Tonight we took the boys to see their first movie, Horton Hears a Who, at the rundown but still classic Rees Theater downtown. The movie was scheduled to start at 7:00, so we got there at 6:50 and went proceeded to the single screen...only to find that we were the only people in the place. Eventually, we were joined by about 10 other movie-goers. Guess everyone prefers the modern conveniences of our local big-box cineplex on the outskirts of town. We were a little worried because the boys were kind of jumpy after 15 minutes of waiting, but then the movie started, and they sat rapt in their seats the rest of the time.
Amazingly, they only showed one preview before the movie. Unfortunately, it was for one of the many Ice Age sequels, and featured a really scary dinosaur. That really got the whole thing off on the wrong foot for Liam. He sat quietly and watched, but his review after the movie was negative: "It was too loud and scary and long and I didn't like it!" There's some hope, though: He did say that he wants to see another movie sometime. Max, on the other hand, said that he liked the movie, but honestly he seemed more interested in his ice water and M&Ms. By the way, I have to add that the concessions were CHEAP: I got a bottle of water for the boys to split, a soda for myself, and a bag of M&Ms for $4. I seem to recall spending that much on a single soda the last time we went to the cineplex.
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