A quick little recap of the ideally something "he-will-always-remember weekend" with my 8 year old son.
*Friday Night in Sacramento to take in the Sacramento River Cats, the A's AAA affiliate, and the Reno Aces, (Diamondbacks).
*Saturday afternoon we were in Oakland to see the Cardinals, first pitch was at 1:07. I won't mention the morning with my parents, but it was scary and hilarious at the same time!
*Saturday, evening, we drove down the 880 to catch Fireworks, and a little A ball, as the A's farm team the Stockton Ports, were visiting the San Jose/San Francisco Giants.
**Sunday, the Man of Steel movie. With big bro in toe, we were off to the show!
The Grand Final of the weekend was yesterday, June 30, when we ventures inside out of the 100 plus degree heat to take in the Man of Steel. Now I have go to tell you, the Big Fella in Blue, previously not one of my favorites. In fact, the old cartoon with the Super Friends probably my favorite SM edition prior to yesterday.
On the way to the theatre in downtown Lodi, we literally stepped into the path of race, a cycling race. Here it is upwards of 100 degrees outside, and here come these cyclists flying around the corner. Crazy. I had never seen a race this close. This excitement hors d'oeuvre set the the tone for Man of Steel!
This comes as know surprise that I was not aware of SM's childhood issues. Thus, the beginning of the movie a little hazy. That, and my son and I were seriously chowing down the popcorn, so perhaps I missed something early? Anyway this is where the movie begins to ooze with coolness. Russel Crowe plays SM's dad, and I may say, that casting was just nails. Then on earth, in Kansas, which is next to "Build it and he will come Iowa", Kevin "Perfect Game" Costner is SM's surrogate father. Oh it gets better. As you can tell I raise my glass to the casting department for the they were just spot on with the characters. I don't want to give too much away, however I will share with you that Amy Adams plays the role of the how-can-you-not like Lois Lane. (If you haven't seen Leap Year, or Trouble with Curve, or Julia Julia, trust me here, take a gander!) It is common knowledge that AA digs me by the way, so instantly SM attains some real get-down lounge kind of cred. There is more, Diane "I have the best grin and am filled with moxy from head to toe" Lane plays SM's mom on earth. Point, set, match. Even the dog is cool is this movie!
Henry Cavill rocks the screen as Clark Kent. It was very, very refreshing to see a super hero mix in restraint, good deeds, and of course a little humor. I still think he could loose the red cape, but his new suit was very man-style impressive.
Trust me, just go see it. There is a lot of crashing and smashing, you know, guy style, and a few swears, but overall, I would say it is midrange kid friendly. Just go see it.
This was a 60-60 day, as both my sister-in-law and brother hit the senior mark--saved us a few bucks getting in! They were great company, and purchasing the free refill popcorn a great veteran move on their part. If you are ever in Lodi, and have the slightest interest in trains, there is a great little diner called the Oxbow. My boy loved the decor of the place, absolutely loved it! After 3 baseball games in 24 hours where the team we went to see got smashed, The Man of Steel went Bash Brothers style and launched one out of the park!
Well, here is to your next "Man-Style Trip."
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