Ian has seen the movie "CARS" at least 60 times. Every time we are on a road trip to his grandparents in the Baltimore area, every time we find ourselves on an airplane to Florida, and generally when we are at home and he gets bored watching regular tv, he'll eagerly turn to the movie "CARS" to pass the time.
What is amazing about this feat is that not only does he not get tired of watching the movie, but he watches it like it is the first time he has ever seen it. Being in the car on our way to NJ a few weekends ago, I was quite impressed with how Ian makes each viewing a new and fresh experience for him. He'll comment "Come'on McQueen, you can beat him!!" or "Oh no, look out" or, one of the best lines we heard come out of his mouth was "Please, please just win this one race."
Ian even knows all the lines by heart. He'll say his favorites along with the movie and still watch in anticipation wondering what is going to happen next. You've got to give the boy credit. Watching it with this much enthusiasm, hoping each of the races and plot twists have a different outcome, keeps it very exciting for him. How nice to be able to get so much mileage out of one download on iTunes. (Mileage, get it? Pun intended.) Now this is a deal we could even justify getting him other movies to watch. If only he would stop watching CARS.
My husband has the same issue with re-reuns of Seinfeld. And he's in his mid-40s. Oy!
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