MacDill Happenings

For an inexpensive night out to watch a new movie, stop by the MacDill AFB Movie Theater this weekend. Not only will you save money on the price of admission, but the refreshments are offered at a great price! On Friday at 7pm the Adam Sandler and Seth Rogen comedy, “Funny People” will be playing. This movie is rated R for language, crude sexual humor throughout, and sexuality run time of 146 minutes. George Simmons is a famous stand-up comedian, who learns that he has a terminal illness and less than a year to live. When, he meets Ira, a struggling comedian at a comedy club where both the comedians are performing, George hires Ira to be his personal assistant and opening act at his performances. The two forge a close friendship as George helps Ira with his career and Ira helps George find closure in his legacy. However, when George learns that his disease has gone into remission and an ex-girlfriend re-enters his life, he’s inspired to reevaluate what is important to him and what truly gives meaning to his life. On Saturday afternoon at 3pm, the childrens animated movie “Aliens in the Attic” will be playing. This movie is rated PG for action violence, some suggestive humor and language and has a run time of 86 minutes. Kids on a family vacation must fight off an attack by knee-high alien invaders with world-destroying ambitions. At the same time, the youngsters work hard to keep their parents in the dark about the battle upstairs. It all starts as a meteor shower rockets across the dark galaxy. Four glowing pods sparkle and crackle while hiding behind the meteor show. A mysterious force makes the meteor shower turn a hard right towards a bright blue ball in the distance – planet Earth. On Saturday evening at 7pm, the action movie “The Hurt Locker” is playing. This movie is rated R for war violence and language and has a run time of 131 minutes. Three members of the Army’s elite Explosive Ordnance Disposal squad battle insurgents and each other as they search for and disarm a wave of roadside bombs on the streets of Baghdad—in order to try and make the city a safer place for Iraqis and Americans alike. Their mission is clear—protect and save—but the margin of error when defusing a war-zone bomb is zero. They have only 38 days left in their tour, but with each new mission comes another deadly encounter, and it seems only a matter of time before disaster strikes.