There are several establishments here that offer a dinner and a movie deal. We did that at our favourite place, 2 dinners and with pint or highball for about $27, not bad. We've not been to a show in over a year so we decided to see Avitar last night. My oldest daughter was eager to come along. She'd already seen it in Aus. (it opened there 3 weeks earlier than here, hmmm), and loved enought to see it again... and again. The earlier show was sold out but we were taking in the later one anyway, they charged an extra $3 over and above the "freebies", regular price was $13, but what the heck.
I think the earlier show was at the IMAX, but in retrospect, that may have been a bit too much for me. The only 3 seats together were in the front row of a regular theatre. I thought, "great", I hate sitting that close, but at least I didn't need my glasses, they won't fit under the 3D goggles they give you. I but I was pleasantly suprised.
I wouldn't wait to see this on your TV as it would lose much of its impact, and sitting that close we had to resist the urge to swat at the things floating in the air and stomp on the burning embers :lol:. It was certainy impressive in that regard. It's an experience that loses its greatest effect the farther back you sit according to #1 daughter.
The only black and white was the cliche'd and stereotypical good guy bad guy/good race, bad race allusions, but hey, all films have heros and villians, right? It seems Cameron also kinda likes the tough Latin chicks. I thought Michelle Rodreguez was type cast from Lost, but there was also "Vasquez" in Aliens, another of Cameron's creations, (guess he likes Sigourney Weaver too ;-)) but I won't give away any spoilers.
All in all, in my opinion, (and many others' apparently) good entertainment on the big screen from a guy from Kapuskasing, wow, just getting people to say it right is an effort :lol:. Oh well, good thing he isn't from Manitouwadge or he'd probably still be there.