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Does this loincloth make my butt look big?
James Cameron is one lucky guy because he got me to see his movie AVATAR twice. I first saw it a couple weeks ago with my girlfriend in a regular, joe-shmo movie theater, and believe me, it was a mistake. I spent $14! FOURTEEN DOLLARS! And I got stuck in the front row because we were late. (Thanks Evanston cab drivers!) The good thing about assigned seating at the IMAX at Navy Pier is you can purchase your tickets in advance and walk in as the movie starts to great seats with your name on them (including the front row). For three bucks more I finally saw it the way James Cameron had really intended me to.
The only thing that I wished they had were the previews. But other than that, IMAX is a movie theater on steroids. The 3D effects are so realistic that every time an arrow or alien ponytail flew past the screen I ducked my head. The colors were so vibrant and exciting that it was like a box of crayons exploded on the screen. Every aspect of IMAX is ten times better than your conventional movie theater experience. The premium sound system, 60’ by 80’ screen and the quality of IMAX 3D blew my mind. The movie itself I have to describe as “alienriffic.” It reminded me of a cross between Dances with Wolves and Fern Gully, although you’d never catch me going to a movie with Kevin Costner wearing a loincloth.
I’ve heard how a lot of people feel depressed about watching AVATAR because it was so visually beautiful and how they wish life on Earth was like life on the alien planet Pandora. Um… I don’t know about you, but I’d hate having to wear a mask to breathe. I may want to grow my hair out though. That braid thing was awesome… if you know what I mean. I think my favorite part was that you needed huge 3D glasses that covered half your face to watch this flick, which was great because I was able to bust out my Harry Carey impression (my girlfriend really appreciated it when I pretended to walk around sloppy drunk with giant glasses on, screaming “Holy Cow!”) The next time you are in Chicago and want to treat yourself and your family to an awesome movie experience, please think Navy Pier IMAX.
We hope you liked our last two videos because we have another one for you. This time our buddy Pete Parrilli showed us around the Rush and Division area. We go to Dublin’s, Pippins, Mother’s, and Shenanigans. We don’t think you could ask for a better mixture of bars on this tour. Click on the image to the right to see the video right now. Comment and let us know what you think, and where you would like us to film next. We got a bunch of great ideas brewing, and we’d like your input as well!