{"id":89,"date":"2002-07-16T00:37:00","date_gmt":"2002-07-16T08:37:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ever-lasting.net\/test\/2002\/07\/16\/movies-movies-movies\/"},"modified":"2022-02-15T21:48:48","modified_gmt":"2022-02-16T04:48:48","slug":"movies-movies-movies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/ever-lasting.net\/blog\/2002\/07\/16\/movies-movies-movies\/","title":{"rendered":"movies, movies, movies"},"content":{"rendered":"

So I had a pretty fun weekend — I was out and about for most of it. \ud83d\ude42 On Friday night after work, Rob and I ate at this really great barbecue place in Oakland called Everett and Jones<\/a> — sooo good. Then we decided to have a Blockbuster<\/a> night so we rented Don’t Say A Word.<\/i> You know, the one with Brittany Murphy and her now-famous I’ll never te-ell” line. It was… okay. Nothing special — just your basic thriller. Jennifer Esposito played this really annoying detective — grrr. Plus, she was a completely useless character.<\/p>\n

Then on Saturday, we woke up early to go to the city (San Francisco). Through my occasional work at KGO Radio<\/a>, I get lots of tickets to amusement parks, museums, etc. Anyway, I had free passes for the Bay Cruise<\/a> and the Aquarium of the Bay<\/a> so Rob and I decided to spend the day in the city and do the “tourist” thing. We took the BART<\/a> (it’s like a subway\/commuter train) to downtown SF and then rode a cable car down to Fisherman’s Wharf. The cable car ride was really cool — it’s just like in the movies where you can stand on the side and feel the breeze. ::sigh::<\/i><\/p>\n

After we had gotten our fill of calamari and clam chowder (yum!), we went to the SONY Metreon<\/a> and saw Men in Black II<\/i>. I thought it was really funny — Will Smith and Tommy Lee Jones have this weird chemistry going. But I really loved Frank the Pug. Waahh — I miss having a dog! *sniff*<\/i><\/p>\n

And finally, on Sunday, Rob and I went to see Road to Perdition<\/i> — that was one of the most amazing movies I’ve ever seen — seeing powerful men of the mob bow to the pressure of relationships, loyalty, business and profit — wow. There was one thing that distracted a bit from the movie — and that was knowing that this was Sam Mendes’s follow-up to American Beauty.<\/i> So of course, I kept noticing things that were similar in both movies, even down to the music. But it was really refreshing to see Tom Hanks in a role where he’s not the typical “good guy” — I think people needed to see him portray someone who’s not a “hero.” Plus, I was really grateful that the violence wasn’t gratuitous because I have a hard time with violence on screen — it disturbs me. ::shivers::<\/i> But I definitely recommend the movie — it’s well worth the time and money.<\/p>\n

Countdown to Hawaii: 1 month<\/b> \ud83d\ude00<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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