We saw the first Night at a Museum. It was okay. Didn't love it; didn't grit my teeth watching it.
You like ships. You don't seem to be looking at the destinations. What you care about is the ships, and mine's the nicest.
Kaylee ,'Serenity'
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DavidS - May 02, 2009 6:27:31 am PDT #1010 of 30000
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
beekaytee - May 02, 2009 6:32:19 am PDT #1011 of 30000
Compassionately intolerant
I had a similar, if unrelated, experience to Laga's yesterday and was surprised by how deeply under my skin it got.
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Nevermind...I deleted a rant that was not appropriate for Movies other than to support Laga in feeling aggro about behavior that had nothing to do with her.
I DO tend to go along with the parental support option whenever possible, but I wouldn't be pleased to be Cesar-shushed either.
Cashmere - May 02, 2009 6:39:25 am PDT #1012 of 30000
Now tagless for your comfort.
I rather liked Night at the Museum. But it took a while for me to get into it. Owen liked it, too.
Cashmere - May 02, 2009 6:49:21 am PDT #1013 of 30000
Now tagless for your comfort.
Oh, and I sort of agree with Hec--it does take a village after all. But I would have pleaded with my eyes, as opposed to shushing. That is rude.
Comic book movies are hard to figure. Some of them can be mostly cartoony violence that young kids can understand. Wolverine is a dark character but someone who isn't familiar with the comic books might not know that and expected something more along the lines of Spider-Man or Superman.
Yes, she should have checked it out more thoroughly and asked someone before hand but how hard is it to play along?
Laga - May 02, 2009 7:33:48 am PDT #1014 of 30000
You should know I'm a big deal in the Resistance.
I loved Night at the Museum but I am a big old museum geek. It's fun akin to The Librarian. Don't analyze it- just enjoy the ride.
Laga - May 02, 2009 8:14:42 am PDT #1015 of 30000
You should know I'm a big deal in the Resistance.
At first I was annoyed that Megan Fox turned down Wonder Woman on the grounds that the character is lame but I have to give her this one:
She tells British magazine FHM, "She's lame. She flies around in an invisible jet, but she's not invisible. I don't get it."
tiggy - May 02, 2009 9:48:09 am PDT #1016 of 30000
I do believe in killing the messenger, you know why? Because it sends a message. ~ Damon Salvatore
Night at the Museum is hilarious. can't wait for the sequel.
Connie Neil - May 02, 2009 10:46:37 am PDT #1017 of 30000
brillig
I loved Night at the Museum until they go to the obligatory hip-hop-esque "it's a kid movie, end it with lame dancing etc." part.
Beverly - May 02, 2009 2:31:59 pm PDT #1018 of 30000
Days shrink and grow cold, sunlight through leaves is my song. Winter is long.
My three-year-old stole a candy bar off an end cap in the grocery store (I missed it. I was busy keeping my two-year-old from climbing the end cap). I marched him back inside to the cashier, made him hand it back, confess, and apologize.
What did she do? Big aww, isn't that cyuuuute smile. "Oh, that's okay, honey."
No. No, it's not. I have to agree with Hec on this one. Be part of the village, back the parent up. The bad manners were rude, but inadvertent, and part of being a parent focused on what's best for the kid.
ETA: Thanks for the op on Wolverine. Sad, but good to know.
megan walker - May 03, 2009 11:19:30 am PDT #1019 of 30000
"What kind of magical sunshine and lollipop world do you live in? Because you need to be medicated."-SFist
What did she do? Big aww, isn't that cyuuuute smile. "Oh, that's okay, honey."
No. No, it's not. I have to agree with Hec on this one. Be part of the village, back the parent up. The bad manners were rude, but inadvertent, and part of being a parent focused on what's best for the kid.
Except those are two very different situations, in one, you are asking someone to lie, in another, you actually want the truth.
Personally, if you want to lie to make peace with your kid, I get it, and I won't interfere or contradict, but expecting me to also lie is a big deal.