Thursday, November 12, 2009

It's sort of an animal picture...

...okay is was the first full-price movie we've seen in over a year and a half.

...we had to go.

I ask you: A film comes out called Men Who Stare At Goats. Are we not, in fact, obligated to see it as soon as possible?

Actually, all this came about when I, clicking about the internet and came across the trailer for the movie. I would have bet it was a Cohen Brothers movie -- it's not. But maybe that's because it stars George Clooney and Jeff Bridges (think: The Dude joins the military...).

"We have to see this movie!" I said to...um...Abbey and Zsa Zsa. But I more meant me and perhaps another...human.

Later that day, Heir 1 came home from work and announced that, no matter what happened between then and November 6, there was a movie we were going to see first run --

I broke in and said, "Men Who Stare At Goats?" (Actually, to be honest, I couldn't remember the name of the movie and said something like, "Men and Their Goats," which pretty much sounded like a movie from an entirely different genre...)

Does it make me a bad mother because I went to see the movie on an afternoon Heir 1 had to work? Well, it was the only afternoon that Dirtman and I both had off together and, coincidentally, the afternoon that John Boy offered to pay.

We went to see the movie at this place that just opened up called Alamo Drafthouse. Basically, you take your seat and they wait on you -- snacks, entrees, drinks -- Guiness on tap!!!!! (Guiness on tap requires multiple exclamation points and they don't count against your quota.)

I know they have similar places in more urban areas, but this is a new concept around here.

I repeat: Guiness on tap!

Anyway, the only thing I will say about the movie is that I recommend it. To say anything else would ruin it. Seriously, the less you know, the more you will enjoy it.

Many quotable lines. You know how we Linguinis love those quotable lines...

8 comments:

Gwynne said...

Sacha Baron Cohen isn't in this film, is he?? The title definitely intrigues, and your endorsement certainly, but if Bruno is in it, I'm running the other way!!!!!

Sisiggy said...

Considering Heir 2 had advised me not to view anything featuring Sacha Baron Cohen, I'm thinking not.

This was really, really good: George Clooney (who I want to hate, but I just can't. He's a pretty boy, but he also makes me laugh, so I can forgive his looks), Jeff Bridges, Kevin Spacey, Ewan McGregor. That's the only people I recognized (oh, except the guy who played Doggett on X-Files appears briefly).

Leslie Shelor said...

Somehow I'm just not sure about any movie that has both the words "men" and "goats" in the title, but I guess if they just STARE at them.....

Sisiggy said...

Leslie, whatever do you mean?...

José el Narcisista said...

Heheh, check the blog, heheh.

Leslie Shelor said...

Hey, I'm a bunny lady...bunny ladies are earthy.

Darkgarden said...

I dunno Sis... I give the theatre 5 stars: great, clean seats, very good salsa and a slew of beers (I did the Belgium beer, which was pretty good), love how you advance order then use that kiosk thing.

However...

The movie... 1.5 stars for me. Beth was same, probably less.

Shay said...

Yes, but everything looks better seen through beer.