Zootopia

You know what, I think Zootopia has proven to be successful enough to be included in the new Walt Disney Signature Collection series. Who agrees?

Motown the Musical quickie review.

If anybody here has heard of Motown: The Musical, I have this to say about it:

It's BARELY a musical; it's really more of a stage slideshow of various snippets of Motown songs. I saw that last Tuesday at the Majestic, and the entire show passed through me, like air. The story about how Motown and Berry Gordy came to be is nonexistent, and any racial concerns about how they were treated is so far in the background I couldn't see it.

I actually told my father to have us leave at Intermission. It was that bad.

Bohanan's review.

I have never been disappointed by Bohanan's even once, and this visit last night was no exception. Let's go over my dinner here.

No. 1: The Bar,
This was the very first trip I took to Bohanan's where I had one of their famous cocktails. In this case, I ordered the "French 75" with vodka, champagne, sugar, lemon juice, and a lemon peel in a champagne flute (I don't have a photo, sadly, but search for it on Google and you'll know what I'm talking about.) I have to admit, I was impressed. It tasted great, and the vodka, while it did make me woozy, wasn't overpowering in taste due to mixing with champagne and non-alcoholic ingredients. And the glass sure was pretty. This is one drink you sip, slowly. There is no rush. 

I have always liked Bohanan's Bar. It's one of the most charming places you will find, worthy of taking someone on a date or big business excursion.

No. 2: The main dining room's food.
I liked my steak quite a lot. It was very juicy, and very flavorful (though it could use a little less pepper. I also really liked their mash potatoes. One thing I might mention; this place's bread may have just managed to beat the original Carabba's in Houston on the bread game. It is REALLY good. I also really liked Mark's Famous Tortilla Soup. Not overpowering in the spice. I was OK with the amaretto cheesecake, but I think I like the Myer's Rum cheesecake with butterscotch in the bar better. My sister's wine had a good, nice spice to it that complimented the entire meal. I liked that.

No. 3 The atmosphere.
It's no secret that I love the downstairs bar. It has so much charm and character, I feel like it's one of the best places to discuss business or find a date in. The. World. I also like the main restaurant quite a bit as well, but I think the bar's decor leaves more of an impression on me. Wood paneling, leather booths, nice chairs, and a jazz band, this is the place for any aspiring bartender. Watching them make drinks and do other things beats watching Cocktail every day of the week.
As for the main dining room, it's still nice, with a good view over the street.

So what more can be said? Bohanan's is and always has been a must-see in San Antonio.

The Force Awakens review

The Force Awakens is a definite step up from the prequel trilogy (I liked Revenge of the Sith quite a bit and Attack of the Clones somewhat). The focus is back on the storytelling in the search to find Luke before the new form of the Galactic Empire, the First Order, led by Kylo Ren, General Hux and Leader Snoke do, and I like the characters of Kylo Ren and Hux as villains quite a bit.

We get some new characters here, and I do like them. I liked the older Han Solo the best, though; when I first saw this film in Kerrville, I thought it was a bit slow until he shows up. Then the characterization, action, and emotion build from there to a great climax at the First Order's Starkiller Base.

I also saw this in the D-Box seating gimmick at the Santikos Palladium AVX in northern San Antonio today, and, let's just say, it's like riding Star Tours at Disney World/Disneyland for two hours, but not too rough to make you lose your popcorn. That was a lot of fun, and I recommend you see this film, and in D-Box or IMAX if you can. Drive 5 hours if you have to.

Carrabba's review

I have been going to Carrabba's ever since I was little, and I've always loved it. I now have more reason to love it since I tried out one of their specialty classics for this go round. 

First things first. You always start with some of the best restaurant bread anywhere, and a lovely dose of herbed olive oil to go with it. That oil was wonderful and delicious.

So what I got for my entree was the brick chicken with sides of mashed potatoes and fettuccini alfredo, and, I have to admit, I didn't know what to expect. I thought part of the chicken was tough, but it was mostly very good and very well cooked. Mash and pasta were great as always. My co-worker let me have some of her filet, and it was tender and really good.

I also had one of their specialty coffee drinks for dessert, Caffe Carrabba, and I liked it. Cappuccino spiked with Frangelico, Bailey's, and Tuaca, with cinnamon. Good for a little after-dinner drink.

Carrabba's is a must see when one visits Houston. It's classic Italian at some of its finest.

Inside Out review rating.

I loved this movie. I have a ratings scale now. It's called the Walt Disney "Black Diamond" Classics scale. And this film hits the top of the scale..

It is a Walt Disney Black Diamond Signature Classic!!!

Congratulations, Pixar!!

AMC Studio 30 theater review.

AMC Studio 30

2949 Dunvale Rd, Houston, TX 77063

Not a bad place to see a movie. It is starting to show its age, but I came here quite a few times as an adolescent, and aside from the front concession stand, Quantum Bits, being changed into one of AMC's new cafeterias with those lovely Coca-Cola Freestyle machines with the other two concession stands, Wildebeest Feast and whatever the other one was, being shut down, plus the IMAX being added, not much has changed. The seats were nice when this place opened 18 years ago, but they do feel a bit hard now, though the stadium seating gave me a perfect view of the screen. My concern is the area is a bit shady, though this is one of the theaters in the Memorial Village vicinity, and they decided to drive a theater at PlazAmericas/Sharpstown Mall, which was taking some of the shady people, out of business. I do call them out on that for giving the community a little more danger than it needs to have, but this is still a good theater for West Houston. Saw The Good Dinosaur here, and saw it late at night, when there weren't that many people here.