Zorac (zorac) wrote,
Zorac
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  • Mood: tired but happy
  • Music: The Lion King soundtrack

Busa Simba!

Went to see TLK IMAX this afternoon. It's easily one of my all-time favourite movies, and seeing it for the first time years on a screen the size of a small planet is something of an experience. I wish I'd seen the IMAX version of Beauty and the Beast - although I at least have it on DVD. For reasons I've never quite figured out, The Lion King has always been a leader in the tear-jerkage stakes for me. Today it had me blinking 'em back in under a minute. Ah, well... (see also huskyteer's review)

Other news: cheapo game rip-offs - Jo had picked a some of these, and we played a couple. First, Guess Who? - much like the original (slightly less faces, I think), but the balance is horribly wrong (ie 2/3 of the faces are male, so if one player gets a boy and the other a girl, the latter always wins. Duh). The second was a Monopoly-style game which suffers from the problem that it's far too difficult to acquire money (you don't even get any for passing Go!) and buy stuff is far too expensive - the game ended before I got twice around the board! Best square is the one where you get $200 for "Watching the statue pis" (sic) featuring a picture of a statue cherub with appropriately-placed fountain nozzle - and this is aimed at young kids? Even at £2 each, they're really taking the pis.
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  • 3 comments

huskyteer

January 6 2003, 10:45:32 UTC 18 years ago

I'm hoping TLK will follow the BatB pattern and the IMAX release will herald the DVD, the On Ice version and a merchandise explosion. Didja spot the Scottie?

What you missed. You can just see my tail.

P.S. If the piddling statue is the famous one from Brussels it is called the Manneken Pis, so that might not be a speller (she said charitably).

jiggery_pokery

January 6 2003, 17:04:14 UTC 18 years ago

Looks like a happy group!