Behind the Times

I have been going through a movie slump again. I just haven't been motivated to leave the house for the theater. I'd much rather wait for my local library to get the DVD and I'll just watch it that way. But I've recently made the effort to go out and about.

The first outing was with my little cousin. I hadn't done anything with him in a long time, just the two of us. I was summoned over to babysit at the lat minute and decided that staying in the house with him would have resulted in someone getting choked. So we hopped on the bus and saw a matinee showing of The LEGO Ninjago Movie. It was playing in one of the small auditoriums to the side. It was maybe 6 of us in there. I had no high expectations for this film but it sucked.
I thought the pacing and jokes and overall story fell completely flat. My cousin, on the other hand, loved it. He laughed at all the (un)funny parts, wowed at the action scenes, and tried to start a slow clap during the credits. No one joined him but I appreciated his enthusiasm.

My most recent outing was to see Happy Death Day on opening weekend. Kelly, Maria, and I met up of a Friday matinee showing. The theater had just added those recliner chairs so I was in heaven. I really enjoyed the movie. I thought it was well acted and genuinely funny. The ending lost its momentum though. The reasoning behind the killing was stupid. It kind of brought down the overall quality of the story. We had a great time though. Te movie was followed with lunch and then I crashed at home.

I'm hoping to see a bunch of movies before the year is out but honestly, I might just wait to watch them at home.