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This evening a group of nine adults went to dinner and then to see The Golden Compass at a movie theater in Belfast, ME. Dinner was delish at Darby's and we thought we'd have to wait on line for tix but nope. Although it was opening day it wasn't very crowded. But the big surprise is that tix were only $7 for adults! They're now $12 in NYC so this was a very nice jolt. I've not read the books so know very little about the plot but I enjoyed this first of what is obviously going to be three movies. As one person pointed out, if the movies were made before LOTR and Narnia the special effects would have seemed a lot more spectacular but we all loved the daemons and wanted our own...I personally already have my own-my two cats...however, you can see what daemon creature will be yours if you answer 20 questions at the Golden Compass website. Mine's an ocelot-which certainly fits ;-)

The acting was good and I really enjoyed it but wasn't overwhelmed. Partly, I don't think the sound was loud enough. Also, the soundtrack is awful. Possibly hearing the audience pop soda tops throughout the movie might have jolted me from the action. Oddly enough, NYC audiences have gotten much better over the years. No one drinks from cans but bottles, which are at least quiet...weird outside of NY experience.

It snowed again (about an inch) and did I mention that the other night Liz made lemon granita from the snow outside the house and Meyer lemons sent to her by a friend who has a tree. Yes, we ate yellow snow and it was yummy! Perhaps more tomorrow night for dessert.

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Date: 2007-12-08 04:43 am (UTC)

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Hmm, I wonder if that's a problem with the movie print -- it was not nearly loud enough here in Houston either, and I had to leave the theater for five minutes to find an employee to turn it up (and to turn the lights down, which they'd inexplicably brought up when the movie started).

Having read and loved all three books, I quite liked the movie, especially the daemons and polar bears. The casting also seemed particularly good to me. It did feel a bit rushed, though.