Well a soggy Sunday hello, Moviecyclers!!
We have some news down here on Market street. Our beloved co-worker, Gary, will be moving on to another job in a week or so (sad face) and we are very happy for him and wish him well!
So what does that mean for us? We have a new peep in the ‘hood!
Moviecycle would like to welcome our new co-worker, Maja, to our video store and hope all our loyal customers will be patient as she learns the ropes.
Come on down to greet our new face and see what’s new on the shelves! As always, The Wall O’ Cool (our space that features recent trade-ins and all titles we deem cool) is ever changing and the Green Dot titles ($3.99) are plentiful!!
And don’t forget to check our Twitter feed to see what our deal of the hour is!
Happy Spring, Moviecyclers!
Tomorrow morning I get to depart on my first family vacation in 2 years! The destination? The island of Kauai in our most tropical U.S. state!
My kids and I are super excited and I thought it would be cool to highlight one of my very favorite movies set in Hawaii – 50 First Dates.
This is probably on my top 20 list of fave flicks, which is unusual because I normally am lukewarm towards Adam Sandler, but this one makes me laugh and tear up every time I watch it.
The story follows Sandler as Henry Roth, the ultimate bachelor spending every night with a different tourist in need of an island fling. No strings attached and he can be whoever they need him to be…..for one night. Then he goes to great lengths to ensure the lovely ladies never call him again.
Then he meets Lucy (Drew Barrymore). A beautiful girl sitting in an island cafe, making houses with her waffles. Henry joins her and they have a wonderful time and agree to have a 2nd date – a major first for Henry. The next day he arrives to find that Lucy has no memory of meeting him. Or any new memories after a near fatal car accident the year before. She just lives the same day over and over.
What follows is an amazingly adorable story of a man who must make the woman of his dreams fall in love with him every single day and convince her that they can make a life together….even if she can’t remember it.
This movie is filled with a hilarious supporting cast. Rob Schneider, Lusia Strus, Dan Akroyd, Blake Clark and others provide non-stop giggles. So do a few choice marine animals. Henry works at an aquarium and his walrus sidekicks are awesome.
My favorite supporting character has to be Sean Astin as Lucy’s brother Doug, a steroid-injecting, mesh shirt-wearing hothead with a wicked lisp. I barely recognized him the first time I saw it and his jokes always make me laugh the most.
This film has it all – great cast, great jokes, the ability to see Adam Sandler in some kind of romantic light (at least they point out that his head is shaped like an egg), a beautiful island setting and an amazing soundtrack that will put you into a laid back mood.
If you haven’t seen this movie, come on down to Moviecycle and we will set you up with a copy for $6.99 or less ( I am pretty sure I saw a copy on our sale table…). You won’t be sorry.
Aloha!
New on DVD today!
The Twilight Saga : Eclipse, the third installment of the movie franchise based on Stephenie Meyer’s books about a chick here in Washington who falls for a vampire. All your favorite tween girls would love this (as well as some guys and many, many mothers…)
Come get your BRAND NEW copy today! $22.99!