These
are the days in between, the quiet days of winter, the last week of
the year when nothing gets done even if you do go in to work. Unless
you're in retail that is. I should be using this week to finish up
some stuff...the flower with the bee, the day lily...but the weather
turned cold and it is, once again, overcast and wet and I know that
after New Year's, we will be very busy working on the small animal
hospital job that will be funded as soon as we turn in a tax form.
So.
The
puppy is curled up in my lap, I have two new books from the library,
we have food in the house though the grocery list is getting longer.
We still have to make our foray out to buy fireworks for our year end
extravaganza. The Girl and Husband and the four grandkids will be
out tomorrow and the three grandgirls will stay til Sunday.
Since
my sister returned and fetched her dogs on Monday, we went to see the
new Star Wars movie yesterday. It was well done in the way the first
three were well done, only with nearly 40 years worth of special
effects improvement. In the manner of this franchise, it was one
explosion after another, one spaceship chase after another and it
started up almost immediately. One has to wonder about the armor
suits and helmets of the Storm Troopers though as they still don't
seem able to stop any sort of weapon. Seems to me their only purpose
is to identify the bad guys and make them clumsy. If you haven't seen
it and still want to you might want to stop reading now though I'm
not really revealing much. It wasn't exactly a remake, more of a
homage, of the first one/three but it was the same story and the
similarities and outright references were endless. The regrouped Dark
Side has a new young Vader, Kylo Ren, in training, they have a new
planet destroying weapon, the Resistance is still fighting them, and
everyone wants to find Luke who has disappeared. We're introduced to
the two new young heroes, Rey and Fin. There's a few surprises and it
was fun seeing Carrie Fisher and Harrison Ford in their roles again
but Mark Hamill, who looked damn fine as an aging Luke Skywalker,
didn't show up til the very end.
A
good way to end the year I think, watching explosions and then
engaging in a few harmless ones ourselves tomorrow.
I thought that we might go see the movie in the theater, but we are old & cranky & loud stuff no longer appeals. We'll probably watch it at home where we can turn the sound down. And stay off our lawn! :)
ReplyDeleteFireworks! Way cool. What a neat way to end the year, although I doubt if there are many states other than Texas that would allow this.
ReplyDeleteI agree with your assessment of Star Wars. I'm sure the reason I enjoyed it so much is because I remembered the first one, which as you say, is very much like the new one: Missing droid (round, of course) with important information, an unexpected hero, and another bad guy in a dark suit. Carrie Fisher looked a little like she'd been pasted back together with duck tape and glue, but Harrison Ford was craggy and yummy (God I really am old) and yes, Mark Hamill now has new gravitas.
We're just waiting on a baby. Which is a very fine thing to do. Stay warm, dear friend.
ReplyDeleteWant to go to imax and see the movie. They have been sold out every day.
ReplyDeleteI think my last movie was the last Indiana Jones. I can't believe my granddaughters haven't found someone to take them to see the new Star Wars.
ReplyDeleteI never did move on past the first Star Wars, it was so good I didn't want to loose that. I'm watching the saga of the Borgia's on Netflix - mostly for the costumes...
ReplyDeleteAnd working on a sculpture a bit, if I can stand the freezing cold in here.
But fireworks! I love them, enjoy, enjoy, enjoy!
I have yet to see a single Star Wars movie. :/ I might be the only one out there. ;)
ReplyDeleteHope your New Years is lovely, Ellen.
enjoy the family celebration and grandgirl time!
ReplyDeleteHilary isn't the only one. I've not seen a single Star Wars movie, either. I've nothing against them, particularly, they just never caught my attention. I may have been overseas when they started coming out. I'm not sure about that. But I did miss a good bit in the 70's, being in Liberia.
ReplyDeleteI love this week. It is an inbetween time, but it's fun to go to work. There's no one around but the ospreys and pelicans, and they make perfectly fine company. The best thing about New Year's eve is that I can see the big fireworks show from the Kemah boardwalk from where i live. No traffic problems!
Best review of that movie I have read. I saw the movie and was pretty disappointed...not too much because my expectations are always lower for sequels. Kylo whats-his-name was hardly charismatic or memorable for such an important role. And while I respect Carrie Fisher's attempts at reprising her role her face seemed frozen to me,maybe too much botox?
ReplyDeleteI really liked that Star Wars movie, but I don't disagree with any of your remarks! Enjoy the in-between days. I kind of like this time, when the holiday pressure is off.
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