Well, I finally got to see it in an afternoon showing! Getting there was half the fun, though.
I thought for once I'd get away early, and called my friend to tell her I'd be leaving as soon as I brought my dogs back in.
Then the phone rang. I should have let it go to voicemail, but it was a friend I hadn't spoken to since before Christmas. Surely a couple of minute's chat would do no harm...
I then got my coat on and started scraping snow off the windshield of my car. I heard a dog barking, and realized I'd left one outside. Had to go and fix that, but of course I also had to start a laundry while I was in the kennel.
Returned to the car, started it up...and one of the wipers fell of!
By the time I got that fixed, it was 1:15 and the film started at 1:45. Lucky thing we had reserved seats.
When we got to the theatre, there was no parking anywhere, and the recent snowfall made it even worse, because the plow had pushed the snow so it blocked spots that otherwise would have been available. I finally chose one such spot, and used my 4 wheel drive to bull my way into it. Thank you, Toyota Highlander!
When we finally got into the theatre, the opening screen crawl had begun and it was pitch black. My friend was afraid she'd fall, so she went back out and asked one of the ticket takers to escort us to our seats. Remember the days of ushers with flashlights? Now all you get is the light on a cell phone screen!
We finally got seated, and began to watch the opening scene, only to realize it was out of focus. Uh-oh. We forgot to pick up 3D glasses!
Not wanting to disturb the people between us and the aisle, we stayed put until about the midpoint of the film, then my friend whispered to me, "I have to pee!" "So do I!" I responded. So, we slipped out to the washroom, and picked up the 3D glasses on our way back.
I guess I'm easy to please. I loved it. It was a lot of fun, and some of the lines that referenced the previous movies had me ROFLOL. Harrison Ford was at his best. Some people think Fonzie defines 'cool'. He has NOTHING on Han Solo!
Not going to pick holes in the plot. The plots of action movies are often rather weak, but the whole idea is to just sit back and enjoy the ride. Which I did!
My one quibble would be I didn't care too much for the new bad guy, Kylo Ren. He just looks wrong for the part, especially once we find out who he is. He should resemble at least ONE of his parents!
That made my day.
