Word of the Week - Cinema

 Warning – this post contains plot details and spoilers so if you are planning on seeing any of these films and don’t want to know then skip that section.

 It’s funny how like buses you can wait for ages for one to arrive then 3 come along at once, there are films that you want to see then they all seem to come at once. I have felt like I have lived at the cinema this week after seeing 3 films in 4 days. As you can see I don’t have a particular genre of films that I watch, it is just whatever takes my fancy.

We are fortunate to have the choice of a number of cinemas near us. We do prefer ‘Vue’ rather than Odeon as they have the big recliner chairs and you have more space. For us it is also slightly cheaper for the tickets. We don’t tend to buy snacks from the cinema as there is supermarkets very close by so we tend to stock up there. Matthew has also been known to take a McDonalds in when we have been in a rush.

 On Sunday, I went to see Downton Abbey with my Mum and sister. I have loved Downton Abbey since the first episode and have watched them all multiple times. It is even better to see it on the big screen. Mary is my favourite character but only marginally over Violet, The Dowager Countess. Violet always has the best lines and that was apparent in her final line on her deathbed ‘ Denka, do be quiet, I can’t hear myself dying’. I admit I was in tears at this point but that line was just typical of the Dowager Countess. The filming style was different from the series and the last film and all the characters looked more heavily made up and tanned (even those that didn’t go to the South of France). You could tell Hugh Bonneville had lost a lot of weight and he did look very different. I am glad that Mr Moseley finally had some good luck and that he and Miss Baxter were finally able to be together.

 On Tuesday we took advantage of the Meerkat Movies and went to see Lost City. It is a typical Sandra Bullock film which is why I was surprised that Craig wanted to see it. I enjoyed it as a rom-com but Craig just said it was okay. I hadn’t realised that Brad Pitt was in it as well and did gasp quite loudly at his sudden demise. The change in Channing Tatum’s character was a bit unbelievable but overall it was a light hearted fun movie and a pleasant way to spend an evening.

 On Wednesday, again taking advantage of Meerkat movies we went to see Dr Strange and the Multiverse of Madness’. Dr Strange isn’t my favourite MCU character but I did like Wanda. The trailer I had seen gave no indication that Wanda was actually the ‘bad guy’ in this film.  That did spoil it for me and I thought the film was ok but I won’t bother going to watch the next one. The heavy use of  fantasy style CGI  puts me off this series as well. I know that CGI is used heavily in most films now but when buildings are bending and things are being twisted etc, it is a little off putting for me.

 It seems the film industry are making up for the lost years as there are quite a few films that are being released this year that I want to see including ‘Lightyear’ ‘Thor, Love and Thunder’  ‘ Mrs Harris goes to Paris’ ‘The Fishermans Friends’  and maybe ‘The Railway Children’ and ‘Elvis’.  Craig wants to see ‘Maverick’ and ‘Black Panther’. Matthew and Emma will probably go with him, but I will give them a miss as although I will probably end up watching them at some point I am not bothered about going to the cinema.

 Do you like going to the cinema and what films are you planning on going to see?

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