Movie "The Last Mimzy" (Page 1 of 2)

Wow, that movie looks awesome.

Never having been to one before, I thought it might be fun to take my daughter to the sneak preview of this yesterday since she was keen to see it, too.  So we set off an hour early just in case it was packed.  It wasn’t.  And although we weren’t the first ones there either we did manage to score a couple of great seats.  (She thought hers was the best in the house but I assured her that it couldn't be since mine, in fact, was the best, heh heh).

By the way, this isn’t a movie review per se.  I don’t want to write any spoilers.  Besides, I’m not a savvy enough movie-goer for that sort of thing.  I just thought I’d share some of my observations.  Like I said, I half expected a huge turnout but in the end the theatre was filled to about a third of its capacity, maybe a little more.  The audience consisted entirely of families with kids ranging from preschool to preteen.  The previews included regular old commercials, music videos and what I thought were age-appropriate movie trailers.  Plus there was a brief interview with Gina Gershon to promote her upcoming book and film “Camp Creepy Time”.  It’s (get this)…

...which elicited several loudly exclaimed “Oohs!” and a tremor of muted mumbling from the darkness.  But that all quickly subsided.  As soon as the movie started the whole theatre went absolutely quiet without a single “shush!!!”, “sit still!” or “be quiet!” uttered by anyone and I swear, it stayed that way through the entire show.  Well, there was one exception when the little pig-tailed girl in front of me fell off her chair.  She was literally on the edge of her seat.  LOL.  I also got a kick out of a couple of comments made by the parents behind us, like when they asked their daughter, “if that ever happened to you, you’d tell us, wouldn’t you?” and “I hate it when it’s only kids that can see it!”.  But ya, everyone was totally enthralled.  And unlike Bridge to Terabithia, I only checked the time once in the hopes of being able to make it through to the end without using the facilities (which I unfortunately couldn’t...I knew I shouldn't have sucked back that massive pop!), instead of wondering how much longer before it was over. 

Without going into any detail, I was alternately chilled, moved, excited, awestruck, inspired and tickled by this show.  I loved the characters, the story, the special effects, the music, all of it!  And yes, it is rife with fringe concepts and all things metaphysic (plus a few personal synchs thrown in for good measure) so I doubt it will have mass appeal.  Even if it’s a feel–good movie I bet a lot of people will be uncomfortable with it, which is too bad.  My daughter said it was the best movie she’d seen in her life.  We had a great time together and both of us left in high spirits.  Afterwards, when I asked her if she thought any of it was actually possible, she gave me an emphatic, “Yeah!”.  Then I asked her which part.  She thought about it for a moment and then said, very matter-of-factly, “All of it”.

So with that I'll leave you with some Roger Waters and my hope that this one "spreads like wildflowers".

aw shucks! *toes the ground*

I should add that there are definite plotholes and inconsistencies too, but I wasn't about to let those get in the way of enjoying it the first time around. 

I watched the Neverending story last weekend, hadn't seen it since I was little. Boy was that a wake up movie, and a really spiritual one as well. Atreyu's journey was so much more than a physical trek, but then again most journeys take place on the inside

Wow!

I highly recommend "The Last Mimzy."

I don't think that I have ever seen so many fringe topics in a single movie.

That's funny, I rented "The Last Mimzy" yesterday. I loved it!  A friend had told me she read the original sci-fi short story, "Mimsy Were the Borogoves", which the movie is based on. I had to go research that after the movie, since there was a reference to "Alice Through the Looking Glass".   If anybody is familiar with Dan Burisch, ( http://www.eaglesdisobey.net )  in kind of runs parallell with some of his story.