Sara & I went to Millcreek today. We saw Cloverfield & 27 Dresses, in that order, for which I was very grateful.

I liked them both, but can see how a lot of people won't like Cloverfield. It is intensely scary, sad, & in a weird way, very real. I think we were kind of prepared for the weirdness of it because Sara & I are familiar with J.J. Abrams' work. He did the tv shows Alias & Lost, so if you don't like those you probably won't like Cloverfield. It's hardcore scifi for sure. They did a good job of making you feel like you were in the movie, because Sara & I kept whispering to each other what we would have done in the situations, like when you start to see rats running in the same direction you should run too & ask questions later. Basic survival, people! & I knew that helicopter was doomed, not just because it was that kind of story, but because it took off & flew in the wrong direction! What was that pilot thinking?

As for 27 Dresses....definitely a chic flick, but surprisingly witty. I was not bored. Actually, there were quite a few times that I laughed so hard that I choked. & it was not entirely predictable. The characters were not all cliché stereotypes either.

So I am still choking, coughing stuff up.....you don't want to know how long it's taken to type all this.... I don't know if this mucus was induced by the laughter, the air at the theatre, the Junior Mints, the cold air outside, or the lack of sudafed in my system. Ah well.

Mom sent this from National Geographic.