Cincinnati Movie Bears -- The Golden Compass

Last night the Cincinnati Movie Bears met up for Friday night showing of The Golden Compass.

Based on the book of the same name, the movie deals with a young orphan girl is entrusted with a magic compass that can foretell the future, she joins forces with other races (including flying witches and talking polar bears) in her parallel world to discover who is kidnapping children and what is their link to the governing religious order.

I loved the action and special effects of the movie. Nicole Kidman makes a great villian, sweet and endearing while being menacing at the same time. I was thinking in my mind, "no wire hangers" for some reason. I also loved the shape-shifting Pan, the daemon of the main character, who shifts from a ferret to a cat to anything else. The only real negative that I have about the movie is that it seemed a bit long, even though it was under two hours. The movie was set up for continuation into the sequels.

Did I enjoy it? Very much.
Would I see it again? Yes.
Buy the DVD? Yes.

Christmas Shopping Round Two....

I really should just try to do more online shopping. I do love to have something in my hands and wonder if it will be a good fit or not for someone, but driving out and trying to shop is becoming treacherous. In the three hours I was gone, I was nearly hit by three different cars, observed multiple instances of no turn-signals (in KY, they are just there to make the cars pretty apparently), and encountered crowds so thick I could barely move through aisles.

A visit to Best Buy was worthless. I'm looking for a photo software for my brother's girlfriend, but its only availabe through Microsoft I've been told. When I asked the sales associate at Best Buy, he jerked his head as though I had slapped him. Such dramatic responses from him, yeah my radar spiked when he started to speak. You have to love the young ghey!

After all that, I drove to Borders near my home and burned the six activity points I earned today on my four mile walk on a fat-free Raspberry Mocha that was totally worth every step. Online shopping, it is the definite way to go.