Let's Get Into Trouble Baby!
Our neighbors to the left of the house would seem to have a hidden arbor or orchard somewhere on their modest tract of land, because they had tree trimmers there for most of the day, yet none of their trees are now stumps, so I can't imagine what they were doing. The sounds of their buzzing saws and wood chippers kept the Yorkie on edge all day, so it was somewhat thankfully that the wife and I split to grab some lunch and run a couple errands.
We had Thai for lunch because it's something of a once a week ritual, then hit up Best Buy to pick up a couple new releases that hit today. We'd never got out to theaters to see Up, even though the commercials looked amusing, so I'd been thinking about blind-buying that one anyway, and since they were offering it with additional savings when purchased with Monsters, Inc., I figured why not. Combined with a recently arrived Reward Zone certificate for $20 and a coupon that's floating around the web for an additional $10 off, we ended up getting both Blu-ray flicks for $14 or so out of pocket, which isn't bad at all. Both films are ridiculously packed with stuff: 2 Blu-ray discs, one with film, one with bonus material (I thought Blu allowed us to pack more content onto one disc? Have I been asleep?), a regular DVD copy of the film, and a digital copy of it if you wanna watch it at the bus stop on your iPhone to distract you from the fact that you're stuck riding the bus.
Rather than dig into either of these two packed Blu-ray releases I found myself watching a couple of things off the TiVo this afternoon and evening, since the wife was out of the house at another meeting.
I ended up watching Time After Time, a film starring Malcolm McDowell as H.G. Wells, pursuing Jack The Ripper forward in time to 70's era San Francisco via an actual time machine that he'd created.
The synopsis is much more intriguing than the film itself, as there's little blood, little Sci-Fi and some corny acting. For example, Mary Steenburgen is Wells' modern era love interest, who balks at the idea of going back to Wells' time, because 'her job is her life', when she works in a bank changing foreign currencies, she's a glorified bank teller, not the head a fucking Fortune 500 company, why's she married to this job? Anyway, it's an okay watch, but nothing I need to own and re-watch again and again.
The evening brought the early John Cusack/Tim Robbins vehicle Tapeheads, which was gloriously dated fun from the 80's; I even stole tonight's post title from a recurring line in the film. The story of two friends trying to make it as music video producers and getting fished into a political scandal rests heavily on the quirks and tropes of the times, but some of the music was really great, as they focus their attentions on a duo they've always loved called The Swanky Modes, who are pretty awesome, especially in the final musical number. I decided to include the video here for others (like me) who might've missed this one over the years. Small side note: Cusack should stay away from mustaches tho, or at least the Rhett Butler-esque one he sports here, it makes his character exceptionally hard to take seriously.
I'm out kids, as I have to be up at the crack of dawn to go and see what they can do for me with this 'permanent' retainer which needs to be put back in.
Be seeing you.
Tag, you're it, Baggy Eyes! Yorkie, Lunch, Thai Food, Shopping, Movies, Blu-ray, Up, Monsters Inc, Time After Time, Malcolm McDowell, Jack The Ripper, Mary Steenburgen, Tapeheads, John Cusack, Tim Robbins, The Swanky Modes
We had Thai for lunch because it's something of a once a week ritual, then hit up Best Buy to pick up a couple new releases that hit today. We'd never got out to theaters to see Up, even though the commercials looked amusing, so I'd been thinking about blind-buying that one anyway, and since they were offering it with additional savings when purchased with Monsters, Inc., I figured why not. Combined with a recently arrived Reward Zone certificate for $20 and a coupon that's floating around the web for an additional $10 off, we ended up getting both Blu-ray flicks for $14 or so out of pocket, which isn't bad at all. Both films are ridiculously packed with stuff: 2 Blu-ray discs, one with film, one with bonus material (I thought Blu allowed us to pack more content onto one disc? Have I been asleep?), a regular DVD copy of the film, and a digital copy of it if you wanna watch it at the bus stop on your iPhone to distract you from the fact that you're stuck riding the bus.Rather than dig into either of these two packed Blu-ray releases I found myself watching a couple of things off the TiVo this afternoon and evening, since the wife was out of the house at another meeting.
I ended up watching Time After Time, a film starring Malcolm McDowell as H.G. Wells, pursuing Jack The Ripper forward in time to 70's era San Francisco via an actual time machine that he'd created.
The synopsis is much more intriguing than the film itself, as there's little blood, little Sci-Fi and some corny acting. For example, Mary Steenburgen is Wells' modern era love interest, who balks at the idea of going back to Wells' time, because 'her job is her life', when she works in a bank changing foreign currencies, she's a glorified bank teller, not the head a fucking Fortune 500 company, why's she married to this job? Anyway, it's an okay watch, but nothing I need to own and re-watch again and again.The evening brought the early John Cusack/Tim Robbins vehicle Tapeheads, which was gloriously dated fun from the 80's; I even stole tonight's post title from a recurring line in the film. The story of two friends trying to make it as music video producers and getting fished into a political scandal rests heavily on the quirks and tropes of the times, but some of the music was really great, as they focus their attentions on a duo they've always loved called The Swanky Modes, who are pretty awesome, especially in the final musical number. I decided to include the video here for others (like me) who might've missed this one over the years. Small side note: Cusack should stay away from mustaches tho, or at least the Rhett Butler-esque one he sports here, it makes his character exceptionally hard to take seriously.I'm out kids, as I have to be up at the crack of dawn to go and see what they can do for me with this 'permanent' retainer which needs to be put back in.
Be seeing you.
Tag, you're it, Baggy Eyes! Yorkie, Lunch, Thai Food, Shopping, Movies, Blu-ray, Up, Monsters Inc, Time After Time, Malcolm McDowell, Jack The Ripper, Mary Steenburgen, Tapeheads, John Cusack, Tim Robbins, The Swanky Modes
Mob Wasted Everyone's Time Again At 11:26 PM
2 comments:
I liked "Time After Time." At the time (rimshot!) it was a pretty clever take on time travel. I'll admit that I haven't re-watched it in prolly 20 years tho, so I dunno how well it'd still hold up.
And call me weird if you must, but I always thought young Mary Steenburgen was cute-hot. It was interesting to learn (from IMDb, of course!) that she & McDowell were married a year after "Time..." I had no idea.
Steenburgen has an oddly hot MILF kinda thing, even in her younger days, so I could see that, though her voice is a little too squeaky for me.
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