My Super Ex-Desire to See a Movie

Charles and I sort of felt like seeing a movie this weekend. We weren't totally revved up for it, but figured it would be a good way to get out of the house. And, truth be told, to get our hands on some popcorn.

The list of films showing in nearby Hoogeveen was grim: Snakes on a Plane, World Trade Center, Miami Vice, Lady in the Water, The Ant Bully (in Dutch), Garfield 2 (in Dutch), Cars (in Dutch)... But they were running something called My Super Ex-Girlfriend. The plot sounded stupid, but Eddie Izzard was in it! It was only showing at 8pm on Sunday, so that's the one we went to.

We were prepared for it to be a bad movie. But you would still think that if they could get Uma Thurman, Luke Wilson, Eddie Izzard, and Ivan Reitman as director that it would be halfway decent. Eh - not so much. Bad script, bad acting, bad make-up. (They even made Uma Thurman look bad! They should have had Eddie do her make-up!)

But it was fun to see Eddie struggle with an American accent yet again. And it was GOOD to eat popcorn. And it was rather interesting to note that Dutch theaters pause for an intermission - at least in romantic comedies. (Some movies listed on the web site are noted to runwithout a pause.) We think the intermission is so they can sell more M&Ms (big bag sold to you with a paper cup!), beer (Grolsch flip-top!) and soda (your choice of a whopping 8-oz or 12-oz size).

We'll probably go back to the theater, or maybe up to the one in Groningen, but we'll probably wait until they're showing something we actually want to see.

Comments

[Amanda]

Did you see Eddie Izzard in Oceans 12?....wait, now I'm not sure he was in it. Maybe he is. don't know.
:)

[Krees]

It's true! He was in "Ocean's 12" (and is apparently scheduled to be in "Ocean's 13" as well). But sadly I've completely forgotten his performance in it. I think because the character he played was the same one he played in "Circus" and pretty much the same as he played in "My Super Ex..." His standup is so much more memorable than his acting. Sad but true.