3-22-2004 - Spring Fever
Man.Oh.Man.Oh.Man.Oh.Man.
I have been so not motivated. I think I have a bad case of Spring Fever.
This weekend was a waste. I took a nap on Saturday afternoon after having spent the morning laying on the sofa and talking to the BoyChild and reading.
Baba and GranMa stopped by about 5:00 when they returned from vacation(BoyChild withdrawal was hitting them hard) so I had to get up. The Husband and I took the GirlChild, the BestFriend and the BoyChild to eat Chinese. Then the PsychoSister and I took the GirlChild and the BestFriend to the Paint It Yourself Pottery place while the Husband and the BoyChild made an early evening of it.
Sunday we took the BoyChild to Baba and GranMa's about 3:00. The Husband and I took the GirlChild and the BestFriend to see Hidalgo. The movie is loosely based on Frank T. Hopkins and his 3,000-mile endurance ride across the Arabian Desert in 1890 on his mustang stallion, Hidalgo. Except for being about 15-20 minutes too long, it was a good flick. The girls were weeping at the end and I wasn't ready to open a vein so we were all happy.
You might laugh but until you've sat through ScoobyDoo, PowerPuff Girls, SpyKids 3-D you don't know how horrible kids movies can be.
Hidalgo was rated PG-13 for violence. My little angels are blood thirsty little things. During the fight scenes they were stricken when one of the good guys got killed and cheered when one of the bad guys got killed. The violence was Raiders of the Lost Ark sort of thing, lots of punches and swords but little actual blood and guts.
Except for Omar Sharif is it possible to have an Arab movie and not have Omar Sharif in it? most of the actors were vaguely familial but I couldn't really tell you who they were. I read somewhere Timothy Dalton one of those bastard James Bond's who was not Sean Connery was in it but that must have been when I took the girls to the bathroom cause I certainly don't remember it.
Pickins are pretty slim for kids movies. I've read that Westerns are making a come back but there have been few of those in recent memory. I don't think there are any G rated movies out right now. Most are PG-13 with the occasional PG thrown in. We didn't see any of the movies nominated for an Oscar this year. That's particularly bad for us. Usually we've seen one or two. Kids movies don't get nominated for Oscar's very often.
The GirlChild assures me the Lord of the Rings movies are good. She apparently watched one with DogDoc when she spent the night there recently. My nine year old is a more experience movie viewer than me!
You have to be careful with the PG and PG-13 ones. If there is too much sexual innuendo you are likely to have conversations you don't really want to have, "What's sperm, Mommy?" or the kids find it entertaining but you are ready to open a vein.
The Passion of the Christ is out now. I don't know whether the Husband and I will see it. I hate how trailer park it sounds, but honestly I don't want to read my movies; it strikes me too much like work. I'm also not into graphic violence, I don't care whether it is historically accurate. The GirlChild reports to me that some children in her class have seen it. While I don't doubt that is true, I can't imagine taking her to see a movie I've not seen and I can't honestly imagine letting her watch an R rated movie no matter what the subject matter.
Sadly the Husband and I don't get out much to see movies. Two full time jobs and two small children takes its toll. I'm also a little reluctant to spend $8.50 to see a movie unless I'm certain I'm going to like it. If we go to the trouble to find someone to keep the kids, spend money on tickets and actually go to the movie, and it's not any good, it irritates me. The best way to not be disappointed, is to rent them. Then, if they are bad, I'm only out $2.95.
Well it is late. I have another full day of trying to stay awake. Notlooking out the window and wish I were somewhere else besides in my office looking at my computer screen. And planning my flower garden in my head
Sweet dreams,
M&Co.
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