Movie Night!

Miss Brazil and I went out for a light dinner (soup and sourdough rolls) and took in a film tonight.

We went to see National Treasure. I am fairly sure that the filmmakers responsible for this did not intend it to be the best comedy of the year, but we were laughing quite loudly and frequently, much to the chagrin of the other patrons. (This is probably why I go to so many matinees - there is no one else to bother at those showings...)

The movie had a few obligatory and excellent explosions and a great chase scene (which we also found exceptionally comical)- everything you could want in an adventure film.

The plot pits two disparate groups against each other as they race to find a great hidden treasure (a treasure that puts the Ark of the Covenant to shame). The first group is comprised of bookish, well-dressed, attractive intellectuals with hearts of gold and a quick wit. They rely on their acquired innate knowledge as they track down the clues to the treasure. They are suave and very James Bond, but are very human each time they realize one of their proposed scientific devices actually works properly.

The second group is made of a bunch of body-building, Cro-Magnon thugs who use explosives and the internet to bully their way to the treasure with brute force and destruction.

And of course, the gold-hearted scholars and GOOD AMERICAN PATRIOTS win out in the end.
And now I have three new favorite catch-phrases from the film: SNORKEL, which can be used at any time - face it, it's a funny word in itself, "OCULAR DEVICES" a phrase that doesn't get enough usage (I am also sure that the filmmakers recycled Johnny Depp's "ocular device" from Sleepy Hollow when designing their acid-trip hologram making eyewear) and finally the ubiquitous "Another clue!". They all send me into gales of laughter.

It has been a great while since my heart was light and filled with laughter and joy. It was a most excellent evening due in no small part to the excellent company of Miss Brazil.