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2D or 3D and cellphone booking
Posted by: The Source on Jul 26, 2010
Sunday we decided to take the kids to see the latest Shrek movie at Nu Metro in Menlyn.
Yes, we are looking to win the Parents of the Year Competition. Our strategy to win is clear, sit and watch a crappy movie and hope that the kids do not notice how bored you are.
I hate standing in line to buy tickets and I hate standing in line to buy popcorn. I am very happy to watch a movie at home on my own big screen, but for the kids this is an experience.
While we were busy looking at the times of the shows on their website we noticed the option to book and pay for the tickets online. Now keep in mind that I haven’t gone to a cinema in years. This is probably old technology for Nu Metro, but I was impressed with it.
This movie was written for 3D
I decided that the flat 2D version of Shrek would have to do. My previous exposure to a 3D movie left me with a headache for a day and I did not want my kids to also walk around with a headache. They already get grumpy when they have to stop playing Xbox games and play outside, imagine having a headache as well when we tell them to stop.
The latest Shrek movie is crap in my opinion.
There is no real storyline that supports the previous movies. It is like when Bobby walked out of the shower in the 80’s drama Dallas. After being dead for a year or two he suddenly gets written back into the story and everything that happened prior to that was a dream.
The characters we loved in previous instalments of the franchise had minor roles and lame jokes.
Is this what 3D has done to the movie industry? Do they care so much about making money on the 3D craze that they are neglecting the basic foundations of making a movie? The story line is probably the most important thing about a movie. Visual and special effects play a large role when Rambo is blowing up a ship in the middle of a desert, but the story needs to tell you why he did it.
Obviously kids do not care about the little things that entertain us as adults.
Observing little girl
What I did like about the whole experience is my daughter’s keen sense of observation.
We sat in the back row and stared at the screen in front of us...
“Daddy, it looks like our TV at home. Just smaller.”
Next time I will save money and rent the DVD, buy some microwave popcorn, close the curtains and know that I have the option to do something else when I get bored.
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