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in_the_blueSo yesterday we went to see Dances with Wolves in 3D. I mean, we went to see Avatar in 3D.
I kept getting the two movies confused, but this is a good thing because Dances with Wolves is and always has been one of my favorite movies (one of my least favorite books, but that's another discussion for a different day). Basically, Avatar is the exact same story only set in outer space on a different planet. Enough said, I know?
It's a long movie, clocked at 2 and a half hours, but I didn't once feel the need to check my watch (good thing because I don't wear one; over Thanksgiving one of my sister's parrots ate the watchband right off it and now it's useless until I get a new one) once... and we got there almost an hour ahead of time because the 3D theaters have been selling out so quickly. This is actually the first time I ate the service fee and used Fandango ahead of time, just to be sure. But like anyone cares about that kind of minutiae! Here are some things about the film:
1. I'm really glad I saw it in 3D even if the glasses made the entire audience look like Roy Orbison.
2. It's so visually spectacular that I'm impressed in a way I haven't been since the original Star Wars movie came out way back when.
3. The story, although extremely predictable (and the characters, although extremely stereotypical) was still unexpectedly touching.
I could talk about the acting, but really, who cares? This one's all about the special effects, and that's as it should be. Since James Cameron went and invented a new 3D camera just for this film, I felt it important to see it in 3D. The 3D effects don't really make you jump out of your seat with shock but they certainly do enhance the experience, and gently instead of in-your-face most of the time. I don't feel like I need to run out and see it again right away, but it was a ton of fun. We took my mother-in-law, who's in her 80s, and even she didn't mind sitting there for 3+ hours.
Bonus side note: the trailer for Burton's Alice in Wonderland (Alice falling down the rabbit hole) in 3D was amazing.
I kept getting the two movies confused, but this is a good thing because Dances with Wolves is and always has been one of my favorite movies (one of my least favorite books, but that's another discussion for a different day). Basically, Avatar is the exact same story only set in outer space on a different planet. Enough said, I know?
It's a long movie, clocked at 2 and a half hours, but I didn't once feel the need to check my watch (good thing because I don't wear one; over Thanksgiving one of my sister's parrots ate the watchband right off it and now it's useless until I get a new one) once... and we got there almost an hour ahead of time because the 3D theaters have been selling out so quickly. This is actually the first time I ate the service fee and used Fandango ahead of time, just to be sure. But like anyone cares about that kind of minutiae! Here are some things about the film:
1. I'm really glad I saw it in 3D even if the glasses made the entire audience look like Roy Orbison.
2. It's so visually spectacular that I'm impressed in a way I haven't been since the original Star Wars movie came out way back when.
3. The story, although extremely predictable (and the characters, although extremely stereotypical) was still unexpectedly touching.
I could talk about the acting, but really, who cares? This one's all about the special effects, and that's as it should be. Since James Cameron went and invented a new 3D camera just for this film, I felt it important to see it in 3D. The 3D effects don't really make you jump out of your seat with shock but they certainly do enhance the experience, and gently instead of in-your-face most of the time. I don't feel like I need to run out and see it again right away, but it was a ton of fun. We took my mother-in-law, who's in her 80s, and even she didn't mind sitting there for 3+ hours.
Bonus side note: the trailer for Burton's Alice in Wonderland (Alice falling down the rabbit hole) in 3D was amazing.
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Date: 2009-12-29 08:57 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2009-12-29 09:07 pm (UTC)My daughter was just too cute in her Roy Orbison specs, though. I could hardly stand it. I wish I'd taken a picture but alas, we recycled them at the end of the film.
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Date: 2009-12-29 09:20 pm (UTC)no subject
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Date: 2009-12-29 09:27 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2009-12-30 03:51 pm (UTC)I think 'archetypical' might be a more applicable term; the Cameron wasn't trying to tell a new story, he was trying to tell it in a new way, which is why some of the sniping at the movie from others irritates me so much. Why pick on it for a point which isn't relevant?
I'm glad you liked it so much. :) Sigourney Weaver apparently based her portrayal of Grace on Cameron himself, which makes me giggle.
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Date: 2010-01-01 02:35 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2010-01-01 02:34 am (UTC)I'm glad you were so hot on seeing it in 3D.