GARUMPH! We went to see Night At The Museum and.... (no spoilers)

[thewayne]

Damn projector broke! Apparently the tail end of the film came out and wrapped around something and trashed the credits. They hope that the film will be working tomorrow, I'm a little concerned about how much of the credits are trashed, it's a question of how far into or before the credits the damage occurred. I am a watcher of credits, so I'd rather see them intact, but sometimes ya gotta take what ya got.

We saw probably less than an hour of it. *sigh*

So we're now watching the 2005 version of The Producers. Yet another film that Russ hasn't seen (regarding the original).

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[quasar273.livejournal.com]

Well, tell them what happened during our second attempt at movie-watching...

[deborak]

:: is curious ::

[thewayne.livejournal.com]

I was not going to talk about it to save embarrassment, but since I've been told to by the spousal unit....

Last night, after getting back from the mis-adventure of trying to see Night At The Museum, a member of the household decided to warm up the very good turkey soup made from the remains of the turkey from Christmas dinner. Unfortunately when the person went to turn the stove off, instead of the knob clicking in the Off position, it was left in the High position.

There was probably less than an inch of liquid left in the pot, and it quickly cooked off. I noticed the 'hot' smell once or twice while watching The Producers, then I realized no one had been in the kitchen in a while. I mentioned this to Russ and we immediately beelined into the kitchen to find the pot smoking furiously. Fortunately the lid was on, otherwise it might have burst into flames.


I turned on the ceiling fans to disperse the smoke and smell, we put the box fan back in the library to draw smoke out and opened the side door so a controlled air path was formed. Then I took the pot out and put it on the porch, it's amazing how quickly something cools when set outside in 20 degree weather.

Nothing burst into flames, the pan is probably not permanently damaged, and the house still smells a little.

So Celeste is in the dog house, no treats for her today!


It just wasn't our night to see a movie, though we did finish seeing The Producers.

[quasar273.livejournal.com]

And the spousal unit, having very sensitive lungs, had to spend ten or fifteen minutes either outside or lurking in doorways. And although Wayne cleverly realized he could improved the smoke dispersal by turning on ceiling fans, the spousal unit got annoyed when she realized it meant she couldn't just bend over to get to clearer air.

And yes, not a peep from our security expert, who cares more about raccoons (and evil vets knocking on the door) than about fires. Also not a peep from the smoke detector. We should probably replace the smoke detector, but it will be some years before the security expert can be replaced.

[magic-rat.livejournal.com]

That sounds like something that happened just prior to my second viewing of X-Men 3 in the theaters. The first time, I left during the credits to answer a call of nature and missed the coda (the scene that follows the credits). Being just OCD enough, I went to see it again just for the coda. After sitting through the movie and the entire credits, nothing. An usher told me (and the others who were waiting for the same thing) that there was no final scene. After speaking with the theater manager, I learned that this copy of the movie had caught in the projector during the first showing and the coda was irreparably ruined. Since I had explained my situation and lodged my complaint in a polite tone, the manager was nice enough to give me a free pass that I could use at another Harkins theater so that I could see the coda.

Russ should really see the original version of The Producers. Gene Wilder's best performance, IMO.

[thewayne.livejournal.com]

She will, I just have to find it. I think I have it on LaserDisc, if not, I'll find a DVD. I think the 2005 version does a nice job of expanding on the original, but the original is still the best. After all, it isn't easy seeing Zero Mostel in a flic.

[magic-rat.livejournal.com]

What I found most interesting is that thw 2005 version is an adaptation of the stage play that was an adaptation of the original movie. Both Nathan Lane and Matthew Broderick reprised their roles from the stage version, and I enjoyed seeing how Mel Brooks took the movie and turned it into a musical (with all the excitement, I don't know if you noticed in the credits that Mel Brooks wrote all the music for the stage version). Nathan Lane was absolutely brilliant, and Matthew Broderick was no Gene Wilder but his song and dance skills were very enjoyable.