You betchya.

I bought "The Mechanic" from the five dollar bin at Walmart.

I only just discovered Jason Statham a few months ago and

I really, really like him. He is badassery. He is the male Michelle
Rodriguez, or Michelle Rodriguez is the female Jason Statham,
or something. The other motivating factor for this purchase is the
co-star Ben Foster.  Anybody who knows "3:10 to Yuma's" Charlie
Prince can tell you that Ben is also.... a badass. I did watch this
movie and it is pretty darn good.

The ending fooled me. I rate it 6.5 out of 10 ampules of Rohypnol.

And I found "Frank and Jesse" in the three seventy four bin. Rob

Lowe plays Jesse James and the recently passed and beloved Bill Paxton

plays brother Frank. If I remember right, this was a made for HBO movie

that I saw many years ago and a few times since then and is not the best in

the world, but it's a Western, and not that bad, and after all, it's a Western.

One of my all time favorite singers, Randy Travis plays Cole Younger in the

movie. He's good. After the gang has robbed a train, Cole, wanting his bit of

notoriety and not to be outdone by Jesse, tells the train's passengers, "...and

Cole Younger, you tell 'em you was robbed by Cole Younger too!"

He says that real good. I like it.

I actually already have this movie, but it is used and I wanted a new copy.

~ Happy St. Patrick's Day 2017 ~

This is a one dollar token I saved from my limited

gambling experience at the Gold Strike Inn outside

of Las Vegas.

I saved it for two reasons. One: It was all about

the West, sort of. Two: It was a souvenir of my

honeymoon. This was many more years ago than I

really want to think about.

I don't have the marriage anymore,

but I still have the cool token. So it is all good.

Arrrrrrrrindianstore.

It's been kind of slow around here lately, but...

"I'll be back."

Actually, I never left. It has just been kind of

slow around here lately.

(That's my NECA Terminator 2: Judgement Day T-800

Pescadero Escape 12 Inch Figure.)

Not sure what one has to do with the other.

(Spotted on a car.)

Professional Bull Riders bull figures

"Hammer" and "Nightlife" by Breyer.

Above onscreen at Borden Cinema is Michael Sheen as Arthur

the bartender on the Starship Avalon. This is the movie "Passengers".

Man, I found this movie to be better the second time around. It made
me cry, but only a little, so I did not get a headache, which is good.

 Chris Pratt. See it.

That's all I got.

I bought "Passengers" on Blu-ray. This is a movie that I saw during

my Birthday Week Extravaganza in January. I had written that it was

"nothing to write home about" but that I did enjoy it and I would buy

it when it came out and here she is. This is the version with the Target

Exclusive Bonus Disc. I really can't wait to see it again and I only

hope that my older non-supported Blu-ray player will play it.

If not, it will be waiting in the wings for a new player like one or

two other movies that I have. It's all good (for the most part).

I have had this a looong time. My son gave it to me many years

ago. It is the Castle Freak from the movie of the same name. Made

by Full Moon Toys Legends of Horror, this guy comes with some

great accessories. One of the greatest of them is a half-eaten

house cat. This company is no longer in business and this figure

can be kind of expensive.

The movie was just so-so if I remember right. I have had the

movie on DVD for a long time, just have not watched it yet.

A random pirate shelf picture says I.

Free gas is pretty good. I guess I will go and get some.

Okay, these are good.

Carl's Jr.

I used the MSR fry pan I recently purchased off of

Amazon.com. I know this is kind of a repeat post as

we have seen pictures of potatoes cooking out here

before, but I just wanted to have a picture of my new

fry pan cooking up them delicious critters.

 

Yes, we have seen this before too. But I love looking at my

ever trusty Becker BK24 that assists me almost daily. I would

say that you owe it to yourselves to buy a BK24 and that you

would not be sorry, but I think they have been discontinued.

However there is still the Becker BK14 which is made of

1095 Cro-Van steel as opposed to the BK 24's D2 Steel. I have

both and I have no complaints. (That is an older photo from 2015.)

That cowboy on the roof is about to get shot. His blood goes

flying all over that window behind him and by now everybody

knows that the blood was spit from his mouth. Great effect.

~ Universal Studios Hollywood, 1987 ~

~ Don't Tread on Me ~

~ Christopher Gadsden (1724–1805) ~

I have a "Wish List" on Amazon.com with a HUGE

amount of stuff that I would like to have. But I keep at the top

of the list five items that I really want. One of these is an MSR

fry pan. I have checked the price on the fry pan once or twice

daily for THREE YEARS.

The price has fluctuated  from between nineteen dollars to about

twenty-eight dollars. I just did not want to pay that much.

Then....

The other day, BAM! THIRTEEN dollars! Yes! Click! Mine!

I cannot wait to try it. It is an outdoor thing. It feels good.

 

 The handle comes off for storage. Thirteen dollars. Man. Just have

to keep looking and sometimes things go your way. Right?

