Rhinestone

On hearing that they are remaking Charlotte's Web with Julia Roberts as the voice of Charlotte, Andrew & I were talking about movie remakes. What makes it okay to remake a movie? If it was a bad movie, should it be remade? Maybe they could do it better, but most likely, it will be worse. A good movie, IMHO, should not be remade any sooner than 20 years after its first run. That way, it's not fresh in the memory of the movie-going public, who will say "Ah, the first one was so much better." (I'm not exactly sure how this works with TV shows they turn into movies...)

So in the process of this conversation, Andrew mentioned Rhinestone. You remember, the movie with Dolly Parton & Sylvester Stallone? I told Andrew about my Rhinestone experience. (You can guess in which category of "remakable" movies this one falls). After laughing over the story that follows here, he said this was definitely a bloggable moment. I had already been thinking that. So, dear readers, is this lovely late-night entry.

It was in Fort Walton Beach Florida, about 18/19 years old, at the Suds N' Cinema. A nice little resort-town, but not the most remote hick-i-fied place in the world. Some sophisticated folks do live there. This theater had those round tables with the faux leather captain's chairs, and you could order pizza, or nachos, and you could drink beer. Thus, one of my mom's favorite places (as the confirmed fan of beer & nachos that she was/is). Ah, I saw many classic movies there-- Romancing the Stone, The Breakfast Club, Rocky Horror Picture Show. Sigh. Somehow, the song "The Warrior" by Scandal is also attached in my mind to the place-- it must have been playing as we went there once.

I also saw Rhinestone there.

I don't know if it was the beer and nachos talking, but the crowd at Suds N Cinema loved Rhinestone. There was a happy feel-good mood to the crowd during the whole showing but it got better at the end. That's when, at movie's finale, as Dolly & Sly rise victorious from the ashes (I can't remember how it ends, actually... isn't there some kind of competition??) the crowd at Suds N Cinema erupted in spontaneous, standing-ovation applause. (I, being a cynical teen, did not applaud. But I probably wiped a happy tear from one corner of my eye, because, after all, I'm a sensitive gal).

Seriously. A. STANDING. OVATION. For Rhinestone.

It just goes to show you that there is a reason there are 31 Flavors of ice cream. Somewhere there is an entire theater full of people who would say "That, my friend, was a great movie" while remembering the great time they had one night at the local beer & a movie theater.

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You knew I couldn't go completely cold-turkey without an update to my personal medical status of the moment. Yes, the big day is a few mere hours away. I don't know if I'll sleep. We napped all day due to Andrew's unfortunate drinking of way too much liquor last night and his resulting hangover today-- and me being knocked up, I can sleep like a cat. Except probably tonight. We'll see. Fortunately, I don't have to be well-rested. Hopefully the doctor is not suffering from fond memories of Rhinestone movie watching to keep him/her awake all night. (No, I don't know exactly which doctor it will be... that's okay with me, as long as they don't pull out a medical textbook).

So I'm leaving you with this non-baby related post till the guest blogger (welcome to Nissa-- be nice to her!) logs in with her news update, most likely sometime late tomorrow.

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But seriously.

Rhinestone. Uproarious applause. And it was NOT a sign of impending apocalypse. Ponder that for a moment and I'll see you later this week when I can rise and sit at a computer long enough to give you a shout out. (Stitches, you know?)