Good evening my loyal and faithful readers. I know this posting is a bit late but Billi Pod has an excuse ... well ... maybe not an excuse ... more like ... maybe ... a reason ... or ... not ... anyway ...
What’s going on?
Well, today Billi Pod had a movie doubleheader that interfered with his ability to make a timely posting ...
Yes ... I know ... but I am confident you will understand once you take a few deep breaths ...
Billi Pod’s first movie of the day was ...
THE HANGOVER PART II, the sequel to the mega-hit, starring Bradley Cooper, Zach Galifianakis, Ed Helms and Justin Bartha. Two years after their escapades in Las Vegas the crew is headed to Thailand to celebrate Stu’s (Ed Helms) wedding. All hell breaks loose, of course, including a Mike Tyson-like facial tattoo, a shaven head, a severed finger and a chain-smoking drug-dealing monkey.
This has gotten mixed reviews but it is just the kind of humor Billi Pod loves, and he wasn’t disappointed. It was gross-out from the very beginning to the ending credits. It wasn’t as good as the first film but it is worth seeing if you are in the mood for guilty laughs and frat-boy comedy.
Yes, it is a guy movie, without a doubt, and it ain’t a date-movie for sure.
Came back to PHC, checked email, ate the usual fruit and cheese plate and then headed out to see the second movie ...
THE ART OF GETTING BY, a comedy/drama that has just opened on a limited release.
The story line is ... “George, a lonely and fatalistic teen living in the Upper Eastside of NYC, has made it almost all the way through his senior year without ever having done any of his homework assignments. He is befriended by Sally, a popular but complicated girl who recognizes him to be a kindred spirit.
They become best-friends and perhaps even more but things get complicated family-wise and school-wise and relationship-wise as graduation approaches.”
The two young leads are superb. George is played by Freddy Highmore (Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and Finding Neverland) and Sally by Emma Roberts (Nancy Drew).
I found this movie to be charming and extremely well acted. It doesn’t fall into the well of sentimentality. It also helped that it takes place in New York City.
I recommend it. I understand it will have a general release on July 15th, so==>see it if you want something a bit different.
It was 9:00pm when I got back to PHC. A very interesting day ... yep ... very interesting.
The Yankees have the day off, so no Bronx Bomber ball to watch. They split yesterday’s day/night doubleheader with The Reds so they come off the 6 game road trip with a record of 4-2. We will take that.
Tomorrow they begin a 3 game series against The Rockies, followed by a 3 game series against The Brewers. Billi Pod will be at 3 of the games as part of his season ticket package.
OK, my loyal and faithful readers, in the name of fair and unbiased reporting Billi Pod has an admission to make ...
Last night he left the NEW YORK PHILHARMONIC’s performance of Janacek’s opera “The Cunning Vixen,” at intermission. Yes, he was outta there.
Sorry, folks (and you opera-queens out there), but it just didn’t work for me ... so let the flames and snide postings/texts/emails begin ... bring it on ...
OK, will post this now so I can catch the season premiere of the new comedy on FX called WILFRED, starring Elijah Wood (“The Lord of the Rings” trilogy), as Ryan, a young man struggling to make his way in the world. Wilfred is a neighbor’s dog, but he appears only to Ryan as a crude man in a cheap dog suit.
Sounds like fun doesn't it.
GO YANKEES AND GO GATORS!!
Billi Pod
“Don’t pick a fight with an old man. If he is too old to fight, he’ll just kill you.”
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