The birthday tour continues. By the time we get back home today, participate in fun wedding events this weekend, and catch up on work, it will be game on for football season. That makes me smile. Not as much as the day that ends Daylight Savings Time, but I do love football.
Tuesday was spent in Houston. We did a bit of shopping, the pool at the hotel beckoned, and then we found ourselves at the movie theater for a double-header. The theater isn't our normal movie viewing location. We prefer to wait and catch the films at home on pay-per-view or get the blu-ray. I find the cost is comparable. Maybe it's just me being old, (and I mean that I was old before Monday) but I love my sweats and a big blanket, and we like the pause feature when the phone rings or nature calls. A bit of a disclaimer here, you should know that I like all kinds of movies. Action-packed, romance or drama -- I am not very picky, but I usually look at Rotten Tomatoes (my favorite movie-rating website) before I watch something. Click the link if you've never been there.
First, we saw "We're The Millers," with Jason Sudeikis and Jennifer Aniston. This was slightly by default. We arrived at the wrong time for "The Butler." It was like most Jennifer Aniston movies I have seen in the last few years. The language is pretty rough, but there were some hilarious lines and plot twists. Aniston is one of my favorite comedic actresses currently, and I love her in this role. There was so much profanity, I didn't really feel like I could let my guard down. We relaxed and enjoyed it, and if we had been in a fully packed theater, it might have been even funnier. See this movie cautiously -- it really is ridiculous, and I was embarrassed at how much I laughed.
Next, and on a totally different note, we did see "The Butler." I sold it to Mike by saying it is a somewhat historical account from a White House butler that worked in eight administrations. Then, it spoke a lot more about politics and race than I expected. Forest Whitaker hit it out of the park for his representation of Cecil Gaines. The film disappointed me in the "Hey, you probably didn't know this," department. It was a bit presumptuous and rather haughty in its character portrayal. I felt it was patronizing, even condescending at times. I would be curious to talk to other filmgoers and see what they thought. Glad I saw it, but I felt like it was deprecating. Maybe I should watch it again sometime, just not after a silly comedy.
Plain old life is calling, and I have been ignoring it.
Guess I will have to clock back in...
