So yeah, no accidents barred our attendance last night, and thus we actually got to see the movie this time. Yay! Just so you know, it’s long. It’s a long flick. I heard it was a long movie, but when we got out, it was 11pm and I was ready for bed. Of course, some of the delay was due to the fact that their online time slots did not coincide with the posted times at the theatre…. Grrrr…

We expected the movie to begin @ 7:45, but we get there and it’s not listed until 8:10. Oh well, I chalked it up to the internet being faulty on this occasion. But then when we get down to the actual theatre, they have 7:45 posted there. I was a little irked and asked which it’s supposed to be, to which a young woman replied “well have you been in there?” “not yet.” “Well if it’s 7:45, it’ll start then.” “Yes, I’m aware of that, I’m asking when it IS supposed to start, because you have two different times posted.” “Oh, I see….” Yeah, that was a difficult question I suppose. ?

Anyway. The movie was pretty good. It was well-acted, based on a true story, and filled with quality names. It wasn’t perfect though. I mean, it really could have stood to spend more time delving into the how’s and why’s of Mr. Lucas’ (Denzel) rise, his operations, and the hardships he had to overcome. They sort of gloss over the more interesting story points to focus on a couple inept cops that sort of stumble onto the case. Overall, I’d say it garners a B- grade. It’s good, not worthy enough to warrant any awards though, and what you’ve read elsewhere about it – namely that it’s sort of cliché, all-been-done-before stuff – is accurate enough. Don’t go expecting a never-before-seen adventure, and prepare for a standard cops & robbers crime drama, and you’ll enjoy it for what it is. That, uh, being a cops & robbers crime drama.



Are. You. Kidding? Please?
Preview seen while waiting for the Feature Film: Rambo 17. Or maybe 24. I’m not sure. Whatever it is, it’s a few years too many. Yes, Sylvester, you’re far too old to be dawning that cape. And your face is far to droopy to pull off the angry warrior look anymore.

And it’s not like totally obvious that he’s been hitting the ‘roids or anything, right? I mean, the guy’s almost 60 years old and he’s twice the size he was in his prime. His freakin’ forearms are bigger than my damn thighs, OK?

Shit. So now rambo looks like a ‘roid freak OD-ing on sedatives. Complete with drool out the corner of the mouth. Yes! Can’t wait. Sigh.



About that silent site change….
So you may have noticed that navigating to www.randombob.net now takes you directly to the blog page. What happened to the front page, you say?

I deleted it. On purpose. You see, it was a page that either didn’t change enough to relay to visitors that other parts were changing, or to accomplish that required that I update it more frequently than I wanted to. Sort of making it a mini-blog in its own right, and then it would be too much hassle.

So I figured rather than have a blog and a mini-blog letting visitors know that things like the blog have been updated… I just skipped step b-y, an went straight to z. Visit randombob’s online home of wonder & fulfillment (yes I’m a dreamer), see the most-frequently updated stuff immediately.

Because I know you suffer from ADD. And that extra click was killing you. So take care, knowing I thought of you. Because random bob, a.r.c. Cares.



Oh and uh, Happy Thanksgiving
Yeah, for those of you who celebrate it. I hope you enjoyed turkey day, a day in which I had pork chops. Yum!

Peace.

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