Death At A Kick-Ass Funeral

I made it out to my first ballgame of the year last night, only to see the Travelers get demolished by Midland 11-1. Looking at the bright side though, they did get 1 more hit (5) than they had errors (4) so that's a plus. Seriously, it was an absolutely perfect night for a baseball game, ugly as the game was, and I really enjoyed sitting in my new front row season seats with a couple of buddies, a cold Diamond Bear Pale Ale and a big Pig N Chik BBQ pork sammich. Awesome. There'll be plenty more games as I expect to get my money's worth from the seats and hit at least 30 games, including tonight.

I'm really falling behind in my theater going, which will happen when you have full weekend plans every weekend. I've got the ballgame tonight and will be in Nashville tomorrow and Sunday so this weekend is no different. That doesn't mean you can go catch one of these 2 new films opening though and tell me how they are.

Death At A Funeral

The Plot: A patriarch's funeral leads to a series of family arguments, revealing dark secrets and possibly murder.
My Thoughts: Not sure what to make of this dark ensemble comedy, but it stars Martin Lawrence, Tracy Morgan and Chris Rock who are all pretty hilarious at times so it may be worth a rental someday.

Kick-Ass

The Plot: Despite the fact that he has zero superpowers, teenage fanboy Dave Lizewski looks to reincarnate himself as a crime-fighting superhero named Kick-Ass, a decision that will inspire a subculture of copy cats, put his life in danger, and unite him with a similarly minded father-daughter duo.
My Thoughts: Finally, this adaptation of the comic by Mark Millar (the guy behind Wanted) is out. If you see the trailer it almost looks like a kid's movie. Here's what you need to know... Rated R for strong brutal violence throughout, pervasive language, sexual content, nudity and some drug use - some involving children. This ain't no kids movie. And it looks really cool. Expect it to make a lot of money and also expect a sequel.