1) We're cheap when it comes to spending money on things like movies
2) We hadn't stepped foot in a movie theater in almost 2 years before this last week (see #1)
While we were in Florida, Peter's family suggested that we all go see a movie. We ended up at Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides, while my father-in-law took our nephew and sister-in-law to a more kid-friendly film. After ordering two adult tickets at the window, I picked my jaw up off the floor and handed the man $20 - no change. The movie was fine, but I had a harder time enjoying it knowing that I could have held out for a few months and rented it from Redbox for $1 (or free with a code) and watched it in the comfort of my own home with $19 still in my pocket.
But since the outrageous cost of movie tickets isn't actually the point of this post, I shall move on.
A few months ago we heard about a film called Waiting for "Superman"
I'm not going to tell you about the movie (you can watch the trailer below), but I will tell you this: It's worth the time to watch it. The same man who made Al Gore's film, An Inconvenient Truth (i.e. not a political conservative), documented what's going on in public schools all around the country and it was stunning. Do you need step-by-step instructions?
1) Go find a Redbox (http://www.redbox.com/)
2) If you haven't rented from Redbox before, use the code "DVDONME" for a free rental
3) Go home and gather your favorite snacks (skipping the $5.75 movie theater Cokes!)
4) Pop Waiting for "Superman"
5) Make sure you watched the deleted scenes in the extras - they are as good as the film itself
I have almost gotten that movie about 25 times. Thanks for the recommendation, I'll pull the trigger!
ReplyDeleteWow! I definitely would love to see this movie! Thanks for the heads up...Steven and I will definitely put this on the redbox list!
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