There's something very satisfying blarring "My Name is Jonas" out of the new car stereo.
And....that's about it. No story plot, no conclusion, explanation about what's going on or why, not even closure at the end. It's just a movie where the wind doesn't blow, the food is bland and the clouds all look the same.
Maybe it's trying to tell us something but the only thing I heard was "We didn't have any idea how to move the story along after we explained the premise."
Said opportunity for a good story wasted on....just a strange happening of events.
Waste of time.
My kids were even bored with this movie. (unlike the first one) So this was a hard PASS for me. Very colorful, shiny and action packed....but in the end, it's a nothing burger.
Have a good weekend folks!
Excellent.
Slow, modern day western story. Not as good as "No Country for Old Men" but still worthy of a watch through.
I knew nothing about this when I sat down with my nephew to watch it, but when Jeff Bridges name came up in the credits, I turned to him and said "Jeff Bridges is in this? Auto like."
And I was right.
The answer must be "No" because I sat through the entire second season of this show.
It has it's moments but once again its a 10 episode series that should have gone 5 and would've kept the same story.
It's shocking to me that even though they've shrunk a lot of TV shows to 10 episodes and STILL manage to move at snails pace when it comes to the plot and story arcs is beyond me. I don't know how they do it.
There's some nice monster moments....keep those. Cut the seasons in half to save money and continue to give us monster fights because besides Kurt Russell, there really isn't anyone else interesting in the whole cast.
Will I watch season 3? Hmmm...guess I gotta do something to pass the time as the laundry dries.
This is a follow up to the "History of Middle Earth" series which talks about the early editions and re-writes of the Hobbit novel.
The book not only provides rough drafts, but also expounds on lost characters like Radagast, who is only mentioned in the novels but never shown. Tolkien's thoughts and ideas for a failed story line involving him are shown. As well are a timeline of events. What date things actually took place in the book, as well as distances between areas to give you a better lay of the land.
The book assumes you've read the 12 volume History of Middle Earth series and chalked full of notes and connections Tolkien made in the Hobbit with his other writings. Truly amazing how much time and effort the man put into world building his stories. (which is probably why they're still the best fantasy novels ever written)
Casual movie fans should avoid this though. Stick to the book. This is more for the hardcore nerds like me who can't get enough Tolkien.
Also, at 938 pages....it aint' light reading either. But perfect for me!
But when the hurricane blew them all away, we stopped our annual trips.
For 3 years we weren't enjoying the sand, until Dad decided to bring back the tradition but this time with just our family in 2009 but this time, move the beach a little closer to us in Gulf Shores AL.
But in 2025 that finally came to an end. My Dad had a lot of expensive costs last year with the beach house he'd purchased. Every year before then it was making him money but last year he had to put on a new roof, A/C units, paint and even reconstruct the staircase after a store had deemed them "unsafe". I don't know the specific number but I believe 5 zeros were attached to the 1st digit and it outweighed the income he'd made that year, so Dad decided to sell it.
He made a hefty profit I'm sure. Housing in the area is hot right now and he bought right after the 2008 crisis, in which he bought the house for a steal so I'm happy for him. Problem is, we never knew last year was going to be out last.
Bittersweet, I must say. Lots of good memories there, with the family, kids, and board games. In fact, last year may have been the BEST year I'd ever had playing games, since we played several sessions of Twilight Imperium, as well as a 7 player version of Spartacus (I dream come true) So it truly was the best of all years. Kinda sad it's come to such an abrupt end.
But maybe in 2029, (another 3 years in-between) I'll begin the tradition again with my own family. There'll be older and more manageable to deal with. Plus, I may also keep the tradition of moving the beach a little closer to home by settling for beaches in MS, my home state. I really like that idea and if things go well make it an annual thing.
Time changes things, traditions eventually end and life moves on. That's the nature of it. I'll miss the good times we had on our family trips but look forward to creating our own someday.
Enter "Caveat" a movie about a guy hired to watch a man's schizophrenic niece in a house on an island in a lake.
But there's a little mystery in the house that needs to be resolved....add some supernatural occurrences around the house to it and you've got a movie that's pretty good!
It's crazy, because this movie begins with the creepies, then tries hard to make you forget about it all in the 2nd act when the main character is trying to put the pieces together on what took place in the past. Followed by a strong 3rd act that had me looking away with a tummy full of the heebie jeebies, only to end it in a perfect way and (if you're lucky) as the credits role you'll realize the you were seeing the whole movie wrong from the very beginning.
Spooky and smart without spoon feeding the audience to what the real meaning to it all was in the first place.
I liked that.
Recommended.
Have a good weekend folks!
It is.
Really tasty. I don't need to go crazy and start buying it buy the dozens, but at the same time, I wouldn't say "No" to having another. Good stuff.
The other 2 colas they have there that I want to try is Moixe and Vernon's Ginger Ale. But I can wait another 6 months before we head back to Cracker Barrell.
Not bad. In different to whether I'd try them again in the future. I think the flavor I would go for if they made spicy peanut M&Ms. That'd be great, but I doubt it'd be a best seller so they probably won't ever make it.
I miss the dark chocolate peanut M&Ms too. But those went out of productions years ago sadly. Still, nothing wrong with the classic peanut M&Ms either.
