The Projectionist for May 2, 2011 May 4, 2011

Hello there Mead-Berry,

I didn’t see Fast Five last weekend. Funny thing is I used to love action movies as a kid. I think I watched First Blood over 100 times. After Rocky, I think the Rambo series was Stallone’s finest work. I guess Vin Diesel is the new Stallone. I think I actually “get” that. If it wasn’t for Thor this weekend I would probably see Fast Five. Oh well, I am sure after the $86M opening there will be another one.

The Little Projectionist is having a rough week. I guess this is what is known as a “phase”. The little guy just wants to cause trouble which is annoying but fine. I told Pam that when it happens, actually two good things happen as we banish him to his room. He gets a punishment and maybe will actually learn something. The second thing is we don’t have to listen to him for at least a few minutes. I never knew a mouth could work like that with such a limited vocabulary.

To be candid, I was not that excited about Thor until this week. I have a comic book collection of over 500 comics. You know how many of them are Thor? One. However, the reviews and preview have been terrific. Looks like we may have a good old fashioned summer popcorn movie on our hands. Natalie Portman is in it as well which suits me just fine. There is another Kate Hudson movie out called Something Borrowed. Maybe it is good? There has not been a good romcom in a while. Sooner or later something will have to be good. Just the law of averages.

The Chophouse is rocking. I think what people enjoy the most is that someone in the kitchen actually is trying very hard to make you good food. In our world of chain restaurants it is nice to have some “food” in the food.

Now your moment of zen: