Movie: "Wanted"

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So I was invited to go see this movie a little while back. Mind you, it's been years since I've actually gone to a movie theater to watch a movie. This one seemed interesting. However, a number of issues ruined the experience.

First, the theater smelled like urine. Yes, urine. As though it'd never been cleaned. And this is AMC - once known as the best movie theater in the United States, now just a pale shadow of its former glory, as Edwards Cinemas and the drive in easily make AMC look small time. Second, the actual showing room was extremely tiny - I'd say maybe 50 seats. That's pathetic for a movie like Wanted, and made me think they just didn't care. Yet "WALL-E" gets a huge theater and is half empty. Great. The only seats left were two rows from the screen - horrible on your eyes and senses. Especially since AMC still uses analog film reels and projectors to show the movie.

To the movie itself: I said it before and I'll say it again. The first 40 minutes of the movie felt like a cross between "Office Space" and "The Matrix". There were red staplers, offices, training, running, etc. I was really not impressed at first. As the movie progressed the plot fleshed itself out quite nicely, but the first bit was rather painful. Apparently this was a movie adaptation of a graphic novel, so I didn't expect much, however I did expect more than what I got. "Sin City", I felt, did a much better overall job at fluidity and continuity than this one. This felt like some frat boys got together and slapped a storyline together, which added to the lack of impression.

Do I recommend it? You might like it...but personally I say it's a rental. Not worth the theater visit.

When you just don't feel like doing anything.

NOTE: This is a migrated blog posting.

A new day, a new blog category. Personal thoughts, feelings, opinions, whatever...just information I felt like sharing.

I'm going to work in reverse order, starting with today.

The boss - Senior VP - had informed us previously that she noticed certain concerns about attendance from the team. Likely not me, since it's next to impossible for me to take PTO. Anyway, my colleague took the day off...again...so I was pretty much on my own. I was called upon to assist in some projects, meanwhile I had my own tasks that needed to be completed (I fell behind due to the additional tasks that I've been asked to join in on). Meanwhile, I'm (re) training a co-worker from another department on our current solution that I administer - he's a standup guy, I know it'll be in good hands - but it was another task to do today.

Once I got past all of that, and came home, I ate my food, then shortly thereafter, I began to feel ill. Nauseous, just "ill". As though I'd just gotten off a 3-day cruise or something (I get seasick). To be honest I've felt a general "ill" feeling for about three weeks now. Part of that is due to the heat - I'm absolutely intolerate of sweltering heat (Anything over 20 degrees Celsius, basically). Part was my bed - I'll never own a memory foam mattress again, basically. The other part...I don't know. Thank goodness for GABA or I'd never get sleep.

So now I'm up at 9pm, watching Law & Order, and still feeling ill. My stomach isn't upset, but it feels like I've got some indigestion. That could have caused my nausea; not sure. I have a very picky stomach; one day I can pig out on things, the next they make me sick, then I can go back to eating them again.

Oh well. Time to find out if el cuerpo humano can self heal.