I went to see Brooklyn one afternoon two weeks ago because I had a day off. It was a little different, because if I go to see a movie it's generally at night, and always with someone else. When I got to the cineplex, the ticket counter was closed so I purchased my ticket from one of the kiosks. To my confusion, the ticket which was printed out wasn't for Brooklyn, but for The Revenant. I was not amused. I'm not a Leo Dicaprio fan, and don't like uber-violent films, so this was not something which I'd actually pay to see. Upon closer examination, I realized something else even weirder: the ticket was dated for the evening showing of the previous day! How does that even happen? I showed the ticket to one of the attendants, and she took it and told me to go on in to Brooklyn, saying "No problem- it happens all the time at the kiosks." Does it? I've bought tickets at them before without incident... and if it is a recurring problem, shouldn't they fix it? Oh well, as long as I get in to see what I actually want to see, I suppose it doesn't matter. And I know that I had a much better time watching Brooklyn than I would have had watching a hairy Leonardo Dicaprio getting mauled by an even hairier bear.
O.K., so this isn't a review of Brooklyn, because I'm in the middle of a review of The Giver, but I just wanted to say what I thought of this film: it was really, really good. I enjoyed it immensely- once the trailers were over- but that's another story. I'll do a full review at a later date, but if you have an opportunity to see Brooklyn, take it. I went to see Brooklyn one afternoon two weeks ago because I had a day off. It was a little different, because if I go to see a movie it's generally at night, and always with someone else. When I got to the cineplex, the ticket counter was closed so I purchased my ticket from one of the kiosks. To my confusion, the ticket which was printed out wasn't for Brooklyn, but for The Revenant. I was not amused. I'm not a Leo Dicaprio fan, and don't like uber-violent films, so this was not something which I'd actually pay to see. Upon closer examination, I realized something else even weirder: the ticket was dated for the evening showing of the previous day! How does that even happen? I showed the ticket to one of the attendants, and she took it and told me to go on in to Brooklyn, saying "No problem- it happens all the time at the kiosks." Does it? I've bought tickets at them before without incident... and if it is a recurring problem, shouldn't they fix it? Oh well, as long as I get in to see what I actually want to see, I suppose it doesn't matter. And I know that I had a much better time watching Brooklyn than I would have had watching a hairy Leonardo Dicaprio getting mauled by an even hairier bear. I also got around to seeing the new Star Wars movie last week, going with a couple of my sisters. Rather to my surprise, I enjoyed the film. I've never been that keen on the Star Wars franchise, and never even made it all the way through the three later movies. But this one was quite enjoyable, if not very original. Again, I'll have more to say about this film later.
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