I don’t usually celebrate Valentine’s Day other than with a "have a happy".
But yesterday was memorable.
My Sweet Baboo of
42 years doesn’t go to the movies much let alone enjoy the same outrageous
stuff that I do. He likes Sabrina and American President type movies. Chick
flicks I reckon. I like Galaxy Quest,
Star Trek/Wars, and the Marvel universe. Yesterday, he manned-up and took
me to see Deadpool. What a sweetie,
huh. Not sure he liked it all that much but love was in his heart.
Deadpool...okay, wow. Funny, amazing special effects, and way
cool script. I was laughing from the first opening credits to the end and enjoyed
every minute. I want to see it again to catch what I missed. So many inside
jokes that it doesn’t always connect at first. It is so different from the other characters in the Marvel franchise that it seems a whole new genre.
No spoilers here but keep in
mind, this is not for kids. Don’t take your thirteen year old to see this.
Absolutely not for the young’uns.
One thing, IMHO, staying for the two teasers after the credits was a waste of time. Not like Iron Man III for example. Or Thor.
One thing, IMHO, staying for the two teasers after the credits was a waste of time. Not like Iron Man III for example. Or Thor.
And another thing: If graphic violence (of bad guys getting their comeuppance),
multiple curse words, nudity, and sexual situations offend you, don’t watch. I
didn’t feel any of the above was gratuitous but yanno, that is my opinion.
The Walking Dead premiered its second half of its sixth season
with an on-the-edge-of-your-seat shocker. This show just gets better and
better, keeps me wondering who will die without killing off too many—aka Game of
Thrones—to ruin the ride. For writers, it highlights how to plot, divert attention from the real story, and blow up expectations.
Regarding the last, if you can guess the storyline, predict
it, the surprise factor is a mound of glue. Surprise, shock keeps the reader
interested. Not just via deaths but unexpected plot twists.
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