Today is May first. May Day in the Northern Hemisphere is often celebrated as a spring festival and later came to be a day to celebrate labor. It’s not a holiday from work in the United States, but my husband B decided to take it off this year because he is working in conjunction with colleagues in India and Germany who do observe May Day as a holiday and because it is his anniversary of beginning work with his current employer. Twenty-six years – but who’s counting?
It is also the opening day for the newest Avengers movie – Age of Ultron. I asked if he would like to go to the movies this morning, so we went to the 2D showing at 9:45 this morning. Neither of us are fans of 3D movies, which tend to cause unpleasant side effects, such as nausea.
I am not going to attempt a review. I am neither a comic book person nor an action movie fan, although B gave me enough of a primer to understand the set-up for the movie. I have also seen snatches of various Marvel movies and television shows – I swear Captain America’s origin story movie has been on television a dozen times lately – which I only vaguely pay attention to while I’m working or playing on my Chromebook.
So, yes, the movie has lots of flying, throwing things, and battling. Fortunately, fantasy violence doesn’t disturb me in the way that realistic violence does and the rating was only PG-13, so not too much carnage.
The important thing was that I got to be there with B in the posh reclining love-seats at the theater, holding hands.
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Sounds like a wonderful date. 🙂 And I admit that I was very fond of the first Avengers movie, so it’s good to know there’s a new one with the Avenger crew, though I’m with you on the 3D thing. Thanks for sharing word of it.
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You’re welcome! Hope you get to see it at some point.
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I haven’t been to the movies lately, but that seat and hand-holding sound lovely. I find 3D distracting, except for a snow scene I saw once. I think it was in A Christmas Carol, and I felt like the snow was falling in the theater. Still would opt out of 3D now.
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After the flood in 2011, this theater became a prototype for a new style of seating. All nine theaters have reclining faux-leather seats, most of which are in paris with an armrest that folds up to make it into a loveseat. All seating is reserved, so you choose your location in the movie theater as if it were a concert or stage play. Interestingly, the cost of tickets is comparable to other, less posh theaters in the area.
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