Cold Pursuit
Literally the first thing I heard from this movie was it looked like the Simpsons episode Mr. Plow turned into a crazy action movie. That was enough for me to put it on the top of my watch list.
Have you ever seen Big Lebowski and thought "Yeah this is good but what if he was murdering everyone for peeing on his rug?" That's kind of what Cold Pursuit is.
When the movie ended Wes said "What was that? Who is this made for?" I think it was must me. It reminded me a little bit of one of my favorite movies of all time; Shoot'em Up. Which is like a music video, an action movie and a Looney Tunes cartoon were put into a blender. Cold Purisit doesn't have the same type of strange bombastic action that Shoot'em Up has but there is a since that you have never seen this before and could possibly never see it again.
I walked out saying I loved it because of course I did but both Wes and Scott were both lost and confused. It's a violent, revenge thriller with a few quick scenes that make you laugh really hard?
I really don't want to give to much away because this is something you need to see for yourself.
Alita: Battle Angel
I didn't have any plans on seeing Alita: Battle Angel but I noticed a number of Facebook friends going to it and claiming that it was fantastic. Finally my interest got peaked and I made a point to see it on Tuesday night.
My blog was supposed to be more about the experience of doing something and less a review what I saw and I think these past few movie blogs have gotten away from that, so in that spirit I will tell you about my night up to the movie.
I made plans to see the movie with my dad earlier that day, we were going to go at 7:40 that night. That worked out perfect for me because I could go to the gym and shower before the movie plus I wanted to put laundry in the washing machine. On my way into the gym, my dad calls saying, "7:40 is pretty late can we go earlier?" That seems strange coming from a retired man who makes his own hours but fine.
So the plan changed to 6:30. Now I had to cut my gym time in half and I decided myself on the treadmill a little harder to see how long I could go. I got into a good run...for about 2 minutes. Then I finally decided, screw this and backed it off to a light jog where I held my side in pain.
I left the gym, leaving all sweaty and gross and seemed to hit every single light on the way home. It was like the City of Altoona knew I was in a hurry and decided to make sure every single stop lot was working against me. At this point I am kind of annoyed. I'm at about 9. I think it was just that road. My mom had a road that she refused to drive on and I understand why.
"You ready to go," my dad proclaims the second I walk inside. He must have watched the preview and thought it looked pretty good because he was excited and bouncing around ready to get to the theater! I need to shower I said as I began making a sandwich for dinner. It was at this point that I noticed I didn't have my wallet. I began to rummage through a my bag of clothes and found nothing.
Two seconds later he walks into the kitchen sees me eating and says "That doesn't look like a shower." I am hurrying I explained. "Well we need to get there by 6:30. It's already 6:10. We are going to be late."
I'm this close old man!
We will have to miss some previews but we will be fine. Soon I am showered and cleaned and we head out the door.
I looked between the seats and again no wallet. I must have left it on my desk at work, I figured. It's ok my dad has to pay for everything anyway or I will call social services.
When we get to the theater it's already 6:35 and a young girl is selling tickets at the front. "Has the movie started?" My dad asks. "Yeah. It's probably still in the previews." She responds. "Now I'm not going to be lost am I? I don't want to come out here and have you explain the movie to me." My dad begins to flit.
"FOR GODSAKE, JUST SCAN YOUR DAMN CARD!!!!" I thought.
"The movie has started," I said.
We then went to the concessions stand and I ordered a Big Kids Meal, it contains a pack of M & M's, a scoop of popcorn, and a small pop. I also ordered a beer so I said "I don't need a drink."
"The meal comes with a drink," the guy working said.
"I'll just drink a beer," I responded.
"We have to give you a cup."
"Why? I don't want a cup. I am getting a beer."
"I can just put water in it."
"Now you're wasting a cup."
"We have to give you a cup for inventory reasons."
At this point I wanted to pull a Tenacious D and say "Take the cup and shove it up your ass!"
But I did not. "Cherry Pepsi," I said defeated.
So what did I think of the movie?
It was fine. Maybe even good. It's a movie I will probably like the more I watch it. It gave a lot of information to you really fast and I didn't know what the movie was really about it. I sit about a robot girl trying to figure out her past? The deadly world of Motorball? People living in a wasteland trying to get up to a Utopia? Bounty hunters? What is the story?
I understand that this is based off a manga that probably has rich history that the film makers had to try and condense into one movie but there was just to much for me to grasp on to.
Again, I am not saying it's bad. And I could really enjoy it on repeated viewings. There was just a lot in this movie.
Also, the rules of motorball made less sense than Whack Bat from the Fantastic Mr. Fox.
Dogs I Saw
https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/dogsisaw/episodes/2019-02-14T08_58_31-08_00
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