We arrived in Vegas today for a long weekend and after getting settled in, we headed out - To the Movies! When Carol called the kids to say we had arrived, Nate asked what we were going to do first and she said the movies. "Can't you guys find anything to do there?" Yes, we are are in Adventureland. As a matter of fact, I am writing this at 2:15 am (Okie time) in the city that never sleeps.
We did go to the Rave Cinema and saw "Adventureland". By current movie standards of movies for the young, this is fairly tame. Yes, there was an abundant use of the F bomb, but it was almost okay use of the term! The movie is set in 1989 and is about kids working in an amusement park (much like Bell's). Bill Hader of SNL fame and a Tulsa product is the amusement park owner. In the Tulsa paper today was an interview with him about his memories of Bell's and about is summer jobs. The movie about the lives of each of these people and each will remind you of someone you knew in High School (the good, the bad, the fakes, the nerds, and the rich kids). It was a good pre-summer flick. It is easy to connect with the main characters. The guy is the smart kid who has no life experiences (especially with girls) and the girl is the type that has too much life experience (especially with guys) and is measurable. Good humor and good story. Bad language!
I give it *** stars.
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