Today we went to the movies with some of our lovely home schooling friends, David and Ptolemy. I love going to the movies- the smell of popcorn, the dark, the whispering, the rustling of jaffa packets and that all too familiar neck-breaking rush to get to my favourite seat {right up the back in the left hand side corner. Love that spot!}.
Today was a little different. No rush, for a start. The majority of Australians would have already seen this movie, given that we live in this slightly slower, a little forgotten southern haven. And the other, major reason was my anxiety over having to see this movie in 3D. I know, I know. I should be thankful that our boondocks cinema has 3D but really, it’s a headachey person’s nightmare!
Those glasses are one of the most annoying pieces of facial apparatus that I’ve ever had to don. They are dark, for one thing. I kept wanting to pull them up to get a bit of light on the screen. These movies are dark at the best of times, they don’t need to go darker!
They were painful, for another. The pressure on my nose was, by about half way through the movie, starting to cause internal bleeding {I’m sure it was}. Again, I had to constantly push the glasses up off my face to relieve the pressure off my nose.
And the third issue - the whole time I worried that I’d end up with a headache from the weirdo viewing out of these hideous glasses. I couldn’t get used to it and by the end…well…I was ready for the movie to end.
But, besides all that, I really enjoyed the movie. Johnny Depp makes it, once again. Not as good as the others but it is number 4 so given that, I think it gets a 7.5 out of 10 from me {Lewi gave it an 8.9}.
And if you’re thinking that I was the only kill-joy, whingeing about the 3D thing, then you’d be wrong! Even the kids didn’t love it. They didn’t mind it but they weren’t jumping for joy. And David, well, he’s an oldie winger like me but he just does it on the inside {quietly!}.
What do you think of the whole 3D thing?
2 comments:
I'm way behind you on this one. I've never even seen a 3D movie. I'm not into special effects. Johnny Depp, on the other hand, I can never get enough of him. :)
I love 3D movies! Those glasses do look uncomfortable though. You should contact Hoyts and see if you can buy some of their glasses - they're more like sunglasses and don't pinch your nose. They charge $1 a pair at their cinemas, so they might post you some cheap.
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