It's HAMMER Time !
awakeOK, even though it's supposed to rain today (70% chance heavy showers), I am going to do more work on the front porch. The sun is totally hidden by the clouds and haze, so perhaps I can get stuff done without broiling ! The usual household tasks are on the list, too ...
War of the Worlds - was kinda' cool ! Good effects, good space monsters, and Tim Robbins played really well as the crazy guy. I saw the old black & white movie many years ago, but it's been so long, I couldn't really make any concise comparison between the two. I may have to see if the original is available on DVD - I'm interested in seeing it again. The most frightening/stress-producing part of the movie was when the van that Tom Cruise was in, with his two kids, was being mobbed by all those people ... way too realistic portrayal of outa' control mob behavior !
OK, and TODAY'S FOOD QUESTION - out of all the VEGETABLES, which one(s) will you NOT EAT, no matter what is done to it to make it palatable ? (You know what I mean - the one that makes you *gag* ... LOL )
UPDATE: 11:28 am - I went out, but ultimately accomplished very little. Some sawing/sanding, some painting and some wood putty-ing. The humidity is pretty high, bringing out the bugs, and once I got tired of being attacked, and had to wait for stuff to dry, anyway, indoors I ran !! So now I can do indoors things; and I need some lunch !
Food Question...
As for War of the Worlds... the original movie was actually in color, and some of the designs in the new movie were modeled after the look of the earlier film. The new movie stayed closer to the descriptions in H.G. Welles' original story--what with the walkers and all. I thought the effects and the acting were impressive, but I was a bit non-plussed by the presentation of the story.
In the original film adaptation, the central character is a scientist who does everything in his power to find a way to stop the alien invasion. In this version, Tom Cruise's character is only interested in protecting his own family, and does nothing to try and help anyone else. A good plot generally involves a "character transformation," but the only one evident in the new version was the main character's son Robbie, who starts out being detached and disinterested, and then magically turns into a concerned citizen, when he strives to help strangers climb onto the ferry boat.
The ending was wholly predictable--not just the resolution of the alien problem, but the character stuff at the end. I won't be specific, because I don't want to spoil it for anyone.
But as I left the theater, I felt as though I had just watched a big-budget excuse for showing lots of explosions and digital graphics. The characters had seemed two-dimensional and predictable, and I thought the typical Speilberg exploitation of the little girl throughout was tedious. It was ET with fangs.
Don't get me wrong--I didn't hate the film! But from the guy who brought us Jaws and Raiders of the Lost Ark, Close Encounters, Jurrasic Park, Saving Private Ryan, and Shindler's List... I expected a whole lot more. I was looking for that same Spielberg magic, far above and beyond a new high-tech retelling of this science fiction classic. But I didn't see that. I would have expected this movie from just about any producer. I expect more from Spielberg.
Re: Food Question...
Vegetable Blech !
Turnips ARE wierd, aren't they.
Tomatoes are my favorite fruit, and I like fresh tomato sauces and salsas, but I don't really like hot tomatoes.
I'm not terrible fond of squash, especially baked squishy with butter and brown sugar. Too wierd.
Pepper
turnips are gross.
Squash is good, but it's a fall-winter staple in these parts; there's squash soup, squash soufle', squash bread, squash you-name-it ... personally, I prefer mine baked soft with butter and maple syrup !
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