The army of Mini Stay-Puft Marshmallow Men in a Walmart kitchen appliances aisle was everything. Image from https://www.cbr.com/ghostbusters-afterlife-stay-puft-marshmallow-mini-immortal/.
I give this six out of 10 popcorn buckets. I give the Cinemark theater at Willowbrook Mall in Wayne--with cushy, heated seats and a big snack array (my family buzzed like bees to honey)--nine big couches. 🛋🛋🛋🛋🛋🛋🛋🛋🛋 I brought my snack and ice water from home.
Even Hallmark is taking a bite of the marshmallow, with this ornament for the Christmas tree. I’m tempted to get it. I just did, on Hallmark.com. It is a Keepsake Ornament, not very big, cuter in real-life size.
Good things about movie:
- It is family fare (clean, a rarity compared to some Netflix shows in our house) and we all wanted to see it.
- Paul Rudd. I’ve loved him since "Clueless.” He is also People’s “sexiest man alive” this year. Release of magazine in sync with release of movie. Of course.
- The message that science is cool, especially for girls.
- Carrie Coon, leading lady. I didn’t recognize her, but she has had important roles, including playing Nick’s twin sister, Margot "Go" Dunne, in “Gone Girl” (2014).
- The now ancient car, supercool gadgets--and most of all, an army of Mini Stay-Puft Marshmallow Men frolicking in a Walmart, playing with the blenders, etc.
- EXCELLENT cameos from original "Ghostbusters."
- Funny kid/mom interactions. A child telling mom her strength is that “She is good at making enchiladas.” The story proves otherwise.
- Big laughs last night with Dan, Skip and Figgy--before Fig winged ✈️ back to Florida on 7:30 a.m. flight from JFK. But lest it look too much like a Hallmark moment, let it be said that Skippy was looking at her darn iPhone the whole time, Fig told us later. (Skip was on one end of four seats and I was on the other.) So much for fully engaging as a family, even at the movies. Still, it definitely counts for something.
Gnite.
Image above (1984 blockbuster movie) from here. I would like to rewatch it now, and also to see the 2016 movie with the all-women team (Melissa McCarthy, Kristen Wiig, Leslie Jones). Did you see that one? How was it?
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Family movies are one of my favorite things to do! Haven't done one since the Before Times--maybe Xmas week!
ReplyDeleteHi Kim--yes, it seems like an important slice of life, going to movies as a family. We have done it at most often, I guess, at the Wellfleet Cinema Drive-in on Cape Cod. I still keep close my memories of going to movies with my family as a girl. xxAlice
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