Wednesday, July 16, 2025

peacock, peaock, pavo real

 
The NCG Summer Camp Film Festival didn't have one I wanted to see, but Peacock was happy to oblige!
To lure me in, they revealed that I could watch "The Bad Guys", knowing I absolutely loved this 'second chances' movie!
So I watched it, of course, with my breakfast.
Delectable!!!
But that only whet my appetite.
I wanted another kid movie, something new to me this time.
And there it was - "Luis And The Aliens", from 2018.
This wasn't my first time seeing it in the line-up there, but this time felt different.
Maybe I should give it a chance, right?
So I did... and I really liked it!
 
A trio of aliens who travel to E-arth in search of a Nubby Buddy massaging pad (that goes all the way up to ELEVEN!!!) that they saw on an intercepted TV 'mercial - what's not to like about that?
A nerdy 12-year-old boy with an absent-minded dad who's more interested in looking for aliens all night than spending time with him - that sounds like a story I want more of!
Plus there's a journalist classmate that's a girl he likes - sure, I'll watch!
I'm so glad I did 'cause it was great fun!
And guess who surprised me and showed up in this German animation?
Well, not all of him, just his voice... 
That's twice for him in less than a week!
That's some serious coincidence-ing going on.
Then came even more.
I joined my brothers for "At The Movies", with not a clue what movie their church had selected for this screening.
Smitty had saved a seat right beside him, especially for me - and on the side with his good eye, not his healing left one.
Right place, right time
(smile!
Both of my brothers were already there, as well as their wives and Peyton.
Very good!
So, what was the movie? 
It was "Encanto", the first animated movie they'd ever chosen for the adult audience of "At The Movies" - wow!
My guess is it's also the only musical they've ever used for these sermons. 
Amazingly, this film was also chosen because of its message about Latino family life and forgiving each other's gaffes - wow!
That last part is true for all families, though, isn't it?
It certainly holds true for mine.
 
The minister said this was chosen to acknowledge the brown population of their congregation, though I had not seen any there.
Like Asbury Memorial, the membership is mostly white, with some black, but hardly any brown or other ethnicities.
Still, I'd wager more of my church's people had seen this movie at least once than had those at Compassion Christian East tonight.
I was the only one of the six of us who had seen it, and that was once.
As soon as I got home, I looked for it on Peacock, but it isn't there.
I'll use my Comcast $1 Movie Night reward to rent it from Disney this weekend.
Seeing these slivers of the story made me want the whole thing!
(smile!)
Meanwhile, I'll look forward to next Wednesday's screening in that locale.
They have a theme going about magic and spirit-bestowed talents, not that they've said that in so many words.
Still, I recognize a theme when I see it.
I'm an analytical chemist and spotting patterns is my forte.
(Yes, and so is sprinkling puns whenever I can!) 
Yes, I'll look forward to next week... and to seeing my family again, too.
(smile!)

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