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Last night I watched The Mummy from 2017. You know, that one starring Tom Cruise which was an undeniably critical flop. I read that it did okay at the box office though, so I guess that's enough. I'm not sure what this movie was trying to accomplish. There was nothing frightening, horrifying, or scary about it. In fact, there wasn't anything passing for real humor in it unlike The Mummy starring Brendan Frasure, et al, in 2001 though they tried. There was an Easter-egg moment where the Book of the Dead from the earlier movie was briefly glimpsed. I didn't care for the reappearing dead friend whose role was far too similar to that of the dead friend in An American Werewolf in London. What I did like was Russel Crowe cast as Dr. Henry Jekyll. Well done that. Also, Tom Cruise has a very fine physique here, but he is clearly showing his age; the skin never lies. What are you watching?

I thought that writing 'All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy' couldn't be written more creatively. I was wrong. Last night I put on The Shining for a nostalgic horror hit. I bought the Blu-ray version a long time ago and never watched it. Another one of those movies I always intended on getting around to. I love the way the movie begins with the travelling overhead long shots; they suck you in right away, and the picture looks fantastic throughout on this version. I won't get into the specifics of the movie too much because most people have either watched it or heard enough about it to know what goes on. I said aloud "No! Not that hallway." at a certain prime moment late in the movie. If you know, you know. As an aside, I very much enjoyed the scenes in Ready Player One where some clueless game contestants unfamiliar with the movie had to go into the Overlook Hotel in a simulation. Oh, those poor gamers! What are you watching?

I find the 'brown stuff' to be sweet and it just doesn't feel right in my mouth, no matter if it's rice or whole wheat pasta. Sometimes there are reasons for limiting protein, but that's not to say no protein.

I sauteed yellow squash in olive oil and threw cooked spaghetti in the skillet and stirred it around before plopping (that is the scientific term, I'm sure of it) in my pasta bowl. For toppings I added salt 'n pepper to taste (not too much), a couple of pinches of pecorino (real pinches on top) and sprinkled some shichimi togarashi on it. Simple and tasty. Not a lot of sodium, protein, or other bugaboos health wise. Now, what do I do tomorrow for an encore?

I've reached an age where I just don't want to cook anything remotely time consuming and complicated. I don't miss the cleanup afterward either. Consequently, my dinners are becoming a little rote and one note. There must be a happy middle ground that I haven't found yet. Edit to add: The cost of food is also a limiting factor for anything remarkable.

I thought that I would have had something entertaining to say, but I got nothin'.

Or... Something silly but immensely enjoyable fun.

Be yourself...

@Gary L I'd say that qualifies as serendipity. A fractured penis is vastly different than Peyronies, as I'm sure you figured out. One is caused by a missed missile launch, which qualifies as a nightmare to be sure.

You are right Personally, I'm not a fan of this type of movie/series. The Box, Saw and Squid Game all come to mind.

I went to a Urologist once for possible Peyronie's disease. Things were getting out of wack. Everything's straightened out since then.

I didn't watch anything scary, spooky, or horrifying last night. I watched a very kooky and fun movie about a clueless couple in a cabin (albeit a nice cabin) in the woods and an alien invasion some time ago and it has stuck with me. I can absolutely imagine some people (maybe me) stuck in the boonies and not knowing what to do. I'll leave the trailer here for you to watch because I highly recommend it. What are you watching?

It's one of those confuse-everybody-through-editing movies. I like the fact that it stars Logan Marshall-Green! I do like this actor. I first took notice of him in Ridley Scott's Prometheus and Leigh Whannell's Upgrade, both movies I enjoyed a lot. For some reason, his part in Spider-Man: Homecoming never registered when I watched it.

It supposedly took in somewhere around $6.2-6.5 million, so it didn't meet its budget. But certainly, give the movie a look-see.

