Those were all livening up my A*List dance card this past week from AMC.
What an exuberant welcome back for me!
Not all the movies were A*List, as I paid for that ticket to "Dogma".
It was absolutely worth every penny to see Alan Rickman in that 25-year-old film.
Plus, Matt Damon and Ben Affleck were clearly having a blast!
How young they all seemed!
(smile!)
Yes, I most certainly did see "Sinners" again, as I absolutely love the blues!
Seriously, that music speaks to my heart!
That is such a unique vampire film, it truly is.
(smile!)
Tina Tuesday yesterday was a double header with hand grenades.
Just what does that mean?
The most memorable features in both "The Phoenician Scheme" and "Ballerina" were the handheld blast devices.
Both were good for just one viewing, then to be tossed away.
At least the hand grenades served a true purpose and had a logical role in the John Wick spin-off, right?
But Wes Anderson's newest was a hodge-podge that flowed slower than cold molasses and made ill use of its stellar cast.
Ack.
So, why doesn't my ticket list in the photo show "Ballerina"?
Well, AMC would not sell me a ticket to that one because its start time clashed with the end time of the movie (with the Scheme) that I had just watched.
For real.
So, as I am a regular, the staff knows my predilection for back to back movies and they fixed me right up, giving me a ticket to the kid movie, but routing me to the screening room with the movie I wanted.
They're the best, they really are!
(smile!)
Today, I was back for the quasi-live-action remake of "How To Train Your Dragon", hoping for the best with this beloved movie... and I was absolutely thrilled with this new version!
Sure, they changed a couple of little things, but they kept the heart intact.
That's because the producers made sure to have Dean Dublois, the writer of the original animated movie, there to script this remake.
I would have preferred that Hiccup was played by a younger actor - after all, he's supposed to be about 16 years old in this one, yet Mason Thames looks every bit of the 18 years in his actual age.
Minor detail with casting, but it matters to me.
If the production company decides to remake the second film in this series, Mason will be just right for that one, which features an older Hiccup.
And they should make sure to leave Toothless and the other dragons alone, as they were exactly right!
(smile!)
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