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movie: Avatar
2010-Jan-04, Monday 12:49 amThree weeks. This is the third weekend since Avatar opened, and the theater is still selling out at each showing. That's probably good news for producer James Cameron, whose budget went from $195 million in 2007 to $500 million in 2009. He definitely needs to recover some of that money to stay credible. The theater sellouts are really annoying, though, when you want to see the film in a timeframe (early evening) and environment (non-crowded) of your own choosing. Anyway, I went today with my landlords ![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
foeclan and joshuwain. We missed the 3:45pm showing (sold out) but attended the 7pm showing (also sold out).
The Minnesota Zoo IMAX theater is billed as the largest screen in Minnesota. Ticket price was $15. I think it was worth both the high cost and the long wait... although the 10-minute interruption during the climactic ending was annoying. It's not James Cameron's fault, though, when a projector bulb blows out.
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So... final recommendation... go see this movie on the biggest screen you can find!
It's a thrilling combination of Ender's Game (soldiers entering combat remotely), Dragonriders of Pern (humanoids partnered with flying lizard-beasts), Star Trek (Ferengi rules of acquisition), and Enemy Mine (human soldier transformed into friend of aliens). It's a visual feast, and the treehugger philosophy of interconnectedness is explored in a tale worthy of your attention.
foeclan and joshuwain. We missed the 3:45pm showing (sold out) but attended the 7pm showing (also sold out).The Minnesota Zoo IMAX theater is billed as the largest screen in Minnesota. Ticket price was $15. I think it was worth both the high cost and the long wait... although the 10-minute interruption during the climactic ending was annoying. It's not James Cameron's fault, though, when a projector bulb blows out.
( Read the long details... )
So... final recommendation... go see this movie on the biggest screen you can find!
It's a thrilling combination of Ender's Game (soldiers entering combat remotely), Dragonriders of Pern (humanoids partnered with flying lizard-beasts), Star Trek (Ferengi rules of acquisition), and Enemy Mine (human soldier transformed into friend of aliens). It's a visual feast, and the treehugger philosophy of interconnectedness is explored in a tale worthy of your attention.