A few years ago, I had a friend that kept going back to the same guy over and over again. She’d do this despite the obvious unhappy consequences and despite the fact that he’d done her wrong about 90% of the time. When I asked her point blank why she kept going back when he’d PROVEN he was no good, she simply said, Once upon a time, he made me feel good.
Oh. Cue eye roll.
I didn’t think it was a very good reason. But I couldn’t argue with her. There was no convincing her. She was in a nasty feedback loop and nothing I did or said could break the spell. I can remember thinking how grateful I was that I was past that point in my life. I can remember thinking how glad I was I was mature enough to learn from my mistakes. How I would never do that – I would never let anyone fool me more than once … okay, maybe twice … but that’s it. I can remember thinking I would never let a single good thing a person did overshadow many other crappy things.
Today The Hub and I went for a walk. An eight miler round trip. We didn’t walk the whole thing in one go, we took a break at the halfway mark to watch a movie. We saw Mr. Brooks. And I just want to say, Darn you, Kevin Costner. Just because Dances With Wolves was like one of the best movies ever doesn’t mean you can just go around making rotten flicks and expect us to let you off. You got me with Waterworld and again with The Postman. It was then I vowed you’d never get me again but somehow I let my guard down. I let my guard down and shelled out 17.00 to watch you for 2 painful hours when I would have been just as pleased to have a rat chew out my eyeballs. Fool me once, Shumani Tutonka Ob Wachi, shame on you. Fool me twice, shame on me. Fool me a third time and we’re back to you again.
I just feel used. And dumb. Very very dumb.
Lucky for me, I don't have time to ever go to the movies. Well, grown-up movies, that is.
Posted by: Wendy | June 11, 2007 at 09:57 AM
The only other good K.C. movie is Bull Durham and that's only b/c of Susan Sarandon.
I also went to the movies this weekend. Our final two choices were Knocked Up and Mr. Brooks. We went with Knocked Up & what a great decision that was! Very funny and well worth the matinee price of $6.00 (but if you ask Andrew, it was $16.00- the very expensive popcorn/bottled water is all he can focus on).
Why does Kevin insist on making movies? What was that movie with Joan Allen?? The Upside of Anger- that one was good too. His character in that was like a grown-up Crash Davis. But still, that doesn't rectify his movie-making suckiness.
Posted by: gilly | June 11, 2007 at 10:01 AM
I don't know about The Postman, but Dances with Wolves was a great movie, and Waterworld wasn't THAT bad. What kind of movies are you into?
Posted by: Mae | June 28, 2007 at 12:24 AM
Wait a minute! I said Dancing With Wolves was the greatest movie ever. And you're right, Waterworld wasn't awful ... just awfully long. But The Postman, in my opinion, was a real stinker. And (in the style of WW) really stinkin' long.
It's the too long/not very good combo that gets me. I can tolerate mediocre (heck I just went to see Live Free or Die Hard on opening night) as long as I don't have to sit for nearly 3 hours of it.
If you're going to ask me to stay seated for more than 120 minutes, you better make a darn good flick.
And that's all I've got to say about that.
Posted by: Jenne | June 28, 2007 at 08:05 AM