instead for me, was a major let down with the film. The ribs, a-ma-zing! The film, not so much.
To me, it all seemed to be a major regurgitation of any other super hero flick. The dialogue was typical, the references to the actual comic were far and few and to top the night off; the couple who sat next to us wouldn’t shut up through the whole movie. Don’t get me wrong, I’m not some uptight individual who expects silence during a movie, but the constant “Oh hell naw!” … or the random chatter was almost enough to make me want to walk out on the movie.
Unfortunately, I didn’t walk out. I nodded off from time to time. Or, when I wasn’t falling asleep, I was secretly injecting my own comments to the couple’s chattering, in my head.
Today, aside from the fact that I had to promise my husband that he will get full cooperation from me and allow him to choose the next movie; it dawned on me that the majority of my favorite films all come from the same production company; Universal Pictures.
I would have to say that my first love of movies – specifically a Universal Pictures film – was E.T. Yes, and, if you look in my entertainment center today, you will see it shelved. From there, the list is as follows:
Kindergarten Cop, 1990
The People Under The Stairs, 1991
Jurassic Park, 1993
Waterworld, 1995
Psycho (re-make), 1998
The Mummy, 1999
To name a few. Hopefully this weekend’s movie date will be more enjoyable than last week’s. 🙂 Read the rest of this entry »