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revdorothyl at 10:08pm on 21/12/2009 under movie reviews
revdorothyl at 10:08pm on 21/12/2009 under movie reviewsI was too tired to pack up the car and drive on Saturday, but by working all Sunday morning I eventually got my car loaded up and on the road before 1 PM . . . and thanks to a surprising lack of accidents, bad traffic, or any complications whatsoever in driving through Chicago via the Skyway and Edens Expressway, I actually arrived at my parents' house just a little after 9 PM.
When I say "my parents' house" I mean the house my parents own and in which my brother and most of their furniture still resides. But, just to make things interesting, my parents have actually moved into a one-bedroom apartment at the local elderly apartment complex/assisted living facility (their names came up on the waiting list, and since you can only move into the assisted living wing when you need it if you're already a resident, moving in while they're both in good shape for people in their early 70's seemed like a smart decision). Next year, the house may be sold and I may need to stay with my sister in Milwaukee (which could lead to homicide) or else get a motel room if I want to visit my folks over Christmas, so I'm trying to make the best of this year, when brother and I are staying in Mom and Dad's house, while the parents themselves go home each night to sleep in their new little apartment.
This afternoon, brother and I went to see "Avatar" in 2D (I've not yet encountered any 3D technology that isn't just a pain in the butt to me, since there's no way I can hope to get both my eyes focusing together for 10 minutes straight, much less 2 and a half hours), but on the big "Ultrascreen" at the local multiplex, and I highly recommend it. Even in 2D it was visually stunning, and quite engrossing. Lots of recognizable James Cameron tropes from previous movies I've enjoyed, another stirring James Horner score, and some exhilerating moments focusing on the thrill of flight and movement. See it in 3D if you want and if your eyes can handle 3D, but even in 2D it's an amazing experience. Not my favorite Cameron movie, but it's way ahead of "Titanic", for my money.
When I say "my parents' house" I mean the house my parents own and in which my brother and most of their furniture still resides. But, just to make things interesting, my parents have actually moved into a one-bedroom apartment at the local elderly apartment complex/assisted living facility (their names came up on the waiting list, and since you can only move into the assisted living wing when you need it if you're already a resident, moving in while they're both in good shape for people in their early 70's seemed like a smart decision). Next year, the house may be sold and I may need to stay with my sister in Milwaukee (which could lead to homicide) or else get a motel room if I want to visit my folks over Christmas, so I'm trying to make the best of this year, when brother and I are staying in Mom and Dad's house, while the parents themselves go home each night to sleep in their new little apartment.
This afternoon, brother and I went to see "Avatar" in 2D (I've not yet encountered any 3D technology that isn't just a pain in the butt to me, since there's no way I can hope to get both my eyes focusing together for 10 minutes straight, much less 2 and a half hours), but on the big "Ultrascreen" at the local multiplex, and I highly recommend it. Even in 2D it was visually stunning, and quite engrossing. Lots of recognizable James Cameron tropes from previous movies I've enjoyed, another stirring James Horner score, and some exhilerating moments focusing on the thrill of flight and movement. See it in 3D if you want and if your eyes can handle 3D, but even in 2D it's an amazing experience. Not my favorite Cameron movie, but it's way ahead of "Titanic", for my money.
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I'm glad to hear that Avatar is so good. I despised Titanic, but it sounds like Avatar is worth seeing.
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Re: Titanic, my two best friends at the time had seen the movie and they dragged me with them on their...second? third? viewing. I figured that I knew how it ended, and I didn't much care to spend 3 hours watching a movie about a sinking boat. By the end of the movie, they're sitting on either side of me with tears running down their faces, and I'm rolling my eyes.
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