You guys all like movies, right? And I gather if you're here on this blog, you like material goods and services as well? Okay, cool. How about we combine the two by taking a look at what's coming out in the Cinemaplex this weekend, and coming up with a complimentary thing to purchase?
Granted, this is a rather light week to start things off on, but we'll persevere together.
Leatherheads: George Clooney. John Krasinski. Olde Timey Football. What more could you want? How about your very own leather football helmet to wear on opening night? You can pick up an actual helmet worn at Princeton sometimes during 1900-1920 on eBay, though it might cost you more than two bits.
[$2500, eBay]
Nim’s Island: Jodie Foster and Little Miss Sunshine get shipwrecked on a magical island where animals talk or something… I dunknow, I couldn’t make it through the entire trailer without dying of a saccharine overdose. To do a little word association though, Nim’s make me think of Pim’s, which are my favorite cookies of all time, specifically the pear variety. They’re NOT too sweet, though they do have quite a bit of it in them. And if I was shipwrecked on a magical island, there’s no other cookie I’d want to eat. Sadly, the pear variety doesn’t seem to exist anymore, but the Orange Pim’s do, and they’re still pretty good.
[$7, Chocolate Galley]
The Ruins: Hey, did you know that The Ruins was about killer vines that crawl under your skin? Pretty awful, right? They do a good job of hiding it from you in the trailer, but given my extreme fear of tiny things that creep, I don’t think I’ll be catching this flick. If you want to take the best aspect of it, let’s focus on the fact that they come upon some ancient civilization stuff, and I’ll recommend the Buried Treasure Mayan Dig. I used to love getting archaeological stuff at the museum shop when I was a kid, and if it meant I had to spend hours chipping away at stone, all the better. FYI, I was a lonely child.
[$28, eCrater]
