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walkitoutYesterday, I rented Thor: the Dark World on iTunes. I figured there was a really good chance I'd actually watch it, because my other plan for the day involved spending time on hold with Disney, attempting to have my nieces removed from my My Disney Experience account and moved to their father's account. I'd been working on this for weeks (I think maybe 3 previous calls? Or 2?). Their father had worked on it as well and been told it wasn't possible. Various people had promised to fix it and I had decided the real problem was over at DVC and had a plan for how to fix it. Amazingly, the plan worked (call DVC first, and the My Disney Experience people second), and I got someone so committed to resolving the problem that she actually worked through all the stuff I thought would take subsequent calls. But I did spend a bunch of time on hold three times (two separate calls) and thus got through most of the movie; I finished watching it, including the mid- and post- credit scenes before the kids got home.
I think this is my first iTunes rental; I figured I wasn't ever going to watch it a second time and no one else was likely to, either. I feel roughly the same way about all Marvel movies: they run long, and aren't funny enough. Altho the bit where Jane gets the cell phone call on that other world, finds the car keys (and shoes) and gets Thor and herself back to earth, then drives off in the busted up Volvo is really hilarious. I know there is a risk of doing too much of that, and not taking the story seriously enough and just being camp, but I feel like there's a sweet spot in the middle somewhere.
My walking partner's dog has not been happy about walking in the cold, so our walks have been cut short, but today, I had a lovely long walk with my friend A. in Groton after we had breakfast.
I think this is my first iTunes rental; I figured I wasn't ever going to watch it a second time and no one else was likely to, either. I feel roughly the same way about all Marvel movies: they run long, and aren't funny enough. Altho the bit where Jane gets the cell phone call on that other world, finds the car keys (and shoes) and gets Thor and herself back to earth, then drives off in the busted up Volvo is really hilarious. I know there is a risk of doing too much of that, and not taking the story seriously enough and just being camp, but I feel like there's a sweet spot in the middle somewhere.
My walking partner's dog has not been happy about walking in the cold, so our walks have been cut short, but today, I had a lovely long walk with my friend A. in Groton after we had breakfast.