Outrunning zombies and joining AARP
I'm still blitzing on prepping the Berkeley for a few rapidly approaching car shows; granted, in an ugly patina sort of way
This post, however, is about some fun things we've watched recently... Theaters are open again, and when my wife saw the trailer for the new film "Old" by M. Night Shyamalan, I knew she would end up dragging me to see it.. I don't trust old M Night, since my wife took me along to watch "The Village" some years ago.. What a waste of time!.. so much so, that I committed the director's name to memory, so that I wouldn't go to any of his future movies (I was really mad when the big 'plot twist' was revealed.. ...A bit unrelated, but just as petty, I also want the years of my life back that I spent watching "Lost" on TV... stupid-stupid-stupid ending and a colossal waste of time
).. Anyway, I never win in these instances, so you know I did in fact end up going to see "Old" with Lisa yesterday.
It wasn't the best film I've ever seen, but my wife has had me watch a lot of horror/thriller movies over the years (I'm her 'ooga-booga' movie partner because I'm a good husband
), and this one surprised me with how entertained I was! it was well done, and everyone in our family liked it, even my fickle 18 year old.. Don't read any reviews, don't research it, just jump in and I think you'll like it. If you don't think it's a fun little summer romp, then you may want to ignore the paragraph below..
Totally unrelated, we've started watching a series on Netflix called "Black Summer." We're only 1.5 seasons in so far, but if zombies are your jam, you'll LOVE this! No real spoilers here, but imagine an end-of-days scenario where the zombies are tireless, and they run FAST!!.. a real threat.. and then there's the whole 'living people aren't too nice either" tack.. It's a mix of "The Road," and "Lord of the Flies, and "Night of the Living Dead," and a whole bunch of other dark, 'this is how it would really be,' end-of-humanity stuff. **A qualifier.. I also liked "The Walking Dead" for its first few seasons, but the zombies were a footnote joke, and the story and characters really bogged down..
For "Black Summer," season one needed a bit of time for exposition, but so far, it has moved along at a good pace with interesting characters and plotlines.. and the zombies are terrifying- in a good way
--ccrunner
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