Sharon and I took Benny to his first movie last night. He did pretty well for the first 2/3 of the movie, but then he decided to explore the nearly-empty theater. First, he began to get squirrelly in his seat, doing some acrobatics on the armrest. Then, he ventured out from our row to the top row of the theater. He then proceeded down to the front row of the theater. Now, I was trying to decide whether to go chase him, or if that would just make him run and yell. There were only about 6 other people in the theater, so I let him go for as long as I could. Finally, he went back up to the top row and started yelling, "I'm up here Dada." I went to retrieve him, and sat him on my lap for the rest of the show. It was a good time--a special memory.
The movie itself was o.k. I was actually a bit disappointed. I've really liked several VeggieTales movies in the past, but this one just didn't catpure my interest. It wasn't horrible, just not as good as I was expecting.
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Saturday, January 05, 2008
Movie: The Water Horse: Legend of the Deep
Last evening, Dominic and I went to see The Water Horse: Legend of the Deep. It had been a while since Dominic and I had been to the movies alone, without one of his friends tagging along. While he might not have enjoyed it as much as he would have with a friend, I certainly enjoyed it better this way. It was nice to do something together--just him and I.
This was an excellent movie. Even though I had heard some good reviews, I was still not expecting to be thoroughly entertained. In fact, this is one of the better all around films that I have seen in a long time. While the storyline was somewhat formulaic, the acting was superb and the scenery and cinematography were outstanding. My expectations were fantastically exceeded. Afterwards, even Dominic was trumpeting the beauty of Scotland. When you can get 7-year-olds commenting on scenery, you've done something right.
Last week on the Walt Bodean Show, I heard one of the critics paraphrase the storyline as an updated E.T. I can see his point. However, there was much more to the film than the water creature. In fact, I don't think the creature was on screen for more than half of the film. This was a nice piece of scripting/directing--not overdoing the screen presence of the title character/creature. The real story was about Angus, a boy of around 10 having trouble coming to grips with the fact that his beloved father will not be returning from WWII. It's a happy yet bittersweet ending as the creature escapes, but parts from Angus forever. I thought that the entire storyline was masterful use of the Loch Ness Monster myth. I really liked the way that it worked in the famous fake photo of Nessie. I'm also glad that I caught this one on the big screen, instead of waiting for it to come out on video. This one was worth the full theater experience---which I say less and less of nowadays since it cost just Dominic and I nearly $25 after tickets and snacks. Insane. I hightly recommend anyone with kids to see this movie. It will not be a waste of your time.
This was an excellent movie. Even though I had heard some good reviews, I was still not expecting to be thoroughly entertained. In fact, this is one of the better all around films that I have seen in a long time. While the storyline was somewhat formulaic, the acting was superb and the scenery and cinematography were outstanding. My expectations were fantastically exceeded. Afterwards, even Dominic was trumpeting the beauty of Scotland. When you can get 7-year-olds commenting on scenery, you've done something right.
Last week on the Walt Bodean Show, I heard one of the critics paraphrase the storyline as an updated E.T. I can see his point. However, there was much more to the film than the water creature. In fact, I don't think the creature was on screen for more than half of the film. This was a nice piece of scripting/directing--not overdoing the screen presence of the title character/creature. The real story was about Angus, a boy of around 10 having trouble coming to grips with the fact that his beloved father will not be returning from WWII. It's a happy yet bittersweet ending as the creature escapes, but parts from Angus forever. I thought that the entire storyline was masterful use of the Loch Ness Monster myth. I really liked the way that it worked in the famous fake photo of Nessie. I'm also glad that I caught this one on the big screen, instead of waiting for it to come out on video. This one was worth the full theater experience---which I say less and less of nowadays since it cost just Dominic and I nearly $25 after tickets and snacks. Insane. I hightly recommend anyone with kids to see this movie. It will not be a waste of your time.
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