Movie Night

Movie Night

The movie rental machine sat there in front of him, taunting him with its inventory. What to watch and what not to watch? Aye, that is the question. For whether ‘tis nobler to suffer the slings and arrows of a chick flick or to watch an adventure movie? I mean, the outcome of the whole entire movie night rested on this stupendous decision—

“Dude, are you gonna choose a movie or what?”

Ryan looked to his side to see Chris standing there, arms folded over his chest.

“I’m thinking, all right?”

“Well hurry up and finish thinking. Time’s a-wasting.”

Ryan and his roommates had recently reserved the entertainment room at the Branbury’s clubhouse so they could have a movie night. By virtue of rock, paper, scissors, Ryan had been chosen to pick the movie. The problem was, he was currently having a bout of movie-block. Movie-block is kinda like writer’s block but more about the inability to choose a movie to watch.

Why was I even considering a chick flick? There aren’t any girls here! My brain is fried.

“If Ryan can’t choose, I’m popping Curse of the Black Pearl in,” groused Ian.

“Just relax, I’ll find one!” he growled back. Turning back to the rental machine, he focused all the powers of mental faculty to help him select the perfect movie. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory? Nah, Johnny Depp was too creepy in that. Warrior? No, not in the mood for a boxing movie. Too bad there were no Rocky movies in there. And then he saw it. The word of words. Avengers.

“Hey! Since when has Avengers been on DVD? I thought it didn’t come out for a while yet?”

“What?! They have Avengers?” yelped Chris, “Where?”

“Right there,” said Ryan as he pointed at the very bottom of the case.

“They really have Avengers? I love that movie!” said Mickael, “Check it out, man!”

Ryan didn’t need to be told twice. He plugged his card in, made the selection and watched as the machine grumbled and rumbled until it spat the chosen movie out. He pulled the case out of the slot and opened it.

“Yup, definitely Avengers,” he said happily.

“Awesome!” added Ian, “I freakin’ love this movie. Man, I’m so glad that Joss Whedon is coming back to do the next one. Well, after they do the next Captain America and Thor movies and Iron Man 3.”

“You see the pictures they circulated around the net of the new Iron Man suit?” asked Ryan as he popped the DVD into the entertainment room’s player.

“Yeah!” said Chris, “Man, it’s gonna be so awesome!”

As the movie booted up, Ryan walked over to the popcorn machine, which had just finished popping up a new batch of popcorn. The delicious scent of fresh buttered popcorn wafted heavily out of the popcorn popper as he opened the door on the side and began to scoop out the fluffy white stuff into a giant bowl. He sat down between the rest of his roommates as the opening scenes of Avengers began to play across the screen.

Let’s see here, fresh popcorn, large flatscreen, Avengers, big comfy couch. Can life get any better? I submit that it cannot!