I was right. No difference.
Don't get me wrong, I like 7Up. But I felt like I just paid $1 more for a 7Up energy drink. There's literally no difference in the taste.
Why they did this, I have no idea. I know Dr Pepper bought them a few years back. Maybe they were just throwing one of their brands in with Ghost to see if there'd be any interest. Well... I hope that's it for this experiment. Not interested in cola flavors with the Ghost label plastered on them.
Pass on this one.
Baseball: After the 3rd Inning
Football: After the 1st Quarter
Hockey: After the 1st Period
Basketball: Who cares about basketball??
I won't move if I'm with my family because it's never a smooth transition and isn't worth the trouble. But when it's just me or me and my son, I'll move on down for the upgraded seats.
What about you?
There are 2 "rules" my wife has around the house I've never understood. So today, I'm enlisting your help to explain them to me.
#1 Once a hand towel is used to dry ones hands and must be thrown in the dirty laundry immediately. 4
Because of this, we never have hand towels in the bathrooms, ever.
#2 Once you're done using the toaster, it must be unplugged.
Or.... .what? It'll cause a fire? I don't know why, but she gets made if I don't unplug the toaster after using it. Every other kitchen appliance can be plugged in but this one and I've never understood why.
Maybe one of you could help make sense of these "rules"
Have a good weekend folks!
After so many year, Coke decided it was time to bring back the classic taste. I didn't know it when he gave me a 2 liter bottle of it. I thought it was just "cherry" flavored. Only after I finished the bottle did I realize online that this IS the original taste.
So what did I think? Great. Oddly enough however, I think I enjoyed Pibb Xtra more! Maybe because that's really all of had over the past 35 years.
But I'm glad they brought the original flavor back. I heard they're fading out Xtra but I really hope they keep both around in the future. Like Mountain Dew, they can rotate flavors in and out throughout the year and that would be ideal for me.
Either way, words can't express how thankful i was to this guy for being so generous with his stash. I'd like to say I'd be the same way....but it is Pibb we're talking about here so I'm really not sure.
I love it.
The peach flavor has a STRONG taste. Like biting into a juicy peach! Pretty good but again, this is a flavor I'd only try every once in a while. Not all the time. I enjoyed the cans he gifted me with but don't think I'd ever buy a 12 pack of these if I saw them. They're nice to have every once in a while for sure.
Would I drink one again? Sure. Would I choose anything else over this one? Probably.
But in my area, where Pibb is scarce, beggars can't be choosers. So if this is all I got, I'm not complaining.
Needless to say, I've been slowly drinking through my stash (once or twice a week) for the past few months and now it's time for my reviews!
First off is Pibb Zero. I've had this before because a friend of mine from Austin TX, came in one year with 2 cases of it. My response? "Are you asking for my hand in marriage? Because if so, the answer's yes!"
She wasn't, but I enjoyed the Pibb anyway. Not really that much of a difference, which is a good thing. I hear these are super hard to come by too, so I appreciated the gift.
More reviews coming tomorrow...
Now I RARELY get them because the only flavor they still have around I like (Sour Heads) is impossible to find around here, plus I've moved on to Ghost energy drinks now.
But whenever I see a new flavor...I have to try it for old times sake.
The name alone reminded me of one of the my favorite flavors Lemon Drop so I was hoping for something good. Instead, I got middle of the road.
It beats the Key Lime Pie flavor from back in the day (which was one of my least favorites) but fell short of expectations.
I really wish they'd bring back the Lemon Drop flavor. (sigh)
Have a good weekend folks!
Not only that but (at the moment) the best streaming movie I've seen this year. Shockingly good. Excellent, I would even say.
The trailer didn't look like much but my goodness, how this movie pays off.
Well worth your time if you haven't seen it already. I couldn't believe how engaging the plot, characters and scenery was in this movie. Amazing.
I just hope this isn't the only movie to "wow" me this year.
See it.
It's our protagonist job of cleaning up the dead, reporting those who still walk to the army to kill and (secretly) find out what happened to her husband.
It's a "zombie" movie that wants to be something different and in return, ends of being something completely boring.
It's been a long time since I've quit a movie halfway in. Usually, i can plow through it while playing games or looking up stuff on the internet. But not this one. It got so bad, that I ended up watching a history of the 1969 baseball season instead. It was THAT bad.
What a waste of time, money and effort (if there was any) in this movie. Avoid at all cost.
I never knew this movie even existed until a friend told me about it a few months ago.
The story of man who crashes his spaceship on earth during the time of the vikings. With the help of a local clan, he tracks down a beasts that came with him on his ship.
It's a wild tale that keeps you interested yet comes up short in ways I can't describe. I felt like the premise was there as well as some of the scenes but as a whole the movie was missing something to put it on a higher scale for me.
Don't get me wrong, I enjoyed watching the movie but in the end felt it came up short.
Twice I had to remind his friends that this was a movie and not an actual event....yep.
Guess the movie was so good it had them fooled....twice. I can't say for sure but I even think I saw one of them trying to look up information about the serial killer on the phone.
Geez.
Anyway, is it worth the watch? Meh. It's not bad but really nothing to impress.
