Summer Movies In 5 Questions Or Less
July 28th, 2008
SPACE CHIMPS:
Mommy, why is that chimp being shot out of a cannon at the circus?
Mommy, why is he flying in that rocket with those other chimps?
Mommy, why did the chimps just land on that weird planet?
Mommy, why did they say that the chimps are heroes now because they defeated the aliens?
Mommy, why are you grabbing your head and making that weird noise?
WALL-E:
Mommy, is that Wall-E?
Mommy, is that Wall-E’s friend?
Mommy, is that Wall-E in space?
Mommy, is that Wall-E rescuing a plant for the Earth?
Mommy, are you playing Solitaire on your cell phone right now?
MAMMA MIA:
Mommy, is Mamma Mia the movie you saw last night when I was sleeping?
Mommy, why won’t let your friend Tiffany pick the movie you see ever again, as God is your witness?
Mommy, what’s an “A-List Suckfest?”
Mommy, what do you mean, “we’re spending the rest of the summer in the library?”
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16 Comments
Add your own1. noreply@blogger.com (omnidudemeandthebean) | July 28th, 2008 at 8:25 am
I see my future in this post. My son is only two but I’m learning what to expect from the future. I feel informed and yet, extremely frightened.
2. noreply@blogger.com (jamey r) | July 28th, 2008 at 8:51 am
i’ll need you to see batman and the x files movie by the weekend, please.
i’m working on being frugal.
3. noreply@blogger.com (Orion) | July 28th, 2008 at 9:23 am
After our last adventure of watching the revamped edition of The Hulk… we decided to do a stay at home movie last night.
We watched Star Dust, and surprisingly enough we didn’t have to apologize profusely to the couple in front of us for the popcorn stuck in their hair, or the constant jerking motion as our boys kicked the living snot out of their seats. But we still had to answer questions throughout the entire film.
“why’s she dooning dat?”
“SSSSHHHH…. i’m trying to watch”
“why?”
“because i paid to watch this, now.. please, be quiet and watch”
of course after 10 minutes of the same questions over and over and over and… my politeness wears off and fortunately we were at home, otherwise i normally end up being the angry parent in the theater screaming to my kid “shut up before i lock you and your stupid questions in the trunk of the car!” as the speakers fall silent.
the pause button… priceless.
4. noreply@blogger.com (anymommy) | July 28th, 2008 at 9:46 am
Marinka (Motherhood in NYC) sent me over from twitter. Not disappointed – this is hilarious.
5. noreply@blogger.com (coffeypot) | July 28th, 2008 at 9:59 am
I haven’t seen any of these movies. Number one, I may take the grandkids to see it… or not. Number two, I’m too old and I hear it sucks. Number three, I’m not gay. I’ll watch The Dark Knight again.
6. noreply@blogger.com (Minivan Mom) | July 28th, 2008 at 10:12 am
*snicker*
I saw Dark Knight last night. I’m not a fan of movies that make my blood pressure rise (including anything in the suspense-horror-action genre) but Heath Ledger was brilliant and I concede it was a good movie. Not my thing, but a good movie.
7. noreply@blogger.com (MadMad) | July 28th, 2008 at 5:20 pm
A-list suckfest! That’s the best!
8. noreply@blogger.com (zellmer) | July 28th, 2008 at 6:48 pm
You’re so right. I saw Mama Mia today and it sucked ASS!
9. noreply@blogger.com (FiOnion) | July 29th, 2008 at 1:41 am
Thank you! I saw the trailer to Mamma Mia the other day and I cringed. Not if you paid me in dozens of boxes-full of Lindt 70% Dark Chocolate would I go see that! Pierce Brosnan should go into witness-protection after doing this….
As for the other two movies? I once went with my mother to see a movie that was not in her first language (neither is it mine, but I am fairly fluent in it). She was as bad as a toddler.
“What did he say?”
“Why are you laughing?”
“Is that supposed to be funny?”
10. noreply@blogger.com (Judy Merrill Larsen) | July 29th, 2008 at 6:05 am
It’s been a long time since I had toddlers/young kids to take to the movies . . . but my favorite question came from my younger son (just before he started second grade) when we’d gone to see “Apollo 13″:
“Mommy, I didn’t know Forrest Gump was an astronaut!”
11. noreply@blogger.com (hokgardner) | July 29th, 2008 at 7:59 am
I’m so glad to know I’m not the only adult who didn’t like wall-e. If I have one more person rave about the film I may just barf on their shoes.
12. noreply@blogger.com (StephanieG) | July 29th, 2008 at 8:55 am
I took LittleG, who is almost 5, to see Wall-E, and now she is consumed with not being fat.
Body issues at 40? That’s one thing, but at 4, it is unforgiveable.
Thanks, Pixar for Effing up my 4 year’s body image better than I ever could on my own.
13. noreply@blogger.com (Queen Goob) | July 29th, 2008 at 11:18 am
Praise Jesus and the Wisemen of Cosa Nostra that my kids are teenagers and I no longer have to suffer brain hemorrhaging in the form of cartoon movies.
Jamey r – Batman rocked!
14. noreply@blogger.com (Deb) | July 30th, 2008 at 4:05 am
Hi! Glad to see another post. Love your blog. Thanks for the advance warning about Space Chimps. My kids are dying to see it and I’m dreading it. This might be one of those times I look at my husband and declare – “not it!”. I know, immature but you gotta do what you gotta do.
15. noreply@blogger.com (TLCknits) | August 2nd, 2008 at 2:14 pm
Soo… funny
16. noreply@blogger.com (Cassie) | August 3rd, 2008 at 4:29 am
My dh took me to see Mamma Mia tonight and I loved it. I was a huge ABBA fan as a kid though so dunno. Of course, right now I’m all about campy distractions so take my review with a grain of salt. LOL
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