Is it just me or do some of the titles on my posts seem misleading. I am nothing if not creative. Today, I escorted my mother to the eye doctor to have her eyes dilated. Believe it or not there were some rather humorous moments waiting in the reception area. There was a patient who must have been extremely bored as she got up, walked to the 12″ TV/VCR/DVD combo and attempted to get it to play something besides the Toshiba menu making its way across the screen. Finally, she managed to start the disc playing. She commented that it was the same disc that was playing the last time she was in the office (I sense a link coming up there… but hey, ya know). The woman must be a regular.
The movie playing was Seabiscuit starring Tobey Maguire. Since it has been a few years since I have seen the movie about the thoroughbred and his jockey, I cannot honestly give a full review but I remember that I did enjoy it. I do recall that Maguire needed to lose a fair amount of weight after playing Spider-Man to portray Red Pollard. Then after filming was completed for Seabiscuit, he had to hit the gym again to bulk up to play the superhero a second time. At least Maguire will not be typecast as a popcorn idol, summer blockbuster star as he has made several other films before and since which have been well received by critics and viewers (The Cider House Rules, The Ice Storm, and Pleasantville to name a few). Additionally, he also served as Executive Producer for Seabiscuit.
Although it did get a bit boring once the television whiz got called for her appointment, there was an adorable 3 year-old girl who kept those of us waiting entertained by explaining the trials and tribble-ations of a child. Apparently, a scary monster hid under her bed one night causing her to run into her parents’ room to be consoled. She was not exactly sure what the creature looked like it was definately “big and UUUUUUGLY.” The monster “sure did” go away after the precocious tot told it to.
The colorful people waiting in the lobby kept the waiting to a minimum; however, next time I will have to remember to take a book of some kind… hopefully a script. It has been a few months since I have had one. Perhaps by then I will begin to make my titles better fit the post… BUT I DOUBT IT!!!!!! That would just be no fun.
Thought I hadn’t seen any Tobey McGuire movies, but it turns out, I was a victim of Pleasantville – YUCK!
I’m thinkin that the only ones I have seen are the Spider-Man trilogy (very good… 2 is best) and Seabiscuit which was good for A view. As I said, I would have been really bored if not for the tv whiz and 3-year-old.
I’m watching Spiderman 3 right now. 🙂