…as and when…

After a couple of busy days, we slowed things down today. The morning was spent relaxing and Lyn took some time out to reply to a few e-mails and catch up on a few of the websites she visits. I spent part of the morning talking to Chris about car care and performance modifications so nothing new there then! In the afternoon, Lyn and I were planning to head out and catch a movie at one of the local cinemas. Having checked the venues and showtimes, we had decided to go and watch Avatar at the Grand Cinema in Joondalup.

Chris kindly dropped us at Lakeside, Joondalup, well before the show was due to start (we had a few things we needed to do before the evening show started). After thanking him for the lift, we headed into the shopping centre and made sure we had visited the places that we’d needed to visit – including the post office for the all-important stamps! This was followed by a visit to Gloria Jean’s Coffee for a drink and a muffin. Naturally.

We located the cinema complex and purchased two tickets for the 5:30pm evening show. As we were still a little early, we ventured back into another part of the mall to pass some time…

…before returning later to buy some popcorn and to make our way into the viewing theatre.

I was tempted to write a small review here about my impressions of Avatar, but time is pressing on and I don’t want to bore you with my ramblings about this movie. Suffice to say, I’d recommend you go and watch it. I thoroughly enjoyed it and will be going back to watch it again, albeit at a 3D cinema so as to get the most out of the experience (sadly Joondalup screens only the 2D version). To my surprise, Lyn also stated that she enjoyed the movie – even if the story was predictable – and showed an interest in seeing the 3D version of the movie. I guess we’ll be going to watch it again very soon…

After the movie finished, we made our way through the mall and to the local restaurant area for a bite to eat. We had over an hour to wait for the bus so we didn’t hurry. On the way back to the bus station, we found that the mall was now locked and access through the complex was not permitted. Following my lead, we walked around the complex until we found the station… which was a pain because I chose the long way round it would seem! At least it meant we kept warm in the cool night air and that we passed more time rather than sitting at a cool and empty bus station!

Avatar – predictable story but stunning visuals. Go see it. Pandora is a beautiful place. Don’t you just love CGI?

December 30th, 2009 | Category: General | Subscribe to comments | You can skip to the end and leave a response. Pinging is currently not allowed