Mama

Mama: Official Site | IMDb

If you know me, you know I'm a big fan of horror movies. The scarier, the freakier, the more unnerving... the better!

Mama is about two girls raised in the wild (by "Mama"), who, when returned to society, bring "Mama" along with them. There are quite a few spots where I jumped, and one scene in particular (involving a camera) that was very, very tense. The story, while good, wasn't great (no spoilers, so I won't go into detail).

There were a couple of parts that were just laughably bad. Enough to detract from the overall score.

Finally, the ending; wow! It was very unconventional, but, completely worked: everyone got their happy ending.

Mama: 3 outta 4 whatevers

Ouch

Yesterday, during my run, I took a tumble at the end.

I caught my foot on a frozen dirt clod (similar to when you catch the edge of the sidewalk), and rolled my ankle/foot. 

Where'd I get that softball? Ouch.
(apologies for the gross foot picture)

So I poked around the internets and came up with a suitable treatment: rest, icing and elevation (three of the RICE components) combined with heat / cool alternating applications.

Will it help? It's certainly feeling much better today. How long to rest it? Can I run tomorrow on it? I'll know by the end of the day today. I'm guessing I'll have to stay off of it, running wise, until the weekend (hoping to run Saturday).

The bigger one on the left hurts!

Update, 1/17: the swelling has greatly reduced, and some minor bruising has become evident.
I ran a little bit on it, feels fine!

Sticking to an elliptical session tonight though.

Silver Linings Playbook

Silver Linings Playbook: Official Site | IMDB

After waiting for an eternity, Silver Linings Playbook finally came to Omaha! 

The stars aligned and The Wife and I were able to venture out to screen it.

By now, you know the story, and you've seen that Jennifer Lawrence was awarded with a Golden Globe for her performance. And, very rightfully so. Proving that Winter's Bone wasn't a fluke (at all).

There's the rub, though, this movie is not a sum of it's parts. 

As a whole, it just felt off, but the performances (not just by Lawrence, but, just as much by Bradley Cooper and Robert De Niro) are outstanding. Just outstanding.

Movie: 3.5 outta 4 whatevers

Performances: 4 outta 4 whatevers

Zero Dark Thirty

Zero Dark Thirty.
Links: official site imdb

Just wow. WOW.

I went into this knowing the outcome (like Argo); but, just like Argo, I didn't know all the details that led to said outcome. Those details, and the portrayal of them playing out was just fantastic.


I have one complaint though: the casting of Chris Pratt. 

Don't get me wrong, he's a fine actor, but he's "Andy" on Parks & Rec; and, every time he was on screen I was taken out of the movie. That said, Chastain's performance is enough of a counter.



4 outta 4 whatevers.

no clue what to write about

I have not a clue as to what to write about.
Running? Sure, but is that overdone?
Movies? Sure?
My kids? Nah, too open to skeeves of the world.

I guess I'll concentrate on the running and the movies for now, see what sticks...

it's time...

I've been the owner of this blog for years.

It's time to actually put words down, let thoughts pour...