Friday Night Movie Series
By The Parodist | October 24, 2009
I guess this is my way of taking full note of a new routine. I know it’s not uncommon for anyone to go to the movies on a Friday night, it’s just that this time around it weighs more due to certain circumstances that surround it.
Welcome to one of the new series here at The Parody which will feature the movies I’ll end up choosing for those special Friday nights. I can’t say I’ll be writing movie reviews but I reckon I just might in my own little way.
Accommodating my new work schedule, I’ve managed to make time to catch the last full show on a Friday night. Things usually would run late and I’d only be able to get off work around 11pm which would give me roughly around a quarter or half an hour to get to the cinema just in the nick of time.
This routine started a couple of weeks ago when I dragged a couple people — hallo J and P! — to see The Ugly Truth.
It’s a chick flick, yes, but it was the first movie (in a long time!) that J (a guy) didn’t fall asleep. I’m telling you, that’s saying a lot! It’s one of the better romantic comedies I’ve seen to date and it’s such a fun movie to watch since you’ll find yourself LOLing a lot throughout the movie.
Scene that I didn’t particularly like was the bit wherein they’re on board a hot air balloon. The climax turned bland, IMHO. Good thing a lot of the smaller details that made the movie both hilarious and cheesy-romantic made the over-all experience memorable. I came out of the cinema fully entertained.
Last night, it was just a spontaneous decision to watch a movie that we (hallo, K!) actually made a dash for it (slightly exaggerated, of course, but you get the picture) just to catch the last showing in time (er, sort of). This time, it’s 500 Days of Summer.
I loved the movie because the I loved the story and how it was told. It’s a story about love. It’s a story about heartbreak. It’s a story about finding love’s meaning.
It’s a movie which comes closest to how love and relationships are (should be) defined and depicted. It shows how love (and a relationship) can be or is caustic and how it helps you see the bigger picture. It’s a movie that I don’t mind watching again and again. It doesn’t hurt that it has an awesome soundtrack.
Going to the movies is one of my preferred ways to de-stress and relax. A reward for a week’s worth of rendered work, both online and off. My own way of restoring a bit of sanity. I guess, it’s a much welcomed break. Doing something which is totally unrelated to any of my work, helps calm myself down to a certain level wherein ungluing won’t be too difficult.
Two films that helped kick off the Friday night movie series. I’m looking to share the movies I’d get to see on a Friday night from now on — in the hope to push myself to blog more frequently here in my personal blog. LOL.
How about you? What special thing do you do on a Friday night? Have you seen these movies? What sort of movie do you usually go for? If not movies, what do you usually do to de-stress? Come, let’s talk!
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November 6th, 2009 at 7:36 pm
I am definitely gonna watch this film.. i’ve been hearing so much about it.. and everyone says its really good.. hmmm..
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