About three months ago I finally decided that it was time to see

"12 Years a Slave". Perfect timing as it suddenly disappeared

from the shelves... everywhere. But today a copy appeared in

the five dollar bin at Walmart. Huzzah!

Watching this one very soon.

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Later that night...
I viewed the movie. It was a difficult watch. The cruelty and inhumanity
is as bad as you would imagine. Chiwetel Ejiofor as Solomon Northup
got the job done in a great way. Worth more than five dollars.
7.5/10

I found yet another Little Caesars pizza.

How many of these things ARE there?

One of my favorite stores has had a rough couple

of years and is closing it's doors for good.

At times I can be resourceful.

I repaired it the next day.

I bought "Arrival" on Blu-ray. I saw this in the theater and

I really want to see it again. I have heard a few folks call

this a Sci-Fi Chick Flick, which is weird. Unfortunately

my Blu-ray machine is having difficulty playing this

Blu-ray and it looks like I won't be seeing it until

I get a new player. Oh well.

"Manchester by the Sea". This was a good one. As I wrote

here after seeing it in the theater, I thought I didn't care about

any of the characters even halfway through the movie. But

when "stuff" started happening to them, I realized I was wrong.

I did care. Good movie and I do really want to see this soon.

Hopefully Borden Cinema will be able to play this one,

unlike "Arrival."

Casey Affleck is fantastic. He talks real good.

Tonight, at the top of the stairs.

Pass...

...the Pigs.

Brought to you by Bird Two.

When you carry your own knife,

every slice is just the way you want it.

These are not your grandma's candy machines.

- Regal Cinema -

 

KONG 

I have a bad feeling about this.

Litter makes me mad enough, but when I see a grown woman

in the passenger seat of a car that is pulling out of a parking place

open her door just enough to drop this onto the ground and then

close her door again as the car drives away...
Oh man.... I know, it doesn't seem like much...

 

...But if EVERY person was as lazy,

selfish and self-special as she is...

I found another Little Caesars Pizza.

This is intense.

And dang-nabbit, they are closed.

I wonder if there are some carny folks in that camper playing

poker and chewing on cigars and drinking whiskey and cussing.

Happiness is when Hasbro finally releases a Black Series C3PO

figure that is a perfect match for the Black Series R2D2 that

you have. REAL happiness is when you actually FIND

one of them as they are really popular and ALWAYS sold out.

Irony is when on the same day that you finally find a

Black Series Threepio, two hours later you also find

an outstanding Elite Series Die Cast C3PO at

the Disney Store.

Life is freaky and good.

With Disney's live-action "Beauty and the Beast" movie

set to hit theaters soon, the Disney Store has it's figures

set up in a beautiful display.

Belle is my favorite Disney Princess.

Look at her beautiful dress.

And what is this? Gaston actually has a firearm?

Hooray for Disney!

I really want to see this movie when it comes out.

 

It's okay... Come on out little feller.

 

Another DVD day.

I bought "Knock Knock" with Keanu Reeves because I read

on some message boards I go to that it is a good one. I

was waiting for the price to come down. It did.

"10 Cloverfield Lane". What do I say, what DO I say? As a HUGE

fan of the original Cloverfield movie, I hated 10. HATED it.

It is a slap in the face to Clovie fans who waited EIGHT YEARS

for a sequel. I was never going to buy this movie. However (I say with my

tail between my legs), I am somewhat of a "completest", and this movie

is so bad that the price came WAY down, so I bought it to park next

to my "Cloverfield" movies.

This movie has a very very very small chance of redeeming itself a

very very very little bit if a Part Three came out and continued on

where this one left off. It just miiigggghhhht squeakily get by if it

manages to show where it ties in to the original movie.

MIGHT.

Some folks say it DOES tie in. They are reaching. WAY reaching.

From what they show, it does not tie in. It may be similar, but similar

is all it is. Do I sound bitter? I am.

One other thing: John Goodman. I LOVE JG. But I have seen him
in too many other things and just the sight of him kept taking me
out of this movie. Somebody slightly unknown would have been
better in his role. But that is just my thing.

Once again I say...  Life, so hard.

I want more Clovie and many others do too.

Later on that night....

I guess it is no big surprise that they could not be
bothered to put any graphics on the DVD itself.

I found a new Little Caesars Pizza.

I am going to find them all. Serious.

Just kidding.

I bought "Jack Reacher: Never Go Back" and "John Wick".

Jack Reacher gets dumped on but I like it. Surrounded

by six guys who are big and tough, Jack asks them if they

"really want to do this" and they just start attacking him.

Forty five seconds later they are all on the ground and

Jack is walking away no worse for wear. Stuff like that.

I like.

John Wick... Man, this movie opens dark. Really dark.

But John is another badass and it goes from there. I liked

this one too. I want to see the sequel. 

Both to me are totally worth checking out, if you like

badass guys and action.

I love you, we all do. Save us a good spot.

We will be together again someday.

Rest well.