On Saturday N and I blew off our yard work, housecleaning, and parenting duties and went to a double feature of Ponyo and District 9. It was great.
For me, going to a double feature instantly turns a normal Saturday into a holiday. I didn’t know N when I was in high school (which actually would have been kind of creepy since he’s 4 years older than me) but blowing everything off and going to the movies for 6 hours feels like we’re skipping class together. (Not that I skipped my classes a lot, Mom! Ahem.) But it’s a nice little break to take once or twice a year. And in between shows we had a tasty dinner of BBQ wings, so the day was several kinds of awesome.
The movies couldn’t have been more different from each other but I really liked both of them. (While writing this post I’ve realized that while I really enjoy watching and talking about movies, I sometimes don’t like writing about them. Kind of weird, but there you go.) If you’re interested in N’s take on the movies we saw check out his blog over the next few days.
If you’re thinking about catching Ponyo in the theater I would go fairly soon. Our opening weekend mid-afternoon show was only half full; I don’t know how long it will be in theaters. And the movie’s good enough that it deserves to be seen on the big screen.
Oh, I really want to see Ponyo!
Double features are totally decadent. And Ponyo came to Medford, of all huge surprises, so I should go see it this weekend before it disappears. Sounds like Nathan liked it. How was District 9?
John and I just saw District 9 tonight. That is an insanely cool movie.
District 9 was great. It had an original, thought-provoking story and was well-acted and made. I didn't find the violence and gore excessive, but some of the scenes were pretty hard to watch. Overall, I really liked it.