We live in a world torn apart by governments and beliefs. There are people who hate other people because thay have just always hated each other. Sometimes its over a patch of land. Sometimes a god. Sometimes its politics. Sometimes its the belief that Han Solo shot second. But I think that if we start small we can mend theses fences. If we share small beliefs with our enemies who knows how much more we can have in common, and maybe someday it will all be over. I would like to start the ball rolling. I have a belief that I would like to share with you. Something that I think we can call agree on. And that is that no matter what the bottle says it smells like. Whether it be Rain, linens, or even summer flowers. Febreeze always just smells like Febreeze. Agreed? AGREED! Let the healing and world peace begin!
Saw the new Woody Allan movie tonight. A man sat behind me and ate so loud that I wanted to turn around and watch how he was eating that he could make such a noise. And tonight it wasnt my own neurotic tendencies that pushed me to the edge. Most people were bothered by it. See, he snuck in potato chips. so not only did we get the sound of the bag, but also the sound of the man eating... though admittedly from the sound he might just have had a rottweiler with him trying to get in the bag. Thats the only explanation for the sloppy crunchy sound.
The movie tonight was okay. Certainly not my favorite film of his. But I have no right to complain. Even the worst Woody Allen film is better than the ZERO pictures I have been a part of.
Watched a video tonight of people being trampled at the black Thursday shopping event down in the united states. Apparently that sort of thing happens in Toronto as well sometimes. I just have to say, there is nothing that I want so bad that i would line up the DAY BEFORE to get to. Nothing! Unless its the apocalypse and its food or medicine or something. So until the world ends there is nothing I would show up the day prior to line up for. In my life the biggest movie release that I have been old enough to attend and or appreciate has been Star Wars Episode One. People lined up for DAYS! They camped! They camped on the street! If you tent on the streets your no longer an avid fan you're a hobo! Friends of mine got paid to play Jedi knights at the theatres. I saw a kid buying water, mr noodles and a light saber at the London drugs beside the theatre. That kid will not survive the real end of the world is thats his idea of survival camping needs. I saw Star Wars on its opening night. 12:01. How long did I wait in line? 20 minutes. How many people in the theatre? 10! thank god for small theatres JUST outside of town. how much did I pay at the non chain theatre? $6 my friends. God bless the independent theatres in the middle of nowhere.
I grew up in a small down and for most of my time there we had a 1 screen theatre, in the last few years it was upgraded to a 2 screen. 2 screens is nice but it still means that when you saw an ad on TV saying COMING SOON TO A THEATRE NEAR YOU... you knew it wasnt. To their credit they tried to show contrasting films! At one point I remember the Armand Theatre had both the Beavis and Butthead Movie AND The Piano playing.
SIDE NOTE: Mike Judge who created Beavis and Butthead also created the show King of the Hill. I think King of the Hill is fantastic. I like cartoons that have a social and economic structure. Characters dont live beyond their means. They have regular jobs. I enjoy it a lot. I dont know why I felt the need to share that.
BACK! The first movie I ever saw in a multiplex is still one of my favorite movies. The movie is My Blue Heaven which stars Steve Martin and Rick Moranis. Its about an FBI agent and a criminal in the witness protection program. If you havent seen it you should. Last movie I saw on a drive in was The Rocketeer. Though there was a full moon out and it cast a heavy glare on the screen. Oh well. Still worth it.
Tomorrow morning I go and view an apartment that is right downtown, the right size, close to my work, and a good price. I would like it VERY much. I have only 26 days now to find a place and to say that Im nervous would be an understatement of epic proportions.
Thanks for reading!
Mike
Showing posts with label Movies. Show all posts
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Sunday, December 5, 2010
Wednesday, November 17, 2010
November 17 - Shut Shut Shut THE HELL UP!
Welcome dear friends! Today we celebrate the start of my third week in Toronto Ontario!
Last night it was so cold and windy and disgusting outside that i decided to stay in where it was warm and cozy instead of go out and brave the world. I realize that if I plan to live in Toronto, I will have to suck it up and be a big boy, but last night I didnt. I also decided that I would enjoy some warm comfort food and opted for Poutine. That was a mistake my friends. Turns out adding greasy poutine to a stomach that has been grease free for 2 weeks is a terrible idea. Lets just say it was a bad choice.
