Froggie has been dying to go see the movie Home. We were supposed to go Friday but she was punished for not listening to me or her Daddy. That's something for another blog post. We went on Saturday because she was good the rest of the week. The punishment occurred on Monday.
We went to a showing around Noon time. We got our tickets and then made our way to the concession stand. Twenty-four dollars later, we are going to get our seats. Froggie wanted to sit at the tippy top. So I agreed to this. It wasn't so bad walking up 15 million stairs. We got settled in and a minute or two later the trailers started. Yes, I time it so we don't have to wait very long for a movie to start.
We were watching the trailers and all is well. When the movie started she started talking. I had to remind her that we're in the theater and to just sit and watch the movie quietly. She says to me, "Mommy, can't we just whisper." I told her we could not do that because we would disturb others around us. She seemed to understand and was quiet for almost all the movie.
Immediately, I realized this movie is based off a teen novel called The True Meaning of Smekday by Adam Rex. I read this book when it came out eight years ago. (My day job is a Teen Librarian so I read a lot of teen novels). I was now even more excited to see this film then I was from the previews.
It was a really good movie. It was funny and it was touching. I think it had something entertaining for adults and kids. The best scene in my opinion was the pit stop at the restroom. It was hilarious. Jim Parson's has the perfect voice for the Boov Oh. It's amazing how movie makers turned a wonderful teen novel into a really good movie for kids. I give this a thumbs up.
Now Froggie goes around the house saying, "My hands are in the air like I just do not care." She is also talking about seeing the live action Cinderella movie. We are definitely going to see the minion movie when it comes out. That looks hilarious.
I enjoy these days with Froggie and hope she will remember them when she's all grown up. She'll look back and think about the great times she had with her Mom at the movies. I know I think about the wonderful times I went to the movies with my Mom. The last one we got to see at the theater together was Steel Magnolias. I won't ever forget that.
