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So, I've been wanting to see the new Tom Cruise SF movie Oblivion. However, thanks to the current movie-marketing craze of hyping the movie weeks in advance, I forgot it actually opened this weekend. I rectified that problem by catching the 5:15 PM show yesterday. I'm glad I did, for several reasons.
First, Monday night is a great time to see a movie. There were maybe six people in the theater, easy parking and no lines anywhere. It's still expensive ($20 including small popcorn and pop) and the floor was still sticky, but at least I wasn't elbow-to-elbow with somebody.
Having said that, here's the most important thing - go see Oblivion now! It was a great movie! Don't read the Wikipedia plot summary - much of the joy of the movie is watching the characters figure out what's really happening. And Oblivion is largely a character-driven movie. Yes, it's Tom Cruise and Hollywood, so guns do blaze, but there's quite a bit of non-gunfire-driven stuff going on. It's also (for Hollywood) shockingly plausible and logical.
Overall, highly recommended.
First, Monday night is a great time to see a movie. There were maybe six people in the theater, easy parking and no lines anywhere. It's still expensive ($20 including small popcorn and pop) and the floor was still sticky, but at least I wasn't elbow-to-elbow with somebody.
Having said that, here's the most important thing - go see Oblivion now! It was a great movie! Don't read the Wikipedia plot summary - much of the joy of the movie is watching the characters figure out what's really happening. And Oblivion is largely a character-driven movie. Yes, it's Tom Cruise and Hollywood, so guns do blaze, but there's quite a bit of non-gunfire-driven stuff going on. It's also (for Hollywood) shockingly plausible and logical.
Overall, highly recommended.
