Let's Go To the Movies!
We got out of the house this weekend and saw a couple of flicks.
The first was Night at the Museum. We had wanted to see this since the trailer came out last month. Both Steve & I are big Ben Stiller fans and this movie just looked silly enough without being too obnoxious for us to enjoy! And it was! It was a good family-friendly flick which kept us entertained, got us to laugh outloud and forget about the troubles of the world for a while. I particularly enjoyed the mini Owen Wilson and got a kick out of the fact that "Lewis" & "Clark" were constantly arguing about which direction to go (while behind glass the whole time.). I also loved seeing Dick Van Dyke in action, but Mickey Rooney just sort of scared me. All in all this was a very enjoyable, silly, fun movie. I liked it.
The second movie-going experience of the weekend was to see Hurricane on the Bayou. This is currently playing at the OmniMax theater in town. I always love checking out the latest Omni offering and this one looked very promising. It was different than expected but I really enjoyed it (albeit it was depressing....). The documentarians started this film 3 months prior to Katrina hitting. The angle was following a 14-year-old violin/fiddle prodigy and another Bayou/Blues musician who were working on an album to promote wetlands conservation.
It focused on how important the wetlands surrounding the mouth of the Mississippi are and how catastrophic it would be if a hurricane came before the region was "ready." Well, guess what? Katrina came. The documentary then was able to show the destruction and devastation - not just of the city of New Orleans and the people's lives there but also the impacts on the natural landscape, the animals and more disappearing wetlands. The photography was stunning - filled with aerial fly-overs of the bayou & wetlands and amazing underwater wildlife shots. The music was a mix of Cajun, blues, gospel and stand film score fare. It was a very informative, scary and beautiful film. Check it out.
The first was Night at the Museum. We had wanted to see this since the trailer came out last month. Both Steve & I are big Ben Stiller fans and this movie just looked silly enough without being too obnoxious for us to enjoy! And it was! It was a good family-friendly flick which kept us entertained, got us to laugh outloud and forget about the troubles of the world for a while. I particularly enjoyed the mini Owen Wilson and got a kick out of the fact that "Lewis" & "Clark" were constantly arguing about which direction to go (while behind glass the whole time.). I also loved seeing Dick Van Dyke in action, but Mickey Rooney just sort of scared me. All in all this was a very enjoyable, silly, fun movie. I liked it.
The second movie-going experience of the weekend was to see Hurricane on the Bayou. This is currently playing at the OmniMax theater in town. I always love checking out the latest Omni offering and this one looked very promising. It was different than expected but I really enjoyed it (albeit it was depressing....). The documentarians started this film 3 months prior to Katrina hitting. The angle was following a 14-year-old violin/fiddle prodigy and another Bayou/Blues musician who were working on an album to promote wetlands conservation.
It focused on how important the wetlands surrounding the mouth of the Mississippi are and how catastrophic it would be if a hurricane came before the region was "ready." Well, guess what? Katrina came. The documentary then was able to show the destruction and devastation - not just of the city of New Orleans and the people's lives there but also the impacts on the natural landscape, the animals and more disappearing wetlands. The photography was stunning - filled with aerial fly-overs of the bayou & wetlands and amazing underwater wildlife shots. The music was a mix of Cajun, blues, gospel and stand film score fare. It was a very informative, scary and beautiful film. Check it out.
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