Thor!

[ffutures]

Thanks to lil_shepherd pointing out that Thor 2 was showing in 2D at the Vue Cinema in Shepherds Bush I decided to change plans a bit and see it today.

I've never been to the Vue before and it turns out to be better than the Whiteleys cinemas, which I tend to think of as my local cinema; most notably, it's huge with (I think) nine screens, it's a lot cheaper for over-sixties, and there's a Weatherspoon pub on the floor below - unfortunately I didn't know that before I got there, and had already bought sandwiches, which was a nuisance because Thursday is curry club day at Weatherspoon pubs and I could have really gone for one if I'd known.

The move itself was immense fun - I think I may have read the comics it was based on many years ago, but I didn't remember enough of the plot for that to be a problem. It was nice to see all of the Midgard parts set in London, and not only the really touristy bits but industrial areas etc. I shall ignore the tube train silliness, anyone who really thinks you can get from Charing Cross to Greenwich by tube (or any other realistic form of transport) in less than half an hour deserves their blissful ignorance. I'm not going to get too specific about the plot, or say anything about the little teaser scene at the end; I'll just say that if you've enjoyed the other films in the current sequence you'll like this.

Comments

[i_kender]

Just fyi, there are two Vues in Shepherd's Bush, something to bear in mind if you ad down there again - there's the one you went to, and there's another one in Westfield itself. Which is newer and nicer etc (but also slightly more expensive I believe).

ps I liked Thor 2 a lot myself. The London scenes were a nice bonus :)

[lil-shepherd.livejournal.com]

I am very fond of Vue cinemas...

[i_kender]

Of course then you also have to put up with the mall crowds, urgh.

[ffutures.livejournal.com]

Bear in mind that I'm retired and will probably mostly go to the cinema on weekday afternoons, when things are reasonably quiet. Having said that, I think I like the one I went to - there are some interesting shops below it, including two pound stores and a cheapish furniture place, there's the Weatherspoons pub, and it's slightly nearer my house.

[ffutures.livejournal.com]

I've never been in one before. Does seem quite good.

[whswhs.livejournal.com]

Thank you for not giving away anything, as I can't expect to see it till chorale's finals are over in early December. The previews I've glimpsed look really promising. I trust I'll be able to find 2D showings in San Diego, instead of having to endure 3D; 3D doesn't cause me physical distress, but it seems to completely wreck my ability to immerse in the story.

[ffutures.livejournal.com]

I like 3D still photos, if my eyes have time to adapt to whatever system is in use, but the cinematic version is just too ZAP! POW! Explosion in your face! extreme for me - my eyes can't keep up, apart from anything else I have some astigmatism in my left eye, and it ends up giving me a headache.