A weekend at the movies

While we had probably one of our most productive weekends since we've lived in our house, we did manage to see a couple of movies this weekend. Friday night was dinner with my parents. My mom made Chili. I do love some Chili. Afterwards we went to see A History of Violence with our friend John. It was good except for the ending. I thought it was a little slow, drug on a bit, but it wasn't bad. I really hated the ending. If anyone else has watched this, let me ask you - wouldn't it have done something for you if someone had just said "Mashed Potatoes Dad?" Just ANYTHNING! Seriously, it just ended. I probably would have been happy with a smile, wink, or even a frickin head nod. Oh well. It was good, but I probably won't watch it again or buy it. Saturday night we went and saw DeRailed with Jennifer Anniston and Clive Owen. I can't think of a guy on the planet that isn't a Jennifer Anniston fan, and she was hot in this movie. Clive Owen is slowly but surely proving he can be the next James Bond. The movie is good...really good. Fair warning, it's very intense, and very graphic. There is a scene at the beginning that I thought all four of us (we went with some friends) were going to just throw up. Not because it was gory, but it was just very graphic and intense. After the movie ended, it made more sense. I thought originally they could have left that out, but I don't think looking back on it the movie would have made you feel the way it did without it. I would talk about it more indepth but I don't think I can without giving away the movie. It was good. Another movie I'll probably not buy, but I'm glad I saw it. If you like suspense thrillers that can tie your stomach in knots, but make you stand up and cheer at the end, this movie is for you. At one point during the movie some guy randomly started yelling at the screen about what was going on. His commentary was pretty damn stupid and insanely not needed. I know what you're thinking "What did you say?" Yeah. This guy really said whatever it was loud enough for everyone to hear so I just said "Wow! Thank you for that man!" The people around us started laughing and he sunk down in his seat. He didn't say anything to us after the movie, nor did he feel the need to comment anymore. Be warned, if you see this movie it really will make you sick but you will leave the theater satisfied with how the movie played out. I would say wait until a matinee or a cheap theater, or maybe even a rental. As good as this movie is, it's really a one time only film. The second time, while you might pick up on some details I think it would be odd because you already know all the twists and turns it takes. Just my take on it.

Outside of that, we did some major house cleaning this weekend. We had some stuff that's been waiting around to go to a decent charity and it finally went yesterday. With all the cleaning we did, we've still got quite a few more boxes that can go so hopefully we'll get those out of the way and start on the garage this week. Currently, the closet and all clothing containers are well organized and in much better shape than they were. I hope everyone else had a good weekend, and thanks to everyone for making me realize my cousin is nuts and I'm not behind the times.