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The Ruins – It looks scary alright…especially if I spent money to see it…
16Mar2008 Filed under: humor, life chronicles, Lisa Drew, Movies Author: bobwayne
Last night the Diva Drew and I were watching a little TV. Luckily, our video coma was interrupted by previews of a movie called “The Ruins”.
Oh my god, the previews were so bad we thought it was a gag commercial. You know, like the ones they do on Saturday Night Live. We kept waiting for the punch line.
First, there was the scene where they all stand around. Then there’s a scene where they all stand around some more. Followed by a scene where they all stand around looking down. Suddenly, it switches to a girl rolling around on the ground clawing at herself, screaming, “It’s in me! It’s in me”
That’s when the Diva Drew looked at me and said, “That’s okay, we can cut it out of you. You’ll just feel a little tingle.”
“No, no,” I said. “Explosives’ll do the trick!”
Things really do get kinda weird around here. And we hadn’t even cracked the wine yet.
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Avitable
March 19th, 2008 at 6:50 am
I think that’s an issue of taking an R-rated movie and trying to cut an interesting preview that’s suitable for all audiences. The book was very good, and if they’re able to get even a fraction of that in the movie, it should be good.
Fiar
March 19th, 2008 at 8:09 am
Where’s Mystery Science Theater 3000 when you need it. I agree about the explosives as well.
dawnpatika
March 24th, 2008 at 1:15 pm
Well, who doesn’t like a good standin’ around and an occasional alien violation?
Bob Wayne
March 24th, 2008 at 2:47 pm
Who said anything about aliens? I think it was rats. Doity, filthy rats.