Drive-by geeklet story:
When your youngest is still just an 11yr old boy and your oldest are teenage girls sometimes sacrifices have to be made for going to a “family” movie. This weekend we went to see Captain Underpants. Bad choice. It’s getting surprisingly good results, but I think that even at 11 my son’s a bit old for the level of maturity required. The audience laughed at every “Uranus” joke, but if I had to guess I’d say the average age was more like 8.
Coming out of the theatre my older geeklet announced, “I could have seen Macbeth! Instead I went to see Captain Underpants. I think I lost brain cells.”
The local high school is performing Macbeth this weekend. I knew that, but I’ve learned from experience that going to see a high school production of Shakespeare when you have no vested interest in it is a painful experience. What I didn’t realize is that her friends invited her to go see their friends that are actually in it.
What I should have said was, “True, but which one do you think has more jokes involving bodily functions?”
Oh god… high school Shakespeare. It’s pretty bad.
My kids are the target demographic for the underpants film. My mom took them to see it this weekend. I imagine they’ll want to see it again once it’s streaming. Ugh.