A couple weekends ago, I went and saw the new Ghostbusters movie with some friends. We had dinner first and got to the theater a little later than expected – which would usually not be a big deal for a movie after opening weekend. I was excited about the venue since each theater had all reclining seats. Not just lean back, but really recline and stretch out. Sounded pretty awesome – with just one small problem.
The only seats left were in the front row.
So, we got seated and reclined – and I braced myself.
I’ve only ever sat in a front row before at a movie once before and I got terribly sick at the time. So, I closed my eyes through the previews and tried to conserve my “not-wanting-to-puke” status for as long as I could.
When the movie started I was prepared for quick glances and then long recovery with my eyes closed – trusting the audio to keep me up to speed. To my surprise, though, I didn’t get sick. A little headache, but that was manageable. I think there were enough scenes that didn’t jump cut and enough time with exposition that I could focus on small parts of the gigantic screen.
And it was a fun movie. Kate MiKinnon as Holtzman was amazingly funny – I would have been fine with just her as the only character. The effects were well done and the story was interesting. And the prior Ghostbusters made some fun cameos. Looking forward to seeing this on DVD where I can recline again – but this time in my living room.
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Last weekend was my youngest niece’s birthday. She turned 4. I had been struggling with what to get her and asked my sister – joking suggesting that I was going to get her a hammer or a bandsaw. She replied that my niece wanted a bandsaw – then gave me some other suggestions: princesses, kitties, anything purple, baby doll clothes, and clothes for her.
I went to Toys R Us and fairly quickly found a stuffed Purple, Princess, disney Kitty. And while this was pretty cool – it wasn’t quite enough. There wasn’t a bandsaw there, but they did sell play chainsaws with a Home Depot brand.
So, of course, I bought one. The clerk tried to give me two gift receipts – assuming that these two items couldn’t possibly be for the same child.
My niece opened the stuffed kitty package first and was pretty excited. When she opened the chainsaw one she was a little confused, but was soon pretending to cut her dad’s leg off or sawing a chair in half.
I’m the fun uncle. Well, and the weird one too.
I think she liked both presents and I’m glad she’s got an open mind about pretending.