Wolverine: X-Men Origins

Tonight, I went to see the movie Wolverine: X-Men Origins. This is a movie about how Wolverine came to be. I don't know how accurate this movie is, but it was your relatively typical action movie.

This movie stars Hugh Jackman and Liev Schreiber. I did not know that Ryan Reynolds was in it. He played this character that used samurai swords. That was kind of hot, I guess.

A nice action movie, and if you are a fan of Hugh Jackman and/or Liev Schreiber, good.

Other than that, not really that great.

Who would have thought that this would happen...

Today, I went to Buffet Vichy in Lasalle for lunch. I have been told by many people that "You cannot be a real Montrealer unless you've eaten at Buffet Vichy". So, I thought, I should give it a try today.

The food is not as bad as people say it is... It's okay. However, what I didn't like were one of their policies.

At Buffet Vichy, if you want to drink hot water, they have to charge you as if it's a tea.

What?!!

I already have difficulties that in developed countries, we reserve the right to charge for water... In bottles. Most of the time, bottled water is just tap water from some pumping station that is packed in bottles and then sent off to other parts of the country to be sold. This is really bad for the environment.

The cost of hot water is perhaps a few cents more than the cost of cold water, which is free at this restaurant. The only difference is that you had to boil it through a coffee maker. That's it... The amount of electricity that it would take to boil an entire pot of hot water would be at most 20 cents.

When I asked the manager why he would charge for hot water, his response was "It's just the way it is." No explanation, no nothing. If he has had experiences where people asked for hot water and then people brought their own tea bags, I could perhaps understand, but just a mug of hot water? (And in this case, you just put on your door: No food or drink from outside the restaurant)

I don't believe that I will be going back to this restaurant. Or if I do, I am going to be bringing my own water bottle...

The reason why I ask for hot water at restaurants is because I cannot drink tap water/bottled water/water from the lake. Since most restaurants do not have water that is boiled and then cooled to room temperature, I must ask for hot water.

I also know that in some parts of the world (like in some parts of California), if you don't drink all the water you ask for in a restaurant, they charge you for the water. This is due to the fact that they have droughts or whatever. This I can understand.

But charging for a hot water? That's just unacceptable.

Ghosts of Girlfriends Past

On Tuesday, June 16, 2009 I went to see the film Ghosts of Girlfriends Past featuring Matthew McConaughey, Jennifer Gardner and Michael Douglas.

The tale is a modern take on Dicken's A Christmas Carol, but about McConaughey's character, Connor Mead, who's a well known photographer and a womanizer.

I actually thought that this movie was cute. It probably is not the best piece of cinema out there, but it was cute, heart warming and at times, made me tear up. I suppose it's hard to stomach/watch something like this when you're not in a relationship yourself, and you always get the rotten end of the stick (being dumped, being told you're "not good enough" etc.)

McConaughey spoke with an accent. I do not know if he did it for the film or if he has an accent naturally. I am usually not a fan, so I wouldn't know.

Perhaps not one that needs to be seen on the big screen, but a nice movie night rental, especially if you are doing a "girl's night" movie night. Also a good movie for a "broken hearts" movie night. In that case, bring lots of popcorn to throw at the screen.

Up!

On Tuesday, June 9, 2009 I went to see the Pixar movie Up!. This movie was available in both regular and 3D (I believe it was originally done in 3D). I saw it in the latter.

The story is about Karl Frederickson. He's a grumpy old man that lives in the middle of a development for some sort of condo building.

You also learn in the first five minutes of this film his life. This lays the ground work as to why he decides to take a trip.

The movie is about the adventures he encounters on his trip. It's also about how appearances may not be what they seem to be.

A really fun movie to watch and highly enjoyable. Just be aware that there may be quite a few talking children in this movie. I went to the 10:00 p.m. showing and there was a kid that wouldn't be quiet...