The power of Christ compels you!
Aug. 23rd, 2004 02:48 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
vovatYesterday, I went to see two movies at the theater, which is some kind of new record for me, or something.
In the afternoon, I saw Napoleon Dynamite with my mom. I didn't much care for it. It was pretty dumb and slow-moving. Other people in the theater were laughing, but I didn't think it was all that funny. Kind of ridiculous, sure, but that's not automatically funny. About the only part I really liked was the opening credit sequence.
Oh, and according to the credits, Hayley Duff was in it, as a popular girl.
In the evening, Beth and I saw Exorcist: The Beginning.
I thought it was pretty good, if not as much of a true horror movie as the first one. (Neither Beth nor I had seen the second or third ones, by the way.) I guess it was more of a religious-themed adventure movie with some horror thrown in. The actual exorcism was nowhere near as difficult or impressive, but I guess that made sense, since otherwise it would have been sort of a rehash of the first film. I did like the fact that there was a red herring in terms of who was actually possessed. It worked pretty well as a prequel, and I'd say it's worth seeing if you liked the first one, but it wasn't really all that scary, I guess.
Some people in the audience during Exorcist were really annoying. There were people talking loudly during the movie, laughing at inappropriate parts, and getting up and playing Musical Chairs for no apparent reason. Come on, people! When you go to see a movie at a theater, be respectful of the rest of the audience, okay?
I suppose I should also mention some of the previews. Before Napoleon Dynamite, there was a preview for something called First Daughter, about the President's daughter wanting to live a normal life. I wish I could remember this one line, since it was one the most clichéd lines ever. Before Exorcist, there were previews for TWO different zombie movies. Granted, one was a spoof, and the other a video game turned into a movie. Still, though, how many zombies can the movie-going public take?
After the movies, we went back to Beth's house and watched a few episodes of Bullshit! that we had missed before. I'd heard (or, in most cases, read) most of the arguments in the Bible one already, but I still liked the way they were presented. The ones on curse words and Alcoholics Anonymous were also good. Maybe I'll have more to say about them later, but I think this particular entry is long enough already.
In the afternoon, I saw Napoleon Dynamite with my mom. I didn't much care for it. It was pretty dumb and slow-moving. Other people in the theater were laughing, but I didn't think it was all that funny. Kind of ridiculous, sure, but that's not automatically funny. About the only part I really liked was the opening credit sequence.
Oh, and according to the credits, Hayley Duff was in it, as a popular girl.
In the evening, Beth and I saw Exorcist: The Beginning.
I thought it was pretty good, if not as much of a true horror movie as the first one. (Neither Beth nor I had seen the second or third ones, by the way.) I guess it was more of a religious-themed adventure movie with some horror thrown in. The actual exorcism was nowhere near as difficult or impressive, but I guess that made sense, since otherwise it would have been sort of a rehash of the first film. I did like the fact that there was a red herring in terms of who was actually possessed. It worked pretty well as a prequel, and I'd say it's worth seeing if you liked the first one, but it wasn't really all that scary, I guess.
Some people in the audience during Exorcist were really annoying. There were people talking loudly during the movie, laughing at inappropriate parts, and getting up and playing Musical Chairs for no apparent reason. Come on, people! When you go to see a movie at a theater, be respectful of the rest of the audience, okay?
I suppose I should also mention some of the previews. Before Napoleon Dynamite, there was a preview for something called First Daughter, about the President's daughter wanting to live a normal life. I wish I could remember this one line, since it was one the most clichéd lines ever. Before Exorcist, there were previews for TWO different zombie movies. Granted, one was a spoof, and the other a video game turned into a movie. Still, though, how many zombies can the movie-going public take?
After the movies, we went back to Beth's house and watched a few episodes of Bullshit! that we had missed before. I'd heard (or, in most cases, read) most of the arguments in the Bible one already, but I still liked the way they were presented. The ones on curse words and Alcoholics Anonymous were also good. Maybe I'll have more to say about them later, but I think this particular entry is long enough already.
