I went to see Mirror, Mirror when I made the mistake of giving my daughters the choice of movie to go see.
It's not an awful movie, and there's clearly been a lot spent on it, but it's not a good movie by a long way.
The movie begins promisingly with background story told in puppets and CGI, and the's a mildly entertaining Julia Roberts monologue, which suggests a knowing, tongue in cheek tone that, had it been followed through, could have made a much better film.
The problem is that it doesn't really do anything more than the classic Walt Disney cartoon. The fight scenes are more realistic (hey, it's got real actors not characters!) but there are probably too many of them; evil queen isn't really evil enough - for a film that was clearly a vehicle for Ms. Roberts it does rather waste her talents; comedy, and here I mean the dwarves and the excruciating scene when the prince thinks he's a dog, is just not very funny (though my 6-year loved the prince as dog scene); and the great romance isn't, we'll, romantic enough.
It's a missed opportunity. I just hope that the second Snow White more of the year (Snow White & the Huntsman) is better.
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Friday, 11 May 2012
Sunday, 6 May 2012
COMMENT: Cinema is too expensive
This afternoon I am taking my two girls (ages 6 and 4) to see Mirror, Mirror at the cinema (Showcase Cinema, Nottingham). (I'm writing this listening to bland sons waiting for the adverts to start).
Having read various reviews, I don't have high hopes for the movie but it was their choice.
The tickets were expensive enough (£8.40 for an adult, £6.00 for each child), and with a tiny bag of sweets each, a small (labelled as medium - it can surely only be medium if there are smaller and larger sizes) popcorn and a fizzy drink that we shared and this trip to the cinema ended up costing over £30.
Yes, £30 for a mediocre movie lasting 90 minutes plus some refreshments for one adult and two infant schoolchildren.
That is too much.
No wonder there's us plus one other family here and the rest of the cinema is empty.
Yes, I know it's optional and we should have gone to the Saturday morning kids' movie but that wasn't possible.
If cinemas want to survive they need to wake up to reality. With prices like this they are commuting business suicide.
Having read various reviews, I don't have high hopes for the movie but it was their choice.
The tickets were expensive enough (£8.40 for an adult, £6.00 for each child), and with a tiny bag of sweets each, a small (labelled as medium - it can surely only be medium if there are smaller and larger sizes) popcorn and a fizzy drink that we shared and this trip to the cinema ended up costing over £30.
Yes, £30 for a mediocre movie lasting 90 minutes plus some refreshments for one adult and two infant schoolchildren.
That is too much.
No wonder there's us plus one other family here and the rest of the cinema is empty.
Yes, I know it's optional and we should have gone to the Saturday morning kids' movie but that wasn't possible.
If cinemas want to survive they need to wake up to reality. With prices like this they are commuting business suicide.
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