Off to the Movies

Our neighbors have some interesting site ornaments:

Ken asked the guy about them. He said that his wife had been bugging him about wanting two toilets, so he decided to be accommodating! Actually, two toilets would be nice, but we've never seen a fifth wheel with two. Some motorhomes do have a guest powder room in addition to the master bath. The longer New Horizons Majestics have a second vanity sink in the toilet room. That would be great too, but it would require buying a longer coach, and we're already well over our intended length limit!

We danced C-1 at Darryl's this afternoon, and our group of friends made plans to go to Movies 8 to see War Horse at 6:50 this evening. Since the dance ended at 4:00 p.m. and we had some shopping to do, we decided it would be best to stay in town and stop at Subway before the film. Our timing was perfect: we arrived at the theater just after 6:30 p.m. and met Bob and Pat and Steve and Jan. On Mondays, groups of three or more pay only 75 cents each to see a movie at the two discount theaters.

The whole group enjoyed the movie. Ken was very impressed with the cinematography (and so were the rest of us). We all laughed heartily at the comic relief bits. Despite the movie's implausible plot contrivances, cliches, and predictability, I found it very emotionally engaging for the most part. We definitely got our money's worth!

Movie synopsis from Rotten Tomatoes:

Set against a sweeping canvas of rural England and Europe during the First World War, War Horse begins with the remarkable friendship between a horse named Joey and a young man called Albert, who tames and trains him. When they are forcefully parted, the film follows the extraordinary journey of the horse as he moves through the war, changing and inspiring the lives of all those he meets-British cavalry, German soldiers, and a French farmer and his granddaughter-before the story reaches its emotional climax in the heart of No Man's Land. The First World War is experienced through the journey of this horse-an odyssey of joy and sorrow, passionate friendship and high adventure. --(C) Dreamworks