All by myself... Read the book first...

Ok, now, see.... this is why one must read a popular book first before going to see it at the movies.
Today, after having gotten a babysitter in order to go out with a friend during the day, and after having been then told by the friend that she couldn't go out, I decided to keep the babysitter and head out by myself. I went to Books A Million and got an In Style magazine, a Family Fun mag cause it was about things to do for back to school, and a small coffee. Then I went to the Movie Tavern to see The Time Traveler's Wife. I never read the book, but I'm ABSOLUTELY sure the book must be 100 times better than the movie. (that's always the case) This book was beloved by most women that I've spoken with.,.. Now, I'm a lover of romance novels and even time traveling, but I never read this book. Wish I had...I might even now feel some sympathy for the characters of this movie. However, right now, not having read the book, I have ZERO tolerance for these characters... The storyline and even the acting was pretty insipid...The beginning of the movie was mind-numbingly corny. Wide-eyed and jerking tears already by the first ten minutes, the protagonists basically continued to keep their eyes wide and jerk those tears until basically the end. I NEVER felt much sympathy for the actual time traveler, and I do usually like Eric Bano... The only time I really liked the story was when we meet the daughter...I don't want to spoil the movie for anyone, but those who read the book, you know what I mean...
One thing I must say about movie-going these days: WHO GOES TO PAY FOR A MOVIE IN ORDER TO SIT THROUGH TEN MINUTES OF COMMERCIALS? WE PAID FOR THE MOVIE! THE ADVERTISER PAID FOR THE MOVIE TOO! THESE GUYS ARE MAKING MON EY HAND OVER FOOT, IF YOU'LL PARDON THE PUN...
Ok, there, I've ranted enough, but I just couldn't believe that even after the commercials about M &Ms and other rancid candy, we then had to sit through ten more minutes of preview...
By the time the movie started, I think I was about to go into a diabetic coma..
And then, the afternoon was topped off by two and a half hours of , you guessed it, ...insipidity...
Can you say -Read the book first...