Bengie’s in Baltimore (hon!) runs a weekend triple-feature called ‘Dusk to Dawn’. For $8 bucks a person, you can see three first-run films with vintage cartoons for intermissions. For another $8 bucks you can bring your own food. (But no alcohol.) The snack bar was pretty good though. ($6.25 gets you a huge bucket of lightly breaded chicken fingers.) There’s a special deal for classic cars on Sundays, the driver gets in free! Go early before dark so you can see the classic cars on display near the snack bar.
Boyfriend and I took the Jeep up and put the softtop and windshield down for a really awesome clear view. While it was a little chilly late at night, the bigger problem was the bugs, which weren’t too bad. (But it’s Monday and I still itch.) So take some bug spray. I took a US Army surplus wool blanket (flea market find for $15) and I was cozy all night. Boyfriend thought I was crazy to bring it till he was cold at 1am.
Guys and gals and kids and pups turned out for the show. It’s a very family-oriented event and the bathrooms weren’t too bad. They just get REALLY crowded when a film ends.
The triple-feature linenup:
Speed Racer - A visual treat, but not the greatest plot. That’s ok though since the old TV show was a lot like that anyway. Things I loved: The little nods to the original show like Trixie appearing in frame upside down, Spritle’s obsession with candy, etc, and other stuff like Boy in Paul Frank pj’s with monkey in little boy motif pj’s.
Indiana Jones 4: Kingdom of the Crystal Skull - Disappointing. But there was no way I wasn’t going to see it. If you liked the first three, yes, go see this one. The little nods to the first three are there and it becomes a fun guessing game to see which things will turn up. But Karen Allen is a bad actress and the plot is weak. Also, the soundtrack to the film was lifted from American Graffitti. I swear to God.
Iron Man - Absolutely the best of the three we saw. Boyfriend is typical boy and likes comic books so he tipped me off to some of the insider stuff to the original Marvel comic books. However, we didn’t stay for the scene at the end of the credits which hints at a sequel. (Of course there’s going to be a sequel!) I have the hots for Robert Downey Jr. He certainly doesn’t have a heroin addict’s body in this film. Watch for Pepper Potts’ line early in the film about taking out the trash. It’s total catfight material. (And Gwyneth Paltrow looks fab as a red-head, or should I say ’soft auburn?’)
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