Last night was movie night for Gorgeous and I. We sprung for the whole nine yards. We went at night, not to a matinée. Got the truck-o-popcorn and the quarter-barrel of soda.
The movie we picked was Wild Hogs. I didn’t realize it was only out in pre-release still. We were a bit confused when we walked into the theater because there were no signs for the movie on the marquee.
Fortunately we were in the right place.
And it was a good thing we got there early too. Because as we were standing in line waiting to arrange financing for our snacks they announced that the showing had sold out. More than 30 minutes before the movie started.
We broke from our place in line and got some seats.
The crowd was surprising. I bet it is one of the oldest aggregate crowds for a sell-out (pre-)opening night in a long time. I’m cresting 40 and I was on the younger end of the spectrum for this one. Not many teenie-boppers present.
I stayed to guard the seats while Gorgeous went off to negotiate the acquisition of our munchables.
There were several conversations going on around me and it was obvious that most of the folks present owned motorcycles.
Anyway, I’ll keep this short.
The movie was hysterical. I haven’t laughed that hard at a film since I don’t remember when. A fair amount of quasi-bathroom humor and embarrassing situations. It’s probably not for the younger kids. It is PG-13.
Gorgeous described it as City Slickers on motorcycles. I bet it does just as well too.
William Macey is absolutely brilliant in his performance in this one. The four principle actors work very well together. We’ll be seeing a sequel for this one. I’m sure of it.
Go check it out when it comes to town. You’ll be glad you did.
Heard a lot about this one as well. And most of what I had heard indeed promises an enjoyable movie experience. Oh, and thanks for the lack of spoilers
No spoilers from me, Ollie. I hate it when someone tells me, “You gotta see so-and-so movie. The best part was when the guy did that thing. And I couldn’t believe it. At the end the girl died.”
Just go check it out and enjoy it for yourself.
I’ve been looking forward to showing this one. For some reason, whenever I think of the cast, I get this vision of the animals on motorcycles in the film Barnyard.
Well Rick, there is this one scene with a bull…
Of course I wouldn’t want to spoil anything now.
Hey all, not sure how many people read this blog entry any more, but I’ve taken it upon myself to help get the word out about motorcycle safety, so I just want to say that this is a great movie, but if you watch it with your kids (and I know this sounds uptight) please help them understand the importance of wearing a motorcycle helmet if they ever get on a bike. There are a lot of myths out there surrounding motorcycle helmets and motorcycle safety in general, and the more we can educate people about it, the safer we’ll all be when we ride. I hope this doesn’t come off as preachy, it’s certainly not my intent!
Here’s a few informational sites (i.e. not trying to sell something) with more information.
Motorcycle Safety 1
Motorcycle Safety 2
NHTSA Brochure
Motorcycle Helmets
The link to my blog is a work in progress, but I’ve already written a good number of articles on there to help first-time riders understand the process of buying their first motorcycle helmet. Please help spread the word about this critical part of motorcycle safety, and help us reduce the number of serious biker accidents on the road. I’d love to talk more about it if you’re interested, feel free to email me at motorcycle (dot) helmets (dot) guy <> gmail (dot) com
Thanks for your support! (Hope this doesn’t come off as spammy, by the way!)
Hope to hear from some of you.
Best Wishes,
AndyMan
motorcycle ride is very dangerous.so helmet is very important.it is avoiding the accident.