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Okay, admittedly I had to watch it since I wanna marry Jorma (Jorma Taccone).
Primarily because I think it would be great to be Jorma and Norma.
Life imitates art.

When I first saw ‘The Namesake‘ listed as ‘pay per view’ at a hotel I was staked out in….I did say aloud (and no, I was not alone in the room) , ‘wow—wonder what the Nam-a-saké is……..’

Since then it’s been a standing joke with my peeps, (okay, I’ve always wanted to write that….it’s FANTASY night at YYC….. and Jorma is here with a long stem red rose between his teeth– wearing only silk boxers **with a crab print all over them** having prepared a platter of boeuf wellington for our consumption–Vivaldi’s ‘Bolero’ making a crescendo as he carves the crust….Hey, it’s My fantasy) ahem—THE PEOPLE I WORK WITH…..because of my incessant trips to Tokyo. I guess I put that Japanese spin on everything assuming it’s Romaji.

Well….I was not alone…..Lo and Behold: The Namesake. I love the skit and was sincerely amused with Mr. Taccone’s delivery!!!!

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At the end of the day, they both offer the same existentialism. It’s just, well, I’d rather sleep with Ange.

Okay, I watched Inception (twice–through no fault of my own.) Happily, it made more sense to me than Shutter Island.

No, I’m not a DiCaprio fan–although I did see him sitting on the steps of the St. Regis NY in a ball cap smoking a cigarette. It made me wanna go get a pirated copy of ‘The Titanic’ to see if he’d autograph it…..but, that said, for some reason the only films that I (up to Salt—maybe WHY I liked Ms. Jolie so much in comparison) was invited to attend were both Leo’s.

Anyway, I know scores of sites or blog commentaries exist to sort out the mystery that is Inception. I think Mr. Knight just needed to panel his rec room. (Spinning tops aside)

OR NOT

Salt? Hey….where’s Pepa. ha, ha. I enjoyed that. I heard that it was initially a role intended for/by/with Tom Cruise. Definitely a Star vehicle. It barely carried itself with the cast that it had. More of a high carb/calorie treat with less nutrition than ‘Inception’…but, as Dr. Weston says ‘Sometimes you just want a Happy Meal’. THE END

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Naturally, my first question was more along the lines of WHEN flicks became $9.50 a person.
(The second question is how popcorn and a coke became $12.80.) I guess I don’t get out much.

This rather light ‘comedy, drama, thriller’ (20th Century FOX speak, not me) features Tom Cruise and Cameron Diaz thrown together in a slightly mad cap adventure along the lines of Val Kilmer/Elizabeth Shue in ‘The Saint’….WITHOUT the sexual chemistry between either the characters or the actors portraying them—ahem.

I’m still trying to work out the title ‘Knight and Day‘. I followed the ‘Knight’ segment,….but ‘Day’ is still a bit obscure to me (maybe I missed it eating that $10.00 popcorn from the nose bag that the usher affixed to me upon seating in the cinema). Of course, in England (shades of the good ole Odeon) they used to sell alcoholic beverages during ‘Intermission’ …rather like Opera or a Play for the masses. I don’t know if they still follow this practice, but the film would have made more sense if viewed while under the influence……

It was overall good fun in a ‘don’t think about it too hard’ sort of way (like watching Denise Richards portray a nuclear physicist). Certainly, Tom Cruise was charming in a role that spotlit his million dollar smile—very engaging. Let’s just say I personally preferred it to the last clip I saw of him.

Cameron Diaz was vibrant and personable (if a bit simple-minded)—but, there were the requisite bikini scenes harkening back to her ‘Charlie’s Angels’ films. Overall a cute two hour flick. Pass the butter.

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