Monday, February 16, 2009

The Red-Box Effect


Dig this. Mindy and I, living in the frigid north, bored. We can't play outside very often because of this equation: Go Outside + Logan + Winter = Death. I don't know all that math, but from personal experiences, i've come to accept this as true. On top of that it's only possible to play two player games for so long. Except for the weekend, we really don't hang with nobody. And, the kicker, we have watched every movie we own, more than twice. So, welcome to the RED-BOX EFFECT. when going to a red box, really the choice is between the two or three movies that you have heard about that you really wanted to see, or a bunch of random knockoffs or grade C- movies, that could yield something "tasty," or "unappetizing." If you are lucky, you will be smart enough not to delve into seeing movies from the latter selection. Mindy and I, have not been so lucky. Amid seeing such fun movies as Wall-E and Kung Fu Panda (both of which we saw in the theaters), we forced ourselves to endure such films as IGOR, and City of Ember, not to mention The Seeker. What i'm trying to say that the RED-BOX Effect states, if you want to watch a good movie from redbox, only pick a good movie you've already seen, at the very least have heard of it. because, "The Red Box Lottery" only pays out pocket lint, and used kitty litter. Plus, last thought, who runs the Red Box operation. I submit, it might be the devil, he lures us in with convenient and cheap movies, with the hope of a good one, only to dash our hopes.

5 comments:

Hillary said...

You need netflix.

Kathy said...

I agree with Hillary. Netflix is it!

Linda Gubler said...

I'm so sorry. I'd send you some of ours to you but you've seen them all abillion times too. Sounds like Netflix is a good thing. Sure love you guys.

Valinda said...

we've have some good red box movies, Dora saves the snow princess being the only one I can think of right now but really I love my NetFlix.

Emily said...

James, you are hilarious. I couldn't stop laughing while reading your entertainment dilema. Maybe you could try books on CD. Nate and I loved listening to Fire and the Covenant, Children of the Promise Series, and Hearts of the Children Series. We just got them from our library. Another cheap way to get movies is from your library. It's only 25 cents for a week at our library and they have an entire wall covered with videos and DVDs. Just a thought!