Eleven bucks fifty even on Tuesdays

[petronia]

tarigwaemir, motorbike, your cards arrived - and that is today. XD; Nat, I'm going to figure out a way to pin your flower cookies on my bag. T_T

Avatar: this I have to hand to James Cameron: he made a three-hour movie of which every single second is predictable - not to mention eyeroll-inducing** - but that doesn't feel three hours long. Not easy, folks. I went to IMAX 3D for the eyecandy, even though eyecandy rarely saves a movie for me, and was not disappointed. What it reminded me of was Final Fantasy XII, actually. XD; Monster design, area design, everything. Three hours in the Golmore Jungle with occasional excursions onto the Ozmone Plain and wherever the frick Brujerba floated off from, in IMAX 3D and more granular by two orders of magnitude. Zoe Saldana plays Fran in shades of blue.

Now that Weta has all this fantasy dragon soulbond CG experience, a Temeraire movie ought to be a stroll in the park... right? Ahaha.

** I can't get offended, I find, because the offensive aspects (and the rest) are so last century. Heck, even the wafer-thin digital gloss is entirely 1990s (upload yr consciousness to the collective ether homg!!1!). No doubt the Internet would disabuse me of this notion if I allowed it, but I feel like even ppl who turn their brains off like their cellphones would register the script as "clichéd" if not "problematic". Only when the cringe shifts from the moral realm into the taste realm can we all move on, remember, cos those who don't give a shit what's right do give a shit what's cool.

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[meril.livejournal.com]

even ppl who turn their brains off like their cellphones would register the script as "clichéd" if not "problematic"

From what I've seen on my Twitter follow list...indeed, this is true.

[call-me-ishmael.livejournal.com]

Ahaha, thank you, I now have this mental image of main-character-guy-from-Avatar running around declaring "I'M BASCH VON RONSENBURG!"

[dipping_sauce]

Have you seen the Holmes movie yet?

[petronia.livejournal.com]

Oh yes? Review was last year, even. XD

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[vureoelt.livejournal.com]

I've been debating whether it's worth the price of admission just to see the eye candy, myself. Not to mention that I hear you have to actually book specific seats and other nuisances. Your thoughts?

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[petronia.livejournal.com]

Booking specific seats makes it easier, by me - buy your ticket online the day before and print it out, skip the queue at the theatre (particularly if you're like me and only go on Cheapie Tuesdays XD). There's no extra charge.

Think of it this way: will you ever want to see this movie? If yes, then go see it in the IMAX 3D.

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[vureoelt.livejournal.com]

Ah, I did not realize they had online support for that. If so, that does make it easier because the queue was my big concern. It's just that I had learned last minute of some friends going to see it and couldn't grab a ticket and join.

I'm a "go big or go home" kind of guy to begin with, so that squares neatly with me. ^_^ Good to know, thanks!

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[vureoelt.livejournal.com]

Odd... the only place I can find it playing is the Paramount and they don't have online booking for it. Which theatre and website did you use?

[troisroyaumes]

Oh wow, that took a while. Glad that it finally got there! XD

[fantasygirl49.livejournal.com]

i watched the movie and the ticket was ~13 bucks 3D, can't remember if it was on thurs. or friday night...i agree the story was cliche, but i still love it after getting use to the cliche that is...what i remember is the forest and the landscapes just mind blowing, i didn't feel cheated off my 13 bucks.