I thought there was a good turn out at Holloway Odeon this morning.
It looked pretty full to me, around 95%. And the doors opened early at 9.55am, when usually they make you stand in the cold until 10am. It was lovely to have ejwrank and David for company. We saw the film in Screen 8 which was a decent size for 3D.
Totally not what I was expecting. I thought the story was very clever, and had quite a few twists in it too. The animation was very visual and energetic, all the little details, a city inside the video games machines, were brilliant. It was really entertaining and good fun, and it was heartwarming and cute too. The characters were all likeable. Unfortunately, I was so dog tired this morning, I nearly nodded off a few times at the beginning, so I am not opposed to seeing it again, as there was so much going on, it would probably hold up to a repeat viewing. If you understand video games, you would love it.
I did not find the messages confusing, there are always something that is bad which turns out to be good after all, take caffeine, supposed to be "bad" for you but some studies shows that caffeine can help prevent gallstones; and may reduce the risk of Alzheimer's disease (by 31 percent, according to one study). May not be a good example, but I hope you know what I mean. I liked the moral message too, that whatever you do, whether it is lowly or not, it is all important, and we are all important, and not to look down on anyone.
And the short before it, Paper Man, is classic!
9/10
