Troy: Director's Cut (2007)

This movie was three hours long over two DVD discs.  We had to watch it one hour a day for three days because we are old people.

I do not remember the details from the theatrical version, but Math Teacher said this version was bloodier and more boobies.

I'm here for Eric Bana and Brad Pitt.  Drooling just thinking about them.  The acting was great.  The emotions were real.  The fights were serious.  I felt connected to everyone's motivation.  Real History was brutal and simply the best!

Tombstone (1993)

This movie was basically a bunch of men acting tough and tried to one up each other.  Not much of a plot, simply lots of heroic poses; lots of smoldering; and lots of masculinity.

Bromance in this movie was awesome.  They cared for each other; they stood by each other's side.  There was a side plot about a M/F romance that added nothing to the story.  Bromance For the Win!

What surprised me the most was Val Kilmer's acting.  I have watched him in Top Gun (1986, 2022), Willow (1988), Batman Forever (1995), and now Tombstone.  Each character was different; each acting style was distinct.  He was a wide-ranging actor.  Very enjoyable.  Rest In Peace!

Godzilla Minus One (2023)

Godzilla was a metaphor for whatever the audience wanted it to be, natural or humnan-made disaster.

This movie was about a kamikaze pilot that survived.  Huh?  Wasn't he supposed to die?  Then he survived the first time Godzilla appeared.  Then he survived the second time Godzilla appeared.  The survivor guilt was eating him alive.  Was he going to live or die when Godzilla appeared the third time?

This Godzilla was awesome, especially when it powered up to shoot the radioactive ray.  It would've been great to see the special effect in a movie theater.

I thought the movie would explain why it was called "Godzilla Minus One".  A lot of Japanese brands were named strangely, for example, the clothing store "Niko And...", but the movie never explained.  Oh well...

Hitman's Wife's Bodyguard (2021)

Still very funny with over-the-top action scenes.  The chemistry between Ryan Reynolds and Samuel L. Jackson was still very good.  They threw in all the action tropes, but after awhile it felt too much.  There were some unnecessary parts, such as the two Interpols arguing.  One Interpol was enough.

Trader Joe's Easter Joe-Joe's review

Easter is almost here.  Pastel colors on bunnies and eggs are everywhere.  I saw these cookies in Trader Joe's, and I just couldn't resist.  They're too cute!

Turned out they were Oreos covered in a thick layer of chocolates.  Too sweet for my taste.  If I wanted Oreos, I'd get Oreos.

Robin Hood: Men in Tights (1993)

I finally finished filing taxes; it was exhausting.  So I needed something to relax.

I was surprised Math Teacher never saw Robin Hood:  Men in Tights.  It was a perfect post-tax comedy.  It was so over-the-top ridiculously dramatic that we laughed until our sides split.

Math Teacher pointed out several parodies to other movies, e.g. Godfather.  He didn't know there were so many funny references.  He enjoyed it quite a lot.

Happy Pi Day 2025!

Happy Pi πℼ𝜋𝛑𝝅𝝿𝞹 Day 2025!

A friend's homemade lemon meringue pie.  The crust was so flaky; the meringue was so bouncy; and the lemon curd was so lemony!  Heaven!

🥧🥧🥧🥧🥧

Horror short story, #3

I might have watched too much vampire movies!

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My parents, my brother, and I were touring somewhere. Europe, for sure. The hotel had a tour to go to this old castle. Many hotel guests signed up, including us. We were bussed to the castle. It was old, with stonewalls and metal spikes. It was cloudy and cold. I was feeling weird and said we had to go. We didn't see Mother. I kept insisting to Father and Brother that we had to go. Next thing I knew, Father went looking for Mother. I told Brother we must leave now. It was getting dark. Brother said no; then he went looking for our parents.

The tour guide now insisted we all had to go. I got on the bus with the other tourists. Strangely, multiple buses came; only one bus was full and returning. So I was in my seat, completely freaked out. Then this woman in the seat behind me elongated her neck, like a snake. Her head hovered on top of me, then she shot towards me to bite my neck. Blood everywhere.

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I know that long-neck woman was Rokurokubi (ろくろ首, 轆轤首).  I don't know why I dreamed about her on a tour bus to an old castle in Europe.  Rokurokubi does not kill nor drink blood.

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Married Life / 婚姻生活, #7

Home alone to clean up two-days-old roasted broccoli and carrots. I put them in a pretty bowl to make myself happy.

即使一人在家
即使是剩菜
也要用漂亮的碗
讓自己心情快樂

Titanic (1997)

I was surprised to learn Math Teacher never watched Titanic. He was never going to sit through a 3-hour-14-minute romance movie.

So I watched it for him, and called him over to watch the important part, e.g., Jack drawing Rose in nude.

When Titanic started to sink, Math Teacher finally sat down to watch. Oh, it was a disaster movie. This he could get onboard with. 🙄

Thanks to internet, Math Teacher actually saw clips of the movie and tons of memes, such as "I'll never let go, Jack". Now he finally understood those memes.

Controversial topic:  Math Teacher and I agreed. Jack couldn't fit onto the door. The movie obviously showed that when Jack tried to, the door was going to flip over.

As for me, I watched it twice and cried twice in the theater in 1997. Twenty eight years later, I still got misty eyes.

Math Teacher wanted a Titanic and Terminator crossover from James Cameron. Hollywood, call us!