The Procrastinator’s Pitstop

I have to admit, when I suggested going to the movies this weekend Avatar was on the bottom of my list.  Without knowing much about the film, besides the fact that there was a lot of hype about it, I had virtually zero interest in seeing a movie with computer generated characters.

Fast forward 24 hours, and I’ll admit that I was wrong.

The movie has a somewhat original concept (to me at least), and includes some amazing affects and decent actors.  Additionally, we were able to see the movie in 3D, which made some of the action scenes incredibly realistic and cool.

The only negative, dare I say, is the length of the film.  Two hours and 40 minutes is quite long, and having gone to the 10pm showing I found myself fighting to keep my eyes open at the end.

The Procrastinator’s Pitstop take: Go see Avatar 3D

Dark Knight is an awesome movie. Go see it!

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