An odd combination of topics for this post, but they all fit into my weekend. Let's start off with movie reviews.
So, after a lot of hype (by me), I saw Looper this weekend. Now before I say anything about the movie, you should probably know that I am a major movie fan. Not in the typical sense though. I can't tell you who produced or directed any movie. I can't tell you if I think someone will be nominated for an Academy Award. I don't know anything about independent films. I'm a movie fan in the sense that I just watch a crapload of them. Seriously, if Blockbuster was still around, and you walked around the store with me, I'd probably say I've seen 80% of the major movies that have been released. Geeksquad. I can also tell you if I liked it, which most of the time, I do. I just like to be entertained. I'm not much of a critic.
So, Looper. Yeah, I liked it. I didn't think it was as great as I wanted it to be, though. I watch too many trailers, and I think that gives me high expectations. Overall, yes I'd say watch it, but don't expect to add it to the list of your all-time favorite movies. That photo of the ticket stub above was the sign that I had to see it. I had been talking about it all day on Friday, then on Saturday, I saw this movie stub on the ground and realized it was a sign that I needed to go see it. Maybe I shoulda seen Pitch Perfect instead, because Fat Amy looks like she will make this movie hilarious (I'm not being a jerk, she calls herself Fat Amy):
Pitch Perfect Trailer
I think one of the reasons I wanted to see it is because I'm giving Joseph Gordon Levitt another chance. I disliked him before, but not really sure why. Maybe because he was such a whiny little *itch in 500 Days of Summer. Or maybe because he's famous and probably rich, and I am neither. Regardless, the movie was fun and I think you'll like it.
Prior Post Update - I finally got Avengers 3D Blu-Ray, Blu-Ray, DVD, Digital Copy, Digital Soundtrack, etc. from Amazon. Watched it this weekend, just as good as it was when I saw it in the theater, plus I got to watch some of the bonus features. Not sure why I buy movies though, I watch them once then kinda forget about them. Sometimes, I'll watch a movie on TV that I own and sit through the commercials. Yeah I'm weird, but that's why I'm writing on this blog as if someone is reading it. Because I often talk to myself. Cah-razy.
Next, Monopoly is back at McDonald's. I know some of you haven't eaten at McDonald's in years...not me. I still eat there all the time, and I'm lovin' it. Made sure to get a Big Mac and a large french fry to double up on my Monopoly game pieces. Got an instant winner this weekend: Free Breakfast Sandwich. The weird part is that it says "No McMuffins" on it. What the heck? How random is that? I just checked their website, and the McMuffin doesn't seem that different from the other breakfast sandwiches, the contents of the sandwich look consistent with the others. The only difference is the bread/bun/muffin. I don't know, maybe they take longer to make, or maybe that muffin is in high demand right now. Either way, seems real weird. Makes me want a McMuffin that much more now. McDonald's and their crazy psychological games....got me hooked. What ever happen to Ronald McDonald and all those characters, like that big purple guy Grimace. What, kids don't like fictional characters anymore? Or maybe they only like Japanese ones like Pikachu. My co-workers and I actually worked on a job with one of McDonald's suppliers a few years ago. We dressed like those old McDonald's characters for Halloween, and for lunch, we went to the nearest McDonald's. I thought the employees would get a kick out of it. No. I don't think they even knew who we were trying to dress up as. It was really uncomfortable with everyone staring. Kids looked at me like I was a freak, maybe because I was wearing the Hamburgler mask (the black cloth on your eyes, kinda like R. Kelly in that one music video). But the food? Delicious.
Ok, this post is dumb. Maybe this last one will be interesting. I was in Chinatown for dinner the other night. And I saw a car with their hazards on in the middle of a small three-way intersection. Now, yeah this might be racist, but I guess I wasn't that surprised to see someone park like that in Chinatown. Before you call me an actual racist though, remember the name of this blog is Koreanvent Yourself. Yeah, I understand it's not Chinasvent..Chinesevent...Chinvent...ok whatever you get what I mean, but I was just shocked someone would park like that. I saw cars having to drive awkwardly to get around it. Blew my mind. BUT...that's when I realized I had to eat my words and that I was too quick to judge. When I drove by after taking this picture, I realized the car was in an accident and the front driver's side tire was collapsed. My bad. Sorry to the stranger in Chinatown for judging you. I obviously need to Koreanvent myself after that one. So here's to the start of a new week.
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