Daily Archives: November 11, 2014
Go. See. St. Vincent !
Charlotte, our relief guard, showed up right on time, a little before noon. Jan had been on the gate since her usual time of 7am, so while she was inside changing, I briefed Charlotte on the peculiarities of our gate (believe me, there are a lot: residents who will almost run you down, kids on horseback who delight in ringing the bell so they can gallop by as you come out to get their ‘tag’ numbers. 4 Wheelers that zip by at about 60mph, etc.)
So by about 12:15 we were on our way. But our first stop was only about 5 miles up the road in North Zulch to check out the diesel price and accessibility at one of the local gas stations, as I want to get diesel for the rig somewhere along the line on our way to Lake Conroe. It’s usually cheaper on the back roads as opposed to the Interstate.
We took our time making the 25 mile trip to Bryan/College Station, just enjoying each other’s company, not trying to talk over the generator 15 feet away and jumping up at the sound of the bell.
We had our usual leisurely breakfast at IHOP, spend almost a hour just talking and eating. By the time we had finished, we had decided that the movie we wanted to see was “St. Vincent”, with Bill Murray and Melissa McCarthy (Molly on TV).
All I can say is –
Go. See. St. Vincent !
This is a great movie. Laughing out loud one minute, and tears rolling down your cheeks the next, it grabs you and never lets go.
I’ve always enjoyed Bill Murray ever since his SNL days, and his movies I’ve seen since then also. But in looking over his filmography, the last one I saw of his was 1993’s “Groundhog Day”
Although not much of a departure from Murray’s serious roles for him, “St. Vincent” is a real change for Melissa McCarthy. Her role as Oliver’s mom really shows off her dramatic range. No “Molly”, “Identity Thief”, broad slapstick humor here.
But the real focus of the movie is the developing relationship between Murray’s character, Vincent and McCarthy’s son, Oliver. And even the secondary roles are great, from Father Geraghty, the Catholic School teacher/priest to Daka, Murray’s Russian pregnant stripper girlfriend. So –
Go. See. This. Movie.
I’ll finish up today tomorrow because it’s 37 degrees here on the gate, and my fingers are freezing to the keyboard.
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Thought for the Day:
Bill Murray’s role as Dr. Peter Venkman in Ghostbusters, was originally written for John Belushi, but he died a year before the movie went into production.
What a way to lose a part.
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R. I. P. Mrs. Wolowitz – Heard, but never seen
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