Avatar

I have been getting serious dark eye rings, and spare tyres around my middle. Also have been carefully cultivating a pimple plantation on my face thanks to Royce chocolate (too good to stop!) and late nights with big screens and small screens.

Yesterday was a midnight sojourn to Junction 8 to watch Avatar, the hottest James Cameron movie. It lives up to its name I must say. The concept was well thought out and there was quite a lot of attention to the finer details such as an alien language, alien plants and animals, floating mountains etc. It was a mish-mash of Pocohontas meets Eragon meets Matrix.

I didn't fancy the blue reptile skin the "natives" had, and the movie was inconsistent with the landscaping. If this was a different planet, how come some portions looked uncannily like tropical rainforests while others was filled with wonderful, awe-inspiring plants. The scientific gibberish they came up with to explain away this new technology also whizzed past my head.

Other than that, there were many moments of "WAH, so niceeee!" from my friend Angie. I also liked some of the cute plants and insects they had and how the ground lit up when stepped on. Furthermore, I must say the protagonist had spunk. She was all attitude, and it was cool. The plot was also refreshing and kept us guessing on how bows and arrows were gonna win the spaceships and helicopters.

I'd sum up with "this one must watch!"

3D Cinema

I went to watch Bolt (Fully Awesome!!) in 3 D recently. The experience was a tad disappointing. I had watched 3D animation at Warner Bros in Gold Coast, Australia where the images pop out from the screen and swim over your heads, and was expecting a similar experience.

Let me list the ways it was not up to expectation:

1. Like I said, the images appeared 3D but they stayed safely inside the screen. No images of Bolt rushing into your face anytime.
2. We had to arrive slightly earlier to collect the 3D glasses.
3. The glasses were heavy and uncomfortable (besides making you look like the Ultimate Geek.) The rim scratched my nose.
4. If you decided to take them off, expect to see blurred images.
5. Live in fear and trepidation of losing/damaging your glasses if you do not wish to pay tenfold for the movie.

So it seems I will not be watching a 3D movie anytime soon...