Tomorrow is Christmas eve! It just doesn’t seem like it’s that time of year. I’ve talked to quite a few people that feel the same way. What’s the deal? Is it the weather? The economy? Beats me. But all I know is I have 4 days off to visit with family and friends. 4 days of good food and great company. And yes Seth, we will definitely get some gaming time in.
Archive for December, 2009
Avatars
Emily and I went to see Avatar this morning (the 8:30am showing) at our local iMax theater. This was my first time seeing an iMax feature or a true 3D movie and it was everything my wife had been telling me it would be. The 3D was not overwhelming but added an element to the movie that I found my self relying on as the story progressed. Usually when watching a movie, I focus just at the center of the screen picking up the surrounding events with my peripheral vision, as I’m sure most people do. But if you add two or three more layers to ‘keep and eye on’, it becomes more of a challenge to keep the characters in your sites while focusing on the other events happening on screen. It was a very cool experience. So, now that the 3D impressions are out of the way, on to my thoughts of the movie itself. The best single word for the movie is INCREDIBLE. Avatar is a great movie even without the 3D feature. It’s well developed characters make you bond with them and do a great job of pulling you into their world. My wife and I are kind of nature nuts so there were points throughout the movie that made us quite emotional. We will most likely see it again before it’s gone from the theaters.