I couldn’t resist a sneaky trip to our 25-plex to see Underworld, the vampy movie starring Kate Beckinsale and – HELLO – directed by my former Thornton Junior High classmate, Len Wiseman (see June 19 archive for rad 80′s pic of me and Len)
We went as an homage to thunderbolt power! Mel (of course) arranged it and we met up with Chel and Rhoneil, Cynd and Mel and Bim. Bob was happy as a clam, dunno if it was cuz we were seeing a movie after at least 8 months of not seeing any, or the fact that he got almost 7 hours of sleep last night …
And amazingly – it was a GREAT movie!
I was completely freaked by the too scary, too gory movie PREVIEWS: Texas Chainsaw Murder, scary crazy Halle Berry movie, even Eddie Murphy in Disney’s Haunted Mansion had my heart palpitating ….. I looked at Mel from between my fingers and she started laughing from behind the hand covering her eyes ….
So Underworld rocked, despite mass carnage. Here’s a few random noted and quoteds: Kate does well in the Matrixy-speak little and shoot alot Keanu-type role…. and uhhhhh, yeah Lichan (like-an) sounds better than “werewolf” but let’s call a spade a spade here. Lichan is actually a moss, botanically speaking…. Kate spends most of the movie saving the slubby looking Scott Speedman …. yes, Felicity’s boyfriend …. until the end where he ends up looking like a very thin, very grey, not-so Incredible Hulk ….
One of my favorite parts was when Slubby Speedman asks what all the medical tools are for and Kate says to take the silver bullets outta werewolves (excuse me, LICHANS) so they don’t die before being questioned — then what happens, he asks between his shaggy bangs. She says stoically – We put them back in. Smirkety smirk smirk….
And I’m so glad that Mel called later in the day so we could rehash. And we were both kinda amazed that there wasn’t anything to critique in that “even though he’s my friend, that part of the movie was retarded” kinda way. I wish we coulda stayed after the movie but Ryan was pretty tired from the excitement. And Chel had to go as they were on the lookout for the perfect dinette for their new swanky casa. Wow!
One of the best pre-movie stories was Cynd’s recent trip to NYC and meeting fellow swanky hotel-mates OutKast, and then on the corner of 57th and Broadway (!!) met and chatted with Pharrel from the Neptunes while crossing the street. Alas, no camera to be had…
And then today I get a giddy call from Mel, coming back from the Now and Zen, Alice radio sponsored concert with headliners Duran Duran – her super duper all time favorito 80′s band. Ahhhh we carried our DD folders with pride in the 7th and 8th grades …. I won’t tell you that Mel’s hair bore a striking resemblance to Simon LeBons …. oh my where did that come from?!? Anyway – due to the detours that bladders cause, somehow Mel and Bim ended up tailing Roger Taylor (my favorite Durany) and John T after the concert. She said that they looked waaaaay better in person than at the MTV awards. Mel makes me laugh sooooo much.
My friends and their famous sightings…..
The best part of the entire weekend was just reconnecting with the girls, it’s been ages. I am so lucky to have great friends.
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