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Friday Matinee....an early bird's view

I Love You, Man!


I am so glad you wanted me to see I Love You, Man instead of Miss March!

I loved it, man! Ha! Don't you just love it when I get all corny and think I'm clever? Yeah, me too.

Phil and I set out for the Cinemark Theaters to see the first movie of the day. Unfortunately I forgot to bring a bag to put him in so he had to stay in the car. It's bad enough when he's in a bag, but he's too shy to let me carry him in without one.



To that I say, Dude, get over it, and stay in the car.

Peter proposes to the love of his life, and in the course of planning their wedding, it becomes apparent that he has no male friends. None...zilch!

So the journey begins to get some friends, guy friends....friends of his own gender.

Paul Rudd's performance as Peter Klaven, a nice guy with serious dweebish tendencies, is hysterical and cute all in one. I have to say I cringed at his inability to make friends with individuals of his own gender. His many attempts either sent the wrong message, or exposed his lack of skills at simple things like drinking with the guys, or playing poker. His attempts at "guy talk" and slang were so lame, you had to laugh, but also made me want to rescue Peter and be his best friend forever. Of course, he didn't need woman friends, that part came easy to Peter.

When Jason Segal as Sydney Fife, enters into his life, Peter is uneasy with the comfortable relationship that develops. But hey, who doesn't love Jason Segal? Sydney lives in Venice Beach CA, and has a very laid back slacker lifestyle. He is smart, sweet, honest and funny.

I really think men will love this movie as much as women. It's a romantic comedy, and a story about friendship and falling in love between two straight men. It doesn't get much better or funnier.



I give this movie 4 of of 5 thumbs up!!

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A few of you mentioned that I should probably just read a book. So I thought I would ease your minds and let you know that I read about two or three books a week. I'm retired now, and I have upped my reading as well as my movie going. I read non-fiction almost exclusively. After giving away boxes of paperback books, I only buy hard cover books, and if I get the opportunity, I get them signed. Right now I'm finishing up Teacher Man: A Memoir, by Frank McCourt. I love his works, especially Tis and Angela's Ashes. I also just finished The Yankee Years by Joe Torre, a very good read for sports fans, and non sports fans alike.

Books currently on order from Amazon:

In Search of Fatima, by Ghada Karmi
Ernie, The Memoir, by Ernest Borgnine
Secrets Can Be Murder, by Jane Valez-Mitchell


Why don't I do book reviews, you ask? I don't like critiquing the books that I read. Because I read mostly non-fiction, the author's perspective is the book itself, and it would be like judging someone else's life. I don't do it.

The reason I love going to matinees? Well, once upon a time, Grandma J worked at a job ten hours a day with a commute both ways. While her job was a kick ass civil servant gig interesting, fun and rewarding, she didn't have much energy to go out every evening.

Living in So. CA, the outdoors was what I loved. Kayaking, frolicking in the surf, casinos romping with active toddlers, casinos and gardening and cleaning my home in my spare time. I just wasn't a movie goer, hunting for a seat on the weekends. I told myself, Self, when you retire, you will go to afternoon matinees once a week even if it kills you.
And I do....or at least I try to.