For those of you who don't know me, I am sad to inform you that I grow facial hair about as quickly and fully as a 6 year old girl. I have, in fact, seen women with better facial hair than me. AND i feel those post-op trannies who then grow goatees are just rubbing it in my face. I didn't shave for the past month, and thought i would maybe hold out until the new year to see if I could and also to see what it would look like. That was my plan until the other day a friend told me in great disgust that I needed to shave. I am now back to my clean naked faced self. Do I like it? I dont know. Is it less itchy? fortunately yes. Is it colder? sadly also yes.
Went to the Martini Bar at the Pantages the other night to hear what i can only describe as an open mic singers night. Every monday people show up with music and sing. And all of them were wonderful. Most of them had the same cookie-cutter sounds which was unfortunate. But all still very good. I would like to try out some songs there. see if there is a reaction. we shall see net week i suppose.
I have the good fortune, as a movie addict, to living a 15 minute walk from the major movie theatre in downtown Toronto. I see alot of movies. Chances are if its not a horror (I get scared easily) then I have seen it. And likely i saw it in theatres. So i would call myself an aficionado of movies, movies theatre and anything else that goes along with it. There are few things i like more than sitting with somebody, sharing a bag of warm popcorn and enjoying a movie. But GOD do I hate everybody else that goes to see movies! People in the dark, its as though they now have a license to give up everything proper! So lets go through this point by point shall we?
CELL PHONES: Lets just set up this rule. If you are so busy that you need to check your phone, text on your phone, or GOD HELP YOU answer your phone during a movie, then perhaps you shouldn't be going to a theatre. And to those of you who dont know how to turn of your cell phone ringers, and let them ring and ring until they go off... take the time and learn. It will help you out in so many situations.
COST: The movies are expensive. an average movie now costs $12 for a regular movie. $15 for a 3D, and $17 for an Imax. A large pop and popcorn will cost you about $11. We all know this. AND its posted on their screens, so after you have waited in line to purchase... dont get upset when they tell you the price. And PLEASE dont cuss out the person behind the counter. they make minimum wage to stuff us full of food we dont need and then clean up what doesnt make it in our gigantic mouths. Give them a break.
SNEAKING IN FOOD: Do it! Its cheaper, its faster, its easier. I will bring in my own water, or chocolate or what have you because i can get 2 for the same price. Now to those few of you whose only containers seem to be bubble wrap and crinkle candy wrappers.... SHUT SHUT SHUT THE HELL UP! Bring food in a quiet container! A loud paper or plastic bag just makes everybody around you mad. Also with each crinkle it screams IM TO CHEAP TO BY FOOD HERE. So be thrifty.. we all do it... but be quiet about it.
1) Once The Previews Have Stopped The Movie Has Started! SHUT UP
2) Dont Clap When The Closing Credits Roll
3) The Best Time To Tell Your Friends About What You Thought About The Movie Is After... Not During.
4) If Its Not Sold At The Theatre... Dont Eat It In The Theatre. We All Love Smelly Thai Food... AT HOME.
5) The Proper Way To Eat Is To 1) Open mouth 2) Insert Food Into Mouth 3) CLOSE YOUR FUCKING MOUTH 4) Chew 5) Swallow
Today at the movies there was an old couple in the front that was so deaf they could hear the movie but not each other. So if one would comment on the film they would have to yell to each other. A man in the back row fell asleep twice and started to snore painfully loud. My thanks to that anonymous person who threw change at him... twice.
Now I know that this whole rant has probably made me come off as a bit of an ass. And for that im sorry. I just like it so much. And if we all worked together it would be great!
SIDE NOTE: Today I saw Fair Game featuring Sean Penn and Naomi Watts, it was wonderful and if you like political films you will like this one. It looses its way a bit at the 75% mark, but its foundation as a biopic pulls it through to a strong ending. I would recommend it.
So. Tomorrow I start working for Mirvish.
I will talk to you tomorrow after that!
Thanks for reading!
