Family visit, movie reviews, and life in general

My mom and brother came down to San Antonio for a VERY quick visit (arrived late Wed night, left Fri afternoon). We were plagued with bad luck - something went wrong with the rental car and Ryan had to go meet them in Boerne to escort them here. The steering went out, it was very dangerous to be driving it. Thurs we spent half the day trying to get a new rental car. Stay away from Budget, the customer service is horrendous!! Finally we did, and then went to Soup or Salad, where mom left her purse. We got home, realized it, called them, they found it, and we went to pick it up. She was missing 200 dollars but everything else was still in her purse. Then we went to a movie (Get Smart) where my brother proceeded to leave mom's phone in the theater. Its obviously genetic. So later that night when we realized it, Ryan took him back to the theater to find it. It was found, but apparently it was the kind of day where you must travel to every destination twice.

That night we watched About a Boy and went into the hot tub (new bathing suit, size 20 woot! I started in a 32s, 34s, and even a few 36s, so I am excited to almost be out of the 20s now). We were having a good time until a bunch of underage kids showed up with a lot of alcohol, so we left. Thurs morning we went to Magnolia Pancake House (which is a MUST if you visit San Antonio). Then we played mini-golf. Ryan won, and I lost. It was a freak of nature. Mom and Chris tied for second, and I got sunburned. Finally, we played trivia, and then they left. I wish they could have stayed longer, but I couldn't have taken anymore bad luck so maybe its good that it was a quick trip.

We've watched a few movies lately, so here are some reviews:

The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly - B-
It started slow, and was a corny spaghetti western, but it was very entertaining as it progressed, and one of the characters reminded us of Ryan's dad, which was funny.

The Manchurian Candidate (original) - B
There were some really cool scenes, very intense for its time, but the famous conversation on the train was just bizarre and stuck in our heads. I still think the lady was assigned to Frank Sinatra's character and he was also programmed. Raymond Shaw would not have been the only one, methinks. It was 100% better than the remake of course.

The Out of Towners (original) - B-
Jack Lemmon was fantastic, but his wife was quite annoying. It was funny and entertaining.

Get Smart - A
I really enjoyed this, more than I expected. It has its stupid moments (as expected), but overall it was extremely entertaining. Steve Carrell was perfect, as usual. He has fantastic timing. I remember watching the Daily Show back when Craiggers hosted it, and Steve was the funniest then. Alan Arkin is one of my favorite actors, so it was great to see him in it too. And while I should have had a problem with the fat jokes, I thought they weren't too bad all things considered.

Grandma's Boy (unrated) - D
This would be really funny if one were chemically altered, but as it was it was just "ok" - it had its moments but wasn't as funny as I was expecting. And no movie is better for watching chemically altered than Charlie and the Chocolate Factory! If the opportunity presents itself, go for it. Its a whole new movie :)