Last night a watched a movie that I bought and began back in 2011 and never finished. But I remedied that and gave Attack the Block a full run through. It begins with a woman by herself walking and talking on her phone at night. What could happen! I'll tell you what, the young local thugs of her council flats surround her in a threatening manner and rob her of her belongings. Oh, my. But that's not all... All out mayhem ensues when an unknown object falls from the sky! The woman, acting smartly, uses the distraction to run away when the bully boys are distracted. They then go to investigate the fallen object. Who is their leader you might ask? Well, it's a young John Boyega of Star Wars fame. I enjoyed this movie more than I thought considering the beginning. I don't like people who prey on other people. As the chimpanzee Cornelius read from the sacred scroll of the apes in The Planet of the Apes: "Man, for he is the Devil's pawn. Alone among God's primates, he kills for sport or lust or greed. Yea, he will murder his brother to possess his brother's land." But I digress. Back to this 1h 28m movie. I watched this digitally on Apple TV+ and at 1080p definition. The picture is solid even in the dark scenes as an 8-million-dollar budgeted movie should be. Most of the actors are unknown, or not well known aside from Boyega. That doesn't mean they do not inhabit their characters fully. It's what makes the movie because the monsters are mostly there to move things along. Small frights and some light comedy. What are you watching?

Last night I watched The War of the Worlds. This was The Criterion Collection 4k restoration of this 1953 movie. The color is excellent, with green looking natural and not overblown and the red was spot on. Included is an uncompressed monoaural soundtrack and a new alternate 5.1 DTS-HD Master Audio soundtrack, which I used when watching the movie. There are a few excellent extras to watch, although once seen you may not feel it necessary to watch them again. The layout of my living room only allows for a center channel speaker along with the left and right front speakers with two thirteen-inch subwoofers providing the foundational bass. Despite the lack of side-surround speakers in my system I often heard sound extending well beyond the sidewall of the front speakers and extending into the room, a testament to the new 5.1 soundtrack. I enjoy watching the movie on repeat now and again. It is a classic after all. In prior versions you could see the strings holding up the Martian spaceships and other noticeable little snafus, but not here. That's not to say the movie is without questionable editing decisions but they do not take away from the enjoyment of watching the movie. What are you watching?

I watched the first few minutes of the film. It looks interesting and I'll need to take a closer watch sometime soon.

I skipped Saturday movie night. I just wasn't feeling the mood. Last night was that old classic movie from 1932 The Mummy, starring Boris Karloff as Ardeth Bey who is Imhotep who becomes the mummy. Confused? Well, it took the other actors in the movie a while to figure it out, too. Despite the lobby card being in color the movie is in black and white, having excellent contrast on my remastered DVD. The movie looked fantastic! Before I began this post I had already watched: Alien (remastered 4k Blu-ray) - once you watch this version on a capable TV you won't watch any other version again; and The Planet of the Apes and Beneath the Planet of the Apes (remastered Blu-ray) - an excellent comment on human nature, but sadly mimicked by the apes. What are you watching?

So, Steve... a ribbon of hot gas? Let it out man, let it out for all the world to see.

Oh, my! Last night was Spirited Away, a sort of spooky animated movie on Blu-ray disc. There was lots of fear and scares for poor Chihiro and that's what matters. That she persevered and freed her piggish parents so they could all escape was a darn miracle. What have you watched?

Tonight I am watching Batman Begins, the first of the 'Batman Trilogy'... Because Bats! This movie is actually - not figuratively - deeply, disturbingly dark! *I watched the 4k Blu-ray of last night. Yes -yes, I am not ashamed. It is a departure from the spooky and scary vibe of the month. But, you know, relationships can be scary!!!!!

October is Halloween month for many, and a reason to celebrate the dark side of things. That means costumes and spooky shenanigans. For me and many others it is also the month for watching "spooky" and or "scary" movies. I enjoy watching in the month of October (there are exceptions), these wonderfully bizarre and delightful movies. Tonight, I am watching an old favorite from 1987, John Carpenter's Prince of Darkness, the Steelbook (1 of 10,000) Blu-ray version (2018). Can you say, Alice Cooper? Ha! What wonderfully scary/spooky movie are you watching?

Love is in the air... da, da, da, da! Meanwhile in Colorado. A free to read article found in The Boston Globe.

I was thinking this very same thing as I was reading the responses. I'm all for a happy conclusion, it's nice when it's called for. And even sad endings can be appropriate to a story. But give me a well thought out finish that leaves me wondering, or lets me imagine what comes next, and that can be a marvelous thing.

No... No... I can't say it!!!