Dinner and a Drive-In Movie

Last night Sergei and I went on a date. We had dinner at Islands (Sergei's favorite cheddar fries) and then went to Mission Tiki Drive-In Theater to see Step Brothers (hilarious) and Pineapple Express (pretty funny). Sergei had never been to a drive-in before, and he made the observation that Americans like to live in their cars. Perhaps. Anyway, it was great fun and I think we might do it more often.

My brother had seen both movies and recommended seeing Step Brothers first because, although he thought it was funny, he thought we wouldn't laugh as much after seeing Pineapple Express. He said Pineapple was at the top of his funniest movies list. To be honest, we laughed a lot at Step Bros but didn't quite connect with Pineapple the same way. Sergei and I, perhaps because we've never been stoners, just didn't find all the antics in Pineapple that funny. There were definitely laugh out loud funny parts, but for the most part it just didn't do it for us.

The best part of Step Brothers was Mary Steenburgen's character as Will Ferrell's mom. She talked to Ferrell and John C. Reilly liked they were little children and it was hilarious. Of course, Ferrell and Reilly were great too, and if you enjoy their humor you will probably like the film. Plus, Mary Steenburgen got an honorary degree from my little Alma Mater! Check it out.