How To Train A Dragon

We were rained out of little league practice, Boy Scout camping and flag football this weekend.
It seemed like an excellent excuse to go spend some serious cash for the five of us to go experience How To Train a Dragon in 3-D.
It was mesmerizing.
As one point I leaned over to my oldest son, who is nine, and whispered, "I hope you're paying attention. You are lucky enough to be a kid witnessing a major evolution in the `movie experience.'"
We have seen many movies in 3-D. None accomplished what this did. (Word to your mother, we did not see Avatar....no appeal for me.).
The story was fun and the visual aspect was engrossing. The 3-D was handled with such finesse and thoughtfulness as to only enhance the story. It wasn't there for silly tricks, "Oh look what I can do!"  It was used to add depth and it was beautiful, not beautiful in the way Alice in Wonderland was beautiful....but in a...bring you into the screen kind of way, if that makes sense. It really made me wish we could afford the new 3D TV and watch again at home...with ticket prices I assume we would only have to go to the show a few more times to cover the cost of a new TV!
It was well worth it though. If it's still out in your town, spend the money. This is one you want to see in the theater.

The Hard Knock Life of Being a Documentarian

I did not meet my personal quota last week.
Making a mini-doc is time consuming and mentally draining. Right now we're just working on filming and putting together our 1 min trailers. It never ceases to amaze me that one minute takes so much work, but it has been an awesome learning experience.
I filmed two of my great aunts this weekend, well one was great-great...and got maybe MAYBE two good sound bites from both. Makes a girl feel like a failure.
I would like to write a review of Pan's Labyrinth but haven't the time.
Back to the trailer....