Mike
Last night it was so cold and windy and disgusting outside that i decided to stay in where it was warm and cozy instead of go out and brave the world. I realize that if I plan to live in Toronto, I will have to suck it up and be a big boy, but last night I didnt. I also decided that I would enjoy some warm comfort food and opted for Poutine. That was a mistake my friends. Turns out adding greasy poutine to a stomach that has been grease free for 2 weeks is a terrible idea. Lets just say it was a bad choice.
For those of you who don't know me, I am sad to inform you that I grow facial hair about as quickly and fully as a 6 year old girl. I have, in fact, seen women with better facial hair than me. AND i feel those post-op trannies who then grow goatees are just rubbing it in my face. I didn't shave for the past month, and thought i would maybe hold out until the new year to see if I could and also to see what it would look like. That was my plan until the other day a friend told me in great disgust that I needed to shave. I am now back to my clean naked faced self. Do I like it? I dont know. Is it less itchy? fortunately yes. Is it colder? sadly also yes.
Went to the Martini Bar at the Pantages the other night to hear what i can only describe as an open mic singers night. Every monday people show up with music and sing. And all of them were wonderful. Most of them had the same cookie-cutter sounds which was unfortunate. But all still very good. I would like to try out some songs there. see if there is a reaction. we shall see net week i suppose.
I have the good fortune, as a movie addict, to living a 15 minute walk from the major movie theatre in downtown Toronto. I see alot of movies. Chances are if its not a horror (I get scared easily) then I have seen it. And likely i saw it in theatres. So i would call myself an aficionado of movies, movies theatre and anything else that goes along with it. There are few things i like more than sitting with somebody, sharing a bag of warm popcorn and enjoying a movie. But GOD do I hate everybody else that goes to see movies! People in the dark, its as though they now have a license to give up everything proper! So lets go through this point by point shall we?
CELL PHONES: Lets just set up this rule. If you are so busy that you need to check your phone, text on your phone, or GOD HELP YOU answer your phone during a movie, then perhaps you shouldn't be going to a theatre. And to those of you who dont know how to turn of your cell phone ringers, and let them ring and ring until they go off... take the time and learn. It will help you out in so many situations.
COST: The movies are expensive. an average movie now costs $12 for a regular movie. $15 for a 3D, and $17 for an Imax. A large pop and popcorn will cost you about $11. We all know this. AND its posted on their screens, so after you have waited in line to purchase... dont get upset when they tell you the price. And PLEASE dont cuss out the person behind the counter. they make minimum wage to stuff us full of food we dont need and then clean up what doesnt make it in our gigantic mouths. Give them a break.
SNEAKING IN FOOD: Do it! Its cheaper, its faster, its easier. I will bring in my own water, or chocolate or what have you because i can get 2 for the same price. Now to those few of you whose only containers seem to be bubble wrap and crinkle candy wrappers.... SHUT SHUT SHUT THE HELL UP! Bring food in a quiet container! A loud paper or plastic bag just makes everybody around you mad. Also with each crinkle it screams IM TO CHEAP TO BY FOOD HERE. So be thrifty.. we all do it... but be quiet about it.
1) Once The Previews Have Stopped The Movie Has Started! SHUT UP
2) Dont Clap When The Closing Credits Roll
3) The Best Time To Tell Your Friends About What You Thought About The Movie Is After... Not During.
4) If Its Not Sold At The Theatre... Dont Eat It In The Theatre. We All Love Smelly Thai Food... AT HOME.
5) The Proper Way To Eat Is To 1) Open mouth 2) Insert Food Into Mouth 3) CLOSE YOUR FUCKING MOUTH 4) Chew 5) Swallow
Today at the movies there was an old couple in the front that was so deaf they could hear the movie but not each other. So if one would comment on the film they would have to yell to each other. A man in the back row fell asleep twice and started to snore painfully loud. My thanks to that anonymous person who threw change at him... twice.
Now I know that this whole rant has probably made me come off as a bit of an ass. And for that im sorry. I just like it so much. And if we all worked together it would be great!
SIDE NOTE: Today I saw Fair Game featuring Sean Penn and Naomi Watts, it was wonderful and if you like political films you will like this one. It looses its way a bit at the 75% mark, but its foundation as a biopic pulls it through to a strong ending. I would recommend it.
So. Tomorrow I start working for Mirvish.
I will talk to you tomorrow after that!
Thanks for reading!
Mike
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