Last night, a bunch of us from work and various spouses (including Steph) went to see the movie 300. It was pretty simple…an in and out and back home kind of deal, which was a shame. We wanted to go eat somewhere but there was really nothing decent open at that time of night. I’m very aware that each time I see Ryan we have less and less time together before he leaves and I wish we could have done something else after the movie was over.
I’d be kidding myself if I didn’t admit that I expected a bit more from the film, but it was an overall decent movie. I definitely think it was worth seeing, but the writer in me yearned for a bit more character development. When I see a movie which involves mainly fighting and death, I need to feel as if I have some sort of connection or kinship with the characters going through the ordeal or it isn’t very effective at grabbing me emotionally. I guess that probably isn’t a very common male sentiment, but it was something I felt. I did enjoy the many costumes and accessories used in the film and I thought that the cinematography/digital hocus pocus they used was amazing. It somehow made things more realistic than “real” although I realize that is hardly possible.
I was reading some photography websites today and I guess I haven’t been keeping up to date on camera development. Apparently Olympus (I use an Olympus E-500 with various lenses for all of my photos) has developed a new camera called the E-510 which includes features such as image stabilization within the actual camera body, live preview on the 2.5 inch LCD, and a 10 megapixel Live MOS image sensor - along with other features such as the Dust Reduction system and the Four Thirds standard which have been features in previous Olympus cameras. This was exciting enough, but then I saw an article about the P-1. Oh man. Oh man. I could finally stop feeling embarrassed around the Nikon and Canon users if I had one of those. I’m afraid of seeing the cost, though. It could continue to be….just a dream.
We went to see two movies this weekend. 300 and Wild Hogs.
I agree with what you’ve said about 300. I loved the concept and visual affects, but would have liked to see more to the story line than what it offered. I had heard so much about the movie and was told that I would like it, which I did. I did not love it though.
Wild hogs was a mindless comedy that was just meant to make you laugh…and it did.
Seeing the two movies back to back (well, with a Starbucks coffee break in between) provided quite a contrast.
I wouldn’t see either one again, but then I guess that is the case with most movies for me.