We had our annual Christmas visit and exchange of gifts with Judy last night. We met up at our house in the evening. It was a fun time, as always. We’ve gotten to see a lot more of Judy this year and that is just fine with me. We’ll be meeting up for dinner after the new year in order to meet her new-ish boyfriend. We’ll call that a bonus!
we need to talk about kevin
I came upon this movie because I really liked Chevelle’s song, “Take Out the Gunman”. I heard it on the radio and wanted to listen to it again, so I did a search on YouTube and watched what I thought was their official video. I was surprised to see that actress Tilda Swinton starred in it, so I did a little more research on the subject only to find out that it was a fan video that I was watching and it (effectively) used scenes from “We Need to Talk About Kevin”. Intrigued, I added the movie to my Netflix queue. Brian saw it sitting on the tv console table and asked when I was going to watch it. He heard about the movie in a different context and was interested, so we popped it in the DVD player last night. It was quite engrossing. You can probably guess the subject matter from the Chevelle song.
My rating: 4/5
the 1st day of xmas
Brian and I went to a Christmas party last night. Jake stayed home to rest up because he has a cold and has his first formal dance at school is this evening. The party was held at the same place as the Halloween Party we went to in October. A former schoolmate of Brian’s hosts Halloween and Christmas parties each year for friends and family. This is our second year for both parties. They always put out a great spread of food, so it’s not to be missed!
breaking bad (reprise)
I’ve been wanting to watch Breaking Bad again ever since it ended. Jake, who didn’t see it the first time around, also wanted to watch it, so we watched it together over the course of the past few months. It was just as good the second time around, though you definitely have a different perspective on all of the characters. Jake really liked it and Brian even joined us for a number of episodes. Up next in the Netflix streaming queue: American Horror Story.
divergent
The three of us did a Family Movie Night last night and watched this movie. For what it was, it was fine. On a scale of Ender’s Game to The Hunger Games, it fell in between. Apparently there is a sequel, which we will be watching. Jake read the first book in the series and really enjoyed it. I’m not sure if I will be reading the books, but I just might.
My rating: 3/5