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[vivien]

Happy Birthday, Flouritephoenix!

Even though it's been crappy so far, I hope you have a better "new" year. Poor sweetie, bad birthdays are the worst. *sends you happy unicorn thoughts*

Went with silveraspen to see The Day After Tomorrow this afternoon. Snorri grumbled as I was leaving, "Did they forget about the story with all those special effects?" (He is of the opinion that movies should be SERIOUS and not fluffy entertainment. This from the man who thought the Crocodile Hunter movie was excellent. *rolls eyes*)
I replied, "Hey, if I want a story, I'll read a book."
But I was then pleasantly surprised by the movie. I thought the story was fine. There were some excellent moments of sadness and drama. The effects were very well done, and overall the movie delivered what it promised: It's a great summer movie. Some of the effects were very intense for me. As the tidal wave was hitting NYC, I was cringing. The destruction hit me more than I expected. I nearly cried at Ian Holm's last scene - he was fabulous. I also really liked Dennis Quaid - he's gotten better with age, I think.

The message was a bit heavy handed at times, and I couldn't help but think how the US would still work to take over whatever third world country "saved" us, but all in all, I enjoyed the movie a lot. Oh, the wolves were a bit much, though. I think the experience was intensified by the truly wonderful Day After Tomorrow fic challenge stories I've been reading. There have been some incredibly good ones.

I am so happy that I have the day off tomorrow. So very happy.