Monkeys, Aliens, and Predators
Sometimes I get sucked into late night movies. I really wish this wasn’t a weakness of mine, because nowadays I really need my sleep.
Last week I got into this movie with Bernie Mac about a professional baseball player who made the hall of fame after hitting 3000 hits. 10 years later they figured out they had miscalculated and he only had 2997. So he went back! Of course the sub-theme was that he was a diva the first go around, and now he helps the new kids figure out to play as a team. I got totally sucked in. Finally turned it off at 1:30am.
Tonight, same thing. I wanted to relax and just watch TV tonight. I spoke at IV earlier tonight, and tomorrow night I have to make another teaching for Sunday morning, so I’m looking to just chill tonight.
And I found the perfect poison.
The movie 12 Monkeys is on one channel. It’s crazy. But totally addictive. And then on another channel, Aliens Versus Predator. Awesome. And addictive.
Yes, I got sucked into two movies at once. Flipping back and forth. Here is a sample of my thoughts tonight: He is CRAZY > His guns are so cool > Insane > Gross Alien Baby >What is going on here? > That Predator is so cool >Is this guy really a time traveler? > Dude, that girl is the Predator’s partner now? > Whoa, kidnapped girl is dead > Aliens are dead! > Kidnapped girl alive! . . .
And on…
I loved it. Both movies so cool. Didn’t finish 12 Monkeys. Need to figure out how that ends. I am so into it and I have no idea how it’s going to end.
But, seriously, have you ever watched Aliens and Predator? I know it’s cheesy, but for some reason (I’ve watched it twice now!) I just really like it. Predator is so cool.
So anyway, that’s my night! Crazy! Insane! Aliens!!
You’ve never seen 12 Monkeys before??!! I love that movie – and I love that it’s Philly, too. That was back when you knew any film with Brad Pitt in it would be a good one. He’s insane in that movie.
He IS insane. Totally. I need to rent it and watch it sometime. I didn’t get to see how it ended!!
I haven’t seen 12 Monkeys. I liked the first Predator movie…couldn’t really get into the second one, I’m afraid the 3rd one was guilty by association, so I haven’t seen it, either.
Haha Kathy – I’m not even sure which one I was watching. That’s funny, I wasn’t really aware there was more than one. But now that I think of it, this one seemed slightly different!
Maybe AVP isn’t actually a 3rd Predator movie, just some weird hybrid of Alien and Predator…I just thought it was a crazy premise and I wasn’t into it enough to see it. I mean, there were 4 Alien movies, right? And 2 Predator movies…it was enough for me.
12 monkeys was good. I only saw it in its entirety in like the last six months. Brad Pitt was good in that.
I tend to stay up too late also.
Peaj – all the brilliant people stay up late ;)
yep, I stay up too late too–but not cause of TV. Like really never. But I liked the peak into your thoughts–really funny!!
You should def see Aliens vs Predator. Totally your style of movie :)