Got to see Mike today! He managed to get off work, and so we skipped out and went to see Aeon Flux this afternoon.
Turns out the Regal canceled it’s afternoon showing due to a fault with the climate controls in the theater. So, we skipped lunch and headed to the Tyson’s AMC. Turns out we bought tickets, bought snacks, and walked right in and the movie started. No waiting.
I understand why the reviews of this flick are mixed. It’s a fairly complex story as far as PG-13 movies go, and while it’s pretty, there could be more action. Better reviews would fall out if it had an ‘R’ rating. I only encountered two clear points where I thought the characters acted out of character for themselves. All in all, it was an entertaining story. Would I buy it on DVD? Strangely enough, no — not unless it had gobs of extra features and deleted scenes.
I saw this last week in DE and rather enjoyed it. I remember seeing some of the shows on Liquid Television way back and thought, as far as I could remember, it was a reasonable adaptation. Aeon was hot, the story was fairly fresh, and there was some decent action. While it didn’t blow me away like the first time I saw the Matrix, I enjoyed my matinee and consider it a movie that I would definitely watch when it comes on TV.
On another note, saw King Kong today and loved it. Peter Jackson really knows how to make movies. Connie suggested that he should be the next Harry Potter director. If he was, maybe we would see the movie that does justice to the books?
I ponder if we will ever see justice to the books; the books are so large that 86% of it isn’t being told. And… the books keep getting bigger!