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I am a sucker for a good sci-fi flick, and I heard from reliable sources that the new Tom Cruise movie was worth the trip. 13-year-old Fat Rabbit, an avid sci-fi fantasy reader and writer herself, came along.
Note. It is SO GREAT that my youngest child is now old enough to take to PG-13 movies!!! No more endless saccharine animations to sit through: I will take a pass on Toy Story14 and 15 and Despicable Next Generation and Mulan's Great Granddaughter and Monsters Inc Doing Post Docs. Yes, some of them were decent, but 21 years into motherhood I am ready to give them a miss.
This one was a combination of Groundhog Day, Pacific Rim and 12 Monkeys. The idea of the repeated day is not new to moviegoers, nor is mechanized war equipment, or revisiting the past to get it right. But nonetheless, it was a splendid ride and watching the evolution of the Tom Cruise character from smarmy PR salesman to passionate warrior chief was great fun. Emily Blunt does a great kick-ass female warrior, which I always enjoy, and the special effects were indeed special.
We saw the movie 3D. I have come to the conclusion that after the first 3 minutes of WOW we fatigue-out the 3D enhancement and experience the movie much as we would a 2D, so do not think it is worth the considerable price bump-up.
A satisfying summer flick, though probably ultimately forgettable. Unless we reset and see it again...
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