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Oblivion

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Oblivion2013PosterWe’ve been waiting for a decent movie to come out so we could spend some of our movie gift cards we received at Christmas.

With no obvious good movie on the horizon, we took a drive to New Glasgow tonight to watch Tom Cruise in Oblivion.

I’m not really a Tom Cruise fan.  Neither is Jeff. But we love movies. And the preview was intriguing.

So now to rank it.

It definitely wasn’t a 5 star, and not even a 4 start.  I want to say it is a 2 star, but it wasn’t that bad, but it really isn’t a strong  3 either.  So maybe it’s like a 2 and 7/8ths.

It is a good length, just over 2 hours, but it was a little stretched and slow.  I’m guessing the people behind the movie wanted to spend a lot of time wowing us with the cool technology they had dreamed up for earth in the year 2070, but it seemed almost gratuitous, and not really that outstanding.

There wasn’t a character I really liked or identified with. But the story was okay, and it kept me guessing.

And now for the other fun parts of going out for the evening.  Two highlights.

1. Posing with some sort of lawn ornament in Canadian Tire that looked like the immunity idol from Survivor.

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2. Going for a quick pee before the long movie and having the button of my cotton pants fall off in my hands.   I spent the rest of the evening putting all my faith in the power of my zipper to keep me my husband from a totally embarrassing scene.

Fascinated by the idea of daemons, and it’s official, I’m an open sensitive soul

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Have you seen The Golden Compass?

We watched it over the holidays, and ever since I’ve been fascinated by the daemons in the story.

In the world the movie is in, people’s souls are actually animals and everyone has one that is their constant companion. A person is metaphysically connected to their daemon and can never be separated. If one dies, they both die.

Sometimes I feel like Zeus is my daemon when he is following me all the time, but he doesn’t talk, well not much anyway.

I was just googling to learn more about the idea and the books that the movie is based on, and I found a link to a quiz that can determine what kind of animal my daemon would be.

The quiz is long, but the results seem accurate to me, and Zeus would qualify as a suggested form for my daemon!

It said, I am an Open Sensitive Soul:

You are an open, emotional person and very sensitive to the things going on around you. You are empathetic and make an excellent listener, but you also like to share your thoughts, feelings, and opinions with the world. You are not particularly extroverted, preferring time at home with a group of friends than a busy and stressful night out among strangers and acquaintances.

You wear your heart on your sleeve, and probably become upset when someone tries to give you constructive criticism. Your loved ones tend to accidentally hurt your feelings with their insensitive, off-hand remarks, and then accuse you of being too sensitive.

You are open and honest, and you do not do well at hiding your feelings, even when you try. You prefer to get things out in the open and resolve them, rather than leaving them to fester. Other people might sometimes frustrate you by hiding their feelings, shrugging and saying “oh well” instead of standing up for themselves, like you try to do.

Your daemon’s form would represent highly sensitive nature, your frank honesty, and your devotion to friends and family. He or she would stick close to you and whisper comfort and advice in your ear most of the time. When you or your loved ones needed defending, however, he or she would become as openly vocal as you, and help you in your protestations.

Suggested forms: Songbird, Dove, Swan, Domestic cat, Border Collie.

Want to try the quiz?
Go to: http://www.okcupid.com/tests/the-golden-compass-daemon-test

The Help

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The HelpI took two senior citizens out for a date on Sunday night – Mom and her friend Jean.

(I can’t believe anyone would consider people my parents age senior citizens) (but the ticket prices sure were cheaper for the white haired!) (sorry Mom, SILVER haired).

I chose “The Help” and Mom and Jean were game.

I even taught them how to pick a good seat in the theatre.

(i.e. the back row. Best seats in the house, more leg room, no one is behind you, and usually no one else comes up that high)

(of course they both had to hold on to the seat backs on the way down the stairs – they aren’t as spry as they once were)

Anyway, we watched “The Help”, and I LOVED it!

I heard it got bad reviews, but I loved it, and can’t wait to watch it again.

Here is the description, in case you haven’t heard of this movie:

Set in Mississippi during the 1960s, a southern society girl returns from college determined to become a writer, but turns her friends' lives -- and a small Mississippi town -- upside down when she decides to interview the black women who have spent their lives taking care of prominent southern families. Aibileen, Skeeter's best friend's housekeeper, is the first to open up -- to the dismay of her friends in the tight-knit black community. Despite Skeeter's life-long friendships hanging in the balance, she and Aibileen continue their collaboration and soon more women come forward to tell their stories -- and as it turns out, they have a lot to say.

I loved the characters, the insight to a life I know so little about. It was was courageous and inspiring. I identified with the character “Skeeter” in some ways.

I had to sush!! Mom a few times during the movie. The chatter-box!

So, I give The Help 5 stars out of 5. Highly recommended.

Disappointed by our movie selection

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We were thinking about going to New Glasgow today and maybe catching a movie! That is the closest large theatre to us. We don’t see many movies in theatres anymore.

I googled today’s movie selections and am so disappointed! All the actors I can’t stand: Will Smith, Brad Pitt, Jim Carrey, Tom Cruise – every one of them with a new Hollywood blockbuster for Christmas, everyone of them a horrible actor, and everyone of them with a bigger god-like complex than the next. All put there by their fans. Sickening.

So I guess we probably won’t see a movie today.

Noel Movie

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Here is a movie that I took after the sun came up on Sunday morning. The worst of the storm was over, but the winds were still strong! I was standing on the front porch with my back and all my weight pressing against the metal door, yet the wind was still blowing me around.

http://lisaschuyler.com/images/100_3853.mov

You should be able to view this movie in Quicktime. I’ll put it on YouTube later (I really need to get off this incredibly sore tail bone)