With 2016 being just a couple
of weeks old, the year is already looking good for several upcoming movies.
Cindy and I have two under our belt so far. We watched In The
Heart Of The Sea on New Year’s Day, and the latest Star Wars movie
the next day. I listened to the audiobook version of “Sea” several years ago,
shortly after the book was released. At the time, I thought it would make a
good movie, and it did! It’s a truly epic story, and one I’d recommend, either
by book or movie.
We had an extra special treat
when watching the Star Wars movie. We ran into a geocaching friend of ours and his two
kids. We haven’t seen them in quite a while, so it was a very pleasant surprise
to meet up with them. We were able to sit together, and watch the movie. They
had already seen it at least once, and Steven was anxious to get my impressions
of the latest installment. What really caught my eye, though, was that they
brought in some empty plastic popcorn
tubs and drink cups. Yes, you did read that correctly. These tubs were empty!
Steven explained to me that they purchased these to be used for free reduced price refills (thanks for the clarification, Steven!) of
popcorn and soda. Just a couple of movies, and they would pay for themselves.
Excellent idea, especially since there are way more than two we want to see
this year! Thank you, Steven!
Google calendars rock, by the
way! Both Cindy and I keep our own Google calendars, but share them so we can
both see what’s going on with each other. I generally keep such items as trips
and scuba activities on mine, while Cindy uses hers mainly for her class
schedules. Of course, I add both upcoming movie releases and new TV show
releases. So, what’s on tap for this year?
Our next movie looks to be The 5th
Wave. It opens towards the end of this month, and we’ll definitely buy
our popcorn tubs and drink cups for future use. Steven said the biggest
challenge is to remember to take them to the theater when we go. About a week
later The Finest Hours
opens, and this promises to be another epic sea tale. Ok, hmmm, so thus far of
the four movies I’ve written about, two are seafaring related and two are
sci-fi. I see a trend here, I think.
In March, the last Divergent movie is
set to open. The first two were fun to watch and I expect the same to hold true
with the final movie. Later in the summer, Finding Dory
will, no pun intended, find its way into theaters. Who am I kidding? That pun
was totally intended! And speaking of
summer, what better way to spend a hot, humid day than in a cool, dark theater,
watching the next installment of the Star Trek series?
Hey, did I remember the drink cup? Heck yeah!
Going into fall, I’m looking
forward to Sully and Deepwater Horizon.
Sully is about Captain Chesley “Sully” Sullenberger, the pilot who successfully
landed that US Airways flight in the Hudson River back in 2009. For my fellow
fans of Sai King, remember the flight number? It was 1549. For those of y’all
reading this who aren’t Stephen King fans, first of all you have my sympathy.
Secondly, I could just tell you about the reference, but I’d rather you just
pick up a few King books and start reading. Deepwater
Horizon is based on the 2010 accident on that rig.
The Girl on the Train and Inferno are
both based on books. I’ve read Inferno,
but haven’t read The Girl on the Train
yet. Inferno is the next Dan Brown
book in the “Robert Langdon” series to be made into a movie. Finally, I have Fantastic Beasts and
Where to Find Them on the calendar. After the last Harry Potter movie,
I wondered what would come next from JK Rowling’s gifted mind. For those not familiar
with the Harry Potter universe, Fantastic
Beasts and Where to Find Them was one of his text books while attending
Hogwarts. I’ve read a few online sources (so it must be true, right?) that Quidditch Through The Ages has been
optioned for production as well. This is another of Harry’s text books, and if
done properly, it should be very entertaining.
That’s my “short list” thus
far. Of course, there are several more movies opening throughout the year, but
the titles above are on my calendar for a reason.
Pass the popcorn!
Until next time…
Carpe cerevisi
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